Magic: the gathering T2

Okay, Hi everyone well, this is the deck I have picked to be the contest winner ( sorry David), and to start off I'd like to say congrats to the winner and his hard work. but the contest was lack luster and not many participated, so next time I would appreciate more of you to put forth an effort like here!!!!





Hello everyone. I’ve always liked rogue decks and I’ve always had a Timmy in me, who didn’t? So when I saw the Rogue Contest, I decided I would go for mono-green aggro. Green is one of the best colors for creatures and I found quite a few worthy of my deck. The main idea while making the deck was cheap, solid, aggressive creatures with some evasion. So, with without further adieu, here is the decklist...


Green Beatdown
Lands
18 Forest
1 Miren, the Moaning Well

Creatures
4 Birds of Paradise
3 Llanowar Elves
4 Dryad Sophisticate
3 Sakura-Tribe Elder
4 Silhana Ledgewalker
4 Gristleback
3 Iwamori of the Open Fist
3 Kodama of the North Tree

Other Spells
4 Blanchwood Armor
4 Moldervine Cloak
1 Wurmweaver Coil
4 Umezawa’s Jitte

Sideboard
3 Carven Caryatid
3 Arashi, the Sky Asunder
3 Indrik Stomphowler
3 Genju of the Cedars
3 Sheilding Plax


I’ll explain my card choices.

Miren, the Moaning Well: Everyone hates seeing their board whiped due to Wrath of God or, in the case of my deck, Pyroclasm or Wildfire, all which are very popular in Standard right now...go figure. With Miren, at least one creature doesn’t go to waist for no reason.

Birds of Paradise: The reason there are more birds than elves in this mono-green deck is that the birds fly. Evasion is what this deck needs. A BoP with a Blanchwood Armor can hurt alot.

Llanowar Elves: I choose to include these because I wanted to fit as many threats in the deck as possible. To do so, I had to keep the land count low. Elves fill both roles.

Dryad Sophisticate: Awsome evasion on a 2/1 body is good. Most decks out there play non-basic lands in any shapes and forms, however, if this is not the case, she can easily be sided out for game 2.

Sakura-Tribe Elder: Rampant Growth on legs, what’s not to like? He is needed to get the lands in case of mana shortage.

Silhana Ledgewalker: The star of the deck! Ledgewalker has great evasion and has stealth! One of these babies with a Jitte or a Cloak can win you the game very fast.

Gristleback: Many might argue about this one, but I like him. He will usually come as a 3/3 for 2G. His ability is nothing to get excited about, but it helps dodge board cleaners and when he’s enchanted by Cloak, Coil or Armor, it’s that much better.

Iwamori of the Open Fist: Though not the best guy around, but 5/5 for 2GG is nothing to scoff at. The only legends are can think of being played heavily right now are Keiga, Yosei and the occasional Grand Arbiter Augustin IV.

Kodama of the North Tree: He’s got stealth and he has trample. All that on a 6/4 body for the affordable price of 2GGG, hey, why not?!
Blanchwood Armor: One of my favorite aura’s of all time! It’s no Rancor, but it can make even the weakest creature into a game winner.

Moldervine Cloak: Recurring pump aura? Sign me up!

Wurmweaver Coil: Though this may seem the random card of the deck, it’s another pump aura with an OK second ability. I only inluded this for an extra UMPH! In the deck. It can definately strike the winning blow.
Now for the sideboard:

Carven Caryatid: This is present to stop aggro as much as possible. It’s out of Char range and can stop most fatties, excluding fliers.
Indrik Stomphowler: Naturalize on a beater? Sure, though it can only be played as a sorcery, it comes with a 4/4.

Arashi, the Sky Asunder: The deck has a hard time against fliers. He also clears the way for Ledgewalker and otherwise he’s just beef; 5/5 for 3GG with flying spot removal.
Genju of the Cedars: Another card to stop aggro, but can also be sided in for control. Plus he dodges WoG.

Sheilding Plax: Just in case I face a lot of spot removal. It pays for itself when it comes into play and protects my creature.

Playing the deck is pretty straitforward. Play some lands, drop creatures, pump them, attack, win. It’s the typical Timmy build and can give a hard time to decks people spent a fortune on.
“Oh nice foil Temple Garden, I tap two Forests and play Dryad Sophisticate. Your turn.”
Against aggro, you’ll want to side in the Caryatids, the Genjus and possibly the Arashis. For control, Genju and most likely Sheilding Plax. The choices mostly depend on the other deck however.
Well that’s it, I hope you like the deck, it may not win the next PTQ but it’s fun to play.