Some of your soldiers seem a bit on the weak side (Weathered Bodyguards, Loxidon Partisan, Daru Stinger, Kor Skyfisher, Major Teroh), and I think that the Kaldra set (with no Mystic/Gift/Swordsmith/Stonehewer to tutor for them) is pretty weak here. I'm also not a huge fan of Beacon of Immortality or some of your token makers (I think one is sufficient, maybe two. Cenn's Enlistment and Nomad Assembly are much worse than Conquerer's Pledge). Finally, Sol Grail is pretty bad for an accelerant. I feel you are probably sufficient, ramp-wise, but if you feel differently I'd replace the Grail with Tooth of Ramos, Journeyer's Kite, Coldsteel Heart, or Coalition Relic.
Angelic Chorus and Auriok Champion can fit in nicely alongside the wardens. Just one on the battlefield can make you immune to combat damage, but it gets nutty with 2+.
Since it isn't uncommon in a Darien deck to be able to gain life faster than you lose it, you could choose to capitalize on that and cut out the middle-man with stuff like Felidar Sovereign, Serra Ascendant, or Test of Endurance.
You could also add in the equipment tutor package mentioned above, and add MOAR equipment to go along with it.
This deck is more or less the retired Elesh Norn deck with Wardens and Mana Rocks added. I am still tweeking it.
I agree with a lot of your suggestions. When I was pulling creatures from the original deck, pretty much all of the guys you listed were in the take out pile, I just ran out of stuff to add. I need to get a Stonehewer for the deck, I plan on adding a Mystic when I actually sit down to update again.
When I was adding Mana Rocks, I pretty much just grabbed whatever I had and added it to the deck, I plan on swapping the Grail for a Tooth when I find one.
Cenn's Enlistment is actually really good with Land Tax.
The old list had a lot more Anthem effects in it and I had been moving away from them as I updated that. I removed all of the Anthems except for Marshal's because that one is also (and for me, primarily) a resurrection effect. I would have a memorial in this deck if I could find one at a reasonable price. I am not a big fan of the lords you listed, Swordsmith is the only one i would possibly run, but he has never really made the cut.
Gideon and Felidar Sovereign will also likely end up in the deck as well.
1 Darien, King of Kjeldor
Creatures (22)
1 Adaptive Automaton
1 Benalish Commander
1 Captain of the Watch
1 Catapult Master
1 Commander Eesha
1 Conclave Phalanx
1 Daru Warchief
1 Felidar Sovereign
1 Field Marshal
1 Hero of Bladehold
1 Kjeldoran Royal Guard
1 Knight-Captain of Eos
1 Loxodon Gatekeeper
1 Mirror Entity
1 Odric, Master Tactician
1 Reya Dawnbringer
1 Soul Warden
1 Stoneforge Mystic
1 Stonehewer Giant
1 Sun Titan
1 Suture Priest
1 Victory's Herald
Instants (6)
1 Beacon of Immortality
1 Enlightend Tutor
1 Miraculous Recovery
1 Path to Exile
1 Swords to Plowshares
1 White Sun's Zenith
1 Elspeth, Knight-Errant
1 Elspeth Tirel
1 Gideon Jura
Enchantments (6)
1 Cathars' Crusade
1 Land Tax
1 Marshal's Anthem
1 Mobilization
1 Oblivion Ring
1 True Conviction
Sorcerys (6)
1 Austere Command
1 Hollowed Burial
1 Idyllic Tutor
1 Martial Coup
1 Resurrection
1 Wrath of God
Artifacts (20)
1 Argentum Armor
1 Caged Sun
1 Darksteel Ingot
1 Gauntlet of Power
1 Helm of Kaldra
1 Lightning Greaves
1 Marble Diamond
1 Mind Stone
1 Mind's Eye
1 Pithing Needle
1 Scroll Rack
1 Sensei's Divining Top
1 Shield of Kaldra
1 Skullclamp
1 Sol Ring
1 Sword of Kaldra
1 Thran Dynamo
1 Tooth of Ramos
1 Tormod's Crypt
1 Worn Powerstone
1 Ancient Tomb
1 City of Brass
1 Drifting Meadow
1 Emeria, the Sky Ruin
1 Flagstones of Trokair
1 Forbidding Watchtower
1 Kjeldoran Outpost
1 Kor Haven
27 Plains
1 Secluded Steppe
Suggestions/Critique welcome.
4/16 -1 Loxodon Partisan, -1 Kor Skyfisher -1 Nomad's Assembly +1 Stoneforge Mystic +1 Felidar Sovereign +1 Gideon Jura
4/20 -1 Weathered Bodyguards +1 Sun Titan
5/14 -1 Ajani Goldmane +1 Cathars' Crusade
5/17 -1 Daru Stinger +1 Stonehewer Giant
5/21 -1 Cenn's Enlistment -1 Major Teroh +1 White Sun's Zenith +1 Idyllic Tutor
6/10 -1 Plains +1 Kjeldoran Outpost
6/18 -1 Sol Grail +1 Tooth of Ramos
7/8 -1 Conqueror's Pledge -1 Aven Brigadier +1 Odric, Master Tactician +1 Argentum Armor
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Darien and his Loyal Army
Marrow-Gnawer tribal rats
Elesh Norn / Sharuum / Damia - Retired
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StaffSoul's Attendant can mitigate the damage as you gain tokens next to the suture priest and soul warden.
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Talrand, Sky Summoner
Darien and his Loyal Army
Marrow-Gnawer tribal rats
Elesh Norn / Sharuum / Damia - Retired
Some of your soldiers seem a bit on the weak side (Weathered Bodyguards, Loxidon Partisan, Daru Stinger, Kor Skyfisher, Major Teroh), and I think that the Kaldra set (with no Mystic/Gift/Swordsmith/Stonehewer to tutor for them) is pretty weak here. I'm also not a huge fan of Beacon of Immortality or some of your token makers (I think one is sufficient, maybe two. Cenn's Enlistment and Nomad Assembly are much worse than Conquerer's Pledge). Finally, Sol Grail is pretty bad for an accelerant. I feel you are probably sufficient, ramp-wise, but if you feel differently I'd replace the Grail with Tooth of Ramos, Journeyer's Kite, Coldsteel Heart, or Coalition Relic.
In place of all those, some cards to consider:
Leonin Sun Standard and potentially other team boosters like Glorious Anthem, Honor of the Pure, etc. Akroma's Memorial would be especially exciting if you have the budget for it.
Veteran Swordsmith/Veteran Armorsmith/Veteran Armorer/Oathsworn Giant for more "lords".
Catapult Squad...so hilarious with Mobilization out and enough tokens.
Gideon Jura
Angelic Chorus and Auriok Champion can fit in nicely alongside the wardens. Just one on the battlefield can make you immune to combat damage, but it gets nutty with 2+.
Since it isn't uncommon in a Darien deck to be able to gain life faster than you lose it, you could choose to capitalize on that and cut out the middle-man with stuff like Felidar Sovereign, Serra Ascendant, or Test of Endurance.
You could also add in the equipment tutor package mentioned above, and add MOAR equipment to go along with it.
Hope that helps!
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I agree with a lot of your suggestions. When I was pulling creatures from the original deck, pretty much all of the guys you listed were in the take out pile, I just ran out of stuff to add. I need to get a Stonehewer for the deck, I plan on adding a Mystic when I actually sit down to update again.
When I was adding Mana Rocks, I pretty much just grabbed whatever I had and added it to the deck, I plan on swapping the Grail for a Tooth when I find one.
Cenn's Enlistment is actually really good with Land Tax.
The old list had a lot more Anthem effects in it and I had been moving away from them as I updated that. I removed all of the Anthems except for Marshal's because that one is also (and for me, primarily) a resurrection effect. I would have a memorial in this deck if I could find one at a reasonable price. I am not a big fan of the lords you listed, Swordsmith is the only one i would possibly run, but he has never really made the cut.
Gideon and Felidar Sovereign will also likely end up in the deck as well.
Thank you for the advice
Talrand, Sky Summoner
Darien and his Loyal Army
Marrow-Gnawer tribal rats
Elesh Norn / Sharuum / Damia - Retired