Been a while, but decided I might as well post the decklist I've been running in Historic Artisan: Orzhov Knights.

4 x Dauntless Bodyguard
4 x Venerable Knight
4 x Foulmire Knight

4 x Knight of Grace
4 x Knight of Malice
4 x Order of Midnight
4 x Smitten Swordmaster
4 x Wintermoor Commander
4 x Cast Down

4 x Belle of the Brawl

4 x Unclaimed Territory
4 x Tournament Grounds
6 x Plains
6 x Swamp


Pretty rough list and not exactly fine-tuned to the max. You could make an argument for an extra Swamp to cast the Adventures as well as Cast Down more reliably, there's something to be said about Conclave Tribunal (easier to cast than Cast Down and hits a few things Cast Down does not), there's other interesting Knights such as Corpse Knight or Cavalry Drillmaster.

The knight pay off seems quite low TBH... how about saprolings?

Wuster had a vicious Saproling Pauper deck before the rotation. I would bet it could easily be upgraded to an Artisan deck

Soul Warden Artisan
Loving it!
4 x Ajani's Pridemate
7 x Swamp
4 x Ajani's Welcome
4 x Healer's Hawk
4 x Soul Warden
4 x Leonin Vanguard
4 x Adanto Vanguard
4 x Order of Midnight
9 x Plains
2 x Orzhov Guildgate
4 x Final Payment
2 x Basilica Bell-Haunt
4 x Forsaken Sanctuary
4 x Bloodthirsty Aerialist



Selesnya tokens is also quite powerful

4 x Raise the Alarm
8 x Forest
2 x Baffling End
4 x Gallant Cavalry
4 x Saproling Migration
8 x Plains
4 x Woodland Champion
4 x Spore Swarm
4 x Oakhame Ranger
2 x Conclave Cavalier
4 x Pledge of Unity
4 x Flower // Flourish
2 x Selesnya Guildgate
2 x Selesnya Guildgate
2 x Prison Realm
1 x Ixalan's Binding
1 x Conclave Tribunal

The Soul Warden Artisan deck was something I thought about too. Definitely needs Scoured Barrens and I'm not sold on Ajani's Welcome (especially if you're not running Angel of Vitality).

The token deck definitely has too many 4-drops to run Gallant Cavalry IMO; there just have to be better cards. Also Conclave Tribunal should be the main removal spell of choice for the deck IMO.

Gallant cavalry is a soft spot for sure, how about tribunals and pacifism as removal.
Also the Soul warden deck needs mortify.
Those where first drafts, I made a mono U that is very good too.
Historic artisan is a fun format.
A proliferate deck could also have game.

I wish I would have never messed with it to update it after rotation. I can't remember the exact build.
I ended up basically netdecking as I look at it now. I think I'm running Cucho's Orzhov Lifegain there to the card. I don't feel bad as it's perfectly along my sensibilities so I would have built it even without his list being out there.
Edit: Ajani's Welcome was perfect actually. I can't tell you the like in no time 10 or more power Arialist's I ended up with because that card was on the board also.