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I fixed the thread. I have lot of 2 drops blaster spells (doom blade, ultimate price and, shriekmaw) to get rid of early game stuff. This deck represent my IRL deck. tarmogoyf, Hydras and catacombs cost money, modern is a expensive hobby. 4 Evolving Wilds A cheap replacement for verdant catacombs (REPLACE THESE 4 CARDS FOR 2 SWAMP AND 2 FOREST IF NEEDED.) October is coming soon which means reprints. Each creature in my current build, does something coherent to the strategy. black cat forces early game discard, rager, allows draws, sakura-tribe elder and elvish mystic helps mana ramps. Nyx Weaver allows more milling and howler takes advantage of that milling. Merciless Executioner gets around hexproof. Gotyf, nemesis and, jarad are boss cards. Jarad gives an altnative win condition, by burn damage. I am looking into 1 drops blacks and 1 drop greens also, they must meet the coherent strategy that the deck is going for though, if you have suggestions, let me know.

Hello my name is Judedudemude and this is the Nexcros Woods. This deck is Modern-legal, Tournament-Legal, Multiplayer fun and, Somewhat cheap to own. Making that sociopath James "Freakin" Woods proud. Similar to a Light-Sworn Deck, you self mill your library hoping that you mill your creatures. Reap the benefits of your creature's early or repetitive demise. The library's strategy is to self mill enough creatures (4 to 8 which is just enough) for the star bosses can get out and usually be beefed up enough (especially during early/mid game) for quick wipes at the opponent. This deck has a lot of tutoring, thinning and milling to make your graveyard a second hand to use.

You want at least 2 or 3 mana cards in your opening hand, elvish mystic + forest is nice. Most of the cards usually will replace itself with a other card to keep hand size up for mid/late game when you can drop several things at once (most likely for a OTK). This deck is easy to play and somewnhat cheap to own. Turn 2, you began milling, tutoring, searching, thinning and, filling the grave up. Once you get to turn 3 or 4 you can drop and strike relentlessly, all the while keeping pressure on your opponents. Did I mention this is great for standard 60 card deck multiplayers because, it is!

Main Deck 60 total

6 Forest
6 Swamp
4 Jungle Hollow
4 Evolving Wilds A cheap replacement for 4 verdant catacombs (REPLACE THESE 4 CARDS FOR 2 SWAMP AND 2 FOREST IF NEEDED.)
2 Nemesis of mortals
2 sakura-tribe elder
4 Raise Dead
2 Nighthowler
4 Nyx Weaver
4 Lhurgoyf
2 Mulch
2 Nature's Spiral
2 Elvish Mystic
2 Phyrexian Rager
2 Merciless Executioner
2 Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
2 black cat
4 Grisly Salvage
2 Ultimate Price
2 murder

Side Deck:

1 lich's tomb
2 Explore
2 elixir of immortality
2 Satyr Wayfinder
2 primordial hydra
2 Diabolic Tutor OR 2 Infernal Tutor
2 doom blade OR 2 abrupt decay OR 2 Shriekmaw
2 Swiftfoot boots OR 2 fleetfeather sandals

Explanation:

6 Forest basic land card
6 Swamp basic land card
4 Jungle Hollow gives out either or but, does come in tapped.
4 Evolving Wilds Searches your deck for a basic land card that does come in tapped. (REPLACE THESE 4 CARDS FOR 2 SWAMP AND 2 FOREST IF NEEDED.)
2 Primordial Hydra (to make the deck a tad weaker and cheaper to own, replace this card with Nemesis of mortals One of the boss creatures of deck that can be dropped down cheap (nemesis requires set-up) both can be drop out of the blue during mid/late game which can throw opponents off.
2 sakura-tribe elder (to make the deck a tad weaker and cheaper to own, replace this card with Satyr Wayfinder Elder puts a creature in grave (which is a plus 1 and then, helps thins the deck while mana-ramping) satyr grabs land when you need it.
4 Raise Dead Only cost 1 and brings back any creature you want back, it's like summoning it from the grave by just adding 1 to it's cost and discard a card from your hand.
2 Nighthowler Can be equip to a creature to give it stat boost plus, if that creatures is removed form the field, nighthowler gets to come into play.
4 Nyx Weaver Constantly mill 2 each turn, more copies you have on the field, them more you can mill. You can add any card you want from your second hand (your graveyard)
4 Lhurgoyf gains power/toughness equal to number of creatures in all graveyard (why multiplayer is fun) a second boss card
2 Mulch Mill 4, add all land cards (not just basic, all land) among the milled cards to your hand, rest goes to the grave. Even if you don't get a land card, your milling creatures.
2 Nature's Spiral Adds any permanent, like lost land from your grave back to your hand.
2 Elvish Mystic helps mana ramp especially early game.
2 Phyrexian Rager Let's you draw 1 to keep your hand size up
2 Merciless Executioner In a deck where you want not only your creatures, but your opponent's creatures in the grave this guy packs a punch, gets over hexproof creatures/etc.
2 Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord Need a lich, to run things, after certain creatures been summoned (Rager, black cat, elf after mana ramping) they can be sacrificed by Jarad, to inflict damage to opponent. After attacking give up a big creature that dealt damage that turn for even more damage which gives you an alternative win condition, this also helps fill the grave up. Mill Jarad by accident and have lots of extra land cards? bring Jarad back, let the lich plague the opponent.
2 black cat Use to block and force a discard, great for early game and prevent zerg rush for at least a turn.
4 Grisly Salvage Mills 5 and add any land/creature among the milled to your hand. Great for keeping land cards in the hand while filling the grave with creatures or grabbing a certain creature that you want.
2 Ultimate Price probably one of the best removal unless the intended target is multi-colored
2 murder Just plain kills. Can be replaced with sideboard doomblade or shriekmaw or abrupt decay if needed.

Most Likely All Possible Sideboard (please help me improve it or shrink it down) (currently 15)
2 Explore Allows mana ramp plus drawing, must be mad not include this.
2 Diabolic Tutor Grabs anything, anything with no additional cost.
2 elixir of immortality During mid/late game when you need to certain cards back or need that 5 life points. Prevents mill outs
2 doom blade OR 2 abrupt decay OR 2 Shriekmaw (for more creature centered build) Picks off creatures.
2 Swiftfoot Boots Adds hexproof and haste, does crazy in this deck, also helps protect/speed up the assault troops OR 2 fleetfeather sandals if you need flying over hexproof.
2 Satyr Wayfinder OR 2 sakura-tribe elder Helps add land cards on the field or hand.
2 primordial hydra OR 2 Nemesis of mortals both are boss cards, hydra is most likely a better card since it does not need set-up also, gets trample free of charge.
1 lich's mirror or 1 lich's tomb For major LoLs, think the game is over? Death is losing, Liches can't lose!

Kin-Tree Invocation is cheaper but, most of my creatures (besides bosses) will be low in toughness for the most part. Fleetfeather sandals gives flying and haste which is helpful when summoning lhurgoyf or Nemesis of Mortals then equipping it. What you suggest to replace fleetfeather sandals? I may replace Qarsi High Priest with Golgari Thug or Grave Shell Scarab. Remember that I would like low mana cost. Someone suggested that I should post my deck on this site otherwise no one will really look at it, how would I do that? I fixed the thread. I have lot of 2 drops blaster spells (doom blade, ultimate price and, shriekmaw) to get rid of early game stuff. This deck represent my IRL deck. tarmogoyf, Hydras and catacombs cost money, modern is a expensive hobby. 4 Evolving Wilds A cheap replacement for verdant catacombs (REPLACE THESE 4 CARDS FOR 2 SWAMP AND 2 FOREST IF NEEDED.) October is coming soon which means reprints. Each creature in my current build, does something coherent to the strategy. black cat forces early game discard, rager, allows draws, sakura-tribe elder and elvish mystic helps mana ramps. Nyx Weaver allows more milling and howler takes advantage of that milling. Merciless Executioner gets around hexproof. Gotyf, nemesis and, jarad are boss cards. Jarad gives an altnative win condition, by burn damage. I am looking into 1 drops blacks and 1 drop greens also, they must meet the coherent strategy that the deck is going for though, if you have suggestions, let me know.

http://deckstats.net/decks/36663/269950-blue-green-land-hydra?saved=1&lng=en AND http://deckstats.net/forum/index.php/topic,10699.0.html

Main Deck 60 total
6 Forest
6 Island
4 Thornwood Falls
4 Evolving Wilds
4 Hedron Crab
4 Chronic Flooding
4 Explore
4 Phyrexian Hydra
4 Mulch
4 Nature's Spiral
4 Primordial Hydra
4 Tideforce Elemental
4 Increasing Confusion
2 Elixir of Immortality
2 Elvish Mystic

Sideboard 12 total [This far]
2 Artful Dodge
2 Memory's Journey
2 Negate
2 Master Biomancer
2 Inexorable Tide
2 Vorel of the Hull Clade

Need more sideboard cards/better ones?

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Quote from silasw »

Blue/green is probably better overall. It gives you access to much faster mill cards like Hedron Crab and Chronic Flooding. Flooding can even combo with Arbor Elf for maximum speed.

I may make an alternative version except it being a blue/green instead. For now THIS deck is black and green Please help me make THIS deck more efficient.

I have made a nasty trick deck around the blue green thing, Let the land that you cherish fall into dismay and long live the hydra! Option 1 mill your opponent of out of their deck in a kooky way or option 2 have the hydra eat them alive in a quick and timely fashion. Both requires mana ramping.

Blue Green Land Hydra, Let the land that you cherish fall into dismay and long live the hydra! Option 1 mill your opponent of out of their deck in a kooky way or option 2 have the hydra eat them alive in a quick and timely fashion. Both requires mana ramping.

To better explain things:
Option 1: Mill opponent out in a kooky way.
Evolving Wilds cards have landfall
Forest cards have landfall
Island cards have landfall
Thornwood Falls cards have landfall
Explore allows you to mana ramp and draw a card. Did I mention cards have landfall?
Mulch grabs land cards and, this card pluses.
Nature's Spiral grabs anything permanent that lands in my grave which is simple, since one can mill their-self in addition to their opponents.
Chronic Flooding One can enchant their own land or their opponent's land depending if one is trying to mill their opponent or trying to fetch for hydra
Tideforce Elemental tap or untaps creatures cards depending if which strategy one is going for.
Hedron Crab It has landfall and having multiple copies of this crab out and enchanting multiple land cards of the opponent, one can mill lots each turn by playing a simple land card.
Increasing Confusion Has flashback, so it can be cast twice. Really great for mid-late game.

OR option 2 have the hydra eat them alive in a quick and timely fashion:

Phyrexian Hydra one of the two boss cards, has infect and only need to make 2 direct contact attacks with an opponent to meet a automatic win condition.
Primordial Hydra the other boss card, summon as quickly as possible then sit on it a turn or two. Each turn it will double in strength making a hassle especially when it has trample.
Tideforce Elemental to help untap the hydras so, in a way it will have vigilance in case you need a strong blocker. Tap potential blockers that my interfere with the hydra's wrath.
Elvish Mystic to help ramp

Hello my name is Judedudemude and this is the Nexcros Woods. This deck is Modern-legal, Tournament-Legal, Multiplayer fun and, Somewhat cheap to own. Making that sociopath James "Freakin" Woods proud. Similar to a Light-Sworn Deck, you self mill your library hoping that you mill your creatures. Reap the benefits of your creature's early or repetitive demise. The library's strategy is to self mill enough creatures (4 to 8 which is just enough) for the star bosses can get out and usually be beefed up enough (especially during early/mid game) for quick wipes at the opponent. This deck has a lot of tutoring, thinning and milling to make your graveyard a second hand to use.

You want at least 2 or 3 mana cards in your opening hand, elvish mystic + forest is nice. Most of the cards usually will replace itself with a other card to keep hand size up for mid/late game when you can drop several things at once (most likely for a OTK). This deck is easy to play and somewnhat cheap to own. Turn 2, you began milling, tutoring, searching, thinning and, filling the grave up. Once you get to turn 3 or 4 you can drop and strike relentlessly, all the while keeping pressure on your opponents. Did I mention this is great for standard 60 card deck multiplayers because, it is!

Main Deck 60 total

6 Forest basic land card
6 Swamp basic land card
(You can replace some basic land cards for ghost quarter to add more speed, they do not come in tapped plus, ghost quarter still gives out 1 colorless mana) the more you can thin your library of land cards, the more you can fill the grave with creatures.
4 Jungle Hollow gives out either or but, does come in tapped.
4 Verdant Catacombs (to make the deck a tad weaker and cheaper to own, replace this card with Evolving Wilds Searches your deck for a basic land card that does not come in untapped unless it's evolving wilds/
2 Primordial Hydra (to make the deck a tad weaker and cheaper to own, replace this card with Nemesis of mortals One of the boss creatures of deck that can be dropped down cheap (nemesis requires set-up) both can be drop out of the blue during mid/late game which can throw opponents off.
2 sakura-tribe elder (to make the deck a tad weaker and cheaper to own, replace this card with Satyr Wayfinder Elder puts a creature in grave (which is a plus 1 and then, helps thins the deck while mana-ramping) satyr grabs land when you need it.
4 Raise Dead Only cost 1 and brings back any creature you want back, it's like summoning it from the grave by just adding 1 to it's cost and discard a card from your hand.
2 Nighthowler Can be equip to a creature to give it stat boost plus, if that creatures is removed form the field, nighthowler gets to come into play.
4 Nyx Weaver Constantly mill 2 each turn, more copies you have on the field, them more you can mill. You can add any card you want from your second hand (your graveyard)
4 Lhurgoyf gains power/toughness equal to number of creatures in all graveyard (why multiplayer is fun) a second boss card
2 Mulch Mill 4, add all land cards (not just basic, all land) among the milled cards to your hand, rest goes to the grave. Even if you don't get a land card, your milling creatures.
2 Nature's Spiral Adds any permanent, like lost land from your grave back to your hand.
2 Elvish Mystic helps mana ramp especially early game.
2 Phyrexian Rager Let's you draw 1 to keep your hand size up
2 Merciless Executioner In a deck where you want not only your creatures, but your opponent's creatures in the grave this guy packs a punch, gets over hexproof creatures/etc.
2 Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord Need a lich, to run things, after certain creatures been summoned (Rager, black cat,) they can be sacrificed by Jarad, to inflict damage to opponent. After attacking give up a big creature that dealt damage that turn for even more damage which gives you an alternative win condition, this also helps fill the grave up. Mill Jarad by accident and have lots of extra land cards? bring Jarad back, let the lich plague the opponent.
2 black cat Use to block and force a discard, great for early game and prevent zerg rush for at least a turn.
4 Grisly Salvage Mills 5 and add any land/creature among the milled to your hand. Great for keeping land cards in the hand while filling the grave with creatures or grabbing a certain creature that you want.
2 Ultimate Price probably one of the best removal unless the intended target is multi-colored
2 murder Just plain kills. Can be replaced with sideboard doomblade if needed.

Most Likely All Possible Sideboard (please help me improve it or shrink it down)
2 Explore Allows mana ramp plus drawing, must be mad not include this.
2 infernal Tutor Grabs copy, have an empty hand, grab anything with no additional cost.
2 doom blade OR 2 shriekmaw (When you want a more creature based build.) Picks off creatures.
2 elixir of immortality During mid/late game when you need to certain cards back or need that 5 life points. Prevents mill outs
2 Swiftfoot Boots Adds hexproof and haste, does crazy in this deck, also helps protect/speed up the assault troops. OR 2 fleetfeather sandals if you want flying over hexproof.
2 Satyr Wayfinder OR 2 sakura-tribe elder Helps add land cards on the field or hand.
2 primordial hydra OR 2 Nemesis of mortals both are boss cards, hydra is most likely a better card since it does not need set-up also, gets trample free of charge.
1 lich's mirror OR lich's tomb For major LoLs, think the game is over? Death is losing, Liches can't lose!

Kin-Tree Invocation is cheaper but, most of my creatures (besides bosses) will be low in toughness for the most part. Fleetfeather sandals gives flying and haste which is helpful when summoning lhurgoyf or Nemesis of Mortals then equipping it. What you suggest to replace fleetfeather sandals? I may replace Qarsi High Priest with Golgari Thug or Grave-Shell Scarab. Remember that I would like low mana cost. Someone suggested that I should post my deck on this site otherwise no one will really look at it, how would I do that?