Sigarda, Host of Herons should definitely be in the deck. Also, add in 4 Razorverge Thicket . That will help your deck out even more since it's only 2 colors.
June 18, 2012 2:19 a.m.
Thanks for the suggestions! If I add the Avacyn's Pilgrim's and Birds, should I consequently remove the Rampant Growth's and Borderland Ranger's? Also, how do you feel about the Cathedral Sanctifiers?
June 18, 2012 11:18 a.m.
Relak_Eagleyes says... #4
Depends really. Both Birds of Paradise and card:Avacyn's Pilgrim can be easily countered in the current Standard meta. A simple Gut Shot or Mental Misstep normally get the job done. But they are by far the best option for mana ramp for G/W decks right now as it helps fix mana and gives you a creature. Birds of Paradise s are especially useful as they have flying and could be used to chump block an incoming Delver of Secrets Flip . So it really depends on if you plan running this at FNM or just casually.
June 18, 2012 11:39 a.m.
I would like to make it viable at a FNM. I like the Birds as you mentioned, especially since birds gives you a mana of any color and they can be chump blockers later in the game. How do you feel about Somberwald Sage ?
Also, should I be running any type of removal or just stick to dudes?
June 18, 2012 12:22 p.m.
Relak_Eagleyes says... #6
Personally, I think this deck is a little creature-heavy. Most balanced decks run 16-20 creatures, but that is not to say you cannot keep it as is and slowly tweak it as you go along. Removal / Control is something to consider. Unfortunately, there is not much in the way of green control aside from simple Fog s or Beast Within . White does give you some more options like Oblivion Ring , Pacifism , Burden of Guilt , etc. I would plan on having 1 or 2 card:Grafdigger's Cage in your sideboard to stop Zombies and Snapcasting Delver decks, as well as the Nihil Spellbomb s to empty ppls graveyards. Ratchet Bomb is also another removal option to consider as well.
It all boils down to your play style and comfort level. If you are just playing casually though, play the deck so that you have fun and ignore everything I've said.
June 18, 2012 5:48 p.m.
Thanks for the input Relak, I'll definitely be looking at some of your suggestions as I continue this experiment!
June 20, 2012 1:59 a.m.
Take out card:Druids' Repository. It's really only good in decks where you have a lot of small creatures rushing in. Doesn't really do much with big flyers like this deck.
Relak_Eagleyes says... #1
card:Avacyn's Pilgrim and Birds of Paradise would help with mana fixing, just a thought.
June 18, 2012 2:04 a.m.