this was originally a ramp build but it wasnt stabilizing fast enough. so i rebuilt this with some help from a bud and its not a solid midrange build that goes wide and can be super grindy when you need it to be.below is a breakdown.
Den Protector is an all star for the graveyard return. durress gets brought back again and again and helps shut down burn spells and counter magic. also a 3/2 beater one flipped, super powerful creature, helps with land drops, combos with deathmist raptor ect.
im not as concerned with making opponents discard creatures but i jave decided to mainboard Duress to get rid of counter spells and things like Languish or
Planar Outburst
when i need to eat something small or if i havent brought out my bigger threats yet i have Deathmist Raptor with his death touch ability and he returns whenever a manifest or morph is flipped.
i have 2 copies of Drana, Liberator of Malakir because. well shes awesome, and im pretty creature heavy in this deck so putting counters in things is always pretty sweet.
i have 2 Undergrowth Champion mainboarded as a punisher of open board states and a potential blocker that gets bigger as the game goes longer.
at the 5 drop slot we have Whisperwood Elemental hes going to help us go wide with our board state as well as our ramp when we manifest rattleclaws and our graveyard recursion when he manifests den protectors, in my experience of playing whisperwood in G/R devotion. he often runs away with the game if he isnt answered immediately, especially as we get two or more on the board, probably the best creature in standard right now.
turn 6 i like bringing out a whisperwood and a Dragonmaster Outcast turn 7 is pretty hellacious for the person who stares that play down.
the sole planeswalker is Ob Nixilis Reignited i like him for his -3 into +1
Dragonlord Kolaghan gives us haste and graveyard hate, i love haste enablers and his 6/5 body is a game winner if he isnt murdered or countered immediately.
ive also play tested Ruinous Path it is a worse Hero's Downfall but its still going to be relevant with all the planeswalkers that are going to be played in standard its sweet to awaken as well. when control decks tap for like a dragonlord silungar or ugin, awakening ruinous path is super handy.
