Here is a slight deck update for UW Heroics in Khans of Tarkir Standard. I got this idea from an opponent in Day 2 of Grand Prix Manila 2015. At first it looks like the traditional Blue White build but it has a late game plan in case something goes wrong. Andrew surprised me on that play in our decider game as I was trying to race his 6/6 Hero of Iroas with my Rabblemaster and Boon Satyr. He casted Wingmate Roc with Raid!

Here is what I assumed to be his decklist:

Lands
4 Flooded Strand
4 Temple of Enlightenment
2 Mana Confluence
1 Tranquil Cove
2 Island
9 Plains

Creatures
4 Battlewise Hoplite
4 Favored Hoplite
4 Hero of Iroas
3 Heliod’s Pilgrim
2 Seeker of the Way
2 Wingmate Roc

Spells
4 Defiant Strike
4 Gods Willing
1 Ajani’s Presence
1 Feat of Resistance
1 Triton Tactics
4 Ordeal of Thassa
1 Stratus Walk
1 Ordeal of Heliod
2 Aqueous Form

While I did not saw Seeker of the Way in all of the three games, I assumed that it is in the maindeck same as most builds. Five-mana spells seem to be hard to cast in this deck but with the cantrips on Defiant Strike and Ordeal of Thassa, I am pretty sure it can easily hit five lands.

I will be trying this build on this coming Friday Night Magic before the Fate Reforged Iloilo Prerelease and see it myself how powerful this pseudo-tech build. He got into Day 2 of a GP so I am pretty much confident that this will work.