How to handle flying in a black green elf deck?
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Posted on July 26, 2015, 12:19 p.m. by heroman159
I like playing elves. They are fun to play and my colors have always been B/G. So with Magic Origins released the first thing I did was build my elf deck. However, after playing a few games, I found that no matter what happened, I could not get rid of any fliers above a 2/2 using Eyeblight Massacre. I added in a couple Skyreaping which proves reasonably successful, but Thopter Spy Network destroys me. Reclamation Sage solves Thopter Spy Network, but then creatures like Pia and Kiran Nalaar and Whirler Rogue can destroy my elves, either by making their creatures unblockable or dealing 2 damage to my elves, which without Dwynen, Gilt-Leaf Daen will kill most of the elves in my deck. Any ideas?
Epochalyptik says... #3
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July 26, 2015 12:34 p.m.
Well, you've got Dwynen, Gilt-Leaf Daen with reach, plus Aerial Volley, Plummet, Skyreaping in green, plus things like Bile Blight in black.
July 26, 2015 12:47 p.m.
buildingadeck says... #6
Windstorm: You should produce enough mana for it to be effective. But it depends on how many flyers and what size. As Dracoson said, Skyreaping, Plummet, and Aerial Volley are also very good, depending on what kind of threats you're dealing with.
July 26, 2015 12:49 p.m.
UpperDeckerTaco says... #8
Are you serious? You're running BLACK in your deck! Take your pick on removal... Ultimate Price, Hero's Downfall, Merciless Executioner, Self-Inflicted Wound, Foul-Tongue Invocation...then you have green which is just full of flying hate, Windstorm, Plummet, Setessan Tactics to use to make your dudes fight little annoying thopters...
July 26, 2015 2:11 p.m.
I mean generally in Elves you just kinda... Ignore it and make bigger bodies and force your opponent to block. I used to focus way too much on blocking flying that I put Thornweald Archer in my Modern Elves deck. Biggest mistake I made.
Your best defense is a good offense in elves. Force your opponents to block, generate more creatures, and hit hard. Their flyers won't do anything.
July 26, 2015 2:32 p.m.
JANKYARD_DOG says... #10
Windstorm is effective for mass removal of flyers. If you want targeted removal, depending of the size of your creatures vs theirs, Fight effects don't discriminate.
July 26, 2015 3:25 p.m.
Plummet, Windstorm, Crux of Fate, Gilt-Leaf Winnower for some of the dragons. Also what is so wrong with just using Hero's Downfall?
ducttapedeckbox says... #2
There's Aerial Volley I guess, but that's pretty inefficient. You could just go for creating bigger threats than them with Obelisk of Urd and force them to block.
July 26, 2015 12:23 p.m.