[Standard] Best Buds

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Slimy Feet of Fury

Make saprolings; make them bigger; sacrifice for profit.

Trying out the strategy. I could see going several different ways: song of Freyalise; torment of hailfire.

2-2 after the first FMN; I consider that ok when just trying out an idea.

The name for saproling migration during R&D testing was 'Best Buds'.

[CardAgain Sweater]

I've played a very small amount with this strategy; while it seems very linear and simple, it affords choices throughout the game.

The games I had Fungal Plots out were amazing - the lifegain and card draw are sorely needed in GB, but the enchantment doesn't add to the board state immediately (aside from +1 permanent towards ascend) and doesn't stack. When going up against targeted removal, this is great for instant speed tokens too as you'll have removed creatures in your gy to exile for value.

Metallic Mimic is ok - it either eats removal or pumps new saps from saproling migration. On turn 3, it can be a 3/2 attacking (t3 precombat mainphase sporecrown thallid) or triggers a turn 3 slimefoot when it's finally killed.

This is my first time playing with growing rites of itlomac. Powerful if you have cards in hand or mana sinks (slimefoot, arch of orazca - why I want to add torment of hailfire). This deck is not brimming with creatures so the 1st side etb ability is not as good as it could be, but it's been easy to flip. Better late game play so far.

The Aethersphere harvester saved me a few games by holding off the usual suspects of white and red flying creatures, but with so many mono red decks with abrade in the sideboard out there right now, I wonder if the vehicle would be better if brought in from the sideboard and have no artifacts if the maindeck.

Tendershoot Dryad. Its so good. Wanna play one more blossoming defense to save it more often.

Overall report is a very fun deck that could be customized based on many options.

[youaresprung]

This looks like a lot of fun. Great use of growing rites. I love the idea of using Torment of Hailfire to take advantage of the creature based ramp these saprolings seem to be made for. Song of Freyalise is another great way to crank up the X value. If the Torment doesn't do the job, that final trigger will finish it when all your saprolings get Vigilance, Trample, and Indestructable.

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I had fun with this deck before Chainwhirler became real popular. Trying some new cards to bring it back. Not there yet...

Revision 2

Added/removed cards:
-2 Growing Rites of Itlimoc
-2 Metallic Mimic
+3 Demon of Catastrophes
+3 Whisper, Blood Liturgist
-2 (SB) Crook of Condemnation

Changed amounts:
-2 (Main) +2 (SB) Aethersphere Harvester
-1 Blossoming Defense
+1 Fungal Infection
+2 Swamp
-2 (Main) +1 (SB) Tendershoot Dryad
-1 (SB) Vraska's Contempt

[CardAgain Sweater]

This has been doing well at the LGS level. 5-2 at FMN and Saturday Standard Showdown. The 2 losses were to PPTQ grinders and one was close.

It was accidentally 61 cards once I counted them up, but it works. I wish fungal plots stacked. Cant afford to run multiple copies, but it is so good in this deck.

Demon of Catastrophes eats removal the turn before Tendershoot Dryad comes down. That's nice; and if it survives thats ok too.

Not sure about yahenni's expertise in the sideboard as it hoses me too, but thats boardwipes in black for ya.

Revision 4

Added/removed cards:
+1 Growing Rites of Itlimoc
-2 (SB) Aethersphere Harvester
-2 (SB) Heroic Intervention
-2 (SB) Vicious Offering
+2 (SB) Bone Picker
+2 (SB) Plague Mare
+1 (SB) Sorcerous Spyglass

Changed amounts:
-1 (Main) +1 (SB) Blossoming Defense
+1 Demon of Catastrophes
-1 Fungal Plots
+1 Spore Swarm