For another Khans Standard deck tech, I got a reference from a deck tech in the recent Grand Prix in Stockholm last weekend. The deck was piloted by CFB Pro Martin Juza and he made a good finish despite missing the Top 8. His version was White and Black to include Sorin, Thoughtseize, Hero’s Downfall and Herald of Torment. While those are impressive cards to include, I have decided to cut Black and went with a Mono White list.

Here is the deck:

Mono White Pridemate Aggro by Mark Ian Alloso
Standard

Creatures
4 Ajani’s Pridemate
4 Seeker of the Way
4 Soldier of the Pantheon
1 Soul of Theros
4 Wingmate Roc

Spells
3 Banishing Light
1 Suspension Field
2 Spear of Heliod
4 Triplicate Spirits
1 Hall of Triumph
4 Raise the Alarm

Planeswalkers
2 Ajani Steadfast
2 Elspeth, Sun’s Champion

Lands
3 Flooded Strand
14 Plains
3 Tranquil Cove
4 Radiant Fountain

My tech card here would be the White Tarmogoyf: Ajani’s Pridemate. Most of the creatures have the same choices to that of Juza’s list, and in a way help trigger the pridemate’s ability. The seven nonbasic lands also are the additional enablers. The twelve two-drops make sure you have a consistent curve in the first three turns, and the most efficient play is a third turn follow up of anthem in Spear of Heliod and Hall of Triumph.

Your late game plan is either convoking into Triplicate Spirits or just casting a Raided Wingmate Roc. The latter is strong against most of the top tier decks in the current metagame like the Jeskai tempo and Abzan midrange. Elspeth, Sun’s Champion is your third option which can deal with Temur’s Monsters and can provide efficient 2/2 Soldiers with an anthem around.

The deck has four access to removal preboard in three Banishing Light and a Suspension Field. B. Light answers most of the threats in the field (except for Stormbreath Dragons of course) whereas S. Field is an optional answer to cards like Courser of Kruphix.

Sideboard was the reason why I chose Tranquil Cove and Flooded Strand. The Blue splash was for the access of situational counterspells like Disdainful Stroke and Negate. Stroke works well versus the Abzan and Green Devotion threats while Negate is for Jeskai’s burn spells and combat tricks.

My initial sideboard would look like this one:

1 Devouring Light
4 Disdainful Stroke
1 Elspeth, Sun’s Champion
1 Glare of Heresy
1 Heliod, God of the Sun
1 Island
1 Mass Calcify
3 Negate
2 Suspension Field

Overall I think this is a potential contender deck in the meta though it is still in its first stage. If you are tired of the usual three-color shebang then I would recommend trying this deck. Suggestions for improvement is very much welcome and I will be happy to see them posted in the comments below.

Thanks for reading, and until next post.