Frog and Blonde Real Estate

Commander / EDH BGW (Abzan, Junk) Casual Deathtouch Landfall Lands Midrange Multiplayer Primer Sacrifice

Crow_Umbra

Land (38)

• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Boseiju, Who Endures
• 1x Bountiful Promenade
• 1x Canopy Vista
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Deathcap Glade
• 1x Demolition Field
• 1x Dunes of the Dead
• 1x Emergence Zone
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 1x Fabled Passage
• 1x Field of the Dead
• 7x Forest
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Horizon Canopy
• 1x Indatha Triome
• 1x Isolated Chapel
• 1x Marsh Flats
• 1x Nurturing Peatland
• 1x Overgrown Farmland
• 1x Overgrown Tomb
• 1x Prismatic Vista
• 1x Scavenger Grounds
• 1x Shattered Sanctum
• 1x Silent Clearing
• 1x Sunpetal Grove
• 1x Swamp
• 1x Temple Garden
• 1x Undergrowth Stadium
• 1x Vault of Champions
• 1x Woodland Cemetery
• 1x Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth

Artifact (5)

• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Crucible of Worlds
• 1x Conduit of Worlds

Creature (27)

• 1x Birds of Paradise
• 1x Bloodghast
• 1x Lotus Cobra
• 1x Sakura-Tribe Elder
• 1x Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
• 1x Azusa, Lost but Seeking
• 1x Braids, Arisen Nightmare
• 1x Dryad of the Ilysian Grove
• 1x Eternal Witness
• 1x Ramunap Excavator
• 1x Scute Swarm
• 1x Tireless Provisioner
• 1x Beast Whisperer
• 1x Druid of Purification
• 1x Emeria Angel
• 1x Poison-Tip Archer
• 1x Serra Paragon
• 1x World Shaper
• 1x Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines
• 1x Illustrious Wanderglyph
• 1x Maja, Bretagard Protector
• 1x Tendershoot Dryad
• 1x The Gitrog Monster
• 1x Titania, Protector of Argoth
• 1x Ancient Greenwarden
• 1x Rampaging Baloths
• 1x Avenger of Zendikar

Enchantment (7)

• 1x Exploration
• 1x Bastion of Remembrance
• 1x Retreat to Hagra
• 1x Felidar Retreat
• 1x Guardian Project
• 1x Retreat to Emeria
• 1x Dictate of Erebos

Commander (1)

Instant (12)

• 1x Crop Rotation
• 1x Noxious Revival
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Assassin's Trophy
• 1x Heroic Intervention
• 1x Plumb the Forbidden
• 1x Anguished Unmaking
• 1x Beast Within
• 1x Generous Gift
• 1x Teferi's Protection
• 1x Force of Vigor
• 1x Return of the Wildspeaker

Sorcery (9)

• 1x Reanimate
• 1x Diabolic Intent
• 1x Farseek
• 1x Life from the Loam
• 1x Nature's Lore
• 1x Three Visits
• 1x Torment of Hailfire
• 1x Dismantling Wave
• 1x Living Death

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Wrenn and Realmbreaker

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Creature (45)

• 1x Avacyn's Pilgrim
• 1x Deathrite Shaman
• 1x Elves of Deep Shadow
• 1x Elvish Reclaimer
• 1x Fyndhorn Elves
• 1x Krosan Wayfarer
• 1x Sakura-Tribe Scout
• 1x Sylvan Safekeeper
• 1x Weathered Wayfarer
• 1x Blood Artist
• 1x Collector Ouphe
• 1x Drannith Magistrate
• 1x Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
• 1x Fynn, the Fangbearer
• 1x Golgari Thug
• 1x Mosswood Dreadknight
• 1x Zulaport Cutthroat
• 1x Erinis, Gloom Stalker
• 1x Grim Haruspex
• 1x Knight of the Reliquary
• 1x Morbid Opportunist
• 1x Thalia, Heretic Cathar
• 1x Tireless Tracker
• 1x Titania, Voice of Gaea  ^Meld
• 1x Uurg, Spawn of Turg
• 1x Virtus the Veiled
• 1x Wayward Swordtooth
• 1x Wood Elves
• 1x Blossoming Tortoise
• 1x Meren of Clan Nel Toth
• 1x Odric, Lunarch Marshal
• 1x Oracle of Mul Daya
• 1x Saryth, the Viper's Fang
• 1x Teysa Karlov
• 1x Trove Warden
• 1x Ao, the Dawn Sky
• 1x Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
• 1x Golgari Grave-Troll
• 1x Greensleeves, Maro-Sorcerer
• 1x Junji, the Midnight Sky
• 1x Kinzu of the Bleak Coven
• 1x Ob Nixilis, the Fallen
• 1x Ohran Frostfang
• 1x Ulvenwald Hydra
• 1x Cultivator Colossus

Land (13)

• 1x Argoth, Sanctum of Nature  ^Meld
• 1x Dakmor Salvage
• 1x Dark Depths
• 1x Ghost Quarter
• 1x Golgari Rot Farm
• 1x Orzhov Basilica
• 1x Selesnya Sanctuary
• 1x Strip Mine
• 1x Thespian's Stage
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Verdant Catacombs
• 1x Vesuva
• 1x Windswept Heath

Artifact (2)

• 1x Sword of the Animist
• 1x Bow of Nylea

Sorcery (6)

• 1x Awaken the Woods
• 1x Exsanguinate
• 1x Gruesome Realization
• 1x Dread Return
• 1x Splendid Reclamation
• 1x Seasons Past

Enchantment (4)

• 1x Hunting Grounds
• 1x Squandered Resources
• 1x Concerted Effort
• 1x Deathreap Ritual

Instant (3)

• 1x Rain of Filth
• 1x Veil of Summer
• 1x Constant Mists

Planeswalker (2)

• 1x Nissa of Shadowed Boughs
• 1x Wrenn and Seven

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Deck goal, draft 1- This deck currently aims to out value opponents by utilizing Landfall, and stacking various "You may play an additional land each of your turn" type effects. This value train is supported by some stax and tax effects, as well as a few Aristocrats support pieces.

As I continue to play-test, I will likely change up the ratio of Landfall/lands matter, Aristocrats, and Stax support. My playgroup tends to play in the broad spectrum of mid to high powered casual, and I want to ensure that my deck is not too unfun and oppressive for that.

I do not currently have any combos baked in, but that will likely change as a I continue to revise and refine.

Primer is still a work in progress.

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Ramp & Landfall Support

This is my 2nd or 3rd attempt at a Landfall/Lands matter strategy. Although "staple ramp" pieces certainly feed into Landfall strats by allowing multiple lands to be played per turn, I wanted to make a slight distinction between ramp that is most ideally played turns 1-3, and effects that maintain acceleration and support in mid-game and beyond.

Early game Ramp

• Birds of Paradise
• Exploration - Helpful for early starts, and can be easily played at any point in the game for additional fuel for Landfall triggers.
• Sol Ring
• Farseek
• Lotus Cobra- Provides some extra mana in early game, and balloons with additional instances of "play an additional land".
• Nature's Lore
• Sakura-Tribe Elder
• Three Visits
• Azusa, Lost but Seeking
• Dryad of the Ilysian Grove
• Tireless Provisioner

Landfall Support

I wanted to distinguish these cards from the "Early Game Ramp", more so since some of these effects can allow for lands to be played from the Graveyard, double ETB effects, and are generally at their strongest beyond mid-game.

• Crop Rotation - Mostly used to tutor out specific utility lands.
• Life from the Loam - Plays nicely with the various effects that can play lands from graveyard.
• Crucible of Worlds
• Erinis, Gloom Stalker - Trigger can be stacked with Thalia/Gitrog's attack trigger to sac a tapped land, then immediately return it with Erinis.
• Ramunap Excavator
• Conduit of Worlds - Pulls double duty as a recursion effect or an additional Crucible of Worlds effect.
• Serra Paragon - An additional, but conditional, Crucible of Worlds effect. Can recur smaller permanents if needed.
• World Shaper
• Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines
• The Gitrog Monster
• Wrenn and Seven
• Ulvenwald Hydra - A card I've considered swapping with Cultivator Colossus.

Landfall Payoffs

The landfall effects selected for this deck primarily make creature tokens, or anthem up creatures' P/T using temporary buffs or counters. I figured the creature tokens could help create a more dominant board presence, and could also be sacrifice fodder for Thalia/Gitrog's attack trigger.

• Lotus Cobra
• Retreat to Hagra
• Scute Swarm
• Tireless Provisioner
• Emeria Angel
• Felidar Retreat
• Retreat to Emeria
• Maja, Bregard Protector
• Rampaging Baloths
• Avenger of Zendiker

Draw

The selection of draw effects may be a bit light, especially for what Green and Black especially have available to them. I did want to have drawing effects on lands that could potentially be replayed using some of the Crucible of Worlds effects. This is a section that will be refined more with additional play-testing. I figured this section could be a bit light since Thalia/Gitrog offers draw in the command zone.

• Horizon Canopy
• Indatha Triome
• Nurturing Peatland
• Silent Clearing
• Plumb the Forbidden - A new pet card for me for strategies that utilize creature tokens. Will definitely get more mileage in more Aristocrats focused lists.
• Braids, Arisen Nightmare - I love that she can also sacrifice lands as one of her options. I imagine most opponents won't opt to sacrifice a land.
• Beast Whisperer - I will test if I have enough creature denisty to justify this pick.
• Guardian Project - Ditto as Beast Whisperer. Bonus points if I have Mom Norn in play, but that's not a surprise.
• Return of the Wildspeaker - The drawing mode will get more value from creatures closer to the top end of my curve, but is super helpful as P/T buff for a board full of tokens to turn sideways.

Removal

Additional tuning to this section would likely be to replace some options with more creature-based ETB removal, which could be reused via some of the deck's reanimator effects, or doubled with Mom Norn. Additionally, removal/interaction on utility lands are an even bigger bonus in this deck when coupled with the Crucible of Worlds effects. I tend to priortize instant speed removal, especially if it can exile or destroy a variety of permanent types. Any sorcery speed removal that I run tends to hit multiple targets, without being a full board wipe.

• Boseiju, Who Endures - Currently running my one copy in my Mono-Green deck. It does excite me that Thalia/Gitrog could get some more milage out of it with the various effects that can play lands from graveyards, or Life from the Loam.

• Field of Ruin - Helpful against other utility lands that may not see much removal aside from Beast Within/Generous Gift, especially in metas that don't utilize much land destruction.

• Swords to Plowshares

• Assassin's Trophy - Versatile removal at instant speed.

• Anguished Unmaking

• Beast Within

• Dismantling Wave

• Generous Gift

• Druid of Purification - Quickly becoming my favorite piece of removal in Green. I like that opponents have to make the decision in this case, as in my experiences so far, people tend to remove the most troublesome value-pieces on each board. Given the dynamic of this removal piece, I've seen players default to each removing something from each other's boards, and overlook that they could all technically pick the same target..... An eye for an eye, I suppose.

• Force of Vigor - Can be played for free in a pinch and hits multiple targets at once.

• Dictate of Erebos - Can be flashed in response to targeted removal. Especially helpful if I decide to pivot to sacrificing creatures with Thalia/Gitrog, instead of lands.

• Living Death - A board wipe that can be a double-edged sword. I will likely re-evaluate keeping this in deck, especially if I am not leaning as heavily into reanimator/aristocrats.

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Date added	1 year
Last updated	4 months
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	10 - 0 Mythic Rares 56 - 0 Rares 17 - 0 Uncommons 5 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.18
Tokens	Beast 3/3 G, Beast 4/4 G, Bird 1/1 W, Cat Beast 2/2 W, City's Blessing, Copy Clone, Elemental 5/3 G, Elephant 3/3 G, Emblem Wrenn and Realmbreaker, Food, Gnome 1/1 C, Human Soldier 1/1 W, Human Warrior 1/1 W, Insect 1/1 G, Kor Ally 1/1 W, Plant 0/1 G, Saproling 1/1 G, Treasure, Zombie 2/2 B
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