It's looking like Mono Green is gonna be even more unpopular than it already is once Innistrad block rolls out and we're left with nothing but crapass Ravnica. But, wow is it gonna be neat for these last few months before it does.
Mutavault and Scavenging Ooze are the bees knees in what's always been my favourite deck in standard, even if I have to force it.
The deck is pretty resilient to removal what with Rancor and Geist coming back, Predator Ooze being indestructible and Garruk making tokens. And Yeva is sorta pseudo removal herself. Dropping in a Wolfir Silverheart while you're attacking the turn after you dropped her on turn 3 and swinging for 20 on turn 4 isn't totally uncommon.
It's fast enough to win on turn 4 and to start being aggressive by turn 2 but I think it has a better mid and late game than a lot of other aggro decks. What with the bigger and more resilient creatures.
Anywho, what would ya'll suggest.
P.S: Yes, I know "you might as well splash (insert colour)". I'll make a G/x deck too sometime, but I wanna keep this mono green.
The mana dorks are there to ramp into better turn 2 plays, like Predator Ooze or a Rancor'd Geist and to consistently ramp into the 4-5cc stuff in the deck early. Worse case scenario they're more creatures that can hold a Rancor....
Prey Upon is cool and all, but running 3-4 there's times where you have the Prey Upon but either don't have a creature or have a creature that isn't big enough to do fight anyone.
It's in the "new card" discussion cause it's intended to be Standard but I can't yet talk about it in the standard forum.
This is an update of a build I've been running that's inspired by the original Stompy decks; note the trademark "Stompy curve", with the flood of cheap creatures and nothing costing more than 3.
I'm a fellow lover of Mono Green, and I, for one, welcome our new M14 friends. Scavenging Ooze will hopefully put an end to reanimator, or at least be a big threat, and Witchstalker looks like a fun little pup. Kalonian Hydra looks like it could take the place of a few of your higher costed cards that are rotating. Your deck looks good!
I'm a fellow lover of Mono Green, and I, for one, welcome our new M14 friends. Scavenging Ooze will hopefully put an end to reanimator, or at least be a big threat, and Witchstalker looks like a fun little pup. Kalonian Hydra looks like it could take the place of a few of your higher costed cards that are rotating. Your deck looks good!
Yeah, I'm definitely loving what we have now. I'm just a lil weary of what Mono-Green is gonna be once Innistrad rolls out and we lose Predator Ooze, Rancor, Strangleroot Geist, Garruk Relentless, and Wolfir Silverheart.
Kalonian Hydra seems cool, I was definitely considering it to replace Silverheart. I'm just kinda bummed that it doesn't have the immediate effect on the board that Silverheart does.
Much thanks for the feedback!
@Caedere: I dig your build too! I'd definitely try and get those Mutavaults in there though. They really do make such a big difference. There's a lot of games where I took it because I was getting through that extra damage with Mutavaults and I probably wouldn't have if they were just plain ole forests.
Mutavault and Scavenging Ooze are the bees knees in what's always been my favourite deck in standard, even if I have to force it.
Here's what I got.
4 Elvish Mystic
3 Arbor Elf
4 Dryad Militant
4 Strangleroot Geist
4 Scavenging Ooze
3 Predator Ooze
3 Yeva, Nature's Herald
3 Wolfir Silverheart
4 Rancor
3 Garruk Relentless
2 Prey Upon
Lands: 23
19 Forest
4 Mutavault
4 Ranger's Guile
4 Witchstalker
3 Sundering Growth
2 Prey Upon
2 Savage Summoning
It's fast enough to win on turn 4 and to start being aggressive by turn 2 but I think it has a better mid and late game than a lot of other aggro decks. What with the bigger and more resilient creatures.
Anywho, what would ya'll suggest.
P.S: Yes, I know "you might as well splash (insert colour)". I'll make a G/x deck too sometime, but I wanna keep this mono green.
Prey Upon is cool and all, but running 3-4 there's times where you have the Prey Upon but either don't have a creature or have a creature that isn't big enough to do fight anyone.
It's in the "new card" discussion cause it's intended to be Standard but I can't yet talk about it in the standard forum.
4 Giant Growth
4 Rancor
1 Ulvenwald Tracker
3 Arbor Elf
4 Young Wolf
4 Dryad Militant
4 Wolfbitten Captive
4 Scavenging Ooze
4 Kalonian Tusker
4 Strangleroot Geist
4 Predator Ooze
2 Plummet
1 Naturalize
2 Ranger's Guile
2 Ulvenwald Tracker
3 Fog
1 Pithing Needle
4 Witchstalker
WotC, please hire me already.
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witchstalker seems like a good ol'dude
Yeah, I'm definitely loving what we have now. I'm just a lil weary of what Mono-Green is gonna be once Innistrad rolls out and we lose Predator Ooze, Rancor, Strangleroot Geist, Garruk Relentless, and Wolfir Silverheart.
Kalonian Hydra seems cool, I was definitely considering it to replace Silverheart. I'm just kinda bummed that it doesn't have the immediate effect on the board that Silverheart does.
Much thanks for the feedback!
@Caedere: I dig your build too! I'd definitely try and get those Mutavaults in there though. They really do make such a big difference. There's a lot of games where I took it because I was getting through that extra damage with Mutavaults and I probably wouldn't have if they were just plain ole forests.