| MTG: Magic The Gathering - Ravnica Starter Deck - Selesnya United
The "Selesnya United" deck generates wave upon wave of creatures to drown your
opponent under an ocean of Saprolings and their mighty friends! Token-making
cards like Fists of Ironwood, Selesnya Evangel, and Scatter the Seeds can create
a frenzy of Saprolings in no time. The convoke ability then lets you tap these
creepy fungus monsters to help pay for gigantic creatures like Siege Wurm or
crushing spells like Overwhelm.
Early in the game, create creatures
quickly and frequently, using every Saproling-generating effect you can. Feel
free to play Fists of Ironwood on an opponent's creature just to get the
Saprolings! Early on, avoid attacking or blocking with your creatures if they
won't survive combat—it's much more important to build up your swarm. Any life
you lose to early attacks you can easily regain later with Conclave Phalanx.
Once you've assembled your token horde, you'll have three main ways to
win. The first way is to use your tokens to put huge attackers into play. Thanks
to the convoke mechanic, you can play Siege Wurm, a 5/5 trampler, for free . . .
if you also tap seven creatures. Root-Kin Ally is another powerful creature with
convoke. Tapping your creatures can both reduce its cost and make it enormous!
Plus the more creatures you control, the bigger Scion of the Wild gets. A 12/12
Scion with trample from Fists of Ironwood can wreak late-game havoc.
The
second way to win is with Sandsower. It dominates the board once you have enough
creatures, and it locks down your opponent's creatures while the rest of your
army attacks. The third way is to use Selesnya Guildmage, Tolsimir Wolfblood, or
the well-named Overwhelm to give power and toughness boosts to all your
creatures at once. You'll win the game in one massive, unstoppable attack.
2 Elvish Skysweeper C
1 Scion of the Wild R
2 Nullmage Shepherd U
1 Dowsing Shaman U
2 Root-Kin Ally U
3 Siege Wurm C
2 Caregiver C
2 Sandsower U
2 Conclave Phalanx U
2 Selesnya Evangel C
1 Watchwolf U
1 Tolsimir Wolfblood R
1 Selesnya Guildmage U
2 Centaur Safeguard C
3 Gather Courage C
4 Fists of Ironwood C
2 Scatter the Seeds C
1 Dryad’s Caress C
1 Overwhelm U
1 Conclave’s Blessing C
11 Forest
10 Plains
2 Selesnya Sanctuary C
1 Vitu-Ghazi, the City-Tree U |
