I recently started playing magic again, and am not even sure what format this deck is legal for. I am mostly a casual kitchen table player, but I am really interested in making this deck faster.
Here is the deck list:
I am wanting to go to 4 Champion of the Parish, and maybe a 4th Ranger of Eos and Field Marshal, and lose the 4 Hada Freeblade to fit them in. Also considering 4 Daru Warchief. As it sits right now its a decent blend of early game speed and late game staying power, but as with most soldier decks it is very vulnerable to flying based opponents.
So if anyone has any ideas for improvement, I would be happy to hear them.
In terms of guarding against the skies, there are two main ways to beat them, Longbow Archer which has reach, and Catapult squad which lets you tap your (hopefully) vigilant soldiers. That being said, Hada Freeblade and Kazandu Blademaster are amazing one and two drops. Mobilization is the best card that cares about soldiers, and it makes them vigilant, which lets you tap them (after declaring attackers, preferably when your opponent declares blockers) to kill blockers. You won't swing through for damage, but you won't get killed either. You can also use it to spot remove utility creatures.
I run Icatian Javelineers for spot removal and they cost 1. Glorious Anthem or Divine Sacrament might be good if you wanted to make it faster with 1 drops.
What? Daru Warchief isn't extended legal, also, most of the cards the other two guys suggested aren't either.
For Extended I'd suggest you to use 4 hada freeblade and 4 kazandu blademaster, kor firewalker is a decent creature even if your opponent isn' playing red, but then it's absolutely fantastic. Veteran Armorsmith is one of the few tribal soldier cards in the format that is worthwhile, so I'd up their count to 4. Harm's way is also a good combat trick that's useful both to protect your creatures and destroy enemy's, so I'd consider that card in the deck too.
Also, Field Marshal isn't extended legal.
Here is the deck list:
// Deck: Blitzkreig (60)
// Lands
// Creatures
// Spells
// Planeswalkers
2 Elspeth Tirel
I am wanting to go to 4 Champion of the Parish, and maybe a 4th Ranger of Eos and Field Marshal, and lose the 4 Hada Freeblade to fit them in. Also considering 4 Daru Warchief. As it sits right now its a decent blend of early game speed and late game staying power, but as with most soldier decks it is very vulnerable to flying based opponents.
So if anyone has any ideas for improvement, I would be happy to hear them.
We have a soldier primer here at MTGShttp://forums.mtgsalvation.com/showthread.php?t=344672. Read it.
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For Extended I'd suggest you to use 4 hada freeblade and 4 kazandu blademaster, kor firewalker is a decent creature even if your opponent isn' playing red, but then it's absolutely fantastic.
Veteran Armorsmith is one of the few tribal soldier cards in the format that is worthwhile, so I'd up their count to 4. Harm's way is also a good combat trick that's useful both to protect your creatures and destroy enemy's, so I'd consider that card in the deck too.
Also, Field Marshal isn't extended legal.
But, yeah, a few cards that have been mentioned before aren't for extended. So, if you wanna stick with extended, you got to get rid of them.