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Hooray! Another Elf Lover! I thought I was a dying breed! <3

The above link is my (true) elf deck, which I have won 50% of games in my FNM but never placed. Burn decks and Infect decks are my worst enemy.

I dont really see the point in Eldrazi Monument in an elf deck. Rule number one with elves (in my book at least) is overwhelming odds, meaning by the time you have two creatures out, I have six. With Genesis wave and Green Sun, I can double or even triple the number of elves on the board. Fauna Shaman allows me to search for bigger elves by discarding the lessers, like viridian emissary or copperhorn, and even when I discard or have elves in the graveyard, I can bring them back with natures spiral. Unlimited Mana with Arbor, Archdruid and Llanowar just makes the deck uber fast.

Nissa is AMAZING however where I am shes way overpriced and getting my hands on her means dropping alot of cash. I try to stray away from Planeswalkers as much as possible ((old school player)).

Oh, and a hint against Infect decks, Lifegain wont do crap. You may very well have 60+ life, but it wont mean anything if they keep whacking you with infect.

I'd honestly say, if you want deathtouch and regens, keep them all elves (For Ezuris sake) and replace the non-elves and Eldrazi monument for 3 Basalisk Collars and a fourth Nissa's Chosen.

Interesting interesting. Monument is hard to use now a days Im looking for smaller cards.

Leylines actually are for the one extra toughness not the life gain believe it or not. leyline plus arch druid = pyroclasm useless. Also it allows you to kill an infect creature and stay on the board to be boosted by ezuri.

Im having trouble using nissa as well. The things Im losing against are just too fast.

need new types of kills with green.

Im considering throwing in signal pests as well for battle cry. Where I am at, you better be able to use it turn 2/3 if you want to win the match. So anything that is free to play or really cheap.

Let me know what you think keep talking to me

Comments on your deck:

Copperhorn is your untap dude, don't really need quest
Id personally replace groundswell with another untamed might and giant growth because of consistency.
Id also run 4 viridian emissary over sylvan ranger. They are stronger. Rarely do I need the land right away and if they kill him then I get the land, else they take at least 2 damage.

Just as a quick inspiration and insight, Matt Nass has a really good video about his build of Elves in standard here: http://www.channelfireball.com/articles/channel-mattnass-standard-matches-1/
Just seeing him play can help your game immensely, and even if you don't run this list exactly he explains some of his card and play choices so you can see why he runs the way he does. Pros are pros for a reason, so i hope this gives you some ideas!