New World Enchantments

Standard* EKGwins

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izzick says... #1

Maybe a few Eidolon of Blossoms to keep your hand full?

April 13, 2014 2:09 p.m.

Scorprix says... #2

Nice, but I'd cut Feral Invocation for maybe 2 Selesnya Charm .

April 13, 2014 2:14 p.m.

Typhoon99 says... #4

April 13, 2014 2:25 p.m.

EKGwins says... #5

I do likeEidolon of Blossoms and the card draw, I can see about fitting it in. I have the Charms in the sideboard but, and I am not sure if they would be something I would like main boarding over more enchantments.

Murder Investigation and Alpha Authority both seem great!

April 13, 2014 2:30 p.m.

Typhoon99 says... #6

Cool, hope you find what you want to do with your deck!

April 13, 2014 2:36 p.m.

Oldmannopants says... #7

Could see Nylea, God of the Hunt fitting nicely here. Need trample to push all that damage through. Devotion of 5 should be no issue.

April 13, 2014 4:05 p.m.

UpsetYoMama says... #8

Great deck! I think that Spirit of the Labyrinth should be considered here, as your deck is aggro and control is currently a strong contender. Personally I would use him over Witchstalker . Have you considered any type of ramp, since you are in green? Otherwise Ajani, Mentor of Heroes may be difficult to cast. 5 cost for aggro is pretty steep.

If you have a moment, I'd apprecaite it if you took a look at my enchantment deck, I'm coming from the B/W side of things: JOU Brainstorming B/W Enchantment Aggro - Help!

April 14, 2014 6:03 p.m.

byepolarbear says... #9

I don't think this deck is fast enough to compete with aggro or strong enough to compete with midrange. The only strong early creature you have is Fleecemane Lion . I think this deck can definitely go somewhere but I'm not sure that place is aggro.

Murder Investigation is only relevant on creatures with high power. High enough to dedicate a slot to a card that is not going to get you any immediate benefits. If it also pumped the creature that would be cool, even +1/+1 but throwing this on a Hero of Iroas is just going to net you 2 1/1s and that really isn't worth the slot.

Hero of Leina Tower I think is pretty bad. It's 1 for a 1/1 which isn't good, especially in aggro, but then you have to target it with a spell and THEN pay additional mana to pump it up. The only time this card is ok is if it's totally off-curve when you can play it, cast an enchantment on it and THEN pay a ton of mana to make it a vaguely relevant creature.

Ordeal of Heliod is really slow. 3 turns later (at best) your guy is +3/+3 and you gain 10 life which is ok but I feel like that slot would be better spent killing the opponent faster so you don't NEED the life gain.

Loxodon Smiter is amazing for an aggressive deck. It's not fancy or new but it's Fleecemane Lion 's big brother. 2 for a 3/3 is awesome and 3 for a 4/4 is also awesome. Advent of the Wurm is really strong for the same reasons.

If you do want to go with a new angle on the G/W beat down type deck you might want to go with Ajani's Chosen and Heliod, God of the Sun . Ajani's Chosen synergises with the high concentration of enchantments and enchantment-creatures and Heliod, God of the Sun is a good way to pump out enchantment-creatures when you have mana to spend or you run out of cards to play. He's stalled out games for a LONG time for me in the past.

Boon Satyr is also an amazing aggressive enchantment-creature.

All in all I can see where you're going with the deck and it looks cool, I just think you might want to ditch the idea of it being "aggro" and go more with a strong, well rounded beat-down strategy.

Hope this helps! =-D

April 14, 2014 8:08 p.m.

belligerence says... #10

where is voice of resurgence.

April 15, 2014 1:02 a.m.

EKGwins says... #11

Alright! Sorry for a late response but I have been very busy today. I'll compress all of my thoughts into this post.

Oldmannopants, Nylea, God of the Hunt could work and I definitely see the need for trample to be s finisher. I need to be careful with what I add as there are a lot of good 4 drop suggestions to look at.

UpsetYoMama, I had Witchstalker for the hex proof, but now that Alpha Authority was suggested I agree with side boarding spirit. I rarely have problems with land for Ajani when play testing. I may move this towards an enchantment base and slow it down a little. I will surely check out your deck when I get the chance!

byepolarbear, I'll admit you are right on the first point Haha, you convinced me to change the name. First, Murder Investigation is only a 1 drop in your example, which is very efficient to cast, there would also be 3 tokens from Iroas, and I don't want to underestimate the tokens. I can see where it falls short, but am not sure of a better alternative if you could suggest a better enchantment. I agree with Ordeal of Heliod and swapped them for more Alpha Authority and Unflinching Courage .

Yes, Loxodon Smiter is good, but it doesn't have any synergy with enchantments and would seem like the oddball out. The same goes with Advent of the Wurm , my roommate runs them in a populate and they are deadly, but they also have little interaction with the rest of the deck, another problem is it doesn't play well with Ajani, Mentor of Heroes . You might ask, well then why Fleecemane Lion ? I feel that the lion has a great monsterous ability that makes it hard to remove, thus making it a great target for enchantments. As a 2 drop I feel like it fits the description best, and can stay relevant in the later game. Also I missed this but I feel like Hero of Leina Tower is relevant in both the early and late game, toss on Ethereal Armor turn 3 and suddenly you have a 4/4. You can adjust that to any part of the game. Out of all the 1 drops, she is one I wouldn't mind top decking late game.

Ajani's Chosen and Heliod, God of the Sun are both interesting, but with a competitive list of potential 4 drops I'm not sure if they would fit in. Likewise with Boon Satyr I'm not sure if I prefer him or Eidolon of Countless Battles .

You definitely gave me a lot to consider, sorry for the long reply and thanks a ton for a long though out comment!

Finally, belligerence, I do not run Voice of Resurgence which is undoubtedly I great card, similar to the reasoning behind Lox and Advent above.

Thanks everyone for the comments! I appreciate taking the time to look over everything!

April 15, 2014 2:25 a.m.

THbruuu says... #12

This looks like a great deck! :-*

April 15, 2014 8:28 p.m.

byepolarbear says... #13

Yeah I totally didn't think the Hero example through lol

Really excited for the new O Ring. It's perfect for this deck =-)

Not sure if you really need the Elvish Mystic since you have a total of 4 cards above 3 CMC. Turn 3 Brimaz, King of Oreskos sounds scary as hell but that'd be a little difficult because of the WW. I don't think any of the other 3 drops are worth 4 slots to accelerate. Might want to consider just throwing in some more beaters =-)

I think Deicide is just better than Revoke Existence because it's instant speed, it's basically a Slaughter Games for Gods and there are only 3 artifacts that AREN'T enchantments that are worth thinking about: Godsend , Pithing Needle and Ratchet Bomb . If you're worried about those 3 enough to keep in Revoke that's fine but I feel that instant speed is really powerful.

The deck is looking really good =-) Keep it up!

April 17, 2014 3:51 p.m.

EKGwins says... #14

byepolarbear I will definitely put Deicide in I just hadn't noticed it was in the database yet! I am a little conflicted on Elvish Mystic as there aren't many must have 1 drops that really stand out for this deck. I have to test them all out and see where they get me. I am glad you like it!

April 17, 2014 4:33 p.m.

fofdeo says... #15

Charging Badger would be a fantastic fit here for a 1-drop. I'd swap all 4 Elvish Mystic 's for a playset of him. T2 Alpha Authority on him and you have a lasting threat. With trample build in, he can apply great early game pressure.

April 17, 2014 4:58 p.m.

byepolarbear says... #16

lol that's a meme now right?

"Build looks good, need more Charging Badger ."

April 17, 2014 7:32 p.m.

EKGwins says... #17

Let's assume that it isn't a meme. with Charging Badger the ideal strategy would be, T1Badger T2 Alpha Authority for a 1/1 hex trample. With mystic T1 Mystic T2 with dual land Brimaz, King of Oreskos for a 1/1 and a 3/4. I feel as if I have to take mystic. If I badly need the trample I can use Unflinching Courage . Thanks though :)

April 17, 2014 8:56 p.m.

byepolarbear says... #18

100% agree =-)

I like Nyxborn Shieldmate more as a 1 drop if you're looking to move away from Elvish Mystic but honestly you can't really go wrong with a Mystic. Especially since they tend to eat a lot of kill cards in the early game (I know I almost always snap kill them game 1 if I have a 2 mana removal spell).

April 17, 2014 9:47 p.m.

sheamagic says... #19

I know he's pretty fun and all but you might just want to take out the Ajani's. He's pretty slow, and doesn't do much if you don't have a board presence. A card I would consider replacing him with would be Dictate of Heliod . That card seems really powerful in this deck, especially with Boon Satyr having flash as well. Just a thought though, I like the deck. +1

April 18, 2014 12:05 a.m.

Verbophilia says... #20

What about Bassara Tower Archer ? It would give you another hexproof creature to bestow stuff on, has reach, and adds two to green devotion.

April 18, 2014 12:50 p.m.

EKGwins says... #21

sheamagic the thing with Dictate of Heliod is that it also doesn't do anything without a board presence. Assume there is only 1 card in hand either Ajani or Dictate. With dictate I'm stuck with a pump on nothing when I play it. With ajani I can dig into my deck to at least get something desirable in hand for the next turn. I like Dictate of Heliod just not over Ajani. Thanks though!

Verbophilia, he could be good, I just haven't gotten the chance to look through all the cards from JOU in detail yet so I'll have to do that later tonight. Thanks!

April 18, 2014 2:42 p.m.

Shinkari says... #22

I am surprised you're not going the Hexproof Route with Gladecover Scout and Witchstalker .

April 19, 2014 11:25 a.m.

EKGwins says... #23

Shinkari I was really trying to find something that worked well together without having the whole emphasis on hexproof, but when I look at my list I can definitely fit them in to make the deck better. Thanks!

April 19, 2014 4:54 p.m.

Emyr says... #24

Cool deck. I might consider Gift of Orzhova and Bassara Tower Archer . Love your use of Fleecemane Lion . =D

April 22, 2014 1:26 a.m.

zandl says... #25

I second Gift of Orzhova . It gives you evasion. You need more things to buff up your creatures with in the early turns.

April 22, 2014 5:18 p.m.

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