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With Mono-Red Aggro, and to play four Mana Confluences and eight fetchlands without worry of dropping too low on life.Ĭenter Soul was a key piece in Joe Lossett’s winning Jeskai Heroic deck from the Standard Open in Richmond. Huge lifegain bursts like this is what allows the deck to play well from behind, compete Then attack for another four, gaining eight life in the process. Nothing is better than being attacked by a Mantis Rider only to untap, fight it with a 4/4 lifelink creature Seeker of the Way is another great fighter. Oh, and you also get another mode with Dromoka’s Command when you’re doing that, which is Removal spell on it while still killing another creature. This allows you to block and fight another creature and live through the damage of both, or to stop a damage-based However, Favored Hoplite is the best fighter around given that all damage willīe prevented to it upon targeting. Heroic creatures tend to get large enough naturally to survive most fights. As a side note this also makes your deck pretty good against opposing Dromoka’s Commands. Sorcery on the stack (that’s not the same Dromoka’s Command) or give one of your opponent’s creatures a +1/+1 counter. You do need another mode, so you would need to do it at a time there’s an instant or This can gain you ten life to survive another turn or twoĬards as a means to cycle Ordeal of Thassa and Dromoka’s Command. In a pinch you can cast an Ordeal on an opponent’s creature then target yourself to sacrifice it. Heck, sometimes people will show up with a God like Keranos,Īnd what if you get stuck with spells in hand with no creatures? Check out the last line of the Ordeals. Together naturally without having to work too hard.Ĭourser of Kruphix, Jeskai Ascendancy, Outpost Siege, Whip of Erebos, Mastery of the Unseen. The goal of any deck is to somehow get all the pieces to fall

#Heroic magic mirror free

Much like how both Pack Rat and Mutavault were greatĬards on their own, their synergistic pairing was simply free value, no questions asked. This subtle interaction is really what pushes Dromoka’s Command from “great” to “busted” in Heroic. Good but came at the cost of not having all the moving parts just right and being very weak on their own. The power levels on those cards was low since you’d often be gaining value from heroic, thus putting them into a camp that were conditionally There have been cards previously that were custom built to target two heroic creatures: Warrior’s Lesson, Triton Tactics, Launch the Fleet, and the entire It’s a Cheap Way to Target Two Heroic Creatures Silumgar, the Drifting Death or Dragonlord Ojutai.

#Heroic magic mirror full

Standard right now, however, is full of value creatures that either have staticĪbilities like Courser of Kruphix or Goblin Rabblemaster, one with enters the battlefield effects like Siege Rhino, or something with hexproof like The archetype was long missing as a removal target for Heliod’s Pilgrim. With Dragons of Tarkir, the first card to jump out at me was Pacifism – a card that In practice I found neither mode efficient enough. When Valorous Stance came along, it seemed like Heroic finally had a versatile removal spell that also worked with the protection The best it had a long time ago was Singing Bell Strike or Glare of Heresy against Heroic has never had much in terms of interaction against the opponent. It is the Removal Spell that Heroic has Always Needed What does Dromoka’s Command do for the Deck? The challenge was to have it be a complementaryĬard to the deck without being shoehorned in. Myself into reasonably formulated ideas surrounding the possibility of Dromoka’s Command in W/U Heroic. Nine-hour trip from Roanoke, VA to Syracuse, NY this weekend with Todd Anderson, Chris VanMeter, and Stephen Horne I had more than enough time to daydream Well how about W/U Heroic? We’ve seen a third color work for Heroic in the Jeskai build with Temur Battle Rage so it seemed empirically possible. Standard on three-color wedges like Abzan, it doesn’t seem like there’s much that a G/W card can be paired with. Dromoka’s Command is clearly a powerful card and a clear inclusion for decks like Abzan Aggro, and sometimes, Abzan Midrange/Control.