Since Spootyone really, really wants Karametra, God of Harvests to work in Standard, we're going to pretend like Archangel of Thune would NOT be a major upgrade here.
Check out the discussion of the Selesnya God:
http://tappedout.net/mtg-forum/spoilers-and-rumors/karametra-tandris-chieftain/?&p=2&page=2
CREATURES
Elvish Mystic: Unless Birds of Paradise is reprinted, this is the one-drop dork of choice, aka the only choice.
Sylvan Caryatid: Since he is Hexproof, can tap for any color mana, and has the strongest backside of any dork, he's the selection for a 4-of.
Kiora's Follower: Great and versatile new dork. In addition to his ramping capabilities, he can effectively give any creature Vigilance and can double the production of Trostani, Selesnya's Voice in the latter stages of the game.
Voice of Resurgence: Helps to stem the tide against aggro, and the Elemental token is a good place to start the Populating fun. And what better way to start building Devotion toward Karametra, God of Harvests?
Loxodon Smiter: Good against any deck due to his size and low cost, not to mention the fact that he can't be countered. Note that every 3+ drop in the deck besides
Prophet of Kruphix
can survive Anger of the Gods.
Brimaz, King of Oreskos: I'm already in love with Catman and he hasn't even hit Standard yet. He curves into Master Biomancer beautifully and creates an army by himself. By the time he attacks, he has brought as much power to the table as Smiter, but with vigilance.
Master Biomancer: In general, you want to be playing this guy in a deck with lots of dorks and card advantage. When many of the bigger creatures in this deck make token buddies, and
Prophet of Kruphix
speeds up your production, it gets even better. If curving into him with Brimaz doesn't suit your fancy, curve out with
Scion of Vitu-Ghazi
.
Trostani, Selesnya's Voice- The big backside and life gain help to stabilize against aggro, and the Populating can get nasty with Kiora's Follower and / or
Prophet of Kruphix
helping the cause. Also gives a whopping 4 Devotion toward Karametra, God of Harvests, meaning that all you need is a mana dork to turn her on. She's kinky like that.
Karametra, God of Harvests: Again, we're going to pretend like Archangel of Thune is not clearly better here since that would require a name change. Still, an Indestructible creature that helps to ramp ain't horrible. Teams nicely with
Primeval Bounty
and sets the table for some huge Sphinx's Revelation, plus thins out lands for better late draws.
Scion of Vitu-Ghazi
: This card is so underrated. At worst, you're getting a 4/4 and two flyers for five mana. At best, you're Populating a Wurm or an Elemental from Voice of Resurgence or
Grove of the Guardian
, providing three bodies for Master Biomancer counters, and gaining tons of life with Trostani, Selesnya's Voice... for five mana.
Prophet of Kruphix
: Works tremendously in ramp decks with lots of creature and draw power. She's Trostani's best Simic friend and helps make use of Karametra's lands right away while allowing for a pace of play that will leave most decks in the dust.
Armada Wurm
: Another 4-Devotion trampling powerhouse that provides a nice fat token for Populating and two more bodies for Biomancer counters . Dropping this with Trostani out for a quick 10 life can be devastating.
Prime Speaker Zegana: A great draw spell that just happens to leave a fat creature on the field as well. I love Flashing this in with
Prophet of Kruphix
, and having Master Biomancer around to add to the draw ain't half bad either.
NON-CREATURES
Primeval Bounty
- In a creature-heavy, Populating deck, it can start raining Beasts very quickly. Add in the fact that Karametra fetches a land every time, and you're just getting ridiculous value out of that Elvish Mystic. And sure, go ahead and add 3 counters for Master Biomancer to share when Sphinx's Revelation fetches him a fresh batch of bodies.
Sphinx's Revelation: We're ramping here, in case you didn't notice. Also, in case you didn't notice, we're talking about Sphinx's Revelation here. It's kind of a good card.
