Hey Curdbros! Nice to see you here from our primer :P

Nice deck ;) If you want to check the one I'm currently testing check out GRamp!

YES!!! I love that you;re on here artome :) Don't tell anyone how long it's taken us to get to these lists....haha! I love the devotion primer (great discussions) and there is just as much to learn here as well. I'll definitely be headed to your list right away...great to hear from you!

Not sure if Glimpse of Nature is banned in modern but it would be absolutely incredible in a deck like this. :)

I would suggest you take out Utopia Sprawl for Glimpse of Nature since it doesn't let you draw a card.

P.S. this is the coolest "home brew" I've seen in a while. :)

Thanks bod12345678! Your right about Glimpse...would be amazing here. I would LOVE to play Glimpse...unfortunately they banned it in Modern :(.

Glimpse of Nature would mean consistent turn 3 wins by elves...shudder

All i could say is +1. Try out the master biomancer plan, see how it is, let me know. Been working on a new Loam build that ive been quite fond of. Haven't posted it, will do when its up.

Master Biomancer is a really cool idea. I will be testing it asap! Please tell me when your loam deck is up. Your builds are always spectacular so I can't wait to see it. Thanks for the +1!

It's Up! Modern BUG Loam is the deck for others wanting to check it out. It's such a cool list that really is how you want to control your opponent in Modern.

thanks for the advertisement CurdBrosBrewingCo now lemme see how i can help with this list.. i love the main except id try to squeeze another Elvish Archdruid mainly because having lord effects is just very strong.

Sideboard stuff i would add - If you can somehow produce black mana off a Utopia Sprawl or Abundant Growth then Golgari Charm is my new favorite sideboard card, gives delver alot of problems? Sweet. Helps your dorks/other stuff survive wrath effects like Pyroclasm Oblivion Stone Supreme Verdict yes maam. Destroys Enchantments? Very nice. id probably take out the Wheel of Sun and Moon for it. Also since you already have a blue splash Swan Song, ik you have Chalice of the Void but that doesnt stop combo dead. Scapeshift, Twin dont really care to much for chalice on 1, even 2, as it doesnt do to much to disrupt. Now i love Chalice of the Void so i wouldnt really reccomend cutting any, but id try to find room for Swan Song

Crazybop09....I love both of those ideas for the board! It's really not hard to get black into the board (utopia sprawl and abundant growth go a long way to fixing). I will certainly try them out and throw an Overgrown Tomb in the main.

I'll keep testing and see if there is a card I can cut for another Archdruid as well. He is the least important elf in terms of the combo; but on the devotion side (and just in general as a lord) he is great.

Thanks for the suggestions and the +1!

To me this looks like beck elves except without Beck. You should definitely consider adding it.

I've always been a fan of Tangleroot. I used to run a Cloudstone Curio in a casual elf ball deck to get extra value from Elvish Visionary. But when you put Tangleroot in a deck that runs Llanowar Elves and Lys Alana Huntmaster you find yourself getting a lot of elve very quickly :P Even without the huntmaster it means you don't need the Nettle Sentinels to get the mana.

Hey! Try Laboratory Maniac ? :)

TemZki...laboratory maniac would be fun as you often can draw through the whole deck no problem. It's a great additional win con. Good idea!

I've been using Outpost Siege now as my other win con. It is the same idea (as your continually returning creatures to your hand). I chose it over other non-creature/combat win-cons due to the facts that (a) it's also a great way to dig for the combo (as can be "bounced" after you have the combo with another enchantment to get back to damage trigger) and (b) it's good quasi-defense for removal/board wipes (as the opponent will lose creatures or life off damage triggers).

You could absolutely run Labratory Maniac, though as a win con.

LordOfDispair...the combo is the same combo as Beck Elves; however the decks do not play the same way. Beck Elves decks are relatively "linear" in their nature. You run four ifs of the combo peices, a few other mana dorks, and draw spells (Beck and Lead the Stampede usually athough there are others) to fuel your hand and get to the combo.

This deck is more about using permanents to draw and also uses devotion as both a win-con and a way to get to the combo. Genesis Wave is far and away the best way to get to the combo (as they all enter together and even if the opponent responds with removal you can respond by "going off"). Also, devotion is just a natural fit for elves! They build up south devotion so quickly; that things like Ezuri, Renegade Leader amazing.

It also allows you to take advantage of Cloudstone Curio through enchantments. Abundant Growth is spectacular in devotion decks; and its ability with CC is amazing too. You can literally loop enchantnents to draw cards to dig for the combo.

An easier way to put it is that this deck is more "circular" than Beck Elves (that tends to run very linear). Many of the cards have multiple uses. Even Nettle Sentinel is part of the combo and at the same time is perfect for the Genesis Wave / Garruk / Nykthos combo (as you can tap out all lands and elves for a huge wave, hit Garruk and Nykthos, and use them to create huge amounts of mana...but because you cast a green spell Nettle Sentinel untaps...you can then sink all the mana into either Wolf Run, Nylea, or Ezuri and Attack with him.

I'm rambling; but this deck just plays a little differently than traditional Beck Elf deck; and Beck just doesn't fit as well here (partially because we have enchantments replacing Elvish Mystic and Llanowar Elves and partially because permanent-based card advantage (other than Genesis Wave) work best in devotion/Genesis wave decks.

I hope this helps. The combo definitely is the Elf Combo you see in Beck Elves (as are many of the cards); but this deck is not Beck Elves in a few important ways.

enpc...I LOVE tangle root! IVe used it in a couple decks. Not sure if I can fit it in here; but it's a great card! Good idea.

Love this. Nice take! : )

Thanks scorpix. I really appreciate it and the +1!

I tend not to like Nykthos as a 4 of. It's not really something you ever want to see more than once (try 3). I also do recommend 1x Regal Force, for obvious reasons.

slovakattack...in most devotion decks I only run 3 Nykthos; but in this deck you really want a Nykthos by turn 3 at the latest and duplicates are normally nice because you can trigger your first then play a second as your land for turn and trigger it too :).

I am finding, however, that I may want four Cloudstone Curio's. It's just too powerful of an interaction with both elves and enchantments/abundant growth. I wouldn't be surprised if there is an enchantment/enchantress devotion deck out there that could take advantage of cloudstone curio as well...but I digress :)

I'm testing which card to replace for a fourth curio right now. I wish I could get away with 18 lands...we'd kill two birds with one stone (I'd just add a Curio and get rid of a Nykthos!)

Have you thought about dropping a Genesis Wave ik its a key card of the deck but generally you want to draw into it... having 1-2 in opening hand can be rough sometimes... just a suggestion :)

I have in the past thought about it and in many decks have only run three waves. In this build; even a wave for X=3 or 4 can be spectacular...so it's a tough choice...I've just gotta keep testing to get to the perfect balance:)

I played against an elf combo deck (Heritage Druid + Nettle Sentinel ) that was running Weird Harvest. In some matchups, quite simply the creatures you get will be far superior to theirs, in others theirs won't matter at all, but in some it could ruin your day. Just a thought to consider.

I'm in love with this build. I've been a fan of elf combo decks for a while, but I'm not one to typically play combo decks outside the realm of the kitchen table. However, this one doesn't exactly play like a combo deck, in that there are so many ways to win via devotion and ramp. I just can't express how much I dig this iteration of elves... Wow... I mean damn I don't even know what to say, except I just have to build it. I have to, I'm magnetically drawn... My spiritual experience from looking at this aside, would you mind me crediting you on my own build when I post it on TO? +1,000,000