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The state of Standart; Next generation green
Topic Started: June 8, 2011, 2:35 pm (112 Views)
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So with all these exams on my shoulders I don't have much time for games, but still, here it goes:

Tuesday is standart night, I haven't lost a single tourney since I got back from GP Barcelona, and
I was playing U/W Blade all this time, but this tourney was different, I lost 2 games in a row vs
red burn wins and kuldotha rush. Red deck burns wins by controlling the field with an extremely large
amount of basic burn like bolt, staggershock, searing blade etc., while killing you off with goblins,
Koths and the new red shrine, which was introduced in New Phyrexia. The problem against these decks was
that my tempo was too slow, in the first game I hadnt drawn a single basic or fetch land to make my
duals come into play untapped, so wrath hit the field on turn 5, and this 1 turn had a huge impact on the
whole match. Tectonic edge was a problem aswell, since it gives colorless mana, and get this: Collonade
is awfull at the monent. Sure, it's awesome in mirrors, but against aggro deck you lose the tempo,
which is needed in this format. The metagame is evolving, everything is becoming playable, and the best
decks are slowly driven away. Dismember is a nice edition to the deck, don't be fooled by the 4 life you have to pay
(unless you splash black), it's very well worth it, it can slow down your opponent and kill a huge threat for
the price of 1 mana. After the tournament I went home, and decided I had to make something new for my team mate,
since his Karn deck failed, it had absolutely no chance, but looked good on paper though. I wanted to give elves a shot,
since speed is important in this format. The result? 9-3 against Caw-Blade. If you're looking for a cheap, fun deck
to play try this:

4 Llanovar Elves
4 Birds of Paradise
4 Elvish Archdruid
4 Joraga Treespeaker
1 Avenger of Zendikar
1 Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
1 Oracle of Mul Daya

1 Green Suns Zenith
2 Genesis Wave
4 Lead the Stampede
2 Praetors Council
4 Explore
3 Cultivate

4 Tectonic Edge
4 Misty Rainforest
17 Forest


I know, it looks very strange, only 19 creatures? Only 1 Green Zenith? PRAETORS COUNCIL ?
Let me explain, the game is won by a different number of stratagies in this deck, one of the is obviously Kozilek
and Avenger. The other is Aggroing with elves, but if wrath hits the field, the game is pretty much over, since you lose
your entire field + you spent all the cards to create the field in the first place. I won a game when I day'o'j'ed
on turn 4, and I lost all my cards except for Oracle, which was in my hand, and I managed to win by resolving Praetors
Council, and getting ALL my elves and sorceries back, and creating an unfair pressure later on. It's expensive, but
it does the job better then most cards that cost more.Green has also got alot of artifact/enchant removal, so it's
easy to play against most deck, + the new card beast withing can either destroy ANY card, or exchange your land
for a 3/3 token.
Im testing more than usual because of the upcoming PTQ in my neighbor
country, I need the invite + like 70% payed trip, still, a great prize for the winner, not to mention packs.
Nationals are next week, I will post coverage when it's done. Until next time, Amethyst.
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I *really* like this deck; it is very cheap compared to most decks as well as very effective. I just play tested with it and it worked far better than I would have imagined. Great deck! I'm glad to have someone with your skills on the site.

Also, did you mean Standard rather than Standart?
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June 8, 2011, 10:50 pm
I *really* like this deck; it is very cheap compared to most decks as well as very effective. I just play tested with it and it worked far better than I would have imagined. Great deck! I'm glad to have someone with your skills on the site.

Also, did you mean Standard rather than Standart?
Yes he did on the Standard part , we are both Russian speaking and in Russia Standart is Standard.

About the deck, its pretty solid although you need Eldzari Spawn for Kozelik at least 3...
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June 10, 2011, 3:39 pm
V.M.Santore
June 8, 2011, 10:50 pm
I *really* like this deck; it is very cheap compared to most decks as well as very effective. I just play tested with it and it worked far better than I would have imagined. Great deck! I'm glad to have someone with your skills on the site.

Also, did you mean Standard rather than Standart?
Yes he did on the Standard part , we are both Russian speaking and in Russia Standart is Standard.

About the deck, its pretty solid although you need Eldzari Spawn for Kozelik at least 3...
That's really good to know; thanks Onar!
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