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[Deck] Mono G Stompy
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Introduction
Welcome to quite possibly the "Fairest Deck" in modern, welcome to Mono Green Stompy.
Its not the fastest of decks compared to other linear aggressive strategies in the format such as infect, affinity, or dredge, but its mix of resilience, evasiveness , explosiveness, and slight innate graveyard hate make it viable in the format.
Aspect of Hydra is the card that the deck is built around, in a fast paced format such as modern, this card is what punishes opponents who stumble, and at times is your only hope of closing out a game before the door closes on you. Don't worry the effort of doing so also rewards with additional competitive benefits.
It demands that most of most of its creature are fully devoted to in their mana cost. They in turn are generally more resilient and superior blockers than the creatures they face, giving the deck a better battlefield presence vs other aggressive strategies.
The heavy demand for mana skews the mana base to be mostly comprised of pain free, basic forests further providing a life point advantage vs opponents. Additionaly it help insulate against common land disruption present the the metagame such as Field of Ruin, Blood Moon, Ghost Quarter.
04 Dryad Militant
04 Hexdrinker
04 Strangleroot Geist
04 Avatar of the Resolute
02 Barkhide Troll
02 Scavenging Ooze
03 Steel Leaf Champion
04 Blooming Marsh
02 Nurturing Peatland
01 Treetop Village
02 Damping Sphere
02 Dismember
02 Pithing Needle
02 Surgical Extraction
02 Gut Shot
01 Deglamer
02 Force of Vigor
02 Veil of Summer
Welcome to quite possibly the "Fairest Deck" in modern, welcome to Mono Green Stompy.
Its not the fastest of decks compared to other linear aggressive strategies in the format such as infect, affinity, or dredge, but its mix of resilience, evasiveness , explosiveness, and slight innate graveyard hate make it viable in the format.
Aspect of Hydra is the card that the deck is built around, in a fast paced format such as modern, this card is what punishes opponents who stumble, and at times is your only hope of closing out a game before the door closes on you. Don't worry the effort of doing so also rewards with additional competitive benefits.
It demands that most of most of its creature are fully devoted to in their mana cost. They in turn are generally more resilient and superior blockers than the creatures they face, giving the deck a better battlefield presence vs other aggressive strategies.
The heavy demand for mana skews the mana base to be mostly comprised of pain free, basic forests further providing a life point advantage vs opponents. Additionaly it help insulate against common land disruption present the the metagame such as Field of Ruin, Blood Moon, Ghost Quarter.
Mono Green Stompy
Creatures x 26
03 Experiment One04 Dryad Militant
04 Hexdrinker
04 Strangleroot Geist
04 Avatar of the Resolute
02 Barkhide Troll
02 Scavenging Ooze
03 Steel Leaf Champion
Lands x 21
14 Forest04 Blooming Marsh
02 Nurturing Peatland
01 Treetop Village
02 Damping Sphere
02 Dismember
02 Pithing Needle
02 Surgical Extraction
02 Gut Shot
01 Deglamer
02 Force of Vigor
02 Veil of Summer
[header]Sideboard x 15[/header]
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this deck got some nice improvements from Hexdrinker and Barkhide Troll.
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Yorvo looks solid for our deck. Reasonable cost, and uses +1/+1 counters which means he has synergy with avatar.
Too bad he's legendary. Might be good at least as a one-of, replacing a steel leaf or a baloth for those still using baloths.
Too bad he's legendary. Might be good at least as a one-of, replacing a steel leaf or a baloth for those still using baloths.
AnimEVO 2020 - EFZ Tournament (english commentary) // Clearing 4 domain with Qiqi
want to play a control deck in modern, but don't have Jace or snapcaster? please come visit us at the Emeria thread
Yeah, the set's been pretty good for the deck in terms of potential options. Turns out that tends to happen when mono colour becomes the focus.
How's Hardened Scales sounding? The current MTGS consensus list runs Barkhide Troll, so it seems like the deck's going deeper and deeper into counter land.
How's Hardened Scales sounding? The current MTGS consensus list runs Barkhide Troll, so it seems like the deck's going deeper and deeper into counter land.
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going be testing Sry Faren as a 2-of when the set becomes available. On mtgs, Amicdeep posted a scenario where this guy can do some really fast kills. He's legendary, so two is the highest I would run.
Hardened scales? The I think this is still no good for the deck. Can be tested though..
Hardened scales? The I think this is still no good for the deck. Can be tested though..
AnimEVO 2020 - EFZ Tournament (english commentary) // Clearing 4 domain with Qiqi
want to play a control deck in modern, but don't have Jace or snapcaster? please come visit us at the Emeria thread