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BMoor's Magic The Gathering Deck Garage
White Creature Deck
October 26, 2009

I've said it before and I'll say it again-- BMoor's Deck Garage thrives on repeat business.

Hey BMoor along time ago before I really new how to play Magic I sent in my first deck, a Black-White Deck based around lots of little creatures and a bit of discard. You reviewed the deck and also taught me alot about how to make the deck work. So after three years I decided to send to you one of my more recent decks: A White deck built mainly for casual multiplayer, which pumps up all of my little creatures. My budget is not that big but still any help would be awesome. I was thinking about splashing green for Sigiled Captain, and some other bant and Selesnya stuff. Also, do you think Proclamation of Rebirth is worth it for my deck?

Total- 60

Creatures- 29

4x Deftblade Elite

4x Soul Warden

3x Martyr of Sands

4x Mourning Thrull

4x Ronom Unicorn

1x Serra Avenger

4x Veteran Armorer

4x Celestial Crusader

1x Eternal Dragon

Non-Creatures- 9

1x Swords to Plowshares

4x Devouring Light

4x Glorious Anthem

Lands- 22

22x Plains

Well, I'll start with your final question: yes, I think Proclamation of Rebirth is a very good idea in this deck. As a matter of fact, I think it'd be worth it to make this a full-blown Proclamation deck!

So, in order to make that happen, you need to focus more heavily on creature with converted mana cost of 1. Take out the Ronom Unicorns for a playset of Proclamation of Rebirth. And take out the Mourning Thrulls for a playset of the other white card that works well with one-drops (try saying that 7 times fast), Ranger of Eos. With the Ranger fishing little dudes out of your deck and the Proclamation bringing them back from the graveyard, you should have no trouble keeping the board festooned with creatures.

If you're going to pursue that strategy, then you should also take out the Serra Avenger, Eternal Dragon, and Veteran Armorers as well for more on-topic creatures. Yes, the Armorers are nice, but 1 toughness doesn't mean much when you can bring back a dead creature every turn. So, what other good creatures are there to be bought for a single white mana?

Figure of Destiny- Not a budget choice, mind you, but its ability to far outgrow most one-drops makes it worth every nickel.

Weathered Wayfarer- If you intend to Forecast a Proclamation every turn, you'll need mana. This little guy can help you get it, and thin your deck in the process.

Steppe Lynx- As long as you're making your land drop each turn, this guy attacks as a 2/3. Great for quick aggro starts, but then this deck looks more like a control deck to me. So in that case...

Nip Gwyllion- To replace the Mourning Thrull we removed.

Order of the Stars- The White version of Will-o'-the-Wisp, one of my favorite blockers of all time.

Apothecary Initiate- You likely won't be spending much mana on your creatures until you get up to Proclamation mana, so why not cash in?

Bushi Tenderfoot- Flipping it is hard, but so worth it.

Remember, I don't expect you to use all of these, and there's plenty more where that came from that you may decide you like better. But these guys are definitely worth thinking about.

Next, take out the Devouring Light, in favor of Path to Exile. The Paths are cheaper, and the drawback isn't all that tough to deal with, especially if you use Weathered Wayfarer.

I also want you to find room for Swell of Courage. If you're going to drop a bunch of 1/1's, this will help you immensely with a weenie rush, or just reinforce one dude into a wrecking machine. Hello, Bushi Tenderfoot?

If you want to focus more on pumping up your 1/1's and less on using them as an immortal army of life gain and stalling, you could also run some Equipment. Loxodon Warhammer is always a classic, but my personal favorite is Scythe of the Wretched. Trusty Machete is also a nice one with a cheap cost. If you go down that path, you may want to look at Kor Duelist for you one-drop army.

Whether you choose to run this as aggro, combo, or control, good luck!

~BMoor