Wednesday, July 5, 2017

CMDR - Omnath, Locus of Mana I - Green





This deck has a lot of typical mana ramp like Cultivate, Kodama's Reach, Arbor Elf, and Llanowar Elves, and more mana ramp that is probably less common like Wild Growth, Nissa's Pilgrimage, New Frontiers, Fa'adiyah Seer (very underrated), Explorer's Scope, Seedguide Ash, and Gyre Sage.  Hopefully, enough to make Genesis Wave worth playing!  And of course, the massive ramping power of Omnath can be key to a huge Genesis Wave power play.

To protect Omnath there are cards to bring him out of the graveyard like Evolution Charm, Regrowth, Revive, and Wildwood Rebirth in addition to Regeneration, and Spider Umbra.  Omnath can be a huge card for only three mana, and it may have to be cast several times either from the graveyard or the commander zone, but that's just the way the game goes.  Omnath is both great for ramping as well as in offense especially it can win games with cards like Infiltration Lens, Primal Rage, Rancor, and Trailblazer's Boots; if you feel daring going in for a late game kill, you might want to slip Strata Scythe, or Blanchwood Armor on Omnath if he has trample, non-basic landwalk, or can be made unblockable via a card such as Rogue's Passage.

Board wipes are often a problem for green.  Hopefully, Momentous Fall, Fecundity, and Bequeathal, can offer some protection.

Defense can also be problematic for monogreen.  To help, I have Ambush Viper, Mitotic Slime, Prey Upon, Ulvenwald Tracker, Turntimber Basilisk, Lignify, and Mortal Wound.


Omnath, Locus of Mana; Butcher Chef in Chief
Land - 361-2 Mana Creatures 65-6 Mana Creatures 9Artifacts/Enchantments 20
Forest 33Ambush ViperBellowing TanglewurmBequeathal
Mosswart BridgeArbor ElfGarruk's PackleaderBlack Vise
Mystifying MazeFa'adiyah SeerGreenwarden of MursaBlanchwood Armor
Rogue's PassageGyre SageKalomian TwingroveBower Passage
Llanowar ElvesMitotic SlimeExplorer's Scope
Instant/Sorcery - 14Ulvenwald TrackerSeedguide AshFecundity
Cultivate57Primordial SageGigantiform
Evolution Charm3-4 Mana Creatures 9Soul of the HarvestGround Seal
Genesis WaveArgothian WurmTerra StomperInfiltration Lens
Gleeful SabotageDungrove Elder75Sol Ring
Kodama's ReachElvish Piper7-8 Mana Creatures 3Mortal Wound
Momentous FallMaster of the Wild HuntKhalni HydraRancor
New FrontiersMolten-Tail MasticoreMoldgraf MonstrosityRegeneration
Nissa's PilgrimageSurrak, the Hunt CallerTornado ElementalPrimal Rage
OverrunTurntimber Basilisk78Constant Mists
Prey UponWickerbough ElderPlanswalkerStrata Scythe
RegrowthYavimaya ElderGarruk WildspeakerSwiftfoot Boots
Revive6679Sylvan Library
TangleTrailblazer's Boots
Wildwood RebirthWild Growth
5199+1

Friday, June 23, 2017

Salad for Peasants - Green

Here aee the Rules I Use foe Peasant format:

https://mtg-craig-hamilton.blogspot.com/2019/07/mtg-peasant-rules-i-use.html

This is a constructed deck for the Peasant format, and therefore I use 5 uncommons.



Land/LandishSpells 1 ManaEnchantments2 Mana Creatures
23 Forests4 Fog2 Forced Adaptation3 Garruk's Companion
2 Llanowar Elves4 UndergrowthSpidersilk Armor
25454 Mana Creatures
Spells 2 Mana4 Wickerbough Elder
Uncommon - 52 Deglamer4 Timbermaw Larva
Bower Passage2 Gleeful Sabotage
Gorgon Flail125 Mana Creatures
2 Infiltration Lens424 Tajuru Pathwarden
Gravetiller Wurm15
3060



Monday, June 19, 2017

CMDR - Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest - Golgari





This deck is primarily a 1 on 1 deck, but it would still probably do well in a 3 player game.  One major issue is that a player can't just sacrifice a permanent.  That condition must be granted to it by a card other than Mazirek.
This makes these enchantments into staples:
1.  Awakening Zone - Every turn brings permissibly sacrificial Eldrazi token.
2.  From Beyond - Again every turn brings a permissibly sacrificial Eldrazi token.

Also, I believe that in all green infect decks adding pump spells like Invigorate (for no cost opponent(s) lifegain means nothing, because this game is about poison, which is different).  Pumpers like Groundswell, Phytoburst, Vines of Vastwood, and Might of Old Krosa, also work very well.

There are some sacrificial artifacts like Elixir of Immortality, Traveler's Amulet, Nihil Spellbomb.
There are also some sacrificial lands as well like, Terminal Moraine, Terramophic Expanse, Evolving Wilds, and Panoramas. 

Throne of Geth is very important as well because it enables any artifact to be sacrificed.

Another idea is to cause other players to sacrifice permanents, thus beefing alreadry incredibly powerful creatures with infect.  In commander, the rule still holds that only 10 poison counters must be dealt for a win.  That means that a infect creature of the same power and toughness is 4x as powerful as a creature that does regular damage.  However, it is 15 poison counters that must be dealt for a win in a game of 2 headed giant.

Lands - 39Artifacts (10)Enchantments - 7Creatures Green - 13
7 ForestSwiftfoot BootsPrimal RagePhyrexian Swarmlord
8 SwampTrailblazer's BootsEpic ProportionsGlistener Elf
Golgari Guildgate
Viridian Longbow
RancorPhyrexian Hydra
Jund Panorama Livewire LashGigantiformPlaguemaw Beast
Naya PanoramaContagion Clasp
Viridian Corrupter
Esper PanoramaNihil SpellbombWild DefianceRot Wolf
Evolving WildsInfiltration LensVow of WildnessSpinebiter
Terramorphic ExpanseThrone of GethTangle Angler
Command Tower62Taunting Elf
Inkmoth Nexus
Whispersilk Cloak 
Blight Mamba
Crypt of Agadeem49Creeper Hulk
Overgrown Tomb
Putrefax
Darksteel CitadelArtifact Creatures
Vault of WispersPlague MyrCreatures Black - 12
Tree of TalesIchorclaw Myr
Plague Stinger
Gilt-Leaf PalaceCorpse Cur
Hand of the Praetors
Contested War ZoneGreen Spells
Giant Growth
Reaper of Sheoldred
Turntimber GrovePhyrexian JuggernautLarger Than LifeSkithiryx, the Blight Dragon
Jungle HollowNecropedeMight of Old KrosaWhispering Spector
Bojuka BogCore ProwlerVines of VastwoodIchor Rats
Warped LandscapeVector AspPhytoburstPhyrexian Vatmother
Pendelhaven56Overwelming StampedePhyrexian Crusader
Cathedral of WarNature's ClaimFlesh-Eater Imp
Oran-Rief, the VastwoodInvigorateToxic Nim
Terminal MoraineOverrunSeptic Rats
Sol RingTriumph of HordesContagious Nim
Increasing Savagery
Groundswell

Turn smaller creatures into behemoths by using cards like Gigantiform, Epic Proportions, Overrun, Overwhelming Stampede, and Creeperhulk:

Suddenly Glistener becomes an 8/8 trampler, with infect.  That plus the rest should be enough to put just about any opponent away.

Thursday, June 8, 2017

Legacy of Epic Battles II

Note: Sol Ring has been banned in Legacy format. If I see anything I can use to update this deck, I will replace it.  If not, it is arrivederci to this deck. I'll break it up and use it in other decks.

 

Tuesday, June 6, 2017