MTG Salvation

Have you ever noticed how many creatures, especially elves, are drawn with long hair?

Alright, that's a bit of an odd tangent to start this deck on but it'll make sense in a moment (especially if you've actually read the title). This is a deck that I threw together in an attempt to make a more thematic EDH deck. So the basic idea of long haired tribal (I know, Avacyn's Pilgrim, Ondu Giant and Sakura-Tribe Elder are technically bald, but they have long haired souls) transformed into a full theme - a bunch of hippies living in a commune, sharing the good vibes, maintaining a communal garden and a petting zoo... there are the occasional moments of the collective buzz being harshed of course, but they live in harmony worshiping the earth goddess.

This deck has been put together for our budget playgroup. That means no card other than the commander more expensive than $1 mid on magiccards.info. I've playtested it several times now. It usually starts out strong, it can drop Karametra on turn three or four with impressive consistency, and from there ramp up with cards like Whitemane Lion while taking advantage of various ETB effects. Usually I can ride that momentum all the way to the end of the game. It's by no means a hyper-competitive deck in the budget meta but it can definitely keep up.

What I'm kind of missing though is a way to turn all that mana into something that would allow me to really lock down games. I've had one very fun way where Zendikar Resurgent paired with Whitemane Lion and Hunting Pack to give me 17 4/4 beast tokens during the end step of the player to my right, but it feels like I need more finishing power. Obviously with my budget constraints cards like Craterhoof Behemoth aren't an option. The closest I've found so far is Gigantomancer, but I'm looking for more options.

How about some good ol' fashion overrun, you could also play triumph of the hordes if you are into infect/your play group is Overwhelming Stampedecould also be good. Centaur Chieftain could be sweet with your bounce effects like temur sabertooth.

Maybe Wolfbriar Elemental? With all that land you should have, this followed up with one of the many cheap Overrun effects previously suggested should end the game.

Not sure about Overrun effects. Centaur Chieftain and Wolfbriar Elemental could definitely work though. The former has long hair and the latter is kind of sort of a plant. Thanks for the suggestions!

Beastmaster Ascension is a classic tokens win condition, plus the artwork is definitely a long-haired elf drug-dealer sicking his pet tigers on some narc.

Ant Queen isn't really thematic, but it's cheap as dirt and makes a lot of mana into a lot of creatures.

Ursapine makes a bunch of mana into one really buff creature.

And I know that you didn't ask for for card draw, but Diviner's Wand is one of my favorite ways to convert mana directly into card advantage, and can serve as a quasi win condition.

Sadly Beastmaster Ascension recently rose beyond the playgroup's price limit. Still an awesome card, but sadly not allowed. Here's hoping for a reprint. I'll test Ant Queen (can't have an all natural garden without some insects skittering around) and Ursapine though.

It's a shame you can't use red, because Radha, Heir to Keld's hair is exactly what you're looking for. Though he doesn't look as mellow as most of your deck.