WIN-CON: Go wide with 2/2 Wolf Tokens from Arlinn Kord
and Instants + Silverfur Partisan. Go crazy-wide with Instants + Silverfur Partisan + Zada, Hedron Grinder
or Mirrorwing Dragon + Silverfur Partisan
.
ALTERNATE WIN-CON: Board stalled? No worries. Go tall on an individual Creature with Might of the Masses, and then punch through with Trample from Arlinn Kord
or Unblockable from Rogue's Passage. Or blast face with Burn from Within or bolts from
Arlinn, Embraced by the Moon
.
PREVENT OPPONENT WIN-CONS: Not much here beyond the traditional Gruul responses to threats: Crush, burn, and go fast. Because you don't need answers if your opponent's dead. :-)
MOVE TOWARDS THE WIN: Dual Shot to generate Wolf tokens (and sometimes as a combat trick).Expedite for the card draw (and sometimes Haste).
Titan's Strength
for a solid pump and some Scry.
Vines of the Recluse
for flyers of course, but more often for the pump or the Vigilance effect.
Nissa, Voice of Zendikar
, mostly for the +1/+1 counters.
GENERAL VALUE:
Lambholt Pacifist
as an occasional Wall, but (much) more often a plus-sized attack.
Sylvan Advocate
because it's the best two-drop in Green.
SIDEBOARD
PLAYTIPS
- Burn from Within is best cast on your Opponent of course. But you can also use it to generate more Wolf Tokens by casting it with =0 and targeting your own team.
- Dual Shot is kind of the other way around. While it can be used as a combat trick, I think it's best when cast at the end of an Oppoent's turn, targeting Silverfur and another Wolf. 2x 2/2 Wolf Tokens for ? Yeah, I'll take some of that.
- Mirrorwing Dragon is GREAT against targeted removal, but dangerous vs. decks with combat tricks. For example, if an opponent casts a pump spell targeting only Mirrorwing, all their Creatures get the pump :-(
- Don't forget that Silverfur Partisan triggers when a Wolf or Werewolf is targeted with an Instant or Sorcery. That is, he drops a token whether the spell resolves or not.
- There is no crazy interaction if both Zada, Hedron Grinder and Mirrorwing Dragon are on the battlefield at the same time. The key piece is "Whenever you cast [a spell] that targets only ~ ... copy that spell for each other creature ...". For example, if you cast an Instant or Sorcery that targets only Zada, you copy the spell, targeting Mirrorwing. But since the second spell is copied rather than cast, Mirrorwing's ability won't trigger.
-
Confront the Unknown
(from the maybeboard) can be a little tricky with Zada or Mirrorwing: When Zada's ability (for example) triggers, the copies are put onto the stack in whatever order you want, with the original spell (targeting Zada) on the bottom. So if there are two other Creatures, you Investigate then one gets +1/+1, then you Investigate again and the other gets +2/+2, then you Investigate again and Zada gets +3/+3.
GREAT CARDS I'M NOT USING AND WHY
- Chandra's Ignition: An insane boardwipe and finisher, but just too expensive for the effect.
-
Clear Shot
: It works with Silverfur, but not with Zada or Mirrorwing. The spell has multiple targets, but Zada and Mirrorwing will only trigger when a "spell that targets only ~ ..." is cast.
- Cryptolith Rite: With all the removal in Standard, it's often just a dead card. And at its best, it's really just a win-more.
-
Waxing Moon
: It works with Silverfur, but not with Zada or Mirrorwing. They can't be targeted by a spell that can only target Werewolves.
