Have you ever wanted to play a deck with enough mana to actually cast the game breaking fatties?
Have you ever wanted to search your deck for the perfect answer to a stale or imposing board state?
Have you ever wished you could play more spells than your opponent, on their turn?
If the answer is yes then THE WANDERER'S TOOLBOX is the deck for you!
This deck looks to take advantage of the raw power of Prophet of Kruphix in such a way to justify it's high cost. This deck maximizes your ability to get out fat creatures fast, with ample ramp, and various methods of obtaining your game winning cards.
Card Choice:
Elvish Mystic- A must have for any Green Ramp Deck. Lets you out race aggro in raw power with turn 3 Polukranos, World Eater. Pull one out with a Yisan at the end of their turn for maximum awesome.
Dakra Mystic- An alternative 1 cmc fetch for Yisan that lets you skim the best cards off your opponents deck, and keeps you informed about their next plays. Bonus points if they are playing Courser of Kruphrix.
Kiora's Follower- Synergy with Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx and
Yisan, the Wanderer Bard
make this the ideal 2 cmc ramp creature over the more resilant Sylvan Caryitid. Being able to trade with a Goblin Rabblemaster and swing in for extra damage (esp. with Nylea, God of the Hunt) should not be undervalued in a format where 2 damage could mean a lethal swing.
Sylvan Caryitid- Hard to kill ramp is always needed.Courser of Kruphrix- One of the best cards in standard as it provides both a tough body, lifegain, as well as card advantage. Would run 3 if I had em :D Also 2 green devotion in a 3 drop is quite good for our Nylea, and her disciple.
hornet's nest
-Shuts down a lot of fatties and aggro. An ideal Yisan 3 verse pull if your opponent is putting pressure on the board.
Illusory Angel
- Flying 4/4 for 3 cmc? How can that be bad? Eats
Mantis Rider
, and trades with Stormbreath Dragon. Pulling it out with Yisan or Chord also eliminates any drawback this card might otherwise have, and gives it the element of surprise. Even as a top-deck is manageable.
Reclamation Sage- Our answer to a number of potential problems such as Whip of Erebos,
Doomwake Giant
, or Jeskai Acendency. Pull it out with Chord or Yisan for a quick fix. A destruction ability and a body is always worth it.
Yisan, the Wanderer Bard- The heart of this deck along with Prophet of Kruphix. Allows for any number of schenanigans with instant speed creatures, and becomes a serious threat if not dealt with immediately. Use him to pull out the perfect creature for the situation. At worse eats removal otherwise needed for your threats, and at best is pumping out 4 creatures of increasing value every two turns with Kiora's Follower and Prophet of Kruphix.
Nylea, God of the Hunt - Trample lets you run over their weak creatures, while the buff, though expensive, becomes a crazy threat with Nkythos, or a lot of mana. Very easy to activate devotion in a deck loaded with Green mana symbols. At 4 cmc, is easy to Chord for and usually my go to pull with a 4 versed Yisan.
Nylea's Disciple - A 3/3 that often can gain you upwards of 5 life or more for 4 cmc is valuetown. The popularity of Jeskai Wins and other burn stategies make this creature a solid pick, when you find yourself just about in range of death by burn. Pull out in response with Yisan to a lethal
Stoke the Flames
for maximum troll effect.
Polukranos, World Eater- A 5/5 for 4 cmc with built in removal and pump ability. With Bow of Nylea or Nykthos, can often be a board wiper. Takes a lot of removal, just because he is so friggin scary. Would run 4 if I had em.
Arbor Colossus
- Jeskai Tempo's worst nightmare, often a game winner if he cannot be burned out. This deck suffers from quick fliers, and Arbor Colossus is the answer. A healthy 3 Green Devotion is only made better withNylea's Disciple and Nykthos.
prophet of kruphrix - Though a 5 drop with no immediate threat is for all intents and purposes a hard play in a world full of 4 cmc fatties, within this shell can be game breaking. This deck, with all the monstrous, Yisan, Chord, and SB counters LOVES to have more mana and Prophet gives you essentially double the mana to work with. Yisan on your opponents turn for a HUGE card and board advantage, while Yisan only gets more and more threatening. Play your fatties, then untap on your opponents turn to leave mana open for your monstrous abilities or counters. Basically overtakes other mid-range decks very quickly.
Hydra Broodmaster- In the games where you find yourself drowning in mana, none do work like the Broodmaster. 5 5/5 Hydras is not impossible with engines like Nykthos and Kiora's Follower, and with the Prophet are able to do so before your next turn. A very scary play and demands immediate attention from your opponent.
Sagu Mauler- In a format where the main midrange competition has several spot removal answers for your fatties, Sagu Mauler acts as a very hard to remove threat. Bonus trample for game finishing power.
Hornet Queen- I don't even thing this card needs an explanation. Pretty much the best high cost creature you could hope to play. Does not like anger of the Gods however.
Nissa, Worldwaker
- The strongest planeswalker open to these colors, Nissa provides even more pressure on the board, while occasionally providing the ramp for the fatter creatures. In this deck the 1st +1 will be of the most use, with a bonus resiliency towards U/B control's main sweeper, Perilous Vaults.
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx- As a legendary land in a deck that loves its colored mana early game its hard to justify 3 of... until you see it in action. So many cards in this deck just love having a crap ton of mana (Yisan, Polukranos, Hydra Broodmaster, Genesis Hydra, Chord of Calling, Nylea) and Nykthos just sends them way over the top. Chord for any card, search half your deck with Genesis Hydra, Yisan as much as possible, get out all the hydras, all of it depends on this card and it's crazy crazy ramp.
Temple of Mystery- Honestly not too impressed with this card, as this deck really needs non- come into play tapped lands, but the scry is helpful atleast when you are flooded late game.
Yavimaya Coast- Best dual land for U/G available in the format.
