I agree with Ohmybottomglasses. I think packing the deck with a bunch of different etb creatures is a mistake. It's already accepted that the deck has a slow start; I'd much rather spend the early game casting removal and disruption to reach the lynchpin turns than try to go toe-to-toe with an aggro deck in creature combat.
We should be able to ride Knight of the Reliquary/Tireless Tracker/Ayula's Influence to victory with the Loam engine, while Drift and Witness give us never-ending disruption.
Basically, that deck tries to ramp into a couple Nissas and start taking extra turns to get more planeswalker activations, eventually beating down with 4/4 and 5/5 lands. It looks like a lot of fun so I was thinking of updating it:
(Wooded Foothills are in because I have them and Misty Rainforest is $$$)
Some thoughts on the changes I'm considering:
- I feel like Worldwaker and Shaker are pretty similar, except Shaker accelerates mana passively and allows "stacking" with other Nissas' land animation. So I swapped those slots out.
- Voice of Zendikar doesn't feel particularly synergistic with the deck, so I opted to use more Vastwood Seers instead.
- From watching the gameplay, it felt like there were perhaps too many times the extra turn spells were dead in hand so I cut down on Temporal Mastery for a couple extra creatures to recycle resources. Since we'll be making lands vulnerable to removal I thought Ramunap Excavator might be a good fit.
- Cutting out Black, I'm looking at Imprisoned in the Moon as a catch-all removal. And since it's an enchantment...
- Vessel of Nascency digs deeper than Serum Visions and can grab everything except the extra turn spells, but Eternal Witness can get those from the bin if need be.
Any thoughts on how the deck looks? Do you think the selection/number of Nissas should be different? Are my modifications to the original decklist terrible? Responses welcome!
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We should be able to ride Knight of the Reliquary/Tireless Tracker/Ayula's Influence to victory with the Loam engine, while Drift and Witness give us never-ending disruption.
I want to build a deck with Nissa, Who Shakes The World and came across this spicy concoction.
Basically, that deck tries to ramp into a couple Nissas and start taking extra turns to get more planeswalker activations, eventually beating down with 4/4 and 5/5 lands. It looks like a lot of fun so I was thinking of updating it:
4 Arbor Elf
2 Eternal Witness
3 Nissa, Vastwood Seer
1 Ramunap Excavator
Planeswalkers(10)
4 Nissa, Steward of Elements
3 Nissa, Vital Force
3 Nissa, Who Shakes the World
4 Savor the Moment
2 Temporal Mastery
Enchantments(12)
4 Utopia Sprawl
4 Vessel of Nascency
4 Imprisoned in the Moon
4 Wooded Foothills
3 Evolving Wilds
4 Breeding Pool
9 Forest
2 Island
(Wooded Foothills are in because I have them and Misty Rainforest is $$$)
Some thoughts on the changes I'm considering:
- I feel like Worldwaker and Shaker are pretty similar, except Shaker accelerates mana passively and allows "stacking" with other Nissas' land animation. So I swapped those slots out.
- Voice of Zendikar doesn't feel particularly synergistic with the deck, so I opted to use more Vastwood Seers instead.
- From watching the gameplay, it felt like there were perhaps too many times the extra turn spells were dead in hand so I cut down on Temporal Mastery for a couple extra creatures to recycle resources. Since we'll be making lands vulnerable to removal I thought Ramunap Excavator might be a good fit.
- Cutting out Black, I'm looking at Imprisoned in the Moon as a catch-all removal. And since it's an enchantment...
- Vessel of Nascency digs deeper than Serum Visions and can grab everything except the extra turn spells, but Eternal Witness can get those from the bin if need be.
Any thoughts on how the deck looks? Do you think the selection/number of Nissas should be different? Are my modifications to the original decklist terrible? Responses welcome!