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Pretty simple deck to be honest, the main focus is literally just mana ramp like mad, play huge creatures way before they're expected, put huge pressure on the board, and make sure the damage gets through with trample!

Also running a lot of +1/+1 style creatures, just to make it a bit more flexible if my mana isn't multiplying quite as quick as I'd like - I can still have something out on the field, even if it is a 2/2 Reverent Hunter . The main bonus of +1 counters however is when my Kalonian Hydras get out, combined with Nylea, God of the Hunt.. with the +1s doubling on all my creatures each attack and them all having trample, the opponent is going to be looking at taking some serious damage! Even more so if I happen to have a Bow of Nylea out to produce a deathtouch/trample combo :D

Have worked quite a bit on this deck now, but still appreciate any feedback/ideas.. or of course +1s! :)

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After another FNM, and more playtesting, have decided on the following changes:

Mainboard
- 4 Elvish Mystic for +1 Burning-Tree Emissary, +1 Golgari Guildgate +1 Putrefy, +1 Bow of Nylea

Elvish Mystic is good, but unless I play him turn 1 (this hasn't happened a lot, and the odds aren't good), he ends up being pretty redundant. My other mana ramp creatures have much better effects (hexproof small defender that can also produce black mana in Sylvan Caryatid,Voyaging Satyr can combo great with Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx whenever played, and Burning-Tree Emissary instantly gives me the mana which is always useful early or late game, and goes towards my devotion). I felt that Bow of Nylea has saved my butt enough times to warrant adding another, through gaining life or getting counters on creatures that otherwise wouldn't have them. I've added Putrefy because although this deck can deal with most creatures, it's useful to have another means of removal other than using monstrous on Polukranos, World Eater & Arbor Colossus especially against higher power creatures etc. The Golgari Guildgates are for extra black mana sources, although will be replaced with 2 more Overgrown Tombfoil when I can trade for some.

Sideboard
-3 Windstorm for +3 Putrefy
Windstorm was good, but obviously only removes fliers, and to be honest if I need to get rid of a flier in a game there's usually just one that's a real problem, so a single kill spell will suffice for removal, plus Putrefy will only ever be 3 mana, whether it's a 1/1 I'm killing or a 9/9 Desecration Demon.

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(11 years ago)

+1 Bow of Nylea main
+1 Burning-Tree Emissary main
-4 Elvish Mystic main
+1 Golgari Guildgate main
-1 Overgrown Tombfoil maybe
-3 Windstorm side
-1 Swamp maybe
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Date added 11 years
Last updated 11 years
Legality

This deck is not Standard legal.

Rarity (main - side)

10 - 0 Mythic Rares

21 - 6 Rares

5 - 9 Uncommons

6 - 0 Commons

Cards 60
Avg. CMC 2.83
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