Devotion to Green (Modern) W/ Eidolon of Blossoms!

Modern* CurdBrosBrewingCo

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Number One Deck —Jan. 25, 2014

THANK YOU

Thank you to everyone who's helped with suggestions, comments, testing, etc. and the +1 votes that have made this the most popular deck on tappedout! It's taken a lot of help from a lot of people; but I never thought I'd get to 30 votes; let alone 60! Seen a lot of great decks on here and I think TappedOut is one of the best tools for magic players there is. Thanks again to everyone!

Twanicus says... #1

Love it, +1! What are your thoughts on Predator Ooze , maybe combo'd with Kalonian Hydra ?

January 22, 2014 12:15 a.m.

This is a bit of an outlier, but what do you think about Primordial Sage or Soul of the Harvest ? It's probably a lot of a nerf on Regal Force but they're both cheap and can be mini-Glimpse of Nature if you're already generating 6-20 mana and don't have a mana sink! Theoretically, if you kept hitting creatures and Garruk Wildspeaker , you could go through the vast majority of your deck in one to two turns, while still being able to kick your opponents teeth in.

January 22, 2014 12:37 a.m.

Twanicus...I love your idea....with those two and Strangleroot Geist ...you have just about the most resilient and tough to kill devotion creatures in the workd! Once Kalonian Hydra is in it would be game over (especially if you could fit in Lightning Greaves or Xenagos, God of Revels , or some other card that gives it haste)!

I'll have to look at these in my deck. The deck is so fragile to removal of draw creatures (like removing my Carven Caryatid 's for Predator Ooze ) could lead to my ramping to an empty hand :).

That being said; the combo of those two is unreal...I instantly thought of those two and Corpsejack Menace in another ramp deck that would put out some ridiculously huge Kalonian Hydra by turn 4 :). Great ideas and suggestions!

January 22, 2014 1:56 a.m.

commodorecanary...these are great cards for the tempo of this deck. You'd be drawing cards off of all your card-drawers :). I like Soul of the Harvest quite a bit (always had a thing for Elementals :). And you could most certainly go on a draw-fest by turn 3 or 4! Overrun a Garruk Wildspeaker and it's over! I will definitely test with these (over Nylea to start) and see how it plays out. Thanks for taking the time to help make thus deck the best it can be!

January 22, 2014 2:17 a.m.

Nobilior says... #5

I think this recent update to the deck is by far my favorite. You've really broken it down to three simple parts: Draw, Ramp/Devotion, and Wincons. I absolutely love the perfect balance you have achieved. I would +1 again if I could. lol

January 22, 2014 2:04 p.m.

Thank Nobilior! I agree that it has finally got to the balance needed. It went through a lot of changes and a lot of testing to get here :). I couldn't have done it without the TappedOut community. I'm a huge fan of putting an idea on and having the many great minds on here help "perfect" it. There's a lot of much smarter people on here than me!

I really do appreciate the compliment. It's truly my favorite deck; so its kinda my baby that I'm proud of :).

January 22, 2014 2:36 p.m.

Nobilior says... #7

Anytime! I actually plan on netdecking this and use it at my local store because by turn 4 it aaalllwwwaaayyysss goes off. Also, I was looking at some good Green X cards and I stumbled upon Enshrined Memories and Weird Harvest . I was going to do some testing on my own to see if either was worth a spot. Just some more options for you!

January 23, 2014 6:10 p.m.

Amarin1492 says... #8

Very nice deck! My only suggestion: sideboard a few cards with flying or reach.

January 23, 2014 6:45 p.m.

Amarin1492...you are exactly right...I replaced Tajuru Preserver with Arbor Colossus ...he is strong in a devotion deck and is great against flyers...this was the first thought that came to my mind...but please do let me know if you have any suggestions or think there may be better options. Thank you so much for helping!

January 23, 2014 7:18 p.m.

Nobilior...I love the idea behind Enshrined Memories ...it is a great way to refill your hand if you run into a deck that cuts you down...I'm going to keep testing to see what (if anything) can be cut for it; because it can be a great way to fight off the biggest issue with ramp decks (running out of cards)...thanks for the great idea (I would probably have never found it :)

Please do let me know how the deck does at your local store! I'd love to here how it performs in other environments. Its always fun to see how it plays against certain decks. Good luck!!!!

January 23, 2014 7:23 p.m.

vishnarg says... #11

Lead the Stampede is hands down better than Enshrined Memories .

January 23, 2014 7:30 p.m.

Lead the Stampede is a better card in most cases..this is true. Most likely better in this deck as well. Often times this deck has well more than 6 mana; however if you are in the situation where you need to refill your hand...you most likely will not have a ton of mana; so this most likely is better..

This is what I love about TappedOut! Someone finds an area where a deck may have trouble that could be helped...and another helps make it even better! Thanks to both Nobilior and vishnarg...I will test with Lead the Stampede to see if I get in the "low card" situation often enough to warrant its use regularly...if in those situations I often have well more mana than 6 (which is where Enshrined Memories begins to draw more cards) I will let you know..Can't thank you guys enough for continuing to help on this deck.

January 23, 2014 8:07 p.m.

Midwest says... #13

Even though it's just in the Maybeboard Bramblecrush is better than Creeping Mold because it hits Planeswalkers where Creeping Mold does not.

January 23, 2014 10:46 p.m.

Midwest....you are 100% right! Great call for a great sideboard call. To be honest; Bramblecrush is most likely better than Mwonvuli Acid-Moss ....it's much more versatile and I don't need the extra Forest . Thank you! Always room for improvement :)

January 23, 2014 11:04 p.m.

The_Squirrel says... #15

Great deck, how about Summoner's Pact or Chord of Calling instead of extra copies of your big finishers. You could tutor for the best one for your current matchup / board state.

January 23, 2014 11:31 p.m.

The_Squirrel says... #16

I'm not sure how Mistcutter Hydra interacts with Chord of Calling actually. X for mistcutter would probably have to be 0. Summoner's Pact would work well though.

January 23, 2014 11:35 p.m.

Summoner's Pact is gold here. The only thing i dont like it possibly having to commit into Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx on your upkeep if your mana is being awkward, but it can ensure youre drawing gas

January 23, 2014 11:47 p.m.

steve21...I did have Summoner's Pact in this deck before...and to be honest it most likely is a good choice. In an effort to get down to the simplest balance of draw cards, ramp cards, and win-cons; I ended up with the current version of the deck. I do certainly need to test the deck with Summoner's Pact back in (as it does help smooth rough hands out). Thank you for the great suggestion! Most likely it is the right card to play.

January 23, 2014 11:51 p.m.

Yeah...I can attest to the fact that Summoner's Pact is a great card based on my testing with it before...out of curisoty; what do you guys (anyone really, but I'd love to hear steve21 and commodorecanary's ideas as well) think should be removed for the Summoner's Pact 's ? There are no "bad answers". I just want to see what people think and work though where to best place them. Thanks again guys.

January 24, 2014 12:05 a.m.

The_Squirrel says... #20

As you would most likely be using it to get your big guys, I'd cut down on your Mistcutter Hydra and Primalcrux

January 24, 2014 1:15 a.m.

TDoubleE says... #21

Nice deck.

Just out of curiosity, was this set up so that in the title image, with Nylea, God of the Hunt (the featured card), it appears as though the sliver of Blue in the Mana pie for the deck is the arrowhead of Nylea's bow? Cause if not, it is an hilarious coincidence. ;)

January 24, 2014 12:36 p.m.

TDoubleE....HAHA!!! I was wondering if anyone else would see that. It was not on purpose...I swear :) But I did see that, and thought (a) I can't remove the blue now and (b) I had to keep Nylea, God of the Hunt as the featured card....good eye! It was a coincidence, but a happy one.

January 24, 2014 1:47 p.m.

Dreno33 says... #23

on your T4 scenario, you actually cast a 42/42 hydra, not a 43/43 like you currently have stated. 47 mana - 4 for rogue's passage - 1 for G in Hydra cost = 42 mana for "X"

just thought I'd clear that up. lol

January 24, 2014 2:26 p.m.

Thanks Dreno33! Hopefully 88 will still do it :). I do appreciate it though. The "mana math" starts to get a little crazy after turn 2...I keep a couple green 12-sided dies to always have my devotion count visible as well as a few with dies with green numbers (I'm a little OCD :) that shows how much mana I have floating in any one phase/step just to keep track of it all!

January 24, 2014 2:47 p.m.

vishnarg says... #25

I Think Clicking Regenerate Chart Will Remove The blue

January 24, 2014 3 p.m.