I have run a version of this deck since last rotation (January 23, 2015). I have modified it every week and tweeked it and had a blast with it. It started out with 4x Villainous Wealth as my wincon, but I've cycled that out sadly.. too hard to get consistency with it.
Still the same ramp up strategy, just using different combos and ideas now.
I need suggestions!
the Temur combo uses Temur Ascendancy and Temur Sabertooth with either Karametra's Acolyte or the Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx and Voyaging Satyr.
To get that combo out quickly, I ramp hard and get devotion quickly. I also need card draw (supplied with Eidolon of Blossoms and the Ascendancy itself). Also, the 4x Genesis Hydra to hopefully land one of the keys.
Win Cons once I get infinite mana: Genesis Hydra; Nylea, God of the Hunt; Polukranos, World Eater. I guess that's it really...just a big creature coming in with trample..
Need suggestions, though and ASAP:
Chord of Calling - yay or nay??? This would maybe get a missing piece of the puzzle (if I had the ramp, but no sabertooth or no Nylea) It would allow me to take out a sabertooth or two, and maybe a polukranos for 3 Chords? Thoughts?
The Courser of Kruphix seem low value...but I guess they do provide 2 devotion, a 4 butt, mana solutions, deck previewing for fetches, life gain, and a constellation trigger... so I suppose they are useful.
The Elvish Mystics seem necessary if I want a turn 2 Courser or Verdant Haven (or Ascendancy), but do I? Maybe I should take out Mystics and go for the Rattleclaw Mystic or Sylvan Caryatid since those mana fix me and I really am more interested in a turn 3 4-drop than a turn 2 3-drop. As long as by turn 3 I'm looking to drop Eidolon of Blossoms; Karametra's Acolyte; Nylea's Disciple; Nylea, God of the Hunt; Polukranos, World Eater; or Temur Sabertooth I think I'm ok. The Mystics are helpful of course..., but if I go T1 Mystic, T2 Voyaging Satyr, well... that's wasted mana. That still only sets me up for a Turn 3 4-drop. The elves don't always live either - what's thoughts about swapping for Caryatids on those? (or possible sideboard incase my opponent runs the cheap burn?)
Should I main Ugin, the Spirit Dragon? I've run 2-3 in this deck and gotten him out turn 4...that's a win in almost all cases.
T1 - (Forest (1 mana open) - MysticT2 - (Forest (3 mana open) - HavenT3 - (Forest - 5 mana open) - Satyr and one of any other (mystic, haven, satyr) or AcolyteT4 - (Nykthos - 9 or 10 mana open)
So, thoughts?? Also, how many fetches should I run to thin out forests?
I also thought about Chariot of Victory instead of needing that red and blue mana for the Ascendancy... but the Ascendancy gives me card draw (itself + constellation trigger) and devotion, where as the equipment does give me trample and haste if I needed it and keeps me mono green. But I like the ascendancy better.
I just need to find the balance between ramp, wins cons, and stability....
