Going through the deck: Gaddock Elf

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This Agro deck is designed to push a hand out fast possibly getting unlimited mana while doing it.

https://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/gaddock-elf-1/

Choosing Commander

While if I’d prefer just optimizing the deck to combo as fast as Possible, I could set Selvala as Commander and have a combo piece always ready, but as most good mass removal is Noncreature Spells with CMC 4 or more Gaddock protects me from losing the game to first Damnation/Wrath of God/etc.

Mana Curve

All but 4 cards are CMC 4 or less.

As the Mana Curve chart above indicates, this deck is meant to be very active on first 3-4 rounds trying to Race to combo or beat opponents before they get responses to take care of Gaddock and his friends.

Classifying deck by Function of cards in it.

Cheap ManaElfs:

  • Arbor Elf
  • Birchlore Rangers
  • Bloom Tender
  • Boreal Druid
  • Canopy Tactician
  • Elvish Mystic
  • Fyndhorn Elves
  • Heart Warden
  • Heritage Druid
  • Jaspera Sentinel
  • Leaf Gilder
  • Llanowar Elves
  • Llanowar Visionary
  • Quirion Elves
  • Rosethorn Acolyte
  • Silhana Starfletcher
Guys that enable getting everything on table fast but alone can’t triggers unlimited mana.

Big mana Elfs (Part of Combo)

  • Elvish Archdruid
  • Marwyn, the Nurturer
  • Priest of Titania
  • Selvala, Explorer Returned
Elfs that combo together with another card ti gain unlimited mana.

Equipments (Part of combo)

  • Sword of Paruns
  • Umbral Mantle
Things that enable unlimited mana with any creature that Tap to 4 or more mana.

Draw:

  • Beast Master
  • Elvish Visionary
  • Masked Admirors
  • Primordial Sage
  • Regal Force
  • Sylvan Messenger
  • Sensei’s Divining Top
Cards that help keep up the tempo by making sure hand is not empty

Mana Dumps

  • Ezuri, Renegade Leader
  • Seedcradle Witch
  • Wildborn Preserver
  • Imperious Perfect (Tokens)
  • Rhys the Redeemed (Tokens)

Land Seekers:

  • Farhaven Elf
  • Sylvan Ranger
  • Wood Elves
  • Yasharn, Implacable Earth
I wanted to keep these at Minimun, while they thin out the deck and make future draws usually better, as I have no reanimate options their do not do enough.

Untap

  • Copperhorn Scout (Untap)
  • Quirion Rangers (Untap)
  • Wirewood Symbiote
  • Thousand-Year Elixir
  • Wirewood Lodge
  • Instill Energy

Mana Boost

  • Lotus Petal

Enablers

  • Concordant Crossroads
  • Nettle Sentinel

Tutor

  • Elvish Harbringer (Tutor)
  • Fierce Empath (Big guy tutor)
  • Wirewood Herald (Tutor)
  • Enlightened Tutor

Artifact hate

  • Reclamation Sage (Artifact hate)
  • Viridian Shaman (Artifact Hate)
  • Glissa Sunseeker

Others?

  • Dwynen, Gilt-leaf Daen (Life gain)
  • Ivy Lane Denzen (Boost)
  • Jagged-Scar Archers (Fliers)
  • Llanowar Druid (Untap Forests)
  • Lys Alana Huntmaster (Tokens)
  • Nomadic Elf (Filter)
  • Taunting elf
  • Timberwatch Elf (Boost)
  • Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre
  • Varis, Silverymoon Ranger
  • Voice of the Woods (Tokens)
  • Yeva, Nature’s Herald (Flash)

Possible future Changes

Cards could work in this deck

Obvious add if I get one:

  • Circle of Dreams Druid
  • Oracle of Mul Daya
  • Realmwalker
  • Mirror Entity
  • Staff of Domination

Life Gain

  • Essence Warden
  • Trelasarra, Moon Dancer
  • Wolverine Riders

  • Allosaurus Shepherd
  • Elvish Champion
  • Elvish Warmaster
  • Incubation Druid
  • Joraga Warcaller
  • Llanowar Tribe
  • Mentor of the Meek
  • Nullmage Shepherd
  • Rishkar, Peema Renegade

Cards could be removed:

  • Reclamation Sage (Artifact hate)
  • Taunting elf
  • Varis, Silverymoon Ranger
  • Yasharn, Implacable Earth
  • Masked Admirors
  • Rosethorn Acolyte
  • Leaf Gilder
  • Heart Warden
  • Bloom Tender

Changes

  • Reclamation Sage -> Karametra’s Acolyte
  • Viridian Shaman -> Wellwisher
  • Lys Alana Huntmaster -> Essence Warden
  • Taunting Elf -> Staff of Domination
  • Yasharn, Implacable Earth -> Karametra, God of Harvests
  • Voice of the Woods -> Nylea, God of the Hunt
  • Jagged-Scar Archer -> Viridian Joiner
  • Bloom Tender -> Lightning Greaves
  • Leaf Gilder -> Elvish Guidance
  • Sylvan Ranger -> Congregation at Dawn
  • Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre -> Quest for the Holy Relic
  • Masked Admirors -> Wordly Tutor
  • Glissa Sunseeker -> Realmwalker
  • Rosethorn Acolyte -> Immaculate Magistrate
  • Farhaven Elf -> Devoded Druid
  • Wood Elves -> Trelassara, Moon Dancer
  • Yeva, Narure’s Herald -> Nyxbloom Ancient
  • Reclamation Sage -> Karametra’s Acolyte
  • Viridian Shaman -> Wellwisher
  • Lys Alana Huntmaster -> Essence Warden
  • Taunting Elf -> Staff of Domination
  • Yasharn, Implacable Earth -> Karametra, God of Harvests
  • Voice of the Woods -> Nylea, God of the Hunt
  • Jagged-Scar Archer -> Viridian Joiner
  • Bloom Tender -> Lightning Greaves
  • Leaf Gilder -> Elvish Guidance
  • Sylvan Ranger -> Congregation at Dawn
  • Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre -> Quest for the Holy Relic
  • Masked Admirors -> Wordly Tutor
  • Glissa Sunseeker -> Realmwalker
  • Rosethorn Acolyte -> Immaculate Magistrate
  • Farhaven Elf -> Devoded Druid
  • Wood Elves -> Trelasarra, Moon Dancer
  • Forest -> Lair of the Hydra
  • Forest -> Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
  • Varis -> Nissa, Vastwood Seer
  • Wildborn preserver -> Gaddock Teeg
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