I see your point about the damage not going through, so I should probably replace Puncturing Light with Dismember.
If I use a sorcery speed spell I will probably go with Journey to Nowhere.
Another option is Temporal Isolation but it doesn't prevent activated (or passive) abilities so it seems not as good.
If Sunlance could hit a player directly or instead deal 4 damage to a creature (like Flame Slash) I would be more willing to use it.
I don't like Oust as well as it only delays the creature and healing the opponent is not something I want to do.
I will try running 2x Puncturing Light for now and maybe try Dismember if doesn't turn out well.
I thought about it but it's (costly) ability is pretty useless in a faster type aggro deck in my opinion so I decided to go with the cheaper (budget-wise) Watchwolf for now.
What can replace them as efficient cheap bitters ?
Pain Lands seem more reasonable for the price and I will probably get them later, for now I have Check Lands which suit me at the moment.
But it will be an entirely different deck...
So the the deck can't function without Fetch and Shock lands ?
Another idea I have is to replace Wooly Thoctar with Advent of the Wurm which is stronger and can surprise opponents as an instant (and kill a creature as a blocker when it ETB) and is another spell that triggers Prowess for Monastery Swiftspear, what do you think ?
4x Boartusk Liege
3x Boggart Ram-Gang
4x Burning-Tree Emissary
3x Burning-Tree Shaman
4x Experiment One
4x Flinthoof Boar
4x Jund Hackblade
4x Rakdos Cackler
7x Forest
8x Mountain
4x Rootbound Crag
Instant (4)
4x Lightning Bolt
3x Flame Slash
Enchantment (4)
4x Rancor
About the cards choices:
Is Rakdos Cackler a better option than Dryad Militant or Figure of Destiny or Blistercoil Wierd ?
Is Experiment One a better option than Monastery Swiftspear?
Are Flinthoof Boar and Jund Hackblade better options than Kalonian Tusker or Avatar of the Resolute or Strangleroot Geist ?
Is Flame Slash a better option than Setessan Tactics or Vines of Vastwood ?
I decided to take Boartusk Liege instead of Ghor-Clan Rampager.
Are 19 lands enough for this deck ?
If I use a sorcery speed spell I will probably go with Journey to Nowhere.
Another option is Temporal Isolation but it doesn't prevent activated (or passive) abilities so it seems not as good.
Should I replace Crusader of Odric ? If so then with what ?
Are you sure that you didn't confuse it with Silver Knight ?
What would you remove ?
Don't you think that Boros Swiftblade is a more efficient creature than Hearthfire Hobgoblin ?
This equipment ides is quite different from the deck I had in mind.
I don't like Oust as well as it only delays the creature and healing the opponent is not something I want to do.
I will try running 2x Puncturing Light for now and maybe try Dismember if doesn't turn out well.
Here is the updated deck:
3x Captain of the Watch
1x Odric, Master Tactician
4x Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
2x Crusader of Odric
4x Field Marshal
4x Ballyrush Banneret
4x Preeminent Captain
4x Dryad Militant
4x Veteran Swordsmith
3x Porcelain Legionnaire
4x Brave the Elements
2x Puncturing Light
Land (21)
3x Forbidding Watchtower
18x Plains
It is certainly better than running only basics, right ?
Here is the deck:
4x Balefire Liege
4x Battlegate Mimic
4x Boros Reckoner
2x Brion Stoutarm
4x Figure of Destiny
2x Firemane Avenger
2x Iroas, God of Victory
4x Wojek Halberdiers
2x Boros Garrison
4x Clifftop Retreat
8x Mountain
8x Plains
Instant (8)
4x Boros Charm
4x Lightning Helix
4x Legion's Initiative
I plan to get 4x Battlefield Forge later and insert them instead of: 1x Plains, 1x Mountain and 2x Boros Garrison.
I like Firemane Avenger and Brion Stoutarm but I wonder if running 4x Belligerent Hatchling instead isn't a better idea, what do you think ?
I also picked Wojek Halberdiers over: Truefire Paladin, Cerodon Yearling, Boros Swiftblade, Boros Guildmage and Sunhome Guildmage, is this the right choice ?
How viable can this deck be and what changes should I make (within 110$ budget) ?
With some quick alterations I came up with this build:
4x Dryad Militant
4x Experiment One
4x Loxodon Smiter
4x Monastery Swiftspear
4x Watchwolf
3x Woolly Thoctar
4x Rancor
Land (19)
2x Clifftop Retreat
5x Forest
6x Mountain
3x Plains
3x Sunpetal Grove
4x Boros Charm
4x Lightning Bolt
4x Lightning Helix
Sorcery (2)
2x Flame Slash
Now I just need to get the 4x Monastery Swiftspear and 4x Loxodon Smiter as I have the rest.
Is it a decent Naya build ? It's ok not to play any Jungle Shrine, right ?
3x Abzan Falconer
2x Artisan of Forms
4x Battlewise Hoplite
2x Dawnbringer Charioteers
4x Fabled Hero
4x Favored Hoplite
3x Field Marshal
3x Phalanx Leader
4x Glacial Fortress
1x Island
15x Plains
Instant (10)
4x Artful Maneuver
4x Emerge Unscathed
2x Bioshift
2x Artful Dodge
Enchantment (3)
3x Spirit Mantle
Pain Lands seem more reasonable for the price and I will probably get them later, for now I have Check Lands which suit me at the moment.
So the the deck can't function without Fetch and Shock lands ?
Another idea I have is to replace Wooly Thoctar with Advent of the Wurm which is stronger and can surprise opponents as an instant (and kill a creature as a blocker when it ETB) and is another spell that triggers Prowess for Monastery Swiftspear, what do you think ?
What I think I would do is:
-2x Gather the Townsfolk, -2x Guardians' Pledge, -1x Crusader of Odric.
+3x War Falcon, +2x Mirran Crusader.
The deck looks like this now:
4x Accorder Paladin
4x Champion of the Parish
2x Crusader of Odric
2x Mirran Crusader
3x War Falcon
4x Daring Skyjek
4x Soldier of the Pantheon
4x Student of Warfare
4x Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
4x Brave the Elements
2x Puncturing Light
Enchantment (3)
3x Honor of the Pure
Land (20)
2x Forbidding Watchtower
18x Plains
I think I'd rather go with Valorous Stance or Puncturing Light.
Another spell I thought about is Divine Deflection (or Acolyte's Reward), does it fit this deck ?
I see your point about Raise the Alarm, so I want to choose a 2-drop as a replacement.
I'm not very impressed with Anafenza, Kin-Tree Spirit so my candidates are: Precinct Captain, Veteran Armorsmith or Elite Inquisitor.
Or maybe a 3-drop like Gideon's Avenger or Porcelain Legionnaire.