Xylophobia (Fear of the Forest)

Legacy Busse

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Jay says... #2

The new Theros land, Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx, will crush it in this deck. I'd pick a few up.

September 8, 2013 5:50 p.m.

elden24 says... #3

I like it. +1 from me! Keep the Canopy Cover in over Blanchwood Armor Maybe Witchstalker over Garruk's Companion

September 29, 2013 11:10 p.m.

AstraeaX says... #4

Thanks for introducing me to this great deck! Again, I really like it and quite a few interesting creatures that I didn't think about, but clearly have a lot of synergy in the deck. Solid +1 from me! 8D

October 5, 2013 12:53 a.m.

Ohthenoises says... #5

I see no reason why Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx couldn't find a welcome home here.

October 5, 2013 1:13 a.m.

caboose2900 says... #6

Bogart Ram-Gang is nice. Maybe him over the Primordial Hydras and The Mwonvuli Acid-Moss. Then replace the other Acid-Moss with a Forest or something. I like the Utopia Sprawl/Arbor Elf combo you got going on, I do the same thing in my mono green deck! +1 from me for that alone.

(Also, I expect that onion sacrifice!)

November 11, 2013 12:51 p.m.

KingSorin says... #7

Maybe run Karametra's Acolyte , Nylea's Disciple or Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx , and if you really want to, Reverent Hunter :D

November 11, 2013 3:18 p.m.

ExpectDragons says... #8

this isn't standard lol but aye, the Nykthos, shrine to nix should be considered a mono staple from now on imho i would also say that sixteen is too low on the land, you can't rely on drawing into the right ramp while having the land to play it. Ramp is an easy target early on and if it get's hit with the low amount of land you have in the deck, you'll find yourself in trouble plus you'll have a hard time hard casting without that ramp so i'd suggest at least 21/22 land. Also, how about using Predator Ooze instead of the baloth? you get your triple green with an indestructible creature, and Overwhelming Stampede is a mono green staple for a finisher.

Another thing being that removal is very poor in mono green, a good option is too splash for one or more colours to play good removal. In my dungrove mono green deck for example i play sets of Temple Garden & Stomping Ground & Arid Mesa so i can have access to Lightning Bolt & Path to Exile . So i would suggest you perhaps do the something similar.

But definitely like the stompiness of the deck, i play aggro midrange allot but haven't played a mono deck before so i'm gravitating towards playing one, might give mono green a bash :)

November 11, 2013 6:15 p.m.

Beenebulon says... #9

@PooPlayer I've played against decks like this with even less land and I still lost against it. This deck doesn't look like it needs to fix any mana issue, hence the arbor elf enchant land combo. i think it's fine, no need to conform to the en-mass. I really like this deck, solid green is just so much fun! +1

November 27, 2013 11:40 a.m.

Blackblade says... #10

Big, green, and stomp. All the things I love in this game. +1 from me.

December 26, 2013 9:47 a.m.

LordOfDispair says... #11

Looks a bit like my deck, Ultra Heavy Green Devotion

December 27, 2013 12:07 p.m.

40cal says... #12

Amigo were is da Kalonian Tusker ehhh ?

January 11, 2014 11:16 a.m.

Ohthenoises says... #13

Have you considered Nylea, God of the Hunt at all? She does VERY dumb things with the amount of devotion you have going on here and she can survive a boardwipe.

January 11, 2014 11:25 a.m.

rathalos3000 says... #14

I would add 4 Strangleroot Geist ;)

January 23, 2014 3:48 p.m.

rathalos3000 says... #15

And you need to add more more lands, playtests never draw lands ;)

January 23, 2014 3:50 p.m.

Grimgrinner says... #16

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I see 58 cards? Perhaps 1x Nylea, God of the Hunt , and 1x Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx ?

January 26, 2014 11:55 a.m.

40cal says... #17

Possibly Kalonian Tusker a 3/3 2 drop seems op to me

January 30, 2014 6:26 p.m.

40cal says... #18

Ahh he is on maybe board i guess not then :)

January 30, 2014 6:28 p.m.

ExpectDragons says... #19

3/3 for two, meet Lightning Bolt ;)

January 30, 2014 6:38 p.m.

Busse says... #21

Hello everybody! Thanks for commenting and helping the design of this deck. It has been a pain in the back's-end to create this, and I haven't found the perfect final formula yet.

  • Blackblade Hey! Yeah, big green and stompy... I also like that. This concept was my first deck, although the only thing remaining from the original deck are the Garruk's Companion and the Leatherback Baloth . Thank you very much for the +1 vote, I'll have that onion sacrificed for you in a couple of hours!

  • Beenebulon I'm glad you liked the deck, same thing: we will do the sacred sacrifices tomorrow. It's true that the elf and the enchantment are enough to produce the mana necessary to deploy Primalcrux and Khalni Hydra . Thank you, man!

  • Jp3ngu1nb0y & Grimgrinner & Ohthenoises & KingSorin That land is amazing in this deck, but unfortunately it's very expensive and the ramp you can achieve using the elf and Utopia Sprawl can easily fill that role. As for Nylea, God of the Hunt I like her, but it's price is the problem... maybe in a future I'll swap something here for her... because a 6/6 Indestructible body for 4CMC in a devotion decks *IS A THREAT.*
    But hell yeah I have considered Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx and Nylea, God of the Hunt (she's good and that expensive too :C ) too, so thank you guys for commenting, I really appreciate it !!

  • 40cal & rathalos3000 Hey! I haven't mainboarded Kalonian Tusker nor Strangleroot Geist because those creature, despite being awesome and Devotion oriented... they do not have trample unlike Garruk's Companion and combining that with Aspect of Hydra here... well, almost an alt-win-con. But hey, thanks for the support!

  • LordOfDispair Yeah, similar in idea... but your deck doesn't have many spells other than creatures... for your own sake you should consider some combat tricks or finishing enchantments/artifacts/sorceries. :)

  • caboose2900 The onion is already dead. It was a proper, elegant and ritual sacrifice, no doubt about that. I don't really agree with taking out Mwonvuli Acid-Moss because it is so aggresive destroying a land and gives you a Forest or the Sapseep Forest . You gain card and mana advantage here. Thanks for your vote man! See you around.

  • elden24 Yeah, I'm keeping Canopy Cover and maybe I'll get rid of Vines of Vastwood and will add Aspect of Hydra what do you say about that? Thanks for your vote too, very kind!

  • RedZebra Hey at last I'm answering these comments! Sorry for the delay. I'm considering Bow of Nylea as the deathouch it gives can become a very serious threats. The point is... what would you trade for it? I mean, the slots are very hard to define at this point.

  • AstraeaX I'm very happy you liked this... and maybe it changed since you commented, so check it out again hahahaha. Thanks for the vote !!

  • PooPlayer The combo I'm using has been very consistent since I added it... of course I'd like to use Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx but the price is an issue right now. And yeah, Kalonian Tusker and Lightning Bolt don't mix... but neither does Garruk's Companion nor Arbor Elf hahahahah :D As for Overwhelming Stampede yeaaaaah I knooow it is a staple but I don't have a clue how to balance this deck, what creatures to take out or what to keep. This motherfucker has been a pain in the ass since I started the designs. Any light in this aspect is VERY much welcome. You should give mono-colour decks a try, they are mighty fun and flavorful to use... check my 5, got one of each ! And also thanks for the +1 vot... oh nevermind hahah just kidding

Honorable mention to WovenNebula SKDGOOD Bababad ldvatwa Skulloelegy and the others for the help and upvotes !

February 3, 2014 1:03 a.m.

TheHroth says... #22

My only suggestions have already been mentionned, lol. Great build, +1!

March 1, 2014 7:33 p.m.

Mac97 says... #23

It has been done! I Thank you for all the sacrifices in advance. This is a great build like all the others. What about Wild Beastmaster although? Its usuful, but the bad thing about her is if they kill her with a Tragic Slip ALL OF YOUR creatures get -13/-13 which is rather tragic. A much safer option would be Champion of Lambholt .

March 1, 2014 8:22 p.m.

Busse says... #24

  • TheHroth Hello there! thanks for the upvote! If you had suggestions already mentioned... I'd love to read them anyway :) Sometimes there are ideas that have to be dicussed over and over to achieve a fine finished product. See you around!
March 13, 2014 2 a.m.

reconaissance says... #25

i think Primordial Hydra would be great if there weren't unconditional removal spells everywhere in the format, i think it would be better in the side and brought in against affinity, burn, and twin or any deck that relies on burn for removal.

Primal Command is something that you could use, just to have something to interact with your opponent besides Beast Within .

If you do add Primal Command , Eternal Witness ;provides chains with Primal Command essentially locking your opponent out of the game and having them draw lands every turn.

March 16, 2014 8:32 a.m.

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