This is brutal against decks lacking removal. How does it fare against Control?

I see this deck struggling against control until game two, as you can board in Feat of Resistance against them.

syandell86 and syandell86, I agree Den Protector is a great card and with Megamorph it fits into the Counters meta of this deck, however, it is an expensive card that I can't invest in at the moment.

alex105008 this deck does struggle against control. That's why I went up to 26 creatures to help offset my opponents' creature removal.

Thanks for posting this! I'm going to try it, card-for-card, at my Thursday Standard tournament tonight.

One-mana protection spells can help the control matchup. It lets you cast creatures more aggressively while still having insurance against removal so they hit more reliably. As a green player, I love Ranger's Guile, but white has Ajani's Presence.

jubale thanks for the suggestions. However, since those cards are from Theros, which is rotating out in a couple weeks, I'd rather not add them to the deck. I think Feat of Resistance is the closest alternative, unless you can think of another card not from Theros.

thechusenone, thanks for the comment. I am curious to know how you did at your Standard Tournament with this deck and what type of decks you played against.

Jdvanliew thanks for the comment. I agree that Hardened Scales is an essential card in this deck. I started with a playset main board, but I put two copies in the sideboard to make room for Collected Company. After playtesting, I still can't decide which card is more advantageous for this deck.

darleen you have a number of Hangarback Walker's that is greater than 0. Don't run Collected Company.

syandell86, Jdvanliew, thanks for the input. I agree with you, a playset of Hardened Scales is better than Collected Company.

Once Battle for Zendikar comes in, would you consider playing Undergrowth Champion?

It will be added to my deck. Along with Canopy Vista. Now we wait for more cards that fit well.

Also Retreat to Kazandu feels like it might come into the game too late to be good. I'm still on the fence.

I'm going to be running a slightly modified version of this list for FNM this week. I'll report back how it went. I made some slight changes, most notably adding 3 Den Protectors to the list.

Once rotation hits I'll be adding Undergrowth Champion, Canopy Vista and potentially Endless One (look that one up, it could be fun)

Other options could include Lantern Scout to replace Abzan Battle Priest.. At a lower cost and the same benefit for the turn it comes in (and you don't have to worry about it being removed and losing lifelink once out) I think it might be a better card... Needs play testing of course.