Leap Of the Orcish

[adrieng]

Here is the last deck I am brewing. I have some testing with it, as I start a deck I always see if it can be ok vs RUG tempo. The miracle matchup is bad after some more testing, Bug shardless is slightly positive, elf is ok.
But it seems unviable due to bad miracle matchup.
So the deck is based on small mana creatures dude and big fatty, with an interaction which is quite interesting namely evolutionnary leap which let you sac your veteran explorer for more guys and mana or sac your small dudes
to protect from removal or whatever. There is more CA than you might think. Summoning trap is Ok vs both chalice of the void/CB or counters in general but you can also hardcast it.

There is the obvious interaction between titania/orcish/safekeeper. A one off crop rotation for tower. The side is untested I like the reclamation sage though against miracle fetching them with both leap/GSZ.
Don't know if null rod+trini is enough for combo. Wanted to play some ooze but found them too slow for reanimator.
So let's talk and try this deck ! It' is all fun !


4 Veteran Explorer
4 Orcish Lumberjack
4 Tinder Wall

4 Green Sun's Zenith
4 Summoning Trap
2 Sylvan Safekeeper

4 Sylvan Library
4 Evolutionary Leap

4 Titania, Protector of Argoth
4 Inferno Titan

1 Dryad Arbor
1 Crop Rotation
1 Phyrexian Tower
4 Wooded Foothills
2 Windswept Heath
1 Verdant Catacombs
7 Forest
2 Taiga
3 Mountain

SB: 2 Null Rod
SB: 3 Trinisphere
SB: 4 Reclamation Sage
SB: 1 Ruric Thar, the Unbowed
SB: 2 Pithing Needle
SB: 3 Leyline of the Void


From testing i found top better than library and reb better than pact.

4 Tinder Wall
4 Veteran Explorer
4 Orcish Lumberjack
2 Sylvan Safekeeper

4 Green Sun's Zenith
3 Pyroblast
4 Sensei's Divining Top
4 Evolutionary Leap

2 Scavenging Ooze
4 Titania, Protector of Argoth
4 Inferno Titan

4 Wooded Foothills
7 Forest
2 Taiga
2 Windswept Heath
3 Mountain
1 Dryad Arbor
1 Phyrexian Tower
1 Verdant Catacombs

SB: 4 Trinisphere
SB: 4 Reclamation Sage
SB: 1 Ruric Thar, the Unbowed
SB: 3 Leyline of the Void
SB: 1 Scavenging Ooze

[mistercakes]

consider a primeval with dark depths and a copy of stage in there? or is that excessive?

[adrieng]

I have considered that but if you draw the one off dark depth you'll be screwed most of the time. Also I don't think primeval titan is that good in this deck.

[MGB]

So how does this do against Miracles?

Is there some way you could improve the Miracles match-up?

[Blastoderm]

Might need some Enlightened Tutor if your deck depends that much on Leap.

[moseby]

I like it, but there must be better options then inferno titan.
Thunderbreak Regent, or Thundermaw Hellkite. If you want to curve higher you could use Akoum Hellkite, or Dragonlord Atarka.

Thoughts?