elves and friends (T2 Progenitus/T3 Emrakul)

Legacy* monkeyprophet

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Sideboard help —July 26, 2016

I think i've got the main deck, sorted (barring copies of Cavern of Souls when i get hold of them). I just need to sort out a sideboard now to improve my chances against certain decks, any help would be much appreciated.

NepRoc13205 says... #1

nice! +1

July 24, 2016 8:06 p.m.

monkeyprophet says... #2

Thanks very much!

July 24, 2016 8:13 p.m.

Mclovin8617 says... #3

So why no Dryad Arbor? Signature move is Green Sun's Zenith for Dryad Arbor turn one.

July 25, 2016 8:32 a.m.

Mclovin8617 says... #4

And why make elves to cast other things? Put Ezuri, Renegade Leader in there to just win by sheer elf power turn 3 or 4.

July 25, 2016 8:33 a.m.

monkeyprophet says... #5

Mclovin8617 i consistently have 9+ mana by turn 3 as the deck is now, mana dork elves actually provide better ramp as they do double duty when Priest of Titania or Elvish Archdruid are down.

In regards to Ezuri, Renegade Leader i was not aware of it, so thanks for bringing it to my attention, although i'm not sure it's better than Natural Order or Green Sun's Zenith getting a Craterhoof Behemoth on turn 4, it will pump my elves more and all it would need is a tap of one Priest of Titania and still have at least 4 attackers pumped to +4/+4. i will probably still have it in the deck so that it's another avenue to a win.

Thanks for your feedback!

July 25, 2016 10:04 a.m.

Deruvid says... #6

I was going to suggest replacing Lys Alana Huntmaster with Deathrite Shaman but then I noticed you're not running Wirewood Symbiote or Quirion Ranger to untap it. Plus all the land support DRS needs I'm not sure it would really be of great benefit to your deck.

One thing that I think you could benefit from is chopping maybe 2 or 3 Forests for Cavern of Souls to power through Chalice of the Void and Counterbalance.

July 25, 2016 2:26 p.m.

monkeyprophet says... #7

Deruvid thanks for the suggestion, i knew i'd need something for counter spells and Cavern of Souls is perfect,when i can afford it i'll get a full 4 copies (i only have a playset of gaea's cradle because my dad used to play and had a playset stored away), to increase my chances against counter spells. i think DRS is too slow for this deck, after my first turn i want to be ramping as fast as possible, Priest of Titania/Elvish Mystic turns Dwynen's Elite into an amazing ramp spell. There's usually nothing in my graveyard when i win other than a copy of Chord of Calling and whatever i sacrificed to it if it wasn't an elf token.

July 25, 2016 3:03 p.m.

Mclovin8617 says... #8

Priest of Titania+Elvish Visionary+Wirewood Symbiote+any other elf lets you draw your entire library. Return the Visionary with Symbiote to untap the Priest, recast Visionary. Repeat.

I dunno, I've just never seen a Legacy elf deck like this. So many big drops. I think Wirewood Symbiote is a must, and you really JUST need 1 Craterhoof Behemoth and 3 Ezuri, Renegade Leader. The rest can be elf mana machines, card draw (like the Elvish Visionary), and untap engines to keep the mana flowing.

July 25, 2016 11:35 p.m.