U/R/g Gro

[Hanni]

I know that there was a thread already posted for Dryads + Dragonauts but I felt that this list pushed the deck more into a Threshold-esque aggro/control Gro deck rather than the pure pump focus so I decided to post a new thread for it. If a mod feels that this list should be moved to the other thread, I apologize for posting a new thread for it.

U/R/g Gro

Lands (17)
4 Flooded Strand
4 Wooded Foothills
3 Volcanic Island
3 Tropical Island
2 Island
1 Mountain

Creatures (11)
4 Nimble Mongoose
4 Quirion Dryad
3 Wee Dragonauts

Spells (32)
4 Brainstorm
4 Serum Visions
4 Sleight of Hand
4 Magma Jet
4 Lightning Bolt
3 Lava Dart
4 Force of Will
3 Daze
2 Counterspell

Sideboard (15)
3 Stifle
3 Pyroclasm
1 Shattering Spree
1 Flametongue Kavu
3 Loaming Shaman
2 Krosan Grip
2 Pithing Needle

It's basically red Thresh with Gro guys instead of Werebear/Enforcer and a few other minor tweaks. It's pretty fun... the creature base is a bit more fragile but far more explosive and have a much greater resilience to graveyard hate.

The Mongooses lend stability to the Gro creature base and give the deck a great 1 drop to round out the curve. As the only Threshold creature, they render most grave hate less than awesome. G for a 3/3 untargetable is just so beastly that it really needs to be in the deck.

Dryads are a solid beater that can get fairly large if unchecked since the deck runs 17 cantrip/dig effects.

Dragonauts is the creature that I think really makes Gro a contender. Gro was attempted way back when and deemed inferior to UGx Threshold but I think Dragonauts give alot of strength to Gro. They are extremely explosive. 3cc for a 1/3 flyer may seem subpar, but they can do massive amounts of damage. Comparable to Mystic Enforcer, Dragonauts are 1cc less, not Threshold dependant, pitchable to FoW, and have the potential to swing for much more. For example: Brainstorm, Lightning Bolt, Lava Dart, flash Lava Dart and Daze in response = 11/3 flyer and 4 damage to opponent (15 damage). This quickens the clock of the typical UGr Threshold immensely.

The cantrip and burn base seems pretty standard, with Lava Dart being the only real eyesore. The reason for Lava Dart is because it pumps Dryads +2/+2, Dragonauts +4/+0, and it can be used as a sort of Fire//Ice... except it doesn't have to split 2 damage at the same time.

The sideboard is just something I threw together real quick.

I think this is a very fun alternative to Threshold.

Thoughts?