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Post by Canopy » 4 years ago

Let's get brewing some Green Devotion decks!

The Ramp
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx- The core of the deck
Leyline of Abundance-Free devotion and insane ramp if it's in your opening hand. It also provides a mana sink later in the game.
Castle Garenbrig - Can give a nice 2-mana jump, though it is only usable for creatures and their abilities. Be careful running more than 2 though as you need to always have a t1 untapped green source.
1 Mana
Llanowar Elves- run 4.
Elvish Mystic - run 4.
2 Mana
Sylvan Caryatid-hexproof all the time, but can't attack. The most resilient option here.
Paradise Druid- Easier to remove, but can present a threat with pumps from leyline or rhonas.
Leafkin Druid- No hexproof, but potentially more ramp than the others.
Voyaging Satyr- This one doesn't play with leyline as well, though it has huge potential with nykthos.
Burning-Tree Emissary - These can be chained to get a huge devotion count very early.

The Planeswalkers
Nissa, Vastwood Seer
Nissa, Who Shakes the World - Probably the best PW for this deck.
Kiora, Behemoth Beckoner - She can untap nykthos for huge mana and draw you extra gas.
Garruk, Caller of Beasts - Great at filling your hand with creatures. You can also immediately -3 him and drop a fatty to protect him.

The Support
Oath of Nissa - Especially good in builds splashing for planeswalkers. Digs and leaves behind a devotion.
Once Upon a Time - Helps smooth out your hand early or dig for a threat late.
Shared Summons - Grabs two specific creatures at instant speed.
Finale of Devastation - If you hit 12 mana this can usually end the game. Also can be a good tutor/ recursion mid game if you need it.
Chord of Calling - Instant speed and can be convoked, but doesn't search the graveyard or pump. I personally like finale better but some people will find this more to their taste.
The Great Henge - Gives ramp, life gain, pump, and card draw.

The Threats
Steel Leaf Champion - 3 devotion, and a 5/4 that can come down turn 2 and can't be chumped.
Yorvo, Lord of Garenbrig - 3 devotion and can grow very large. Great to have on board when you drop a hornet queen.
Rhonas the Indomitable - Hard to remove and provides a mana sink that can pump and give trample.
Cavalier of Thorns - Cheap, gives more ramp, blocks fliers, and can get you back another threat from your graveyard when it dies. Also gives 3 devotion.
Polukranos, World Eater - Gets huge and can remove multiple creatures.
Carnage Tyrant - Very hard to deal with. Great against removal heavy decks.
Hornet Queen- Capable of immediately stabilizing the board, or ending the game quickly by flying over a stalled board.
End-Raze Forerunners - Big chonk that can suddenly turn your board of dorks into a game-ending alpha strike.
Walking Ballista - Can get huge and burn the opponent directly, or just wreck their board.
Voracious Hydra - Trample, capable of becoming enormous, or of removing an opponent's creature.
Genesis Hydra - What's better than one big threat hitting the board? Two big threats hitting the board I guess.
Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger Ends the game.
Emrakul, the Promised End Same.

The Sideboard
against aggro/burn:
Nylea's Disciple
Feed the Clan

Against Artifacts/Enchantments:
Return to Nature
Manglehorn
Reclamation Sage
Natural State

Against GY strategies:
Scavenging Ooze
Tormod's Crypt

Against Control:
Mistcutter Hydra
Gaea's Revenge
Heroic Intervention

Other:
Veil of Summer
Setessan Tactics

The Splashes


Xenagos, the Reveler
Dragonlord Atarka


Oko, Thief of Crowns
Hydroid Krasis
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Post by robertleva » 3 years ago

Oath of Nissa has been Banned and unbanned since this thread was started. I know no one actually comes here but if anyone DOES by chance have a current green devotion list please post it. I am interested in this archetype, but I am not a huge green player.
Robert Leva
Creator of Modern's 8Rack Deck
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