Grimgrinner....I totally see what you are saying about Eidolon of Blossoms vs. Carven Caryatid ...Carven Caryatid incidentally was one of the cards I was most proud of pulling out of Gatherer :) I will pay very close attention to how often Eidolon's low toughness effects the game (i.e. how many time it would cost me a game over having a Carven Caryatid . That's a very good point.

yeah...I see what you are saying about Abundant Growth ...it just ends up playing so darn well that I can't see removing it (although I could be biased to it).

Thanks for taking the time to elaborate. Sometimes I either (a) read too much into someone's comments, or (b) don't read the words correctly to get the full point someone is making....so it is super helpful. I do appreciate it. Both are good points that I will make sure to keep note of in my testing. Thanks!

leafpowernow....definitely! I think Bow of Nylea could definitely see play in the right build...being able to ping and kill a pesky Delver of Secrets  ^Flip both pre - and post-flip, a V. Clique, an Ornithopter , a Vault Skirge , and numerous other flyers; being able to pump up a creature permanently for both damage and combat tricks, and being able to gain life against Red Deck Wins, Valakut, and numerous other decks makes Bow of Nylea a viable card....like you said, no one function is over the top for its cost; but the versatility of the card makes it useable against nearly every deck AND it adds 2-devotion....and having deathtouch on your chump blockers is never a bad thing :) I will definitely need to test this card more. Great idea!

In terms of sideboarding; of course it varies between each opposing deck; but there are some general things that tend to happen a majority of the time:

1. If I am siding in only green cards; I tend to remove one Abundant Growth
2. I tend to side out all (or all but one) of the "beater" that is least effective against the opposing deck (i.e. if I am not playing against control, I may side out all but one Mistcutter Hydra ...that's the great thing about having Summoner's Pact . If I run into an open board and have only one Mistcutter Hydra in the deck but I sided it out; I can still call it up and cast it!
3. Against decks where the game is going to go a little longer (i.e. decks with heavy removal, control, etc.) I will actually board out one land (normally a single Forest and/or Kessig Wolf Run ...both if adding a Cavern of Souls ).
4. If you are ever stuck needing one more card to board out; you can always choose to board out 1 Garruk Wildspeaker . Three will normally cover what you need (I just play four because of the crazy powerful things he does in mono-green).

These are just generalizations; but I hope they help. I'll try to provide an updated sideboard with explanation of both the choices and what to side in and out and when...that is a great idea on your part and I should have already done so.

Vigor is a cool idea btw...I will for sure being trying that out!

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CurdBrosBrewingCo, thank you so much for the SB ideas. I would have never tried taking out one Abundant Growth , for example. Also, as it has been suggested before, even though Wistful Selkie is great as both draw engine and devotion enabler, now that Eidolon of Blossoms is mainboard we could test Courser of Kruphix at the 3 drop place. It provides with some card advantage when you hit lands, triggers Eidolon, it gains you life, survives Bolt, is as aggresive as Selkie...bad thing is devotion, since that ONE devotion enabler difference could be a big deal.Once I put this deck together (I'm hoping next week), I'll definitely try this and let you know whatever I find out. :DThanks for all!

CurdBrosBrewingCo - a few corrections to your presumptions about Bow of Nylea :

1. Bow of Nylea can NOT ping Delver of Secrets  ^Flip pre-flip, only post-flip

2. Bow of Nylea does NOT give chump blockers deathtouch, ONLY attackers.

Didn't know if you made a simple mistake or mistyped, but felt necessary to bring to your attention in case you didn't know.

I like the idea of Courser of Kruphix ...its a Truly great card that nearly improves every deck its in.... Switching Selkie out for it may end up being beneficial. Can't guarantee card draw (as Eidolon won't always be there considering its a 4-drop); but there's a lot of card draw already. I'd love to hear how it works! Please keep me filled in leafpowernow.

Thanks Dreno...I'll see of I can reword the comment.

CurdBrosBrewingCo Hi! Well, early testing with Courser of Kruphix didn't go that well, I'm afraid. This deck running 20 lands only, so I've seen that Courser hardly ever makes a topdeck land enter the battlefield. A friend of mine is running Courser of Kruphix in a 26 land ramp deck and the effect really is noticeable.Perhaps Wistful Selkie is just better after all!

I run Verduran Enchantress in my Modern deck as a three of as my three drop. I run 16 enchantments and you're running 15. It should work fine for you too. Abundant Growth becomes one green to draw two cards at that point. It's also great because you can turn two Wildspeaker, untap your lands for three mana and play enchantress. Which gives you massive draw potential from turn three on.

Honestly I don't know why Courser of Kruphix costs more than $5. It's not that great outside of standard, and I don't even like it IN standard. Sure you can squeeze out some land drops, and gain a few life, but this card aint no Oracle of Mul Daya . You also allow your opponent to know what cards you are drawing, which to me means you need to really make it powerful for it to be worth it.

It does work in decks with more than 23 lands usually. It's absolutely amazing in my green amulet of vigor deck, since I have plenty of extra land per turn cards. When it works, it works very well, but it doesn't have a place in every deck.

You generally need it for the ability to eliminate land draws when you run it, otherwise there are better cards. I prefer it over Oracle of Mul Daya for a few reasons. First is CMC, 4 is an awkward spot in any deck, 3 allows for turn 2 plays. Second, it is resistant to burn since it has four toughness, that is very relevant. The life for land drops is just icing on the cake, it wasn't a major contributing factor when choosing it.

Love the deck. Just one question, with as many 1-3 drops as you have, how badly does Eidolon of the Great Revel hurt you? Also I did it again.... LAND HO!!!!

Hey, I love the deck, but any idea why it's listed as only legal in Legacy?

never mind, I'm an idiot

Hey Earthsfire...I've yet to play anyone with Eidolon of the Great Revel ; but it would be interesting to see if they killed me before I killed them! :) I'll have to try it out in testing. I haven't tested this deck recently; so I really need to "Refresh" the sideboard and myself on this deck.

And you are right mojachie....Eidolon of Blossoms should be Modern Legal by now. May just be a little behind.

lol.

haha! I had noticed that...I think Dreno33 called the deck "Izzet an Arrowhead?" :) I can't change the deck now!

I sure did(: comment #174!

+1! seems like a pretty stable deck, could I recommend Khalni Hydra as pretty much THE green devotion card? an extra +8/+8 to primalcrux isn't anything to laugh at

here's my version of this:http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/fininshing-the-fight-midrange-style/

+1 Thanks for making this deck! I had to smile when I saw it, because I was so psyched when I saw Eidolon of Blossoms had come out and even more psyched when I saw that you guys had made this deck using it. Nylea, God of the Hunt was also brilliant.

I'm curious how you fared when testing out Courser of Kruphix . The courser is cool cause she's an enchantment, so you get an extra card with her when your Eidolon of Blossoms is in play. I had always envisioned it working well with Coiling Oracle too, since you could use oracles in hand to bring out big multi lands like Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx as you're drawing through your library using enchantments. It would be a neat sort of "mana bomb" that you could pull off to keep the turn going, though maybe the probability of it happening is just too low. It's fun to think about when you throw cards like Gaea's Cradle and Green Sun's Zenith into the mix, however ;)

Hey DeepShadow! Thanks for the comments and +1!!!

I have been spending a lot of time recently on my current Elf Deck; and need to get back to this one too! You are absolutely right that Courser of Kruphix could be an amazing fit here. I will definitely be testing it over Wistful Selkie immediately! Could be a great improvement. It's an amzing card I've played with in a few other builds; but only tried it in this build for one game thus far (as I haven't given enough attention to it lately.

I will let you know how it goes, but I've got a good feeling about it :) Great suggestion. Thank you!

really good deck +1

also check out my mono green devotion hydra devotion

atlantis55555....I really like your deck hydra devotion!! It's a POWERFUL standard devotion build. Great ideas and synergy!

Thank you also for your kind words and +1 !!

Sideboard Updated

CurdBrosBrewingCo thanks

Wow really liking these deck's your putting out , their not tier 1 put their new deck's not the same old one's refreshing to playtest against them keep making more +1

Nice decklist. Add some Verdant Catacombs ? My MGD: http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/toolboxdevotion-green/