Really potent Standard deck for <$20.
Beekeeping 101
Hornet Nest
+
Savage Punch
+
Titanic Growth
= Lots of bees
Become Immense
+
Hornet Nest
+
Setessan Tactics
= Even more bees
Setessan Tactics + Your flying deathtouch hornets = Targeted death
Keep your nest protected with
Ajani's Presence
and [[Gods Willing]. Alternate damage is pumping a token or Mistcutter Hydra with Become Immense or Titanic Growth and protecting them with Gods Willing for a directed attack.
Tip: Choosing between Setessan Tactics and
Savage Punch
depends on whether you want your hornets out the same turn or not, since Savage can be activated whenever but Setessan is bound by summoning sickness. However, Setessan has the advantage of granting you a board wipe with enough mana since you can make more than one of your bees target their creatures. As well, Setessan can be useful if you have more than one Hornet Nest in play, since you can get double the amount of bees without having to pump.
Note: The creature amount doesn't really matter, Elvish Mystic and Voyaging Satyr die to removal the same, I prefer the extra choice between lands here with Voyaging. An extra
Wall of Mulch
never hurts, running 3 of each here could work.
Non-budget alternatives.
Main:
4x Sylvan Caryatid
2-4x
Den Protector
4x Fleecemane Lion (side-out Mistcutter Hydra)
4x Chord of Calling
4x Windswept Heath
4x Temple of Plenty
If you were to upgrade the land base further, I would suggest splashing Blue over Red or Black.
Sideboard:
1x Obelisk of Urd is a more reliable and versatile choice than
Overwhelm
Sideboard explained
Reclamation Sage acts as your one-way ticket to ridding the battlefield of your opponent's artifacts or enchantments.
Erase
same as above, sub accordingly.
Feed the Clan helps against burn, can be combo'd with Titanic Growth.
Overwhelm
is arguably a worse card than
Paragon of Eternal Wilds
, but I find with the amount of tokens we are hoping to spawn that Overwhelm is situationally better since you are hoping to win the same turn you play that card, although you could swap 2 Paragon for 2 Elvish Mystic or Voyaging Satyr if you wanted. See non-budget alternatives for an
obelisk of urn
suggestion.
