Convoking Elves (Standard MTG Deck)

Convoking Elves

Standard Aggro BG (Golgari) Combo Elves

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Creature (29)

Land (21)

Instant (10)

Sideboard

Creature (2)

2x Reclamation Sage

Instant (2)

2x Plummet

Sorcery (11)

The way the deck plays out is to populate the board with many elves. While doing so, chip opponent's health away before casting Shaman of the Pack.

Fastest deck to populate the board with creatures for Gx. Because of this, we can utilize powerful convoke spells (total of 4):

Chord of Calling: great toolbox card. Usually out shaman of the pack after hard casting a shaman, or in a pinch get out Reclamation Sage. Also, set up your blockers then convoke for Dwynen, Gilt-Leaf Daen to provide the extra +1/+1 to your blockers.

Obelisk of Urd: removed from the deck because it felt really slow. Replaced with 2x Ultimate Price

Gather Courage : very important to maintain board state while gathering methods of casting shaman of the pack. This spell also punishes your opponent thinking you're tapped out of mana, when they forget your elves can be mana!

Stain the Mind : Board wipes absolutely rekt this deck, so having this card can effectively remove Languish, drowns, angers, etc.

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4-0 FNM (on a Tuesday) — Aug. 11, 2015

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Tested the deck with the new change of replacing Obelisk of Urd with Ultimate Price. Felt more fluid.

Opponent 1 (GW counters): I lost first round with a flier (because of abzan falconer). The next 2 games I won with improved side board.

Opponent 2 (GR dragons): Lost first game again. Won next 2 games with tricking opponent into blocking then casting Gather Courage.

Opponent 3 (Jeskai Burn): Lost 2nd game. Duress and self-inflicted wounds is key.

Opponent 4 (Mono-white): Won both games with a fast shaman and chord combo.

Reflection: Deck feels a lot more fluid having gather courage and ultimate price to maintain board presence and chipping opponent's health. The fact that the opponent knows about gathering courage is even better to bluff attacks with. Post board games I usually board out gnarlroot trappers and some messengers (due to less elves). The deck becomes more control.

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Date added	9 years
Last updated	9 years
Legality	This deck is not Standard legal.
Rarity (main - side)	4 - 0 Mythic Rares 13 - 2 Rares 21 - 7 Uncommons 12 - 6 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	2.28
Tokens	Ashaya, the Awoken World, Elf Warrior 1/1 G
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