Selesnya, Attack of the White Greenie
Standard*
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Phalanx leader??? —March 6, 2015
so I was previously considering pulling Fleecemane Lion from the mix, as the monstrosity cost was slowing me down quite a bit... Im still on the fence about it, especially now that Im considering the benefit of adding a phalanx leader to the mix... my reasoning is as such... Fleecemane Lion is great once it becomes monstrous, however the 5 cost to make it such doesnt come till rather late in a fast paced match, and often becomes burn fodder (or control fodder for that matter) as most players know that he becomes a pain in the ass once he is on the field. the only place where he becomes really useful is in the context of control decks, as he cant be bounced, exiled, or killed with Elspeth, Sun's Champion (which has become a bit of a pain in the ass for this deck). all of that being said, maybe Fleecemane Lion gets added to the sideboard and is replaced with Phalanx Leader and maybe add in a couple of targeting spells to play off of hardened scales. I would love to get everyone's thoughts on this, and would greatly appreciate any input.
raverswivel says... #2
definitely a good plan. Ill admit, I have had a tough time finding a comparable 2 drop, although I did toy around with putting in Abzan Beastmaster to help out mid to late game. I suppose having the option is definitely nice though. I think I will keep fleecemane around until the next set rolls out, then see if there is anything worthy of replacing it.
Charioteer says... #1
FLion is still a 3/3 2 drop, though... still a good card for a small drop attacker early.... the option to make it monstrous is always there. Like a good triple option, you can give your mana to the Lion, pull it out from the monstrous belly and keep it for the Siege, or pitch it to the General for the bolstering around the end. Whatever the situation warrants. The more options you have, the better off you are, IMO. If you like your curve, compare it to other 2 drops creatures and what other options those would bring to the table... where does Fleecemane stand against those? I would playtest this against various types of decks to see how many times you'd use the monstrosity and how many times you passed on it.
March 4, 2015 10:01 p.m.