Hi guys, this is my first attempt at a Knight of the Reliquary deck and need some help on mana curve and card suggestions. Firstly, I'd like to stipulate that the deck is intended for casual (kitchen table), thus I am restricted to somewhat of a budget deck. Furthermore, my playgroup rarely play any counter or removal spells so creature protection is not really needed. And secondly, I decided on a mid range deck as opposed to the traditional aggro route associated with landfall. My initial ideas and synergies are as follows:
Scute Mob - Will get huge with aid from multiple land tutors such as Harrow, Rampant Growth, Planar Birth and Knight of the Reliquary
Vinelasher Kudzu - Same as Scute Mob
Undergrowth Champion - Same as Scute Mob but with added bonus of being a decent blocker
Knight of the Reliquary - Deck built around this beast. Helps to pump Scute Mob, Vinelasher Kudzu, Undergrowth Champion, whilst supplying tokens for Rampaging Baloths and Titania, Protector of Argoth. Also gets huge herself when used in conjunction with Zuran Orb and Harrow.
Rampaging Baloths - Win con via mass tokens
Titania, Protector of Argoth - Win con via mass tokens
Zuran Orb - Sac lands for Knight of the Reliquary and gain life
Harrow - Sac lands for Knight of the Reliquary and tutor 2 lands for creature pump
Planar Birth - If Knight of the Reliquary is big and being chump blocked, drop this for board dominance and win con with my other creatures
Rampant Growth - Land tutor for creature pump
In regards to lands I have not decided on actual numbers yet but am looking at a combination of Blighted Woodland, Karoo, Jungle Basin, Selesnya Sanctuary, Terramorphic Expanse, Sejiri Steppe, Naya Panorama, Gods' Eye, Gate to the Reikai, Ghost Quarter and Sunpetal Grove.
Cards I would love to have in this deck but simply cannot afford are Scapeshift, Crucible of Worlds, Flagstones of Trokair and Maze of Ith. There are many more cards I also considered such as Adventuring Gear, Horn of Greed, Splendid Reclamation, all the landfall creatures i.e. Steppe Lynx etc., Oracle of Mul Daya, Courser of Kruphix, Quirion Ranger. However, I quickly ran out of deck room and feel that the cards I picked work well together.
Any help on mana curve and card synergies would be appreciated.
EDIT: Have swapped Rampant Growth out for Sakura-Tribe Elder as offers the same land tutor for the same price but with the added bonus of an early blocker.
EDIT: Removed Zuran Orb in favour of Retreat to Coralhelm for its multiple uses, particularly the combo with Knight of the Reliquary. Also added Birds of Paradise to aid mana fixing and ramp in favour of Titania, Protector of Argoth as I don't believe I need her and the Rampaging Baloths.
EDIT: Removed Riftstone Portal as only Harrow can get it into the graveyard now that I have removed Zuran Orb. Thus, I've replaced it with Kessig Wolf Run to aid my beaters for the win. Unfortunately this means splashing red ut I'll have access to a mountain via multiple land tutors and Birds of Paradise.
EDIT: Removed Planar Birth as playtesting has shown that although this provides huge pump for my landfall creatures they are already pretty huge through the work done by Knight of the Reliquary, thus not really needed. Replaced with Primal Rage to give trample when Kessig Wolf Run cannot be fetched. This also makes the deck modern legal.
