TheManaSource: I’m inclined to agree Wedge, this is ridiculously good. I’ve been patiently waiting for an elf deck tech since gilt leaf came out and this has definitely peaked my interest. Exceptional deck that I must try out. #WickedWedge #WaysOfWedge
This is why I feel Dominaria is a truly under valued set, legendary creatures like the nurturer are so important for these off meta decks, core set is representing pretty well also.
Man I still cant stay calm knowing Wedge is going strong.. 100% my favorite MTGtuber since day one and I'm proud of what he has done and im also proud to say he is my favorite! Thanks for the decklists, imma give it a whirl!
10/10 legit decktech I will be building this asap! Great to have you back and perfect timing as I drag new friends into the deep dark pit of mtg 🖤🖤🖤 Missed you Wedge 😍
I just played this deck at my LGS for my second FNM. I all my opponents were blindsided and overwhelmed before they knew what was going on. I did end up making some substitutions for the time being (costs and not having cards): 1) Instead of 4x steel leaf champ I had 1 and 3x Ledev champion. Great card if you don't have the pump up cards on the field. Use a bunch of smaller elves to push Ledev through like a boss. 2) instead of 4x thorn lieutenant, I used 2x reclamation sage and 2x conclave guild mage. The mage is great for the sudden trample or elf tokens that get pumped up.
Yes, finally, elves in standard, competitive! I wanted to make a normal selesnya-deck, only ravnica... but in regarding that i love playing elves in modern... this is perfect, thanks!
To this day, you still have the best music in Magic content creation, Wedge. Every black deck is already running Ritual of Soot either main or side so those Vanquisher's Banners are important. I think they take the place of Beast Collectors in the main if black gets going. Shaper's Sanctuary in the sideboard is a consideration if Izzet starts getting big. If blue-based control starts making everyone miserable, Fall of Thran would be a fantastic tempo play by preventing you opponent from having Settle the Wreckage or Cleansing Nova for 2 combat steps which will probably be enough to finish off the game or set up a card advantage engine. Life will get interesting in the winter when Gruul, Naya or even 4-color Elves will get a peak.
Stacking draw triggers alongside Beast Whisperer via the Banner is backbreaking for an opponent. Ran 2 Generous Stray in my prerelease deck alongside Beast Whisperer and even that minor synergy became a huge concern for them. This deck looks BONKERS!
I ended up assembling this deck on MTGO and went 3-2 in a league. The deck is sweet, though you can't play it if you're not willing to mulligan due to the low land count. That said, one game I mulliganed to 5 and played two Steel Leafs by turn 3. Thanks Wedge!
I played this in a few games tonight(with a few substitutions), and holy crap. Broken doesn't even begin to describe it. I only have 1 Unclaimed Territory so i threw in a couple of Song of Freyalise and just wrecked face. I played an Izzet Apex of Power deck and the only way I lost was when my opponent realized that burning my elves wasn't as useful as just burning me.
Its a bit out there but i built a similar deck but gruul with marwyn ramping casting the +3+3+3 spell on her tapping her casting and kicking gift of growth untapping her and retapping her either dropping a huge banefire kick a fight with fire or a huge monster, not massively consistent but really fun and catches people out would be nice if you could play about with this idea
only thing i can think to change would be RecSage for Knight of Autumn cause with KoA you get to choose one of three; pop a robot or enchantment (like RecSage) or for the aggro or burn match ups you can gain 4 life or the third choice can buff itself by giving itself 2 +1+1 counters making it a 3/2 for our go wide strat
I kinda wanna splash black for Vraska, Golgari Queen. She's amazing in any sort of "go wide" strategy. Also, I love Selesnya's split cards. They seems to work really well in just about any situation.
I built one pretty close, with 3 key changes, add 4x Ledev, 4x Radiant Destiny, 3x Guildmage and take out 4x Cowls, a Whisperer, the Banners, and the Marwyns. Once all your elves are Vigi... attack... then tap to pump Ledev or Convoke your Enchant. Guildmage can toss you Trample if the occasion calls for it.
Played this deck for the past few days and i found Ledev is a lot stronger with Emmera than Thorn, not to mention that Radiant Destiny is a VERY good play in this deck. my list isn't MUCH different but it's walking over Goblins, Esper control, WU Control, and Counter Burn... Tell me what you think... 3 Beast Whisperer 4 Druid of the Cowl 4 Elvish Clancaller 2 Emmara, Soul of the Accord 4 Llanowar Elves 2 Marwyn, the Nurturer 3 Pelt Collector 4 Steel Leaf Champion 3 Ledev Champion 3 Conclaive Guildmage Spell 6 2 Conclave Tribunal 2 Vanquisher's Banner 2 Radiant Destiny Land 22 8 Forest 3 Plains 4 Sunpetal Grove 4 Temple Garden 3 Unclaimed Territory The side just puts the Thorns in when you're facing down spot kill decks like vamps and goblins. Sideboard: 3 Seal Away 4 Thorn Lt. 2 Shapers' sanctuary 3 Sorc. spyglass 3 Deathgorge Scavenger So far i've only lost a few times and it's mainly to seeing too many spells and no mana dorks due to clumping from previous play, So when i shuffle enough it blows up by turn 4 normally. it's insane to think elves are a powerhouse like this again. And for those wondering why Ledev Champ is in the mainboard... he is insane with Radiant Destiny... Due to the Vigi trigger you can swing with board and STILL tap them to pump him, them tap the guildmage to give trample. It's honestly unfair how fast this deck goes off... this week i'm going to be play testing HEAVY against the Rakdos deck that won worlds and i'm going to try to narrow down the weak points in the deck... Feel free to give feedback and try the deck out for yourself. :D
Any chance of a video of this somewhere? I'm looking to play this for the forseeable future and want to know how the changes stack up before I start getting the other cards.
How about a new take on Golgari or Abzan midrange decks with all the new spice from GRN? I'm interested to see if shifting focus towards graveyard synergies will make those decks any stronger.
I'm surprised you suggested reclamation sage over knight of autumn as a sideboard card. We are already splashing white, so the much more powerful and versatile option sounds better.
I would like to see a very competitive Boros deck :) seems guilds gave us plenty and with other Boros cards like Firesong and Sunspeaker. I am pretty sure its right before us. Someone just has to craft it from the forges of Ravnica
Looks beautiful! My only question is why NOT have the inclusion of the Swiss army knife of Knight of Autumn? Legit a strict upgrade to Reclamation Sage, life gain, or just a big dude that's in our colors?
Not sure you can reasonably play Settle the Wreckage out of the sideboard with that mana base. Only 10 white sources that can help cast it, you'd need to be closer to 15-16. Deck is sweet though.
This deck is RIDICULOUS! I hope you enjoy it :)
TheManaSource: I’m inclined to agree Wedge, this is ridiculously good. I’ve been patiently waiting for an elf deck tech since gilt leaf came out and this has definitely peaked my interest. Exceptional deck that I must try out.
#WickedWedge #WaysOfWedge
Elves are BACK! Yay! Good to see you back Wedge! Can you add the sideboard to the deck list pretty please?
This is why I feel Dominaria is a truly under valued set, legendary creatures like the nurturer are so important for these off meta decks, core set is representing pretty well also.
I love the content really really helpful thanks for your tips on the pre-release !!!
I think I am going to build this... budget form with guild gates instead of gardens... maybe
Holy crap man chill. We don't see you for so long and now non-stop uploads? Gonna give me a stroke.
Deck seems really sweet. Good to see you again so often, Wedge!
Also love the thumbnail.
Thumbnail is a 10/10
I REALLY like how you show the text for sideboard cards
This is a great deck, and you're looking great too Wedge! Glad to see you making videos again!
Wedge soooo happy to see you alive and deck tech making. Love the deck. Woohoo
Man I still cant stay calm knowing Wedge is going strong.. 100% my favorite MTGtuber since day one and I'm proud of what he has done and im also proud to say he is my favorite! Thanks for the decklists, imma give it a whirl!
Yo I got a like! Imma cry😭😭😭😄😄😄
Dude the quality and editing on this was great!! It's gotta be said
10/10 legit decktech I will be building this asap! Great to have you back and perfect timing as I drag new friends into the deep dark pit of mtg 🖤🖤🖤
Missed you Wedge 😍
This video made me seriously reconsider never jumping back into Standard. Good job!
The decklist looks great! Thanks, Wedge!
I like how you're one of the youtubers that actually rotates flip cards, so that i don't have to break my neck.
Great to see you back in action Wedge. I have to say tho with the beard your starting to remind me of uncle phil from fresh prince.
I love the new board animatioins! It's cool to actually see how some turns would play out
This is the deck I have been waiting for!
I just built this in arena and it is absolutely bonkers. so much fun!
I just played this deck at my LGS for my second FNM. I all my opponents were blindsided and overwhelmed before they knew what was going on. I did end up making some substitutions for the time being (costs and not having cards): 1) Instead of 4x steel leaf champ I had 1 and 3x Ledev champion. Great card if you don't have the pump up cards on the field. Use a bunch of smaller elves to push Ledev through like a boss. 2) instead of 4x thorn lieutenant, I used 2x reclamation sage and 2x conclave guild mage. The mage is great for the sudden trample or elf tokens that get pumped up.
Yes, finally, elves in standard, competitive!
I wanted to make a normal selesnya-deck, only ravnica... but in regarding that i love playing elves in modern... this is perfect, thanks!
Loving the great quality editing! Keep up the good work :)
To this day, you still have the best music in Magic content creation, Wedge.
Every black deck is already running Ritual of Soot either main or side so those Vanquisher's Banners are important. I think they take the place of Beast Collectors in the main if black gets going. Shaper's Sanctuary in the sideboard is a consideration if Izzet starts getting big.
If blue-based control starts making everyone miserable, Fall of Thran would be a fantastic tempo play by preventing you opponent from having Settle the Wreckage or Cleansing Nova for 2 combat steps which will probably be enough to finish off the game or set up a card advantage engine.
Life will get interesting in the winter when Gruul, Naya or even 4-color Elves will get a peak.
Stacking draw triggers alongside Beast Whisperer via the Banner is backbreaking for an opponent. Ran 2 Generous Stray in my prerelease deck alongside Beast Whisperer and even that minor synergy became a huge concern for them. This deck looks BONKERS!
We love you very much, Wedge-inald.
instant like because Weeeeedge! :) Good to have you back, buddy
Oh my god running this deck in the next FNM this is siiiiiiick!! Really want to see a red/white aggro next!!
big fan. I like this. If I played standard, this would be right up my alley.
I ended up assembling this deck on MTGO and went 3-2 in a league. The deck is sweet, though you can't play it if you're not willing to mulligan due to the low land count. That said, one game I mulliganed to 5 and played two Steel Leafs by turn 3. Thanks Wedge!
This deck is going to be awesome. Thanks for all the videos. You are a really awesome channel with tons of videos being made.
I played this in a few games tonight(with a few substitutions), and holy crap. Broken doesn't even begin to describe it. I only have 1 Unclaimed Territory so i threw in a couple of Song of Freyalise and just wrecked face. I played an Izzet Apex of Power deck and the only way I lost was when my opponent realized that burning my elves wasn't as useful as just burning me.
Boros Aggro. The mentor mechanic looks Amazing!
Looks like both a fun AND competitive deck for Standard.
Its a bit out there but i built a similar deck but gruul with marwyn ramping casting the +3+3+3 spell on her tapping her casting and kicking gift of growth untapping her and retapping her either dropping a huge banefire kick a fight with fire or a huge monster, not massively consistent but really fun and catches people out would be nice if you could play about with this idea
only thing i can think to change would be RecSage for Knight of Autumn cause with KoA you get to choose one of three; pop a robot or enchantment (like RecSage) or for the aggro or burn match ups you can gain 4 life or the third choice can buff itself by giving itself 2 +1+1 counters making it a 3/2 for our go wide strat
Thank you so much for helping me to play my favorite colors.
I kinda wanna splash black for Vraska, Golgari Queen. She's amazing in any sort of "go wide" strategy. Also, I love Selesnya's split cards. They seems to work really well in just about any situation.
Izzet Counter Burn PLEASE
That's what I ran during pre-release it was so fun even though I didnt have risk factor
Second
Looks like I found a deck to get back into MtG with!
You’re all way too sweet!
No u.
Gottem
Nah, you are! Full of positivity and passion for these decks and cards!
I built one pretty close, with 3 key changes, add 4x Ledev, 4x Radiant Destiny, 3x Guildmage and take out 4x Cowls, a Whisperer, the Banners, and the Marwyns. Once all your elves are Vigi... attack... then tap to pump Ledev or Convoke your Enchant. Guildmage can toss you Trample if the occasion calls for it.
That sideboard display is nice mate
Good Lord that looks like a ton of fun
Wow i tested this deck at Magic Arena and holy shit this is really strong !!
Nice dude! Finally decktechs again! I get really pumped for decks when you tech them and I don't even play standard!
Awesome deck, sideboard Make a Stand and you kinda unstoppable here. Song of Feyalise maybe as well.
Played this deck for the past few days and i found Ledev is a lot stronger with Emmera than Thorn, not to mention that Radiant Destiny is a VERY good play in this deck. my list isn't MUCH different but it's walking over Goblins, Esper control, WU Control, and Counter Burn... Tell me what you think...
3 Beast Whisperer
4 Druid of the Cowl
4 Elvish Clancaller
2 Emmara, Soul of the Accord
4 Llanowar Elves
2 Marwyn, the Nurturer
3 Pelt Collector
4 Steel Leaf Champion
3 Ledev Champion
3 Conclaive Guildmage
Spell 6
2 Conclave Tribunal
2 Vanquisher's Banner
2 Radiant Destiny
Land 22
8 Forest
3 Plains
4 Sunpetal Grove
4 Temple Garden
3 Unclaimed Territory
The side just puts the Thorns in when you're facing down spot kill decks like vamps and goblins.
Sideboard:
3 Seal Away
4 Thorn Lt.
2 Shapers' sanctuary
3 Sorc. spyglass
3 Deathgorge Scavenger
So far i've only lost a few times and it's mainly to seeing too many spells and no mana dorks due to clumping from previous play, So when i shuffle enough it blows up by turn 4 normally. it's insane to think elves are a powerhouse like this again.
And for those wondering why Ledev Champ is in the mainboard... he is insane with Radiant Destiny... Due to the Vigi trigger you can swing with board and STILL tap them to pump him, them tap the guildmage to give trample. It's honestly unfair how fast this deck goes off... this week i'm going to be play testing HEAVY against the Rakdos deck that won worlds and i'm going to try to narrow down the weak points in the deck... Feel free to give feedback and try the deck out for yourself. :D
Any chance of a video of this somewhere? I'm looking to play this for the forseeable future and want to know how the changes stack up before I start getting the other cards.
Hell yeah i do like your changes, im going to try that myself
Great deck! I’d lie to see your take on an undergrowth deck, I’m having trouble fitting all the things I want in!
love this deck!
I might get back into standard.
I’d love to see a rundown on Jeskai or Izzet tempo or counterburn
Long time Elf player, I missed the Love :)
I love the deck, worried about Price of Fame becoming a standard staple and just pushing out our Nurturer, though.
Wow amazing. I wanna see a commander build for these cards.
This was great. Can't wait to build it. But can you do one on Izzet? I would love to see your take on an Izzet deck.
oh boy, elves, all the benefits of midrange/stompy with the curve of an aggro deck
Love it! Thanks.
I would love to see a non-budget version of the deck if you have. Would also LOOOOOOOOOVEEEEEEEEEE to see videos pf you playing it man
Awesome deck tech. Can we get a golgari deck please!
Looks fun, almost makes me want to play standard!
How about a new take on Golgari or Abzan midrange decks with all the new spice from GRN? I'm interested to see if shifting focus towards graveyard synergies will make those decks any stronger.
Good thing we have ritual of soot
Keep up the finger guns and the good work!
Wait...i Just realized this...YOU SHAVED!
I'm surprised you suggested reclamation sage over knight of autumn as a sideboard card. We are already splashing white, so the much more powerful and versatile option sounds better.
Interesting deck, as always!
Please wedge, make some midrange deck tech! Maybe some surveil!
I would like to see a very competitive Boros deck :) seems guilds gave us plenty and with other Boros cards like Firesong and Sunspeaker. I am pretty sure its right before us. Someone just has to craft it from the forges of Ravnica
Pre-release was fun lol
Looks beautiful! My only question is why NOT have the inclusion of the Swiss army knife of Knight of Autumn? Legit a strict upgrade to Reclamation Sage, life gain, or just a big dude that's in our colors?
I love it! Can you use some of the new elves to make an awesome budget modern elf deck??
Love it!
When you want to build this deck for mtg arena but you don’t have enough rare proxies. This deck is much easier to build irl than in arena :((
Have you thought about running huatli, radiant champion? I have her in a selesnya deck and it's hard for her not to ult multiple times
6:33 - 6:36 why did Wedge have to say it like that? I can't stop laughing.
i dream of a deck with emmara and that white enchantment turning any token creature into 4/4 angels
Just won an FNM tonight with this deck list. Confirmed busted
Goblins we need a goblin deck tech.
Hi! Excellent guide.
What do you think about RAdiant Destiny for this?
Now, an incentive to run Selective Snare
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Would love do see a zombie build utilizing undergrowth....that my Golgari dream
Please do another counterburn deck or something amongst the lines of izzet spells please
Do you think adding some kind of big creature would work like hungry Hydra for a mana sink or impervious
great worm
Please do boros next. I want to get back into standard for the first time and I trust your suggestions
Please do a deck list on Etrata.
Nice video. You should put the quantity of each card next to it, it would help
Not sure you can reasonably play Settle the Wreckage out of the sideboard with that mana base. Only 10 white sources that can help cast it, you'd need to be closer to 15-16. Deck is sweet though.
Have you considered adding Ghalta or Trostani discordant?
Hey wedge! I was wondering how you would change the deck if you were on Arena and didn't have a Sideboard
Zombie Golgari deck should be interesting, Wedge! why dont you try to brew one xD
Man, this is giving me some really evil ideas for my Elf EDH deck...
Anything with Boros!
Please make a grixis surveil/jumpstart midrange deck! Currently working on a list but would love to see one made by you
I swapped out white for black, playing underrealm lich and assassins trophy over emmara and conclave tribunal.
Unless I'm seeing this wrong if you play clan caller on 3 then Marwyn's power is 3 so you don't need another land to play Steel Leaf
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Please make a deck around thousand year storm RGU
Could you do a pillowfort casual deck tech
What kind of breakdown would you put the sideboard into with this deck? 2 of each?
Ah, Elves. They carved out the design space that Allies and Slivers moved into.
really really cool and fun deck! why not mentor of the meek or march of multitudes tho.
Add in History of Benalia for those knight tokens
blue black mil is something i wanna see