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I can't go to Nationals this year. If I had the chance to go to Nationals, this is the deck I think I'd sleeve up.
New-Retro Elves
Creatures [26]
4 Nettle Sentinel
2 Bramblewood Paragon
4 Wren's Run Vanquisher
4 Boggart Ram-Gang
4 Imperious Perfect
4 Elvish Harbinger
4 Bloodbraid Elf
Instants [8]
4 Violent Outburst
4 Eyeblight's Ending
Sorceries [2]
2 Maelstrom Pulse
Planeswalkers [1]
1 Sarkhan Vol
Lands [23]
4 Gilt-Leaf Palace
4 Reflecting Pool
4 Fire-Lit Thicket
4 Twilight Mire
4 Forest
1 Mountain
1 Swamp
1 Mosswort Bridge
It's pretty much a cludge between Cascade, Jund and B/G Elves. Some features:
* Nettle Sentinel. This guy is setting your clock just a little bit faster than the oppositions. Plus he essentially has vigilance, which is great against Jund, so you can trade and really be ahead.
* Elvish Harbinger = Consistent Turn 4 Bloodbraid Elf. Even if you don't hit that forth land, your opponent has to waste a removal spell on your harbinger to stop you casting the Cascading Monster. You can also situationally pick up any other Elf spell, including Eyeblight's Ending, that you man need.
* Bloodbraid Elf -> Elvish Harbringer -> Bloodbraid Elf. You can easily set up multiple Bloodbraids this way.
* Imperious Perfect. He's hot to Cascade into, and his token making ability make other Cascade decks just go away.
* Bramblewood Paragon. His ability to give trample can help you overwhelming those annoying creatures that love to block, plus grow your dudes over your opponents.
* Violent Outburst. I realise it hasn't caught on, but it will. Being able to flash in a guy at the end of your opponent's turn when they haven't accounted for it in blocks can really turn a match. Note that all removal is 3 mana, so you'll ALWAYS flash in a dude with the outburst and give it +1/+0. It's also not the worst thing to hit with Bloodbraid Elf, as it really changes the clock a fair bit.
* Sarkhan Vol. He's perfect in this deck, either powering up your dudes or stealing a blocker for the final throwdown.
The deck is far more degenerate than it seems. Give it a try.
New-Retro Elves
Creatures [26]
4 Nettle Sentinel
2 Bramblewood Paragon
4 Wren's Run Vanquisher
4 Boggart Ram-Gang
4 Imperious Perfect
4 Elvish Harbinger
4 Bloodbraid Elf
Instants [8]
4 Violent Outburst
4 Eyeblight's Ending
Sorceries [2]
2 Maelstrom Pulse
Planeswalkers [1]
1 Sarkhan Vol
Lands [23]
4 Gilt-Leaf Palace
4 Reflecting Pool
4 Fire-Lit Thicket
4 Twilight Mire
4 Forest
1 Mountain
1 Swamp
1 Mosswort Bridge
It's pretty much a cludge between Cascade, Jund and B/G Elves. Some features:
* Nettle Sentinel. This guy is setting your clock just a little bit faster than the oppositions. Plus he essentially has vigilance, which is great against Jund, so you can trade and really be ahead.
* Elvish Harbinger = Consistent Turn 4 Bloodbraid Elf. Even if you don't hit that forth land, your opponent has to waste a removal spell on your harbinger to stop you casting the Cascading Monster. You can also situationally pick up any other Elf spell, including Eyeblight's Ending, that you man need.
* Bloodbraid Elf -> Elvish Harbringer -> Bloodbraid Elf. You can easily set up multiple Bloodbraids this way.
* Imperious Perfect. He's hot to Cascade into, and his token making ability make other Cascade decks just go away.
* Bramblewood Paragon. His ability to give trample can help you overwhelming those annoying creatures that love to block, plus grow your dudes over your opponents.
* Violent Outburst. I realise it hasn't caught on, but it will. Being able to flash in a guy at the end of your opponent's turn when they haven't accounted for it in blocks can really turn a match. Note that all removal is 3 mana, so you'll ALWAYS flash in a dude with the outburst and give it +1/+0. It's also not the worst thing to hit with Bloodbraid Elf, as it really changes the clock a fair bit.
* Sarkhan Vol. He's perfect in this deck, either powering up your dudes or stealing a blocker for the final throwdown.
The deck is far more degenerate than it seems. Give it a try.
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