12/28/2023 0 Comments Mtg goldfish standard golgari elf deck![]() Elves decks always want to start the game with a mana creature, and past Llanowar Elves and Elvish Mystic, the choices are slim. But let’s take a closer look at some of the less common decisions:īoth of these cards made the list as ways to utilize the many creature tokens this deck creates. This list is designed to function as a classic, go-wide aggro deck, and that has informed every single card choice. It may not have the combo potential of Glimpse of Nature or Devoted Druid, but with these new additions, Elves has the necessary power and resilience to compete with the various aggressive strategies in Pioneer. The potent combination of Elvish Archdruid and Ezuri, Renegade Leader isn’t available in Pioneer, so having a similar effect to break through stalled battlefields is quite welcome. With Collected Company you can make an additional token on your opponent’s turn, and the activated ability ensures that you’ll rarely flood. Dwynen’s Elite is a long-time staple of Elves decks and Warcaller offers significantly more upside. In addition to Realmwalker, I’m also excited about the prospect of Elvish Warmaster. That last part is especially important for Realmwalker, which demands an immediate answer because of how much potential there is for each turn you untap with it to snowball into an insurmountable advantage. ![]() The best cheap removal is confined to black, and Fatal Push is much harder to use with revolt when the only playable fetchland is Fabled Passage. ![]() Mono-Black Aggro has long been a staple, along with Boros Wizards, Orzhov Auras, and now Naya Winota. However, Pioneer is a much more hospitable place for cheap creature decks. Combined with the number of Lava Darts that are around in the current Modern metagame, and I’m not too excited by the prospect of playing a deck that wants to untap with a battlefield full of 1/1 creatures. We’ve seen Realmwalker in Modern Elves, but I’m always wary of creatures that cost three or more mana and die to Lightning Bolt in that format, because trading three mana for one mana puts you at a huge disadvantage. That mana also lets you lower your land count and increase your creature density, so you’re more likely to hit a nice pocket of Elves to flood the battlefield. Experimental Frenzy, an effect which compares similarly, always played best with a low curve, which Elves provide, and the mana that they’re known for making only makes it easier to keep churning through your deck. It may be an Elf only in a technical sense, but Realmwalker was always destined to join the pointy-eared brigade. They’ve thus far fallen flat in Kaldheim Standard, but I knew Realmwalker’s best home would be found in older formats where the card pool for a single tribe is much deeper. That means when the tribe got some exciting new cards in Kaldheim, it behooved me to explore their potential in various formats. Trust me, I’m a number scientist.īut some things never change, and for better or worse, I’ll always be The Elves Guy™ to some degree. When you account for the time dilation factor of COVID-19, that means it’s been almost 30 years. It’s been over five years since I registered Elves in a Legacy tournament.
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