Fast, powerful, resilient and explosive heroic tribal anthem awesomeness!

Win-cons

Primary win-con: Resolvewith lots of soldiers and beat face.

Secondary win-con: Beat face with creatures tall from Heroic triggers.

Finishers: Flying death squad, courtesy of Abzan Falconer.

Optimal opening

Turn one: Cast a Plains Favored Hoplite

Turn two: Cast a Plains. Attack with Favored Hoplite for 1 damage. Savor your opponent's bemused chortle regarding the taking of 1 damage, knowing full well that their end is near.

During your opponent's turn-two end step, tap two Plains and play Raise the Alarm

Turn three: Cast a Plains. Tap three Plains, convoke Favored Hoplite and two Soldier tokens and cast Obelisk of Urd

Turn four: Swing for 9. Let the beat-down commence!

Commentary

I think I'm on to something here. In my constant brewing with, I've melded Soldiers tribal, Heroics, and a mono-color, painless mana base. The main thing this deck folds to (on the surface) isandare problematic, but the deck runs more Obelisks than most decks have answers, even in their side boards.is no fun, either, but it doesn't wreck this deck like it does U/W Heroic. Other than those instances, it's a quick and scrappy aggro deck.

Everyone except Phalanx Leader and Soldier Tokens are out of Lightning Strike, Anger of the Gods and Bile Blight range once the Obelisk enters play. Phalanx Leader heads out of range with a Chosen by Heliod attached, either way.

Chosen by Heliod serves two purposes: primarily, card draw to keep the deck rolling, and secondarily, getting creatures north of -3/-3 range prior to Obelisk of Urd resolving. Hero of Iroas drops it's cost to . I know that playing Hero of Iroas in a deck with so few mainboard Auras defies the laws of tradition, but I'm cool with that. He's a beast.

Primus sucks.

Feedback is appreciated. Please make a strong argument when recommending something, and read the existing comments. Someone has probably recommended what you have in mind and I've already refuted it.

Sideboarding

Subject to change. Last updated 02.21.2015

VS Abzan Midrange

Out: 1 Hero, 1 Chosen, 3 Defiant

In: 3 Erase, 2 Valorous

Out: 2 Raise, 1 Chosen, 2 Defiant

In: 3 Erase, 2 Hushwing Gryff

Out: 1 Vanguard, 2 Defiant

In: 3 Erase

Out: 1 Vanguard, 1 Hero, 2 Chosen, 2 Defiant

In: 2 Valorous, 2 Ordeal, 2 Archetype

Out: 2 Vanguard, 1 Falconer, 1 Chosen

In: 2 Valorous, 2 Feat

Out: 1 Vanguard, 1 Hero, 2 Chosen, 2 Defiant

In: 3 Erase, 3 Ordeal

VS Sultai Whip / Abzan ReanimatorVS Golgari Constellation /Jeskai AscendancyVS. Jeskai TempoVS Azorius / Dimir ControlVS. Azorius / Jeskai HeroicVS. Rabble Red, RDW, Boros Aggro, Mono Black

VS Mardu Midrange / Tokens, Boros Tokens

Out: 1 Hero, 2 Chosen, 2 Defiant

In: 3 Ordeal, 2 Valorous

Out: 1 Vanguard, 1 Hero, 2 Chosen, 2 Defiant

In: 2 Hushwing Gryff, 2 Feat, 2 Archetype

Out: 1 Vanguard, 2 Chosen, 2 Defiant

In: 3 Ordeal, 2 Feat

VS Devotion to GreenVS Temur Aggro / Gruul Monsters