Gruul Beatdown

MatthewVII

Here's my take on what a gruul deck should look like

Lands (23)
4x Stomping Ground
4x Karplusan Forest
2x Skarrg the Rage Pits
8x Forest
5x Mountain

Creatures (25)
4x Llanowar Elves
3x Birds of paradise
4x Kird Ape
4x Scab-Clan Mauler
4x Burning-Tree Shaman
3x Viridian Shaman
3x Rumbling Slum

Spells (12)
4x Moldervine Cloak
4x Char
4x Shock


My only qualms are that i cant seem to fit in Frenzied Goblin (who is godly in this deck). anyone have any suggestions?

Ivan

Oh my, I cant believe they reprinted Kird Ape, what a great card

Farcear

*tries to remember the last time he posted here....*



@Matt: I think it's lacking a bit of beat. Cut the Shock for the Goblin as they both do the same thing but the Goblin does it better.

cedomination

i would cut the pain lands for basics as you dont really need mana fixing in a two color deck,i would consider removing the birds they dont fit into an aggro deck.
then again, i havent played the deck so i wouldnt be sure.

MatthewVII

The reason i have the birds is to accelerate into a turn two Burning Tree, as well as being a great vehicle for Moldervine Cloak. In retrospect i could probably cut the shocks for volcanic hammers and birds/elves for Frenzied goblins. i might have to wait and see how the pros build it.

Farcear

Keep the 4x accelerators, you'll need them for early tempo. Cut the birds for the goblins. The Elves are better as they can still swing for one later on.

No Jitte? :P

MatthewVII

I personally think the Jitte is a little too slow for this deck, i think that in terms of fast beats, Moldervine Cloak is superior. its also more resilient to destruction which is important considering all the seed sparks, naturalizes etc going around

cedomination

if your turn 2 creature is burning tree shaman than consider cutting down
on the amount of scab clan maulers,they are good but if you already have
your creature for that turn then they might not be so important