Good mana gain cards for giant deck?
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Posted on Dec. 18, 2013, 12:36 a.m. by rockymeg
Hey.
So I have this red/white/green giant deck. As is the problem with giant decks, I'm getting mana screwed a lot. Any good card suggestions? Sorceries and the like are the most helpful, btw.
OK here's the deck list:
Creature (29)1x Angel of Jubilation1x Battle Hurda1x Bloodfire Colossus1x Bloodfray Giant1x Borderland Behemoth1x Caravan Hurda1x Giant Badger1x Hedge Troll1x Hunted Troll1x Inferno Titan1x Jotun Owl Keeper4x Kird Ape1x Primeval Titan1x Rysorian Badger1x Scab-Clan Giant1x Sigarda, Host of Herons1x Skyshroud Troll1x Stone Giant1x Sun Titan1x Thrun, the Last Troll2x Tree Monkey1x Troll Ascetic1x Trolls of Tel-Jilad1x Uril, the Miststalker1x Victory's HeraldEnchantment (12)1x Afiya Grove1x Bear Umbra1x Boar Umbra1x Eland Umbra1x Favor of the Mighty1x Felidar Umbra1x Hyena Umbra1x Indrik Umbra1x Mammoth Umbra1x Mass Hysteria1x Snake Umbra1x Spider UmbraPlaneswalker (1)1x Xenagos, The RevelerLand (40)2x Ancient Amphitheater4x Dryad Arbor10x Forest10x Mountain10x Plains2x Stirring Wildwood2x TaigaSorcery (6)1x Feudkiller's Verdict4x Fireball F1x Giant's IreInstant (2)1x Crush Underfoot1x Seething SongUnknown (1)1x Feeding Grounds
December 18, 2013 8:35 a.m.
rockymeg add it the tappedout site using this link It'll break it down nicely for you and us. That's hard to read and understand what's going on. When you fill in the description, give us info on some of the interactions, specifically the hard to see/find ones that you have going on. Then link it in this thread using [ deck: name ] (without the spaces)
December 18, 2013 8:41 a.m.
Oh geez, I screwed up the formatting. One sec:
Creature (29)1x Angel of Jubilation1x Battle Hurda1x Bloodfire Colossus1x Bloodfray Giant1x Borderland Behemoth1x Caravan Hurda1x Giant Badger1x Hedge Troll1x Hunted Troll1x Inferno Titan1x Jotun Owl Keeper4x Kird Ape1x Primeval Titan1x Rysorian Badger1x Scab-Clan Giant1x Sigarda, Host of Herons1x Skyshroud Troll1x Stone Giant1x Sun Titan1x Thrun, the Last Troll2x Tree Monkey1x Troll Ascetic1x Trolls of Tel-Jilad1x Uril, the Miststalker1x Victory's Herald
Enchantment (12)1x Afiya Grove1x Bear Umbra1x Boar Umbra1x Eland Umbra1x Favor of the Mighty1x Felidar Umbra1x Hyena Umbra1x Indrik Umbra1x Mammoth Umbra1x Mass Hysteria1x Snake Umbra1x Spider Umbra
Planeswalker (1)1x Xenagos, The Reveler
Land (40)2x Ancient Amphitheater4x Dryad Arbor10x Forest10x Mountain10x Plains2x Stirring Wildwood2x Taiga
Sorcery (6)1x Feudkiller's Verdict4x Fireball F1x Giant's Ire
Instant (2)1x Crush Underfoot1x Seething Song
Unknown (1)1x Feeding Grounds
December 18, 2013 8:43 a.m.
gufymike Here's the link to the deck: http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/giants-badgers-and-trolls/. Obviously, the giant tribals work best with giants, and using auras on Uril, the Miststalker's a good idea. I'm not proud admitting this, but due to it's brutish nature the deck lacks any real combos. Even so, the two main focuses of the deck are buffing (with the auras) and a focus on creature's abilities.
December 18, 2013 8:54 a.m.
Giants, Badgers, and Trolls
I'm assuming it's this one. Also, assuming casual play. While it's marked standard, a lot of the cards listed are not standard legal and a few not even modern legal.
Ok, besides the obvious (for a lot of us), the fetches like Arid Mesa , Windswept Heath , Wooded Foothills . you can add Nature's Lore , Cultivate , Farseek to the deck to get the mana you need/want. Also consider shocklands, such as Stomping Ground , Sacred Foundry and Temple Garden . The land suggestion here are expensive, so no worries if out of budget, the spells I listed are relatively inexpensive and commons.
December 18, 2013 8:56 a.m.
Really consider the shocklands, because they are ale to be found with the fetches or the ramp spells listed above (except Cultivate ) and will help you get the colors you need when you need them and sometimes before.
December 18, 2013 8:58 a.m.
Yeah I have a few like Ancient Amphitheater, but I will definitely add some listed above. I'm new to power decks, so thanks for the help. Could you specify any sorceries/instants/enchantments? Like is there a green or white equivalent to Seething Song?
December 18, 2013 9:02 a.m.
Not in white that I can think of, But green is a ramp color (get mana faat), Manamorphose
exists, but what you're going to find is that ability tied to creatures like Elvish Mystic
, Burning-Tree Emissary
, Birds of Paradise
or Sylvan Caryatid
and other stuff. The 'tutors' for land are green specific, in addition to the spells listed above, you have Mulch
, Sylvan Scrying
, Scapeshift
also. Some creatures tutor for lands like Dawntreader Elk
and Borderland Ranger
.
December 18, 2013 9:11 a.m.
Epochalyptik says... #11
When I said to post the decklist, I meant for you to link us to the deck on the site.
Epochalyptik says... #2
Moved to Deck Help.
It would help if you actually posted the decklist.
December 18, 2013 2:30 a.m.