4
Erithizon
2 Forgotten Ancient
4 Intrepid Hero
2 Nantuko Disciple
1 Noble Templar
1 Twisted Abomination
1 Wirewood Guardian
2 Cannibalize
2 Consume Strength
1 Forgotten Harvest
4 Hidden Predators
1 Invigorating Boon
1 Ley Line
4 Radiant's Judgment
3 Rancor
4 Reprisal
5 Plains
2 Swamp
6 Forest
2 Barren Moor
4 Secluded Steppe
4 Tranquil Thicket |
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Bigger They Are.
Description of deck by it's author
(quoted):
Green is good at making creatures larger, and white is good at striking down large creatures. Who needs Terror?
White has a few ways to clear out the opposing creatures that you've pumped up. Besides Radiant's Judgment, there's the non-cycling version Reprisal, and the reusable Intrepid Hero. I considered Topple, but since you're going to have giant creatures yourself, its effectiveness is limited. Green has more than a few ways to repeatedly pump up a creature's power. Rancor is phenomenal; it's like a portable bull's-eye. You get the subversive thrill of putting it on your opponent's creatures—which is not where it's supposed to go—and when you're done doing that, you can put it on your own. (3/1 trampling Intrepid Heroes?) But Rancor is certainly not the only option. Nantuko Disciple, Narcissism, Elvish Fury, Canopy Crawler… the list goes on. And those are just the ways to give +2/+2. Green can also distribute +1/+1 counters willy-nilly. If they wind up on your creatures, you're happy because you can smash face. If they wind up on your opponent's creatures, you're happy because now you can pick those creatures off. So while Forgotten Ancient is fine in this deck, I think it's more entertaining to twist the drawbacks of Erithizon and Ley Line into drawforwards. Erithizon plus Intrepid Hero is good times.
I splashed black in this deck for Cannibalize and Consume Strength. “That guy's dead, and that guy's bigger… so it's dead.” And to bring the cycling theme home, the deck includes landcyclers and, more importantly, cycling lands. Both classes of cards, along with Radiant's Judgment, enable Invigorating Boon; the lands also enable Forgotten Harvest. More +1/+1 counters for everybody!
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