DECK DESCRIPTION & HOW EACH CARD WORKS
With rotation coming, we have NO IDEA what Khans of Tarkir will bring us but I do know this for sure, ALL of these cards will be available for play when RTR rotates out! Not only that, this deck is REALLY POWERFUL & fast!
The best part about this "post-rotation deck" is that it can hang with & BEAT the current Standard metagame consensus "Top Decks"!
HERE'S HOW EVERY CARD IN THE MAINBOARD PLAYS A ROLE AND HOW THEY FARE VS. OUR CURRENT STANDARD METAGAME:
Nissa, Worldwaker is obviously the star here & once she begins pumping out 4/4 Tramplers, its OVER! She's also the reason for the 1x Darksteel Citadels.... she's also responsible for Voyaging Satyr over Sylvan Caryatid in the 2-drop slot, bc Satyr can Untap my 4/4's that Nissa created.
Courser of Kruphix is an absolute ENGINE for this deck & he's vs. aggro decks, he's a nightmare bc of the 2/4 body & 1-life per land, he's a BEAST!
Polukranos, World Eater is just an Amazing 4-drop 5/5 who turns into a 'Removal spell' when he becomes monstrous.
Took out the Boon Satyrs for 4x Terra Stompers, which is exactly what I was looking for! one of the biggest "Win-Conditions" of this deck is "Trampling" over with a HUGE Aspect of Hydra, so while Nylea, God of the Hunt & Nissa, Worldwaker create Tramplers, Terra Stomper is already a HUGE 8/8 Trampler for Only 6 CMC! He's honestly EXACTLY what this deck was looking for... He also creates a ........ PERFECT CURVE........1- Elvish Mystic2- Voyaging Satyr3- Courser of Kruphix4- Polukranos, World Eater5- Nissa, Worldwaker + Arbor Colossus6- Terra Stomper7- Hornet Queen
1 of my only 2 "Non-Creature" spells is Setessan Tactics & that's bc it can be an extremely Good Removal spell, in some cases it can become a 1-sided board wipe!
my other "Non-Creature" spell is also my last 4-of & often my "Win-Condition" .... Aspect of Hydra, which often ends up being my 'finisher', as I can cast this on whichever creature goes unblocked for often lethal damage... -OR- I can obviously use this to pump up my 'chump blockers' n takeout an opponents 'fatty' with a lowly Elvish Mystic 8D .... Oh yeah! Elvish Mystic's a 4-of creature too! my bad, he's like Land to me bc he's such a staple in any Green-Ramp deck, I almost forgot!
then there's 2xNylea, God of the Hunt, who is much better when activated, which will be quite often, but even if she isn't activated, her ability to give all my guys Trample can help create fatal Aspect of Hydra's even when everyone gets blocked!
Genesis Hydra is a 2-of who's pretty fun here bc when he enters, he acts A LOT like a "poor-man's version" of Chord of Calling bc I can dig X cards & then play ANY non-land cards with X CMC! & believe me, if that is 5 or more, that basically hits EVERY card I could possible want, BUT unlike Chord of Calling, he INCLUDES Nissa, Worldwaker (but excluding Hornet Queen) .... who happens to be my only card over 5 CMC but she's a must vs. Mono Black Devotion (MBD) bc she basically creates an un-winnable board state upon casting her! She not only handles all of their fliers, but she kills them all! MBD does have Bile Blight which would obviously suck, but if he doesn't draw it, he'll be forced to CEASE ALL ATTACKING, bc MBD cannot afford to lose so many of their aerial threats to 1-card, as MBD preys on 1-for-1 kills & then card advantage through Underworld Connections, which is a perfect segway into my SIDEBOARD.....
SIDEBOARD:
Mistcutter Hydra are a no brainer vs Mono-Blue Devotion (MUD) decks
Plummet which is also good vs. MUD bc they have smaller, quicker flyers who may have already done their damage before you have time to cast Hornet Queen or Arbor ColossusSetessan Tactics is pretty awesome vs. smaller Aggro Decks, as it can be a 'board-wipe', provided u have enough mana.
Reclamation Sage is great vs MonoBlack bc it gets rid of their Underworld Connections or any opponents Enchantments, which with Theros Block having many Enchantment-creatures, it could be a "Removal-Spell" too. It also helps against any pesky Artifacts, which currently is only really Elixir of Immortality, but vs UW Control, they only run 1-of & removing that guy might make your opponent "Mill" themselves into a loss if its late enough & they don't have a Win-Condition. (Like Ivan Floch's Mainboard Deck) & possibly Pithing Needle.... IF they side it in .... sometimes LOL. Lets just plan to use this card to Remove Enchantments!
Hornet Queen & Arbor Colossus are both 1-of's in my sideboard for decks with larger fliers, mainly Mono-Black-Devo, as Arbor Colossus is a 6/6 with Reach so he can immediately handle MBD's biggest flying fatty - Desecration Demon... & if he becomes monstrous, which should happen the turn after he's casted, he'll also become a 'flying fatty removal'.
