Harkening back to Urza's Saga, Glorious Anthem is back in all it's...well...glory. This mono-white aggro deck looks to land some early threats like Speaker of the Heavens or Alseid of Life's Bounty then follow it up with some two-cost creature that get really scary if left alone:
Check out the deck list and video to see how we finish our plate and leave our opponents in the sand.
Magic: The Gathering TCG Deck - Basri Beatdown by AliasV
'Basri Beatdown' - constructed deck list and prices for the Magic: The Gathering Trading Card Game from TCGplayer Infinite!
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Ajani, Strength of the Pride
Color Identity:W
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+1: You gain life equal to the number of creatures you control plus the number of planeswalkers you control. −2: Create a 2/2 white Cat Soldier creature token named Ajani's Pridemate with "Whenever you gain life, put a +1/+1 counter on Ajani's Pridemate." 0: If you have at least 15 life more than your starting life total, exile Ajani, Strength of the Pride and each artifact and creature your opponents control.
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Basri's Lieutenant
Color Identity:W
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Vigilance, protection from multicolored When Basri's Lieutenant enters the battlefield, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control. Whenever Basri's Lieutenant or another creature you control dies, if it had a +1/+1 counter on it, create a 2/2 white Knight creature token with vigilance.
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Linden, the Steadfast Queen
Color Identity:W
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Vigilance Whenever a white creature you control attacks, you gain 1 life.
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Mangara, the Diplomat
Color Identity:W
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Lifelink Whenever an opponent attacks with creatures, if two or more of those creatures are attacking you and/or planeswalkers you control, draw a card. Whenever an opponent casts their second spell each turn, draw a card.
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Glorious Anthem
Color Identity:W
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Creatures you control get +1/+1.
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Heliod, Sun-Crowned
Color Identity:W
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Indestructible As long as your devotion to white is less than five, Heliod isn't a creature. Whenever you gain life, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature or enchantment you control. {1}{W}: Another target creature gains lifelink until end of turn.
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Castle Ardenvale
Color Identity:W
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Castle Ardenvale enters the battlefield tapped unless you control a Plains. {T}: Add {W}. {2}{W}{W}, {T}: Create a 1/1 white Human creature token.
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Alseid of Life's Bounty
Color Identity:W
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Lifelink {1}, Sacrifice Alseid of Life's Bounty: Target creature or enchantment you control gains protection from the color of your choice until end of turn.
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Adherent of Hope
Color Identity:W
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At the beginning of combat on your turn, if you control a Basri planeswalker, put a +1/+1 counter on Adherent of Hope.
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Ajani's Pridemate
Color Identity:W
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Whenever you gain life, put a +1/+1 counter on Ajani's Pridemate.
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Unbreakable Formation
Color Identity:W
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Creatures you control gain indestructible until end of turn. Addendum — If you cast this spell during your main phase, put a +1/+1 counter on each of those creatures and they gain vigilance until end of turn.
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Plains
Color Identity:W
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({T}: Add {W}.)
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Venerated Loxodon
Color Identity:W
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Convoke (Your creatures can help cast this spell. Each creature you tap while casting this spell pays for {1} or one mana of that creature's color.) When Venerated Loxodon enters the battlefield, put a +1/+1 counter on each creature that convoked it.
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Basri Ket
Color Identity:W
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+1: Put a +1/+1 counter on up to one target creature. It gains indestructible until end of turn. −2: Whenever one or more nontoken creatures attack this turn, create that many 1/1 white Soldier creature tokens that are tapped and attacking. −6: You get an emblem with "At the beginning of combat on your turn, create a 1/1 white Soldier creature token, then put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control."
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Speaker of the Heavens
Color Identity:W
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Vigilance, lifelink {T}: Create a 4/4 white Angel creature token with flying. Activate this ability only if you have at least 7 life more than your starting life total and only any time you could cast a sorcery.
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