crabopolis says... #2
Celryn the reason for Axebane Guardian is i only own 1 (like i said budget) but he produces any color. I intend to drop the Gyre Sage and probably Healer of the Pride for 2 more. i don't like the Arbor Elf unless i can get my hands on some Breeding Pool. the other reason i am trying to use creature ramp is so i have the ramp early, chump blockers mid, and can use Moorland Haunt with Master Biomancer for a 2 drop 3/3 + spirit. does my logic hold up?
February 28, 2013 6:20 p.m.
Yes for the most part. Axebane Guardian is a CHEAP card and all the defenders are very cheap as well. But he is too expensive for what he does w/o several copies in my opinion. Gatecreeper Vine is also excellent to ramp and provide ramp for Axebane. I still really don't like Greenside Watcher, more defenders or cheaper ramp is what I would recommend.
February 28, 2013 8:21 p.m.
Not to mention Gatecreeper Vine can fetch your budget duel-lands (the gates).
February 28, 2013 8:22 p.m.
crabopolis says... #5
how does everyone feel about Mayor of Avabruck Flip here. Pumps my existing humans, or pumps out tokens later game.
March 4, 2013 10:42 p.m.
Observation #1: It seems you have a lot of expensive spells and not a lot of land or mana ramp.
Observation #2: This deck seems like it might be divided between two goals: counters and token generation. I can't say whether that's good or bad, just something I noticed.
I would take out:Mayor of Avabruck Flip : I assume he's here to pump the human tokens this deck puts out but really you don't have enough of a human theme to benefit from him IMO.Fungal Sprouting : Can be a flop if you don't have a really big guy on the field. Increasing Devotion : Seems too expensive for what it generatesBioshift : Can be a nifty combat trick on occasion, but not reliablePrimordial Hydra not enough ramp to get him out early and benefit from him
Just some ideas of more powerful token generators:Armada Wurm Advent of the Wurm Thragtusk Trostani's Summoner Call of the Conclave
Also Voice of Resurgence but its really, really expensive...
Other Possible additions:Rootborn Defenses Farseek
Celryn says... #1
Why Axebane Guardian? You have only one defender so all it does is ram for a 3 drop. Also you only have 6 guild gates, maybe replace -3x Greenside Watcher and -2x Simic Guildgate for +3x Arbor Elf and +2x Verdant Haven?
February 28, 2013 6:13 p.m.