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Feb 4, 2014Raffle posted a message on Launch Giveaway!Predator Ooze is my favorite card of all time. Not only did he help me crush in standard, he still lives on in EDH decks shambling over my opponents, growing more threaten with each turn and kill.Posted in: Announcements
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- Talrand, Sky Summoner. Showcase blue's spell craft and denial in a deck filled with counters.
B - Geth, Lord of the Vault. A fine example of zombie tribal and reanimation.
Ob Nixilis, the Fallen. He plays well in a mono black wienie/aggro deck. There's a fair number of ways in black to trigger landfall.
R - Jaya Ballard, Task Mage. She provides a few explosive options and discard outlet to burn the world.
Heartless Hidetsugu. Much like Jaya and burns everyone. However, I prefer him in the 99. Granted, you put a Loxodon Warhammer or Basilisk Collar on him and you win games instead of draw.
I feel Rancor would work great in here since it makes the guys bigger for fighting and gets through with trampling damage. And it seems the Rootbound Crags are only in for Armed/Dangerous. While I do like that card, Revenge of the Hunted can be as good if not better. Miracle on T2 buts pressure on them or even hard casting it late game can give you the win. Though, If you'd rather keep the red in, I'd say swap the Crags for Stomping Ground, it'll work better with Arbor Elf.
And I notice you have quite the fight package with the Trackers,Pit Fights and Prey Upons. I'd say you can cut the PU since Pit Fight is much better even if it is 2 mana. Or if you still want some fighting tricks, Garruk Relentless is perfect, he fights and makes deathtouch wolves that love to fight and kill stuff.
I'm glad someone else has been daring enough to try a list like this and do well. Hopefully, my suggestions are helpful to you.
The card is War's Toll. An annoying card as well for this deck, but a counterspell and/or bounce spell will take care of it. Not to mention, if it bothers you, it'll most likely be a nuisance to everyone else. It's good to have answers to all problems, but sometimes it's better to let someone else deal with it. Like the green or white player who loves blowing up enchantments.
Champion of Lambholt/ Champion of the Parish and Juniper Order Ranger love this. Fiend Hunter loves to enter the battlefield then be sacrificed so it can permanently exile creatures. Borderland Ranger might not put lands onto the field, but he'll get allt he lands out you need. Another fine reanimator on theme is Karmic Guide.
For tokens, you could always use Thraben Doomsayer or Increasing Devotion. And with tokens running around, Rootborn Defenses is a perfect option to survive board wipes and get a creature. Field of Souls is like Requiem Angel, so if your nontoken creatures die, you get a free spirit.
Actually, PreGatecrash I did use Prey Upon. While helpful, instant speed is much better and the deck can afford to pay 1 more mana to get surprise fights. That's why Ulvenwald Tracker is annoying to my opponents, too.
The Renaissance is a probably best for sideboard, though you could sneak one in the main. Actually, another decent sideboard option is Dryad Militant for early aggro and flashback hoser.
But back to a problem you had in your original posting, the card draw. Think Twice is a fine option, but there's not much else instant speed draw for these colors. You are running Bone to Ash I assume for the drawing, has this been worth it? And since you have Negate in the sb, if BtA is working, would Scatter Arc be viable? Basically, the other options for instants are Crippling Chill, Fleeting Distraction, Inspiration and Thought Scour.
Even though I was half joking, the Refuge does help with the Urban Evolution which is decent card advantage. And someone mentioned Talrand, Sky Summoner and if you're bouncing and countering his drakes can help get damage in if the ground is cluttered. Or just an idea since you barely have a board state it seems, Devastation Tide could be played on someone else's turn, but regardless, it will empty their side of the field (or I did mention Cyclonic Rift earlier). And last suggestion, maybe as a sideboard card you can include Fog, Clinging Mists (if you're losing too much life) or Druid's Deliverance (if you try out Cackling Counterpart it might be fine). Not the most amazing options I suppose, but if you're getting hit fast by creatures, it'll slow them down.
These suggestions might not be perfect, but I merely am trying to provide some assistance to your deck building process. If you don't like any, that is fine by me. I figured sometimes a random idea could be of some use.
Also, have you thought about Terminus as a sweeper? It still leaves you a Thragtusk beast token and the potential to draw him again and still rids the board of troublesome creatures, like undying guys and indestructibles. What about Azorius Charm and Selesnya Charm? They both provide versatile options for controlling the board and could replace some of the okay sideboard cards that cost a bit more just to gain life. Just some questions and suggestions for you. Hopefully, the deck has been working out well.