MTG Salvation

Ok so I have been playing magic forever and a day but just was introduced to EDH about a month ago. I got the Counterpunch precon deck and got hooked! Ever since I have been trying to upgrade my Ghave deck with stuff I already had and things I could easily trade for and would like your input on its current status.

Some things you need to know: I play EDH in a non-competative league and we look down upon infinate combos and the like so I have no wish to add them to my deck. I am basicly building around good synergistic stuff and having fun.

The Deck as is:

Comander:
Ghave, Guru of Spores

Creatures: 20
Butcher of Malakir
Chorus of the Conclave
Fertilid
Forgotten Ancient
Hornet Queen
Juniper Order Ranger
Knight-Captain of Eos
Mentor of the Meek
Mycoloth
Nullmage Shepherd
Protean Hydra
Sakura-Tribe Elder
Scavenging Ooze
Seedborn Muse
Selesnya Guildmage
Sigil Captain
Thoughtpicker Witch
Tolsimir Wolfblood
Vish Kal, Blood Arbiter
Yavimaya Elder

Enchantments: 16
Attrition
Aura Shards
Awakening Zone
Doubling Season
Faith's Fetters
Glare of Subdual
Glorious Anthem
Intangible Virtue
Khalni Heart Expedition
Luminarch Ascension
Necrogenesis
Necromancer's Covenant
Parallel Lives
Perilous Forays
Pollenbright Wings
Privileged Position

Artifacts: 7
Caged Sun
Coat of Arms
Lightning Greaves
Skullclamp
Sol Ring
Swiftfoot Boots
Whispersilk Cloak

Sorcery: 9
Conqueror's Pledge
Diabolic Tutor
Hour of Reckoning
Idyllic Tutor
Nature's Spiral (no Eternal Witness)
Phyrexian Rebirth
Primal Growth
Rampant Growth
Storm Herd

Instant: 8
Beast Within
Blunt the Assault
Condemn
Congregation at Dawn
Harrow
Mortify
Path to Exile
Putrefy

Planeswalker: 1
Garruk Wildspeaker

Land: 38
Gavony Township
Ghost Quarter
Evolving Wilds
Terramorphic Expanse
Command Tower
Shimmering Grotto
Temple of the False God
Selesnya Sanctuary
Orzhov Basilica
Golgari Rot Farm
Vivid Grove
Vivid Marsh
Vivid Meadow
Sunpetal Grove
Forest x9
Plains x7
Swamp x8


I do have a wish list of things I want to add to the deck if I can ever get my hands on them:

Twilight Drover
Blade of the Bloodchief
Grave Pact
Martyr's Bond
Eldrazi Monument
Khamal, Fist of Krosa
Mirari's Wake
Gaea's Anthem
Fresh Meat
and a few more tutor cards like Tooth and Nail/Chord of Calling, etc...

Otherwise this is my deck as is. What are your thoughts/critiques?

Earthcraft and Squirrel Nest seem most obvious inclusions, you don't need to go infinite with them or include both, but either of them and especially Earthcraft really help your deck.

Blunt the Assault seems really underpowered, despite gaining life from tokens. I would consider using Swords to Plowshares, Maelstrom Pulse or Vindicate instead.

Nature's Spiral could also be Praetor's Counsel instead, to ge whole hand back.

Reliquary Tower as a land could be used too.

I really have to recommend Grave Pact in here. Along with Butcher of Malakir it's pretty damn good creature control.

I have Blunt the Assault in there for basically gifts and favors for the other players, we can win points in our league by saving someone else from death and that seemed like a good way to do it. Stop a deadly attack on one of the opponents and gain life in the process? yes please!

Again, that's more my league play then competitiveness/winning card. if it proves to be useless, I will probably ditch it.

I do like praetor's council...Nature's Spiral however is the only recursion card I currently have access too but will trade it out for better as soon as it becomes available to me.

And yes, I WANT GRAVE PACT!!! It sure is sexy

Martyr's Bond is in the same vein as Gravepact so that might be worth looking into as well. I'd also like to add that it's practically impossible not to go infinite with Earthcraft. You could build a deck that didn't go infinite sure but much easier to leave it far away from your deck.

How about a token making land like Vitu-Ghazi, the City-Tree? It even makes Saprolings.