Phil Writes the Saturday Morning Brew: Modern Mono Green Elks

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I want to try to start putting out a deck, at least, one Saturday a month that is either a new deck all together or my own take on an existing deck. These decks are probably not tested, and I do not promised you will win any tournaments with them. I just like coming up with decklists I think are fun or interesting.


Modern Mono Green Elk

Creatures: 27
4x Dawntreader Elk
4x Golden Hind
4x Highland Game
2x Burnished Hart
4x Adaptive Automation
4x Great Sable Stag
3x Stampeding Elk Herd
2x Axebane Stag

Spells: 11
2x Thrumming Stone
4x Rancor
2x Aspect of Hydra
2x Dismember
1x Become Immense

Lands: 22
4x Cavern of Souls
18x Forest

Sideboard: 15

2x Skylasher
2x Feed the Clan
2x Creeping Corrosion
1x Ratchet Bomb
1x Cloudthresher
2x Gut Shot
1x Best Within
1x Back to Nature
2x Tormod's Crypt
1x Oxidize

Elks:
Dawntreader Elk: Two for a 2/2 is not too bad. Also, this guy helps us ramp up to Axebane Stag.

Golden Hind: Two for a 2/1 is not horrible, but I would like it have two toughness. The tap to add Green is pretty good for ramping up to Axebane Stag just like Dawntreader Elk.

Highland Game: At the same cost and power and toughness as Golden Hind, Highland Game is fine, but I wish it was a little better. When it dies, you gain 2 life so that will come in handy for staying alive for the late game.

Burnished Hart: Three for a 2/2 is not up to par, but the ability to pay three and sacrifice it to put two lands into play tapped makes up for it a little. Thinning out our deck and helping ramp up to Axebane Stag is awesome.

Great Sable Stag: Three for a 3/3 is up to what we have been led to expect. Being uncounterable and having protection from Black and Blue is icing on the cake. This creature is great. I like casting this guy, a lot.

Stampeding Elk Herd: Five for a 5/5 makes a great stepping point past Great Sable Stag. The Formidable ability to give all creatures you control trample until the end of turn makes this guy worth it.

Axebane Stag: Seven casting 6/7 is fine. Casting this guy after a Stampeding Elk Herd guarantees the Formidable ability is triggered. The 6 power makes this a creature to deal with fast or the opponent will be gone.




This might not be best deck, but I think it is fun and might be cool to play sometime.

Thank you,
Philip
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