4 Jungle Patrol
4 Wall of Mulch
4 Wall of Blossoms
4 Yavimaya Elder
2 Shivan Phoenix
4 Glyph of Destruction
2 Goblin Bombardment
4 Kaervek's Torch
2 Fecundity
2 Mogg Infestation
2 Pattern of Rebirth
2 Reincarnation
4 Shivan Oasis
6 Mountain
14 Forest |
  Jungle
Fever.
Description of deck by it's author
(quoted):
This deck tries to combine all of the elements
of a Jungle Patrol into a sixty-card deck. Firstly, I built upon the
Wall theme by tossing it the Wall of Mulch, Wall of Blossoms and Glyphs
of Destruction. The Glyph of Destruction is great creature kill and once
you play it, opponents become leery of attacking into your walls again.
If you think it might help, you could run one or two less Glyphs of
Destruction to use Reincarnation Glyphs. I just don't feel that they are
as useful. After building on the Wall theme, the next place I looked was
the "can sometimes make a nice extra bit of mana." I decided to toss in
a quartet of Mirage's favorite draft enders - the K. Torch. After the
deck took its final form, it appears like the Torch may be the best
route to victory that you have. Feel free to substitute another X spell
of your choice if you'd prefer.
The next bit of work to do was to look and find a way to
use these extra critters. Firstly, I had to use Goblin Bombardment, one of
my all time favorite cards. That allows me to sac walls that have been
Destruction Glyphed for damage before they die, finds use for extra 0/1
walls, and more. After that, I really liked Fecundity. This deck should
draw some cards between Wall of Blossoms and Wall of Mulch, but I wanted a
little extra just to put things over the top. Fecundity turns Jungle
Patrol into a one-mana Jayemdae Tome (it costs two mana to use, but you
get one back from the sacrifice). Another way to use dying creatures is to
slap a Pattern of Rebirth on them. Put one on a Plant Wall token and then
sacrifice it immediately, or alternatively, put one on a wall and sac to a
Wall of Mulch, or alternatively again, put one on a creature and sacrifice
it to a Goblin Bombardment. You can get a Jungle Patrol, Wall of Mulch, or
one of the other two creatures I toss in the deck later (Hint: They are
Shivan Phoenix and Yavimaya Elder).
Now that I had the framework of a deck, all that was
left was to flesh it out and make it sing. I love Mogg Infestation, and it
was so synergistic with the rest of the deck that I had to put it in. Mogg
Infestation can always serve as a one sided Wrath of God that leaves
behind a few goblins as a consolation prize. When that Akroma gets to be
too much, Wrath of Mogg is here to help. However, Mogg Infestation can
also turn a bunch of walls and wall tokens into goblins that beat. You can
go from five walls to 10 little blighters that can attack in one easy
swing. If Fecundity is out, you'll also draw five cards. If Goblin
Bombardment is out, you'll be able to deal ten damage at any point in
time. I'm sure you can see how that goes. Despite the presence of Mogg
Infestation, Goblin Bombardment and Torch, I felt the deck needed a bit
more in the way of true winning conditions. Enter Shivan Phoenix. It can
return to be recast and combos with Mogg Infestation, Goblin Bombardment
and Fecundity. It gives you a flying path to victory or mugs up the air.
I also wanted to supplement the deck in its early
rounds. Adding Yavimaya Elder gave me the ability to tutor for lands, gave
me another creature, and added card drawing t the deck. The Elder allows
the deck to hum. Finally, Reincarnation is seeing play as a way to
bring back dead creatures when you are about to off a creature. Turning a
Plant Wall token into a crucial Wall of Mulch or Jungle Patrol can make
all of the difference.
I really considered adding Curse of the Fire Penguin to
this deck in order to turn any wall, even a token one, into a mighty
beater. Feel free to take out a Glyph for one if you are interested.
Sometimes, you finish a deck article, and you wonder, "Who is going to
play with this crap?" This time, I really like the deck. It seems fun, yet
has every chance of winning games. Enjoy your jungle fever! |
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