Thursday, May 8, 2025

Nervous Wrecks Going Down

I think I've come to the final list.

Playing Let's Take A Trip Together against Noah's goblins deck, one thing has become clear:

It's about a turn slow. 

This is a fun deck to play and there's a lot of outs to problems! Lifegain from Knights and Thrags, global resets leaving me a 3/3 beast, and I've even figured out Astral Slide flickers a creature when you cycle it!

It's still a turn slow; the plays on turns one and two don't suck (if I can get them) but the whole deck needs to stop for a turn to get the Astral Drift/Slide out. That's a problem if I don't have good follow up plays.

Now: between Wrath of God and Thragtusk, I can absolutely have those great follow up plays! 

As much as it pains me, I will probably have to remove Titanic Bulvox for something that I can play sooner; Fanatic of Rhonas or Tender Wildguide seem like reasonable choices. 

In addition: Titanoth Rex was a card I just didn't care about: I'm not here to give my creatures trample. ETB triggers and if I get behind, Wrath 'em. For that reason, Fanatic of Rhonas is probably the better choice. 

What I need is mana to do things with-so to that end, I'm swapping the Rex for Timeless Dragon

Edit:I don't have a Timeless Dragon available, but I do have a Pale Recluse. It'll do! Here's the final listing.

2 Tilling Treefolk
4 Flourishing Fox
2 Eternal Witness
4 Knight of Autumn
4 Charming Prince
3 Thragtusk
1 Splendor Mare
1 Greater Sandwurm
3 Fanatic of Rhonas
1 Pale Recluse

1 Astral Slide
4 Astral Drift

2 Secluded Steppe
2 Tranquil Thicket
1 Grasslands
4 Plains
6 Forest
4 Scattered Groves
4 Overgrown Farmland

4 Edge of Autumn
2 Wrath of God
1 Akroma's Vengeance

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