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Simic Monsters

Standard GU (Simic) Midrange Ramp

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The deck was built around drawing a lot of cards in a midrange green deck using Prime Speaker Zegana, Kiora, the Crashing Wave, and Jace, Architect of Thought. Courser of Kruphix also provides card advantage and combos really nice with Kiora, the Crashing Wave. The deck runs 27 creatures so it utilizes Prophet of Kruphix and Garruk, Caller of Beasts (out of the side) really well. The deck lacks the ability to trample and break through grindy board states, but generates mana fairly efficiently, ergo we run 3 Cyclonic Rift main board as our "win condition." If it's an Elspeth, Sun's Champion and an army of 1/1 white soldiers or a couple of Reaper of the Wilds opposing Courser of Kruphixs and Ghor-Clan Rampagers, overloading Cyclonic Rift usually results in your opponent losing. Jace, Architect of Thought and Courser of Kruphix are extremely powerful against the aggressive matchups. The grindy midrange matchups usually go in your favor because you essentially get two turns with Prophet of Kruphix and you're drawing more cards than them. Control is the hardest matchup for the deck. This is why there are 2 main board Mistcutter Hydras, and a Simic Keyrune. Simic Keyrune doesn't leave the board against control and given the mana, will get in for 2 almost every turn. The planeswalkers are also really good against control. Against control you bring in 13 cards, so game 2 and 3 are easy assuming you lose the first one. I have been playing this deck and fine tuning it since BNG was released I'm safely saying this is the final version. It preforms well for me, so anyone looking for a new grindy midrange deck feel free to test it out and give me suggestions.

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FNM — March 28, 2014
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Round One

R/G Aggro..?

The first round I had played someone who was just learning to play. Unfortunately, his deck seemed more like a limited green/red deck than a constructed playable deck. I got two easy wins, but after I realized he was new, I gave him pointers, like not to attack with a creature fogged by Kiora, the Crashing Wavefoil and to untap his permanents before drawing. I even explained in depth the colors of magic and some of the top performing decks to him to give him an idea of what he wanted to play.

Win 2-0

Round Two

Mono-Blue Devotion

The first game was really grindy and neither of us were getting through for any damage. Prophet of Kruphix allowed me to play Arbor Colossus at instant speed to block a Nightveil Spectre? officially locking down the board. The constant untapping of my lands allowed me to play two instant speed Prime Speaker Zeganas to dig 7, then 8 cards deep into my deck revealing the Cyclonic Rift I needed to end the ridiculous board state.

1-0

The second game went a lot better for him. I drew a lot of land and few relevant spells. After he played the second Master of Wavesfoil I realized my only out was Cyclonic Rift. and I could see exactly what I was drawing because of Courser of Kruphix.

1-1

The last game I pulled most of my blue hate spells and a new Polukranos, World Eater whenever he played a Master of Wavesfoil. The game went on for a little while before grinding him down with a pair of Skylashers

Win 2-1

Round 3

Esper Control (Hero's Downfall version)

Game one I was brutalizing him with a 3/3 Mistcutter Hydra before he turn 6'd an Elspeth, Sun's Champion. Stumbling on lands I was forced to Cyclonic Rift his Elspeth before she ultimated. He recasted it, minused a Jace, Architect of Thought and revealed a counterspell. I scooped.

0-1

Game 2 he got stuck on two lands but had 2 Doom Blades and 2 Thoughtseizes to destroy my hand and board. But continuing to draw relevant threats and him being stuck on two land proved too much for his spot removal.

1-1

Game 3 was a blowout. I had a Mutavault, and a Skylasher getting in for 4 every turn, while a Kiora threatened ultimate. After one for oneing my Mutavault and Skylsher, I started to summon 9/9 Krakens every turn. The game was over at that point.

Win 2-1

Round 4

Dega Burn

The deck was interesting overall. The idea was cute. Satyr Firedancer and Rakdos's Return can be pretty devastating. The first game he mulliganed to 5 and he couldn't deal with a turn 3 Polukranos, World Eater. I closed out the game with a Prime Speaker Zegana

1-0

Game two the role was flipped. I had to mulligan to 5 because my opening hands lacked land or the right colors. My five card hand was fair though. Turn 2 Sylvan Caryatid into turn 3 Polukranos, World Eater put enough pressure on my opponent until I cast a Prime Speaker Zegana to draw 6 cards. I untapped overloaded Cyclonic Rift and killed him.

2-0

Round Five

Mono-red Heroic

We agreed to draw long before the round had started and both of us had completely packed up by the time the round had started and decided against playing. Instead we traded and congratulated each other.

I went 4-0-1 and drew into a top 2 spot. I had the best win percentage of the night. Despite winning, I had played a casual deck round one and a rogue deck round 4, so I will continue to post results to show how the deck performs.

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(10 years ago)

+1 Master Biomancer maybe
+1 Nylea, God of the Hunt maybe
Date added 10 years
Last updated 10 years
Legality

This deck is not Standard legal.
Rarity (main - side)

9 - 2 Mythic Rares

33 - 6 Rares

1 - 4 Uncommons

5 - 3 Commons
Cards 60
Avg. CMC 3.17
Tokens Beast 3/3 G, Emblem Garruk, Caller of Beasts, Emblem Kiora, the Crashing Wave, Frog Lizard 3/3 G, Kraken 9/9 U
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