Standard - Boros Path of Mettle

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TCGPlayer $135
Cardmarket €102
Cardhoarder 5 Tix
  • Deck contains 19 invalid cards for this format: Path of Mettle // Metzali, Tower of Triumph (RIX), Fanatical Firebrand (RIX), Clifftop Retreat (DOM), History of Benalia (DOM), Knight of Grace (DOM), Lyra Dawnbringer (DOM), Ajani, Adversary of Tyrants (M19), Lightning Strike (M19), Tajic, Legion's Edge (GRN), Swiftblade Vindicator (GRN), Aurelia, Exemplar of Justice (GRN), Sacred Foundry (GRN), Torch Courier (GRN), Tocatli Honor Guard (XLN), Adanto Vanguard (XLN), The Immortal Sun (RIX), Shalai, Voice of Plenty (DOM), Deafening Clarion (GRN), Citywide Bust (GRN)
Main 60 cards (15 distinct)
Creature (23)
$0.20€0.130.03
$0.20€0.140.03
$0.25€0.100.03
$0.41€0.310.02
$0.40€0.220.02
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$4.70€3.520.02
Planeswalker (2)
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Instant, Sorcery, Enchantment, Artifact (12)
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$0.45€0.360.02
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Land (23)
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$18.72€14.920.76
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Side 15 cards (6 distinct)
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$0.38€0.250.02
$2.20€1.690.02
$15.78€11.160.03
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Maybeboard 7 cards (7 distinct)
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$2.20€1.690.02
$0.79€0.490.02
$0.23€0.130.03
$0.25€0.130.03
$0.27€0.130.02
$0.40€0.250.02

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Description

This deck is based on something I picked up on reddit with some changes to fit my playstyle.

Was able to get a 1st and 2nd place at my Local Game Store with this deck.

MAINBOARD

1 Drops = You need these goblins to trigger Path of Mettle // Metzali, Tower of Triumphimage and also speed in for some quick damage with some of the boys. Bonus points for using the fanatics to trigger some easy first strike kills. I'm looking at you steel leaf champion.

2 Drops = Knight of Graceimage Is the best in class, there are so many different options here all with their advantages and disadvantages, I ended up here because History of Benaliaimage is a monster of a card and knight of grace hangs out with it nicely.

Swiftblade Vindicatorimage Sure she dies to chainwhirler, sure she's a 1/1 for 2, sure she's a magnet for shock. After hearing all complaints I'm back to running this card. This is a card if you give her just a sip of bonus attack she'll hand you 1/4 your opponents life total and ALSO she'll call home and protect your butt against the counter attack. What more do you want? To mentor onto some one one token?

Lightning Strikeimage Is just one of those magic cards you need to run, great synergy with first strike, has fine reach, tried playing more consistant threats and I always come back to this trusty spell.

3 Drops = Tajic, Legion's Edgeimage Yes, yes and more yes. The only downside is that you have to pay TWO MANA to give him first strike. Bet you didn't even read that power huh? Blow out the opponent, trigger path of mettle, mentor on all your duders. Give everyone, save him, immunity to your oppnenets burn which is laughable because HE is the magnet for the spells. And for good reason.

History of Benaliaimage Just drop the hundred dollars and buy this stupid broken good for nothing card and win games without trying. Triggers path of mettle, the knights hang out with tajic at slumber partys. This card is a 3 for 1 that only asks you to pay 3 mana. Sometimes a Win-For-One.

4 Drops = Aurelia, Exemplar of Justiceimage Huge payoff for running Boros. She slices, dices and julliennes (sp?). She buffs the little guys, the big guys. She can get rushed into action with the torch courier if you want. If she gets removed it feels bad. I have toyed with the idea of running Heroic Reinforcementsimage to bring in some serious 4 drop weenie swing. But I come back to this beautiful angel to close out games in the air.

Ajani, Adversary of Tyrantsimage Get back those two drops that are so difficult for your opponent to deal with, or create perfect mentor buffs and make all your dudes go in and swing harder and harder and...you get the drift. Bonus points on vindicator and adanto vanguard.

5 Drop = Lyra Dawnbringerimage This is up for debate. This deck doesn't have to go to the five drop slow, but path of mettle does sorta ramp you. But if she sticks, you can pretend to be Boros Angels for a minute before you opponent concedes. I just think maybe Heroic reinforcements might be better here. The one thing I can say is your opponent probably used all their removal on the 1-4 slot creatures.

 

SIDEBOARD

Citywide Bustimage for mono green stompy matchup as well as boros angels matchup this sweeper is a one sided wipe that really gets you there against those big boys.

Adanto Vanguardimage Comes in strong against control, really sticky and can get you there. Once you have one on the board feel free to apply pressure with other creatures. 

Tocatli Honor Guardimage Really is a win-more against GB midrange. But watch this one card shut down their entire deck. Also she is a really nice mentor target as well, 2/4 is kinda sticky and 3/5 is just plain a great investment.

The Immortal Sunimage Wow, what can I say about this card other than watch your opponents face twist in agony as they keep reading all the abilities on this card. I'd bring it in as a sleeper against control to lock out the planeswalkers and maybe against a grindy GB matchup to lock out all the Vraskas.

Shalai, Voice of Plentyimage This is really here against Settle the Wreckageimage But with Tajic it creates a nice synergy to shut down alot of removal.

Deafening Clarionimage Against the mirror, or mono-blue-tempo. Great synergy with Tajic, I may cut this if I find a better solution in the mirror.

 

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5 comments

Treeshack
Tocatli Honor guard also stop chainwhirler ETB and with one mentor tick blocks chainwhirler too. She also stops viashino pyromancer as well.
Treeshack
To answer your bigger question, bring in the shield mare's and deafening clarions against mono red. And you'll be fine.
Treeshack
I find chainwhirler misses against benalia and if tajic is out he prevents chainwhirler trigger on your creatures. Chainwhirler can't swing in against path of mettle without being disintigrated, Also remember you can apply first strike damage first, resolve it, and then pop path of mettle to kill the thing you didn't first strike.
Niamak
How good is this deck against Mono Red ? It seems very susceptible to Goblin Chainwhirler.
Zephyrz_
how is the deck doing? seems interesting
Treeshack
Last Updated: 07 Nov 2018
Created: 05 Nov 2018
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