MTG Combo: Barren Moor + Tranquil Thicket

outofborderline on ALL IS SACRIFICE EDH

8 years ago

Not a huge fan of Mirrorpool in this deck. Too much necessitated colorless mana. Westvale Abbey  ^Flip seems gimmicky and unnecessary, probably weighing down your plan. It's up to you on whether to run it, but it feels awkward. I kinda get it with the Pack Rat and everything, though. I don't like necessary colorless mana. It's really weird.

Strip Mine and Tectonic Edge are HUGE must-plays in this deck, especially if you have the full Crucible of Worlds + Life from the Loam setup. Also a fan of running Barren Moor + Tranquil Thicket solely because you're a Hypnotoad deck, meaning that one Cycle will become two cards. Blighted Woodland will serve you well, too, as it weeds out basics and triggers Frogman.

You said you don't want to play Land Destruction, but: Consider the following. Land destruction is not your primary win condition. It is a backup. Always have a backup.

Moonlight Bargain is so sloooow, why run it? If you want to get silly with adding lands to your hand for nothing, play Ad Nauseam. Commune with Nature is really good for Creature/Land decks.

Personal preference, not a fan of extremely high-cost cards. I usually curve out at 7 so staring down Praetor's Counsel is a bit intimidating haha. I'd rather have incremental, grindy advantage over that, though. Overwhelming Stampede is also unnecessary. You're a grindy deck, not a #yolo deck!