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Well, in my opinion, (if you want it) bioshift can potentially be a game winner. Say you shift all the counters from phalanx leader on to an unblocked favored hoplite that seemed like only 3/4, they take 12 instead. It can also save creatures from damage by adding to their toughness. Warrior's lesson is always good.

Changed mine around, & got rid of the dual lands for now. I'm thinking it's still to eclectic to be effective. Yours looks more streamlined and is probably more reliable, too. Mind taking a look? It's my only public deck ATM.

Bioshift is a great addition! I'll sideboard it for pitting against decks with lots of target removal.

Honestly, I wasn't even going for a Hot Deck OR for Budget! It just turned out that way. :)

I have a Boros deck like this as well that I play every FNM. I personally prefer the Boros one. It's a turn 4 win much of the time. I have lots of silly decks just for fun, though.

And yes, I do prefer the streamline of basic lands. No time for tapped lands. Keep the mana costs low. Yeah, Rocco. I'll check yours oWt.

Sunpetal Grove is a dual land that enters the battlefield untapped if you control a Forest or a Plains. It works great to get the mana color you are looking for.

It's also not standard and will make this deck "modern" if added.

They won't, but it usually enables your whole army to bypass all potential blockers. Gods Willing is in there for the Pro-color + Heroic Trigger.

I played it anyways in a red-white heroic deck. It doesn't target them, yes, but that's because it saves the team. Let the other 16 instants do the heroic work. Brave the elements is able to save the whole team from a damage board-wipe or make them the best blockers you could ask for.

Brave the Elements works for a grande finish; you could send in a horde of jacked up Fabled Heroes with protection from all the opponent's creatures AND from spells that might tap, detain, or remove them. ^^ These guys got it down.

Yep - I have that as a disclaimer in the Deck Description

That's what I was going to say. It should be somewhere along the lines of 13 Plains 9 Forest.

I was waiting for this comment, lol (Ps. I thumbs'd up both comments, because you're both correct)

I agree. Originally, I wasn't going to change it, but then I thought: There's enough Scry in this deck to raise chances of having the right balance of land in optimal time to take a player out the fun way. (Turns 4 - 6, usually)

All great suggestions - they're not all Standard, I'm afraid. If Travel Preparations was Standard, it would have a golden throne in this deck. I'm crossing my fingers for the coming generations.

I don't run the Bow because of its 2 Green Mana and it's a little slow for the deck. Glimpse the Sun God I'd considered, but I think it's quicker just to have Protection in the end to make unblockables. I've thought about using Glimpse the Sun God as a multi-trigger for my Heroics after the opponent's combat step. I still might include that one down the road.

Thank ya

so much information! Jk

Seconded. It's such an impressive way to get your counter-bearers through a wall of blockers. Especially Fabled Hero. I'm using it with Warriors' Lesson, too. Card advantage in an aggro deck has quite a nice ring to it.

Oh, man - it's a crime to not have Unflinching Courage on the mainboard! Replaced Common Bond with a full set*

Same price, and reaps much more reward. Thanks

Not sure yet about Warrior's Lesson - Might sub out a Chronicler or 2 for it.

Nice, man! Congrats

Glad you could be inspired. I no longer remember a time in MTG where Heroic didn't exist, lol

There's only room for a little bit of instant buff in a deck like this. It's not just creature-heavy; it's important for the same creatures to stay on the battlefield for a few turns, so protecting them takes priority over beefing them up for quick damage. In this case, Selesnya Charm is filling the role the Giant Growth would fill, as well as providing more utility.

I have a similar deck, myself, and if things go right, a measly 3 more damage isn't worth the card slot. These dudes can get BIG.

That's right - Borzorius, I've seen some great Heroic-based decks with Instant buffs. However, in this case Rocco has it correct. It would be aggro to the point where you could be dealing a great amount of damage quickly...but it also runs you out of cards quickly and doesn't have the option of any added aggro or protection. Better to have options on deck. Especially in today's Standard.

I think I'll make a deck like that for fun now though. :)

oh.. i get it :) thanks for the insight

http://www.mtgvault.com/rocco/decks/instant-heroes/

Here's a quickly-made deck based around that idea. The Bioshifts are a questionable inclusion. It's tricky to do a G/W heroic instant buff deck, since some of the best buff is through the Bloodrush ability. No spell is cast, so no heroic abilities trigger :(

See what you think, and maybe get some ideas.

Quite yes, my friend.

And because of the wording on Bioshift ("any amount of counters"), you get to pump up your heroes before declaring how many counters are moved. This way, you can play Bioshift, add counters, respond by playing another instant on one or both heroes, add counters, then decide how many to move from target 1 to target 2.

Keep in mind that you do have to declare which is the supplier and recipient of the counters when Bioshift is cast, not when it resolves.