The Law of Nature

Commander / EDH McToters

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Updates —June 1, 2019

Thanks to VTman72, I have put in some upgrades:

TOOK OUT: Bloodscent, Druid of the Sacred Beaker, Nantuko Tracer and Shapers' Sanctuary.

PUT IN: Harmonize, Lignify, Roar of Challenge and Woodfall Primus.

Harmonize as strictly better than Shapers’ and Roar of Challenge strictly better than Bloodscent.

Legeneds says... #1

Hey, so I saw that within the deck you have a bit of an animating lands little subtheme going on. So another potential card you could run with that is Sylvan Awakening. Since you were saying you liked/wanted a lot of draw, another potential thing you could add is tireless tracker, who's pretty okay value in a lot of green decks. If you think you can outvalue your opponents, horn of greed or well of knowledge could also work. Additionally, if you want more "llanowar elves" types of druids, there is also arbor elf, which I didn't see in your list. Another potential planeswalker would be Freyalise, Llanowar's Fury, since she provides draw, artifact/enchantment removal, and also more little dudes.

May 22, 2019 10:08 a.m.

McToters says... #2

Yes! I have been trying to fit a land subtheme in as a sneaky way to go for the throat and catch an opponent off-guard. An even more ideal scenario is if i can manage to destroy their lands so they have no base to stand on (by making the lands creatures and then using something like Setessan Tactics .

I like the idea of Tireless Tracker very much. I’ll need to do some more research on that. Thanks!

I actually just took out Sylvan Awakening last night for Quest for Renewal . It kinda sucks I took it out but I really wanted Quest in because that synergizes with the deck a lot more. If you can suggest something to take out for Sylvan I’ll gladly consider it.

May 22, 2019 12:34 p.m.

VTMan72 says... #3

First of all, I like the animated lands subtheme! Sylvan Advocate is spicy. Being able to get wrath'd only to swing out with your lands next turn is the type of EDH we play for.

Win Cons: I saw that you want a Craterhoof Behemoth or Decimator of Provinces, but you don't need either! Most of your mana comes from dorks. If you tap down your team to cast a Craterhoof, you can't swing with your pumped Druids. As a general rule, never do fair things with Paradox Engine . If you aren't comboing out with it immediately, expect it to eat a Naturalize before next turn. Helix Pinnacle is another trap card. Without infinte mana, it's a painfully slow wincon. Even if you generate 12+ mana a turn, that's still an 8 turn clock, assuming no one can get rid of Pinnacle or wrath your mana production away. I even played it with Quest for Renewal and it's still too slow. A few overruns is all you need (Kamahl, Triumph of the Hordes, Pathbreaker Ibex, etc.) If all else fails, you can beat down with a big trampler by itself.

Druids: Don't play bad Druids for the sake of staying on theme. There are 179 Druids in Magic at time of writing, and I believe that only 25-30 of them are worth considering. At least trim some of the more niche ones to make room for 1cmc dorks that tap for . If you want to go big, you need reliable mana, not just neat synergies on turn 6. You also should add in the swiss army knife that is Treefolk Harbinger . It finds lands, Lignify , or Woodfall Primus depending on what you need. Priest of Titania is powerhouse, as is Voyaging Satyr to untap a Nykthos or flipped Growing Rites of Itlimoc.

Other Options: If you like Primal Order, Throne of the God-Pharaoh is another incremental damage source. Benefactor's Draught is the second best "doubler" after Vitalize, because it has a secondary mode of drawing a ton of cards on an opponent's turn for 2 mana. That card is a few dollars now, but Mobilize is a decent budget replacement. Wildest Dreams is a strict upgrade over Restock . Bloodscent is not good but can be cheaply replaced by Declare Dominance or Roar of Challenge . Harmonize is great as far as monogreen draw goes, and will on average draw you more cards than Shaper's Sanctuary.

I've been playing Seton for a few years now so feel free to message me with any other questions. I could talk about this deck for hours. I sometimes do.

May 25, 2019 1:20 p.m.

McToters says... #4

VTMan72

Thank you so much for your feedback! It is all really great perspective on many cards I’ve thought about or haven’t even considered for the deck.

I too, like Sylvan Advocate and have yet to really punch anyone in the face with his +2+2 land pump but I cannot wait. Seems like overall great value, especially as a druid.

The feedback i probably appreciate the most is what you’ve said about Craterhoof Behemoth and Decimator of the Provinces . It’s, for lack of a better word, comforting to hear that they aren’t needed for a few reasons... 1) because it’s a relatively “easy” and common way for decks like this to win like and it’s cool to not have to depend on that as much. I may still keep End-Raze Forerunners in as the only creature to supply that kind of ability.

I will have to play some games with Paradox Engine before I decide to take it out. I hear you about the how big of a target it is but I feel like it’s one of those cards that can be that card—a gamechanger. Especially with the recursion I have in Restock and Revive to have it get some second chances.

I really like your point about Helix Pinnacle . It seems really really awesome, but you’re right, how practical is it really? Probably not very often to not at all.

I also hear you on the druids... I actually have Woodfall Primus , Treefolk Harbinger and Voyaging Satyr floating around and I will put them in for sure. I like what they can bring to the table. I still need to get my hands on Priest of Titania .

And wow, I also have Throne of the God-Pharaoh and that kind of synergy never clicked in my head before. So thank you! I’m also going to try that one out.

I will also get my hands on Benefactor's Draught and Mobilize . I really like those suggestions as well as taking out Restock for Wildest Dreams . Roar of Challenge over Bloodscent makes complete sense to me as well, as does Harmonize over shapers.

Thanks so much for the comment!

May 29, 2019 11:11 p.m.