Thanks man I'll definitely be checking out what you got going on!
October 21, 2013 4:23 p.m.
Ehhh. Mistcutter doesn't really deserve to be in the main deck. He's only REALLY good when you KNOW they're gonna be playing blue. Reverent Hunter is a much better replacement to go with your theme and is a cheap rare.
Messenger's speed is awful...especially when you have K Hydra and Nylea for trample. Haste is definitely not EVER worth it for 'use' of a card in your hand. Savage summoning is not worth a card either, if they're going to counter your cards, that's when Mistcutter is useful to come in against them anyways. Elvish Mystic and Caryatid definitely need to go to 4. Too important towards your ramp, as that's how you win a lot of your matches with green.
There's a couple cards choices I could nitpick, but I'm just trying to make your deck more consistant, not completely change it and make you spend a TON of money. So here's my suggested changes.
MAIN DECK:-3 Savage Summon-4 Mistcutter Hydra-2 Hammer of Purphoros (This deck isn't that aggro to warrant hammer)
+3 Reverent Hunter +1 Sylvan Caryatid +1 Elvish Mystic +3 Forest +1 Mountain (This deck needs more land. You're not making wimpy Hydras here. You need consistant land and 24 is usually the magic number.)
If you can afford it at some point...-3 Mortars-3 Madcap skills (Again, you're REALLY not an aggro deck, you don't need this)+4 Polukranos, World Eater (Removal in the form of HUGE hydra. Come on. This is perfect for your deck._+2 Kalonian Hydra
SIDE DECK:-4 Messenger's Speed
+4 Mistcutter Hydra
The main reason for many of these changes is you're trying to run a green big beats deck and a red aggro deck at the same time, and it's making your deck bad. The number one thing to remember when building your deck is to have a very solid win condition. How does this deck win? Big hydras with lots of +1/+1. You don't need Madcap skills and Hammer for thos.
December 8, 2013 12:11 a.m.
Thanks for the suggestions. I must say the hammer actually is pretty useful in my deck as it allows me to use ramp creatures immediately and if i can drop kalonian i can swing with him right away (he almost never even stays on the battlefield by the time its my next turn, i play against people who use a lot of control). I'll try out the reverents though. Also i recently acquired a xenagos and having him and the hammer out at the same time was awesome.
December 8, 2013 12:44 a.m.
Hammer and Xenagos do nothing for eachother. Xenagos' tokens already have haste, you don't need Hammer for that. What kind of control do they play?
December 8, 2013 12:58 a.m.
Oh then you for sure need more Voyaging Satyr which was suggested already. Basically what you do is you use them and Sylvan Caryatid for early ramp, and then when they want you to sacrifice stuff, you just do them off then and it's no big deal.
Look though. This strategy only works well if you're playing the correct number of lands. Because if you don't get enough land then sacrificing your mana ramp is really hindering. Do yourself a favor and go to 24 land. It helps a lot against control when they take down all your ramp with their early removal and you still are able to drop land.
+4 land
DarkHero says... #1
Xenagos and the Monsters. Same idea if your looking for ideas. Like the inclusion of Ruric Thar, the Unbowed . +1
October 17, 2013 1:03 p.m.