Casual Modern Abzan Knights Update

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#1 Apr 10, 2017

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This is a casual home-brewed Modern Abzan Knights deck I created almost 4 years ago, I haven't really kept up with MTG for the past 2 years ago and with your expert opinions, can anyone kindly recommend some new, superior cards I obviously am not aware of that I can integrate or replace some of the older cards in the deck?

MidnightReveries's DeckMagic Online OCTGN2 Apprentice Buy These Cards
2 Haakon, Stromgald Scourge 4 Knight Exemplar 4 Knight of Meadowgrain 4 Knight of the Reliquary 3 Knight of the White Orchid 2 Phyrexian Metamorph 3 Steward of Valeron 4 Student of Warfare	3 Abrupt Decay 3 Abzan Charm 2 Collected Company 3 Godless Shrine 1 Isolated Chapel 4 Marsh Flats 1 Overgrown Tomb 1 Plains 1 Sejiri Steppe 1 Swamp 3 Temple Garden 1 Vault of the Archangel 3 Verdant Catacombs	3 Liliana of the Veil 4 Aether Vial

Thanks in advance for any suggestions or comments

#2 Apr 11, 2017

D90Dennis14

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Mirran Crusader is probably the best Knight that is not in your deck, I'd cut Phyrexian Metamorph and Aether Vial for it.
Leonin Skyhunter can be a decent evasive option over Knight of the White Orchid.

CoCo is probably the best card in the deck and I'd play the full 4x together with a 1-cmc mana dork (Steward of Valeron doesn't tap for white/black and is rather slow), probably at the expense of Liliana which while very good fits less in an aggro tribal deck imho.

Another good discard outlet option for Haakon can be Smuggler's Copter.

Path to Exile and Fatal Push are more efficient removal options than Abzan Charm.

You would also need to add a couple more lands as your curve is rather high.

Maybe something like this:

Abzan KnightsMagic Online OCTGN2 Apprentice Buy These Cards
Creature (28) 4x Noble Hierarch 4x Student of Warfare 4x Leonin Skyhunter 4x Knight of Meadowgrain 2x Haakon, Stromgald Scourge 3x Knight of the Reliquary 3x Mirran Crusader 4x Knight Exemplar	Instant (8) 2x Path to Exile 2x Abrupt Decay 4x Collected Company Artifact (2) 2x Smuggler's Copter Land (22) 4x Windswept Heath 2x Verdant Catacombs 2x Marsh Flats 4x Temple Garden 1x Godless Shrine 1x Overgrown Tomb 3x Plains 2x Forest 1x Swamp 1x Vault of the Archangel 1x Gavony Township