I would go Selesnya (I Run it) and take out the lambholt if you go Selesnya or not, 2 greenis bad and it is just not a good card.Also, take out the rootbound crag, sunpetal grove, and clifftop retreat if you are only running 1 forest, mountian, and plains.

No way dude Champion of Lambholt is what wins me games! Her and Thatcher Revolt are game enders. Its so fun. Not to mention if its late game and i drop a Thatcher Revolt followed by a Kessig Malcontents . That alone nets me 5dmg from Kessig Malcontents hitting the board, more if i have more guys (which i always do) Champion of Lambholt gains 4 counters and i swing in with the team.

I really like this deck idea. I am considering adding red to my G/W humans deck, Champions of Avabruck, so I can do this as well. Unfortunately, I do not have a Huntmaster of the Fells  ^Flip , Instigator Gang  ^Flip , or Bonfire of the Damned to throw into this deck. Do you think it would still work well without those cards?

I was curious about your opinion on a couple cards in your current deck. I was not sure if you thought Gavony Township was too slow for this deck. Perhaps Kessig Wolf Run would work better? Also, have you thought about running Hamlet Captain in place of Instigator Gang  ^Flip ? He costs two less to play as well as his attacking or blocking effect boosting all of your humans with +1/+1 rather than the +1/0 you are currently getting. I guess it comes down to how quickly you can flip Instigator Gang  ^Flip because if he flips the extra effect really does help out a lot! I look forward to hearing your feedback. +1

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The Instigator Gang  ^Flip s were actually a late add-in to try and test. Ive been in situations where i felt "Hell yeah, i could use another creature to buff my attackers and win". Essentially, along with Mayor of Avabruck  ^Flip , Instigator Gang  ^Flip was in there (as a human too) give the extra damage to everything else even if he doesn't attack. Mostly for Champion of Lambholt however.

Champion of Lambholt is the card that gets me through to win 90% of the time. Cards like Huntmaster of the Fells  ^Flip (2 creatures 1 card) and Thatcher Revolt (3 creatures with haste) make her piercing ability superb.

When i think about it, Hamlet Captain could be better in some cases. I honestly haven't tried it, but perhaps i shall this friday. Instigator Gang  ^Flip is in there because its a bigger creature, as well as the flip potential, and buff potential for when Mayor of Avabruck  ^Flip flips (which is surprisingly often). Hamlet Captain can be better defensively, and offer a faster buff for Champion of Lambholt a lot sooner.

I dont like Bonfire of the Damned in this deck. So i dont think you need it.

1: Thalia, Guardian of Thraben makes it cost more when i probably dont want to spend it anyway.

2: I dont care how many creatures they have. I will win the race because my creatures will be unblockable with Champion of Lambholt

Kessig Wolf Run would be better if i had a single powerful creature that needed trample. And i see how it could work well with Champion of Lambholt , however, i prefer Gavony Township because it gives the counters to ALL of my creatures. By turn 5, i usually have lethal on the board, and nothing feels better than dropping Gavony Township as my 5th land, use it to buff all my creatures, and swing in unblockable because Champion of Lambholt just got enough power to let it happen. Ive won that way so many times that i didn't even consider a different option.

Now, as for your question about needing the cards you listed... Bonfire of the Damned could be skipped. Instigator Gang  ^Flip probably has better replacements. Hamlet Captain is a really good choice. But... Huntmaster of the Fells  ^Flip is, probably, the 2nd most important card behind Champion of Lambholt Ive found. I really think you need him to make the deck spike in awesomeness. his abilities say it all. He is life gain, he is token generating, he gets trample and burns the enemy and a creature they have. He is almost a necessary card for this deck.

As far as a replacement for him, i would suggest something as simple as Gather the Townsfolk or maybe even Daybreak Ranger  ^Flip Those were cards that were last minute rejections because Huntmaster of the Fells  ^Flip was just better.

The ideal play is something that can help Champion of the Parish or Champion of Lambholt

Many of my friends asked why i didn't just make it green white and splashing red for Huntmaster of the Fells  ^Flip , but i soon learned that red gives me access to all the cards that essentially win me the game. So if you're going to add red, think about how many of these cards you want to use, if you don't want to match my current build....

Thatcher Revolt (must)

Kessig Malcontents (surprisingly very very good, often hits for 3-6 when dropped)

Lightning Mauler (leave unpaired until i get Odric, Master Tactician or Instigator Gang  ^Flip or Riders of Gavony

Anywho, I'm really passionate about this deck, so if any of this doesnt make sense to you, or you have more opinions, please let me know so i can develop your and my own understanding of the format.

I'll be recording my FNM tomorrow and record on here how this deck played out against my opponents.

I can tell you are passionate by the lengthy response you gave, and I thank you for that. I am relieved to hear that I do not need Bonfire of the Damned to make this work. A lot of people play that card at my local shop so borrowing one from someone may be hard to do. I am very interested in making this deck because I do not think my Champions of Avabruck deck is aggressive enough to beat my opponent before big creatures start coming out.

Currently all I am missing are 3x Huntmaster of the Fells  ^Flip , 1x Thalia, Guardian of Thraben , 2x Instigator Gang  ^Flip , 2x Selesnya Charm , 4x Temple Garden, 1x Rootbound Crag, 2x Cavern of Souls, and 4x Clifftop Retreat

Right off the bat I was thinking I could use 1x Silverblade Paladin in place of the 1x Thalia, Guardian of Thraben and replace 2x Instigator Gang  ^Flip with 2x Hamlet Captain . From there I am hoping someone has 3x Huntmaster of the Fells  ^Flip that I could barrow to finish a quick construction of the deck.

Not too sure what I should do about the not having any Temple Garden s or Clifftop Retreat s. I do have 3x Selesnya Guildgate and 1x Chromatic Lantern that I could use. I was thinking 2x Selesnya Guildgate since they come in tapped no matter what and two basic lands. I will just have to play basic lands in place of Clifftop Retreat until I can get them. What is you opinion on having 4x Cavern of Souls ? I currently have two, but do not have the money to throw down to complete a playset. I guess it kind of depends on what the players at your local shop plays. A nice, but often tough aspect about my local shop is that everyone's decks tend to change week from week. They do not show up every day playing the same deck. Thankfully they like to change it up!

Looking at your feed back again, I noticed you said you use Lightning Mauler for pairing with Odric, Master Tactician , but you do not have him in your mainboard or sideboard. With that being said, I was thinking a good land fixing card I could add is Borderland Ranger he is a human that will allow me to fetch any missing land that I need. I am curious now, can I use his ability to get a Cavern of Souls or any other land that is just described as "Land" or do I have to one that says "Basic Land". Anyways, if Lightning Mauler can be replaced I was thinking 1x Hamlet Captain and 3x Borderland Ranger . I was also thinking 1x Burn at the Stake since I feel I will be doing enough creature spawning to make it worth it.

Wow I have typed a lot! I will let you go for now so you can look over what I have written.

You do not need Bonfire of the Damned . You do need as many Cavern of Souls as possible, as they are part of your red mana source for your humans. That goes with saying for Temple Garden . Gatecrash isn't out yet, so we don't have the luxury of using Stomping Ground or Sacred Foundry yet. However... Temple Garden is needed... as it makes all our other dual lands come in untapped. I suggest getting as many dual lands as you can.

Replace Instigator Gang  ^Flip with Hamlet Captain = good

Replace Thalia, Guardian of Thraben with Silverblade Paladin = good enough, however thalia is super good against most decks that aren't all creatures like ours.

Do not use a Chromatic Lantern that just slows you down more, and its not a human :P. I would just try to look at your mana and run Mountain s, Forest s, and Plains if you don't have the duals for them. You could try guildgates... but I'm unsure how useful they will be, coming in tapped every turn.

As far as Odric, Master Tactician goes, i ran him a few times and he was decent, but i wanted to test other things and forgot i didn't put him on my list up there. Borderland Ranger is a very good suggestion. if you run those basic lands, you can fetch them without fear. However, basic lands only. Forest s, Mountain s, Plains . So, if you don't want to run Lightning Mauler , which i wish you could :P, that substitution you have above seems good to me. However... putting Burn at the Stake in this deck is just silly. You wont have that many red sources consistently. I'd rather you run Brimstone Volley s to do burn once they kill a human.

I had a feeling you would say the dual lands are important. I guess I will have to make due until I can get some. I will definitely find something to replace Burn at the Stake because I was worried about not getting the three red mana sources to play it. It was just a thought that seemed like a good idea at the time, ha! Perhaps adding another Thatcher Revolt or Selesnya Charm or Kessig Malcontents . I will have to work on getting another Thalia, Guardian of Thraben since I am not running many spells it will not hurt me as much as it will my opponent.

One thing that keeps running through my mind is that Gather the Townsfolk would be better than Thatcher Revolt just because the tokens will stay on the battlefield after my turn. I know it is one less creature to boost Champion of Lambholt but I won't have to wait to get 6 manna out to play Kessig Malcontents with the Thatcher Revolt . It will also make it more dangerous late game because my human count much higher with the tokens still out there. I guess it is hard for me to determine since I have not played this deck yet to see how it plays out or to see how quick it can be.

I have updated my deck Champions of Avabruck if you want to check it out at all. I will probably keep editing it as we are still discussing options I can use since I do not have all the cards to make your deck exactly.

Its a personal preference to use Thatcher Revolt . I like the haste, its something the opponent isn't ready for, and the humans wont be sick for a turn, letting the enemy decide how to handle them.

Its up to you, though. I'm constantly working on my deck, so make changes and test them out and let me know!

Yeah, I will keep play testing the way my deck is currently constructed, and give feedback if I am able to barrow the 3x Huntmaster of the Fells  ^Flip to play this deck when I go to a tournament next Tuesday. I am interested in hearing how you do tomorrow night. Thanks for all the help in explaining the deck and figuring out what I can replace and need to make sure I have.