rampbolt

Modern Cragon18

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glaedir says... #1

Cool deck! One suggestion I would like to make is potentially considering Overwhelming Stampede over Overrun. Same CMC but Overwhelming Stampede will probably be slightly more effective given the size of your creatures.

March 11, 2016 6:39 p.m.

Cragon18 says... #2

glaedir Thanks for the suggestion! That card would be sick in this deck. Some of my sideboard cards are arriving in the mail today, and I am excited to cycle some of those in to see how they play. Cheers.

March 12, 2016 10:40 a.m.

Very neat casual deck, looks fun to play. Unless you play against a lot of lifegain decks, the thing I'd do is remove the Kavu Predator and replace them with Strangleroot Geist.

Also mainboard enchantment removal isn't very good unless you're playing a lot of enchant decks.

March 19, 2016 11:01 p.m.

Cragon18 says... #4

thebdayskeleton thanks for the feedback. Strangleroot Geist would be a much better main board card for sure. Kavu Predator was put into the deck as a response to a guy I play with a lot that centered his entire deck around life gain. Needless to say it worked and he did everything possible to not gain life, which was not easy for him. By the end of the game Kavu was like a 16/16 unblockable. Also, good advise about the enchantment destruction. I'll have to side board those and look for better main board replacements. Cheers!

March 20, 2016 9:34 a.m.

ChiefBell says... #5

You need 1 mana ramp options.

Utopia Sprawl, Elvish Mystic etc.

March 20, 2016 9:44 a.m.

Cragon18 says... #6

ChiefBell are you suggesting I need more mana ramp options? I only ask since Elvish Mystic and Llanowar Elves are basically the same card. Utopia Sprawl would be a good addition. I had Sheltered Aerie in for a while but only had one of them and it would have been better to have 3-4 in the deck.

I have also been considering adding some Arbor Elf or replacing Nissa, Voice of Zendikar with Nissa, Worldwaker. Let me know what you think, and I appreciate your feedback!

March 20, 2016 10:43 a.m.

ChiefBell says... #7

8 1-mana card that ramp you is best in a deck like this.

March 20, 2016 10:51 a.m.

Wurmlover says... #8

add more Whisperer of the Wilds, because if that is one of your ramp cards, then you want to have as many of them out as you can at once so it is harder for opponents to target them. and also, for a modern deck, if you only have one of a certain creature in your deck, you should take it out if you don' have any fetch cards. cards like Terra Stomper are really useful, but only if you draw it. even with cycling cards, it will still be easier to find it during a game

March 23, 2016 3:04 p.m.

Wurmlover says... #9

March 23, 2016 3:05 p.m.

Cragon18 says... #10

Thanks Wurmlover. I actually just got some more Whisperer of the Wilds, so I will probably be putting those in shortly. I agree about only having one of a card not being ideal. What I have found however when I play this deck is a rarely get to play too many big creatures before the game is over. I end up getting 4-5 of my 2-3 cost creatures out, hopefully making Champion of Lambholt bigger through counters and Rancor, thus making her and my other creatures unblockable and quickly ending the game. Now obviously, not every game will go like this, but this is just how it has played in the last 5-6 matches. I have been slowly trying to build up a better collection of cards so I can run larger playsets rather than a large variety of creatures. Pretty new to MTG and my collection is limited. Thanks again for the feedback!

March 23, 2016 3:21 p.m.

Cragon18 says... #11

Also, would love a Garruk, Primal Hunter. That card is absurd.

March 23, 2016 3:21 p.m.

Wurmlover says... #12

try Karametra's Acolyte if you want insane ramp. that card pisses my friends off so much

March 23, 2016 8:43 p.m.

sliversftw says... #13

Primalcrux and Khalni Hydra could be really good in this deck ps love the name of your deck it is very clever.

March 27, 2016 2:43 p.m.

Cragon18 says... #14

Thanks for checking out my deck sliversftw. Thanks for the card suggestions as well. Might be a little out of my price range, but would definitely kill in this deck. Cheers.

March 27, 2016 5:54 p.m.

sliversftw says... #15

yea same with me lol.

March 27, 2016 6:30 p.m.

I'd recommend Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx because you have so much devotion to green. Also, I would swap out Terra Stomper for Craterhoof Behemoth if you can get your hands on one

March 28, 2016 8:40 a.m.

Cragon18 says... #17

Zap_Rowzdower69 thanks for the feedback! I would love to get a Craterhoof Behemoth, but never could justify the cost. Nykthos would be a good addition for sure. I will look into acquiring one of those. Cheers!

March 28, 2016 1:39 p.m.

sliversftw says... #19

Rancor Oakenform Rampaging Baloths and Fangren Firstborn might not be bad either.

March 28, 2016 3:08 p.m.

Cragon18 says... #20

Thanks sliversftw! Those are some really great budget options. I will have to look into acquiring some of those.

March 29, 2016 9:23 a.m.

I highly recommend Garruk Wildspeaker in any ramp deck. His land untapping is insane with Utopia Sprawl and Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx, plus he is also a token generator which helps your Champion of Lambholt. You could use something a lot more solid at the 4cmc spot since all you have there is a 1-of Nylea (and the Press the Advantage). Actually I would recommend dropping the Press the Advantage for Wildspeaker. Or if you can't get the Wildspeakers, I think Giant Growth would be more versatile than Press the Advantage since it will be much easier to cast and most of your creatures have Trample anyway. +1

April 5, 2016 8:52 a.m.

Cragon18 says... #22

Thanks for the suggestions CrovaxTheCursed! I went ahead and removed Press the Advantage in favor of Giant Growth. I had been planning on removing press the advantage for a cheaper instant to combat spells like Turn to Frog (which happened yesterday to my champion of lambholt, thus making my creatures blockable). I will look into acquiring Garruk Wildspeaker, as it would be great in this deck. I was also considering Garruk, Primal Hunter but wildspeaker probably provides better value for this deck honestly. I also was considering increasing my creature base and adding Polukranos, World Eater at the 4 spot and removing some of my 2cmc creatures, but not sure if that would be the best option. It wouldn't hurt to playtest though. Thanks for the +1. I will try to check out some of your decks today. Cheers!

April 5, 2016 9:34 a.m.

Yeah Polukranos is a boss for sure. He provides some much needed removal for mono green. I have yet to play him in Modern, but I used him extensively when he was in Standard. Not sure about removing any 2-drops for 4-drops, but I could definitely see moving 2x Pulse of Murasa to the sideboard for mainboard Polukranos. I feel like he would provide you with much better value in game 1 than Pulse, and 4x seems a bit excessive to me. Although I have never used Pulse before, so maybe 4x is warranted for your playgroup.

April 5, 2016 9:46 a.m.

Also, sorry for double posting, but the deck link below has caught my eye lately, and I think it is one of the most powerful ramp decks for Modern I have seen yet. Even though it is centered around Primal Surge, I'm sure you could draw a lot of inspiration from that deck, since the ramp suite is really stellar.

Primal Devotion CAST YOUR DECK ON T3

April 5, 2016 9:50 a.m.

AgNinja88 says... #25

Good job keeping it low cost, and it seems well-balanced.

June 14, 2016 3:40 p.m.

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