Hi, i want to create a super beasts mono green deck with a lot of mana generators, and a lots of big guys.
I played something like this in the past (10 years ago) , but need ideas.
Basically im looking for big creatures, and may be good spells with high mana cost (like desert twister) .... and good mana generators?
Any ideas?? thank you guys!!!
I would probably look at the Stompy threads like Modern Stompy. Though not exactly the kind of deck you're asking for, it should give you ideas on how to assemble one.
IMHO, it's a little tricky to work out casual decks without knowing what kind of card pool is being used. Older cards assume access to Mox Emerald and a much faster gameplay. Newer cards imply a much slower gameplay.
Check out Scryfall.com to be able to search comprehensively. But some notable cards of interest, depending on how you want to build your deck.
Ghalta, Primal Hunger - Should he going through a price drop since it just rotated out of Standard. Impervious Greatwurm - Sees almost no play despite the rarity of the card. It's foil only so it adds some nice bling to your deck. Voracious Hydra or basically any Hydra. The ability to pull together infinite mana and dropping one of these makes for some really fun casual games.
Mox emerald? hehehe do you know that we are in casual format forum? I have acces to dual lands as much, but no more, and I want to play low price deck for fun.
Thank you for the tip about ScryFall and green creatures, these fits in my deck
Mox emerald? hehehe do you know that we are in casual format forum? I have acces to dual lands as much, but no more, and I want to play low price deck for fun.
Thank you for the tip about ScryFall and green creatures, these fits in my deck
Casual means different things to different to people. It can even mean different things to the same people at different times and even within different groups.
If you're playing elves, Craterhoof Behemoth is probably the strongest kill. Mistcutter Hydra or Carnage Tyrant do a pretty good job of bypassing most control. If your playgroup is slower, you could look at the aforementioned Genesis Hydra or Primeval Titan. There are a ton of options. You probably want to plug in a search in gatherer for 6 cmc+ green creatures and see what turns up.
Vorinclex is a RIDICULOUS beater and ramp crd in one, with a side of control. Don't expect friends to be happy to see it
Primordial Hydra the absolute biggest and stupidest and most satisfying green creature ever printed. no subtlety, no backup plan. no evasion so it's pretty easy to kill, but if they can't kill it, no amount of non-arbitrary lifegain can keep up. it is not a competitive card, but it is pure Green philosophy. it is the greenest green to ever green, and this has been a pet card of mine for as long as I have been playing, Hydra and i joined Magic at right around the same time
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Lastly I want to point out Archetype of Endurance this creature hoses so many answers and does not require you to splash colors. Sure the P/T to CMC is a little off, but the creature’s ability more than makes up for it.
I dont run that much lands because the clamps allow me to draw a lot of cards and I easily manage to play one land per turn with this setup. The elves also contribute the mana that i need. I would play more Sylvan Primordial but my playgroup restricted the card since it is so good.
I tried to add cards with interesting effects like Mindslaver to make the mono-green deck less predictable.
This is a high ranking thread on Google so it got me thinking - here are my personal list:
Top 15 big Green Creatures
For casual play (meaning cost of the card is valued, and is its ability to adapt to creature and removal heavy environments, plus multiplayer)
1. Sylvan Primordial
There isn't a lot of debate about Sylvan or Primeval Titan being 1 or 2, but I think top spot in casual goes to Sylvan, because he dominates multiplayer and costs $0.43 instead of $8.49. Aside from being able to attack land, he can smash things like Astral Slide and Ensnaring Bridge that the Emrakul couldn't get through.
2. Primeval Titan
Pick a land, any land. One of the few cards in the game that can fetch non-basic land, so grab yourself a Kessig Wolf Run and a Stomping Ground. Accelerates like not much else.
3. Dungrove Eldar
There is a theme to what creatures I love - protection. Sylvan and Titan don't have it, but you do get a massive advantage from entering in the battlefield. So even if they get smashed straight away, you get something. Dungrove is hexproof, and can grow very quickly. He won't suit every deck, like if you are ramping with elves and enchantments, but at $0.64 he is a bargain.
4. Carnage Tyrant
It depends on your meta, but throwing down big creatures can be difficult against blue, especially if they can draw (e.g. cryptic command, exclude. He is midrange at $8.69 but a great addition and once he is down, he is down.
No, well actually his ability makes him very strong. There are 4 cards that seem dominate my meta: lightning bolt, path to exile, crackling doom and wrath of god. Different tanks deal with some or all of them. Emrakul can take PtE, but can't take wrath or CD. Blightsteel can take wrath, but can't take CD or path. In fact, Worldspine only cannot handle one: Path to exile. Okay, it does die to the others, but you get 3x5/5 trample wurms. Furthermore, he is non legendary so Karakas won't bother him. And if you want to run Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker... think of the wurms!
He is 11cmc so at $8.96 so under most of the tanks. Plus we are green so we will cheat things out. Important, his CMC isn't caught up in a great bonus when he is cast. So you get full value from Tooth and Nail or Elvish Piper.
Also combos well one of my favourite casual instants, Momentous Fall. (Did I tell you about the time deflecting palm was played on a xenagos inspired 30/30 worldspine and I had to cast momentous fall? Hilarity!)
6. Xenagos, God of Revels
$15.49 and not really a big creature and not entirely green... but amazing with Tooth and Nail. And really, just handy in any deck. She shouldn't be here, but she is. That's how good she is.
7. Hornet Queen
On face value not as good as the others... but $1.52 and deals with a lot of things that Green find difficult. Flyers and being out muscled. Also great with Kiki Jiki. And I just like the flavour.
8. Thornling
$2.05 and comes with a range of abilities. Great value at 5cmc.
9. Vorapede
Super underrated card for casual play. $0.67. Sticks around. Goes well with Momentous Fall. Also well with another green mainstay, eternal witness as it's a bit of a 4 for 1.
10. Endraze Forerunners
Okay well all know this is a cheap version of the real deal, craterhoof behemoth. But its $0.49 instead of $58.69. And nearly as good. Built for weenie armies, one of the tanks that goes well with elves.
11. Omnath, Locus of Mana
3CMC with no protection and $22. Perhaps should be higher on this list. But "the battery" is amazing if you can keep him around a turn or two. Play him with 5 mana available and you are guaranteed 7 mana next turn. 6 available then 9. Tooth and Nail happens a lot earlier. Plus he gets big. You get it.
12. Stonehoof Chieftain
Great card, okay its 8cmc at $9.99 but really beefs up your army. Not a lot to dislike.
13. Leatherback Baloth / Steel Leaf Champion
3 CMC is as low as I can go without protection. At least outside of lightning bolt range. These are grouped together because they are often found together in a devotion deck. But really good anywhere.
14. Gaea's Revenge
A really underrated card. $0.49 the cheap version of the Tyrant. That extra CMC hurts but if you are on a budget I think its amazing.
15. Blightsteel Colossus
Blightsteel is an absolute tank and is the only one that seems to handle those deathtouch first strike tokens my mate generates... okay not getting off topic but there isn't a better tank out to Tooth and Nail with Xenagos but at $58.88 he probably doesn't belong on this list. But it's so awesome.
The best green creature in existence: Sakura-Tribe Elder
Not a tank so not on the list. This the most underrated awesome card in existence. $1.25. Ramps but cannot be taken away from you. You will always get your forest, plus, probably a body to block a creature. Also can find you that mountain if you have xenagos in your hand. Or just a land if you have more than one colour. Why don't more people love this? It's #1 on my green list.
Dishonourable mentions (controvesry!):
The Eldrazi Titans
You aren't green or fun you're lame. Also you are friggen expensive in $$. We like you cheat you out and a lot of your cmc is in your cast ability. The exception is Emrakul, the Aeons Torn. Partially because he is such a tank he is worth cheating out, partially because he is half the price as Ulamog the others, partially because path to exile is sooooo common, and partially because he can mill-proof your deck.
(Yes I am aware this is a bit rich considering #15 so what of it?)
Gigantosaurus, Ghalta, primal hunger
High CMC and no protection. Gigan with no evasion and Ghalta is $9.00 - its effect is close to (if not completely in) the win-more field.
Rhonas the Indomitable
$13.99 and too close to win more for me to like. (Edit actually I think I like him - 04 Jan 20)
Kalonian HydraPrimordial Hydra
I'm sorry - I want protection for your CMC. And if you don't give it to me, give me haste. Instead, you have cards without protection which take 2-3 turns to get going. Pass all day.
impervious greatwurm 16/16 and indestructible sounds like a match made in heaven, especially since he's easier to get out with convoke. But no trample or any evasion? Stopped by a 1/1 goblin really. Pass.
So... not sure if the TS is still around, but if anyone finds this thread, a lot to check out
Sorry I should have been more specific - you throw down an entwined Tooth and Nail wanting an auto win except Karakas is out. Xenagos works if your devotion is low enough, but can you swing a worldspine or blightsteel another way? Surrak just gets bounced. As does red ones like the praetor. Kiki can get one off. But I'd love a craterhoof or endraze type that gave haste.
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I played something like this in the past (10 years ago) , but need ideas.
Basically im looking for big creatures, and may be good spells with high mana cost (like desert twister) .... and good mana generators?
Any ideas?? thank you guys!!!
generators
quirion ranger
Priest of Titania
llanowar elves
Rofellos, Llanowar Emissary
Any big beast/spells ideas:
pattern of rebirth
Primalcrux
Silvos, Rogue Elemental
Rushwood Elemental
Desert Twister
Heart Warden
As you see almost cards are very old, because i leave play magic a lot of games ago. Dont know too mucho about new cards
IMHO, it's a little tricky to work out casual decks without knowing what kind of card pool is being used. Older cards assume access to Mox Emerald and a much faster gameplay. Newer cards imply a much slower gameplay.
Check out Scryfall.com to be able to search comprehensively. But some notable cards of interest, depending on how you want to build your deck.
Ghalta, Primal Hunger - Should he going through a price drop since it just rotated out of Standard.
Impervious Greatwurm - Sees almost no play despite the rarity of the card. It's foil only so it adds some nice bling to your deck.
Voracious Hydra or basically any Hydra. The ability to pull together infinite mana and dropping one of these makes for some really fun casual games.
Thank you for the tip about ScryFall and green creatures, these fits in my deck
Ulvenwald Hydra and Primeval Titan if you like lands
Hopes it help!
Casual means different things to different to people. It can even mean different things to the same people at different times and even within different groups.
Craterhoof BehemothEzuri, renegade leader, Mirror Entity, etc.
Another popular route is to use genesis wave or genesis hydra to play out your deck.
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Primordial Hydra the absolute biggest and stupidest and most satisfying green creature ever printed. no subtlety, no backup plan. no evasion so it's pretty easy to kill, but if they can't kill it, no amount of non-arbitrary lifegain can keep up. it is not a competitive card, but it is pure Green philosophy. it is the greenest green to ever green, and this has been a pet card of mine for as long as I have been playing, Hydra and i joined Magic at right around the same time
One of these is not like the others...
For enablers, how were Quicksilver Amulet and Elvish Piper left out?
Also recommending Growing Rites of Itlimoc.
As for beaters, I always love adding Bellowing Tanglewurm because it is a solid closer.
Additional praise towards Ghalta, Primal Hunger. Ramping to a Gigantosaurus then dropping Ghalta down as a garnish feels great.
Vigor You need to play it.
Lastly I want to point out Archetype of Endurance this creature hoses so many answers and does not require you to splash colors. Sure the P/T to CMC is a little off, but the creature’s ability more than makes up for it.
4 Joraga Treespeaker
4 Rofellos, Llanowar Emissary
3 Elvish Visionary
2 Eternal Witness
1 Yorvo, Lord of Garenbrig
2 Blastoderm
1 Conclave Naturalists
2 Primeval Titan
1 Greenwarden of Murasa
1 Sylvan Primordial
1 Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger
1 Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre
1 Sol Ring
4 Skullclamp
2 Lightning Greaves
1 Mindslaver
Enchantment (1)
1 Zendikar Resurgent
Planeswalkers (1)
1 Nissa, Worldwaker
Spells (7)
1 Green Sun's Zenith
2 Beast Within
2 Finale of Devastation
1 Tooth and Nail
1 All is Dust
18 Forest
2 Maze of Ith
I dont run that much lands because the clamps allow me to draw a lot of cards and I easily manage to play one land per turn with this setup. The elves also contribute the mana that i need. I would play more Sylvan Primordial but my playgroup restricted the card since it is so good.
I tried to add cards with interesting effects like Mindslaver to make the mono-green deck less predictable.
I hope it gives you ideas.
I'll try it
Top 15 big Green Creatures
For casual play (meaning cost of the card is valued, and is its ability to adapt to creature and removal heavy environments, plus multiplayer)
1. Sylvan Primordial
There isn't a lot of debate about Sylvan or Primeval Titan being 1 or 2, but I think top spot in casual goes to Sylvan, because he dominates multiplayer and costs $0.43 instead of $8.49. Aside from being able to attack land, he can smash things like Astral Slide and Ensnaring Bridge that the Emrakul couldn't get through.
2. Primeval Titan
Pick a land, any land. One of the few cards in the game that can fetch non-basic land, so grab yourself a Kessig Wolf Run and a Stomping Ground. Accelerates like not much else.
3. Dungrove Eldar
There is a theme to what creatures I love - protection. Sylvan and Titan don't have it, but you do get a massive advantage from entering in the battlefield. So even if they get smashed straight away, you get something. Dungrove is hexproof, and can grow very quickly. He won't suit every deck, like if you are ramping with elves and enchantments, but at $0.64 he is a bargain.
4. Carnage Tyrant
It depends on your meta, but throwing down big creatures can be difficult against blue, especially if they can draw (e.g. cryptic command, exclude. He is midrange at $8.69 but a great addition and once he is down, he is down.
5. Worldspine Wurm
He's 15/15. The end.
No, well actually his ability makes him very strong. There are 4 cards that seem dominate my meta: lightning bolt, path to exile, crackling doom and wrath of god. Different tanks deal with some or all of them. Emrakul can take PtE, but can't take wrath or CD. Blightsteel can take wrath, but can't take CD or path. In fact, Worldspine only cannot handle one: Path to exile. Okay, it does die to the others, but you get 3x5/5 trample wurms. Furthermore, he is non legendary so Karakas won't bother him. And if you want to run Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker... think of the wurms!
He is 11cmc so at $8.96 so under most of the tanks. Plus we are green so we will cheat things out. Important, his CMC isn't caught up in a great bonus when he is cast. So you get full value from Tooth and Nail or Elvish Piper.
Also combos well one of my favourite casual instants, Momentous Fall. (Did I tell you about the time deflecting palm was played on a xenagos inspired 30/30 worldspine and I had to cast momentous fall? Hilarity!)
6. Xenagos, God of Revels
$15.49 and not really a big creature and not entirely green... but amazing with Tooth and Nail. And really, just handy in any deck. She shouldn't be here, but she is. That's how good she is.
7. Hornet Queen
On face value not as good as the others... but $1.52 and deals with a lot of things that Green find difficult. Flyers and being out muscled. Also great with Kiki Jiki. And I just like the flavour.
8. Thornling
$2.05 and comes with a range of abilities. Great value at 5cmc.
9. Vorapede
Super underrated card for casual play. $0.67. Sticks around. Goes well with Momentous Fall. Also well with another green mainstay, eternal witness as it's a bit of a 4 for 1.
10. Endraze Forerunners
Okay well all know this is a cheap version of the real deal, craterhoof behemoth. But its $0.49 instead of $58.69. And nearly as good. Built for weenie armies, one of the tanks that goes well with elves.
11. Omnath, Locus of Mana
3CMC with no protection and $22. Perhaps should be higher on this list. But "the battery" is amazing if you can keep him around a turn or two. Play him with 5 mana available and you are guaranteed 7 mana next turn. 6 available then 9. Tooth and Nail happens a lot earlier. Plus he gets big. You get it.
12. Stonehoof Chieftain
Great card, okay its 8cmc at $9.99 but really beefs up your army. Not a lot to dislike.
13. Leatherback Baloth / Steel Leaf Champion
3 CMC is as low as I can go without protection. At least outside of lightning bolt range. These are grouped together because they are often found together in a devotion deck. But really good anywhere.
14. Gaea's Revenge
A really underrated card. $0.49 the cheap version of the Tyrant. That extra CMC hurts but if you are on a budget I think its amazing.
15. Blightsteel Colossus
Blightsteel is an absolute tank and is the only one that seems to handle those deathtouch first strike tokens my mate generates... okay not getting off topic but there isn't a better tank out to Tooth and Nail with Xenagos but at $58.88 he probably doesn't belong on this list. But it's so awesome.
Honourable mentions:
Genesis Moldgraf Monstrosity Thrun, the Last Troll Silvos, Rogue Elemental Cloudthresher Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma elderscale wurm
The best green creature in existence:
Sakura-Tribe Elder
Not a tank so not on the list. This the most underrated awesome card in existence. $1.25. Ramps but cannot be taken away from you. You will always get your forest, plus, probably a body to block a creature. Also can find you that mountain if you have xenagos in your hand. Or just a land if you have more than one colour. Why don't more people love this? It's #1 on my green list.
Dishonourable mentions (controvesry!):
The Eldrazi Titans
You aren't green or fun you're lame. Also you are friggen expensive in $$. We like you cheat you out and a lot of your cmc is in your cast ability. The exception is Emrakul, the Aeons Torn. Partially because he is such a tank he is worth cheating out, partially because he is half the price as Ulamog the others, partially because path to exile is sooooo common, and partially because he can mill-proof your deck.
(Yes I am aware this is a bit rich considering #15 so what of it?)
Gigantosaurus, Ghalta, primal hunger
High CMC and no protection. Gigan with no evasion and Ghalta is $9.00 - its effect is close to (if not completely in) the win-more field.
Rhonas the Indomitable
$13.99 and too close to win more for me to like. (Edit actually I think I like him - 04 Jan 20)
Kalonian Hydra Primordial Hydra
I'm sorry - I want protection for your CMC. And if you don't give it to me, give me haste. Instead, you have cards without protection which take 2-3 turns to get going. Pass all day.
impervious greatwurm 16/16 and indestructible sounds like a match made in heaven, especially since he's easier to get out with convoke. But no trample or any evasion? Stopped by a 1/1 goblin really. Pass.
So... not sure if the TS is still around, but if anyone finds this thread, a lot to check out
All that post and no Don Terasto c'mon man he's the budget beater that blows holes in controls
Tell what I wish we had, a green non legendary creature that granted haste to some or all creatures
Not green, but playable in monogreen: Crashing Drawbridge. Also Vitaspore Thallid.
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