I've got it pretty close to where I want it to be but it's just a few hairs shy of where it needs to be. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
I really wanted to build this deck around one of my favorite underrated cards and the one that earned me my first victory in a sealed tournament,
Launch the Fleet
. A few exploits allow this card to clear a path to victory with overwhelming damage. The basic idea with this deck is to get as many mana resources as possible early on in the game and get as many creatures out early to achieve victory in a little bit of a roundabout way. I've also done some experimenting with rule bending to make special use of untap cards like Arbor Elf and Nissa, Worldwaker, in conjunction with
Weirding Wood
, to untap 4-8 mana at a time instead of one, for unusual combos early on. Ideally,
Launch the Fleet
will trigger Beastmaster Ascension with 4 or more tokens on the field to deal 40+ damage in one attack as early as Turn 5. So far, this is the best I've got.
This deck runs best when playing defensively for a few turns. I'm trying to improve the draw strength with a few good Cycling cards to have a good starting hand, because relying on a mulligan is never good.
Druid's Deliverance
and Rootborn Defenses are the staples of the strategy, allowing you to stave off damage from opponent attacks while populating tiny creatures, much like a Weenies deck. This allows you to set up for that surprise attack without triggering too much attention from a wary foe, especially in four-way games. On the off-chance you have to deal with anything that can block you, Day of Judgment can be paired with Rootborn Defenses to destroy every creature on the field - except yours.
I originally built this deck to combat an Endless Ranks of the Dead deck I had the misfortune of encountering. For similar reasons, the sideboard is designed to deal with unusual threats. Loxodon Smiter is awesome for dealing with discard problems (BEST counter for Liliana Vess ever), and Wayfaring Temple can serve as a substitute for
Sigil of the Nayan Gods
if you're having trouble getting creatures on the field because of token problems against control decks.
A side note here is that these cards are relatively easy to pull from packs, and extremely easy to get your hands on as singles. This basically makes the deck a budget deck. The most expensive cards are the planeswalkers, Nissa, Worldwaker and Elspeth, Sun's Champion, which no player should be without.
