The Temur Monsters deck I'm hoping to take to a GP this Jan.
So for starters our ramp creatures are Sylvan Caryatid, Rattleclaw Mystic, Elvish Mystic, and Courser of Kruphix.
Pretty straight-foreward, now we can move on to our fat beats.
Savage Knuckleblade is just BRUTAL, getting in for 4 damage as early as turn 3 is nasty, plus if he survives the turn he can start jamming for 6 damage, or holding back for the bounce. awesome card.
Next up is the savory
Stormbreath Dragon
, on a plane where dragons are worshiped this guy can chill with the best of em, and considering Utter End being one of the best removal spells out, and the fact that this guy dodges it, I'd say were good.
Sagu Mauler
is a massive boss, with End Hostilities and
Crackling Doom
being the only cards that can hit it, I'd say 6/6 Trample is pretty sweet.
Party time Polukranos, World Eater has always been a 3 of in the monsters package, he's made his mark and is here to stay.
Next we have Xenagos, the Reveler which comes in and makes an impact during any part of the game, during the threat vs removal agains Mardu/Azban control-y decks, the early "get blockers out" portion of the aggro matchups, and just anywhere in-between.
Lastly we have the one-of brigade in
Kiora, the Crashing Wave
and Surrak Dragonclaw.
Kiora, the Crashing Wave
comes in nicely at being a sweet surprise against the decks that don't run removal that can hit her (the mirror match), plus she is basically a fog against other decks.
Surrak Dragonclaw is a savage mofo, being able to block a threat (Siege Rino) then come in for 6 damage is sweet, plus against most any blue deck he is a huge pain.
Moving on we also have a couple of utility cards.
Temur Ascendancy
lets us start drawing gas so we don't widdle out early, plus makes is so we can send out mana-dorks in addition to a threat that can swing the turn it comes in.
Temur Charm
is just amazing, its a removal spell when we need it, a defensive counterspell when were about to win, and an "I Win" button when they least expect it, just perfect.
in the sideboard I've got stuff for planeswalker based decks, aggro decks, enchantment removal for gods and O-ring effects and dudes to give some matchups a bit more UMPH.
