Throne of Eldraine prereleases have begun, and one of the major themes in the set are Knights. How good are Knights in standard? Let's find out.
The Decklist
View it here at: https://www.mtgvault.com/jxue16/decks/eldraine-knights/.
The Gameplan
Fervent Champion hits the battlefield really fast, and buffs our other knights. Not only that, it has first strike to deal with other small threats without dying itself. It's last ability doesn't matter in this deck.
Murderous rider functions as a removal spell and a Knight in this deck. The fact that it is both in a single card means much in this deck, as we can kill a threat and get another knight out.
Worthy Knight is like a Hero of Precinct One, but we have many knights and they're typically pretty cheap. With one or more of these out, we can make an army of 1/1s in no time.
Wintermoor Commander can make our knights withstand more damage, but it's more of a blocker than an attacker, as it has deathtouch and its toughness can grow quickly.
Conclusion
The deck actually did quite well and went 6-4. It did better than expected, but it's still sad without Nexus Reclamation.
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