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C) It makes deck building more interesting and follows official line.

I've been struggling around with this so I decided to ask your help with this.

Deck is built for "fetchless" format that's being tested in Finland right now. I tested UGR ramp (not optimal.deck list: http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/hl-ugr-ramp/) in last test tournament and went 2-1-1 with it. Against WW 1-2, WW 1-1-1 (opponent played Sharazad), Zoo 2-0, RDW 2-0.

I really loved UGR but I felt this deck type could be even better. So let the test begin.

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Gameplan is to play defensive creatures and ramp along with them to bigger threats. I've included quite a many lifegain cards here since aggro seemed to be strong (in numbers too) in last tournament. Feel free to comment, I'm sure there are some cards that doesn't fit there enought well and cards that I'm missing.

http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/ger-hl-naya-ramp/


Land (35)
1x Ancient Tomb
1x Brushland
1x Cavern of Souls
1x Clifftop Retreat
1x Copperline Gorge
1x Gavony Township
1x Kessig Wolf Run
1x Khalni Garden
1x Kor Haven
1x Raging Ravine
1x Razorverge Thicket
1x Reflecting Pool
1x Rootbound Crag
10x Snow-Covered Forest
2x Snow-Covered Mountain
5x Snow-Covered Plains
1x Stirring Wildwood
1x Sunpetal Grove
1x Temple Garden
1x Treetop Village
1x Vesuva

Creature (33)
1x Acidic Slime
1x Armada Wurm
1x Avenger of Zendikar
1x Baneslayer Angel
1x Bloodbraid Elf
1x Brion Stoutarm
1x Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
1x Eternal Witness
1x Flametongue Kavu
1x Flickerwisp (possibly going to take this out)
1x Huntmaster of the Fells  Flip
1x Inferno Titan
1x Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker
1x Kitchen Finks
1x Knight of the Reliquary
1x Obstinate Baloth
1x Oracle of Mul Daya
1x Overgrown Battlement
1x Phyrexian Metamorph
1x Primeval Titan
1x Qasali Pridemage
1x Restoration Angel
1x Sakura-Tribe Elder
1x Solemn Simulacrum
1x Stoneforge Mystic
1x Sun Titan
1x Thragtusk
1x Vine Trellis
1x Wall of Blossoms
1x Wall of Omens
1x Wall of Roots
1x Wurmcoil Engine
1x Yavimaya Elder

Planeswalker (7)
1x Ajani Vengeant
1x Elspeth, Knight-Errant
1x Garruk Relentless  Flip
1x Garruk Wildspeaker
1x Garruk, Primal Hunter
1x Gideon Jura
1x Karn Liberated

Artifact (3)
1x Batterskull
1x Coalition Relic
1x Sensei's Divining Top

Enchantment (2)
1x Oblivion Ring
1x Sylvan Library

Sorcery (16)
1x Bonfire of the Damned
1x Cultivate
1x Entreat the Angels
1x Explore
1x Farseek
1x Firespout
1x Green Sun's Zenith
1x Harmonize
1x Into the North
1x Kodama's Reach
1x Natural Order
1x Nature's Lore
1x Primal Command
1x Rampant Growth
1x Regrowth
1x Search for Tomorrow

Instant (4)
1x Eladamri's Call
1x Path to Exile
1x Swords to Plowshares
1x Worldly Tutor

BAN

It`s never fun.

I understand issues with Stoneforge Mystic but somehow this makes me feel bad since Gifts Ungiven is still legal.

I`ve been playing Stonforge in every creature based deck after it came out and it´s never been too big problem to opponent or opponents Mystic to me. Decks have creature and artifact removals.

I understand issues with Stoneforge Mystic but somehow this makes me feel bad since Gifts Ungiven is still legal.

I`ve been playing Stonforge in every creature based deck after it came out and it´s never been too big problem to opponent or opponents Mystic to me. Decks have creature and artifact removals.

Nice looking deck Nastaboi, looks like lots of fun to play it

Here is my version of this deck. There are few cards I could cut out, like Garruk and some of creatures, but so far this have been working rather well. All ideas are welcome for sure!
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Lands: 34
13 Island
10 Forest
Mountain
Tropical Island
Breeding Pool
Volcanic Island
Steam Vents
Taiga
Stomping Ground
Academy Ruins
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
Wooded Foothills
Verdant Catacombs

Creatures:
Wall of Blossoms
Trinket Mage
Eternal Witness
Emrakul, the Aeons Torn
Palinchron
Oracle of Mul Daya - awesome creature if it manages to stay alive for awhile. I`ve been testing Primeval Titan too, it`s nice meat and it`s ability helps this deck quite much.
Magus of the Future
Drift of Phantasm - to find one of win conditions or Firespout/Vedalken Shackles

Counterspells:
Cryptic Command
Voidslime
Mana Leak
Counterspell
Remand
Memory Lapse
Negate
Mana Drain
Condescend
Force of Will

Draw and tutors:
Ancestral Visions
Ponder
Impulse
Mind Spring
Jace Beleren
Compulsive Research
Careful Consideration
Concentrate
Harmonize
Fact of Fiction
Personal Tutor
Intuition
Gifts Ungiven

Mana acceleration:
Search for Tomorrow
Wild Growth
Utopia Sprawl
Wall of Roots
Sakura-Tribe Elder
Rampant Growth
Explore
Nature`s Lore
Farseek
Cultivate
Kodoma`s Reach
Garruk Wildspeaker
Turnabout


Rest:
Sensei`s Diving Top
Regrowth
Moment`s Peace
Firespout
Vedalken Shackles
Exhaustion
Krosan Grip
Heartbeat of Spring
Mana Flare
Braingeyser
Stroke of Genius
Banefire
Primal Command - to search Palinchron or Emrakul.
Time Warp
Temporal Manipultation - Missing last Capture of Jingzhou
Future Sight
Rude Awakening
Time Spiral
All is Dust
Mindslaver
Tooth and Nail

1. am I wrong or do you just play 99 cards?!

I`m missing 2 cards on the list then. I wanted to play 101 just to make sure if I lose one card I don`t lose game if someone counts my deck.

2. Baneslayer > Exalted Angel > Stonehewer Giant

Stonehewer Giant, it`s ability is amazing, getting sword to play equipped win games sometimes, and still it`s 4/4 Vigilance. I didn`t play Baneslayer because I don`t have one.

Battlegrace Angel would be bad in this build, I would`t play it anywhere really.

3. Counters: - If you play Mana Tithe why no Force Spike also?
            - How was Unified Will for you .. got the feeling its only a good counter if you are over extending. Whats about Deprive? maybe some nice synergies with Winter orb and geddon?

I had to cut some cards (there are so many playable cards in UW colors) and I figured 12 counters is enought. I have same feeling about Unified Will, but still it`s cheap counter. Deprivive - should try this, but I have feeling it`s not good in many situations - specially in early game.

4. I guess Ravages of war is just not in because its WAY to expensive

True, true

5. Don t know if Shakles is >> Trechary.
maybe you could try to add shakles and even Control Magic

This deck is more W based so I thought there wouldn`t be enought Island in the play - silly thoughts must say. Added Shackels to the list. I like Control Magic but I wanted to add aggressive creature over it.

6. What do you think about Mox Diamond and Chrome Mox?? Synergies with speed b2b (for nonbasics), Winterorb and Geddon

I don`t personally like Moxes, 2 cards for 1 doesn`t sound very good plan often and in late games they are useless.

7. Gush and Sea Drake could also be pretty nice combo with geddons and winter orb

Gush - not enought Islands. Sea Drake is nice but I don`t own one - I would play it for sure.

8. How did work Transcedent Master and Thada Adel, Acquisitor for you.

I`ve only casted Transcedent Master once and that time it traded with 3/3. I`t s not hard to level up him 6 times because of colorless level up cost. Thada Adel have been great, many decks play islands in Finland and it`s ability is awesome - kills many combos aswell.

Thanks for the comments

I`ve updated deck quite much. I won HL tournament (5-0) last week with this.

2-0, Storm combo. Was really close to lose second game, gladly I decided play enought creatures to cause lethal damages, otherwise I would lost turn later.
2-1, so not`s UW fish. Lost first game to Sword equipped Islandwalker. Won second game with aggression. Third was really even, although Azorious guildmage caused lots of harm to opponent, finally won game with Harm`s Way (Opponent was at 2 life points).
2-1, Mono red, this deck wasn`t actually really good (Lava Axe surprised me , in first game mulliganed to 5. Two last ones were pretty fast for me.
2-0, GWR aggro. Not much to say, won first with Mother of Runes and Sword of Fire and Ice. Second with Back to basics.
2-0, UW control. First game was tought, in second opponent had mana screw and my Rishadan Port didn`t help any.

Lands: 35
Polluted Delta
Scalding Tarn
Windswept Heath
Arid Mesa
Flooded Strand
Misty Rainforest
8 Island
10 Plains
Tundra
Hallowed Fountain
Adarkar Wastes
Glacial Fortress
Mystic Gate
Flagstones of Trokair
Faerie Conclave
Rishadan Port
Mutavault
Mishra`s Factory
Wasteland

Creatures: 35
Figure of Destiny
Student of Warfare
Mother of Runes
Isamaru, Hound of Konda
Savannah Lions
Elite Vanguard

Knight of the White Orchid
Soltari Trooper
Samurai of the Pale Curtain
Azorious First-Wing
Stoneforge Mystic
Azorious Guildmage
Sejiri Merfolk
Serra Avenger
Looter il-Kor
Kor Skyfisher
Jötun Grunt

Aven Riftwatcher
Augury Adept
Thada Adel, Acquisitor
Azorious Herald
Transcedent Master (Was just testing this)
Aven Mindcencor
Serendib Efreet
Kor Sanctifiers
Kitchen Finks
Vendilion Clique
Wake Trasher
Stilmoon Cavalier

Ranger of Eos
Venser, Shaper Savant
Glen Elendra Archmage
Sower of Temptation

Exalted Angel
Stonehewer Giant


Counterspells: 12
Force of Will
Daze
Mana Tithe
Mana Drain
Counterspell
Hindering Light
Unified Will
Miscalculation
Remand
Mana Leak
Memory Lapse
Cryptic Command

Artifacts: 6
Aether Vial
Black Vise
Winter Orb
Sword of Light and Shadow
Sword of Fire and Ice
Vedalken Shackles
Tangle Wire (decided to play this over Shackels, sure I could play both)

Others: 11
Tithe
Swords to Plowshares
Path to Exile
Harm`s Way

Oblivion Ring
Back to Basics

Armageddon
Elspeth, Kinght-Errant
Jace, the Mind Sculptor

Treachery
Bribery

Here`s my version of UW aggro control. This list is pretty different compared to my old one (http://www.magicplayer.org/forum/index.php?topic=315.0).


Lands: 35
Polluted Delta
Scalding Tarn
Windswept Heath
Arid Mesa
Flooded Strand
Misty Rainforest
10 Island
9 Plains
Tundra
Hallowed Fountain
Adarkar Wastes
Glacial Fortress
Mystic Gate
Flagstones of Trokair
Faerie Conclave
Mutavault
Mishra`s Factory
Wasteland

Creatures: 32
Figure of Destiny
Student of Warfare
Mother of Runes
Isamaru, Hound of Konda

Soltari Monk
Soltari Priest
Soltari Trooper
Stoneforge Mystic
Azorious Guildmage
Sejiri Merfolk
Serra Avenger
Kor Firewalker
Looter il-Kor
Kor Skyfisher
Jötun Grunt

Mirror Entity
Aven Mindcencor
Serendib Efreet
Kor Sanctifiers
Cold-Eyed Selkie (Islands are pretty played in Finland, should possibly cut this)
Trinket Mage
Kitchen Finks
Vendilion Clique
Wake Trasher
Stilmoon Cavalier (Because of protections, should possibly cut this)
Pestermite

Ranger of Eos
Venser, Shaper Savant
Glen Elendra Archmage
Sower of Temptation

Exalted Angel


Counterspells: 12
Force of Will
Daze
Mana Tithe
Mana Drain
Counterspell
Hindering Light
Negate
Miscalculation
Remand
Mana Leak
Memory Lapse
Cryptic Command

Artifacts: 7
Sensei`s Diving Top
Aether Vial
Black Vise
Winter Orb
Sword of Light and Shadow
Sword of Fire and Ice
Vedalken Shackles

Others: 15
Tithe
Land Tax
Ancestral Vision
Swords to Plowshares
Path to Exile
Oust
Jace Beleren
Oblivion Ring
Back to Basics
Armageddon
Elspeth, Kinght-Errant
Control Magic
Treachery
Bribery

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I don`t own Baneslayer, Ravages of War or Jace, the Mind Sculptor.

I think monoblue wouldn`t work enought well with landfalls since green and black has best creatures for that right now.

All land tutors, fetch lands, cards like Gush, Soratami Cloudskater?, Sunder , Meloku...

Edited deck list. Lots of changes to Counter Rebel.

Thanks for your comments, I edited this deck quite much before our National tournament. So deck wasn`t actually counter rebel at all But I`ll post new list a bit later today or tomorrow - I really want to hear your comments about it.

I don`t own Baneslayer or other Sword, that`s the reason. Ponder would be good aswell.

Roun 3(UW fish):
Lost my notes on this match, so dont remember this clearly. this was pretty back and froth, seems he kept bad hand in second game and i controlled him pretty heavily, both games killed him with rampaging baloths (one game aso included ravenous baloths and recurring nightmare alongside them)

My deck was more like UW control than fish since I didn`t play a single merfolk. I`ll post deck list later.

About our games on round 3. I won first game quite easily, don`t remember anything more. In second game I kept bad hand and didn`t draw anything helpful. Third game was a bit longer but your Baloth was way too much with resurrections.

In final I was tired and did lots of bad moves. Not sure if I could win anyway, in first game I got you to low health (3?) and you had nice top decks over there after Armageddon. Second game was just horrible and you overrunned me. Congratulations once again!

ps. I`ll send that picture to you later today or tomorrow.

I understand your point clearly there. It has it`s bad sides of course, but it`s main idea to me is get more card advantage, and if it`s ever going to be activated, it might cause nice things, or not. It`s like 50/50. In late games I rather draw it than basic land. And it`s still just a one land so you can always discard it in first mulligan if it doesn`t help you.

But any comments about the deck?

I think you need some good blockers or atleast some mana engines which make your deck more suitable. Now it looks too slow for everything, even it looks fun. Bop, Llanowars etc takes a spot from something else in your deck, but with that mana curve (without really any draw machines) it won`t won many tournament games, I think. Now your deck has just two first turn drops.