[Deck] Mono-Green Elves

[Silthyn]

Basically, this is a regular build of an elf-deck. It wins constantly on turn 4.

Deck

Creatures:
4 Priest of Titania
4 Llanowar Elves
4 Fyndhorn Elves
4 Quirion Ranger
4 Wirewood Symbiote
4 Sylvan Messenger
4 Multani’s Acolyte
3 Timberwatch Elf
3 Tribal Forcemage
2 Wirewood Hivemaster
4 Bloodline Shaman

Enchantments:
4 Eladamri's Vineyard
2 Concordant Crossroads

Lands:
10 Forest
4 Gaea's Cradle


Sideboard:
4 Wirewood Herald
1 Caller of the Claw
3 Naturalize
3 City of Solitude
4 Wellwisher


Card Explanation:

Priest of Titania - Autoincluded, this card makes the whole deck work.

Llanowar Elves - Manaelf #1

Fyndhorn Elves - Manaelf #2

Quirion Ranger - Allows you to gain more mana from your priest, or pump your elves more with Timberwatch Elf.

Wirewood Symbiote - Not an elf, but this creature is powerful enough to be included. He allows you to untap your priests and Timberwatch Elves, and at the same time bounce your Sylvan Messenger.

Sylvan Messenger - Your main card-drawing creature. Mostly, you get 3-4 elves each time.

Multani's Acolyte - Your second card-drawing creature.

Timberwatch Elf - Makes your elves grow big.

Tribal Forcemage - Makes your elves grow big.

Wirewood Hivemaster - This guy sometimes saves you from a late Engineered Plague.

Bloodline Shaman - Card-drawing elf that works great with Quirion Ranger and Wirewood Symbiote.

Eladamri's Vineyard - This card is insane. Not only does it help you get more elves into play, it may also let your opponent take some manaburn.

Gaea's Cradle - Duh.


I've been playing this deck for a while now. I'm not really sure about Wirewood Herald + Caller of the Claw in main, since I have yet to meet a person who maindecks Engineered Plague. This deck often wins against aggro, because of the Timberwatch Elves and the Forcemage. The main problem is Combo, since I have no way of stopping it.

Also, what do you guys think about the new Creature-tutor in Future-sight? I could tutor for Caller of the Claw, Priest of Titania, Timberwatch Elf or Sylvan Messenger. That way, I don't have to play Herald at all :wink:

Any cards I forgot to include, or should not included?

[Zlatzman]

Have you playtested Titania's Chosen, Elvish Vanguard, or Scion of the Wild (not an elf)? I don't have experience with elf decks, but those creatures seems like something you could at least consider.

If you have done so already, what is the reason they're not good enough?

[Zach Tartell]

this is the old elves thread. (http://mtgthesource.com/forums/showthread.php?t=866&highlight=elvis)

[Shriekmaw]

Just remember, if you want to play elves you have to add white and run main deck Absolute Law. I think thats the funniest shit ever. :)

[Silthyn]

Have you playtested Titania's Chosen, Elvish Vanguard, or Scion of the Wild (not an elf)? I don't have experience with elf decks, but those creatures seems like something you could at least consider.

If you have done so already, what is the reason they're not good enough?

The main reasons I don't play those cards is because they're way too slow, and I don't need 5/5s or 6/6s that doesn't do anything. When I have about 6 elves on the board, I can often kill in one swing.

I changed the Heralds and the Caller into Bloodline Shaman. I have to try that guy ;)

[JohnnyCage]

[QUOTE=Silthyn;123623]The main reasons I don't play those cards is because they're way too slow, and I don't need 5/5s or 6/6s that doesn't do anything. When I have about 6 elves on the board, I can often kill in one swing.

I changed the Heralds and the Caller into Bloodline Shaman. I have to try that guy ;)[/QUO

Maindeck bloodline shaman, heres my list for the elves i use to play:

lands//
13xforest

Creatures//
4x Priest of titania
4xTribal forcemage
4xBloodline shaman
4xfyndhorn elves
4xLlanowar Elves
4xQuiron Ranger
4xBoreal Druid
4xWirewood Symbiote
4xGempalm Strider
3xElvish Champion
4xSylvan Messanger

Enchantments//
4xConcordant Crossroads

Sideboard//
4xViridian Zealot
4xViridian Shaman
4xCaller of the Claw
3xNaturalize

[Lemuria]

what about aether vial over eladamri's vineyard?

[Silthyn]

[QUOTE=Silthyn;123623]The main reasons I don't play those cards is because they're way too slow, and I don't need 5/5s or 6/6s that doesn't do anything. When I have about 6 elves on the board, I can often kill in one swing.

I changed the Heralds and the Caller into Bloodline Shaman. I have to try that guy ;)[/QUO

Maindeck bloodline shaman, heres my list for the elves i use to play:

lands//
13xforest

Creatures//
4x Priest of titania
4xTribal forcemage
4xBloodline shaman
4xfyndhorn elves
4xLlanowar Elves
4xQuiron Ranger
4xBoreal Druid
4xWirewood Symbiote
4xGempalm Strider
3xElvish Champion
4xSylvan Messanger

Enchantments//
4xConcordant Crossroads

Sideboard//
4xViridian Zealot
4xViridian Shaman
4xCaller of the Claw
3xNaturalize

That deck looks sweet, but I really dont like the Boreal Druids. They don't tap for green, which is a huge drawback. And I don't like coldsnap either, that could be the real reason :D
Bloodline Shaman turned out to be great in this deck :)


what about aether vial over eladamri's vineyard?

The thing with Eladamri's Vineyard is that it kills your opponent also. Sure, it may help him, but most times it helps me more.
I'm not really sure yet though, have to test the vial a bit more before I say too much :D