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Rotten Greens (Need Help) 60 cards, 0 sideboard 3 {Overgrown Tomb} 12 {Swamp} 8 {Forest} 23 lands 4 {Lotleth Troll} 1 {Mikaeus, the Unhallowed} 4 {Deathrite Shaman} 4 {Gravecrawler} 3 {Thragtusk} 4 {Geralf's Messenger} 2 {Dreg Mangler} 22 creatures 2 {Witchbane Orb} 1 {Vraska the Unseen} 4 {Tragic Slip} 4 {Abrupt Decay} 4 {Rancor} 15 other spells Sideboard Notes: Really need help. Can't seem to make decent decks anymore. This got beat by a burn deck in two close games yesterday's FNM. Tired of losing so any tips on this deck or maybe if you see goof ups in general deck design, please lmk. I was thinking of adding 4 { Witchbane Orb} to give me more defense.

The only thing I an think of is {Liliana of the Veil}, but she's hard to come by these days

Quote from: RevanJJ on March 07, 2013, 08:00:57 PM

Rotten Greens (Need Help) 60 cards, 0 sideboard 4 {Overgrown Tomb} 12 {Swamp} 8 {Forest} 24 lands 4 {Strangleroot Geist} 2 {Lotleth Troll} 1 {Mikaeus, the Unhallowed} 2 {Deathrite Shaman} 4 {Gravecrawler} 2 {Thragtusk} 4 {Geralf's Messenger} 4 {Dreg Mangler} 23 creatures 2 {Witchbane Orb} 1 {Vraska the Unseen} 4 {Tragic Slip} 2 {Abrupt Decay} 4 {Rancor} 13 other spells Sideboard 4 {Trestle Troll} 2 {Deadbridge Goliath} 4 {Slitherhead} 4 {Bone Splinters} 1 {Abrupt Decay} Notes:

Again, you should run 24 lands. Especially when you have creatures that are 5 or 6 to drop.

Next. As much as you want that orb, having 2 or 3 out or in hand will be pointless.

Again, looking for consistancy, upping some of your effective creatures to 4 should help you to stabilize, then allowing you to drop your 5's and 6's where you will hopefully solidly move the game in your favor.

Sideboard gives you some extra removal and some defensive creatures for agro match-ups.

Quote from: Wally on March 07, 2013, 09:29:04 PM

Quote from: RevanJJ on March 07, 2013, 08:00:57 PM

Rotten Greens (Need Help) 60 cards, 0 sideboard 4 {Overgrown Tomb} 12 {Swamp} 8 {Forest} 24 lands 4 {Strangleroot Geist} 2 {Lotleth Troll} 1 {Mikaeus, the Unhallowed} 2 {Deathrite Shaman} 4 {Gravecrawler} 2 {Thragtusk} 4 {Geralf's Messenger} 4 {Dreg Mangler} 23 creatures 2 {Witchbane Orb} 1 {Vraska the Unseen} 4 {Tragic Slip} 2 {Abrupt Decay} 4 {Rancor} 13 other spells Sideboard 4 {Trestle Troll} 2 {Deadbridge Goliath} 4 {Slitherhead} 4 {Bone Splinters} 1 {Abrupt Decay} Notes:

Again, you should run 24 lands. Especially when you have creatures that are 5 or 6 to drop.

Next. As much as you want that orb, having 2 or 3 out or in hand will be pointless.

Again, looking for consistancy, upping some of your effective creatures to 4 should help you to stabilize, then allowing you to drop your 5's and 6's where you will hopefully solidly move the game in your favor.

Sideboard gives you some extra removal and some defensive creatures for agro match-ups.

Thanks for the good tips! The reason I put them in is the guys I'm playing at the LGS are all running Boros Burn and all I needed was some defense and I would have won. I lost all 6 games but each was by like 3-7 points so I was hoping to have something to buy the time.

I try to go to 4 on all, it's just difficult with money issues. I do have 3 Lotleth trolls on the way thought. The {Gravecrawler} + {Lotleth Troll} is nice. Give him a counter and then play GC anyway, lol.

I'll def try to improve my consistency and thanks too for the sideboard ideas. I was struggling in the Sideboard dept.

Quote from: InfinitiveDivinity on March 07, 2013, 08:38:12 PM
The only thing I an think of is {Liliana of the Veil}, but she's hard to come by these days

Yeah I want her but she is definitely hard to find.

Didn't realize the land count, I recommend 24 as well, this is my new number for my decks. Used to be 22, but since RTR dropped my decks have been more mid-rangey.

Ok will go to 24. I went from 22 before RTR to 23 after. Thanks all

Slowly building it up

I'd add in at least one more rancor, paired with grave crawler can be truly annoying lol

Quote from: Mike_garzone on March 11, 2013, 08:30:36 PM
I'd add in at least one more rancor, paired with grave crawler can be truly annoying lol

Just traded for two more so I can go to 4. I think that's a great idea .
I was thinking pump up the {Lotleth Troll} by discarding a {Gravecrawler} then play Gravecrawler from the GY and put a Rancor on him then. Lol

Looking any better?