IT'S OVER 9000! (3x 1st Place @ FNM and Game Day) (Standard MTG Deck)

IT'S OVER 9000! (3x 1st Place @ FNM and Game Day)

Standard Aggro Burn Competitive FNM Midrange Ramp RG (Gruul)

BoromirOfGondor

Instant (4)

4x Lightning Strike

Sorcery (3)

3x Crater's Claws

Planeswalker (3)

Creature (27)

Land (23)

Sideboard

Instant (7)

Artifact (1)

1x Bow of Nylea

Planeswalker (2)

Creature (5)

The agenda of this deck: Play mana dork, play giant monster, punch them in the face, and then cast Crater's Claws for over 9000. GG

Let's go through all of the cards, shall we?

MAINDECK

4x Goblin Rabblemaster: This guy doesn't need an explanation. BASH FACE

3x Stormbreath Dragon: He proved himself to be a format staple in last year's RG monsters deck, and nothing has changed since then. Especially good at killing a fresh planeswalker, Stormbreath is straight value every time.

4x Elvish Mystic: Just an extra land drop most of the time, but occasionally serves as a clock when the board is empty.

4x Sylvan Caryatid: Another ramp mechanism. Very handy for the classic turn 3 Stormbreath Dragon or Sarkhan.

1x Sarkhan, the Dragonspeaker : Sarkhan is a solid threat and removal spell, although he often just eats a Hero's Downfall before he can do anything. Make sure never to send him out unprotected by a wall of mana dorks.

2x Xenagos, the Reveler : The party never stops, even after his buddy Domri Rade got the boot. The satyrs are very handy in a pinch, but are generally just chump blockers in the current green-heavy metagame. His +1 is where the real action is.

3x Polukranos, World Eater:

2x Arbor Colossus : WHY DOES THIS GUY NOT SEE MORE PLAY?!? He eats Wingmate Rocs and opposing Stormbreaths, and is otherwise a 6/6 body for 5 mana that kills things. You can't go wrong. I think he is perfect as a two-of, as most decks are playing at least one flyer.

1x Ashcloud Phoenix : Flyers are really good, and flyers that never die are even better.

4x Lightning Strike: Well duh.

2x Crater's Claws : About 50% of games with this deck are won with a claws for 10+ damage on the spot. This card makes the deck work, and is impossible for anything except control to play around effectively. When in doubt, this is the card you want to topdeck.

HOW TO SIDEBOARD AGAINST THE BEST DECKS IN THE FORMAT

Against Abzan: +2 Setessan Tactics, +1 Arbor Colossus , +1 [[Hornet Queen], -2 Xenagos, the Reveler , -2 Boon Satyr

This matchup is not hard if you come out fast enough and play your cards right. Their action starts on turn 4 with rhino, so if you can get a threat out first you are very likely to win. Tactics is good removal, Colossus is just another huge body that can block rhino and kill wingmate, and Hornet Queen is always solid against opposing midrange decks. Xenagos doesn't do much for us besides die, and Boon Satyr is too slow.

Against Mardu Midrange: +2 [[Anger of the Gods], +1 Arbor Colossus , +1 Hornet Queen, -2 Boon Satyr , 2x Lightning Strike

Mardu is a race, every time. In game one, landing multiple huge threats (Stormbreath + Polukranos is the ideal curve). Depending on whether their hand is heavy on creatures or removal, they will play like a control deck or an aggro deck. In both cases, try to get the job done before Wingmate Roc shows up. Games 2 and 3 are no different. Although you may be tempted to play the control role and just focus on killing their guys, they will get ahead eventually. Race with big threats, and then kill them with Crater's Claws .

Jeskai Tempo: +1 Arbor Colossus , 2x Anger of the Gods, -2 Boon Satyr , 1x Ashcloud Phoenix

Very similar to Mardu, except that Jeskai is more resilient and less powerful. Overload the board, but NEVER LET THEIR MANTIS RIDERS HIT YOU MORE THAN ONCE. Arbor Colossus solves this problem, and Anger clears out all of their creatures. Boon Satyr dies to literally everything in their deck, and Ashcloud is too slow.

Sultai Whip: +2 Tormod's Crypt, +3 Mistcutter Hydra, -2 Arbor Colossus , -2 Lightning Strike, -1 Bow of Nylea

Whip of Erebos is your biggest problem here. If you can quell the assault before it comes down, you should be fine. Tormod's Crypt destroys the deck for 0 mana, and mistcutter is a good threat against a deck that will be playing Disdainful Stroke . It also is blank to Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver .

Leave feedback and +1 if you like it. Enjoy!

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1st Place Game Day — Feb. 16, 2015

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5-0 at game day

Round 1: Mardu Midrange (2-1) Game 1, I got land screwed and sat there as he played threats. Game 2, I stalled with a Stormbreath Dragon and eventually built up enough of a board state to make a lethal attack. Game 3, a turn two rabblemaster into Shaman of the Great Hunt killed him in short order.

Round 2: Mardu Midrange (2-1) Game 1, I played double Shaman of the Great Hunt with rabblemaster on the field. Things were over quickly. Game 2, we spent a long time trading off creatures in combat as he pinged with a Flamewake Phoenix. Eventually, he topdecked a Brutal Hordechief which put him one point out of range. He was able to drain me out. Game 3, he wiped my board with a sideboarded Arcbond, but my myriad planeswalkers were too much for him to deal with. Xenagos closed out the match in the end.

Round 3: RW Heroic (2-1) In game 1, he was on the play with a hand of triple Monastery Swiftspear. He got me down to 10 as I was setting up my ramp, but I was eventually able to trade off with two of his swiftspears and Crater's Claws the last. He later sleeved up his Hero of Iroas with two Ordeal of Heliods, but I had Caryatids as blockers and was able to close the game with rabble + shaman. Game 2, I mulliganed to four and drew nothing. Game 3, I played a turn 3 Shaman of the Great Hunt into a Stormbreath Dragon into Xenagos, the Reveler + Rabblemaster. Needless to say, I killed him fairly quickly.

Round 4: UW Heroic (2-0) Game 1, he started off with a Seeker of the Way and I with a Goblin Rabblemaster. I was able to kill the seeker after he tapped out to play Heliod's Pilgrim. After Shaman of the Great Hunt joined my token squad, I swung in for far more than lethal. Game 2 was a long race, and he was able to get me down to three. He was at thirteen, and I was able to hit him for exactly lethal with Chandra, Pyromaster + Ashcloud + Boon Satyr + four Goblin tokens.

Round 5: UB Control (2-0) Game 1, I jammed all of my threats and was able to push through to a lethal Lightning Strike (as many of my games against UB seem to be won). Game 2, after he tapped out to play Silumgar, the Drifting Death, I was able to resolve Xenagos, God of Revels. Polukranos became a 10/10 and, even after my opponent had cleared the board with [Perilous Vault]], the damage had been done and Lightning Strike won the game.

Got 10 packs and a sweet mat.

2nd Place FNM — Feb. 14, 2015

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Fate Reforged Updates — Feb. 7, 2015

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1st Place FNM — Feb. 6, 2015

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3rd Place FNM — Jan. 11, 2015

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1st Place FNM — Jan. 6, 2015

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1st Place FNM — Dec. 26, 2014

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Debut: 3-0 — Dec. 22, 2014

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Date added	9 years
Last updated	9 years
Legality	This deck is not Standard legal.
Rarity (main - side)	12 - 4 Mythic Rares 25 - 6 Rares 0 - 5 Uncommons 8 - 0 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	2.84
Tokens	Emblem Sarkhan, the Dragonspeaker, Enchantment Centaurt 3/3 G, Goblin 1/1 R, Morph 2/2 C, Satyr 2/2 GR
Folders	Gruul, Possible decks, Decks I Like, Decksssss, Decks I Like, Swag
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