Standard List
This is a standard list for Mono-White Aggro tweaked to taste for my own personal use.
22 Lands
18 Plains
4 Shefet Dunes
20 Creatures
4 Dauntless Bodyguard
4 Skymarcher Aspirant
4 Adanto Vanguard
4 Knight of Grace
4 Benalish Marshal
18 Enchantments
4 Cartouche of Solidarity
4 Legion's Landing
3 Seal Away
4 History of Benalia
3 Trial of Solidarity
19 Land Variant
I started experimenting with this variant when I found that I was getting flooded in a 22 land deck. Basically it tries to take advantage of a low average cost (less than 2) and the fact that MTG Arena picks the best of two hands for your opening hand. You generally want to keep a hand with at least two lands. Anything less can be risky — but if you have a decent amount of 1-drops / token producers and a Legion's Landing you can try risking it if you're feeling brave.
I eventually cut the removal entirely from this deck. This is probably a questionable move, but with only 3 Seal Away's in the former list getting ahold of removal was anything but consistent. This list basically looks to generate a wide board and use multiple pumps to punch through for lethal.
Unless against a deck that is actively killing your creatures it's feasible to Ascend around turn 4, but I've managed to trigger it as early as 3.
This is the list I currently favor in QC, and I have been diligently recording my match-ups with it:
Mono-White Aggro 19 Land Stats Spreadsheet
19 Lands
15 Plains
4 Shefet Dunes
24 Creatures
4 Dauntless Bodyguard
4 Skymarcher Aspirant
4 Snubhorn Sentry
4 Adanto Vanguard
4 Knight of Grace
4 Benalish Marshal
14 Enchantments
4 Cartouche of Solidarity
4 Legion's Landing
4 History of Benalia
2 Trial of Solidarity
3 Instants
3 Pride of Conquerors
For charts and the import code for this variant see Mono-White Aggro 19 Land Variant.
About the Author
I'm just a Diamond 1 player. Just kidding, I'm a Master now. Still, take my advice with a grain of salt.
To say I'm the "Author" of this deck is a gross exaggeration. This is the standard mono-white list (though perhaps with deviations in choice of Trial of Solidarity over Pride of Conquerors and the Cartouche of Solidarity package).
Tips
1. If Dauntless Bodyguard is your only turn 1 play, don't be afraid to play her for tempo. Her ability, while useful, is fairly situational and it's often more valuable to exert pressure than to ensure you're getting the maximum potential out of every card.
2. The same can be said for Cartouche of Solidarity. While you may be tempted to hold on to them to "live the dream" and bounce Trial of Solidarity, it's often more valuable to get an early first-strike creature out or to get you closer to Ascension.
3. Triggering Legion's Landing can actually serve as mana acceleration, or get you out of a situation where you're stuck on 2 land.
4. It's important to exert as much early pressure as possible. Punch their life as much as you can. This can often cause an unskilled opponent to focus more on staying alive than winning the game, or make him launch half-hearted attacks for fear of losing. Take advantage of these situations to build your board presence in a stall with Adanto, the First Fort and hope for a Trial of Solidarity or Benalish Marshal to overwhelm their defenses.
5. While a Mulligan guide can be tricky since you're never sure what you're playing against, generally I look for a curve-out hand: a 1-drop, a 2-drop, and a 3-drop OR; three 1-drops and a 3-drop. It may be tempting to keep a hand with one land, a Legion's Landing and a bunch of 1-drops but be very careful.
Match Ups
RDW
I would say we're generally favored to win this match-up. If you can build-up a first-striking life-leecher, you're in a good spot. Please do not soft-ball this game too hard; you are an aggressive deck, and I encourage punching them back if they swing with everything — especially if you have Benalish Marshal or Trial of Solidarity in your hand and you know you can set up a big swing the following turn. You have an opportunity to gain life back, provided they don't have Rampaging Ferocidon out — where as every life they lose is one permanently gone. History of Benalia can be really good in this match-up, as vigilant creatures are incredibly useful against RDW. Don't be afraid to attack aggressively with Adanto Vanguard. They usually won't block, but if they do, activate her to diminish their board unless you're in the danger zone. Keep Seal Away for Glorybringer and Hazoret the Fervent.
This match-up gets exponentially harder if they manage to stick a Soul-Scar Mage and start throwing down Goblin Chainwhirler to kill/weaken your board. Goblin Chainwhirler is an absolute menace to this deck, but not everyone has them yet. Given a couple weeks, you can expect most RDW to be running the full package of Soul-Scar Mage, Goblin Chainwhirler, Earthshaker Khenra, Rampaging Ferocidon, and Hazoret the Fervent.
This is, IMO, the best deck in the format until they ban Rampaging Ferocidon and Ramunap Ruins again.
Second Sun
I can't remember the last time I lost to this deck. It's a pretty straight forward match-up. Play aggressively and try to bait out his counters. Once he hits 4 land, slow-roll him with partial attacks so he doesn't blow you out with Settle the Wreckage. If he taps out for Approach of the Second Sun you basically get a free alpha-strike against him and he'll likely be dead.
Lately they've been running Lyra Dawnbringer as an anti-aggro card. You basically have to build a big enough board / buff to where you can make up for the lifegain while being mindful that if you attack with too much you set yourself up for a Settle the Wreckage.
Always assume they have another Settle the Wreckage. It's anecdotal, but I've had as many as three played against me before. After 2 you may feel confidant, but you never know.
U/B Control
Basically you just have to be aggressive and beat their face in. You're more or less praying they don't get a Golden Demise. If they tap out for The Scarab God you have a turn to punch in and try to end it (or at least force them to block with Scarab in such a manner that he dies and they have to recast him), but they should be at fairly low life by the time they can cast him anyway.
Mono-Green
They're not going to block with their Llanowar Elves, so just punch in as early as you can. They're playing an aggressive game, too, and likely won't hold back Steel Leaf Champion unless they're on the ropes. Play it like an RDW and hit when you can. You're basically going to try to build a board around them while hitting as often as you can, setting up a alpha strike with Shefet Dunes, Trial of Solidarity, or a surprise Benalish Marshal. Carnage Tyrant and Ghalta, Primal Hunger can both be a problem, with the latter being a prime target for Seal Away. This is one of those match-ups where a Skymarcher Aspirant can really help.
Merfolk
Strangely, this deck is an absolute nightmare for us if they start throwing +1/+1 counters everywhere. They can go as wide as we can with Deeproot Waters. Deeproot Elite is the real all-star here, turning harmless little fish-people into Godless killing machines. Multiple Merfolk Mistbinder can be our undoing, and Kumena, Tyrant of Orazca can generate huge value for them if he sticks. I don't have many tips other than to be as aggressive as you dare without diminishing your board. This is one of those games where Seal Away feels bad if they decide to just sit their Deeproot Elite out.
There is, however, a card that sort of punishes Merfolk hard. Tocatli Honor Guard can put a stop to a lot of their nonsense, but she is a rare and takes up the crowded 2-cost slot.
U/W Historic
This deck is... very difficult. By way of Raff Capashen, Ship's Mage they can flash in Lyra Dawnbringer, their Planeswalker's, or even Urza's Ruinous Blast. Throw in Settle the Wreckage and this is just kind of a nightmare match-up. Not much to say, as I've only faced it a couple times but haven't quite cracked the match-up.
Card Choices
Legion's Landing — Really great card. Can generate tokens when the game goes long. Sometimes your best strategy is to go wide until you can use a Dunes or drop a Marshal to punch through a smaller board of bigger creatures. Basically generates two permanents towards Ascendency, which helps out Snubhorn or Conqueror's Pride.
Skymarcher Aspirant — An aggressive one drop that can help break board stalls later in the game. Not much to say.
Adanto Vanguard — Being able to swing with this guy and your opponent not knowing whether you'll pay the life or not is valuable. This creature is a straight up beater. Even against RDW sometimes the play is to activate just to thin out their board. Can ram itself into first-strikers and survive to kill them.
Benalish Marshal — This wouldn't be a deck without this guy. He's got a decent body but since it's not the magical 4 number it's sometimes best to just leave him at home as an enchantment while your other guys do the dirty work. Primary Dauntless target.
Shefet Dunes — Doesn't come into play tapped. Generates white mana. Buffs your field. There's no reason not to run 4.
Cartouche of Solidarity — Makes a creature a first-striker and produces a 1/1 vigilant token. Helps Snubby come online and can bounce Trial of Solidarity. Helps with a grow-wide strategy and generally a decent card. Feel free to replace with another creature, though. The only thing that makes it playable is that it generates a body so it's not a complete blow out if they kill the creature you attach it to.
Trial of Solidarity — A questionable card. Highly telegraphed since it's an enchantment. That being said, sometimes it's really useful to be able to attack with everyone and still have defenders the next turn. It doesn't get bounced as often as you think by Cartouche since usually you play them before you get Trial (and I wouldn't suggest holding Cartouche until you get a Trial). Can EASILY be replaced by Pride of Conquerors. Definitely a flex-slot with your buffer of choice. Can be devastating when used in conjunction with History of Benalia.
History of Benalia — Marshal makes this a deck, but without History it would be a much, much, worse deck. This card is pretty nutty. Turn 1 it generates a 2/2 vigilant knight for 3 mana. Turn 2, you get a free 2/2/ vigilant knight. Turn 3 those knights become 4/3's without a Marshal. It's just a huge tempo card, and if you can chain them there's little your opponent can do with multiple turns of buffing/flow of units.
Knight of Grace — No-brainer pick. 2/2 First Strike with hexproof against Black and counts as a Knight. Can be replaced by Martyr of Dusk, but why?
Seal Away — This can be Seal Away / Cast Out / Ixalan's Binding. Cut creatures / enchantments as you see fit if you feel like you need more than 2. If you go with Seal Away there will be times you wish it was a binding, and if you go with binding there will be times you wish it was a Seal Away. Just the nature of the beast. Main targets are Phoenix, Hazoret, or anything else you just have to get rid of.
Additional Card Considerations
Snubhorn Sentry — One of the more questionable cards in my list. The 3 body isn't irrelevant, though, dodging Magma Spray, Golden Demise, and being able to chump a good deal of creatures until he comes on-line. With 4 Cartouches, 4 History of Benalia, 4 Legion's Landing, and Seal Away / Cast Out / Ixalan's Binding / Trial of Solidarity being enchantments it's not hard to get him going. I often attach him with a Cartouche for a 1/4 first-striker so he can contribute early. If you're not comfortable with this card, replace with Skymarcher Aspirant.
Oketra the True — Flex slot. I run Oketra because I like kitty-momma, and she's a real headache in some match-ups. As a one of though, it's inconsistent. I've experimented with Gideon of the Trials and found him a suitable replacement. Could also be a third Trial / Conqueror's Pride / 4th Snubhorn. She's not difficult to turn-on with the Cartouche package.
Adorned Pouncer — This is the card I like the least. Without a Marshal out the best it can hope to do is trade with a x/2. Doesn't get buffed by History of Benalia. Its only use is sometimes the opponent will be too afraid of it coming back as a 4/4 to block it, but that rarely happens.
Sacred Cat — I tried the kitty out in a "sticky" list but found that most of the time they stand around waiting for Marshall before they can go on the attack. While life-steal is relevant against RDW, I just found them to be less aggressive in other match-ups where you need every point of damage.
Gideon of the Trials — This card has been fairly successful for me. It can really frustrated the RDW matchup even further, and can help against Stompy by neutralizing their big threats or setting up disadvantageous trades. He's flexible, allowing you to set-up or break a board stall or go aggressive.
Pride of Conquerors — This can easily replace Trial of Solidarity. It's much more flexible being able to be used offensively and defensively and at instant speed. If you don't like the Cartouche / Trial package, consider this as a replacement.
Tocatli Honor Guard — A consideration for the Merfolk match-up. Basically stops their shenanigans, and there's very little they can do about it with no hard removal and just bounce spells to rely on.
Kinjalli's Sunwing — Good against RDW, or at least slowing them down or drawing a Lightning Strike.
Settle the Wreckage — Can be an unexpected blow-out against other aggro decks. I wouldn't run more than two, probably. In a best-of-one format, it could be pretty valuable. As a result, please watch out for decks that run white and sit on four open mana.
Updates
05/01/2018 — Updated decklist. I love Snubhorn, but needed the extra aggression and stale-mate breaking power of Skymarcher without losing the synergy between Dauntless and History of Benalia. I cut the random 1-offs, and upped the count of Trial (although 3 feels too much whenever you see more than 1 in your opening hand / first couple of turns).
Also separated tips pertaining to particular match-ups to their own section.
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