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
In Vintage you can use almost any cards, there is a short ban list and some cards are restricted as they are too powerful or were at some point used in most decks.
In Stadard you can play cards from the last 2 years
Your deck has following restrictions
Minimum 60 cards
Maximum 4 of a card name
15 card side board is allowed
The rotation works as follows
“Each year, four Magic sets are released and added to Standard. Once per year, when the fall set releases, the four oldest sets in Standard rotate out.”
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