Bloom Cascade

KeySam · Joined: 14 Oct 2005 Posts: 624

Heres a deck which i build today and i had some quite nice games with it, let me now what you think.

// Lands
1 [US] Plains (4)
2 [LRW] Vivid Marsh
4 [LRW] Vivid Grove
3 [LRW] Vivid Creek
2 [LRW] Vivid Meadow
4 [SHM] Reflecting Pool
2 [IN] Forest (3)
4 [CFX] Exotic Orchard
3 [LRW] Vivid Crag

// Creatures
1 [ALA] Mosstodon
4 [ARB] Enlisted Wurm
4 [EVE] Bloom Tender
4 [ARB] Bloodbraid Elf
4 [ARB] Kathari Remnant

// Spells
4 [ARB] Stormcaller's Boon
4 [SHM] Umbral Mantle
3 [ARB] Bituminous Blast
1 [ARB] Violent Outburst
2 [LRW] Primal Command
4 [ARB] Ardent Plea

// Sideboard
SB: 4 [MOR] Bitterblossom
SB: 4 [TE] Rain of Tears
SB: 4 [SHM] Fulminator Mage
SB: 3 [CH] Boomerang

Basic idea is to cascade into tender and Umbra Mantel at which point you can make the tender infinite big and sometimes get infinite mana(be aware of mana burn before m10 but you have quite some ways to run your mana through, or just do it in the attackstep if your sure your opponent cant remove it)[you also got some ways to make tender evade then]. Secondary plan is to get cascade beatdown going and it works pretty well, umbra mantle isnt that bad even if you just give your guys
+2/+2 and vigiliance for 3 mana. Tennder can accelerate like no other and stuff like Enlisted wurm into primal command into enlisted wurm can easily close a game quickly. Also the ardent pleas arent only insane on turn 3 into a tender but they also add up quickly. Last but not least you can give your guys flying to push through the last points and bloodbraid elf should be clear.

Why play this deck over swans you ask? I think the secondary plan is just better and you dont get draws where you just get lands and nothing else.

The sideboard isnt actually tested at all i always just let the combo in(even against faeries and i won somehow[although he played a bad version])

The ld plan should be pretty clear and i wanted to test the bitterblossoms against faeries to make your deck play bitterblossom and ld to top it and of course the other fatties, while siding out the combo.

Comments are wellcome, but dont forget that the cascade beeing permanents is actually better because of tender.

KeySam

wiltstorm · Joined: 13 Nov 2008 Posts: 30

i know it would suck cascading into, but you might try a single banefire?

Egnirys · Joined: 31 Mar 2005 Posts: 158

Or something like Shivan Hellkite where you can use infinite mana for burn without actually having X in the card's mana cost. You need something faster than Hellkite though, I don't know if such card exists.

totolcc · Joined: 08 Mar 2009 Posts: 28

instead of the banefire, why not some cruel ultimatum? nothing cascades into it, and all the effects produced are great in a deck that produces a lot of mana... u draw three cards, and return the creat card u want from the graveyard... seems a nice fit...

I like this combo... maybe i'll do a deck of my own to fit it in Very Happy

KeySam · Joined: 14 Oct 2005 Posts: 624

You guys notice that i play mosodon right, i can search him up via primal command and give my guys trample.

You cant play banefire in this deck, because you want to make sure you 3 mana cascade spells hit bloom tender.

Shivan hellkite is fine i guess, i just prefer the trampling because i am always able to get green mana with bloom tender (to play him if i can get infinite mana) and give trample, if your opponent has removal he usual doesnt let you get to the point where you can do infinite mana anyway. Maybe if i find something similar to kyte for green Wink

Cruel is just a bit expensive, i guess its effects are nice but well, i dont see the point in playing it.

KeySam

GnikXela · Joined: 21 Jun 2006 Posts: 102

The only thing I could find for green that would be good with infinite mana would be helix pinnacle.

Duodax · Joined: 29 Jan 2006 Posts: 168

Which fails due to Cascade.

r3wind · Joined: 24 Jul 2006 Posts: 1254

Where's the Mulldrifters? I think that would be clutch. It's never bad and gives you something good to do on turn three if you are not comboing off. Also very good while in combo mode to give you more steam. One Tidings as a random could be used.

SniperMayer · Joined: 31 Jan 2008 Posts: 269

If Bloom Tender has infinite power, why don't you try Soul's Fire?

FreeBird · Joined: 04 Aug 2007 Posts: 38

I would take out any cascaders above 3 cmc and then play Lavalanche as a secondary win con.

DoomBring3r · Joined: 30 Apr 2009 Posts: 436

KeySam · Joined: 14 Oct 2005 Posts: 624

DoomBring3r · Joined: 30 Apr 2009 Posts: 436

With all honestly m8, but there is only room for a combo deck in the current metagame, and that is Swanscade.

I do not believe your Bloom Tender + Umbral Mantle deck would be successful at all, mainly because it is much easier disruptable.

But if your goal is to dominate Mws (lol) and some Casual environments, then by all means, you are on the right track.

KeySam · Joined: 14 Oct 2005 Posts: 624

I already stated swans and the difference of this deck. Of course your entilted to your opinion but simply stating 3 card combos are automaticly bad is not right. But enough of that i would like some suggestions instead of discussion if a deck is viable or not.

Finntroll · Joined: 02 May 2006 Posts: 16

Mirror Entity would be better than a majority of the suggestions here, but I'm not sure if he's better than the Mosstodon plan since Mosstodon won't mess with your 4cc cascade spells. What are your thoughts on the Entity KeySam?