CardsAndStuff says... #2
@canterlotguardian Thanks! I'll definitely take her into consideration. She seems like she could do work mid game.
September 28, 2013 9:50 a.m.
This deck has a nice ramp. I've noticed, though, that the ramp really only takes off once Elvish Archdruid
is on the field. After that Emrakul, the Aeons Torn
annihilates the field nicely. However, if either aren't in the hand, the build is slower than usual.
Time of Need
would be useful for bringing Emrakul to your hand faster, and Summoner's Pact
for Archdruid. That would probably slow the ramp a bit next turn, though.
Also, since you have four of both Llanowar Elves
and Elvish Mystic
, it might better suit your needs if you replaced Heritage Druid
with someone like Noble Hierarch
for extra mana ramping. When I playtested your deck, I noticed Heritage Druid
was having me tap elves who would have already produced mana for me anyways.
One more thing! This deck is very open to early game Aggro and many other things- not that that is an issue if you are playing casual- but if you're not, then maybe consider cards like Druid's Deliverance
and Ranger's Guile
for early game protection.
Hope this helps!
September 28, 2013 10:10 a.m.
CardsAndStuff says... #4
@Ben777 Thanks for all the suggestions. You seem to know this stuff pretty well, so I definitely will add your suggestions. I decided on Fog over Druid's Deliverance Because my deck doesn't run tokens. I added Summoner's Pact and Time of Need . I like the druid in here, though, because it ramps just as much as the Hierarch even if I have only dorks out because it can tap itself, and it makes use of my non mana elves.
September 28, 2013 10:26 a.m.
Ah! I forgot about Fog
. Good pick.
Another interesting card (albeit maybe a little off topic) is Gilt-Leaf Archdruid
. He's a bit difficult to work with for most decks, but your deck already has a decent number of druids. He might fulfill the drawing card part of your deck and provide a mid-game mana steal in case you need extra time to ramp up to Emrakul. Plus, since you have Summoner's Pact
you might only really need to run one anyways.
September 28, 2013 10:37 a.m.
CardsAndStuff says... #6
@Ben777 That would be an awesome suggestions, but recently I've changed the deck around to an aggro elf warrior theme. Sorry bout that!
September 28, 2013 12:47 p.m.
Samwise9787 says... #7
You might want to consider Obsidian Battle-Axe to give your guys haste and Giantbaiting for some pretty crazy turns.
September 29, 2013 7:03 p.m.
Love it. Playtested and on T5 I was drawing 26 cards...
October 9, 2013 5:43 p.m.
CardsAndStuff says... #18
senken12- Thanks! I'm still trying to make it more consistent but those are about the results I'm getting too!
October 9, 2013 5:45 p.m.
Hellriding_Spitfire says... #19
Great deck. One of the best modern decks I have ever seen. Very consistent. I seem to attack for an average of 80 w/ trample at around turn 7 every time when playtesting.
October 15, 2013 6:07 p.m.
CardsAndStuff says... #20
Hellriding_Spitfire- Wow, thanks! I seem to be getting a bunch of good feedback on this deck and some nice playtesting so I think I may invest in it. ( I know, 100 dollars in modern is small, but it's big for me).
October 15, 2013 6:33 p.m.
are u sure you're allowed to have 4 Elvish Mystic and 4 Llanowar Elves ? because they're the same card with a different name and you're only allowed to have 4 of each card? not sure about the rule tho.
October 15, 2013 7:55 p.m.
CardsAndStuff says... #22
Gymboy- Nope actually only 4 cards with the same name! That's why elves are good ;)
October 15, 2013 7:59 p.m.
Samwise9787 says... #23
Just thought about it and you can also use Devoted Druid in the place of Nettle Sentinel with Cloudstone Curio in play.
With one mana elf in hand, tap Devoted Druid twice and Heritage Druid for ggg, cast one mana elf to bounce Devoted Druid .
With gg in pool, recast druid and then tap one mana elf and druid twice for ggg again.
It's not quite as neat as with Nettle Sentinel , but hey, redundancy.
October 15, 2013 8:49 p.m.
CardsAndStuff says... #24
Samwise9787- Wow, nice combo! May just bring Druid and Ezuri back into the deck. Thanks!
October 15, 2013 8:53 p.m.
Gymboy - That's what is called a "functional reprint"
canterlotguardian says... #1
with all the cheap cards (mana-cost, I mean) you could probably benefit from Yeva, Nature's Herald to flash them all in on your opponent's turn, leading into more mana-ramping on your turn.
September 28, 2013 9:14 a.m.