About the general: Rhys has a medium cost (for an elf), and a fairly small body, but has life gain, regeneration, and a sac outlet built-in. This means Skullclamp isn't dead with +1/+1 to your creatures, and he can swing in for life gain without worrying about a chump blocker. Most importantly, he gives us access to black, giving the life gain some draining power and giving us access to powerful cards like Exsanguinate and Phyrexian Arena.
About the deck:
I've mostly built this deck to play against Krenko and/or Oloro, so it tries to blow up quickly. It has performed well goldfishing but I haven't had a chance to actually play it yet. I am of course always open to feedback.
I've found with 26 creatures at 3 cmc or less, Collected Company and Aluren have been excellent value cards, especially with Aluren being a potential combo piece.
I've also considered making a UG deck with Rashmi, Eternities Crafter, but not sure what I'd do with it.
And here is the Tappedout link for anyone that wants to playtest it.
Rhys has a medium cost (for an elf), and a fairly small body, but has life gain, regeneration, and a sac outlet built-in. This means Skullclamp isn't dead with +1/+1 to your creatures, and he can swing in for life gain without worrying about a chump blocker. Most importantly, he gives us access to black, giving the life gain some draining power and giving us access to powerful cards like Exsanguinate and Phyrexian Arena.
About the deck:
I've mostly built this deck to play against Krenko and/or Oloro, so it tries to blow up quickly. It has performed well goldfishing but I haven't had a chance to actually play it yet. I am of course always open to feedback.
1x Rhys the Exiled
Creature (37)
1x Copperhorn Scout
1x Craterhoof Behemoth
1x Deathrite Shaman
1x Dwynen, Gilt-Leaf Daen
1x Dwynen's Elite
1x Elves of Deep Shadow
1x Elvish Archdruid
1x Elvish Harbinger
1x Elvish Mystic
1x Elvish Visionary
1x Essence Warden
1x Eternal Witness
1x Ezuri, Renegade Leader
1x Fyndhorn Elves
1x Gempalm Strider
1x Immaculate Magistrate
1x Imperious Perfect
1x Joraga Treespeaker
1x Joraga Warcaller
1x Llanowar Elves
1x Lys Alana Huntmaster
1x Masked Admirers
1x Oracle of Mul Daya
1x Priest of Titania
1x Reclamation Sage
1x Regal Force
1x Seedborn Muse
1x Seeker of Skybreak
1x Skyshroud Poacher
1x Soul of the Harvest
1x Taunting Elf
1x Timberwatch Elf
1x Wellwisher
1x Wirewood Channeler
1x Wirewood Herald
1x Wirewood Symbiote
1x Wood Elves
1x Akroma's Memorial
1x Cloudstone Curio
1x Crawlspace
1x Defense Grid
1x Door of Destinies
1x Sensei's Divining Top
1x Skullclamp
1x Umbral Mantle
Enchantment (7)
1x Aluren
1x Beastmaster Ascension
1x Descendants' Path
1x Exquisite Blood
1x Phyrexian Arena
1x Prowess of the Fair
1x Sanguine Bond
Sorcery (9)
1x Elvish Promenade
1x Exsanguinate
1x Green Sun's Zenith
1x Shamanic Revelation
1x Maelstrom Pulse
1x Night's Whisper
1x Sylvan Scrying
1x Tooth and Nail
1x Toxic Deluge
Instant (4)
1x Chord of Calling
1x Collected Company
1x Go for the Throat
1x Krosan Grip
1x Cavern of Souls
1x Forest
1x Gilt-Leaf Palace
1x Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
1x Overgrown Tomb
1x Rogue's Passage
1x Scrying Sheets
16x Snow-Covered Forest
1x Snow-Covered Swamp
7x Swamp
1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
1x Winding Canyons
1x Wirewood Lodge
Maybeboard:
1x Bile Blight
1x Demonic Tutor
1x Fierce Empath
1x Life's Legacy
1x Raiders' Spoils
1x Shaman of the Pack
1x Harmonize
1x Sol Ring
1x Survival of the Fittest
1x Sylvan Library
1x Thousand-Year Elixir
1x Virulent Plague
1x Well of Lost Dreams
1x Yeva, Nature's Herald
Sideboard for multiplayer/more general play:
1x Choke
1x Living Death
To acquire:
1x Bramblewood Paragon
1x Heritage Druid
1x Quirion Ranger
I've found with 26 creatures at 3 cmc or less, Collected Company and Aluren have been excellent value cards, especially with Aluren being a potential combo piece.
I've also considered making a UG deck with Rashmi, Eternities Crafter, but not sure what I'd do with it.
And here is the Tappedout link for anyone that wants to playtest it.
BGW Doran, the Siege Tower BGW
URG Animar, Combo Player URG (needs updating)
WBR Kaalia of the Vast WBR