Hexproof Badger - M15 -

Frontier* PlagueRats

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Another complete deck overhaul —June 30, 2015

Thanks to everyone who commented and up-voted before.

Ultimaodin says... #9

My only issue with this deck is the lack of removal. That and I do not see Badger.

January 15, 2015 3:48 a.m.

Orron says... #10

I would suggest a bit more white or going mono green. Splashing in a color is fine, but it slows you down a bit in an already slow-ish deck. So you need to get something out of it worth slowing you down. The only thing you are really getting out of white right now is Battle Mastery. I mean that's good for your perfect 4 turn scenario, but that is going to happen like... 5% of the time.

Some cheap cards (most are new) to consider Kill Shot, Oppressive Rays, Sunblade Elf, Sandblast. Also, if you are sticking with green/white you should really consider moving Fleecemane Lion to your mainboard (prob x4). It's ridiculously strong for a 2 cost and is difficult to remove after you make it monstrous.

January 22, 2015 7:27 p.m.

PlagueRats says... #11

Thanks Orron, I know your right about about going either mono green or getting more out of another colour. I made a bunch of changes, mainly adding 4x Fleecemane Lion and swapped a bunch of expensive cards to make everything faster. I added another Chord of Calling and a Hornet Nest and Sedge Scorpion for creature removal. I think it'll be more fun then Kill Shot, Oppressive Rays, or Sandblast, plus it gives another chance to fetch a Nylea, God of the Hunt

January 24, 2015 3:05 p.m.

akrondo21 says... #12

Looks fun to play with. I used to run something similar. I'm not sure about your meta, but in my Stormbreath Dragon/Goblin Rabblemaster full meta I'd add some speed. Elvish Mystic, Sylvan Caryatid, Frontier Siege, & Whisperer of the Wilds are all nice mana generators you can drop early.

The other thing to watch out for is the current U/B Control decks. They will just counter your threats, and if they get behind just board wipe you with Crux of Fate. Adding in an Ajani's Presence or two would help that scenario.

Lastly, you may want to run a second Bow of Nylea. In my meta there is a lot of anti-enchantment, so usually that just gets instadestroyed. Good luck when you head up there.

February 13, 2015 4:18 p.m.

PlagueRats says... #13

Thanks for the advice. I added three Ajani's Presence's to the side board. I've decided to focus the main board even more tightly on big versatile creatures and devotion, so I removed the Bow of Nylea and Ajani Steadfast to add another Arbor Colossus and Polukranos, World Eater. I'll keep two Bow of Nylea's in the sideboard. If my creatures can avoid removal I think they beat everything popular in the format, even my weakest card, Swordwise Centaur can kill Goblin Rabblemaster, Polukranos, World Eater beats Siege Rhino, Arbor Colossus beats Stormbreath Dragon. I really don't want to add any mana generators, I like that every card is a threat and I deliberately kept the CMC very low.

I expect any control deck that can draw way more cards will be a problem and I know green ramp decks can beat this if they go crazy with something like a Hydra Broodmaster. My solution to creature removal (other then hexproof) is to replace the Battle Mastery with Nemesis of Mortals and if I expect boardwipes like Crux of Fate I can play the minimum number of creatures necessary, focus on making them bigger while keeping cards in my hand. Plus Nylea, God of the Hunt is, and Fleecemane Lion can be indestructible.

February 14, 2015 10:29 p.m.

Son-of-Mace says... #16

not gonna lie but karametra sux, and instead of the centaur most mono green decks will run Mistcutter Hydra or another x-cost fatty, ide like to play my Budget Wall Aggro against this

March 11, 2015 7:58 p.m.

PlagueRats says... #17

I guess I haven't explained this deck well enough, I'll rewrite the description when I have some time.

This is not a mono green deck and I don't have any mana accelerators other then Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx This deck is about devotion and that makes double green cards like Swordwise Centaur really valuable.

Mistcutter Hydra isn't a very good fit for this deck because I only get lots of mana when I draw a Nykthos shrine and can keep a few creatures on the board. Instead of haste this deck has the big creature buffs that do their damage the turn I play them. Battle Mastery, Aspect of Hydra, Boon Satyr.

I agree that in most decks Karametra, God of Harvests isn't very good, but I've tried many others in this spot and found it's the best, This has a lot to do with Chord of Calling, Once I get a Nylea, God of the Hunt out all I really want is devotion or creature buffs to do huge trample damage. At that point in the game if I have a Chord of Calling I can't think of any better creature that I want to main board one-of that is better then 6/7 indestructible for five. This could be a Hornet Queen but I feel like people are more prepared for that and the cost is sometimes an issue.

I'll check out your deck in detail later, but my first impression is that I'd have the advantage. I also main board Reclamation Sage and would chord it in to destroy your first Assault Formation which your deck can't possibly win without.

March 12, 2015 12:57 p.m.

shakemilkyway says... #18

Swordwise Centaur should be replaced with Garruk's Companion

You could consider Bow of Nylea. Deathtouch has a great synergy with trample, gives you 2 devotion, and is really versatile with all his abilities.

I also think that must be something better than Karametra, God of Harvests. What CMC range do you considered for his spot?

March 12, 2015 2:48 p.m.

Son-of-Mace says... #19

Then Garruk's Companion should be replace by the new Avatar of the Resolute

March 12, 2015 4:24 p.m.

PlagueRats says... #20

Garruk's Companion isn't in Standard, maybe you meant that new 3/2 with trample and reach that was just spoiled? I'll swap that when it comes out.

I had Bow of Nylea in here for a long time, but I found it was usually my last choice of card to play. I don't think I understand how trample and deathtouch have good synergy? Deathtouch on big creatures seems pointless to me and this deck is more about attacking with one or two big creatures.

I like that Karametra, God of Harvests is five mana, I can always afford it by the time I want it. I have successfully ran Archetype of Endurance but it's tough to keep enough creatures for devotion or to convoke the 8 or 11 mana against the removal heavy decks that I want hexproof against. This could easily be any green or single white 6 drop. And if there was something game breaking it could be any colour. Am I overvaluing indestructible?

March 12, 2015 4:25 p.m.

shakemilkyway says... #21

i didnt see that is a Standard Deck, my bad.

Ddeathtouch and trample have a great synergy, especially against tough blockers. This is because trample does letal damage to the blocker, and the rest pass to the defender player. With deathtouch, that lethal damage is always 1, so an Nylea, God of the Hunt blocked by a Polukranos, World Eater does 5 damage point to the hydra, and 1 to de defending player, but with the Bow of Nylea, just 1 point is taken for the blocker, and the 5 remaining goes to the player.

Sorry for my english

March 12, 2015 10:44 p.m.

PlagueRats says... #22

Wow! I never realized the Deathtouch/Trample effect. I did know about how deathtouch on Polukranos, World Eater lets his Monstrosity ability destroy everything it targets. Also deathtouch along with Battle Mastery is pretty much unbeatable in combat. I'm going to add one Bow of Nylea, I think I have too many legendary cards in this deck already to justify adding more then one. The only card I'm willing to replace is one of the Courser of Kruphix's, so I'll give that a try.

I'm going to my first ever Friday Night Magic tonight, so we'll see how this goes against some real competition.

March 13, 2015 10:35 a.m.

PlagueRats says... #23

Made a few last minute changes, Karametra, God of Harvests is gone, replaced by Hornet Queen, Reclamation Sage moved to the side board, and I removed Bearer of the Heavens, I'll save that for casual play.

March 13, 2015 4:33 p.m.

PlagueRats says... #24

I came in second place at my first ever FNM! I got my Hordeling Outburst promo and $7.50 in store credit. I feel like my deck deserves a bunch of +1's.

My second match was against the guy I figure is the/an owner of the card shop, it went to game three. He was playing this really aggressive black/white deck with nothing but the best one drop 2/1 creatures, Seeker of the Way, Thoughtseize some creature removal and a few others. He got an early advantage, got me down to three life before I was able to defend myself. We both kept adding creatures to the board and passing until I had eight devotion worth of creatures and he had about six four power one or two drop creatures because of two Chief of the Edge's. I tapped Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx and four lands to pay ten mana for Chord of Calling and fetched a Hornet Queen. He still had a lot of life, so on my next turn I attacked with all the hornets and played Aspect of Hydra + Battle Mastery on the Queen to make it a 13/13 flyer with double strike. Hornet Queen won me the match. Karametra, God of Harvests wouldn't have helped nearly as much because I didn't have Nylea, God of the Hunt to give it trample.

I never wanted many of the cards from the side board. Just the four Bassara Tower Archer, I removed three Arbor Colossus's and the Bow of Nylea against the shop owner. In the final match against a great blue/white heroic deck, I added the two Reclamation Sage's though they wouldn't have made much difference even if I drew them. What I needed was removal. Banishing Light maybe? thanks! for the suggestions

March 14, 2015 3:59 a.m.

shepherdofire says... #25

Badgers? Badgers? We didnt order any stinking badgers!

March 24, 2015 11:29 p.m.