Man, I have not even thought about modern knights in so long. After seeing the m19 knight, I thought I'd revisit my favorite knight version. I really wanted to include History, but needed room for my equips. I feel I should run Mirran Crusader instead of White Orchid, but then I think I'll need to change my mana base. Advice welcome.
As someone who plays with more swords than 0 drop equips, a set of crusaders is a must. It loses a of power when you don't have many of those or daggers. If there are a lot of red based sweeper the only thing I can see it being replaced with would be Paladin en-vec. Knight of the holy nimbus is decent but i don't like it's lack of first strike.
You don't necessarily need multiple copies of the same swords but i advocate using as many of the different ones as possible if you run gift because you can get the best one for the match.
As for the vigilance thing and needing the spear for protection, I feel like if you are ready to swing they will be dead faster than you. You should win every race you are a part of if you are swinging. Another piece of defense is Dispatch.
@Gemini: Aether Vial also helps with reaching metalcraft but it isn't terribly necessary.
My first suggestion is to change emeria into another cavern. The reason is that at 20 lands you'll almost never reach emeria's count and cavern is perfect in a deck full of one creature type without aether vials.
2nd is to add a number of steelshaper's gift as another thing to do turn one and it helps you get the exact eqipment you need.
3rd I would remove the accorders shield, darksteel axe, loxodon warhammer, and lightning greaves. I can understand the greaves somewhat and that should be the last to remove but the others can be replaced with additional copies of the better equips you have like dagger, collar, saw, or swords of various protection.
4th Spear oh heliod isn't very good here. The point isn't usually to flood the board with weenies but to sword up a few powerful guys so the bonus will be unseen. As for the second ability you may think that it'll help once you establish paladin metalcraft but at that point you should be winning and not be getting attacked.
5th you should swap stony silence for kataki, war's wage. Silence literally stops you from using equipment. ever.
6th Thalia should be removed for a similar reason in that she makes your weapons cost more. i'd replace her with ethersworn canonist to help with the storm and control match and help reaching metalcraft.
7th Rip is good but not needed as a three of imo. I'd take one out to add in a Phyrexian revoker which does different things compared to needle but is also a body to equip.
You might want to try mentor of the meek, although that gives a heavy reliance on aether vial so you can have spare mana to draw. In using the puresteel knights version I can usually draw plenty of cards with the paladin online but in those cases I'm usually already ahead.
You could also try the now expensive horizon canopy.
Actually, I find Kataki way more counterproductive than useful in such a heavily artifact-based build. I put Engineered Explosives in the SB just because of that. It stifles fast affinity decks and it's a must vs bogle aura as well. Originally it was Ratchet Bomb, but I recently switched to GWU (little green splash) so with 3 colors EE is better imho.
Nice vid
Thanks. As for the affinity hate, I would like an artifact to hate artifacts but options are limited. I do like explosives since I don't have too many 1 drops and no 0 drops so it can handle some of the good things affinity has. I think I'll test it out but I do fear plating and vault skirge.
EDIT: Oh and are you playing bant Puresteel deck or just bant knights?
Hey guys, I too have a Puresteel Knight deck to showcase. The shop I play at doesn't do modern too often so I currently just play this deck against friends for testing.
I just now realized I didn't have spellskite in the whole 75, so I am thinking of adding 2 to the side and removing one of each leyline and canonist. Any thoughts or suggestions would be great as the modern fever around here seems to be growing.
I also made a quick DeckTech type thing on YouTube as a way to spread the knight news. Check it out.
I decided to throw three Darksteel Citadels into my puresteel build in place of three plains, along with three mutavaults. I don't think I'll have a problem with getting 2 white mana to cast my guys but it does seem like it would hurt students sometimes. If I get metalcraft more efficiently I may go to a different split of Paths and dispatches.
According to the Planeswalker guide up on the mothership, knights are important to the orzhov guild. Any hopes for getting anything good? If so and they are B/W what cards could go in the black splash, besides the haakon deck?
In regards to the puresteel list, would signal pest be a worthwhile inclusion?
If it curves out with vial then it plus paladin turn 2 then any equipment t3 it seems like it could be nice.
Just wondering.
4 Aether Vial
4 Silver-Inlaid Dagger
2 Basilisk Collar
2 Sword of Fire and Ice
2 Sword of Light and Shadow
Creatures 22
4 Puresteel Paladin
4 Knight Exemplar
4 Knight of the White Orchid
4 Novice Knight
3 Danitha Capashen, Paragon
1 Phyrexian Metamorph
2 Student of Warfare
4 Path to Exile
Lands 20
2 Mutavault
3 Cavern of Souls
13 Plains
2 Darksteel Citadel
3 Damping Sphere
2 Relic of Progenitus
2 Mirran Crusader
2 Leyline of Sanctity
3 Sundering Growth
1 Dispatch
2 Wrath of God
Edit: Oh! I also thought about including Smuggler's Copter to help the draws.
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Thanx to Bookworm10 for the Sig.
Check out my YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/user/ThyrixSyx
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As for the vigilance thing and needing the spear for protection, I feel like if you are ready to swing they will be dead faster than you. You should win every race you are a part of if you are swinging. Another piece of defense is Dispatch.
Thanx to Bookworm10 for the Sig.
Check out my YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/user/ThyrixSyx
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My first suggestion is to change emeria into another cavern. The reason is that at 20 lands you'll almost never reach emeria's count and cavern is perfect in a deck full of one creature type without aether vials.
2nd is to add a number of steelshaper's gift as another thing to do turn one and it helps you get the exact eqipment you need.
3rd I would remove the accorders shield, darksteel axe, loxodon warhammer, and lightning greaves. I can understand the greaves somewhat and that should be the last to remove but the others can be replaced with additional copies of the better equips you have like dagger, collar, saw, or swords of various protection.
4th Spear oh heliod isn't very good here. The point isn't usually to flood the board with weenies but to sword up a few powerful guys so the bonus will be unseen. As for the second ability you may think that it'll help once you establish paladin metalcraft but at that point you should be winning and not be getting attacked.
5th you should swap stony silence for kataki, war's wage. Silence literally stops you from using equipment. ever.
6th Thalia should be removed for a similar reason in that she makes your weapons cost more. i'd replace her with ethersworn canonist to help with the storm and control match and help reaching metalcraft.
7th Rip is good but not needed as a three of imo. I'd take one out to add in a Phyrexian revoker which does different things compared to needle but is also a body to equip.
I hope that helps.
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You could also try the now expensive horizon canopy.
Thanx to Bookworm10 for the Sig.
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Thanks. As for the affinity hate, I would like an artifact to hate artifacts but options are limited. I do like explosives since I don't have too many 1 drops and no 0 drops so it can handle some of the good things affinity has. I think I'll test it out but I do fear plating and vault skirge.
EDIT: Oh and are you playing bant Puresteel deck or just bant knights?
Thanx to Bookworm10 for the Sig.
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3 Cavern of Souls
3 Darksteel Citadel
4 Flagstones of Trokair
1 Mutavault
9 Plains
Artifacts 12
4 Aether Vial
2 Basilisk Collar
2 Silver-Inlaid Dagger
1 Sword of Feast and Famine
1 Sword of Fire and Ice
1 Sword of Light and Shadow
1 Sword of War and Peace
4 Knight Exemplar
3 Knight of the White Orchid
4 Mirran Crusader
2 Phyrexian Metamorph
4 Puresteel Paladin
4 Student of Warfare
Spells 7
1 Dispatch
4 Path to Exile
2 Steelshaper's Gift
1 Relic of Progenitus
3 Ethersworn Canonist
2 Kataki, War's Wage
1 Phyrexian Revoker
1 Ghostly Prison
2 Leyline of Sanctity
2 Oblivion Ring
1 Rest in Peace
2 Wrath of God
I just now realized I didn't have spellskite in the whole 75, so I am thinking of adding 2 to the side and removing one of each leyline and canonist. Any thoughts or suggestions would be great as the modern fever around here seems to be growing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9QxxfASoiA
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Thanx to Bookworm10 for the Sig.
Check out my YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/user/ThyrixSyx
Cockatrice: shadowkill
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Thanx to Bookworm10 for the Sig.
Check out my YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/user/ThyrixSyx
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Thanx to Bookworm10 for the Sig.
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Fiendslayer Paladin 1ww (R)
Lifelink
First strike
Can't be the target of black or red spells your opp controls.
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Thanx to Bookworm10 for the Sig.
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Thanx to Bookworm10 for the Sig.
Check out my YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/user/ThyrixSyx
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Thanx to Bookworm10 for the Sig.
Check out my YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/user/ThyrixSyx
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If it curves out with vial then it plus paladin turn 2 then any equipment t3 it seems like it could be nice.
Just wondering.
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