I can't decide if I should run 4 True Believer or not. It's a really solid card, especially against Burn decks and discard decks, but this deck matches up very well against burn decks, due to the lifegain and mother of runes, and it matches up very well against discard decks because it's fast. Also, having 2 True Believers doesn't give me any extra abilities than having 1 in play. However, it only costs 2 for a 2/2 with a solid ability.
I'm also thinking about running 4 Adaptive Automaton but I'm not sure what to take out.
I've decided to make this deck G/W but I'm having trouble deciding which cards to include. I want to keep the 20 lands, but it's a tough competition for the other 40 cards. I've decided to break it down into tiers.
Silence can be used to protect the combo or in order to play Grand Abolisher, which is great for protecting the combo. Meanwhile, True Believer is great for protecting me and Mother of Runes protects them both. Aura Shards can be used throughout the game to destroy enchantments/artifacts throught the game, and with the combo can destroy infinite enchantments/artifacts. Argivian Find can be used to bring the combo back to my hand.
Also is there a website that I can use to look at all the Clerics? There was a great website that I used back in the day to look at all the creature cards of different creature types, but it hasn't been updated since 2006.
I'm also thinking about running 4 Adaptive Automaton but I'm not sure what to take out.
Tier 1(The Combo)
4x Earthcraft
4x Squirrel Nest
Tier 2(getting the combo)
4x Enlightened Tutor
4x Sterling Grove
Tier 3(stalls with life gain, gains infinite life, taps for earthcraft)
4x Essence Warden
4x Soul Warden
Tier 4(other)
4x Silence
4x Grand Abolisher
4x True Believer
4x Mother of Runes
4x Aura Shards
4x Argivian Find
So I have to cut 2 cards from Tier 4.
Silence can be used to protect the combo or in order to play Grand Abolisher, which is great for protecting the combo. Meanwhile, True Believer is great for protecting me and Mother of Runes protects them both. Aura Shards can be used throughout the game to destroy enchantments/artifacts throught the game, and with the combo can destroy infinite enchantments/artifacts. Argivian Find can be used to bring the combo back to my hand.
What advice do you guys have for me?
I suppose that I could just run
1x True Believer
1x Aura Shards
2x Silence
What do you guys think?
4x Earthcraft
4x Squirrel Nest
1x Epic Struggle
1x Mind's Eye
1x Altar of Dementia
4x Essence Warden
4x Wall of Blossoms
1x Nullmage Shepherd
4x Eternal Witness
4x Mulch
4x Nature's Lore
4x Harmonize
4x Avoid Fate
1x Pendelhaven
19x Forest
4xSoul Warden
4xAuriok Champion
4xMother of Runes
4xBeloved Chaplain
4xSoltari Visionary
4xGrand Abolisher
4xDoubtless One
1xTrue Believer
1xMasako the Humorless
4xShared Triumph
4xHonor of the Pure
1xCrackdown
1xDeath or Glory
1xKarakas
1xFlagstones of Trokair
18xplains
Also is there a website that I can use to look at all the Clerics? There was a great website that I used back in the day to look at all the creature cards of different creature types, but it hasn't been updated since 2006.