Looks like you are land heavy. With the ramp you have, you could for sure drop it down to at most 22. Second, drop one or two Oracle of Mul Daya and one Ezuri, Renegade Leader then add Elvish Harbinger. You can search for any elf you want and then throw that Elvish Visionary for a great combo. Plus you can tap that elf for mana. What do you think about that?
June 7, 2015 4:56 p.m.
Magnachron says... #3
Hmmmmmmmmm, 0zack0, I don't know. I think that I'm going to take away 2 forests, and 1 Oracle of Mul Daya for 3 Elvish Visionary, but the card I would be searching for with Elvish Harbinger would probably something I could usually play on turn 3. Thanks for all of the suggestions though!
June 8, 2015 10:56 a.m.
No problem. Make sure you don't over look the whole drawing cards concept. It's much more useful than it sounds. Not only does it increase your odds of drawing what you need but you will be able to get out more creatures as well. +1 from me. Btw if you run Coat of Arms, sideboard Door of Destinies Good luck!
June 8, 2015 5:28 p.m.
nutellaisgreaterthanlife says... #5
add Collected Company, drop the nissa, add Elvish Visionary, Nettle Sentinel, and Heritage Druid annnnndddd you got yourself a strong competitive deck.
or have some originality and keep your sick build. +1
June 9, 2015 10:04 a.m.
Magnachron says... #6
I am working on adding in Elvish Visionary. I am not a fan of Collected Company, or Heritage Druid, maybe Nettle Sentinel.
June 9, 2015 11:59 a.m.
Blackheart12 says... #7
Have you considered Life's Legacy as a possible addition. Works wonders for card draw when targeting a Jagged-Scar Archers or a Drove of Elves, or any other creature you have out once they get pumped up a little bit by Ezuri, Renegade Leader.
June 13, 2015 12:06 p.m.
cmacfaddin says... #8
Also - Are you sure that Nissa is actually making this deck better? I think she may just be slowing it down - four mana is a lot just to search for nissa's chosens.
June 13, 2015 6:09 p.m.
cmacfaddin says... #9
Actually - same goes for the card nissa's chosen. Its pretty weak as well
June 13, 2015 6:10 p.m.
Magnachron says... #10
cmacfaddin, Nissa Revane runs this deck, not really but, she is amazing here, if I were to replace her with something else, my deck chemistry would be screwed up. She boosts Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx with her devotion and with the Nissa's Chosen's devotion. She boosts Elvish Archdruid and Jagged-Scar Archers when she searches for her chosen. Her and chosen even boost Immaculate Magistrate. I just love her a lot in this deck. Nissa isn't going.
Blackheart12, I would rather have my 7/7 Jagged-Scar Archers, then sacrifice it to draw 7 cards, out of witch I will have to discard 3, most likely. So no, I don't really like Life's Legacy in this deck.
June 14, 2015 1:37 p.m.
cmacfaddin says... #11
If we are being practical - I understand you are very attached to nissa, because you like her not necessarily for her worth - we can find other elf cards that do justice to this deck
If the replacement were just to be an excellent card how about Timberwatch Elf or Wren's Run Vanquisher
For the hypothetical timberwatch, magistrate, jagged scar, and archdruid, you need a way to untap them
I suggest either Quirion Ranger or Wirewood Symbiote
And how about Elvish Harbinger or Elvish Promenade or Yeva, Nature's Herald
Also as a sidenote, how about Wirewood Lodge
Also the whole nykthos shrine to nyx thing is sort of a waste. You claim that everything goes towards devotion to green, and that is a fine way to look at it, but why instead of a nissa's chosen - couldn't you just play Priest of Titania
I apologize in advance if some of my suggestions aren't modern - just disregard them
June 14, 2015 4:23 p.m.
Magnachron says... #12
cmacfaddin, I am heading to a tournament tonight with the deck how it is up there, if I notice I am running into these problems while playing tonight, I will take all of your suggestions.
June 15, 2015 11:11 a.m.
nutellaisgreaterthanlife says... #13
Elvish Promenade, Immaculate Magistrate, and Elvish Promenade is a very tough combo to beat. I don't love nissa in this deck, and I think that Elvish Promenade can replace her and Wren's Run Vanquisher can replace the nissa's chosen. Also not a fan of Oracle of Mul Daya, as it gives the opponent information and is a lot of mana for not that much. I prefer Elvish Harbinger cause it is less mana, gives you mana anyways, and lets you search up another elf.
June 15, 2015 4:04 p.m.
Magnachron says... #14
nutellaisgreaterthanlife, same thing goes for your suggestions as I said for cmacfaddin, I am heading to a tournament tonight with the deck how it is up there, if I notice I am running into Nissa and Nissa chosen problems while playing tonight, I will take all of your suggestions.
June 15, 2015 5:24 p.m.
Magnachron says... #16
cmacfaddin and nutellaisgreaterthanlife, I went to the tournament last night, and I found out the following. I run too many lands, so I am taking out 2 Forests. I also found out that Immaculate Magistrate isn't very good in this deck, therefore I am taking both out. I am replacing the forests and the Magistrates with Elvish Visionarys. I am still thinking about your suggestions, and should have an answer soon. By the way, I got 2nd.
June 16, 2015 10:41 a.m.
cmacfaddin says... #17
Turn 1: Forest + Llanowar Elves (It or its cousins - L)Turn 2: Forest + L + LTurn 3: Nkythos, shrine to nyx + Elvish Archdruid+L+LTurn 4: Elvish Champion + Elvish Champion
Is that the turn 4 win you are going for?
also - magistrate is really only good with joraga out
June 16, 2015 5:41 p.m.
Magnachron says... #18
I don't quite remember how I won turn 4, but that seems to work. That's a big reason I took out Magistrate, because I ran 2 of them and 2 of Joraga. It didn't work well. I also like the Elvish Visionarys in my deck a lot better. Thanks for the help, cmacfaddin
June 18, 2015 9:43 a.m.
Magnachron says... #21
Calcutyper, well what would you take out? I also want a good reason why, because i don't see AEther Vial in my deck really.
June 23, 2015 9:37 p.m.
Calcutyper says... #22
personally i would take out 1 Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx, AEther Vial speeds up your deck quite a bit, giving you (For Example) Elvish Archdruid AND Spellskite/Elvish Visionary turn 3. It's your deck though, do what you please with it
Magnachron says... #1
0zack0, I also really enjoy running an elf deck, its super fun. No offense or anything, but I have never liked Elvish Visionary, but I can see where would help, if you could find a place for Elvish Visionary and tell me what to replace, it make it into my deck. Coat of Arms is a really good card, but I don't like anything over 4 cmc. I'm not going to run Harmonize or Overrun. Now to best of the best, Nissa. Nissa is great for this deck, especially when you have a Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx sitting with you lands, she can boost you devotion and # of Elves real quick, you would not believe how great she is when I am playing. I have gotten to use her -7 twice already, both times I pretty much only searched for the elves that weren't on the battlefield already.
Ok, Review of the whole paragraph before: No to Harmonize, Overrun and Coat of Arms and to taking out Nissa Revane. Yes to Elvish Visionary if you can give something to take out and good reason why. Thanks!
June 7, 2015 9:35 a.m.