How could I improve my RG deck

Riffcote · Joined: 04 Oct 2008 Posts: 5

I would like to know you think about the deck I just build and if you think theres something that could be improved.

Lands 20
4 Taiga
1 Fire-Lit Thicket
1 Krapulsan Forest
8 Montains
6 Forests

Creatures 24
4 Llanowar Elves
4 Elvish Spirit Guide
4 Kird Ape
4 Burning-Tree Shaman
4 Troll Ascetic
2 Yavimaya Ants
2 Deus of Calamity

Spells 16
4 Lightning Bolt
2 Incinerate
2 Fling
2 Hull Breach
4 Rancor
2 Incinerate

Would Gratuitous violence be worth putting in? And is Shivan Wurm better than Deus of Calamity?

YTheAlien · Joined: 22 Mar 2007 Posts: 72

The closest competitive analogue here is Goyf Sligh, which follows the same principles as this deck. Thanks to Peter_Rotten of the source for the Sligh shell.

4 Goyf
3-4 Fanatic
3-4 Grim
3-4 Figure of Destiny
3-4 Keldon Maruador

Burn
4 Lightning Bolt
4 Chain Lightning
4 Magma Jet
3-4 Rift Bolt
0-4 Price of Progress
2-4 Fireblast
0-0 Seal of Fire!

Flex
0-8 Meta slots - Sylvan Lybrary, Krosan Grip, more PoPs, etc.

18-19 land
4 Taiga
4 Wooded Foothill
2-4 Bloodstained Mire
0-2 Barbarian Ring
0-1 Forest
X Mountains

Riffcote · Joined: 04 Oct 2008 Posts: 5

Tarmogoyf is too expensive for my blood.. Confused

How could I improve it without swaping almost everything. hehe

Tink903 · Joined: 25 Sep 2008 Posts: 48

i think violence is too expensive....but wurm is very very good against most of the meta..and you might wanna try blastoderm with the wurm Smile

Riffcote · Joined: 04 Oct 2008 Posts: 5

Sadly, Blastoderm can't be the target of spells or habilities. You can't return it to your hand and you can't cast Rancor on it.

YTheAlien · Joined: 22 Mar 2007 Posts: 72

Riffcote · Joined: 04 Oct 2008 Posts: 5

You're right I thougt that it was written target on shivan wurm, but anyway theres better than blastoderm, in my opinion for the 4cc slot like chamelon collossus and rumbling slum.

And improve means to get something good even better in my book... But english isn't my first language so.. Rolling Eyes

Riffcote · Joined: 04 Oct 2008 Posts: 5

oops sorry I did a mistake in my list there are only 2 incinerate and the other 2 is Fireblast's.

Engrishskill · Joined: 15 Jan 2007 Posts: 472

Assuming you are building a deck for mws and are not concerned about a budget, newer three deuce would be a very solid bet for you to play.

Price of progress=death for about 80% of the 1.5 formats dtb.

Dr_Moo · Joined: 26 Nov 2004 Posts: 1011

Elvish Spirit Guide probably isn't as good as Fyndhorn Elves/Birds in this deck. I'd drop the Incinerates and Flings for 4 Magma Jet.
Some Creatures to consider in place of Ants/Deus: Ravenous Baloth, Iwamori of the Open Fist, Rumbling Slum, Arc-Slogger, Masticore, maybe even FTK
Magus of the Moon would also be good. You need some ways to disrupt your opponent. I would consider Wasteland and/or Rishadan Port as well.
I don't think the Kird Apes are particularly good here, either. This looks like more of a midrange deck. You'd rather drop a mana producer early than a 2/3.