Ghalta Green

Pioneer Aggro Budget Mono-Green

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Creature (25)

• 4x Elvish Mystic
• 4x Garruk's Harbinger
• 2x Ghalta, Primal Hunger
• 4x Llanowar Elves
• 4x Old-Growth Troll
• 4x Steel Leaf Champion
• 3x Surrak, the Hunt Caller

Land (22)

• 18x Forest
• 2x Hashep Oasis
• 2x Lair of the Hydra

Planeswalker (4)

• 4x Vivien, Arkbow Ranger

Instant (2)

• 2x Tamiyo's Safekeeping

Sorcery (7)

• 3x Bond of Flourishing
• 2x Primal Might
• 2x Storm the Festival

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Sideboard

Creature (11)

• 4x Gemrazer
• 2x Scavenging Ooze
• 2x Setessan Petitioner
• 3x Shifting Ceratops

Instant (2)

• 2x Tamiyo's Safekeeping

Sorcery (2)

• 2x Primal Might

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Maybeboard

Instant (3)

• 1x Hapatra's Mark
• 1x Inscription of Abundance
• 1x Return to Nature

Creature (2)

• 1x Nullhide Ferox
• 1x Paradise Druid

Sorcery (1)

• 1x Adventurous Impulse

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My take on mono-green aggro in Pioneer. With the size of the three-drops, it's possible to cast Ghalta, Primal Hunger on turn 4. If we cast Surrak, the Hunt Caller the turn before, we can give her haste. The rest of the deck is pretty standard, with a bit of a creature-heavy sideboard for Vivien, Arkbow Ranger. I'm on a budget, so I’d like to keep as many cards as possible well under $3, but I may upgrade the deck with time. Feedback, thoughts, and suggestions are appreciated!

Matchup Notes Show

Red Deck Wins

Low-cost burn means they have an easy time removing the mana elves as early as turn 1. Beyond that, Soul-Scar Mage is a problem for this deck, and the reason I'm considering Hapatra's Mark for the sideboard.

Mono-Black Aggro

Thanks to Garruk's Harbinger and Old-Growth Troll, this is a surprisingly okay matchup. Thoughtseize can be tough to play around, and I'm considering switching Bond of Flourishing for Adventurous Impulse to help catch back up if it does something like take a mana elf before turn 1. The life gain is useful here, though. Another note: Shifting Ceratops might be worth sideboarding in here for the haste, since it has a better chance to hit before being removed than Ghalta or Steel Leaf Champion.

Jund Midrange

The sheer amount of hand attack makes this a tough matchup, and I'm strongly considering Nullhide Ferox for the sideboard. Removal and Thoughtseize considerations are the same as mono-black aggro. Post Brothers' War, I'm also considering Obstinate Baloth.

Date added	3 years
Last updated	2 years
Legality	This deck is Pioneer legal.
Rarity (main - side)	4 - 0 Mythic Rares 23 - 11 Rares 5 - 2 Uncommons 10 - 2 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	3.11
Tokens	Troll Warrior 4/4 G
Folders	Pioneer Decks I Did Not Make, Pioneer Brews