Spells - 10 3 Thrash // Threat - removal, answer to planeswalkers, creature 4 Rhythm of the Wild - reason to play red over other colors, hoses counter spells. 3 Vivien Reid - maybe 4 ferox instead of Sunder Shaman then +3 Beast Whisperer?
Sideboard 4 Nullhide Ferox - punish grixis/discard decks, take out spells from main, Vivien/thrash? 4 Deathgorge Scavenger - prevent sultai from recasting cards and PHXs from coming back. Bring in against Mono Red? 3 Fiery Cannonade - tokens, decks that go wide, white weenie 3 Find // Finality - get cards back that have been killed, could we splash black to use finality? 1 ?
So Pelt Collector or thorn Lieutenant? Im taking out Sunder Shaman for sure, but in its place, Steel leaf Champion or Nullhide Ferox? If Ferox do I take out Vivien for like Beast Whisperer?
You don't like Rekindling Pheonix over the other 4 drops? Also do you really want4 Rhythym of the wilds? Seems like you wouldn't want more then one per game usually. Taking 2 turns off of playing creatures isn't something we want to do. Seems like 3 mb would be better.
You don't like Rekindling Pheonix over the other 4 drops? Also do you really want 4 Rhythym of the wilds? Seems like you wouldn't want more then one per game usually. Taking 2 turns off of playing creatures isn't something we want to do. Seems like 3 mb would be better.
To be honest I havent played the deck enough to know how many I would want. I figure if I wanted it at all I want 4 to try and ensure I can play it T2/3.
I dont have rekindling Phoenix in paper so its easy not to include. I am really drawn to casting Ghalta with Rhythm in play. I am also attracted to playing Kraul Harpooner with rhythm in play as well, like post sweeper, like harpooner into Ghalta and swing for 20, that sounds so sexy.
If I were to play that style enough to decide that it totally sucks then I might try the Monsters build with PHX and dragon.
Gotcha. The idea of winning with a haste 12/12 trample is sexy indeed.
Been heavily modifying the deck lately as I'm focusing on bo1 Arena game right now. Despite me missing bo3, it's much easier to build and play a bo1. Anyone else out there playing bo1 decks right now?
I'm going to try out stony strength. My goal is to beat the red tide. With bo1, you must lower the curve/make every card count when it comes down. Anyway, stony strength is my way to trounce mono-red. I play so many games against them; that's also why I include the shocks. However, I believe stony strength to be worth considering at least as a 1 of in sideboard for bo3. Hidden tech here is, you can use stony strength to get an extra growth chamber guardian by only playing 1 mana instead of 3. Try to shock my guardian? Sure, it lives, I get another copy in hand, blocks your creature and becomes a 3/3. It's worth looking at.
This is my approximate deck. I built it last night and still downloading the new update, so this is by memory. While the deck has had good success with a lower curve, I have yet to test the Stony strength of it yet.
https://www.mtggoldfish.com/articles/much-abrew-gruul-aggro-standard-magic-arena
4 Growth-Chamber Guardian
4 Gruul Spellbreaker
4 Kraul Harpooner
4 Llanowar Elves
4 Nullhide Ferox
4 Pelt Collector
4 Steel Leaf Champion
3 Thrash // Threat
4 Rhythm of the Wild
12 Forest
3 Mountain
4 Rootbound Crag
4 Stomping Ground
3 Banefire
4 Cindervines
1 Declare Dominance
4 Lava Coil
1 Prey Upon
1 Rabid Bite
Props to DarkNightCavalier 4 da banner and SGT_Chubbz 4 avvie, here
Standard
GRAggro
GRWNaya Purphoros
GWAggro Retired 9/19/2014
RGPrimeval Titan RIP
1/5/2010 - 9/30/2011
Top 4 Channelfireball Winter series 5k Feb. 2011
3rd at California National Qualifiers 2011
40th at GP SLC 2012
Find me on MTGO @ Ruslvmusl91
4 Llanowar elves
4 Kraul Harpooner
4 Thorn Lieutenant - easier to cast than Zhur-Taa Goblin with Green base, or Pelt Collector?
4 Growth-Chamber Guardian
4 Gruul Spellbreaker
4 Steel Leaf Champion
3 Ghalta, Primal Hunger - imagine the Haste!
3 Thrash // Threat - removal, answer to planeswalkers, creature
4 Rhythm of the Wild - reason to play red over other colors, hoses counter spells.
3 Vivien Reid - maybe 4 ferox instead of Sunder Shaman then +3 Beast Whisperer?
Lands - 23
12 Forest
3 Mountain
4 Stomping Ground
4 Rootbound Crag
4 Nullhide Ferox - punish grixis/discard decks, take out spells from main, Vivien/thrash?
4 Deathgorge Scavenger - prevent sultai from recasting cards and PHXs from coming back. Bring in against Mono Red?
3 Fiery Cannonade - tokens, decks that go wide, white weenie
3 Find // Finality - get cards back that have been killed, could we splash black to use finality?
1 ?
So Pelt Collector or thorn Lieutenant? Im taking out Sunder Shaman for sure, but in its place, Steel leaf Champion or Nullhide Ferox? If Ferox do I take out Vivien for like Beast Whisperer?
Props to DarkNightCavalier 4 da banner and SGT_Chubbz 4 avvie, here
Standard
GRAggro
GRWNaya Purphoros
GWAggro Retired 9/19/2014
RGPrimeval Titan RIP
1/5/2010 - 9/30/2011
Top 4 Channelfireball Winter series 5k Feb. 2011
3rd at California National Qualifiers 2011
40th at GP SLC 2012
Find me on MTGO @ Ruslvmusl91
To be honest I havent played the deck enough to know how many I would want. I figure if I wanted it at all I want 4 to try and ensure I can play it T2/3.
I dont have rekindling Phoenix in paper so its easy not to include. I am really drawn to casting Ghalta with Rhythm in play. I am also attracted to playing Kraul Harpooner with rhythm in play as well, like post sweeper, like harpooner into Ghalta and swing for 20, that sounds so sexy.
If I were to play that style enough to decide that it totally sucks then I might try the Monsters build with PHX and dragon.
Props to DarkNightCavalier 4 da banner and SGT_Chubbz 4 avvie, here
Standard
GRAggro
GRWNaya Purphoros
GWAggro Retired 9/19/2014
RGPrimeval Titan RIP
1/5/2010 - 9/30/2011
Top 4 Channelfireball Winter series 5k Feb. 2011
3rd at California National Qualifiers 2011
40th at GP SLC 2012
Find me on MTGO @ Ruslvmusl91
Been heavily modifying the deck lately as I'm focusing on bo1 Arena game right now. Despite me missing bo3, it's much easier to build and play a bo1. Anyone else out there playing bo1 decks right now?
I'm going to try out stony strength. My goal is to beat the red tide. With bo1, you must lower the curve/make every card count when it comes down. Anyway, stony strength is my way to trounce mono-red. I play so many games against them; that's also why I include the shocks. However, I believe stony strength to be worth considering at least as a 1 of in sideboard for bo3. Hidden tech here is, you can use stony strength to get an extra growth chamber guardian by only playing 1 mana instead of 3. Try to shock my guardian? Sure, it lives, I get another copy in hand, blocks your creature and becomes a 3/3. It's worth looking at.
This is my approximate deck. I built it last night and still downloading the new update, so this is by memory. While the deck has had good success with a lower curve, I have yet to test the Stony strength of it yet.
4x Growth-Chamber Guardian
4x Merfolk Branchwalker
4x Zhur-Taa Goblin
3x Thrahing Brontodon
4x Gruul spellbreaker
4x Rekindling Phoenix
3x Shock
4x Lightning Strike
3x light up the stage
8x Mountain
7x Forest
4x Rootbound Crag
4x Stomping Ground
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StaffIn Bo3, I beat a Gates Ablaze, Gatebreaker Ram, followed up by a Hydroid Krasis for 8. The game lasted for about 8-10 turns and the highest CMC I drew was 2.
Anyway, maindeck is still the same but here's what I'm playing at the RPTQ on Sunday:
4x Elvish Mystic
4x Kraul Harpooner
4x Growth-Chamber Guardian
4x Gruul Spellbreaker
1x District Guide
4x Rekindling Phoenix
4x Regisaur Alpha
4x Collision // Colossus
4x Rootbound Crag
4x Stomping Ground
9x Forest
6x Mountain
3x Lava Coil
1x Banefire
2x Ghalta, Primal Hunger
3x Cindervines
1x Vivien Reid
1x Skarrgan Hellkite
2x Domri, Chaos Bringer
2x Deathgorge Scavenger
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Staff4 Goblin Chainwhirler
4 Growth-Chamber Guardian
4 Gruul Spellbreaker
4 Rekindling Phoenix
3 Siege-Gang Commander
4 Zhur-Taa Goblin
2 Collision // Colossus
2 Lava Coil
2 Lightning Strike
4 Shock
2 Gruul Guildgate
4 Rootbound Crag
4 Stomping Ground
4 Unclaimed Territory
1 Forest
9 Mountain
3 Cindervines
1 Collision // Colossus
2 Fiery Cannonade
2 Karn, Scion of Urza
2 Kraul Harpooner
1 Lava Coil
3 Legion Warboss
1 The Immortal Sun
A big red version of this deck did well in Memphis (4th place).
I lost to GerryT while he was playing this list last night. It looks excellent against Sultai. Thoughts?