Welcome back to a long overdue edition of Will of the Council! Today I'll be showcasing the winner of the last poll, which was a little-known combo deck called Brave Sir Robin.

For those unfamiliar with this archetype let me explain. Basically, this is a combo deck. Our goal is to land a Knight of the Reliquary and Retreat to Coralhelm. The synergy between these two permanents allows us to make a Knight... well, humongous. I'm talking about a one swing life destroyer. the combo along with Kessig Wolf Run enables us to have a Knight of the Reliquary that is something like 27 power, with Trample.

To be honest, I've always been kind of a scaredy-cat when going for the combo. I don't know, for some reason I always feel like I don't have enough lands left in my deck to go off. But the thing is, as long as your opponent hasn't gained a bunch and is sitting at 30+ life and Kessig Wolf Run's not already sitting in play staring down at an opponent's Wasteland, you'll be fine.

The best way to sequence the combo is to keep a fetchland uncracked along with a Forest you can search up. Keep this fetch untouched even when going for the kill. This way if the opponent has something like Swords to Plowshares or Abrupt Decay you can retrieve that Forest, untap Knight, and then tap her to search up Sejiri Steppe, giving her protection from the appropriate color.

There have been some slight changes since the last time I wrote about Brave Sir Robin (check out my first article here). The designer of this deck, Steven Schlepphorst, had given some valuable advice in the comments section of that article and it convinced me to make some changes. I'm no longer playing with Vendilion Clique, replacing them for the two True-Name Nemesis. This allows us to be less reliant on the combo. True-Name paired with some exalted abilities is nothing to scoff at! I'm also trying out Rafiq of the Many instead of Sigarda, Host of Herons. I do like that Sigarda gives us some form of protection against Liliana of the Veil and even Emrakul, the Aeons Torn so I'm still not quite sold on the idea of Rafiq being the better choice, but heck, might as well try it out and see how it goes. I could definitely see her in the sideboard, though what to take out I'm not even sure.

Brave Sir Robin is a fun deck to play and it can certainly win without the combo thanks to the exalted package in Noble Hierarchs, Qasali Pridemage, and Rafiq. This deck reminds me of Splinter Twin in the sense that it's a combo deck that can easily win without ever presenting the said combo, unlike archetypes like Storm or Dredge that really only have one line to victory. Brave Sir Robin is resilient in that if your opponent deals with Knight of the Reliquary and/or Retreat to Coralhelm, they still face a very real danger in True-Name Nemesis and a couple exalted triggers. I love combo decks like this, where we are never in a "can't win" kind of situation just because of a few hate cards.

So this was my last daily event before they were replaced. Sure, I wish I could have ended on a different note, maybe even 4-0ing the darn event, but I've been waiting for Legacy League ever since Leagues were announced and I'm very excited to start playing in it. The Dailies were so time consuming and often times I couldn't fit them into my schedule, hence why I've slowed down on bringing everyone articles each week. Hopefully now with the League I'll be able to record more matches for not only Will of the Council but also Journey Across the Multiverse (my other article series here at Puremtgo) in a more timely manner. I really do appreciate everybody who takes the time to read, watch, and vote.

Before we get to the next poll concerning which deck I show off, I've decided to revamp the choices. The voters have made it clear to me that BUG Delver is not really a deck people want to see, therefore I'm replacing it with RUG Delver. Maybe you guys would rather see that deck, or maybe not. The votes will ultimately decide on that, but RUG is definitely something I've been thinking about playing in the very first Legacy Challenge on March 12th.