In preparation for tonight’s Friday Night Magic tournament, I have decided to make some updates on one of my favorite archetypes in Standard: the White Blue Heroics. The changes is to add a third color, Red, for access to Temur Battle Rage. I have thought of this color as a good splash so I could sideboard spells that are good against fast tokens decks (i.e. Scouring Sands).

Here is the reference list from StarCityGames.com Standard – Richmond played by Joe Lossett:

Maindeck
Lands
4 Temple of Enlightenment
4 Mana Confluence
4 Flooded Strand
4 Plains
2 Battlefield Forge
1 Temple of Triumph
1 Island
1 Mystic Monastery

Creatures
4 Battlewise Hoplite
4 Hero of Iroas
4 Favored Hoplite
3 Seeker of the Way
1 Lagonna-Band Trailblazer

Spells
4 Defiant Strike
4 Gods Willing
4 Temur Battle Rage
3 Center Soul
1 Treasure Cruise
1 Valorous Stance
4 Ordeal of Thassa
2 Ordeal of Heliod

Sideboard
2 Ordeal of Heliod
1 Temple of Triumph
2 Treasure Cruise
1 Lagonna-Band Trailblazer
2 Cloudform
1 Abzan Advantage
2 Disdainful Stroke
1 Negate
2 Stubborn Denial
1 Glare of Heresy