Again thanks for reading and let me know your thoughts, as this is so similar to regular Sultai energy I would like to hear how I could make it drastically different and maybe better for Rivals. SB guide is basically the same as Sultai so I'll just keep updating the Win-Rate, the Game Notes and reply asap.
This deck is all about cutting high end cards like The Scarab God - Hostage Taker for Nissa, Steward of the Elements and to put extra protection Negate - Supreme Will - Savage Stomp around our added threats Ripjaw Raptor - Deathgorge Scavenger - Ranging Raptors which add more synergy MD with Walking Ballista and are fun to play against other creature decks. SB is for Enchantment/Artifact/Graveyard/Combo hate and has 4 Longtusk Cub's to offset the popularity of Fatal Push MD as all three of the new 'Saurs are resistant at 3cmc with 4 Blossoming Defense. Thank you for reading!
4 Winding Constrictor
4 Ripjaw Raptor
3 Deathgorge Scavenger
3 Ranging Raptors
3 Walking Ballista
2 Glint-Sleeve Siphoner
2 Verdurous Gearhulk
1 Rhonas The Indomitable
1 Rishkar, Peema Renegade
5 Sorceries
4 Attune with Aether
1 Savage Stomp
9 Instants
4 Blossoming Defense
2 Die Young
2 Fatal Push
1 Vraska's Contempt
2 Nissa, Steward of Elements
21 Lands
4 Blooming Marsh
4 Botanical Sanctum
4 Aether Hub
2 Endless Sands
3 Forest
3 Swamp
1 Island
4 Longtusk Cub
2 Negate
2 Appetite for the Unnatural
2 Aethersphere Harvester
2 Vraska, Relic Seeker
2 Bontu's Last Reckoning
1 Lost Legacy
11 Dinosaurs 16 Non-Creature spells
* Ranging Raptors works better with Nissa, Steward of Elements than Rishkar, Peema Renegade because of the legendary typing and Raptors puts actual lands on the field - has added ramp effects with Walking Ballista and Savage Stomp
* Rishkar is still too good though, always going to at least be a one of
* Savage Stomp isn't overpriced when it targets a Ballista, second copy in SB with 3 Deathgorge makes it easier to cast too
* Nissa, Steward of Elements basically wins games as a pseudo Aether Vial that can Scry 2
11/29/17
* Carnage Tyrant might work in place of Ripjaw Raptor to lose the curve out and just stall until sticking Carnage with a Negate for Fumigate or Settle the Wreckage but I like the utility of sticking Vraska, Relic Seeker instead
* Prowling Serpopard could be awesome from the side board against Essence Scatter and protecting basically the only thing Supreme Will wants to target against me (Creatures) but then they just Supreme Will to scry 4, draw 1
* Hard to get through Whirler Virtuoso any token deck or go off against Search for Azcanta with B
* Attune with Aether + Longtusk Cub + Nissa, Steward of Elements + Winding Constrictor 9/10
* Winding Constrictor + Rishkar, Peema Renegade + Ripjaw Raptor + Walking Ballista 9/10
* There's 21 possible cards for Nissa's 0 to hit with 39 duds out of 50 cards all together (50 possible cards - not including Ripjaw Raptor and Verdurous Gearhulk and the 7 cards in opening hand and the 3 draws before T3) giving roughly a 40% chance to hit a 3cmc or lower creature or a 42% chance to hit 5cmc or lower while base is draw a card with a good Scry rate
11/30/17
* Negate is better than Spell Pierce in this deck, thoughts?
* Bontu's Last Reckoning works perfectly with an already in play/hand Nissa, Steward of Elements and often tempos for the win
* Bontu's Last Reckoning works more favorably with Ranging Raptors than Rishkar, Peema Renegade assuming you can get a land or two out of Ranging Raptors T3 to have 6 mana before cracking Bontu's Reckoning on T4 then hold 3 lands for next turn or drop Nissa, Steward of Elements to crack the top deck
* Running Nissa against red decks is not recommended unless someone has some ideas to deal with Hazoret the Fervent easier, maybe just more Vraska's Contempt in SB
* Went to 2 Nissa, Steward of Elements for hitting Walking Ballista's too often
* Longtusk Cub is so sick in the sideboard after they cut their Fatal Push's, most people shake their head in disapproving
Again thanks for reading and let me know your thoughts, as this is so similar to regular Sultai energy I would like to hear how I could make it drastically different and maybe better for Rivals. SB guide is basically the same as Sultai so I'll just keep updating the Win-Rate, the Game Notes and reply asap.
- TupaCuba
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