Trostani

platinum_demon, 12 years ago

Took out a Harrow and the Soul Wardens from the mainboard to put in 3x Trostani, Selesnya's Voice. I'll see how that plays.

Mainboard:
-1x Harrow
-2x Soul Warden
+3 Trostani, Selesnya's Voice

Modern

shirtninja, 12 years ago

With Modern format being added to FNM, I'm considering moving this deck over to that format. I don't think it'll be too difficult.

Some thoughts

Kadja, 12 years ago

I feel the deck may be a bit weak to aggro. I like the deck versus most of the meta including control. I added an overgrown tomb, and cut the gavony townships. Vault may be good here now too. I also made a few changes to the board in removing restoration angel and a sigardia. I like caverns at 4x total between the side and the board, and I think moorland haunt is too good versus control, maybe it should be in the board.

Deck Update

TheGrayBob, 12 years ago

Changed up the deck a bit with cards I actually have to get ready for FNM. I'm still planning on putting in 4 Thragtusk and Restoration Angel, but am using Borderland Ranger and a few others in the meantime.

xcrunner0809, 12 years ago

Ok so as most of you know I have been making numerous changes to this deck. A few of you keep asking what angle the deck is taking midrange or aggro, the answer I'm keeping it in between. The deck right now has the ability to beat out the draw-go match ups where everyone is top decking due to the majority of creatures having haste. I would say that if we were in gatecrash and had Stomping grounds then I would be running Strangleroot Geist due to the better mana. However the deck as is has options and is powerful. Since zombies are not a huge deal anymore the Pillar of Flame became Searing Spear to deal with opposing Olivia Voldaren which can be problematic. the keyrunes remain good for the control matchups since they dodge removal. Dreg Mangler is a solid card to play turn 3 and does work after he dies with scavenge. The most interesting part of the deck now i would have to say is the 3 Zealous Conscripts. he breaks the thragtusk mirrors, steals planeswalkers which are all too relevant now, takes away a chump blocker or beater and then if you combo him with Falkenrath Aristocrat they lose their creature and if that creature was a thragtusk than you get the beast token. The sideboard is fun, we have another olivia for the creature heavy matchups, deathrite shaman and grafdigger's cage for reanimator, snapcaster mage, and any other deck that interacts with their graveyard. the cage interacts well with shaman sense they don't interfere with each other but work to the same goal.I have the single ancient grudge in the side because I feel there are some decks out there where artifacts are important and could be problematic. 2 golgari charms deal with enchantments and board wipes. I had a matchup where i brought in deathrite shaman and he was doing work and my opponent tried to Dreadbore my shaman to which i used a Golgari Charm to regenerate him which won me the game. Next i have the 2 underworld connections if they are necessary for any game that gets grindy. slaughter games for a few decks that have things i dont want to deal with, on a side note i think Nevermore is very well placed for decks with white because it creates dead cards in your opponents hand and deck and i think this card should get more consideration. Now in the main i am running 2 Garruk Relentless  ^Flip because he is sometimes enough to push the game back where i need it too or if he is flipped to help me get the tools i need to break a lock, however, i have the option of his bigger brother Garruk, Primal Hunter in the side for the matchups where a 3/3 is relevant and card draw is needed. Also in the side is Thundermaw Hellkite because sometimes you play against a deck where zealous conscripts is not what you want to be doing so having a big dragon as back up is nice. On a final note i would like to point out the 4 MAINBOARD Cavern of Souls. the caverns most often are named on human or vampire with beast as another option, i never name zombie because if dreg mangler is countered that is fine. 4 caverns means that we will be seeing them and i want to see them because it means your threats will resolve. Thank you for reading this and if you have any questions feel free to ask and please +1 if you think this deck is headed in the right direction

Major Modifications

Kadja, 12 years ago

For the most recent version, check http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/true-selesnya-3/. I won't be updating this list, maybe for awhile. Thanks!

Mylkyjo, 12 years ago

So I swapped out 4xGoblin Electromancer for 4xDelver of Secrets  ^Flip. I also removed 1xMizzium Mortars and 4x Izzet Charm for 1xIsland and 4xPillar of Flame.

Both changes have been very positive.

Standard Tournament

Msanders, 12 years ago

Went 0-6 Decks without mana acceleration just aren't holding up to anything running farseek. So I'm going to keep this deck as is, but I'm done with just red/blue. Going to try to green/white mana accel/token with epic experiment next. Check out my account page to see my other decks. And thanks again to all those who commented and +1'd

Name Change

Fantastic_Mr_King, 12 years ago

I had to change the name of my deck now that I'm playing red spells and is no longer an azorius deck. Some suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

alopgamers, 12 years ago

Tweak A little bit more

zerodarkzone, 12 years ago

added one Falkenrath Aristocrat, -1 Olivia Voldaren -1 Blood Artist, +1 Vampire Nighthawk -2 Disentomb + 2 Duress

not sure if its fast enough

Hackerr, 12 years ago

so yeah i havent been able to win with the door but i have been winning with the x amount of mana then tap and a target player discards that many cards card (in the tappedout simulator) but i dont think its fast enough any advice?? plus its slow to get started on mana then really really quick mana

steele000, 12 years ago

now modern legal and pretending I have 4Noble Hierarch instead of 1 haha, any suggestions welcome :)

Ryukami, 12 years ago

4x murder tested...meh. I decided to bring Victim of Night to the mainboard and run a 3/3 split of murders and victims. Ultimate Price is in the sideboard now, and against zombies you can replace the victims for grafdigger's cages, ultimate price or both. Vampire Nighthawk, however, has been testing great. Love how he works out in this deck. As the defensive blocker roll that Demonic Taskmaster had been originally he dose swimmingly, deathtouch is a very good little keyword for that. The lifelink was also relevant in a few games, so he's pulling his weight and I definitely prefer him to Demonic Taskmaster. Nefarox also is pulling his weight. He doesn't come out every game, but when he does make his appearance he's a house who can just wreck your opponent.

Ryukami, 12 years ago

I find myself always wanting more indiscriminate removal in this deck. Ultimate Price is strong, but has so ,many things it can't hit, and Victim of Night has is dead against zombies, a popular deck. Thus, I decided to just playtest a full suit of murders, just to see how it works out. Also added in Nefarox as a big closer, removing the singleton underworld connections and a desecration demon. Vampire Nighthawlk has replaces Demonic Taskmaster because he seems like he'd fill his function better(has deathtouch) and also has lifelink, which late game can be a lot of life gain with Liliana's -3. I will test this and see if the changes made anything better.

Sphere of Resistance

yousquiddinme, 12 years ago

Thanks to cbc for the suggestion!

Dosan Problems

NanamiMadobe, 12 years ago

Even though Dosan is no doubt into some dirty, dirty shit, he does belond on the sideboard along with the adorable antidote woman. Decided to make the mana base more affordable; and cooler: - Karakas - Maze of Ith + Okina + Brushland Nothing better than fixing madmans. I really can't afford Karakas anyway. Everything seems to end up indestructable, so it's good. Needs to playtest more.

Ryukami, 12 years ago

Zombies are a difficult match for this deck. After finding this out through testing I decided that I needed to get some seriously strong tech against them and Grafdigger's Cage fits the bill. It ups the price of the deck a bit, yes, but it is worth it and I already pulled one from a booster anyway.

lockeF, 12 years ago

Took out 2 x Inaction Injunction for 2 x Think Twice.

Decided to leave Crippling Chill in the side board for now, not sure if I will keep it, because I honestly like the card but I'm not sure if it is the most effective card I could use. Replaced it with 2x Negate.

Took out one Mind Sculpt and one Dream Twist to try out 4x Curse of the Bloody Tome.

goodbye entreats

TJMAXAL, 12 years ago

I took out the Entreat the Angels completely. They were coming in either too early or too late. I added a couple of Centaur Healers which should help to keep me alive till I can combo.

Biggest_boss, 12 years ago

Got beat soundly in multiple Game 1's vs. RDW. 1x Sphinx's Revelation to MB because I was always 1-2 turns away from winning before losing to burn spells.

Finished

ProtossKing, 12 years ago

This deck has been completed and all cards gotten.

Sideboard Round-up

Valentine35, 12 years ago

My sideboard has come in handy lately.

Dreadbore: keeps those superfriends decks at bay and someone is always sad when their Jace or Tamiyo get killed from a 2 mana blast to the face.

Rakdos Charm: Is extremely versatile but i found myself adding it to get rid of some pesky artifacts and against an army of tokens is kinda funny too.

Ultimate Price: Hello Big Dumb Green Creature...Good Bye Big Dumb Green Creature.

Sever the Bloodline: Just simply rocks. I actually got to use it against an army of Pack Rats lol. Its mostly used for token decks though.

Pithing Needle: says nighty night to Thragtusk, sublime angel lifegain stuff like Rhox, the faithmender, or Trostani, Selesnya's Voice, and Restoration Angel.

Tribute to Hunger: Hrm, i can't target that Geist of Saint Traft...oh well, kill it anyway.

Falkenrath Aristocrat: just in case they are going a bit faster than me another one of these little beauties could never hurt, well couldn't hurt me at least.

Any Sideboard suggestions? i'm looking for something to destroy Enchantments, they are becoming somewhat of a problem.