Lys Alana Huntmaster and Prowess of the Fair seem cute and all but there might be better options. i see fauna shaman but no survival. Grave pact effects might also be good in this deck.
Yeah I agree, in testing lys alana and prowess have been underwhelming. as well as immaculate magistrate and timberwatch elf they just require tons of dudes and the deck can't produce the elves fast enough with those two cards. I was trying to be cute with all them and be like pump inkmoth nexeus, but it is just too reliant on having a bunch of dudes. Grave pact is always a good card though.
I'm purposefully trying to stay away from survival of the fittest. It's a great card, but overall time consuming when it comes to playing the game.
I've changed the list slightly
adding in massacre wurm, riftsweeper, viridian corrupter, Yeva Nature's Herald, grave pact and dictate of erebos. The non-basics I took out have been replaced with basics.
I took out Thousand-Year Elixir, Timberwatch elf, Lys anna huntmaster, prowess of the fair, inkmoth nexus, mikokoro,helldozer, and immaculate magistrate
First a questions. I'm a bit skeptical about what Jarad does in this deck (aside from set the theme and colours). I see some good interactions i.e. Hatered pump then sac with Jarad to win, or in second main after playing craterhoof. Anyways my point/question do you find that you actually use his ability? or is this more of an after-thought?
Also, since you don't have that many zombies maybe Phyrexian Arena in place of Graveborn Muse . I think on average you would be better off with the Arena since it is less vulnerable to removal. Then again maybe not.. but its something to consider.
All in all cool build, I've been looking for something to do with all the elves in my trade binder since I took apart my Edric deck, I may have to build something similar. Cheers.
I wanted a G/B deck that could win either explosivly or passivly. I find building decks that can win multiple ways are more fun because winning the same way every time IS BORING!
Here's a list of ways I built around Jarad:
I built creature heavy so that Jarad could effectively at most times be a 10/10 or greater, why do I need Jarad to be big? because general damage matters!
If I need an alternate win con because a prison deck is being jerky; I can cast him and sac creatures he also works as a great sac outlet if I'm having trouble finding one or have a recur engine in play such as Mikeaus or Sheoldred.
Not only is he an elf, but he also counts as a zombie, so he adds to priest of Titania, elvish archdruid, and graveborn muse.
With lashwrithe out and Urborg in play his sac's get ridiculous, but all in all yes he sets the theme and the colors!
This deck originated from the idea of G/B mid range creatures and then morphed into elves/zombies/removal. Sheoldred is a great suggestion! and I'm in the process of obtaining one. I will be posting an updated list as soon as I have time. Finals are happening and I'm working full time. I greatly appreciate the input! thanks.
My next deck is gonna be Kruphix and winning with x spells. It's gonna be epic I guarantee it. Spoiler it runs 50+ lands
1 Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
Ramp:
1 Seedguide Ash
1 Wood Elves
1 Farhaven Elf
1 Joraga Treespeaker
1 Priest of Titania
1 Elvish Archdruid
1 Rofellos, Llanowar Emissary
1 Solemn Simulacrum
1 Oracle of Mul Daya
1 Crypt Ghast
1 Nirkana Revenant
Card Draw:
1 Erebos, God of the Dead
1 Soul of the Harvest
1 Primordial Sage
1 Graveborn Muse
1 Elvish Visionary
1 Masked Admirers
1 Regal Force
1 Disciple of Bolas
1 Harmonize
Grave Hate:
1 Nihil Spellbomb
1 Withered Wretch
Grave Recursion:
1 Genesis
1 Eternal Witness
1 Mikeaus, the Unhallowed
1 Phyrexian Delver
1 Phyrexian Reclamation
1 Sheoldred, Whispering One
1 Steel Hellkite
1 Duplicant
1 Acidic Slime
1 Viridian Zealot
1 Viridian Shaman
1 Helldozer
1 Glissa Sunseeker
1 Shadowborn Demon
1 Nullmage Shepherd
1 Bane of Progress
1 Brutalizer Exarch
1 Massacre Wurm
1 Grave Pact
1 Dictate of Erebos
1 Decree of Pain
Surprise Getcha's:
1 Lashwrithe
1 Berserk
1 Hatred
1 Genesis Wave
1 Craterhoof Behemoth
1 Tainted Strike
1 Triumph of the Hordes
Miscellaneous:
1 Wirewood Sumbiote
1 Yeva, Nature's Herald
1 Elvish Piper
1 Green Sun's Zenith
1 Chord of Calling
1 Tempt with Discovery
1 Rune-Scarred Demon
1 Fauna Shaman
1 Natural Order
1 Birthing Pod
1 Dimir House Guard
Lands:
1 High Market
1 Phyrexian Tower
1 Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
1 Wirewood Lodge
1 Gaea's Cradle
1 Deserted Temple
1 Overgrown Tomb
1 Woodland Cemetery
8 Swamp
16 Forest
1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
1 Cabal Coffers
1 Bojuka Bog
1 Dryad Arbor
1 Rogue's Passage
Update 5/9/2014
-Riftsweeper
-Wasteland
-Sylvan Scrying
-Crop Rotation
-Quagmired Druid
-Savra, Queen of the Golgari
-Virdian Corrupter
-Patriarch's Bidding
-Sakura-tribe Elder
-Dark Confidant
-Expedition Map
-1 Forest
-1 Swamp
+Helldozer
+Mikeaus, the Unhallowed
+Sheoldred, the Whispering One
+Disciple of Bolas
+Seedguide Ash
+Bane of Progress
+Dryad Arbor
+Elvish Piper
+Rune-Scarred Demon
+Steel Hellkite
+Rogue's Passage
+Decree of Pain
+High Market
Ideas are appreciated!
EDH
I'm purposefully trying to stay away from survival of the fittest. It's a great card, but overall time consuming when it comes to playing the game.
I've changed the list slightly
adding in massacre wurm, riftsweeper, viridian corrupter, Yeva Nature's Herald, grave pact and dictate of erebos. The non-basics I took out have been replaced with basics.
I took out Thousand-Year Elixir, Timberwatch elf, Lys anna huntmaster, prowess of the fair, inkmoth nexus, mikokoro,helldozer, and immaculate magistrate
As for suggestions since you have a good number of ETB why not Sheoldred, Whispering One?
Also, since you don't have that many zombies maybe Phyrexian Arena in place of Graveborn Muse . I think on average you would be better off with the Arena since it is less vulnerable to removal. Then again maybe not.. but its something to consider.
All in all cool build, I've been looking for something to do with all the elves in my trade binder since I took apart my Edric deck, I may have to build something similar. Cheers.
I wanted a G/B deck that could win either explosivly or passivly. I find building decks that can win multiple ways are more fun because winning the same way every time IS BORING!
Here's a list of ways I built around Jarad:
I built creature heavy so that Jarad could effectively at most times be a 10/10 or greater, why do I need Jarad to be big? because general damage matters!
If I need an alternate win con because a prison deck is being jerky; I can cast him and sac creatures he also works as a great sac outlet if I'm having trouble finding one or have a recur engine in play such as Mikeaus or Sheoldred.
Not only is he an elf, but he also counts as a zombie, so he adds to priest of Titania, elvish archdruid, and graveborn muse.
With lashwrithe out and Urborg in play his sac's get ridiculous, but all in all yes he sets the theme and the colors!
This deck originated from the idea of G/B mid range creatures and then morphed into elves/zombies/removal. Sheoldred is a great suggestion! and I'm in the process of obtaining one. I will be posting an updated list as soon as I have time. Finals are happening and I'm working full time. I greatly appreciate the input! thanks.
My next deck is gonna be Kruphix and winning with x spells. It's gonna be epic I guarantee it. Spoiler it runs 50+ lands