Really for the hexproof and the ability to tap for other colors of mana. I had given some thought to splashing blue or white in here at one point. I probably should switch those out for the Voyaging Satyr s.

Courser of Kruphix is really good for hitting land drops and a big 2/4 body for 3 to help against aggro decks. Also I would run Voyaging Satyr over Sylvan Caryatid for 2 drop mana ramp because of the nykthos interaction it has.

Are 3 bows super necessary? I have a similar deck and I took my bow out entirely ecause for 3 mana i have better things to do especially when i have an 8/8 trample making it deathtouch when attacking is a bit of a waste. Also the other abilities about the only relevant one is gaining life. Also this is just my opinion maybe im wrong but 3 of's of youre legendaries seems excessive and unnessecary. Does nylea ever become a dead draw? I have had mine removed which kinda sucked but my kalonian and my Scourge of Skola Vale both still had trample. Does your primordial stop people in their tracks? Cause i was considering it for my super similar deck.

thefatmaninanovercoat I have given some thought to removing the bow. Now that Nyx is here I may remove them in favor of either Heroes' Bane or Hydra Broodmaster . In all honesty Sylvan Primordial is not a game changer. I have it in MB along with Arbor Colossus for some MB flyer defense. Really that is it. If I come across a deck with a lot of control those 6 cards come out in favor of the hexproofers in the SB. In the mean time I may make some adjustments to the SB incase I come across a deck with neither flyers or control. In that case I'd incorporate Heroes' Bane or Hydra Broodmaster into the MB.

Send me a link to your deck so I can take a look.

@thefatmaninanovercoat Don't forget that deathtouch makes your 8/8 trampler only have to deal one damage before it tramples over, regardless of who's blocking it.

Ya, there is an interesting combo you can do with Polukranos, World Eater as well. Declare him as an attacker, make him monstrous and pass out one damage to every creature you can. It may kill him in return, but that one damage with the DT is enough to kill what ever it touches.

splash blue for Prophet of Kruphix ?

Having played a similar deck that did splash for the prophet it's just stupid. Really really stupid, but the good kind of stupid.

Youngster_Joey Ya I've given some thought to splashing blue. If I do go that route I might remove Garruk, Caller of Beasts in favor of Kiora, the Crashing Wave as well.

If you splashed blue, I'd dump 4 Karametra's Acolyte , add 2 Kiora, the Crashing Wave , and add 2 lands to run 22 instead. Also take out 1 Bow of Nylea , and 2 Sylvan Primordial and 1 Fog for 4 Prophet of Kruphix As far as base changes. That's all my opinion at least. Good luck :)

Awesome, thx man. That is definitely worth a shot.

Cool deck man! Primordial Hydra is great with counters. Also Gyre Sage with Kalonian Hydra is an awesome mana ramp cpmbo! Check out my deck Kalonian Destruction and see what you think.

Burning-Tree Emissary Will offer you some extremely explosive hands off your nykthos and help get the hydras down really really early. You could easily cut the fogs and some of the bows to fit more of them and garruks.

burning tree is good. The bows coupled with them make the deck a lot faster at the start where they make the burning trees and elvish mystics pretty much unblockable due to the fact that people want there early creatures and would rather take the life. mistcutters are great for sideboarding but arent as good as other cards ( talking to you worldspine wurm) take a look at my deck, mana-ramp killas. with garruk caller of the beasts if you get the right hand you can have a turn three worldspine wurm played by garruk (so it cant be countered. take a look at my deck and see what you think. id love the experiance feedback, not a lot of people i know play ramp

also splashing blue doesnt work as well. adding in things like prophet of kruphix is really just a win more, at that point you should already definately be winning. it sounds great on paper but doesnt pay well.