G/W/R Kavu Predator

Mod_Counter · Joined: 03 Aug 2008 Posts: 18

I tried to build a deck around Kavu Predator, but its still not working well against some Decks.

Creatures (18)
4 Birds of Paradise
4 Kavu Predator
4 Wall of Shards
2 Vexing Shusher
2 Kitchen Finks
2 Reveillark

Other Spells (20)
4 Evolution Charm
4 Condemn
4 Fiery Justice
3 Primal Command
3 Harmonize
2 Austere Command

Lands (22)
4 Grove of the Burnwillows
3 Vivid Grove
2 Vivid Meadow
4 Brushland
2 Karplusan Forest
4 Forest
2 Plains
1 Mountain

Sideboard (15)
2 Vexing Shusher
2 Kitchen Finks
3 Firespout
3 Guttural Response
1 Austere Command
2 Brion Stoutarm
1 Akroma, Angel of Wrath
1 Akroma, Angel of Fury

The deck is build like a Control Deck with the winning condition Kavu Predator.

It is ok against RDW, Kithkin, BG Elves and Doran, since you can stabilize the field with removal spells or just win with a quick Kavu Predator.

The problem is, that the Predator is the only winning condition, which is especially bad against other control decks with many card advantage and mass or spot removals(Reveillark, Faeries , 5 Colour Control)

I put in Evolution Charm, Reveillark and Primal Command to recover or find a Predator, but its still not enough against other control decks.

Tell me what you think

Spyx · Joined: 31 Oct 2004 Posts: 885

I think predator is only viable in aggro decks. In controllish decks you want to use better finishers like cloudtresher and chameleon colossus.

shadow483 · Joined: 21 Jun 2007 Posts: 57

Last breath seems like a good idea. It functions well with kavu and is decent removal. Gaddok teeg seems better than shusher in the main.

Vedrfolner · Joined: 04 Apr 2006 Posts: 1440

Well, basically, your deck revolves around making a creature in your deck a big green trampler instead of a small green trampler by dedicating 16 of the 36 cards in it in order to do so.

If you want a big green trampler as a win condition in a controllish deck, you are probably better off playing 4 Havenwood Wurm and then using the 12 other cards, which wouldnt otherwise be played in any deck, for something more powerful.

Edit: GRW Predator aggro, on the other hand, can be quite good.

asamodious · Joined: 20 Sep 2005 Posts: 139

yeah this deck is going to be hard to make good

you just have no way to protect your predator.

on the other hand if your were to make it aggro

you can just follow up with more creatures or burn,

Emelius · Joined: 10 Jun 2005 Posts: 2

This deck reminds me a lot of:

http://www.anycraze.com/deck_viewer.asp?id=360043

shadow483 · Joined: 21 Jun 2007 Posts: 57

This got 4th at a star city 5k
http://sales.starcitygames.com//deckdatabase/displaydeck.php?DeckID=24857

skilless · Joined: 10 Apr 2006 Posts: 51

Here's a kavu deck I've been using with tamanoa for some really fun lifegains. I've hit firespout for over 100+ when i follow up a mercy killing.

//NAME: Untitled Deck
SB: 1 Mystic Enforcer
SB: 1 Gaddock Teeg
SB: 1 Oversoul of Dusk
SB: 1 Wheel of Sun and Moon
SB: 1 Turn to Mist
SB: 1 Mirrorweave
SB: 1 Fiery Justice
SB: 1 Fracturing Gust
SB: 4 Rebuff the Wicked
SB: 3 Ancient Grudge
2 Cloudthresher
2 Glittering Wish
4 Condemn
4 Firespout
4 Tarmogoyf
1 Hurricane
4 Kavu Predator
4 Fiery Justice
4 Tamanoa
4 Search for Tomorrow
4 Tarfire
1 Pendelhaven
4 Horizon Canopy
4 Grove of the Burnwillows
2 Llanowar Reborn
2 Forest
2 Mountain
2 Plains
2 Brushland
2 Battlefield Forge
2 Karplusan Forest

Flametongue · Joined: 02 Oct 2006 Posts: 19

I agree the deck should be aggro base.

Stigma Lasher would be a great addition to the deck. Reason being is you wont always have Kavu to play and he does die fairly easy. If you run Stigma then you can stop boosting your opponents life with your own spells. Otherwise you could be making the game harder for you to finish due to your own spells Sad

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I understand you want to win big with the Kavu but it wont always happen the way you plan.