Hey guys, looking to build a deck for fnm tonight, what would be the best possible populate deck for the rtr block? I have trostani and armada warm set, lots of populating odds and ends, just please let me know what to buy so I know how to play tonight. Thanks! (Stay green / white plz, my favs)
just realized this was for block. The only really good token maker for a populate deck right now is Call of the conclave. there's not enough mana acceleration to force out armada wurm early, and you cant rely on being able to populate centaur tokens every game. if you have your heart set on it, you need 4 centaurs herald, 4 call of the conclaves, 4 armada wurms, 4 rootborn defenses, 4 selesnya charm, probably 4 vitu-ghazi guildmages. 4 loxodon smiters to buy you time. 2-3 trostani, selesnya's voice. and 1-2 collective blessing's. Then some amount of removal, so i guess you have arrest. The deck just doesn't seem that strong to me.
Selesnya should beat other aggro decks by having bigger creatures, gaining life and finishing things up with Armada Wurm... but it's going to have a hard time against control. Aside from Selesnya Charm, you have no way to stop them. Make sure you run 4 Selesnya Charms.
Actually Selesnya Populate so far seems to be one of the top block decks I've seen so far. I imagine there is a decent amount left in the format for me to test against still, but it is in no way hard to drop wurm tokens. You just have to be sure to include at least 3 Gatecreeper Vines, 1 Axebane Guardian, 2 Gyre Sages, 1 Selesnya guildgate, and 4 Temple Gardens. 2 Advent of the Wurm is good because it can hit the board fairly early, and 1 armada wurm for the late game bomb. Since the armada wurm is a creature, if they bounce it to your hand you can do it again too.
Trostani x3 allows for EASY recovery after early game damage, and Boros Reckoner as a solid Wall to stop almost anything trying to burn through you. If anyone plays on cockatrice, I'd be glad to test with the deck I uploaded.
I would stay away from Vitu Ghazi since it is too slow to activate, and cards like call of the conclave and Druid's Deliverance are safer for token generation since they cost less and can keep you alive longer. Remember, just because a card says populate, it doesn't mean it works well.
Vitu-ghazi is quite good in the selesnya decks, and is almost an intregal part.
It's not at all expensive to activate, your not trying to get her to make a centaur token. You trying to populate the tokens you already have 4 mana is not alot for a wurm token or an elemental token from voice of resurgence.
And it helps you mitigate a flood since you don't have to tap it to populate.
It's a creature match breaker and a very good card for a token-centric deck.
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Vitu-ghazi is quite good in the selesnya decks, and is almost an intregal part.
It's not at all expensive to activate, your not trying to get her to make a centaur token. You trying to populate the tokens you already have 4 mana is not alot for a wurm token or an elemental token from voice of resurgence.
And it helps you mitigate a flood since you don't have to tap it to populate.
It's a creature match breaker and a very good card for a token-centric deck.
However, without tokens in play she has nothing worth populating and she becomes a dead card. The extra slots in the deck would allow you to run token generators that would function on their own WITHOUT another card combo-ing with them.
However, in case I am wrong I will try testing the deck again with that card included. Would anyone feel like uploading their specific decklist? I'd like to to see what strategy other people seem to be focusing on compared to mine.
There are a good ammount of selesnya decks in the daily postings on mtgonline.com there's usually at least one in the money. Most of them run 4 guildmages.
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Trostani x3 allows for EASY recovery after early game damage, and Boros Reckoner as a solid Wall to stop almost anything trying to burn through you. If anyone plays on cockatrice, I'd be glad to test with the deck I uploaded.
It's not at all expensive to activate, your not trying to get her to make a centaur token. You trying to populate the tokens you already have 4 mana is not alot for a wurm token or an elemental token from voice of resurgence.
And it helps you mitigate a flood since you don't have to tap it to populate.
It's a creature match breaker and a very good card for a token-centric deck.
Standard/Block = The on-again, off-again holiday fling
Modern/Vintage/Legacy = Stable, homely. A ***** after absence/misreading
Limited/Sealed = Heart breaking free spirit
Commander/Cube = Agreeable, needy and expensive
Pauper/Peasant = Sweet, kind, practical, but shy and boring
However, without tokens in play she has nothing worth populating and she becomes a dead card. The extra slots in the deck would allow you to run token generators that would function on their own WITHOUT another card combo-ing with them.
However, in case I am wrong I will try testing the deck again with that card included. Would anyone feel like uploading their specific decklist? I'd like to to see what strategy other people seem to be focusing on compared to mine.
Standard/Block = The on-again, off-again holiday fling
Modern/Vintage/Legacy = Stable, homely. A ***** after absence/misreading
Limited/Sealed = Heart breaking free spirit
Commander/Cube = Agreeable, needy and expensive
Pauper/Peasant = Sweet, kind, practical, but shy and boring