Preparing for rotation.
Standard Deck Help forum
Posted on Sept. 9, 2015, 11:28 a.m. by Ohthenoises
My Bant Megamorph deck Mighty Morphin' Raptor Rangers! is getting a lot of love from BFZ for rotation, I'll be replacing Ajani Steadfast with the new Kiora and Courser of Kruphix with Undergrowth Champion.
My problem comes in the form of WotC saying they won't be printing 1 mana dorks anymore and I was wondering what could replace Elvish Mystic. I know we don't have the full set yet but does anyone have any ideas if I should look to fill this slot with a 2 mana dork like Rattleclaw Mystic or should I keep an eye out for a 1-2 mana aggressive threat?
Thoughts and suggestions are greatly appreciated.
Servo_Token says... #3
Honestly, I think buddy guy has the best option. If you drop it on turn one, you won't get your turn two boost, but you will typically get in for the requisite damage.
September 9, 2015 12:03 p.m.
Ohthenoises says... #4
Eew :( lol.
So the answer is look for a dork to fill that slot? If I'm having a 2 drop dork (what hierarch is essentially) then I think I prefer Rattleclaw Mystic just because he morphs. That being said I need to replace caryatids too.
Eh, we'll see.
September 9, 2015 12:38 p.m.
Do not run Honored Hierarch. In a midrange deck, hitting an elvish mystic when you're hoping to draw a kill spell / 4-6 mana creature feels pretty bad. You sigh (or don't if it's a competitive game), play it or fake it, and say go. And at least, you can have it do something next turn. Honored Hierarch... is just even worse. Not only does it not tap for mana if you draw it late, but it will have to punch through a bunch of defenders. It's just not worth it.
If you are in green midrange, I would think about Scythe Leopard. Has the potential to hit for 2-3 on turn 2, and if you're running 8-10 fetch's (which you should be doing), it will be a very decent one drop.
September 9, 2015 2:31 p.m.
WotC actually they will not print 1cmc mana dorks anymore?!What?!That actually ruins entire archetypes...
September 9, 2015 4:22 p.m.
TheNinjaJesus says... #7
Kyuuri- if you're running a midrange deck and don't have a way to draw into a threat if you whiff on a topdeck, you're not playing a midrange deck like I've ever seen. Whisperwood Elemental, Shamanic Revelation, Shaman of the Great Hunt, See the Unwritten, Collected Company, Chord of Calling, Woodland Bellower, xenagos, Chandra, Outpost Siege... all of these are ways to draw more cards or cheat threats out in just red/green. If you're running blue, you've got Sarkhan Unbroken, Dig, Day's Undoing, Treasure Cruise, new Kiora, old Kiora...
September 9, 2015 5:10 p.m.
VegetaWins_015 says... #8
Does anyone have a link to proving that wotc will not print any future mana dorks? If that is true my elf deck will take a big hit not to mention I am loosing Reclamation Sage Elvish Mystic and no way will I try to use renown cards...
TheNinjaJesus says... #2
Honored Hierarch is a 1 drop mana producer. It also helps if you attack with Kytheon, as well.
September 9, 2015 11:48 a.m.