Shallow Revisions

 The next run of changes were...interesting. 

3 Quirion Elves
3 Terravore
2 Watchwolf
3 Mother of Runes
4 Burrowguard Mentor
3 Brimaz, King of Oreskos
2 Titania, Protector of Argoth
3 Werebear

4 Swords to Plowshares

8 Forest
1 Havenwood Battleground
4 Windswept Heath
2 Flagstones of Trokair
6 Plains
2 Horizon Canopy

2 Garruk Relentless
3 Vivien, Arkbow Ranger

4 Armageddon
1 Split Up

I know, I know. Anyone looking at this should be thinking, wait, Vivien?? And to that I say: Nothing ventured, nothing gained. 

The idea I had was to try and use Garruk Relentless to generate value that I don't have to sink mana into, and Brimaz, King of Oreskos to do the same, contributing to the threat count and making Burrowguard Mentor a problem, possibly on the level of Terravore. 

The issue with the mana ramp in Shallow Ground is that the creatures are VERY vulnerable to removal. I lost a game to Noah because he hit my Quirion Elf with a Lightning Bolt in response to my Armageddon. 

I failed to draw land, and my Swords to Plowshares sat dead, while he used his Fable of the Mirror Breaker goblin to make treasure tokens and stay right in the game. 

So I've started to rethink the deck, just a little. 

First, the Titanias are going back in--and I'm adding one. Here's my thinking: Armageddon isn't enough.

I've cast that card in multiple games now and I haven't won as a result of that. 

Think about that for a second, when considering Magic's history. Armageddon used to just be GAME OVER in big red letters and now decks shrug it off. 

But what is more challenging to shrug off is an army of 5/3s that come in as a result of a Titania. So let's see how that does.