Xenagos is great, and fits rather nicely into the deck, but I tried to stay away from him because he will rotate out of standard soon and I don't want to purchase any. I am building this deck for mostly after standard rotates, so I am only using the Theros and M15 cards I already have.
April 3, 2015 10:34 p.m.
horrible deck dont run evolving wilds unless your a noob bad deck overall 1/10 go back to playing pokemon
April 7, 2015 8:53 p.m.
Mccriggles says... #5
guy, drop Evolving Wilds, Temple of Abandon and Rugged Highlands and play 4 Wooded Foothills (unless your on a budget) +1
April 7, 2015 9:06 p.m.
Yes, Evolving Wilds should be replaced with Frontier Bivouac and all the dual lands and scry lands should be replaced with Fetchlands, however, it is somewhat budget, and when playtesting, I want to test what I have or will for sure get, even if there is a better (but more expensive) option.
April 12, 2015 10:17 p.m.
JakeHarlow says... #7
I like Xenagos, the Reveler better here. I would also try Surrak, the Hunt Caller mainboard over Surrak Dragonclaw, and just bring the latter in vs control from the sideboard.
I'm also not understanding Collateral Damage in here. Also, Temur Charm is far superior to Trap Essence.
A final note: your sideboard is only 14 cards. There's room for one more. Disdainful Stroke is always solid.
April 23, 2015 6:26 p.m.
I find disdainful stroke not terribly worth it as the only creature threat I really have is Stormbreath Dragon and that is what Arbor Colossus is for. Surrak, the Hunt Caller is good, but Polukranos, World Eater is better, he offers haste, but Temur Ascendancy offers haste and card draw. I will probably swith out Trap Essence for another Temur Battle Rage as it hits opponents for a surprise crap ton of damage all the time.
April 23, 2015 8:43 p.m.
DonkeyPunch says... #9
Less tap lands means faster plays and less time for your opponents to get the drop on you. I believe you should really consider removing Evolving Wilds from the mainboard because it's only good use is in sealed formats. Standard has no place for it unless your playing fewer colors.
April 27, 2015 9:22 p.m.
Yeah, enter the battlefield tapped lands are definitely not ideal, I cannot afford fetch lands for this deck, but pain lands, when I get 4 Frontier Bivouac I might be able to get away with switching some of the tap lands for just regular ones.
April 28, 2015 8:03 p.m.
DonkeyPunch says... #11
A playset of Wooded Foothills is only like $40. I mean I understand if you can't afford it, but it's not that hard to come by $40.
April 28, 2015 8:56 p.m.
So I would maybe put in Sylvan Caryatid? a very good card because it can tap for any color of mana... Help you with mana consistency...
June 18, 2015 1:25 p.m.
Sarkhan Unbroken is better than Sarkhan, the Dragonspeaker. Also, I'd run at least 2, probably even 3, copies of Dragonlord Atarka. Also, Thunderbreak Regent and Stormbreath Dragon would be great in here. Maybe 2 Thunderbreak Regent instead of the Hero's Blade. I'd add Dragonlord's Prerogative to the sideboard against the awful ester control decks out there. Icefall Regent is another good card. Wild Slash, Draconic Roar, Silumgar's Scorn. All good cards. More burn would be good. Anger of the Gods sideboard against mono red aggro and pesky decks that have Deathmist Raptor and Den Protector.
June 18, 2015 1:27 p.m.
Avaricious Dragon might be good in the sideboard mafokoko. I don't see it being good in certain match ups because with the burn cards and the counters you want cards in your hand during your opponents turn. It could be good against control since that's a grindy matchup and you need card advantage.
June 18, 2015 1:31 p.m.
Yeah I guess... Better card for an aggro deck where Avaricious Dragon is the top of the curve not the bottom xD
June 18, 2015 1:33 p.m.
danthek84, thanks for the suggestions, I am staying away from Stormbreath Dragon due to the impending rotation, but I have been thinking about adding Thunderbreak Regent , and Sarkhan Unbroken and more Dragonlord Atarka are things I need to acquire. I'm not too worried about control since I can put in 4 Stubborn Denial, plus 2 Display of Dominance and I only need like 2 attacks to win.
June 19, 2015 12:39 p.m.
skalocaust says... #19
Thunderbreak Regent is definitely a solid choice for this deck. Gets you some midgame air presence and protection for your dragons. Icefall Regent is also nice for this as well.
July 14, 2015 6:24 p.m.
Icefall Regent takes double blue which is something I am avoiding because if I need double all 3 colors I will get mana screwed all the time, also it is a bit slow for this deck
July 23, 2015 9:19 p.m.
Deck went 4-0 at Game Day, only issue was the side board for aggro was to inconsistent, which I have fixed by bumping Feed the Clan up to a 4 of, since even 1 sets almost all aggro match-ups out of reach.
hackerheck says... #1
What do you think about Xenagos, God of Revels? Him and Atarka, World Render will win you the game.
April 3, 2015 10:26 p.m.