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To do it properly, you need a set of Silverblade Paladin and a full set of Sublime. The reason people don't do this often with is that does it better. It can be a turn faster and that makes all the difference. Moreover, provides better creatures to add around the Silverblade-Sublime core; Loxodon Smiter for example.

Once Gatecrash comes through with the Orzhov stuff, there might be a reason to try this with . Right now, there really isn't.

Jan 5, 2013 -- 6:33PM, Hreth wrote:

Jan 5, 2013 -- 6:27PM, pzbw7z wrote:

To do it properly, you need a set of Silverblade Paladin and a full set of Sublime.

Yum... Silverblade Paladin paired with Vampire Nighthawk . What would you take out? Tormented Soul ?

I would take out most of the stuff - starting with the Vampire. I'd leave the Knight, I'd add Tragic Slip and other than that, the only I'd run is the flashback for Lingering Souls which I would bump up to four copies. The creatures just aren't that great and the creatures are. There isn't a good mana base for the color combination so I'd tilt it towards .

Of course, without Silverblade, the mana isn't that big of an issue, but without Silverblade and Sublime, the deck basically isn't teribly competitive.

Truthfully, I'd really take out ALL of the and go which is exactly what I did.

Here is the last deck list I had before I dismantled the deck. I don't think I actually used it in this exact form, but it was pretty similar to what I had used before.

Creatures:
4 x Doomed Traveler
4 x Judge's Familiar This is pretty if-y, but I thought I woud try it. Champion of the Parish would be another card to consider.
4 x Knight of Glory
3 x Knight of Infamy
4 x Silverblade Paladin
4 x Sublime Archangel

Spells:
2 x Ajani, Caller of the Pride
4 x Lingering Souls
2 x Oblivion Ring
2 x Faith's Shield
4 x Tragic Slip

Lands:
2 x Cathedral of War
4 x Isolated Chapel
1 x Vault of the Archangel
10 x Plains
6 x Swamp

Sideboard:
1 x Faith's Shield
3 x Thalia, Guardian of Thraben One should consider main-boarding Thalia.
3 x Nevermore
2 x Oblivion Ring
3 x Pacifism This is actually a decent response for Thragtusk .
3 x Rest in Peace

This deck is heavy on to facilitate Silverblade and Sublime. It's really with a splash. I think this is clearly superior to Exalted.

With more of a emphasis on , there are many cards that come into consideration, including Nighthawk. There are others that can work with either approach.

One that worked for me sometimes was Essence Harvest . Sever the Bloodline could be a good choice for the side-board for these sorts of decks.