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Pincher Beetles
Creature — Insect
Shroud (This creature can't be the target of spells or abilities.)
Vaan on
insect swarm
6 years ago
When selecting the cards to put in your deck you have to be aware of your mana curve, currently over 30% of your spells has a CMC of 5 or more and you have no mana acceleration, so you will find yourself stuck with expensive spells without enough mana to cast them very often.
To help fix the mana issues i would cut both Plague Beetle and Caustic Caterpillar to add a set of Sakura-Tribe Elder, he helps you ramp to your big insects and adds more lands on the board to help Scute Mob do their thing. I would also cut both Asceticism and Pincher Beetles for a set of Cultivate/Kodama's Reach.
I would also cut the 3 Bond Beetle for another Scute Mob and 2 Vorapede. Drudge Beetle is a card that does very little, it's just a 2/2 with an extremely overcosted scavenge, so i would swap them for Deadbridge Goliath.
Another good card for this deck is Swarmyard, i would cut 4 Swamp for it without thinking twice.
Those changes leave you with a mono green mainboard, maybe you should drop the and go with Beast Within, Acidic Slime and Caustic Caterpillar for removal on the sideboard. Other good sideboard options: Tree of Redemption, Prey Upon, Harmonize
forevermayhem on
Johan
7 years ago
I went through the rest of the cards in the shoebox and made the following tweaks. With the few cards I have, it looks like I can lead toward elf tribal. I should probably post this as a new deck because it's very much different.
Land:
In: Forgotten Cave, Contested Cliffs, Tranquil Thicket, 1 Forest, 1 Mountain
Creatures:
In: Clockwork Steed, Clockwork Swarm, Mobile Fort, Kelsinko Ranger, Nomad Decoy, Witch Hunter, Seasoned Marshal, Ardent Militia, Anger, Wall of Fire, Wall of Diffusion, Centaur Chieftain, Harvester Druid, Werebear, Wall of Ice, Sylvan Hierophant, Llanowar Knight, Llanowar Elves, Elvish Scrapper, Wellwisher, Wirewood Elf, Wirewood Herald, Skyshroud Elf, Fyndhorn Elder, Elvish Pathcutter, Symbiotic Elf, Heedless One
Out: Balduvian Barbarians, Centaur Rootcaster, Dire Wolves, Folk of the Pines, Horned Kavu, Hungry Mist, Ironroot Treefolk, Kavu Climber, Kei Takahashi, Krosan Tusker, Lightning Elemental, Marble Titan, Panther Warriors, Pincher Beetles, Rowan Treefolk, Ruham Djinn, Sawtooth Ogre, Soldevi Golem, Spined Wurm, Treespring Lorian, Viashino Grappler
Instants:
In: Giant Growth, Run Wild, Moment's Peace, Wirewood Pride, Shatter, Lead Astray, Shield Wall, Accelerate
Out: Alabaster Potion, Ambush, Aura Blast, Blood Lust, Death Ward, Fiery Temper, Lightning Blast, Naturalize, Second Thoughts, Serene Offering, Soothing Balm, Thunderbolt, Violent Eruption
Sorcery:
In: Defiant Stand, Sacred Nectar, Reckless Charge, Nature's Lore, Aftershock
Out: Desert Twister, Lava Axe, Nostalgic Dreams, Scorching Missile, Sizzle
Enchantments:
In: Wild Growth, Serra's Embrace, Shackles, Primal Order, Elvish Guidance
Out: Arcane Teachings, Armor of Faith, Goblin War Drums, Granite Grip, Holy Armor, Primal Frenzy, Regeneration, Seton's Desire
Artifacts:
In: Touchstone, Jade Monolith, Icy Manipulator
Out: Crown of the Ages, Thran Forge
