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I don get the interaction between Ezuri and Devoted Druid. Won't 2 -1/-1 counters put the druid into graveyard with no chance of being regenerated?

Ezuri pumps the other elves by giving the +3/+3 and trample, and if you untap one 3 times and the other twice, then you can activate ezuri again, giving them both another +3/+3, thus one of them remained the same size, while the other gained +1/+1... but you can do this for ever...

I tested a list very similar to this but the reliability and consistency just wasn't there, so I reverted to relying on splashing white for Ranger of Eos to find the Heritage Druid, Nettle Sentinel combo... This also gives you access to Burrenton Forge-Tender, and sideboard answers to Ethersworn Canonist which is pretty much game against you if you don't have the answer...

As for Gumby (Chameleon Colossus), I tried him out, but the protection from red and blue on Oversoul of Dusk was far more useful then the pump ability...

The list is pretty much identical to a non-budget list, the only thing I would add, as it is a mono-green version, is a handful of fetches, not necessarily the full 8, I am not convinced that is the right number, but maybe 4 or 5... as for the sideboard, anti Faerie tech in the form of Cloudthresher is a must, I also run Oversoul of Dusk as mentioned above for its ability to race Vendillion Clique while being resistant to removal...  after that, my sideboard is white, I have no idea what other green cards are viable...

Dec 8, 2010 -- 3:52AM, dippy_444 wrote:

Hey great article, I ran a similar list last night for extended except I played 4 Genesis Wave, they were never dead cards and are honestly worth having 4 of.  The devoted druid interaction is something I didn't see, i'll give that a whirl.  I also run 1 Gilt-Leaf Archdruid, after Genesis Wave (or 2) you seal the game by taking all their lands.

Genesis Wave was the first thing I thought of when I saw the Devoted Druid+Ezuri, Renegade Leader interaction. Llanowar Elves and Arbor Elf are necessary, obviously, but how would the addition of Training Grounds affect the mana production to feed to Ezuri? Could I bust out a huge Genesis Wave and plop most of my deck on the table? Could one of those cards be a Predator Dragon? What about Burst of Speed to give all my creatures haste until end of turn? All questions I don't have answers to, but I like articles that make me think!

The transmuter deck is interesting and not that expensive. I'm waiting for teh brokenz artifact decks during worlds!

im building the transmuter deck and i think jvl knows what hes talking about so until you get your own column on mtg i think you shouldnt talk smack you shouldnt tell him how to do his job