Xnoybis

I got a spicy one for folks today. Appropriately, this one is named after a Godflesh song. 

4 Timber Protector
4 Treefolk Harbinger
3 Leaf-Crowned Elder
4 Bosk Banneret
4 Unstoppable Ash
2 Doran, the Siege Tower
2 Dauntless Dourbark
3 Dungrove Elder

4 Rootgrapple
3 Swords to Plowshares

5 Plains
4 Murmuring Bosk
1 Temple Garden
1 Savannah
12 Forest

4 Armageddon

Armageddon. There are probably fewer spells in Magic that are as iconic, polarizing and impactful in the game as Armageddon is. 

I understand why modern design has stepped away from these kinds of cards: They often narrow, if not eliminating all meaningful gameplay decisions. Decks that run Armageddon are frequently reduced to "can I get Armageddon or not" and players going against these decks are reduced to "can I make enough meaningful decisions before Armageddon to win or not". 

Neither of which are great for the long term health of the game. 

One of the worst things I feel players can experience is having someone cast an Armageddon without any follow up. I've seen this in Commander, especially: Players drop a haymaker of a spell that doesn't end the game but instead results in everyone just twiddling their thumbs until a topdecked answer appears.

UGH. 

But, what if Armageddon wasn't symmetrical? What if I didn't have to wait for an answer; my answers are all on the table and ready to go, and their responses can only come from a dwindling set of resources? 

Enter Timber Protector. I get it, Treefolk is not the most thrilling of tribes. The curve is wonky and top heavy, and there doesn't seem to be much of a theme beyond 'butts'. 

Which this is a job for Doran, the Siege Tower. That means Xnoybis can play a subgame where my creatures are often in a position to do more damage than my opponent's, helping me accelerate into a win. This isn't even a new idea; for awhile there were Doran decks in Modern that could be pretty fast! 

It's time to give this deck a tune up, so here I go.