Daruid: Seton-Storm

Commander / EDH* Combo Elves Mono-Green Multiplayer Ramp

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Creature (35)

• 1x Arbor Elf
• 1x Argothian Elder
• 1x Beast Whisperer
• 1x Birchlore Rangers
• 1x Boreal Druid
• 1x Copperhorn Scout
• 1x Devoted Druid
• 1x Druid Lyrist
• 1x Elvish Archdruid
• 1x Elvish Harbinger
• 1x Elvish Mystic
• 1x Elvish Pioneer
• 1x Elvish Visionary
• 1x Eternal Witness
• 1x Farhaven Elf
• 1x Fierce Empath
• 1x Fyndhorn Elves
• 1x Gilt-Leaf Archdruid
• 1x Heart Warden
• 1x Heritage Druid
• 1x Joraga Treespeaker
• 1x Kamahl, Fist of Krosa
• 1x Karametra's Acolyte
• 1x Krosan Restorer
• 1x Llanowar Elves
• 1x Marwyn, the Nurturer
• 1x Priest of Titania
• 1x Quirion Ranger
• 1x Regal Force
• 1x Soul of the Harvest
• 1x Temur Sabertooth
• 1x Voyaging Satyr
• 1x Wirewood Channeler
• 1x Wirewood Symbiote
• 1x Yavimaya Elder

Artifact (9)

• 1x Cloudstone Curio
• 1x Expedition Map
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Slate of Ancestry
• 1x Staff of Domination
• 1x Sword of the Paruns
• 1x Umbral Mantle
• 1x Winter Orb

Instant (9)

• 1x Beast Within
• 1x Benefactor's Draught
• 1x Chord of Calling
• 1x Crop Rotation
• 1x Kindred Summons
• 1x Nature's Claim
• 1x Summoner's Pact
• 1x Vitalize
• 1x Worldly Tutor

Land (29)

• 1x Arch of Orazca
• 1x Cavern of Souls
• 1x Deserted Temple
• 22x Forest
• 1x Gaea's Cradle
• 1x Maze of Ith
• 1x Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
• 1x Wirewood Lodge

Commander (1)

Sorcery (9)

• 1x Finale of Devastation
• 1x Genesis Wave
• 1x Glimpse of Nature
• 1x Green Sun's Zenith
• 1x Harmonize
• 1x Mobilize
• 1x Natural Order
• 1x Regrowth
• 1x Shamanic Revelation

Enchantment (8)

• 1x Aluren
• 1x City of Solitude
• 1x Concordant Crossroads
• 1x Growing Rites of Itlimoc  ^Flip
• 1x Guardian Project
• 1x Hall of Gemstone
• 1x Recycle
• 1x Sylvan Library

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Maybeboard

Creature (6)

• 1x Acidic Slime
• 1x Ezuri, Renegade Leader
• 1x Gyre Sage
• 1x Oracle of Mul Daya
• 1x Primordial Sage
• 1x Vizier of the Menagerie

Land (1)

• 1x Petrified Field

Instant (1)

• 1x Heroic Intervention

Sorcery (1)

• 1x Praetor's Counsel

Artifact (1)

• 1x Isochron Scepter

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You Probably Saw This Coming

Are we really that surprised?

Welcome to the Deck

I don't know why, friend, but it always feels more polite to welcome you to the deck. So, welcome! This Seton, Krosan Protector list is an elfball-like strategy. To those unfamiliar with elfball, the philosophy is to ramp out aggressively with fast mana dorks into a draw engine, filter through a burst-y turn, and close out the game with a combo. Essentially, you snow-ball card advantage and ramp with elves. In my deck, the idea remains the same but... with druids.

Why Seton?

Let us address the elephant in the room. Why should someone play Seton, Krosan Protector over other mono-green generals like Omnath, Locus of Mana, Ezuri, Renegade Leader, or Yisan Wandering Bard? Especially considering that this list is an elfball strategy? He’s not even an elf!

The primary reason for using Seton is because he provides pseudo-haste to all druids. A good follow up question here is "then, why play specifically druids?" For starters, the benefit to druid tribal is that most of the strongest mana dorks in the game are already druids (i.e. Priest of Titania, Elvish Archdruid, Karametra's Acolyte). A second reason is Gilt-Leaf Archdruid. Seriously, that guy's the nuts. The power to draw a card whenever you cast a Druid is already powerful enough for inclusion, but the ability to chose someone in your game and tell them they aren’t allowed to play anymore? Brutal.

With the addition of all the recent tribal support (I.e. Vanquisher's Banner, Kindred Summons, and Cavern of Souls) and you have a very potent tribe to build. So, how does the deck run, you say? I’m glad you asked...

The Early Game and Mulligans

Okay, so now that we know why we're playing ole' Seton here, how do we approach playing this deck? As with any deck, the first thing to do is know what cards you're looking for in your opening hand. Typically, you want about two or three lands, some mana dorks, and some draw. A draw engine is very important, as it will help you storm off in one big explosive turn.

As an example, a very keep-able hand is one that has Glimpse of Nature, Vitalize, three Forests, Llanowar Elves, and Arbor Elf. While purely an example, it can help put perspective on what we're looking for. You could have a Sylvan Library or Arbor Elf, but the idea remains the same. A one mana dork is always keepable, as you want to have Seton, Krosan Protector down on turn two as often as you can. The early game for this deck is pretty much done once you get to an upkeep after getting Seton on the table.

Midgame

So, early game is pretty easy in concept. Play Seton and help him survive. What's next? This is where a draw engine is extremely important. Thankfully, the deck has a lot of different ways to stock up on cards. Zendikar Resurgent, Vanquisher's Banner, Skullclamp, Regal Force, Primordial Sage, Recycle, Kindred Summons, and even the aforementioned Gilt-Leaf Archduid / Glimpse of Nature... All of these are power tools to kickstart your big, snow-ball turns. Obtaining any one of these, and you can start to storm off. If you're having trouble storming, we do have a few methods of stalling, such as Ritual of Subdual, Halls of Gemstone, and Beast Within. But dont' worry, you have tools to get the storm started like Paradox Engine, Mobilize, and Vitalize to give yourself massive boosts in mana. As you cast druids, ramping and drawing cards, keep your eye out for your combo pieces. What combos? Why, I'm glad you asked...

The Combos

Now that we know how to navigate the early to midgame, how do we win? Well, those who know me should find it unsurprising, but this deck wins with combos. This is a list of the combos you can use to close out the game.

1. Argothian Elder + Maze of Ith = Infinite mana (only in the combat step)
2. Priest of Titania + Sword of the Paruns
3. Priest of Titania + Umbral Mantle
4. Cloudstone Curio + Lightning Greaves + Priest of Titania
5. Lightning Greaves + Priest of Titania + Temur Sabertooth
6. Priest of Titania + Staff of Domination
7. Umbral Mantle + Viridian Joiner

The Priest of Titania can be substituted for other cards like Elvish Archdruid, Wirewood Channeler, and Karametra's Acolyte. Voyaging Satyr and Krosan Restorer are also good to include if you have Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx, Itlimoc, Cradle of the Sun, or Gaea's Cradle.

You can also use Concordant Crossroads as a stand in for Lightning Greaves.

At any rate, once you have achieved your infinite mana, then you can slam down on a win-condition.

The Win-Cons

So let's assume we made it to infinite mana (or at least, a lot of it), what's next? From here we can use Kamahl, Fist of Krosa to smash our opponent to bits, Cloudstone Curio to make a lot of ETBS (Acidic Slime/Elvish Visionary, anyone?), and even just steal all the lands with Gilt-Leaf Archdruid. You either make it so your opponents can no longer win, or just smash them. Pretty simple in the grand scheme of things. If you used Staff of Domination to generate infinite mana, congratulations, you also have your win-con in play. Draw your deck for any one of the earlier stated win-cons. Gain infinite life. All of that fun stuff.

Thanks For Coming By!

Again, thank you for coming by, friend. I hope this description was insightful and helpful. Feel free to leave a comment, suggestion, or just a +1. All forms of support are appreciated. Have a good one!

Top Ranked	Achieved #2 position overall 6 years ago
Date added	6 years
Last updated	2 years
Key combos	Priest of Titania + Umbral Mantle Argothian Elder + Maze of Ith Umbral Mantle + Viridian Joiner Priest of Titania + Sword of the Paruns Priest of Titania + Staff of Domination Cloudstone Curio + Lightning Greaves + Priest of Titania Lightning Greaves + Priest of Titania + Temur Sabertooth
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	3 - 0 Mythic Rares 34 - 0 Rares 18 - 0 Uncommons 23 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.61
Tokens	Beast 3/3 G, City's Blessing, Morph 2/2 C
Folders	Excellent Primer, Possibly Build, Cool Decks, Commander, Interesting Commander Decks, Decks I like, Decks I Want to Build, Favourite decks from people around the world., good ideas, Current EDH