Need help with rug agro/ramp
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Posted on Sept. 27, 2016, 4:52 a.m. by heinrichdk
RUG aggro I urgently need help on the 3 drop and 4 drop creature spot Trygon Predator is more a side board option and Polukranos, World Eater doesnt work that well
I've really liked Thought Scour, Serum Visions, Gitaxian Probe, and Hooting Mandrills in RUG. Sometimes, you end up with the nuts and you cast Hooting Mandrills on turn 2.
I don't think you have enough non-creature spells to get the most out of Monastery Swiftspear. I'm not sure if you'd want to cut Birds of Paradise, but there should be Arbor Elf or Voyaging Satyr or Kiora's Follower to go along with Utopia Sprawl.
As far as Polukranos, World Eater, I'd just cut them for more Primeval Titans and add more utility lands. Kessig Wolf Run, manlands,Cavern of Souls, Desolate Lighthouse, or even Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle are great additions to Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx. That way, you can close out games because you have inevitable win conditions.
September 27, 2016 7:49 a.m.
heinrichdk says... #5
Ive been thinking about cutting swiftspear for some thing els
September 27, 2016 7:57 a.m.
heinrichdk says... #6
sylvannos thanks note i changed my deck from how i wanted it to how it is currently (strugling to get my hands on a 4th swiftspear remand and artarka's command)then i added some of your recomendations let me know what you think
September 27, 2016 8:06 a.m.
WizardOfTheNorthernCoast says... #7
3-drop? RUG aggro / 'ramp'? Son go with Courser of Kruphix!
September 27, 2016 9:07 a.m.
heinrichdk says... #8
played this deck at a local lgs and the results were beter than its precursors
R1 2-1 RG Ramp
R2 0-2 Affinity
R3 0-2 Mono green elves
R4 2-1 Death and taxes
R5 2-0 RG tron
ending in 5th place
September 29, 2016 1:39 a.m.
heinrichdk says... #9
played this deck at a local lgs and the results were beter than its precursors
R1 2-1 RG Ramp
R2 0-2 Affinity
R3 0-2 Mono green elves
R4 2-1 Death and taxes
R5 2-0 RG tron
ending in 5th place
September 29, 2016 1:47 a.m.
@heinrichdk: How did the specific changes help? What difficulties did you have against Affinity and Elves?
You can beat those decks with Ancient Grudge, Electrickery, Izzet Staticaster, Destructive Revelry, and Forked Bolt out of the sideboard.
September 29, 2016 11:35 p.m.
heinrichdk says... #11
Affinity and elves were just to much creatures to fast im curently working on my sideboard the changes made my deck alot faster and Fanatic of Xenagos either hitting turn 2 for4r and futher for 3 or 4 damge from turn 3 and on. Kiora's Follower helped me to drop a Primeval Titan or turn 3. Most games i sideboarded Courser of Kruphix either for Savageborn Hydra or Curse of the Swine
September 30, 2016 12:17 a.m.
Courser of Kruphix can really put a dent in either decks' plans because of the 4-toughness and lifegain.
What's your sideboard look like right now?
September 30, 2016 7:35 a.m.
WizardOfTheNorthernCoast says... #13
Go for freakin Huntmaster of the Fells Flip
September 30, 2016 7:59 a.m.
heinrichdk says... #14
Sideboard 2x Surrak Dragonclaw vs Control 2xStubborn Denial vs non creature based decks Curse of the Swine vs tribal2x Archetype of Endurance + Bonds of Mortality vs Bogles which is big in current meta
October 3, 2016 12:53 a.m.
heinrichdk says... #15
Also i Opened a Chandra, Torch of Defiance which i subed a A courser for and she works prety well in this deck
October 3, 2016 12:57 a.m.
@heinrichdk: I totally forgot Surrak Dragonclaw was a card lol. Seems like it's a lot stronger than Thrun, the Last Troll when you're playing RUG.
October 3, 2016 1 a.m.
heinrichdk says... #17
This weekend i started of with a bye then 2-1 vs Vampires1-2 vs Deathshadow0-2 vs Bogles And us subbed out some of my Fanatic of Xenagos and kept my coursers
October 3, 2016 1:02 a.m.
heinrichdk says... #18
Usaualy i would sub my Nylea, God of the Hunt for Surrak Dragonclaw vs control decks
heinrichdk says... #2
I was thinking adding a few planeswalkers i currently own in that colours Kiora, Master of the Depths Domri Rade Ral Zarek and im thinking maybe aquiring a Arlinn Kord Flip
September 27, 2016 5:02 a.m.