Casual Deck Examination #6 Elf-On 2001

Right time to get moving on this one and welcome back to another casual deck examination today a more recent build comes to mind, yes elves those nasty little buggers that do some serious harm, let's take a look see at the deck itself shall we

Creatures = 26
2 Ezuri, Renegade Leader
3 Llanowar Elves
4 Arbor Elf
2 Joraga Treespeaker
4 Nissa's Chosen
4 Copperhorn Scout
3 Joraga Warcaller
4 Lys Alana Huntmaster

Lands = 18
2 Rootbound Crag
1 Oran-Rief the Vastwood
2 Turntimber Grove
13 Forest

Spells = 17
3 Nissa Revane
2 Ascesticism
4 Withstand Death
1 Eldrazi Monument
4 Rampant Growth
2 Quest for Renewal

Yes i am aware this deck is pretty expensive and that most of this is rare/mythic rare it has to be, this is a budget elf deck that can go for standard if it so desired i can drop the Growth's to slot in some more elves or some crap like that, the basis of the deck is simple, beat the living hell out of your opponent, this is perhaps the most expensive build i've done in a while with a total cost of about 100 dollars to put this stuff together, the lack of lands in the deck is due to the amount of ramp it possess and the fact it's utterly broken once Eldrazi Monument/Nissa Revane/Nissa's Chosen is on the field, since those two are the perfect sacrifice outlet for the job, during testing as well this deck shows great promise with perhaps a turn 7 kill if you get a decent hand and a good opener, dropping Ezuri is critical for the deck and this is why i intend to get Genesis Wave to sap all my mana into and get anything i so desire outta it. Lys Alana Huntmaster is only there to provide extra dudes off the elves i play and give them a more fighting chance on the field, plus it's a decent sacrifice outlet to the Monument personally.

2 Crags and an Oran Rief, the Vastwood are pretty much standard though i intend to get more soon enough, creature wise, standard ramp pack of Llanowar, Arbor and of course Joraga Treespeaker which i need more of and i'll probably end up dropping Quest to get more, this deck though is one of more lengthy time to build for someone like me but to someone who has all the cards available they can build it in a instant here is what you should not use for the deck if you don't like casual

- Turntimber Grove [Too slow for a mana source and is really ineffective]
- Quest for Renewal [Worst of the quests to get in zendikar block, though Quest for the Gemblades is better]
- Withstand Death [Combat tricks are nice, but they prove useless with Monument out]

So with that i will do it much like this

-2 Quest for Renewal
-2 Turntimber Grove
-4 Withstand Death

+2 Joraga Treespeaker
+1 Eldrazi Monument
+1 Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
+4 Vines of Vastwood

That's pretty much it for this edition of the casual deck examination, stay tuned for more later when i look to the future for Commander updates all week long