Spring Is A Go – A Poem

Spring is a go

Sing as we plow with our hoe

Scattering seeds of life

For back break harvest strife

Baseball games are ah playin’

My mood is a’ liftin,’  I am just sayin’

And, in all that we do

Spring has sprung through and through

** Unnatural Predation – I Know What You Are Thinking; Your Want To Trample Your Opponent, But…

Trample is a very effect way of eliminating your opponent. That is not what is in question. However, this card is a weak card because it only gives you +1/+1 for 1 card. So, don’t go with this card. Go with a card like Elvish Herder and give multiple cards trample, at the cost of 1 mana apiece.

***Deadly Recluse – If You Play This Card Well Chances Are Your Opponent Sacrifices Big

One thing I like about this card is that it has reach. It gets rid of that fly over bull, while it can also stop something on the ground if necessary. It only costs 2 mana, so it won’t break your mana piggy bank.

**** Joraga Treespeaker – If I Pull This Card With 2 Other Mana I Keep

Some cards, such as Llanowar Elves, Arbor Elf, and Fyndhorn Elves if you pull just one mana, then you can keep, but this one only costs one mana, but just to be safe, mulligan it if you don’t have two other mana. However, if you do have 2 mana, Joraga Treespeaker is an awesome way to get your game on early. The advantage to this card is precisely that it can be put at level 1, where it taps for 2 mana, on your second turn. That is nothing to sneeze about. Because by turn 3 you will have 4 or more mana, and that is the way green gets ahead, through mana growth, such that you will destroy your opponent before he or she even gets to make a move.

**** Kodama’s Reach – Kodama’s Reach Is Essentially Cultivate and Vise Versa

A good formula that you may consider as far as mana acceleration is concerned is that paying 3 mana should at least give acceleration equal to two mana. Thus, this card makes the mark, and there are a few others like Cultivate, Fyndhorn Elder, and Joraga Treespeaker that all do the trick. Thus, I would rate all these cards highly. One added advantage to this card is that you can get a double landfall, which works excellent with Baloth Woodcrusher. Thus, in my opinion there are better choices than cards such as Quirion Elves, Wirewood Elf, and Leaf Guilder, all of which cost 2 mana for a return of 1 mana as an activated ability. If it is mana you want, go with Joraga Treespeaker, Fyndhorn Elves, Llanowar Elves, this card, or Fyndhorn Elder, etc.

**** Cultivate – Cultivate Is Essentially Kodama’s Reach and Vise Versa

A good formula that you may consider as far as mana acceleration is concerned is that paying 3 mana should at least give acceleration equal to two mana. Thus, this card makes the mark, and there are a few others like Kodama’s Reach, Fyndhorn Elder, and Joraga Treespeaker that all do the trick. Thus, I would rate all these cards highly. One added advantage to this card is that you can get a double landfall, which works excellent with Baloth Woodcrusher. Thus, in my opinion there are better choices than cards such as Quirion Elves, Wirewood Elf, and Leaf Guilder, all of which cost 2 mana for a return of 1 mana as an activated ability. If it is mana you want, go with Joraga Treespeaker, Fyndhorn Elves, Llanowar Elves, this card, or Fyndhorn Elder, etc.

**** Boreal Druid – When It Comes To Green I Like To Sneak Attack

This apparently harmless card if properly equipped with something like Gigantiform can become a hellish tormentor of doom to one of your opponents. If you get this one, then be sure to beef if with something in the late game, as you opponent will probably leave it alone all the while it is working behind the scenes adding mana for your every play. Green is the mana acceleration color. Pay 1 for 1 acceleration with this card. It is a very good deal.

**** Ambush Viper – Your Opponent Won’t Expect Flash Destruction If You Are Playing Mono-Green

And, with one strike of the Viper, suddenly your opponent will be cut down to size. That is because Ambush Viper has flash and deathtouch, not to mention that this Viper only costs 2 mana to play. That is a bargain mana cost. Though I have to admit, if someone is attacking with trample, deathtouch isn’t much use. However, I’d take that bet and guess that Ambush Viper if properly played will unwittingly poison the blood of one of your opponents larger creatures.

**** Arbor Elf – Another Fairly Innocuous Card That Can Be Turned Into a Slammer

With my Sylvan Ranger review, I suggested playing it with Gigantiform. This would be another card that words well with Gigantiform. I’ll also state that you may think of using this one with Gigantomancer, but chances are you won’t get Gigantomancer out, or even if you do it is just a 1/1 and is easily dealt with. Green is the mana acceleration color. Pay 1 for 1 acceleration with this card. It is a very good deal.

**** Dungrove Elder – One Heck of a Bad Ass Card for Just 3 Mana to Cast

If you are playing mono-green, and especially with a few extra mana in your deck this card works wonders. It just keeps getting bigger. It’s one of those cards that if your opponent is smart, then he or she will try to stop it before it multiplies. Stab, hack, slash and kill your opponents while they can’t even get to you because this baby has hexproof. Some cards you might want to consider playing in a deck with Dungrove Elder are Elvish Herder, Cultivate, and Kodama’s Reach.

**** Sylvan Ranger – Some Cards Cost 2 And Add 1 Mana As An Activated Ability, But This Is Better

I really like Sylvan Ranger. She seems innocuous, but really she isn’t. There are several cards out there that will add 1 mana that cost two mana, usually a green and a colorless, but the problem with these cards is that they are vulnerable. In the case of Sylvan Ranger, you separate these abilities into two cards. One is a separate land card. The other is Sylvan Ranger herself. Sylvan Ranger herself is zero threat to your opponent, such that he or she probably won’t bother with this creature. However, the secret to this card is combining it with something like Primal Bellow and/or Gigantiform.