GBW Aggroloam/Terranova

jonne3 · Joined: 30 Oct 2004 Posts: 7

This is a deck i haven't seen around on magic-league or MWS at all, whereas it is considered a tier1 deck in Holland.
I'd like to hear your comments about it.

Here's is the list im playing at the moment, though i have tested a lot of different lists so i will also add possible other options.

Lands:
4 Wasteland
1 Volrath's Stronghold
1 Barren Moor
3 Bayou
1 Scrubland
4 Tranquil Thicket
3 Savannah
4 Windswept Heath
1 Bloodstained Mire
1 Polluted Delta
1 Forest
1 Swamp

Creatures
3 Terravore
4 Dark Confidant
4 Tarmogoyf
3 Eternal Witness

Spells
4 Life from the Loam
2 Engineered Explosives
4 Mox Diamond
4 Swords to Plowshares
2 Pernicious Deed
2 Extirpate
3 Vindicate

Sideboard
2 Umezawa's Jitte
3 Krosan Grip
3 Duress
3 Tormod's Crypt
4 Gaddock Teeg

Some other versions i've tested: version one had 4 thoughtseize and 4 wild mongrel instead of 3 vindicate, 3 witness and 2 extirpate. Version 2 had 2 umezawa's jitte instead of 1 witness and 1 vindicate. I have not yet decided which is the strongest, but im currently testing the list above.

The sideboard is off course highly meta dependant so this is just an example. This sideboard is built for a metagame in which different kinds of combo decks are expected, which is the worst match-up for the deck, so it has teegs and duress for that reason.

I'd appreciate idea's to strenghten the deck. Please dont start about playing red instead of white, i know thats a really viable option but i simply like this version better and i happen to own this mana base and dont have taiga's and foothills and so on.

Cranemaker21 · Joined: 08 Jun 2006 Posts: 70

you might think im wrong but i would play doran istead of terravore because turn two or three, terravore is only around a 3/3

jonne3 · Joined: 30 Oct 2004 Posts: 7

With all the testing ive done terravore is one of the last cards i'd cut. It can easily be a 9/9 trample in turn 5 (if your opponent fetches a few times). Doran is a good creature but in this deck terravore simply does more, with trample as a great bonus.

gypsy · Joined: 15 Jun 2007 Posts: 868

why would u play doran are u retarded, thats rly dumb. your list looks interesting i ahvent seen it without red ill give ur list a try

trueeevil · Joined: 08 Dec 2007 Posts: 190

The 2 engineered explosives seems weird.

jonne3 · Joined: 30 Oct 2004 Posts: 7

weird in what way? They have come in handy a lot of times for me!

If you have a comment please give arguments.

gypsy · Joined: 15 Jun 2007 Posts: 868

explosives is very underrated its so good in legacy

SteveMan · Joined: 13 Apr 2007 Posts: 11

Cut Dark COnfidant for a genesis. I've played this deck it's AMAZING and gesis allows ewitness- vindicate goodness

jonne3 · Joined: 30 Oct 2004 Posts: 7

thats an interesting option. Though i dont think it would be viable in this version, without wild mongrel, since the only way to get it in the graveyard would be to dredge.
If i change back to a version with mongrels ill seriously consider genesis.

Although cutting a confidant isnt something i would do easily, they're game winners!

jonne3 · Joined: 30 Oct 2004 Posts: 7

any more ideas??

gumonshoe · Joined: 15 Sep 2005 Posts: 433

the only thing i would do is change the jittes in the side for swords its completly opiion because the extra mana hurts but i think the card advantage is worth it

jonne3 · Joined: 30 Oct 2004 Posts: 7

I suppose u mean sword of fire and ice? I dont really see the point in that. Against what match-ups would u side them in?

gumonshoe · Joined: 15 Sep 2005 Posts: 433

sorry for my last comment it was made without testing
i have just started playing the green white versions with geddons andmongrels and i think the deck is absolutly awsome

jonne3 · Joined: 30 Oct 2004 Posts: 7

The version with armageddon and mongrel is an earlier version of this deck. It was called terrageddon back then. Later the deck was improved to something more similar to my list and called terranova.
Mongel is still good in the new version but geddon doesnt fit into my list.