...And the horse you rode in on

Standard* GW (Selesnya) Land Destruction Midrange

Pakinlead

Creature (22)

• 4x Drover of the Mighty
• 3x Jadelight Ranger
• 4x Llanowar Elves
• 2x Lyra Dawnbringer
• 3x Remorseful Cleric
• 2x Shalai, Voice of Plenty
• 3x Sumala Woodshaper
• 1x Wayward Swordtooth

Land (24)

• 2x Cascading Cataracts
• 2x Desert of the Indomitable
• 1x Desert of the True
• 5x Forest
• 5x Plains
• 3x Scattered Groves
• 2x Scavenger Grounds
• 4x Sunpetal Grove

Enchantment (10)

• 4x Fall of the Thran
• 1x Ixalan's Binding
• 3x Seal Away
• 2x The Mending of Dominaria

Instant (2)

• 2x Settle the Wreckage

Sorcery (2)

• 2x Cleansing Nova

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Enchantment (1)

• 1x The Mending of Dominaria

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Ever wanted Armageddon back in Standard?

This is my thought experiment to create a Fall of the Thran synergy/midrange deck. Most of the deck is geared for rotation; however, the land base takes a hit with the loss of cycle lands and Cascading Cataracts, and Benefaction of Rhonas is a rough thing to lose.

Deck Synergies

Fall of the Thran

• Fall of the Thran + Remorseful Cleric : The ideal LD combo. Cleric's exile breaks the symmetry of returning lands, stymieing your opponent while leaving you moderately unaffected. Remorseful Cleric, however, is not good enough sans Fall, keeping it at a 3-of.
• Fall of the Thran + Scavenger Grounds : This is much more tricky to execute because it puts both players in the same predicament. Having a better board presence than your foe before activating Scavenger Grounds is critical.
• Crucible of Worlds + Fall of the Thran : Crucible allows you to rebuild after Falling much faster than your opponent. Even still, Crucible is not directly synergistic with the midrange plan, making it a 2-of.
• Cleansing Nova + Fall of the Thran : The secret combo. Cleansing Nova is usually here as a Wrath to set the board to parity before Falling; however, you can use the second mode to destroy Fall early.
• Cascading Cataracts + Fall of the Thran : Pretty simple. Land destruction + indestructible land is pretty solid, even if Cascading Cataracts is a Darksteel Citadel most of the time.

Crucible of Worlds

• Benefaction of Rhonas + Crucible of Worlds : Since Benefaction of Rhonas can't get lands for some reason, Crucible allows you to replay the lands binned by Benefaction.
• Crucible of Worlds + cycle lands: Just a cute bit of value. Cycle away lands, then get them back anyway!

Shalai, Voice of Plenty

• Remorseful Cleric + Shalai, Voice of Plenty : Shalai is great; she's annoying to put down, she can Gavony Township, and she protects your fragile combo piece from removal.
• Lyra Dawnbringer + Shalai, Voice of Plenty : The angel tribal special. Lyra buffs Shalai, and Shalai defends Lyra!

Suggestions both welcome and encouraged!

Date added	6 years
Last updated	6 years
Key combos	Fall of the Thran + Remorseful Cleric Fall of the Thran + Scavenger Grounds Crucible of Worlds + Fall of the Thran Cleansing Nova + Fall of the Thran Cascading Cataracts + Fall of the Thran Benefaction of Rhonas + Crucible of Worlds Remorseful Cleric + Shalai, Voice of Plenty Lyra Dawnbringer + Shalai, Voice of Plenty
Legality	This deck is not Standard legal.
Rarity (main - side)	2 - 0 Mythic Rares 30 - 0 Rares 8 - 0 Uncommons 10 - 0 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	3.39
Tokens	City's Blessing