I wanted a creature-heavy build to put my Domri Rade in, and I think I found it in Stonebrow - I initially thought Mayael of the Anima would have been a better choice, but the problem is I'm then playing two minigames. Stonebrow feels better as an aggressive choice, to be honest, and playing value guys that attack for large numbers always puts a smile on my face.
How does one play this deck?
Generally, you plop dudes down and turn them sideways. There's the odd time you'll get to use either Birthing Pod or Domri Rade to start gaining advantage through tutoring or drawing cards.
Nuances of the Deck
-Generally, having either Bramblewood Paragon or Crowned Ceratok in play is going to be very helpful, as Stonebrow gives all of your Undying creatures trample. It helps when you have Fangren Firstborn in play to help all your creatures out.
-Curse of Stalked Prey is an engine for this deck to give all of your creatures +1/+1 counters, but it's also very politically valuable for painting a target. You'd be surprised how many people will attack a player just to make their creatures bigger (especially if they're in the position of "hmm, have this guy who does stuff when he hits a player, who should I hit?")
I've been mulling over what I wanted to change with this deck. After a few games of initial testing, a few effects proved stellar (namely, the Gyre Sage I had lying around that was filling slots for cards I didn't yet have), and a few fell short (Markov Blademaster was awful vs. any blocker, "big fat battlers" that cost more than 5 felt underwhelming, Gruul Keyrune was just subpar overall, etc.) In addition to my LGS not having a Rage Reflection, I felt it was time to do an update.
I wanted to shift the focus of the deck to more useful 187's to abuse. One very obvious weakness the deck had was when its well of answers ran dry, and you were sitting with a graveyard full of juicy Pod targets. Loaming Shaman and Conjurer's Closet are there to provide some longevity, while Vithian Renegades, Sylvan Primordial and Flametongue Kavu are there to add more answers to the wealth of ammunition this deck seemingly already has (but actually doesn't).
I have most of these in my deck. It is very trample themed obviously. Besides for Huntmaster, most of the cards are cheap. Sorry if I mentioned a few things you already had in the deck.
GU Experiment Kraj- all your abilities belong to us WB Teysa, Envoy of Ghosts- battlecruiser GUB The Mimeoplasm- when graveyards are not safe RGW Mayael the Anima- i luv the fatties
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5 Stonebrow, Krosan Hero
Creatures - 48
1 Experiment One
1 Kird Ape
1 Legion Loyalist
2 Bramblewood Paragon
2 Garruk's Companion
2 Gyre Sage
2 Kavu Predator
2 Skarrg Guildmage
2 Strangleroot Geist
2 Vexing Shusher
3 Fierce Empath
3 Hellraiser Goblin
3 Loaming Shaman
3 Mwonvuli Beast Tracker
3 Vithian Renegades
3 Wilderness Elemental
3 Wood Elves
3 Yavimaya Elder
4 Anger
4 Bloodbraid Elf
4 Bloodfray Giant
4 Brawn
4 Crowned Ceratok
4 Fangren Firstborn
4 Flametongue Kavu
4 Forgotten Ancient
4 Oracle of Mul Daya
5 Acidic Slime
5 Bellowing Tanglewurm
5 Deus of Calamity
5 Garruk's Packleader
5 Indrik Stomphowler
5 Urabrask the Hidden
5 Zealous Conscripts
6 Homura, Human Ascendant
6 Hydra Omnivore
6 Rampaging Baloths
6 Soul of the Harvest
6 Terra Stomper
7 Giant Adephage
7 Garruk's Horde
7 Gruul Ragebeast
7 Molten Primordial
7 Stalking Vengeance
7 Sylvan Primordial
8 Terastodon
8 Vorinclex, Voice of Hunger
1 Rancor
1 Sensei's Divining Top
2 Cream of the Crop
2 Curse of Stalked Prey
2 Sylvan Library
3 Aggravated Assault
3 Domri Rade
4 Birthing Pod
4 Fresh Meat
4 Greater Good
5 Conjurer's Closet
6 Lurking Predators
6 Warstorm Surge
7 Akroma's Memorial
Basic Lands - 22
14 Forest
8 Mountain
Nonbasic Lands - 16
0 Ancient Ziggurat
0 Dryad Arbor
0 Forgotten Cave
0 Kazandu Refuge
0 Kessig Wolf Run
0 Khalni Garden
0 Mossfire Valley
0 Mosswort Bridge
0 Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
0 Raging Ravine
0 Rogue's Passage
0 Spinerock Knoll
0 Stomping Ground
0 Tectonic Edge
0 Teetering Peaks
0 Tranquil Thicket
So, why Stonebrow, Krosan Hero?
How does one play this deck?
Nuances of the Deck
-Curse of Stalked Prey is an engine for this deck to give all of your creatures +1/+1 counters, but it's also very politically valuable for painting a target. You'd be surprised how many people will attack a player just to make their creatures bigger (especially if they're in the position of "hmm, have this guy who does stuff when he hits a player, who should I hit?")
-In addition to Sylvan Library, Sensei's Divining Top and Cream of the Crop, Domri Rade works fantastic with Oracle of Mul Daya and Garruk's Horde. Usually, if you aren't going straight-up for the emblem, try to fight creatures when you can't draw cards.
Changes Log
Deus of Calamity
Conjurer's Closet
Greater Good
Garruk's Horde
Gyre Sage
Sylvan Primoridal
Homura, Human Ascendant
Flametongue Kavu
Vithian Renegades
Fierce Empath
Loaming Shaman
-Removed:
Caged Sun
Rage Reflection
Champion of Lambholt
Markov Blademaster
Chaos Imps
Moldgraf Monstrosity
Vorapede
Tattermunge Maniac
Somberwald Sage
Gruul Keyrune
Farhaven Elf
-Updated the Nuances of the Deck section.
I've been mulling over what I wanted to change with this deck. After a few games of initial testing, a few effects proved stellar (namely, the Gyre Sage I had lying around that was filling slots for cards I didn't yet have), and a few fell short (Markov Blademaster was awful vs. any blocker, "big fat battlers" that cost more than 5 felt underwhelming, Gruul Keyrune was just subpar overall, etc.) In addition to my LGS not having a Rage Reflection, I felt it was time to do an update.
I wanted to shift the focus of the deck to more useful 187's to abuse. One very obvious weakness the deck had was when its well of answers ran dry, and you were sitting with a graveyard full of juicy Pod targets. Loaming Shaman and Conjurer's Closet are there to provide some longevity, while Vithian Renegades, Sylvan Primordial and Flametongue Kavu are there to add more answers to the wealth of ammunition this deck seemingly already has (but actually doesn't).
I also managed a $1 beat up Deus of Calamity np2/12/2013:
Stomping Ground
-Removed:
Forest
Forgot to edit that in in the last update. Whoops.
Lemme know what you think!
Skyshroud War Beast
Wilderness Elemental
These guys are almost always all stars. Not expensive either.
I have most of these in my deck. It is very trample themed obviously. Besides for Huntmaster, most of the cards are cheap. Sorry if I mentioned a few things you already had in the deck.
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GU Experiment Kraj- all your abilities belong to us
WB Teysa, Envoy of Ghosts- battlecruiser
GUB The Mimeoplasm- when graveyards are not safe
RGW Mayael the Anima- i luv the fatties