Selesnya's Experiment

[Blazingblevins]

Selesnya's Experiment 75 cards, 15 sideboard 4 {Temple Garden} 9 {Plains} 8 {Forest} 2 {mutavault} 23 lands 4 {Sylvan Caryatid} 1 {Heliod, God of the Sun} 4 {Fleecemane Lion} 4 {Voice of Resurgence} 3 {Loxodon Smiter} 4 {Experiment One} 20 creatures 4 {Brave the Elements} 3 {Advent of the Wurm} 1 {Elspeth, Sun's Champion} 3 {Unflinching Courage} 3 {Selesnya Charm} 3 {rootborn defenses} 17 other spells Sideboard 2 {Pithing Needle} 4 {Fiendslayer Paladin} 4 {Plummet} 1 {Unflinching Courage} 1 {rootborn defenses} 1{selesnya charm} 15 sideboard cards

[Blazingblevins]

Thoughts?

[respawned]

-3 {rootborn defenses}
+3 {ready // willing}

[Blazingblevins]

Rootborn defenses is there for the populate ability

[Bookmeister]

Fleecemain and Voice! Man I want to play with those two. I would keep the Rootborn also.

[Ekann1]

Rootborn defenses is there for the populate ability

why would you need to populate? other than elspeth tokens? untapping everything is better in this deck in my opinion.

[griffin131]

Rootborn defenses is there for the populate ability

why would you need to populate? other than elspeth tokens? untapping everything is better in this deck in my opinion.

Voice tokens.

[respawned]

Rootborn defenses is there for the populate ability

why would you need to populate? other than elspeth tokens? untapping everything is better in this deck in my opinion.

Voice tokens.

True but indestructible lifelink and deathtouch (and untaps) is nothing to laugh at

[Blazingblevins]

{voice of resurgence } tokens, {advent of the wurm} tokens, {selesnya charm} tokens

[Blazingblevins]

I agree, {ready // willing} is nasty, and could definitely be a game winner. But if I'm short on creatures and only have a voice token out with advent. I quickly have a a 3/3 token, 5/5 token and another 3/3, pretty much evolve token, or a straight away 5/5 token. Way harder to deal with once it gets going.

[Blazingblevins]

Could I please get some votes on whether {rootborn defenses} or {ready // willing} is better in this deck. I love both, but need some VOTES!!!

[Agrus Kos, Enforcer of Truth]

Could I please get some votes on whether {rootborn defenses} or {ready // willing} is better in this deck. I love both, but need some VOTES!!!

{Ready // Willing} especially because with the {Sylvan Caryatid} you can cast both sides. {Rootborn Defenses} does give an extra Voice token or Worm token but in Standard MTG its almost impossible to keep a board between removal and board wipes it l likely only survives a few turns. Also, {Ready // Willing} is more versatile as it can untap to block, can gain life and wipe their fatties (if used as a combat trick). Lastly, {Ready // Willing} always gives you its bonuses where as {Rootborn Defenses} only helps you if you have a token.

[Blazingblevins]

Yeah, I am starting to agree, I have used {ready // willing} in almost all my decks and did amazing. But I tried {rootborn defenses} , it also did some great things. But when i think about it, there were times I didn't have a token out, but did have creatures and used {rootborn defenses}, I survived that attack, but if I had {ready // willing} it would have went from me losing to me winning huge.