jackofallgeeks: (Contemplative)
John Noble ([personal profile] jackofallgeeks) wrote2002-03-28 02:31 am

Zero to sixty - in 7 turns.

The mana acceloration capabilities of Green Magic is just sick. Conceivably, you drop a Forest and a Llanowar Elf on turn one - 2 Mana, 6 cards in hand. Turn two, you drop another Forest and two more Llanowar Elves - 5 Mana, 4 cards. Turn three, you drop another forest and use 4 mana to drop 4 more elves - all Fyndhorn, to keep the deck legal. 10 Mana, 0 cards in hand, all by turn four. If on turn four you draw a forest, great, 11 mana. If you draw just about anything smaller than...hell, with 10 possible mana, I can't THINK of anything you couldn't cast. Turn four, and you could have anything you WANT out in play. That's sick.

It's True

[identity profile] jackofallgeeks.livejournal.com 2002-03-28 01:29 pm (UTC)(link)
If you want mana, Green will give it to you. Since the beginning, there have been Llanowar Elves and Wild Growths, and some where along the lines, Fertile Ground got thrown in, allowing you to generate any color mana you wanted. The advent of Quirion Elves did the same thing for elves that the Fertile Ground did for lands, more or less. Later on, Skyshroud Elves and Urborg Elves were introduced, allowing you to basically get any and every color mana you wanted.

The Invasion Block, with it's emphasis on 3-, 4-, and 5-Color decks saw Green's mana production really shine - if you wanted mana, regardless of color, you played Green in your deck. With cards like Overlaid Terrain and Pulse of Llanowar, Color conflicts are not a problem.

For really sick mana in a Mono-Green deck, play Vernal Blood (3G) and Rofellos, Llanowar Emmisary (GG). You can only play one Rofellos, since he's a legend, but if you have him and 4 of the Blooms out, you can get some FIVE GREEN MANA for every forest you control. Green can be powerful, in it's own right.

Re: It's True

[identity profile] rundancefreak.livejournal.com 2002-03-28 05:24 pm (UTC)(link)
i so did not know that, but now that i do i must remember that...heh


danke sehr!

Ooops

[identity profile] jackofallgeeks.livejournal.com 2002-03-28 07:07 pm (UTC)(link)
It should be not Vernal Blood. ^^;;