You should also consider Primordial Hydra . Since it passively doubles it's counters each of upkeep, it may prove itself useful. I know I favor him in my green decks, because within a few turns he is like a 30/30 with trample.

Thanks so much for the suggestion! I'll definitely be adding it to my buy list!

Godsire for maybe an alternate win-con? Or maybe just as a win more kind of card. Love the deck, +1

Also maybe some more rampy cards to thin out your deck. Like Rampant Growth or Cultivate .

I have a similar deck, except I based mine off hydras. A nice utility card you might like is Bioshift . You can couple that with a Forgotten Ancient , if you take out some of your creatures and add more utility you will see how fast he can grow.

bleath02, thanks! I think I prefer Cultivate a bit more because I really like the Explore in this deck, and those two would go well together.

obitus, thanks for the suggestions! I think Forgotten Ancient sounds like a really good addition, I'll have to think about what I can take out though.

Mycoloth + Cathars' Crusade is practically game right there. With Mayael's Aria , it's even faster.

Thanks for the suggestions!! I actually never thought about how Cathars' Crusade synergizes so well! What do you think I should take out?

Zhur-Taa Ancient , Savageborn Hydra , Soul's Grace , and Spearbreaker Behemoth can be taken out. Not to say you should take them all out, just that those fit the bill best. I know it's a casual deck, but there are a lot of cards that fit, but don't really help. I'd say reducing down to 24 lands and going up to 4 copies of Explore if you want to go with some ramp.

You make some very good points. I think Savageborn Hydra and Soul's Grace would be missed by me the least. And the land fixing is also a splendid suggestion. I really appreciate all your help! Thank you!

No problem. Also, Harrow might help you ramp.

Huh... When I first saw this I thought it would be a Mayael the anima deck...Anyhow.Phytohydra with Pariah, or Pariah's shield is busted.Um.. hm....Sprouting Phytohydra.Feral Hydra.Protean Hydra is pretty awesome as well.

Might even want to consider making it a 5 color deck, and just tossing in Progentius and Maelstrom Angel

Ageless Entity and Serra Avatar are really helpful. I have a deck similar to this as well. If you want to take a look at it, I'll be glad to link it for ya.

What if you took your concept for this deck (which I assume is the troll and aria) and put it into a defenders style deck. Axebane Guardian , Gatecreeper Vine , Carven Caryatid , One-Eyed Scarecrow , Perimeter Captain , Sunscape Familiar , Thallid Shell-Dweller , Tinder Wall , Vine Trellis , and Wall of Blossoms would help you by stalling the early game and giving you people to tap with the troll, as well as what each particular one does. Would would also need a way to get both the enchantment and troll through thinning, filtering, card draw or tutoring.

You could also make a crap load of tokens via thallid or goblins.

Feral Hydra

Just run 4x Elvish Mystic 4x Llanowar Elves 4x Elvish Archdruid and 4 of any x costing hydras. Especially Primordial Hydra . Hydra decks are fun and effective.

Kalonian Hydra + Corpsejack Menace = fast, painful death

Dark Depths , you have enough ramp to make it playable in this deck, and it is already power 20 for Mayael's Aria

Thanks for the suggestion anewsome, but I'm pretty dedicated to my current colors and even splashing black would require more money than it's worth. That's definitely an awesome combination though!!

bantam1234, I never even thought about Dark Depths before! That's a really neat idea! If I'm lucky, I would love to get my hands on one or two! They're a little pricey to buy straight up though.

Mossbridge Troll doesn't trigger the win con on Mayael's Aria , since it's power only lasts until end of turn and Mayael's Aria only triggers during the upkeep.

It actually does, as it can be triggered before the upkeep, before power is checked with Mayael's Aria .

You are right. I stand corrected!

I think the best card to get you to 20 quickly would be Primordial Hydra and maybe a Doubling Season or two (Although very pricey.)

And if you decide to run Dark Depths , you should run Vampire Hexmage indefinitely. Unless you're running 4 Depths, then (with the new legendary rule), you'd play the first one, then a second one, choosing the second one to come into play and sacrifice the first one, and the second one doesn't enter with any counters and it's automatically Marit Lage.

Corpsejack Menace would work fine for a substitute Doubling Season.

I know you're dedicated to your colors, but those would all help.

Also, running mana dorks can speed your deck up a bit.

Feral Animist you only need one or two enchantments and then pump him with mana to get him to 20 power.

A lot of your creatures are high on CMC, so maybe adding Quicksilver Amulet

Then, if it's about getting that Mayael's Aria out, you could add Enlightened Tutor and Ajani's Pridemate .

Hexproofing Ajani's Pridemate and letting him build his +1/+1 counters to 20 by gaining life can seal a faster win!

The possibilities are endless!