I changed my list again, lol. I'm looking at either running the new gideon over elspeth and not sure which way to go with it. Any suggestions on that? I've also splashed blue for Supreme Verdict in the main and Stifle in the side. I really like Mutavualt in here, since it's becomes any creature type. Brave the Elements has always been MVP for me protecting my guys from burn or just dying. I thought about the interaction with Exemplar and Verdict since we all know that Exemplar makes the knights indestructable, I have seen times that I wish I did have a board wipe. Since it can't be countered it makes it a viable solution imo. I was also testing out Brave the Sands in Modern with this. I got a lot of funny looks and friends were like "only you". I didn't see anything wrong with my guys having vigilance and could block more than one creature, which seemed good specially if I didn't have a Exemplar out. Here is my current list.
Creatures 22
Knight Exemplar x4
Student of Warfare x3
Mother of Runes x2
Fiendslayer Paladin x3
Mirran Crusader x4
KotWI x3
Knight of Meadowgrain x3
Spells 8
PtE x3
Brave the elements x3
Supreme Verdict x2
Leyline of Sanctity x2
Plainswalker 3
Elspeth Knight Errant x3 (thinking of replacing w new Gideon or running both)
Artifacts 4
Aether Vial x4
Land 21
Karakas x1
Tundra x4
Plains x6
Mutavualt x4
Caver of Souls x3
Marsh Flats x3
So this last week I came in 5th with it. Here's a rough round up of my matches.
Round 1- MUD
Game 1, i had ghost quarter one of his cloudpost and he didn't draw lands after that.
Game 2, I couldn't draw lands and he got turn 4 Blighsteel with lightning greaves.
Game 3, I had him at ten then he drew a land then cast ugin and wiped my board away. He then got another Blighsteel with greaves and got it.
Round 2- Abzan Nic Fit
Game 1, he ramped me up and I had double honor of the pure and a Mirran crusader. I cast Elspeth and he couldn't answer the crusader.
Game 2, I made all my knights indestructible and had double Mirran crusader out, enough
Round 3- Burn
Game 1,Mulled down to 5, kept a 1 lander and didn't draw another land for the rest of the game.
Game 2, Drew nothing but lands and he drew nothing but 1 mana burn spells.
Round 4- Bye
So all in all I wish I did better but I did OK saying there wasn't many people there =p
It is the usual help I am afraid-this deck cannot win in Legacy because you need to stop the opponent winning on turn two and three. Simply put this deck does not do that. The only decks that turn creatures sideways run disruption that works from turn 2- Thalia, Phyrexian revoker, Wasteland, Port in D n T, 1cc discard in Nic Fit (that can be cast twice in the case of Therapy) plus any number of relevant green dudes like Teeg, ouphe etc. via GSZ, and in Solider Stompy it is Chalice, Wasteland and Thalia, and Chalice, Wasteland and Thought-knot in Eldrazi, plus finally Force, Chalice and Daze in the case of Merfolk. Only burn survives as a breaker of this rule, and then it is relying on its relatively interactive sideboard, interactive creatures like Eidolon, dodging the unfair decks etc. and itself wins by t4 nearly always, which your deck won't.
If you go by the rule of - I lose t3 unless I have interacted t2 (min) you cannot go wrong in your planning. Nobody wins with just good creatures plus combat in Legacy, they have to be disruptive creatures. So in order for this deck to win it probably needs to go to Wastelands, Ports, Vial probably, and play as a knight-y version of DnT or to run Chalices and wastelands and play as a Knight-y version of Soldier Stompy.....
If you just want it as a fun deck for kitchen table then keep it as it is.....
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Any opinion pls guys. this deck es basically is the most response to (not all) legacy meta decks, because lotus petal give a litte ramp. the difference between aether vial , is aether vial is a death turn, in my opinion, lotus petal + land i have one creature the second turn in turn one. second turn have other creature of 2 mana cost .More ramp suggest on this deck , a budget suggest is Crystal Veins, only 2.or Ancient tomb only 2 them. Lotus petal is little best againts aether is basically is lotus petal is used to pay to instants and sorcery spells, insist is little fast againts aether vial.
Creatures 22
Knight Exemplar x4
Student of Warfare x3
Mother of Runes x2
Fiendslayer Paladin x3
Mirran Crusader x4
KotWI x3
Knight of Meadowgrain x3
Spells 8
PtE x3
Brave the elements x3
Supreme Verdict x2
Leyline of Sanctity x2
Plainswalker 3
Elspeth Knight Errant x3 (thinking of replacing w new Gideon or running both)
Artifacts 4
Aether Vial x4
Land 21
Karakas x1
Tundra x4
Plains x6
Mutavualt x4
Caver of Souls x3
Marsh Flats x3
Side Board
Surgical Extraction x2
Stifle x3
Containment Priest x2
Council's Judgement x2
Pithing Needle x2
Disenchant x2
Rest in Peace x2
4 Student of Warfare
4 Mirran Crusader
4 Mother of Runes
3 Knight of the White Orchid
3 Leonin Skyhunter
3 Stoneforge Mystic
2 Hero of Bladehold
4 Swords to Plowshares
4 Honor of the Pure
2 Umezawa's Jitte
2 Elspeth, Knight-Errant
1 Batterskull
3 Ghost Quarter
17 Plains
2 Disenchant
2 Celestial Flare
3 Aura of Silence
2 Tormod's Crypt
1 Rest in Peace
1 Worship
2 Elixir of Immortality
So this last week I came in 5th with it. Here's a rough round up of my matches.
Round 1- MUD
Game 1, i had ghost quarter one of his cloudpost and he didn't draw lands after that.
Game 2, I couldn't draw lands and he got turn 4 Blighsteel with lightning greaves.
Game 3, I had him at ten then he drew a land then cast ugin and wiped my board away. He then got another Blighsteel with greaves and got it.
Round 2- Abzan Nic Fit
Game 1, he ramped me up and I had double honor of the pure and a Mirran crusader. I cast Elspeth and he couldn't answer the crusader.
Game 2, I made all my knights indestructible and had double Mirran crusader out, enough
Round 3- Burn
Game 1,Mulled down to 5, kept a 1 lander and didn't draw another land for the rest of the game.
Game 2, Drew nothing but lands and he drew nothing but 1 mana burn spells.
Round 4- Bye
So all in all I wish I did better but I did OK saying there wasn't many people there =p
3 Benalish Marshal
4 Mother of Runes
2 Hero of Bladehold
4 Knight Exemplar
3 Knight of Meadowgrain
4 Knight of the White Orchid
3 Mirran Crusader
1 Stoneforge Mystic
2 Swords to Plowshares
2 Umezawa’s Jitte
3 History of Benalia
2 Elspeth, Knight-Errant
1 Emeria, the Sky Ruin
1 Sejiri Steppe
If you go by the rule of - I lose t3 unless I have interacted t2 (min) you cannot go wrong in your planning. Nobody wins with just good creatures plus combat in Legacy, they have to be disruptive creatures. So in order for this deck to win it probably needs to go to Wastelands, Ports, Vial probably, and play as a knight-y version of DnT or to run Chalices and wastelands and play as a Knight-y version of Soldier Stompy.....
If you just want it as a fun deck for kitchen table then keep it as it is.....
https://deckstats.net/decks/5497/465238-knight-deck-version-4-0:
3 Acclaimed Contender
3 Kinsbaile Cavalier
4 Knight Exemplar
4 Knight of Meadowgrain
2 Knight of the White Orchid
3 Leonin Skyhunter
2 Silver Knight
4 Student of Warfare
1 White Knight
2 Wilt-Leaf Liege
2 Blessed Alliance
3 Brave the Elements
4 Lotus Petal
3 Swords to Plowshares
1 Brave the Elements
4 Disenchant
4 Leyline of Sanctity
1 Paladin en-Vec
3 Rule of Law
1 Swords to Plowshares