I've put together a rather successful tribal elf build for standard. So far all my playtesting has been super promising. I'll be headed to a large tournament next weekend, and quite frankly I'm really bad at predicting meta, and putting sideboards together. So, here is the deck list to start.
The deck plays very aggressively, and uses armorcraft judge to refuel and keep the pressure on. I've thought about cutting the oath of ajani package, but in testing I've had great results using it for its +1/+1 counter ability. It is usually enough to keep my team out of yahenni's expertise range, leaving fumigate as my only sweeper to be concerned with.
So sideboard. I imagine I'll be running into a lot of Saheeli/Twin decks so I need a strategy against that. I can't think of any white/green answers for it though, any ideas other than just push through and hope they don't combo on turn 4?
Other than that, I just need proper sideboard for control matches. I'll be getting a lot of fatal push which I'm expecting, so I'll be running a 4th copy of blossoming defense to help protect myself. I also am thinking of a couple copies of lifecrafter's bestiary against control to keep the pressure on.
heart of kiran will be another card I need to keep on my radar, so I imagine some number of fragmentize will be required.
So, looking for other suggestions for sideboard here, or comments on mainboard is welcome too!
I've put together a rather successful tribal elf build for standard. So far all my playtesting has been super promising. I'll be headed to a large tournament next weekend, and quite frankly I'm really bad at predicting meta, and putting sideboards together. So, here is the deck list to start.
The deck plays very aggressively, and uses armorcraft judge to refuel and keep the pressure on. I've thought about cutting the oath of ajani package, but in testing I've had great results using it for its +1/+1 counter ability. It is usually enough to keep my team out of yahenni's expertise range, leaving fumigate as my only sweeper to be concerned with.
So sideboard. I imagine I'll be running into a lot of Saheeli/Twin decks so I need a strategy against that. I can't think of any white/green answers for it though, any ideas other than just push through and hope they don't combo on turn 4?
Other than that, I just need proper sideboard for control matches. I'll be getting a lot of fatal push which I'm expecting, so I'll be running a 4th copy of blossoming defense to help protect myself. I also am thinking of a couple copies of lifecrafter's bestiary against control to keep the pressure on.
heart of kiran will be another card I need to keep on my radar, so I imagine some number of fragmentize will be required.
So, looking for other suggestions for sideboard here, or comments on mainboard is welcome too!
Mainboard Suggestions
-Since you're not playing ramp, you shouldn't run just one copy of Rishkar, Peema Renegade. You have no way to tutor it out and the likelihood of seeing it in any given game is very small.
- -2 Armorcraft Judge. Sometimes you'll dodge Yahenni's Expertise (via +1+1 counters on your creatures), sometimes you won't. Point being there's a 50/50 chance you'll be playing a 4 mana 3/3 vanilla creature. I'd add +2 Lifecrafter's Bestiary in it's place.
-Not sure if Servant of the Conduit needs to be in the deck. You're not using the E for anything except mana fixing, which your lands should satisfy on their own.
4 Narnam Renegade
4 Sylvan Advocate
4 Servant of the Conduit
4 Metallic Mimic
4 Kujar Seedsculptor
1 Rishkar, Peema Renegade
4 Armorcraft Judge
3 Verdurous Gearhulk
2 Nissa, Voice of Zendikar
3 Oath of Ajani
3 Blossoming Defense
Lands (24)
1 Plains
14 Forest
4 Canopy Vista
2 Fortified Village
1 Evolving Wilds
2 Westvale Abbey
The deck plays very aggressively, and uses armorcraft judge to refuel and keep the pressure on. I've thought about cutting the oath of ajani package, but in testing I've had great results using it for its +1/+1 counter ability. It is usually enough to keep my team out of yahenni's expertise range, leaving fumigate as my only sweeper to be concerned with.
So sideboard. I imagine I'll be running into a lot of Saheeli/Twin decks so I need a strategy against that. I can't think of any white/green answers for it though, any ideas other than just push through and hope they don't combo on turn 4?
Other than that, I just need proper sideboard for control matches. I'll be getting a lot of fatal push which I'm expecting, so I'll be running a 4th copy of blossoming defense to help protect myself. I also am thinking of a couple copies of lifecrafter's bestiary against control to keep the pressure on.
heart of kiran will be another card I need to keep on my radar, so I imagine some number of fragmentize will be required.
So, looking for other suggestions for sideboard here, or comments on mainboard is welcome too!
Mainboard Suggestions
-Since you're not playing ramp, you shouldn't run just one copy of Rishkar, Peema Renegade. You have no way to tutor it out and the likelihood of seeing it in any given game is very small.
- -2 Armorcraft Judge. Sometimes you'll dodge Yahenni's Expertise (via +1+1 counters on your creatures), sometimes you won't. Point being there's a 50/50 chance you'll be playing a 4 mana 3/3 vanilla creature. I'd add +2 Lifecrafter's Bestiary in it's place.
-Not sure if Servant of the Conduit needs to be in the deck. You're not using the E for anything except mana fixing, which your lands should satisfy on their own.
Sideboard
-Walking Ballista deals with Saheeli Rai/Felidar Guardian combo. So does Authority of the Consuls. And since you're running W, it wil be easy to add them in.
-Also Clipped Wings, Heroic Intervention, Plummet, and Natural State are all good cards to look at.