MTG Azorius Soldiers Standard Deck (End of Feb 2023 Update)

Azorius Soldiers is a Standard deck in Magic: The Gathering that is focused on creating a powerful board presence using creatures with the Soldier creature type. The goal of the deck is to flood the board with cheap and efficient Soldier creatures, then use spells like Protect the Negotiators, Negate, Spell Pierce, and other counterspells to protect them with the Blue access.

Here below is the full decklist of the archetype, updated as per the recent tournament results posted at the MTG Top 8 website:

Maindeck 
Creatures
2 Dennick, Pious Apprentice
3 Harbin, Vanguard Aviator
4 Recruitment Officer
2 Resolute Reinforcements
4 Siege Veteran
4 Skystrike Officer
4 Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
4 Valiant Veteran
4 Yotian Frontliner
2 Zephyr Sentinel
 
Spells
2 Destroy Evil
1 Spell Pierce
 
Lands
4 Adarkar Wastes
1 Deserted Beach
1 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
4 Fortified Beachhead
2 Mishra’s Foundry
1 Otawara, Soaring City
3 Plains
4 Seachrome Coast
4 Secluded Courtyard
 
Sideboard
3 Brutal Cathar
1 Destroy Evil
2 Disdainful Stroke
2 Extraction Specialist
3 Loran of the Third Path
2 Negate
2 Spell Pierce