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megawurmple says... #1

Scourge of Kher Ridges is an interesting idea, but unfortunately it's one I'm going to have to reject. At 8 mana, it doesn't curve nicely as I can't cast it on turn 3. The time when I really need board control is in the early turns, before I can establish a strong board presence. That's why I run Bonfire of the Damned and Inferno Titan . Balefire Dragon is a bit slower but makes sure they all stay dead. Every turn.

I do like the idea of more Dragons, but I feel that Scourge of Kher Ridges isn't quite fast enough to keep my opponent at bay whilst I set up my side of the board.

August 13, 2013 3:17 p.m.

MonkeyDerp says... #2

Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle is a very good win con, was paired with Prime Time until it rotated and was replaced with Kessig Wolf Run . The only downside is you run very few nonbasics and green sources, enough to cast 1 green spell to get another forest and more mountains.

August 15, 2013 10:38 a.m.

megawurmple says... #3

I would love a bit of Valakut ramp, especially with Prime Time in here. The problem is, as you point out, that you have to run a lot of Mountains to make it worthwhile, which I don't as my deck is primarily Green. On top of that, I feel that Valakut is a bit too slow. I normally hope to win by turn 5, and there is no way I can get Valakut and 5 Mountains out that early on without Prime Time. Even if I do get Prime Time, I'd rather grab myself a Kessig Wolf Run .

August 15, 2013 10:48 a.m.

MonkeyDerp says... #4

Yeah, consider running Inkmoth Nexus to combine with Kessig Wolf Run and Glimmerpost sideboard for against aggro decks, since with Primeval Titan you gain 4 life off the first two and 8 life off the last two.

August 15, 2013 11:12 a.m.

megawurmple says... #5

I'll have a think about it. Cheers for the suggestions.

August 15, 2013 11:31 a.m.

Dirt3pz says... #6

would a Deathrite Shaman + lands be an upgrade... im not sure... but im sure its alot of money you have to put into it...

thats all i can think of right now

September 6, 2013 4:19 p.m.

megawurmple says... #7

I don't think that would be much of an upgrade. I'd have to keep cracking Fetches and losing life in order for Deathrite Shaman to do the same thing as a BoP. As you said, it would be a lot of money as well.

September 7, 2013 3:13 a.m.

infinitemana says... #8

How useful is Garruk in this deck? I think Domri Rade would be better

September 7, 2013 3:48 p.m.

megawurmple says... #9

Garruk is very useful in this deck. If I don't draw a Somberwald Sage or something were to happen to my smaller rampers, he allows me to hit a fatty next turn. His ultimate is also a fantastic finisher. Also, although my deck is primarily creature based, over half of my deck is non-creatures, so often Domri's +1 is useless and I'll probably never reach his ultimate.

September 8, 2013 3:30 a.m.

Telerik says... #10

How about the new Orcish Lumberjack ?

(Duel Decks: Heroes vs. Monsters)

September 11, 2013 11:33 a.m.

Telerik says... #11

aah, it's not modern legal.. sorry

September 11, 2013 11:34 a.m.

lordnapalm says... #12

Thanks for this deck, I was running a pretty classical wolf ramp deck in standard last year, and now I'm more into modern so I can recycle it !

October 1, 2013 7:52 a.m.

megawurmple says... #13

No worries, I'm glad I could help you out.

October 1, 2013 11:31 a.m.

infinitemana says... #14

Some possible theros cards that could go in...
Sylvan Caryatid :You can decode for yourself on this one, but a b.o.p. that doesnt die to Lightning Bolt can be handy
Satyr Hedonist : Yet another way to cast Balefire Dragon on turn 3, and has the slight advantage over Somberwald Sage that it can pump your Kessig Wolf Run (I'm not saying it's better than the sage in general, just that it has that option)
Ember Swallower : If you have enough mana to activate his ability, then you should be okay, wheras your opponent will have their mana base destroyed as early as turn 4.
Stormbreath Dragon :Another great monstrous creature, this could go in the main or just the sb as it is very good against rwu control, who mainly use white to deal with larger threats.
Polukranos, World Eater : The last fatty I'm going to suggest, but definitely worth considering. Dump tons of mana into it and you kill off a few of their creatures and end up with a serious threat.
Xenagos, The Reveler : This card does every job that garruk does,, but better. Ramp? check. Tokens? Check. Overrun? Close enough. This doesn't mean you should take out garruk for him, but it is an option. But this dude is amazing.

October 1, 2013 4 p.m.

megawurmple says... #15

I do like the idea of Sylvan Caryatid . It seems like an upgrade over Farseek . I might remove Solemn Simulacrum and go for a 3/3 split between Sylvan Caryatid and Farseek . Alternatively, I might go for a 4/2 split in favour of the tree. What do you think?

October 6, 2013 10:41 a.m.

infinitemana says... #16

I like Solemn Simulacrum , I'd just trade it with Farseek

October 6, 2013 10:57 a.m.

lordnapalm says... #17

Sylvan Caryatid is good because of hexproof and it's a good blocker in early game.

Farseek is nice too because cheap and make you ramp, Solemn Simulacrum is very good (drawing a card is great, especially if you have sorted lots of lands already) but cost 4.

So it's a hard choice, but as you already have Birds of Paradise , Arbor Elf and Somberwald Sage , I'd would go for 3 Solemn Simulacrum & 3 Sylvan Caryatid . Or maybe 2-2-2... Only playtesting will sort thoses 3 !

October 9, 2013 3:28 a.m.

megawurmple says... #18

During playtesting, I've found that I don't often cast Balefire Dragon , simply because I have better options in my hand, such as Vorinclex or the Titans. However much I like Balefire Dragons - hell, they're a Bonfire of the Damned on a stick - they take too long to get going, and too often my dragon just gets removed before it can have any impact on the board state, whereas all my other fatties at least do something if they are removed straight away. For that reason, I feel that Balefire Dragon unfortunately has to go (sorry emrakool). I was considering putting in some Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite in their place. It may sound odd to splash white, but it's certainly possible if I can get some Temple Garden and/or Sacred Foundry , given that all my ramp serves as fixing as well (even Arbor Elf if I have a Shock land out). Norn has an immediate impact - she's basically a turn 3 boardwipe - and her ability is insanely powerful. My proposed changes would be as follows:

-4 Balefire Dragon (No matter how painful it is for me.)
-4 Forest

+4 Temple Garden
+3 Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
+1 Farseek (A bit more ramp and fixing can't hurt.)

What do you guys think?

October 13, 2013 11:27 a.m.

Seten says... #19

wow nice, +1

October 13, 2013 5:26 p.m.

Kittacus says... #20

However much I hate to say it (oh, Kittacus plays goblins, let's make his existence horrible!), that seems like an alright choice to me...

October 14, 2013 1:20 a.m.

megawurmple says... #21

I'm not targeting you specifically here Kittacus, Norn just wrecks everything if you drop her on turn 3.

October 14, 2013 2:42 a.m.

Dreno33 says... #22

TitansFTW - i love the deck. actually going to make my own(: also, besides power 9 crap, if you could add any cards in here to make it better what would you replace instead? I'm going to add 4 Taiga and 1 or 2 Gaea's Cradle but anything else?

October 21, 2013 3:49 a.m.

megawurmple says... #23

Dreno33 - Thanks, I'm glad you like it. If there were any changes I thought would be very beneficial, I would have made them by now. However, as I mentioned before, I may be removing Balefire Dragon for Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite . Any thoughts on that?

October 21, 2013 11:35 a.m.

Dreno33 says... #24

that would be a dumb decision. adding another color for 1 card is never a wise decision, and Balefire Dragon is much more board control than elesh. he, at minimum, pings EVERY one of their creatures for 6. to me that is so much better than just a permanent -2/-2 to them. you already have plenty of power so the +2/+2 isn't quite necessary. this deck is amazing as is. no need for O.K.


i do have a suggestion for you sideboard though:

replace the Spellbreaker Behemoth for Vexing Shusher . can be played early game. you tend to always have the extra mana to activate. and can now prevent everything from be countered. what do you think?

October 21, 2013 1:48 p.m.

Kre says... #25

I'll consider Vexing Shusher . The problem with the Shusher is that, if I'm playing against control and they've countered a lot of my stuff, which is when I'd side him in, I often don't have enough mana open to cast a Titan and pay the Shusher's cost. However, he does let me protect my Bonfire of the Damned and the like. Spellbreaker Behemoth , on the other hand, gives me free protection from counter spells as well as a beefier body to attack and block with.

Splashing a colour for one card isn't that risky. Wolf Run Bant played Bant colours but splashed red just to activate Kessig Wolf Run 's second ability. The problem witth Balefire Dragon is that he doesn't "at minimum, ping EVERY one of their creatures for 6". At minimum, I cast him and he is killed before I can attack with him. If I can deal damage to my opponent with him, he's probably going to have more of an impact than Norn, but I'm not often able to. On the other hand, Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite has an immediate impact; even if she is killed immediately, she wipes the board of any threats with power 2 or less, such as Deathrite Shaman , Dark Confidant and any aggro deck.

October 21, 2013 4:08 p.m.

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