So with all the talk lately on the forums about it I figured I'd give it a shot and try building Craw-Blade.dec The main goal of the deck is to get Craw Wurm and Greatsword in your opening hand or at least as soon as possible so you can swing in for stupid high damage with it. Since the format limits to one of each some improvising needed to be done. Here's what I've got so far.
As you can see there are some pretty potent synergies. Overruning after using Thriss on the Craw Wurm holding a Greatsword will pretty much assure you victory. And if you can't get to your Craw Wurm in time there is always Krosan Cloudscarper if you want to go for a really cheap way to win. Or even Grizzly Bears for something alot more fair.
Any questions or comments feel free to post them.
As for the general choice it seemed the best fit. It's a powerful effect, but it's not something just sickly over powered like Azusa. I mean 2 extra lands a turn? That's crazy. And land ramp really is out of control in general so no Kodama's Reaches or Harrows or the likes. As for creatures, no one likes to see Terrastadon or Woodfall Primus drop so no reason to include them. And for equipment choices, Argentum Armor is just to op in this format to run in a casual deck. Same with Quietus Spike and things that give flying.
On a more serious note though this decklist can be useful. Test your own decks against it. If they consistently lose to it they need to have some issues addressed. This is a deck without answers. If you can't stand up to a deck with no answers you probably won't do well against a deck with answers.
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It's essentially to poke fun at the concept of a deck doing little to nothing but turning creatures sideways. I actually ran out of grizzly bear variants trying to put this list together lol. I didn't think that that would ever happen.
But yeah building a "serious" vanilla creature themed deck would never work mono-colored. And Naya would easily be the best color set for doing it.
Through me the way to the suffering city; Through me the everlasting pain; Through me the way that runs among the Lost. Justice urged on my exalted Creator: Divine Power made me, The Supreme Wisdom and the Primal Love. Nothing was made before me but eternal things And I endure eternally. Abandon all hope - You Who Enter Here.
It's essentially to poke fun at the concept of a deck doing little to nothing but turning creatures sideways. I actually ran out of grizzly bear variants trying to put this list together lol. I didn't think that that would ever happen.
But yeah building a "serious" vanilla creature themed deck would never work mono-colored. And Naya would easily be the best color set for doing it.
I'm so glad you built Craw-Blade, seeing that post on the banlist discussion thread made my day, and this tops that.
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Plus she's what's-cookin'-good-lookin', unlike her janky best friend Hunding Gjornersen.
Also, I just noticed there's a Broodwarden in this deck. Lulz.
You should read Meng Huo's Horde if you want a really good laugh.
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I'll work together something a little bit more serious before to long most likely probably using things like that. As it is now it's more a parody of the "casual = craw wurm turned sideways" concept some people keep tossing around.
Though taking this as a general base, and going with a mono-green or green-white aggro deck focused on putting out big creature after big creature and then making it bigger with no real "combos" or "control" elements is interesting now that I've started with the idea.
I'm thinking go for a "I don't answer threats, I make the threats." kind of deck.
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Harthag is very unhappy that you left him off this list.
Also, since consistency is the key to any deck, you might consider Pennon Blade as a backup to Greatword (P-Blade might be too much tech, I'm not sure, but at least it fits the name)
Harthag is very unhappy that you left him off this list.
Also, since consistency is the key to any deck, you might consider Pennon Blade as a backup to Greatword (P-Blade might be too much tech, I'm not sure, but at least it fits the name)
Got the blade in the list actually. Craw Giant though is a bit broken. I mean that little mana for a creature that big with trample and rampage? I mean who even ever heard of rampage it's like someone made a more powerful version of Bushido.
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This deck is WAY too OP to exist. I can't believe how much you have to spend on it. But where is the enchantment from Future sight that gives all vanilla creatures +2/+2?
This deck is WAY too OP to exist. I can't believe how much you have to spend on it. But where is the enchantment from Future sight that gives all vanilla creatures +2/+2?
Hey now static +2/+2 to all creatures in something has hard to answer fairly as an enchantment is what's op. I mean I might as well drop that broken Terastadon or that incredibly broken Kamhal, Fist of Krosa into the deck as well.
While we're at it why not that Gaea's Anthem. That card clearly has no place in green it's just a broken knock off of Glorious Anthem.
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I'd suggest Green Sun's Zenith to get your Craw Wurm out fast, but we all know that searching libraries ruins EDH.
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So with all the talk lately on the forums about it I figured I'd give it a shot and try building Craw-Blade.dec The main goal of the deck is to get Craw Wurm and Greatsword in your opening hand or at least as soon as possible so you can swing in for stupid high damage with it. Since the format limits to one of each some improvising needed to be done. Here's what I've got so far.
As you can see there are some pretty potent synergies. Overruning after using Thriss on the Craw Wurm holding a Greatsword will pretty much assure you victory. And if you can't get to your Craw Wurm in time there is always Krosan Cloudscarper if you want to go for a really cheap way to win. Or even Grizzly Bears for something alot more fair.
Any questions or comments feel free to post them.
As for the general choice it seemed the best fit. It's a powerful effect, but it's not something just sickly over powered like Azusa. I mean 2 extra lands a turn? That's crazy. And land ramp really is out of control in general so no Kodama's Reaches or Harrows or the likes. As for creatures, no one likes to see Terrastadon or Woodfall Primus drop so no reason to include them. And for equipment choices, Argentum Armor is just to op in this format to run in a casual deck. Same with Quietus Spike and things that give flying.
On a more serious note though this decklist can be useful. Test your own decks against it. If they consistently lose to it they need to have some issues addressed. This is a deck without answers. If you can't stand up to a deck with no answers you probably won't do well against a deck with answers.
I'd suggest Green Sun's Zenith to get your Craw Wurm out fast, but we all know that searching libraries ruins EDH.
I mean if I wanted to go for insanely op plays I'd just throw Genesis Wave in. With as much mana as this deck can make it's bound to be in my top 20 cards, or something just as sick like maybe even Whiptail Wurm.
Through me the way to the suffering city; Through me the everlasting pain; Through me the way that runs among the Lost. Justice urged on my exalted Creator: Divine Power made me, The Supreme Wisdom and the Primal Love. Nothing was made before me but eternal things And I endure eternally. Abandon all hope - You Who Enter Here.
Maybe it's just me but I feel like any green-based joke deck without Whippoorwill is missing out. That little guy is the laughting stock of the M:tG animal kingdom...he doesn't fly despite him clearly doing something of the sort in the artwork.
Bonesplitter is one of the most broken equipment of all time. We're playing EDH not legacy here. You spikes ruin this game for everyone else.
Also have you considered Glade Gnarr? I feel like it is a more fair version of Craw Wurm that also punishes people for playing blue. Hopefully blue will just be banned outright one day but until then you need tech like this in the deck.
Bonesplitter is one of the most broken equipment of all time. We're playing EDH not legacy here. You spikes ruin this game for everyone else.
Also have you considered Glade Gnarr? I feel like it is a more fair version of Craw Wurm that also punishes people for playing blue. Hopefully blue will just be banned outright one day but until then you need tech like this in the deck.
Through me the way to the suffering city; Through me the everlasting pain; Through me the way that runs among the Lost. Justice urged on my exalted Creator: Divine Power made me, The Supreme Wisdom and the Primal Love. Nothing was made before me but eternal things And I endure eternally. Abandon all hope - You Who Enter Here.
Maybe it's just me but I feel like any green-based joke deck without Whippoorwill is missing out. That little guy is the laughting stock of the M:tG animal kingdom...he doesn't fly despite him clearly doing something of the sort in the artwork.
^Win.
edit: Is it bad if I totally want to troll people on MTGO with Craw-Blade? Might make a couple changes, like switch out Leering Emblem for O-Naginata, switch Thriss, Nantuko Primus for Azusa, Lost but Seeking, and probably try and fit Arashi, the Sky Asunder in somewhere. Wait...I can't play Arashi, because that's an answer, and we all know playing answers is what ruins Commander.
1 Thriss, Nantuko Primus
// Lands
44 Forest
// Creatures
1 Barbary Apes
1 Norwood Ranger
1 Forest Bear
1 Elvish Warrior
1 Cylian Elf
1 Bear Cub
1 Balduvian Bears
1 Krosan Colossus
1 Grizzly Bears
1 Silverback Ape
1 Imperiosaur
1 Panther Warriors
1 Barbtooth Wurm
1 Alpha Tyrranax
1 Runeclaw Bear
1 Scaled Wurm
1 Enormous Baloth
1 Whiptail Wurm
1 Quilled Slagwurm
1 Craw Wurm
1 Ironhoof Ox
1 Krosan Cloudscraper
1 Order of the Sacred Bell
1 Meng Huo's Horde
1 Leatherback Baloth
1 Spined Wurm
1 Golden Bear
1 Elvish Ranger
1 Durkwood Boars
1 Broodwarden
1 Blanchwood Treefolk
1 Vastwood Gorger
1 Leonin Scimitar
1 Trusty Machete
1 Slagwurm Armor
1 Shuko
1 Pennon Blade
1 Ogre's Cleaver
1 Magebane Armor
1 Blanchwood Armor
1 Leering Emblem
1 Kite Shield
1 Golem-Skin Gauntlets
1 Empyrial Plate
1 Bonesplitter
1 Bone Saw
1 Barbed Battlegear
1 Veteran's Armaments
1 Overrun
1 Warmonger's Chariot
1 Warlord's Axe
1 Vulshok Morningstar
1 Vulshok Battlegear
1 Adventuring Gear
1 Greatsword
As you can see there are some pretty potent synergies. Overruning after using Thriss on the Craw Wurm holding a Greatsword will pretty much assure you victory. And if you can't get to your Craw Wurm in time there is always Krosan Cloudscarper if you want to go for a really cheap way to win. Or even Grizzly Bears for something alot more fair.
Any questions or comments feel free to post them.
As for the general choice it seemed the best fit. It's a powerful effect, but it's not something just sickly over powered like Azusa. I mean 2 extra lands a turn? That's crazy. And land ramp really is out of control in general so no Kodama's Reaches or Harrows or the likes. As for creatures, no one likes to see Terrastadon or Woodfall Primus drop so no reason to include them. And for equipment choices, Argentum Armor is just to op in this format to run in a casual deck. Same with Quietus Spike and things that give flying.
On a more serious note though this decklist can be useful. Test your own decks against it. If they consistently lose to it they need to have some issues addressed. This is a deck without answers. If you can't stand up to a deck with no answers you probably won't do well against a deck with answers.
Slightly more playable deck list
1 Thriss, Nantuko Primus
39 Forest
1 Oran-Rief, The Vastwood
// Creatures
1 Norwood Ranger
1 Deadwood Treefolk
1 Baru, Fist of Krosa
1 Kamahl, Fist of Krosa
1 Woodfall Primus
1 Terastodon
1 Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre
1 Forest Bear
1 Azusa, Lost but Seeking
1 Cylian Elf
1 Bear Cub
1 Barbary Apes
1 Balduvian Bears
1 Craw Giant
1 Fangren Pathcutter
1 Fangren Firstborn
1 Kozilek's Predator
1 Grizzly Bears
1 Krosan Cloudscraper
1 Meng Huo's Horde
1 Leatherback Baloth
1 Broodwarden
1 Spined Wurm
1 Runeclaw Bear
1 Imperiosaur
1 Barbtooth Wurm
1 Krosan Colossus
1 Scaled Wurm
1 Whiptail Wurm
1 Quilled Slagwurm
1 Craw Wurm
1 Overrun
1 Genesis Wave
1 Awakening Zone
1 Cauldron of Souls
1 Greater Good
1 Harmonize
1 Vines of Vastwood
1 Gaea's Anthem
1 Muraganda Petroglyphs
1 Doubling Cube
1 Mana Reflection
1 Praetor's Counsel
1 Greatsword
1 Vulshok Morningstar
1 Ogre's Cleaver
1 Vulshok Battlegear
1 Veteran's Armaments
1 Blanchwood Armor
1 Trusty Machete
1 Slagwurm Armor
1 Triumph of the Hordes
1 Adventuring Gear
1 Magebane Armor
1 Leonin Scimitar
1 Leering Emblem
1 Empyrial Plate
1 Bonesplitter
1 Barbed Battlegear
For even better Greatsword targets, pick a Naya-colored general (allows Watchwolf, Wooly Thoctar).
On the topic of generals, maybe a vanilla general, like Jasmine Boreal or Sir Shandlar of Eberyn. Now that's a way to win.
Consider Muraganda Petroglyphs.
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It's essentially to poke fun at the concept of a deck doing little to nothing but turning creatures sideways. I actually ran out of grizzly bear variants trying to put this list together lol. I didn't think that that would ever happen.
But yeah building a "serious" vanilla creature themed deck would never work mono-colored. And Naya would easily be the best color set for doing it.
I still think Jasmine Boreal EDH is the greatest.
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Casual: WB [[Primer]]Clerics Tribal; BU Affinity
EDH: ...U [[Primer]]Arcum Dagsson; BG Legal Stax; B Illegal Stax
Proxy: .WX TriniStax
Other stuff: [[Official]]Shuffling, Truth + Maths
Definitely working on a Jasmine Boreal list right now.
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Plus she's what's-cookin'-good-lookin', unlike her janky best friend Hunding Gjornersen.
Also, I just noticed there's a Broodwarden in this deck. Lulz.
Legacy: GWR Enchantress <--That's my banner!
Casual: WB [[Primer]]Clerics Tribal; BU Affinity
EDH: ...U [[Primer]]Arcum Dagsson; BG Legal Stax; B Illegal Stax
Proxy: .WX TriniStax
Other stuff: [[Official]]Shuffling, Truth + Maths
You should read Meng Huo's Horde if you want a really good laugh.
How about Vines of Vastwood?
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I'll work together something a little bit more serious before to long most likely probably using things like that. As it is now it's more a parody of the "casual = craw wurm turned sideways" concept some people keep tossing around.
Though taking this as a general base, and going with a mono-green or green-white aggro deck focused on putting out big creature after big creature and then making it bigger with no real "combos" or "control" elements is interesting now that I've started with the idea.
I'm thinking go for a "I don't answer threats, I make the threats." kind of deck.
Also, since consistency is the key to any deck, you might consider Pennon Blade as a backup to Greatword (P-Blade might be too much tech, I'm not sure, but at least it fits the name)
Got the blade in the list actually. Craw Giant though is a bit broken. I mean that little mana for a creature that big with trample and rampage? I mean who even ever heard of rampage it's like someone made a more powerful version of Bushido.
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Hey now static +2/+2 to all creatures in something has hard to answer fairly as an enchantment is what's op. I mean I might as well drop that broken Terastadon or that incredibly broken Kamhal, Fist of Krosa into the deck as well.
While we're at it why not that Gaea's Anthem. That card clearly has no place in green it's just a broken knock off of Glorious Anthem.
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I mean if I wanted to go for insanely op plays I'd just throw Genesis Wave in. With as much mana as this deck can make it's bound to be in my top 20 cards, or something just as sick like maybe even Whiptail Wurm.
Glad to have helped.
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Also have you considered Glade Gnarr? I feel like it is a more fair version of Craw Wurm that also punishes people for playing blue. Hopefully blue will just be banned outright one day but until then you need tech like this in the deck.
Might as well run Spellbane Centaur and Gaea's Herald with Leyline of Lifeforce backing it if I'm just trying to punish blue.
8 power WITH trample? You're crazy that guy is way too OP man! You trying to get the TC to draw hate from his group?
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Also,
^Win.
edit: Is it bad if I totally want to troll people on MTGO with Craw-Blade? Might make a couple changes, like switch out Leering Emblem for O-Naginata, switch Thriss, Nantuko Primus for Azusa, Lost but Seeking, and probably try and fit Arashi, the Sky Asunder in somewhere. Wait...I can't play Arashi, because that's an answer, and we all know playing answers is what ruins Commander.
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