Deforestation

Commander / EDH CastleSiege

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Modern Horizons 2 —June 18, 2021

MAH GURL IS GETTIN A FOILLLLLLLLLLLL

Also,

URBORG FOR FORESTS LETS GOOOOOOOO

hecubus333 says... #1

When's that new primer coming? This deck still slams. I okay a 1v1 variant and just removed Divining Top and any banned cards for 1v1, but would love to see your updated walkthrough.

Either way, I still very much appreciate you keeping this up to date.

May 24, 2019 2:21 a.m.

CastleSiege says... #2

I'm just super lazy haha. I promise it'll be done someday!

June 7, 2019 5:24 p.m.

CastleSiege says... #3

Started uploading images of my signed and altered cards :)

June 17, 2019 3:21 a.m.

bushido_man96 says... #4

How bad do you need Sensei's Divining Top ? You've got Sylvan Library already, so I think it could be cut for Primal Vigor .

Why are you running Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth ? You could replace it for Cryptic Caves , if you really think you need it.

A card I run in my Titania deck is Conjurer's Closet . Syncs nicely with Titania.

June 19, 2019 4:35 p.m.

CastleSiege says... #5

Sensei's Top is significantly better when you're cracking a fetch land every turn.

Urborg is in the deck because there are a significant number of lands that don't tap for mana. Urborg fixes that, and being a land means I can tutor for it easily, unlike Chromatic Lantern.

Conjurer's closet is extremely slow and has no place in this deck

June 19, 2019 9:23 p.m.

hecubus333 says... #6

That's so weird. You answered the exact same question for me semi-recently, and I can't find it. But glad to see the reminder about Urborg here. It's confusing at first glance, but once you realize it's potential it's a perfect mainstay here. I agree about Top. It's too good. Don't remove it until it gets banned again at some point hahha.

There is a new card that looks decent for the deck, but I'm not sure what it could potentially replace. Ayula's Influence . Thoughts? Maybe too slow, but seems pretty good. Also like Nantuko Cultivator .

June 19, 2019 9:27 p.m.

SomeDipshit says... #7

Fuck it's so sexy

June 19, 2019 10:36 p.m.

TheSlowestBro says... #8

Naw man, the exciting cards coming out are the new lands spoiled in M20: draw and landfall on a land

June 20, 2019 4:55 a.m.

CastleSiege says... #9

The new 1cmc elf that repeatedly sacrifices a land to tutor for any land and put into play tapped is exciting.

June 20, 2019 4:21 p.m.

TheSlowestBro says... #10

Yeah! Hadn't seen that one yet when I wrote my comment, that card is literally the dream.

June 20, 2019 6:33 p.m.

CastleSiege says... #11

Trying out some new tec! From now on I'll be doing a more consistent job of logging my deck revisions.

Cut ol'reliable, Terastodon for Force of Vigor. Nasty Terasty has always been amazing utility, either using him the way he's meant to be played or using him to hit my own lands and getting 33 power across 7 creatures and making Gaea's Cradle tap for significantly more mana. However, 0 mana is a lot less than 8 mana, and instant speed removal is generally better. Late game I expect to usually only pitch ramp spells after I no longer need them.

Cut Terramorphic Expanse for Prismatic Vista. It was either going to be my signed copy of Teramorphic Expanse or my FNM promo Evolving Wilds, but the Evolving Wilds was too pretty to cut. No-brainer include, the land enters untapped. Effectively a fifth fetchland for my mono colored deck.

Cut Cultivate for Springbloom Druid. This one hurt, I loved my FNM promo Cultivate signed by John Avon! I had already cut Kodama's Reach for Three Visits, and Nissa's Pilgrimage is strictly better in a mono colored deck. Springbloom Druid is also stronger for my strategy, so Cultivate got the axe.

Cut a Forest for Elvish Reclaimer. I play a lot of lands. Like, a lot. I have a million and a half ways to get more lands. With 12 Forests there's still a 91% chance of having green mana on turn one. Reclaimer is too good to not include.

Cut Homeward Path for Cryptic Caves. It's inclusion was originally to protect Titania since the deck just folds without her. However, Control Magic effects are rarely played in my meta, so the cut is justified.

Cut Blast Zone for Lotus Field. Blast Zone is extremely powerful in theory. The problem is that it's just too slow.

June 21, 2019 5:41 p.m.

hecubus333 says... #12

Thanks for the update and congrats on 200 upvotes!

June 21, 2019 10:47 p.m.

CastleSiege says... #13

Testing out Candelabra of Tawnos over Garruk Wildspeaker, since 99% of the time I only ever use him to untap lands.

June 23, 2019 10:16 p.m.

CastleSiege says... #14

Heck yeah! Another sweet include from Throne of Eldraine: Fabled Passage! Bye bye Evolving Wilds!

September 18, 2019 8:31 p.m.

I really like this! Very close to what I would make in a world where I have several thousand dollars to spend on cards. Are Turntimber Sower , Avenger of Zendikar and Squirrel Wrangler just craterhoof food? I've been unimpressed with them in the past. Also, with the advent of Elvish Reclaimer , Lotus Field and Springbloom Druid I've been leaning more and more toward playing Amulet of Vigor . Is that too cute?

September 18, 2019 11:42 p.m.

CastleSiege says... #16

Turntimber Sower does make Hoof food, but it also provides repeatable land recursion.

Avenger of Zendikar is a big threat in its own right in this deck with lots of landfall triggers. But it is also the classic green win condition with Hoof and Tooth and Nail.

Squirrel Wrangler is actually a strong utility card. It makes two bodies per activation and it's a sac outlet. It's very powerful with Gaea's Cradle (as are the other two creatures mentioned). Sacrifice one land, net three creatures, Cradle taps for an additional 3. Repeat as necessary :)

I'm not really a fan of Amulet of Vigor for this deck. I don't play enough lands that enter tapped or cards that put lands into play tapped. Elvish Reclaimer can be activated at instant speed which makes the land entering tapped irrelevant. Lotus Field is just another land that sacrifices two lands for immediate value when it enters. It entering tapped isn't really a downside because it can sac tapped lands (unlike Lotus Vale and Scorched Ruins). As for Evolving Wilds, I'm cutting that for the strictly better fetchland from Throne of Eldraine.

September 19, 2019 3:42 p.m.

So I’ve been playing a very close version of your excellent deck deck for about a month now, and since I’ve slowly been picking up all the cards for it, I’ve had to work with a few replacement, and it’s lead me to ask why you don’t run Triumph of the hordes in this deck? Because I would say I’ve got the list at about 94% complete, and I can’t imagine cutting it.

November 20, 2019 2:08 p.m.

CastleSiege says... #18

I never really found Triumph of the Hordes to be necessary, though I guess there's really no reason to not run it either. Not really sure what I would cut for it honestly.

November 20, 2019 6:08 p.m.

I Don’t own a bazaar of Baghdad, so I run 41 lands, and thats where I fit in Triumph of the hordes. I however am definitely not suggesting cutting the Bazaar lol. But Triumph let me remove 4 of 6 players from a game I played recently on turn 4, it’s incredibly fast. Just something to consider. :) and thank you for your response, I love your deck! Incredibly fun.

November 21, 2019 10:09 a.m.

CastleSiege says... #20

Maybe I'll throw it in :) I do prefer to kill the whole table at once haha.

Glad you like it! I've been tweaking it since Titania came out in the 2014 commander precons. She is extremely underrated as one of the most powerful mono green commanders. I'm one of the mods for the Magic the Gathering EDH Commander Facebook page and whenever I see posts about powerful green commanders, no ome ever mentions Titania unless I'm the one saying it. Maybe I'm just biased lol

November 21, 2019 12:35 p.m.

DivineKhaos says... #21

CastleSiege Very nice deck! Have you considered swapping Song of Dryad for Kenrith's Transformation? Or running both if needed?

November 23, 2019 2:41 a.m.

DivineKhaos says... #22

Oh also come come you took Garruk Wildspeaker out. Is there just not room for him?

November 23, 2019 2:43 a.m.

Naksu says... #23

What about Khalni Gem , Tilling Treefolk or Rites of Spring ? I like my Borborygmos Enraged deck and those are some of the nice interactions with land based decks. +1

November 23, 2019 5:05 a.m.

CastleSiege says... #24

DivineKhaos, Kenrith's Transformation only hits creatures. Song of the Dryads can target any permanent. I removed Garruk Wildspeaker because 90% of the time I only use him to untap lands. Candelabra of Tawnos is significantly more powerful for that and costs only 1cmc.

Naksu, all of those cards are too slow/don't do enough. Tilling Treefolk was in the first iteration of this deck but was cut years ago.

November 23, 2019 11:36 a.m. Edited.

_Aegis_ says... #25

I've been running her since she came out; probably my favorite commander. Looking at your list I don't see Field of the Dead, I highly suggest running it. It's a powerhouse in the deck and is harder to interact with than our commander. The condition is very easy to hit for the deck. It's one of the lands I always grab with Scapeshift when I'm going for 7 or more. The only change I made to my own deck for it was a split between Forests and Snow-covered Forests.

December 16, 2019 5:25 p.m.