4
Krosan Tusker
3 Timberwatch Elf
4 Hystrodon
4 Wirewood Herald
4 Birchlore Rangers
1 Caller of the Claw
1 Viridian Shaman
4 Wellwisher
3 Wirewood Symbiote
4 Sprouting Vines
4 Seismic Assault
9 Mountain
15 Forest |
  Elf
Assault.
Description of deck by it's author
(quoted):
 For
those of you who are familiar with my Elf decks, this works in a similar
manner for the most part. Wirewood Herald is the backbone of the deck –
threatening to fetch Timberwatch, Viridian Shaman, Caller of the Claw,
or even Wellwisher. Wirewood Symbiote lets you reuse your elves and do
all sorts of tricky things like saving them when they are about to die.
You can do massive damage with the Timberwatch without even really
trying. I would say the most notable difference between this deck and
the other Elf decks is the conspicuous absence of Wirewood Lodge. I do
not run the lodge because often your ideal mana in play is 1 Forest and
3 Mountains, holding the rest of the land in your hand for Seismic
Assault. This puts a strain on your Green mana, and sometimes it is
worth playing the second forest, but Wirewood Lodge would require you to
lay down even more land that could be better used to Shock things.
Besides the Elf aspect, the Seismic Assault aspect required you to
remember to hold lands in your hand, so when you play it out you can
decimate your opponent.
Tips on Playing the Deck
-Sprouting Vines is often best used at the end of your opponent's turn –
that way you don't need to have much mana to get a Storm copy. I would
try to get at least 2 lands, but 3 would be above average.
-You should never be able to nor want to hard cast Krosan Tusker.
-The Hystrodon can be very helpful in finding your Seismic Assault if it
isn't in your opening hand. It might be worth spending your turn 3 and 4
morphing and unmorphing the Hystrodon in order to guarantee getting a
few extra cards from it. Otherwise it is usually easier to hard cast it.
-Like the Elf deck, your best defense against creature sweeping effects
is the Caller of the Claw – you can simply have a Wirewood Herald in
play and 3 mana open and your opponent will find it difficult to cast
Wrath of God against you.
-It is usually best to kill creatures with the Assault rather than
firing away at your opponent's life total, at least until you have
enough to kill him.
Adding Money to the Deck
Hammer of Bogardan would help a lot in the situations where you have all
the land in the world but you still cannot find the Assault. Since they
both require triple red it is an easy addition. Shivan Oasis would be a
helpful addition to the deck on some levels, but I am not entirely sure
it would be beneficial given it's drawback since your mana curve is
rather solid. This deck tends to do what it needs to without many flashy
rares. If you are looking for an outlet for your extra cash – maybe you
should look into playing Clampless-affinity.
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