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The goal is to ramp up into green devotion and drop a Garruk and play Prophet off his -3. The following turns are pretty epic. Other fun cards include Turn // Burn and Projenitor Mimic (copying any of the miser fatties tends to draw a concession). Early turns play high toughness creatures as blockers and sideboard allows for shocks and mizzium mortars to dominate any aggro strategies.
Save Turn // Burn for threats you can't deal with (Obzedat, Blood Baron, Desecration Demon, Gods). Mortars early on any devotion deck. Obviously as this is a green deck, it is weak to Thoughtseize into Lifebane Zombie. The fatties are diverse and thicker than usual to account for this. Stormbreath is not included because it cannot be cast off Garruk and pseudo-haste from Prophets can make Arbor Colossus, Hydra, and others a better 5-drop. The deck has 5 direct removal burn spells (Mizziums, Turn//Burns) and 6 indirect (Polukranos, Domri). This is about the norm for the average Garruk and/or Domri based deck due to the requirement to have a heavy creature count (26+). The sideboard allows for bringing in 3 more direct spells and Plummet/Unravel fulfilling niche removal roles. Additionally, this kind of deck is more focused on having bigger, nastier creatures that can cause combat trouble for anything across the table. Arbor Colossus defeats Stormbreath Dragon / Blood Baron / D-Demon. Polukranos wipes up weenies. Courser and Sylvan provide blockers against quick aggro. Last but not least, Prophets give your creatures pseudo-haste and pseudo-vigilance which turns combat significantly in your favor.
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I find your lack of removal has caused a disturbance in the force. . . just kidding its just 2 AM. It looks fine, but it could use a smidge more removal (unless poulkranos is fuflling that job consistently)
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Thanks for the comment -- here is my reasoning: The deck has 5 direct removal burn spells (Mizziums, Turn//Burns) and 6 indirect (Polukranos, Domri). This is about the norm for the average Garruk and/or Domri based deck due to the requirement to have a heavy creature count (26+). The sideboard allows for bringing in 3 more direct spells and Plummet/Unravel fulfilling niche removal roles. Additionally, this kind of deck is more focused on having bigger, nastier creatures that can cause combat trouble for anything across the table. Arbor Colossus defeats Stormbreath Dragon / Blood Baron / D-Demon. Polukranos wipes up weenies. Courser and Sylvan provide blockers against quick aggro. Last but not least, Prophets give your creatures pseudo-haste and pseudo-vigilance which turns combat significantly in your favor.
Yeah but you only have 2 prophets. Does it really come out that consistently? also I don't see any draw power in here except for 6 drops. While I can see it working in theory does it actually work out well?
8 scry lands help dig and the devotion engine (BTE, Nykthos, etc) helps power Garruk out before turn 6. The trouble I had that Prophet was trying to solve was always being one turn or one threat behind and losing. Just playing Garruk into a fatty alone is a nice board state (which threat to downfall?) without the Prophet and any of the fatties in the deck fight reasonably with opposing deck's creatures. This deck is definitely not tuned but has played well so far. A win and a top4 in 2 FNMs with 20-30 reasonably seasoned players. I am all ears for ideas on changes. I'm trying to decide between this and a more standard RG list. This deck 100% takes the cake in the "fun" department.
I hear that. I love the fun cake, which is why I made a modern deck where all i do i fog indiefinitely I call it "Evolving Populations" look it up if your interested. Back to your deck though. I will buy that nykthos can ramp it nicely, it even makes sense. My biggest remaining beef is progenitior mimic. There is only one creature (or 3 depending on how you look at it) that is worth it for him to copy. I feel like you could use some other nice creatures like say the new tribute hydra, for the progenitor to copy. As for what to take out, I would say 1 poulkranos and 1 courser of kruphix. That way there are 2 (5) things that progenitor can copy. Also there aren't many things that can survive fighting a 6/6 and they can only hope to chump block a 12/12 if you don't have Nylea.
The thought behind the Mimic is to copy opposing creatures (and just a fun card -- trying to fit ONE in a standard competitive deck). Fanatic of Mogis, Gray Merchant, D-Demon, Blood Baron, Stormbreath, and Boros Reckoner are all fun targets. In a real sense, it should be relegated to sideboard or removed. Thus far, I have almost 100% targeted an Arbor Colossus and been happy. Deck formerly had a Sylvan Primordial and that got copied as well. If the Mimic stays, I would agree Polukranos would want to drop down. I would probably try Kalonian Hydra first, as he combos well with Prophet. I had that change in the deck previously. In fact, now that we've talked that through I'm putting it back. Thanks.
No problem Sylvan primoridal is definitely a crushing target for progenitor mimic. With all the mana fetching going on he it will be bonkers. I just like fight hydra because it is either a fatty removal spell or it is so impossibly above the curve that it flattens everything in standard that costs less than 10 with ease.
A card I may have to aquire...I'll test with it and post feedback. Thanks.