Growing Rites of Itlimoc

Legendary Enchantment

When Growing Rites of Itlimoc enters the battlefield, look at the top four cards of your library. You may reveal a creature card from among them and put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in any order.

At the beginning of your end step, if you control four or more creatures, transform Growing Rites of Itlimoc.

Legality

Format	Legality
1v1 Commander	Legal
Alchemy	Legal
Archenemy	Legal
Arena	Legal
Block Constructed	Legal
Brawl	Legal
Canadian Highlander	Legal
Casual	Legal
Commander / EDH	Legal
Commander: Rule 0	Legal
Custom	Legal
Duel Commander	Legal
Gladiator	Legal
Highlander	Legal
Historic	Legal
Legacy	Legal
Leviathan	Legal
Limited	Legal
Modern	Legal
Oathbreaker	Legal
Pioneer	Legal
Planechase	Legal
Pre-release	Legal
Quest Magic	Legal
Standard	Legal
Tiny Leaders	Legal
Vanguard	Legal
Vintage	Legal

Discussion (51)

Belfore on Marwyn Elfs

3 days ago

Well you seem to be lacking in flying defense. You could also use some recursion since your token production is only 8 cards I would personally drop the Arboreal Alliance since you are not producing that many tokens. And I know it is a way to use all the mana you can produce but you need some more reusable uses for the mana.

I spent most of this weekend testing your deck against some of mine which are also go wide strategies. And what I kept running into was that your ability to get damage through was struggling. I think you need to get some more sources of trample or bypassing defenders. Another problem I was having was you would be top decking to quickly.I felt it just kept running out of steam.

I personally would drop Arbor Elf for Argothian Elder. It may cost more mana but it would let you untap Nykthos without Yavimaya in play, drop Quirion Ranger for Seeker of Skybreak just a bit less hassle for untapping a creature. even though she gets an interesting trick when you have Ashaya out. I would also drop Woodland Bellower for the Skyshroud Poacher just because it is easier to reuse. Elvish Guidance can have its uses but I think Growing Rites of Itlimoc  ^Flip is still a bit more useful, for your mana outlet I would absolutely keep Staff of Domination over Thousand-Year Elixir. I am surprised you dropped both Dwynen, Gilt-Leaf Daen and Jagged-Scar Archers since those were your only real answers to flying maybe consider Raking Canopy or Gravity Well to help against flying heavy decks. Mobilize and Vitalize are a little too weak for the card slots I think. I think a couple of more useful options would actually be Taunting Elf, Nemesis Mask, and/or Tempting Licid of those 3 taunting elf is weakest. But what those would allow you to do is get your pumped up elves through with minimal losses and minimal investment for the finishing blow.

I do have more thoughts if you want but as always feedback on what you are aiming for always helps (EG: Going tall, going wide, elf ball, kill through combat, or focusing on I win effects (I don't like I win effects))

fableberserker on flowers for grandma

2 weeks ago

After seeing it play a few times, I think Mirri's Guile, Threefold Signal, and Radiant Grove should come out for some lands, consider Gaea's Cradle, Castle Garenbrig, Growing Rites of Itlimoc  ^Flip or even just some forests.

capwner on Oath of the Birdwatch

3 months ago

Gaea's Cradle / Growing Rites of Itlimoc  ^Flip?

Also I want more birds. Keeper of the Nine Gales, Augury Owl, Commander Eesha, Thieving Magpie, Ledger Shredder, Emeria Angel, Wingmate Roc, Suntail Hawk, Thrummingbird, Soulcatchers' Aerie, Airborne Aid just some ideas

Enduring Ideal with Dovescape is a classic

Spitting Image is a cool card I forgot about that one.

Overall cool list, lots of interesting cards. Like I said I'd like to see more bird stuff since the deck seems to be more about flavor than being super competitive, plus low cost flyers synergize well with Derevi!

thesilentpyro on Chatterfang's Nuthouse of Cards

1 year ago

Considering:

• Fae Offering
  ++ Introduces a fun little minigame. ++ Exciting with Academy Manufactor
  -- Unable to trigger on opponents' turns without flash creatures, but that's minor
• Victimize
  ++ Pet reanimation spell, fantastic with with tokens
• Invasion of Ikoria  ^Flip (+ maybe Vampire Hexmage)
  -- Can't fetch amazing humans (Yawgmoth, Thran Physician, Species Specialist, Eternal Witness, Pitiless Plunderer, Jaheira, Friend of the Forest)
  ++ Less salt-inducing wincon than Natural Order->Craterhoof Behemoth or a giant Finale of Devastation
  ++ Battles are a fun minigame when not fetching Hexmage
  -- Hexmage is lackluster on its own
  -- Not as guaranteed of a win condition as a big Finale
  -- The Invasion being a permanent opens it up to removal before it flips
• Llanowar Elves et al
  ++ Get Chatterfang out on turn 2 to start going ham sooner
• Nested Shambler back in
  ++ BB to double your squirrel count still seems good
• Force of Vigor
  ++ Creature spot removal is shored up by Chatterfang and all other removal spells hit creatures, so might be reasonable to have this not
  ++ Probably better in-slot than Binding the Old Gods

Potential cuts:

• Craterhoof Behemoth
  == If Invasion of Ikoria  ^Flip goes in
  ++ Cutting makes Natural Order worse, but also no longer as groan-inducing
• Finale of Devastation
  == If Invasion of Ikoria  ^Flip goes in
• Witch's Oven
  ++ Cheap sac outlet that works with Academy Manufactor and Gilded Goose -- Slow and food otherwise sucks.
  -- The bonus only really happens if Chitterspitter has gone up several times
  ++ Is fetchable with Urza's Saga, but it's the worst option of the current three. Always fetch Skullclamp over this.
• Tireless Tracker
  -- Second-worst token maker behind Witch's Oven
  -- Only eight fetchlands + Binding the Old Gods and Growing Rites of Itlimoc  ^Flip to double-trigger
  ++ Does qualify as a (slow) draw engine
  ++ Works with Academy Manufactor
• Binding the Old Gods
  -- Worst ramp and worst removal
  ++ Removal count is still moderately low, though. Can't rely on Chatterfang's ability for everything.
  -- Probably worse in slot than Force of Vigor
• Saw in Half
  ++ Does function as bad protection against spot removal -- Not a lot of nonlegendary creatures worth copying that don't already win the game, so often dead
  Eternal Witness
  Tireless Provisioner
  Tireless Tracker
  Species Specialist
  Grim Hireling
  Academy Manufactor
  Tendershoot Dryad
  Nadier's Nightblade
  Deep Forest Hermit
  -- Even when there is a target, often win-more

Sleepysherlock on Saskia Fun-Fected Super Summer BLAST (Big n' WIDE)

1 year ago

Garruk, Cursed Huntsman, Regrowth, Goblin Anarchomancer, Decimate, Hull Breach, Klothys, God of Destiny, Cindervines, Xenagos, God of Revels, Return of the Wildspeaker, The Great Henge, Conduit of Worlds, Graveyard Trespasser  ^Flip, Bala Ged Recovery  ^Flip, Turntimber Symbiosis  ^Flip, Masked Vandal, Shalai, Voice of Plenty, Akroma's Will, Inscription of Abundance, Dromoka's Command, Austere Command, Binding the Old Gods, Growing Rites of Itlimoc  ^Flip, Legion's Landing  ^Flip, Assassin's Trophy, Deadly Dispute, Big Score, Hostile Negotiations, Plumb the Forbidden, White Sun's Twilight, Skullclamp, Blood for Bones, Victimize, Liliana, Dreadhorde General, Tyvar's Stand, Temur Battle Rage, Domri, Anarch of Bolas, Domri, Chaos Bringer, Mage Slayer, Embercleave, Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma, Hydra Omnivore, Ilharg, the Raze-Boar, Nylea, God of the Hunt, Kessig Wolf Run, Skarrg, the Rage Pits, Putrefy, Takenuma, Abandoned Mire, Staff of Compleation, Ashnod's Altar, Night's Whisper, Anoint with Affliction, Malakir Rebirth  ^Flip, Black Sun's Twilight, Infectious Bite, Mythos of Nethroi, Tainted Strike, Noxious Revival, Glissa Sunslayer, Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite, Soul Shatter, Arguel's Blood Fast  ^Flip, Yawgmoth's Vile Offering, Rakdos Charm, Despark, Faithless Looting, Reconstruct History, Fracture, Blind Obedience, Thirsting Roots, Migloz, Maze Crusher, Apocalypse Hydra, Destined / Lead, Armed / Dangerous, Unearth, Taunting Elf,

Profet93 on Omnath, Locus of Elves

1 year ago

Beast Whisperer, Greater Good, Rancor, Sylvan Library, Tooth and Nail, The Great Henge, Harmonize, Life's Legacy, Beast Within, Berserk, Heroic Intervention, Momentous Fall, Return of the Wildspeaker, Shaman of Forgotten Ways, Somberwald Sage, Bane of Progress, Natural Order, Growing Rites of Itlimoc  ^Flip

Kogla, the Titan Ape + Eternal Witness + Rude Awakening = Infinite mana

Tooth and Nail - Avenger of Zendikar + Regal Force = Draw lots of cards

Maze of Ith + Argothian Elder = Infinite green mana during combat (huge omnath).

IHATENAMES on slimefoot saprolings

1 year ago

I'm unsure what direction you are planning as you seem to spread out a bit. Here is my suggestion though.

Focus on aristocrats and tokens(preferably saprolings))

Token doubler Parallel Lives Second Harvest Doubling Season

Token Makers Bramble SovereignFungal Plots Tendershoot Dryad Fungal Sprouting Golgari Germination Jade Mage Sprout Swarm Saproling Symbiosis Korozda Guildmage

Free Sac outlets are essential Viscera Seer Carrion Feeder

Ramp Growing Rites of Itlimoc  ^Flip Circle of Dreams Druid Cryptolith Rite Ashaya, Soul of the Wild Rishkar, Peema Renegade and kinda Gala Greeters

Saprolings synergies if you want Psychotrope Thallid

Toski, Bearer of Secrets maybe for additional card draw

Wincon ideas Aristocrats like Blood Artist Overwhelming Stampede Pathbreaker Ibex Yedora, Grave Gardener combo. I don't remember what the other pieces are atm. Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth + Life and Limb + way to profit off of every land dying or at least get ahead.

My golgarideck

Cowmmunist on Oozeful Vannifar

1 year ago

I think this deck could benefit from something like Gaea's Cradle but a more reasonable card to include would be Growing Rites of Itlimoc  ^Flip especially because it helps you find some creatures you can cast, and tuck the expensive ones for later.