StarcityGames.com Standard Open regular Ross Merriam has added a Championship trophy to his list of accomplishments as he won the SCGCLE Standard Open last weekend. He piloted Bant Heroics which was before popularized by Tom Ross and he defeated the lines of Gerard Fabiano’s Esper Dragons in the semis and Brad Fallen’s Red Green Dragons in the finals.

Here is the winning decklist of Bant Heroic by Ross Merriam:

Maindeck
Creatures (17)
1 Battlewise Hoplite
4 Favored Hoplite
4 Hero Of Iroas
2 Lagonna-Band Trailblazer
2 Monastery Mentor
4 Seeker of the Way

Spells (21)
1 Ordeal of Heliod
4 Ordeal of Thassa
2 Ajani’s Presence
4 Defiant Strike
4 Dromoka’s Command
4 Gods Willing
2 Treasure Cruise

Lands (22)
1 Forest
1 Island
4 Plains
4 Flooded Strand
4 Mana Confluence
2 Temple of Enlightenment
1 Temple of Mystery
1 Temple of Plenty
4 Windswept Heath

Sideboard
2 Aqueous Form
3 Encase in Ice
2 Ordeal of Heliod
2 Disdainful Stroke
3 Stubborn Denial
2 Treasure Cruise
1 Island