MGBE (Mono Green Budged Elfs)

KeySam · Joined: 14 Oct 2005 Posts: 553

I cant play 2 colors, it gets to expensive. And if i would the deck would change a lot, since black brings a hole lot. But thats out of discussion for me.

I thought about drain the well and Primal Command(the "bounce" and shuffle mode, but i think it should be a little slow).

KeySam

NanoWar · Joined: 26 Apr 2008 Posts: 14

Have you seen: http://www.wizards.com/magic/samplehand.asp?x=mtgcom/feature/470&decknum=2 ?
Maybe add some of those combos to your deck.

( from: http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=mtgcom/feature/470 )

KeySam · Joined: 14 Oct 2005 Posts: 553

I know the deck and i know its too inconsistent to do well. I played version of this deck a lot and i dont want to go that direction. The way my deck is build, its great if you have the explosive start, but its not the end of the world if you dont. And its more resilient to firespout.

KeySam

Mattallica35 · Joined: 15 Nov 2004 Posts: 23

This is a deck I have been playing in standard and block for a few weeks now, with great results

4 heritage druid
4 nettle sentinel
4 twinblade slasher
4 talara's battallion
4 imperious perfect
4 wren's run vanquisher
4 bramblewood paragon
4 hunting triad
3 garruk
2 Jagged-Scar Archers
4 manamorphose
4 mutavault
15 forest

the deck loses some power with the loss of garruk and manamorphose, but the rest of the deck is explosive (garruk could easily be elvish champion or tower above, depending on block vs. standard)

sometimes you can actually race a wrath of god, but firespout can cause problems...originally jagged scar was colossus, but archers was better in faeries heavy meta

KeySam · Joined: 14 Oct 2005 Posts: 553

@ mattallica35 i said it before i dont ant to go the elfball direction, i think it too inconsistent. Although your decks isnt quite an elfball deck it still has no creatures surviving firespout, which is not great. And you alsso play 12 one drops and manamorphose just for the sake of battalion and i think its not worth it.

anyway, i realy would love to hear ideas for the qnt mu, i think i would kick the faerie macabre since i never sided them. Anyone an idea?

KeySam

Invader · Joined: 26 Dec 2007 Posts: 18

KeySam how your deck does agaisnt Faerie, Kitkhin and QNT?

KeySam · Joined: 14 Oct 2005 Posts: 553

Kithkin and fae seem both to be in my favor.
QnT is not in my favor.

I cant tell you exact % because i didnt playtested the deck often enough for that.

KeySam

GnikXela · Joined: 21 Jun 2006 Posts: 77

I've been thinking about taking a mono green elves/warriors deck to my local ptq this weekend. Would you recommend playing it? I haven't had too much of a chance to test against Doran, how is that match up?

KeySam · Joined: 14 Oct 2005 Posts: 553

Depends on your list obv and if the doran deck runs firespout or any sort of mass removal. If they dont your in good shape if they do its more tricky.

GnikXela · Joined: 21 Jun 2006 Posts: 77

Ok, that actually tells me a lot. Thank you.

Invader · Joined: 26 Dec 2007 Posts: 18

The Deck is nice!
Why u play no Barkshell Blessing or Giantbeating instead of the Cavaliers. With Nettle a very nice card! Against QNT maybe we need a splash of black maybe (Thoightseize and MInd Shatter) but agaisnt faerie and Kithkin u sure have not the badest mu. Against rdw u can have some problems.

magic_man11 · Joined: 14 Oct 2006 Posts: 6

yes i like the idea of giant baiting not only with nettle sentinel, but also with bramblewood paragon as the tokens it creates are also warriors. i think on top of have colossus in ur deck, him and giant baiting should help in the qnt match up. because on a good draw u get
t1-land sentinel
t2-land paragon, swing 2
t3-baiting conspire untap sentinel swing 12, opp is down to 6 already, maybe you follow that up with a CC?

and even with out the paragon its still 12 damage by turn 3, which i dont think is all that bad.however im not 100% sure if its worth it in other match ups unless u have the paragon to give them trample. I think that maybe they might be a good sideboard card for QnT at the very least.

I am also wondering why you are not playing twinblade slasher, i just really dont think hes getting enough play. I think hes really good! Also i think if you cut the expensive stuff, you would be able to cut 2-3 lands and fit in more goodies maybe? I unno im just not a huge fan of oversoul in these kinds of decks...

Invader · Joined: 26 Dec 2007 Posts: 18

I think he want something against firesp. And cut the Druid would not be nice (Colossus with trample for example). So why not play 2 Oversoul?
edit: Also Barkshell Blessing could be a nice finisher and good againt burn!

KeySam · Joined: 14 Oct 2005 Posts: 553

Someone told me about barkshell banahing before, i have to admit i didnt test it, but i feel having 1 pump spell is enough. Its always risky to play it and Tower above upset it by killing a problem guy. Oversoul is like demigod in mono red, hes a finisher. While he doesnt have haste, hes very resilient and a lot of decks just cant handle him. That gives you for one random wins and on the other hand a descent finisher. Its also very important to note that he can not be stolen be sower(a weakness of collosus), since when they manage to steal the biggest guy on board, your set back in 2 different forms. The same reason why i wont cut Cavaleriers(i didnt start with them), its good against firespout and also Nameless proven making it a pretty resilient creature in the current meta game. And its important to be able to play things with hertiage without risking dying to firespout on the next turn. To the twinblade slasher discussion, i thought about him, but playing more 1 drops will make you more vounarable to firespout and also makes you want to play Talaras Battalion and i build a deck like that before and it just died to firespout Sad

While this deck isnt completly Firespout proven it is able to play some stuff that doesnt die to it and therefore develop the board without risking just to lose.

KeySam

Invader · Joined: 26 Dec 2007 Posts: 18

Barkshell Blessing protects u from nameless Inversion your 2/2 get 7/1 thats nice! And from burn. maybe also 1 crea from firesp

twinblade slasher is nothing

But i think u dont need Cavaliers cause the deck that plays firespout is QNT. And against qnt cavaliers are nothing.