TriggerBill says... #2
@Goody You got me pretty quickly haha, i was referring to the winning G/W aggro deck. Though in my defense, I've always been a fan of Selesnya aggro and thus already had most of the deck already built, so to see it do so well was exciting.
Anyway, you make a great point about needing the deck to be more versatile if you're going to use it strictly for FNM. It's certainly tough to say which is stronger Dryad Militant or Soldier of the Pantheon , soldier obviously is stronger, but the mana cost of dryad can make more hands playable (if both colors aren't available). Also, Ajani, Caller of the Pride is still a strong card, and a 3 drop planeswalker, he could easily be boarded out and his potential game 1 is certainly strong. And Loxodon Smiter is so strong, i was surprised it wasn't in Erik Finegan's deck. It provides so much pressure that i'd say keep it in, unless your entire FNM turns mono-red and Trostani, Selesnya's Voice ends up being better (in conjunction w/ Call of the Conclave also going in).
October 10, 2013 9:07 p.m.
What makes Dryad Militant more appealing to me is the fact that it can be targeted by my own Unflinching Courage and Selesnya Charm . While I may not throw a courage on it very often (3 toughness is not a whole lot), pumping it to eat an attacker/blocker or even push through the last few points of damage is something I want to have available. And yeah, the hybrid cost is huge for a turn 1 play.
I think the reason why Smiter didn't make the cut in his deck was because it was, essentially, a 4/4 vanilla for 3 that could only come out turn 3. He instead went for more 2-drops to get a more aggressive start. I will probably keep them in since I already own a playset and they'll be much better in an FNM scenario.
October 10, 2013 10:22 p.m.
No Mutavault s in here? it's a board wipe resistant, 0-drop 2/2.
October 20, 2013 11:40 a.m.
Mana base is too intensive. I would never want to drop a Mutavault until turn 3 at the earliest, and at that point a 2/2 swinging turn 4 isn't as impressive as being able to play Advent of the Wurm .
October 20, 2013 2:56 p.m.
With a mana curve that low, why so many land? Would 21 work so you could have 2x Trostani, Selesnya's Voice ?
June 13, 2014 12:54 p.m.
I need to hit around 5 to top my curve, even if nothing costs 5 to cast. At 5 mana I have monstrous Fleecemane Lion and bestowed Boon Satyr , both of which I run playsets. At 4 mana I have a playset of Advent of the Wurm . I would never run below 22 lands, but I've felt 23 to be the right amount. I may go down to 22 if I ever get the 4x Temple of Plenty irl, right now I only have the shocklands, so I need all the color sources I can get
June 13, 2014 10:31 p.m.
The deck isn't about tokens, it's about aggro. Wayfaring Temple is very slow and small, not to mention that I don't run enough tokens to even benefit from his ability
Goody says... #1
Made some more changes, moved more numbers around. The only major differences between this deck and Erik's are Loxodon Smiter s instead of Call of the Conclave , and Ajani, Caller of the Pride instead of Trostani, Selesnya's Voice .
October 10, 2013 8:38 p.m.