Hold The Line 3.0

[Bernardcs]

Hold The Line 3.0 60 cards, 16 sideboard 20 {Plains} 20 lands 3 {Fiend Hunter} 3 {Accorder Paladin} 4 {Gideon's Lawkeeper} 4 {Hero of Bladehold} 3 {Doomed Traveler} 4 {Champion of the Parish} 2 {Elite Vanguard} 2 {Grand Abolisher} 2 {Mirran Crusader} 27 creatures 4 {Oblivion Ring} 2 {Bonds of Faith} 2 {Silver-Inlaid Dagger} 3 {Honor of the Pure} 1 {Remember the Fallen} 1 {Elspeth Tirel} 13 other spells Sideboard 2 {Suture Priest} 2 {Grand Abolisher} 2 {Leonin Relic-Warder} 2 {Day of Judgment} 2 {Elite Inquisitor} 2 {Nihil Spellbomb} 1 {Honor of the Pure} 1 {Remember the Fallen} 2 {Butcher's Cleaver} 16 sideboard cards

[Bernardcs]

Would you help me optimize this deck?

[Validan]

-1 {remember the fallen}
-4 {accorder paladin}
+2 {elite vanguard}
+2 {mirran crusader} in mainboard instead of sideboard
I've never found accorder paladin to be as useful unfortunately it doesn't trade well with cards like doomed traveler
I would also add in another {butcher's cleaver}

I wish you had 4 crusaders but that's just me, looks great so far though especially with those 4 {hero of bladehold}s

[BlackJester]

{Accorder Paladin}'s great if you're packing a {Pitchfork}, though.

[Validan]

Most definitely

[Bernardcs]

What about {Angelic Overseer}?

[cltrn81]

What about {Angelic Overseer}?

You are pushing it when you try to cast a 5 casting cost with only 20 land.....statistically that is.

Definitely run the {mirran crusader} in the main.  They are your targets for the equipment and auras you have.

[Bernardcs]

What about {Angelic Overseer}?

You are pushing it when you try to cast a 5 casting cost with only 20 land.....statistically that is.

That's right. I wasn't thinking about mana cost.

Now, about {Accorder Paladin}, I like it because of the battle cry ability. If I play against a blue deck, for instance, {Mirran Crusader} protection ability is useless...

[Validan]

But his double strike is still really useful, if blue is an issue try {sword of body and mind}

[cltrn81]

You have plenty of 1 drops, I would ditch the {elite vanguard} for the 2 {mirran crusader}. Maybee drop 2 {accorder paladin} for 2 {mentor of the meek}.....card drawing will keep this deck going after you empty your hand really fast.  Also I know that {butcher's clever} is tempting to use but it costs 6 mana to finally have it equipped.  I would dump the clever and {remember the fallen} for 2 more {silver-inlaid dagger} or 2 more {bonds of faith} or two Swords of .........

[Validan]

I don't think the mentor works with {honor of the pure} on the board

[Prophylaxis]

Have you ever considered {Cloistered Youth}?

[cltrn81]

I don't think the mentor works with {honor of the pure} on the board

Good point

[Bernardcs]

The {Honor of the Pure} effect affects just creatures in the battlefild, doesn't it? I could still use {Mentor of the Meek}...

[BlackJester]

The {Honor of the Pure} effect affects just creatures in the battlefild, doesn't it? I could still use {Mentor of the Meek}...

This is a bit of a tricky one, but they would get the bonus as soon as they hit. If you cast a 2/2, it'll be 3/3 by the time Mentor checks it.