Daily Digest: The Rise Of Green Devotion

Where did all these Nykthos decks come from?

Well, as it turns out, when everyone is trying to play aggro decks, the big green monsters come out to play. The rise of R/W Aggro and the continued success of Abzan Aggro meant that a lot of different people had similar ideas, and a lot of them ended up doing pretty well!

Robert Berni won the StarCityGames Open in Houston with a G/R version of the archetype, but it was all over the place this weekend. Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx, Whisperwood Elemental, Ugin, the Spirit Dragon, and Crater’s Claws were some of the hits featured throughout these decklists. No matter which way you choose to do it, these decks will allow you to go over the top of your opponent very easily.

Whisperwood Elemental is the standout from Fate Reforged in these decklists. It gives insurance against sweepers, clogs up the board, and will eventually manifest you some potent threats. Ugin, the Spirit Dragon is great if you can get there, but Tannon and Carlos chose to have a lower mana curve. It seems like those two cards plus the aggressive nature of the format has heralded the return of Nykthos.

Mono-Green Devotion

Marcio Carvalho

6th Place at Grand Prix on 02-15-2015

Standard

Creatures (31)

• 3 Hornet Queen
• 4 Elvish Mystic
• 4 Polukranos, World Eater
• 4 Sylvan Caryatid
• 1 Arbor Colossus
• 4 Voyaging Satyr
• 4 Courser of Kruphix
• 3 Genesis Hydra
• 4 Whisperwood Elemental

Planeswalkers (4)

• 2 Nissa, Worldwaker
• 2 Ugin, the Spirit Dragon

Lands (24)

• 17 Forest
• 4 Wooded Foothills
• 3 Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx

Spells (1)

• 1 Frontier Siege

Sideboard

• 2 Back to Nature
• 1 Arbor Colossus
• 4 Nylea's Disciple
• 2 Nissa, Worldwaker
• 2 Hornet Nest
• 3 Hooded Hydra
• 1 Ugin, the Spirit Dragon

G/R Devotion

Carlos Ballester Garcia

4th Place at Grand Prix on 02-15-2015

Standard

Creatures (27)

• 2 Hornet Queen
• 3 Elvish Mystic
• 3 Polukranos, World Eater
• 1 Nylea, God of the Hunt
• 3 Sylvan Caryatid
• 2 Stormbreath Dragon
• 4 Voyaging Satyr
• 4 Courser of Kruphix
• 3 Genesis Hydra
• 2 Whisperwood Elemental

Planeswalkers (3)

• 2 Xenagos, the Reveler
• 1 Nissa, Worldwaker

Lands (24)

• 8 Forest
• 4 Wooded Foothills
• 4 Mountain
• 4 Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
• 4 Temple of Abandon

Spells (6)

• 3 Lightning Strike
• 2 Crater's Claws
• 1 Wild Slash

Sideboard

• 2 Arc Lightning
• 1 Hornet Queen
• 2 Destructive Revelry
• 1 Xenagos, the Reveler
• 4 Nylea's Disciple
• 2 Nissa, Worldwaker
• 2 Savage Punch
• 1 Barrage of Boulders

G/R Devotion

Robert Berni

1st Place at Star City Games Standard Open on 02-14-2015

Standard

Creatures (31)

• 4 Elvish Mystic
• 4 Polukranos, World Eater
• 4 Sylvan Caryatid
• 1 Boon Satyr
• 4 Voyaging Satyr
• 4 Courser of Kruphix
• 4 Eidolon of Blossoms
• 2 Genesis Hydra
• 4 Whisperwood Elemental

Planeswalkers (2)

• 2 Ugin, the Spirit Dragon

Lands (23)

• 10 Forest
• 4 Wooded Foothills
• 1 Mountain
• 4 Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
• 4 Temple of Abandon

Spells (4)

• 4 Crater's Claws

Sideboard

• 2 Arbor Colossus
• 3 Nylea's Disciple
• 1 Xenagos, God of Revels
• 2 Setessan Tactics
• 2 Genesis Hydra
• 3 Nissa, Worldwaker
• 2 Reclamation Sage

G/R Devotion

Tannon Grace

8th Place at Star City Games Standard Open on 02-14-2015

Standard

Creatures (29)

• 4 Elvish Mystic
• 3 Polukranos, World Eater
• 1 Arbor Colossus
• 3 Voyaging Satyr
• 4 Courser of Kruphix
• 3 Genesis Hydra
• 4 Rattleclaw Mystic
• 4 Whisperwood Elemental
• 3 Shaman of the Great Hunt

Planeswalkers (5)

• 3 Xenagos, the Reveler
• 2 Nissa, Worldwaker

Lands (24)

• 8 Forest
• 4 Wooded Foothills
• 2 Mountain
• 1 Windswept Heath
• 3 Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
• 4 Temple of Abandon
• 1 Mana Confluence
• 1 Rugged Highlands

Spells (2)

• 2 Crater's Claws

Sideboard

• 2 Arc Lightning
• 1 Arbor Colossus
• 2 Nylea's Disciple
• 1 Setessan Tactics
• 2 Reclamation Sage
• 3 Briber's Purse
• 2 Outpost Siege
• 2 Wild Slash