Abomination of Llanowar

[NGW]

I'm often cited as one of the more competitive players in my playgroup. I don't really go out of my way to be so, I think that for the most part my group is comprised of very solid players, however as someone that has played in tournaments (from drafts and sealed at FNM to Modern events and even Legacy at GPs) and that does put a lot of time and thought into the game it does sort of leak into my deck building and play style. It's only natural really. So when I pulled an Abomination of Llanowar from a pack, much like with Amareth, I saw it as an opportunity. I got together just a bunch of random elves and other golgari colored cards I had and, with very minimal money put into it, I set about putting together my attempt at an intentionally underpowered and janky, casual level deck. One of the guys in my group has said on multiple occasions that I can't build a bad/unoptimized deck. This was my response to that sentiment and I like to think I was successful in what I set out to do. I avoided any infinite combos or "I win" buttons..minus Exsanguinate and even then the deck doesn't really have ways to generate absurd amounts of mana because I avoided putting the money into the deck that would enable me doing so. Heck, as of this posting I've still managed to avoid picking up the recent elf precon from Kaldheim to use as a base to upgrade with.

Decklist

DecklistCMCManaPricesChartsDraw 7

Commander

1 Abomination of Llanowar

Creatures

1 Ambush Commander

1 Beast Whisperer

1 Belbe, Corrupted Observer

1 Canopy Tactician

1 Civic Wayfinder

1 Dwynen, Gilt-Leaf Daen

1 Elvish Archdruid

1 Elvish Mystic

1 Elvish Visionary

1 Exquisite Huntmaster

1 Eyeblight Cullers

1 Farhaven Elf

1 Fin-Clade Fugitives

1 Fyndhorn Elves

1 Gilt-Leaf Winnower

1 Golgari Findbroker

1 Harald, King of Skemfar

1 Immaculate Magistrate

1 Imperious Perfect

1 Ivy Lane Denizen

1 Lathril, Blade of the Elves

1 Llanowar Elves

1 Llanowar Tribe

1 Llanowar Visionary

1 Lys Alana Huntmaster

1 Lys Alana Scarblade

1 Marwyn, the Nurturer

1 Miara, Thorn of the Glade

1 Numa, Joraga Chieftain

1 Reclamation Sage

1 Ruthless Winnower

1 Shaman of the Pack

1 Skemfar Avenger

1 Wirewood Channeler

1 Wolverine Riders

1 Wood Elves

1 Woodland Champion

Sorceries

1 Ambition's Cost

1 Bounty of Skemfar

1 Buried Alive

1 Crippling Fear

1 Elvish Promenade

1 Exsanguinate

1 Extinction Event

1 Eyeblight Massacre

1 Feast of Succession

1 Feed the Swarm

1 King Harald's Revenge

1 Pact of the Serpent

1 Return Upon the Tide

1 Roots of Wisdom

1 Sign in Blood

Artifacts

1 Arcane Signet

1 Sol Ring

1 Talisman of Resilience

Enchantments

1 Binding the Old Gods

1 Crown of Skemfar

1 Elderfang Venom

1 Harald Unites the Elves

1 Pride of the Perfect

1 Prowess of the Fair

Planeswalkers

1 Tyvar Kell

Lands

1 Command Tower

1 Evolving Wilds

12 Forest

1 Golgari Rot Farm

1 High Market

1 Jungle Hollow

1 Path of Ancestry

1 Skemfar Elderhall

12 Swamp

1 Terramorphic Expanse

Instants

1 Beast Within

1 Elven Ambush

1 Feed the Serpent

1 Hunter's Insight

1 Village Rites

Approximate Total Cost:

[Ruiner]

I've got an Abomination of Llanowar deck that I've been playing for a few months now. My decklist might give you some ideas on where you want to go in the future (the more expensive cards in my list really aren't absolutely necessary, just cards to use if you have them).

Your list as it currently stands has quite a few non-elves, many of them at higher CMC. I'd probably be looking to shift them out of the deck in favor of more elves to aid the commander. There are a lot of good cheap (monetarily and CMC) elves out there that can fill up the deck.

[NGW]

I've got an Abomination of Llanowar deck that I've been playing for a few months now. My decklist might give you some ideas on where you want to go in the future (the more expensive cards in my list really aren't absolutely necessary, just cards to use if you have them).

Your list as it currently stands has quite a few non-elves, many of them at higher CMC. I'd probably be looking to shift them out of the deck in favor of more elves to aid the commander. There are a lot of good cheap (monetarily and CMC) elves out there that can fill up the deck.

Thanks for the list, will definitely check it out!

This list really was just something I had thrown together, The non-elf stuff was mostly just to have some sort of payoffs I think. They'll definitely go as I upgrade the deck more over time.

Did throw in a Lathril I had pulled from a CB though, which is pretty nice.

Appreciate the advice.