This is my first post here, I'm not 100% sure where it should go so hopefully this is the right place. I'm trying my hand at a R/W lifegain and burn deck. Whenever I design a deck, I usually make it without thought as to card price until after I'm done, then make budget substitutions wherever possible. I prefer to keep the overall deck price under $30. I'm having trouble replacing a couple of cards and I was hoping to get a few pointers/ideas.
I'm trying to find a cheaper alternatives to Balefire Liege and Boros Charm. Both are awesome cards which, in a money free world, would both be brilliant for this deck but they are both more expensive than I would like. My original deck design had Lightning Helix in place of Incinerate which was removed for the same reason. I was debating swapping out Balefire Liege with Glorious Anthem but is there a better option? I was toying around with Anya, Merciless Angel too but I never found the room. Also I have 26 creatures which feels like it is 3 or 4 more than I would like but the creatures I have work well for the deck so I couldn't decide if i wanted to trim it down. I guess Glorious Anthem would achieve that, I just feel like there must be something better, I usually have a preference for creature heavy decks anyway. I play casually with my friends, we don't follow any specific format which is to say, we can have any card as long as you can afford it. Help?
edit: Light from Within could also be a good replacement (since you're considering GA anyway). The Guildmage, Reckoner, and Nobilis will benefit with more than just +1/+1.
The Guildgates can easily become Wind-Scarred Crag, since you don't need the land to be a Gate. Or use them as complements to the Guildgates, though 8 of those are probably too much.
I really fell in love with Deflecting Palm as a substitute for Incinerate and Lightning Helix so I made the switch. Light from Within gives my creatures more benefit then glorious anthem, despite costing 1 cmc more, and the card price is about the same so I went with it since many of my creatures cost multiple white. Using Wind-scarred Crag to replace Boros Guildgate was a no brainer too. At the moment I'm looking like this.
Well, I have to say thanks for the feedback. You guys have given me a ton of great ideas. Current deck price is at $28, down from over $50 for a pretty solid r/w aggro. Minus the cost of Ajani Vengeant of course, which is like 10 bucks by himself. I won't be able to get him right away but he's definitely going to be in this, I'll just substitute him for another Skyknight Legionnaire till I get him. Here's what it looks like now. Think i'm going to call it Righteous Fire or something corny like that.
With all the smaller creatures in this deck it should be easy enough to cast, and if Boros Reckoner is on the field when you do, it's pretty much a win-con on it's own.
I don't know if you're still making changes, Agrus Kos, Wojek Veteran could stand in for the Liege (but does compete for the five-drop slot). Spark Trooper fits with the burn and life gain theme really well.
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4x Battlegate Mimic
3x Boros Reckoner
4x Skyknight Legionnaire
4x Firemane Avenger
2x Tajic, Blade of the Legion
3x Nobilis of War
3x Balefire Liege
4x Incinerate
4x Spirit Loop
4x Boros Guildgate
9x Mountain
9x Plains
I'm trying to find a cheaper alternatives to Balefire Liege and Boros Charm. Both are awesome cards which, in a money free world, would both be brilliant for this deck but they are both more expensive than I would like. My original deck design had Lightning Helix in place of Incinerate which was removed for the same reason. I was debating swapping out Balefire Liege with Glorious Anthem but is there a better option? I was toying around with Anya, Merciless Angel too but I never found the room. Also I have 26 creatures which feels like it is 3 or 4 more than I would like but the creatures I have work well for the deck so I couldn't decide if i wanted to trim it down. I guess Glorious Anthem would achieve that, I just feel like there must be something better, I usually have a preference for creature heavy decks anyway. I play casually with my friends, we don't follow any specific format which is to say, we can have any card as long as you can afford it. Help?
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Light from Within could also be a good replacement (since you're considering GA anyway). The Guildmage, Reckoner, and Nobilis will benefit with more than just +1/+1.
The Guildgates can easily become Wind-Scarred Crag, since you don't need the land to be a Gate. Or use them as complements to the Guildgates, though 8 of those are probably too much.
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As for incinerate try out dazzling reflection, kor chant, ride down, deflecting palm, or just plain skullcrack, or wild slash, these are options that are good for replacing boros charm as well.
Try out front-line Medic he is really nice in aggro deck like these.
Your deck also seems to be quite top heavy on the mana curve, i reccomend lowering the amount of cards that are 4 cmc and higher and adding small aggressive creatures like krenko's command, dragon fodder, boros recruit, Frontline medic, Porcelain legionnaire, goblin wardriver ect...
Also if you are going to run all white or partially white creatures, brave the elements is quite good.
Since the deck is themed around soldiers of war, why not add equipments like loxodon warhammer, Godsend, Spear of Heliod, Hammer of purphoros, bonesplitter
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3x Boros Guildmage
4x Battlegate Mimic
3x Boros Reckoner
4x Skyknight Legionnaire
4x Firemane Avenger
2x Tajic, Blade of the Legion
3x Nobilis of War
4x Deflecting Palm
Enchantments (11)
4x Spirit Loop
3x Light from Within
4x Scourge of the Nobilis
4x Wind-scarred Crag
9x Mountain
9x Plains
I really like Frontline Medic, he would do great for this deck and he's not too badly priced either, but where to find room?
3x Boros Guildmage
3x Battlegate Mimic
3x Boros Reckoner
3x Skyknight Legionnaire
3x Frontline Medic
3x Firemane Avenger
2x Tajic, Blade of the Legion
3x Nobilis of War
3x Deflecting Palm
Enchantments (11)
2x Assemble the Legion
3x Spirit Loop
3x Light from Within
3x Scourge of the Nobilis
1x Ajani Vengeant
Land (22)
4x Wind-scarred Crag
9x Mountain
9x Plains
With all the smaller creatures in this deck it should be easy enough to cast, and if Boros Reckoner is on the field when you do, it's pretty much a win-con on it's own.