Vintage mana ramp foundation help

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Posted on Aug. 20, 2012, 12:02 a.m. by Shoug

I'd like some help with ideas for a faster, more solid vintage mana ramp foundation for quick ramping to 5-7 costs. Currently all that I've used as a base for ramp has been:

4x Llanowar Elves4x Fyndhorn Elves4x Birds of Paradise4x Natures Lore

It works pretty decently but I want a more reliable ramp setting. I've been using this in my deck Primalcrush(http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/primalcrush-27-07-12-1/) because of the synergy creature based ramp has with Primalcrux, the desired win condition of the deck.

zandl says... #2

In Vintage? Forget Birds of Paradise . Mox Emerald and Black Lotus are what you want.

August 20, 2012 3:16 a.m.

Demarge says... #3

I would highly suggest labeling your deck as a casual format instead of vintage that way you can get card suggestions that doesn't have the most expensive format in mind.

August 20, 2012 3:24 a.m.

zandl says... #4

Well, he's talking about a "vintage" deck and "vintage" ramp. Sooo... ?

August 20, 2012 3:28 a.m.

Jokernaught says... #5

Casual gives you very little Suggestions.

August 20, 2012 5:18 p.m.

Demarge says... #6

vintage would give nearly no constructive suggestions as most comments should rightly start with "needs Black Lotus and mox's" and since I've never really ever heard of a mono green mana ramp deck for the two expensive eternal formats beyond elf combo, most helpful comments would probably end up being to not bother building the deck because realistically speaking a vintage deck that doesn't put all the broken cards it can fit into itself from the restricted list it's probably never going to realistically win any games beyond the games won 100% on the back of pure luck in a format where mtg's most powerful cards are legal.

now if you just look at his deck you will plainly see that the deck would best be labeled a casual deck where card:Garruk's Companions and Leatherback Baloth s can realistically be serious threats since casual is the only constructed format aside from pauper (another mostly casual format) or noble (even though noble is still easy to make broken) to where seeing a single mythic or $20 rare hit the table will often make an opponent complain about the overpowerness of your deck. Also casual you can build whatever you want and the only way you don't get suggestions is if you don't ask for any (or you have no luck with deckcycling).

August 20, 2012 6:34 p.m.

zandl says... #7

Well, he said "vintage". And if this is casual, couldn't he just proxy up a Lotus and Mox?

August 20, 2012 9:33 p.m.