Daedalus19876, NecroPony, TheFanatic, NarejED, PartyJ, Rinsewind, SorinDankov, Deckologist, PepsiAddicted, Panzerforge, Matrixxx999, EndStepTop, Ender666666

Please come help me with my stupid, unwieldy deck!

Summon me again, in like a week or so.

Then I get home from a business trip and have a proper device to take a closer look :)

Studying for an exam currently, so I'll just offer this one tidbit of sage advice:

Needs more Yisan.

I have been summoned?

sweet list, love the altered Ruric

Thanks guys

Yisan, the Wanderer Bard first change

And on the 8th day the lord declared that any that shall make Rurik Thar ought not to be the squishy part between a female's legs and play a deck that uses only creatures unless thy holy bolt be casteth down on us dealing 6 times damage unto us.

At first glance, Assault Suit seems pretty potent. Also seeing your main man hates on control, probably Cavern of Souls. I personally love Overblaze. It may hit you in the mouth, but then you will obliterate everyone else.

Assault Suit could be fun, Cavern of Souls already in, Overblaze -- meh, cool idea to potentially deal 20 - 30 damage in a turn, and could potentially be used to kill someone who expects 6 damage rathe than 12, but also a little too situational, considering that having Ruric Thar out is usually a luxury.

Hi! I'm a bit late with my suggestions... was very busy

• Maybe Vandalblast instead of Meltdown?
• Elvish Piper can help to bring Your creatures pretty fast (they cannot be countered).

hm those are some hot spicy suggestions

I have been very conflicted on Vandalblast, Shattering Spree, and Meltdown (as well as Wave of Vitriol and some of the green artifact sweepers).

Meltdown is my choice for now -- I can easily cast for 3 and get the same effect (since i don't run many artifacts and my artifacts eat removal anyways). Would definitely recommend that anyone building this deck just put in whatever artifact sweeper they prefer there.

Elvish Piper -- yeah -- that's a swell idea, I'll try to find a spot.

Thanks for not forgetting m8!

Daedalus19876, NecroPony, TheFanatic, NarejED, PartyJ, Rinsewind, SorinDankov, Deckologist, PepsiAddicted, Panzerforge, Matrixxx999, EndStepTop, Ender666666, sonnet666, Lilbrudder, Hotcake_Gotsyrup, n0bunga

guise halp. I want aggressive cuts. I want aggressive adds. I want aggressive deck discussion.

I feel honored at the include, but I'm pretty sure there's a rule against mass tagging nowadays...

shhhhhhhhhhhhhh

If there is, I actually didn't know, so sorry.

I don't mind a summon when it's from a respected and devoted player at all ;)

So a more aggresive approach:

Cuts:

• Regal Force : Do you really need this for this CMC in here?
• Shamanic Revelation : Not top par if you ask me
• Reforge the Soul : For miracle it's great. But for its normal cmc it's too costly.

Adds:

• Decree of Annihilation : For it's cycling costs you do not 'cast' it. And when ruric is out, you can tiem this
• Arbor Elf : I would prefer more ramp
• Boreal Druid : likewise

These would be my first few ideas that spring to mind.

PJ

You guys are going to make me cry, :)

So, for the next round of tests, I am going to do the following:

Meltdown --> Vandalblast / Meltdown + Vandalblast together. (Seriously, never enough artifact hate in this format)

PartyJ -- yeah I should really just be focused on Ramp and tutor -- never really need to draw, and hand disruption is barely a thing unless you are playing Mindslicer (at least, it seems to me). Or anyways, I can't really efficiently disrupt hands with just a few wheels, those were a bad idea. Not to mention that I will always need elves to replace the ones who die in a fiery inferno.

So, I think I can cut those mediocre wheel / mass draw effects and go straight for some more elf includes ... then also include Priest of Titania and Elvish Archdruid. I do need some mass draw ... or maybe just more tutors? I

I'm thinking of trying out Whisperwood Elemental + more elves as well.

Hi!

• For more artifact hate: By Force, Shattering Spree
• For Defense of the Heart - Forbidden Orchard
• For protection - Conqueror's Flail, Defense Grid
• Worldly Tutor this card is must have in my opinion
• If You will decide to use more wheels, then I would suggest Magus of the Wheel instead of Reforge the Soul

As for cuts, I agree with all the above, and I would cut - Titania's Song, Relic of Progenitus

Forbidden Orchard! Dood sweet secret tech.

Dood those are all fucking sweet suggestions, thanks.

Always glad to help! :)

Like tbh marry me

Sorry man, I'm already married. :p

Polygamy is not forbidden everywhere :p

cracks knuckles

Needs a Natural Order, Worldly Tutor, Blasphemous Act, Sol Ring, Mana Vault, and possibly Lurking Predators. These should probably go in over other non-creatures (to keep the creature count as high as possible, and avoid Ruric's punishment). Also, Lightning Greaves over Swiftfoot Boots.

Another neat combo to fetch with Defense of the Heart and friends is Xenagos, God of Revels and Blightsteel Colossus (both of which could merit slots here on their own). Vorinclex, Voice of Hunger is the best thing to Natural Order for, as well.

If you're strictly using Wheels for hand disruption, I'd use Winds of Change instead. Giving people cards with Wheel of Fortune and friends is always REALLY risky.

Why all of the MLD? I'd cut Wildfire, Destructive Force, and Jokulhaups. While I'm not one of those people who always abhor MLD, it just doesn't seem to fit here, and you could use the slots better? The only one I'd probably keep is Decree of Annihilation, because you can cycle it will a strong board state to secure your victory.

I'm going to punctuate this for emphasis: You. Need. More. Card. Draw. Harmonize, Rishkar's Expertise, et cetera. Wheels don't count, because they are usually massive card disadvantage if you can't out-tempo your opponents with the new cards.

Overall, though, seems like a good deck! Hope this was helpful! :)

MLD is great for aggro because it basically puts everybody else on pause while you attack them to death. Basically every deck that aims to win though combat damage should have it IMO.

That being said, why no Boom/Bust or Winter Orb? I don't really see what Wildfire or Destructive Force have going for them other than clearing out blockers, and in a creature based deck that usually means clearing out half of your own board too.

As for draw, I don't know PartyJ recommended cutting Regal Force and Shamanic Revelation. Those two, along with Collective Unconscious, are some of green's best tools for picking up large chunks of your deck. This deck isn't tokens though, so I'm not sure how much gas you were getting out of these. If you were drawing less than 6 cards on average than they're not worth it and you should go with power based draw. Rishkar's Expertise is a beautiful card, but there's also Soul's Majesty, Life's Legacy, and Momentous Fall. Also Abzan Beastmaster, Elemental Bond, and Garruk's Packleader are oft-overlooked gems for creature based decks.

Don't play Harmonize. It's like wonderbread. It's such a staple that everyone thinks of it, but there are tons of better options. Acidic Slime is the same way.