Live Long And Populate

Started by Ohthenoises, June 01, 2013, 07:58:51 PM

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Ohthenoises


Live Long And Populate

60 cards, 0 sideboard


4 {Temple Garden}
2 {Forest}
4 {Sunpetal Grove}
4 {Hinterland Harbor}
2 {Alchemist's Refuge}
4 {Breeding Pool}
4 {Glacial Fortress}

24 lands


4 {Centaur Healer}
3 {Avacyn's Pilgrim}
2 {Prime Speaker Zegana}
4 {Thragtusk}
4 {Restoration Angel}
3 {Trostani, Selesnya's Voice}
2 {Armada Wurm}
3 {Angel of Serenity}

25 creatures


3 {Advent of the Wurm}
4 {Cyclonic Rift}
4 {Farseek}

11 other spells


Sideboard

Notes:
Bant ramp/midrange that gains stabilization through life gain.

Mattao19

So overplayed but it's a very strong deck (hence why it's overplayed)

Ohthenoises

Quote from: Mattao19 on June 01, 2013, 11:20:22 PM
So overplayed but it's a very strong deck (hence why it's overplayed)

To be fair this isn't the typical Prime Speaker bant. Trostani is my main centerpiece and I have no board wipes aside from {Cyclonic Rift}.

Mattao19


Ragingtiger

Quote from: Ohthenoises on June 02, 2013, 12:34:52 AM
Quote from: Mattao19 on June 01, 2013, 11:20:22 PM
So overplayed but it's a very strong deck (hence why it's overplayed)
This build he made is not even close to the "over played" build you are talking about.

To be fair this isn't the typical Prime Speaker bant. Trostani is my main centerpiece and I have no board wipes aside from {Cyclonic Rift}.

Bookmeister

Populate decks must run {Parallel Lives}.

JordanCirk

Quote from: Bookmeister on June 02, 2013, 12:35:29 PM
Populate decks must run {Parallel Lives}.
+1 here. Deffinetly can see this being insane in this deck.

Ohthenoises

Quote from: JordanCirk on June 02, 2013, 12:53:47 PM
Quote from: Bookmeister on June 02, 2013, 12:35:29 PM
Populate decks must run {Parallel Lives}.
+1 here. Deffinetly can see this being insane in this deck.

I have 2 issues with {Parallel Lives}. One, it makes no immediate impact on the board state. Two, I'm not focusing on token production, but rather, on playing fatties that can end the game on their own. The reason I added token producers is to take advantage of trostani's populate ability. She is included really for her life gaining mechanic but if I get the added bonus of populate then it works out ok.

Hunteroffire9

{rhox faithmender}
Is crazy with all of your life gain

Ohthenoises

Quote from: Hunteroffire9 on June 02, 2013, 03:49:25 PM
{rhox faithmender}
Is crazy with all of your life gain

He could be however he doesn't bring much else to the table. Most of my other creatures are good beaters as well as good utility. (Aside from  {Trostani, Selesnya's Voice}.)

I'll think about it though I'm not sure he'll make the cut.

Kieve

I have a similar deck but i play  {Voice of Resurgence} and use the  {Trostani, Selesnya's Voice} to populate those tokens who becomes monsters

Ohthenoises

Quote from: Kieve on June 07, 2013, 12:39:34 PM
I have a similar deck but i play  {Voice of Resurgence} and use the  {Trostani, Selesnya's Voice} to populate those tokens who becomes monsters

I've thought about {Voice of Resurgence} before but I think I prefer a midrange bomb over an early game decent creature. Depending on {trostani selesnyas voice} too much can be detrimental to the play of the deck I think.

All-Mana Mania

But... Besides trostani where is tge populate??? I say the combo of {Trostani, Selesnya's Voice} populate. {Cackling counterpart} {Parallel Lives}. :)

Ohthenoises

Quote from: All-Mana Mania on June 08, 2013, 09:30:24 AM
But... Besides trostani where is tge populate??? I say the combo of {Trostani, Selesnya's Voice} populate. {Cackling counterpart} {Parallel Lives}. :)

Since seeing {ratchet bomb}'s reprint I decided to take it in a different direction. Trostani's populate was just convenient for naming purposes, mostly I just focus on life gain lol.

All-Mana Mania

Quote from: Ohthenoises on June 08, 2013, 09:44:15 AM
Quote from: All-Mana Mania on June 08, 2013, 09:30:24 AM
But... Besides trostani where is tge populate??? I say the combo of {Trostani, Selesnya's Voice} populate. {Cackling counterpart} {Parallel Lives}. :)

Since seeing {ratchet bomb}'s reprint I decided to take it in a different direction. Trostani's populate was just convenient for naming purposes, mostly I just focus on life gain lol.

Lol. But then why call it live long and populate? Why not "Lemme gain a Bunch o' Life" lol