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Standard* Elves Mono-Green Ramp

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Turn things sideways.

Resist the temptations of black mana!


Strong vs: Mono-Blue, Thopters, Goblins, Green devotion, GB Elves, Blue/Blue-Red Mill

Weak vs: Burn, White Weenie, possibly WG counters (not enough matches).

I've been playing this deck for a few weeks now and I have a very healthy winrate with it. It's a simple, fast aggressive beat down deck that matches up well with all or most of the currently trending decks (with the notable exception of Burn). The deck likes to win on or before T7 (averaging 6-7), and tends to lose after that (T9+), though there are still some outs in long games.

Sideboard

Enchantment and artifact hate neuters many of the decks in standard right now. Hornet Nest is my concession to red, it might bring those matches closer to 50/50 if your opponent gets a slower start.

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I'm making some changes to try and allow more quick aggression.

MAIN

-2x Yeva's Forcemage - I like this card but currently too often it comes down and doesn't do what it needs to, which is enable an immediate attack that turn. Losing an elf is not great, though.

+2x Cached Defenses - I've enjoyed using this card in a few decks. It's cost efficient pump for creatures. In this deck it might allow a cheap creature to start attacking early and force a response. It doesn't add as much to the board as Dwynen, Gilt-Leaf Daen + Yeva's Forcemage , but it allows a creature to attack turn after turn. So... we'll see.

+1x Orchard Spirit - this card sneaks in for damage almost every game. I hate playing against this card. Which means I'm going to start playing it, naturally (if you can't beat 'em...).

SIDEBOARD

-1x Undergrowth Scavenger - purely in the sideboard for those mill matchups, or some aggro mirror where you need to trade creatures early (or the really good GB delve deck that nobody is playing :( ). But I doesn't need to be a four-of.

MAIN -> SIDEBOARD

3x Hornet Nest - it's good most games, and great against red or heroic, but not so great in the games where I need to beat down and I draw this card (which is all games).

SIDEBOARD -> MAIN

2x Managorger Hydra - I side this card in nearly every match and it performs great. Seems like a staple for current standard for the decks that can run it. I've had blue control decks just snap concede to this card if they can't counter it. It's a bogeyman. And alas, not an elf.

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Date added 8 years
Last updated 8 years
Legality

This deck is not Standard legal.

Rarity (main - side)

1 - 1 Mythic Rares

12 - 3 Rares

10 - 3 Uncommons

15 - 8 Commons

Cards 60
Avg. CMC 3.45
Tokens Ashaya, the Awoken World, Elf Warrior 1/1 G, Insect 1/1 G w/ Flying, Deathtouch, Manifest 2/2 C
Folders D_Standard 2014-2016 KTK-OGW
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