Ruric Thar, May I?

Casual* Casual Ramp RG (Gruul)

TheMadRocketeer

Creature (34)

• 1x Apocalypse Hydra
• 2x Deadly Recluse
• 4x Druid of the Anima
• 3x Fierce Empath
• 1x Flamewake Phoenix
• 2x Forgestoker Dragon
• 2x Inferno Titan
• 2x Llanowar Elves
• 4x Nightshade Peddler
• 1x Ogre Battledriver
• 3x Orcish Lumberjack
• 2x Quirion Elves
• 3x Ruric Thar, the Unbowed
• 1x Savageborn Hydra
• 1x Tangle Angler
• 2x Zhur-Taa Druid

Land (23)

• 12x Forest
• 8x Mountain
• 3x Naya Panorama

Enchantment (3)

• 1x Dense Foliage
• 1x Familiar Ground
• 1x Fires of Yavimaya

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Sideboard

Creature (8)

• 2x Ambush Viper
• 2x Disciple of the Old Ways
• 1x Ruric Thar, the Unbowed
• 1x Savageborn Hydra
• 1x Scuttling Doom Engine
• 1x Wolfbriar Elemental

Land (3)

• 3x Plains

Sorcery (2)

• 2x Revoke Existence

Enchantment (2)

• 2x Oblivion Ring

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Maybeboard

Creature (24)

• 1x Ambush Viper
• 1x Civic Wayfinder
• 2x Deadly Recluse
• 1x Druid Lyrist
• 3x Durkwood Baloth
• 1x Elvish Hexhunter
• 1x Embermaw Hellion
• 2x Fanatic of Xenagos
• 1x Ghalta, Primal Hunger
• 1x Goblin Motivator
• 1x Grand Warlord Radha
• 1x Primeval Titan
• 1x Rip-Clan Crasher
• 1x Runic Armasaur
• 1x Skarrg Guildmage
• 1x Surrak, the Hunt Caller
• 1x Sylvan Ranger
• 1x Taunting Elf
• 1x Tuktuk Rubblefort
• 1x Wickerbough Elder

Artifact (2)

• 1x Basilisk Collar
• 1x Loxodon Warhammer

Enchantment (1)

• 1x Elemental Bond

Sorcery (1)

• 1x Lead the Stampede

Land (1)

• 1x Cragcrown Pathway  ^Flip

Instant (1)

• 1x Signal the Clans

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Theme and Goals

A Green / Red deck for casual play. This is a kitchen table deck based on the cards I have and ones I could find locally for a moderate price.

Deck Plan:
The central idea of the deck is to play Ruric Thar, the Unbowed , locking out much of the opponent's game plan, then using a bunch of quality creatures with nice abilities to deal with any remaining threats and finish the job.

Since I'm not currently running anything to avoid damage from Ruric Thar, the Unbowed 's effect, I include only 3 enchantments, which are relatively cheap and very useful for this deck's plan. If I draw them early enough, I'll play them before Ruric Thar; if not, it depends on the game state, but they probably won't be needed.

Potential Changes

I'm considering the following.

Swapping out one or both Llanowar Elves for Quirion Elves .

Swapping out the Naya Panorama s for more Forest s and Mountain s. ### Categories and Cards --> Set the pull-down menu above the deck list to Custom Categories to see the cards sorted by role. Clear the pull-down or set it to Type to restore the regular view.

Enchantments

Dense Foliage Gives every creature protection from spells. I'm not running any spells that target, so it's a one-sided handicap for my opponent's game. Since this isn't true Shroud, my creatures' abilities will still target and work just fine.

Familiar Ground My creatures can't be blocked by more than 1 creature. In most cases, my creatures will be stronger.

Fires of Yavimaya Gives my creatures Haste. My big creatures take a while to come out, so it helps to be able to use them on arrival.

Ramp

Druid of the Anima Produces mana in any of the colors I'm using.

Llanowar Elves Early ramp.

Orcish Lumberjack Produces mana quickly in my colors.

Quirion Elves Produces mana in Green or any one other color. Choose Red.

Zhur-Taa Druid Does double duty by giving me green mana and dealing ping damage to my opponents.

Blocker

Deadly Recluse Cheap blocker with Deathtouch and Reach. Helps hold the fort until the big guys come out to play.

Tangle Angler Can block fairly large creatures and bring them down a peg in so doing.

Utility

Fierce Empath Tutors my payload creatures.

Nightshade Peddler Gives Deathtouch to another of my creatures. Good synergy with Apocalypse Hydra / Forgestoker Dragon (death-ping), and Inferno Titan (when attacking). I'm loving the sheer utility of this guy.

Ogre Battledriver Just makes every one of my creatures better and faster.

Ruric Thar, the Unbowed Interferes with most opponents' plans.

Tangle Angler Can help get damage through by drawing the most troublesome blocker to itself.

Beaters With Great Effects

Apocalypse Hydra Whatever size you can afford, and it can ping if need be.

Flamewake Phoenix Flies, has Haste, and comes back to the field in time for battle every turn.

Forgestoker Dragon Flies, pings, and shuts down blockers.

Inferno Titan Firebreathing and it does 3 dividable damage when it shows up and when it attacks.

Ruric Thar, the Unbowed The star of this particular show. Vigilance, reach, and does serious damage to anyone casting a non-creature spell.

Savageborn Hydra As large as you can afford to pay for. Double Strike, and you can spend spare mana to grow it even more.

Sideboard

Ambush Viper Blocker. Surprise.

Disciple of the Old Ways Blocker .

Oblivion Ring Utility. Non-Land removal.

Plains Powers other sideboard cards.

Revoke Existence Utility. Enchantment / Artifact removal.

Ruric Thar, the Unbowed A spare, in case we're facing discard / mill.

Savageborn Hydra Beater. Just an awesome card.

Scuttling Doom Engine Beater. Blocker. A little harder to chump block. Does serious damage when it dies. Hard to deal with.

Wolfbriar Elemental Beater. Brings tokens with it if multi-kicked. Helps if you need to go wide.

Maybe: Wickerbough Elder Removal for an artifact or enchantment.

Date added	8 years
Last updated	3 years
Legality	This deck is Casual legal.
Rarity (main - side)	2 - 0 Mythic Rares 10 - 4 Rares 3 - 2 Uncommons 25 - 6 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	2.92
Tokens	Human 2/2 G, Wolf 2/2 G
Folders	My Active Decks, i need