The Forest Itself (Graham's Treefolk Deck)

[Graham]

FINALLY I got down to business and transcribed this business.
Remember from this episode that a lot of strictly worse cards are in here for flavour reasons, and I love it that way

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The Forest Itself

Commander: Sapling of Colfenor

Creatures [35]
Oakgnarl Warrior
Bosk Banneret
Lumberknot
Orchard Warden
Ebony Treefolk
Verdeloth the Ancient
Black Poplar Shaman
Dungrove Elder
Treefolk Harbinger
Ironroot Treefolk
Seedguide Ash
Gaea's Avenger
Wickerbough Elder
Weatherseed Treefolk
Weed-Pruner Poplar
Thorntooth Witch
Dauntless Dourbark
Battlewand Oak
Guardian of Cloverdell
Heartwood Storyteller
Everbark Shaman
Ambassador Oak
Nemata, Grove Guardian
Unstoppable Ash
Tilling Treefolk
Deadwood Treefolk
Treefolk Seedlings
Leaf-Crowned Elder
Sheltering Ancient
Argothian Treefolk
Cloudcrown Oak
Bog-Strider Ash
Woodfall Primus
Fendeep Summoner
Canker Abomination

Spells [31]
Reach of Branches
Heal the Scars
Cankerous Thirst
Death Mutation
Putrefy
Staff of Nin
Maelstrom Pulse
Stab Wound
Giant Growth
Golgari Germination
Rending Vines
Dark Heart of the Wood
Prey Upon
Rootgrapple
Go for the Throat
Consume Strength
Necrogenesis
Murder
Weed Strangle
Lignify
Ultimate Price
Golgari Charm
Living Terrain
Drain the Well
Gift of the Deity
Hidden Ancients
Life//Death
Mwonvuli Acid-Moss
Weatherseed Totem
Golgari Keyrune
Golgari Signet

Lands [34]
Dryad Arbor
Overgrown Tomb
Woodland Cemetery
Command Tower
Cavern of Souls
Jund Panorama
Grim Backwoods
Pine Barrens
Golgari Guildgate
Gilt-Leaf Palace
Tainted Wood
Llanowar Wastes
Golgari Rot Farm
Svogthos, the Restless Tomb
Swamp [8]
Forest [12]

[rucdoc]

Thank you

also that was fast only half an hour ago you said you would post this on irc

[Foxmar]

Thanks! Also thanks for recommending Autocard Anywhere I get so much use out of that!

[VestMan]

This is absolutely rad, I love the flavor. I am currently trying to build a flavor deck based on your Draft of BEAR FORCE 1. Yeva is the general and it is lots of Bears (creature type) and equipment that give bears flying.

[Graham]

You need to run Bearscape.

OBVIOUSLY.

[VestMan]

Well of course, and anything that flops flying grizzlies of doom onto the table. I am pretty sure just to have full on B-Air Strike I am going to have to run Akroma's Memorial, but only as an overrun for a full out bear assault.

2) Curiosity has piqued, have you considered Timber Protector? I feel besides good it is very much on flavor.

[Graham]

I think Card Kingdom must have been out of Timber Protector, because otherwise I'd be a madman.

[Foxmar]

I almost made a treefolk commander deck after you first talked about it but decided to use what I already had instead of buying more cards. Made a Boros metalcraft deck with Jor Kadeen, the Prevailer as the commander. Its not perfect but its fun.
Ive also made a black rat tribal deck and a green snake tribal deck. All the blame falls on LRR for this
Thanks!

[Wolfwood723]

I've been thinking of building a tribal deck for awhile and this seems awesome. But I have to wonder why you chose not to go with Doran as your commander?

[Graham]

Three reasons: I wanted it to be more focused, a LOT of people use Doran, and I loved the flavour of the BG Treefolk.

[Professor STAFF]

Awesome! So glad to finally get a peek at this!

I really love seeing the gang's decklists. It was great to get those posts about what Cam and Alex were playing as well.

Thanks for posting this, Graham. Looks awesome and fun!

EDIT: I'm putting together a version of this because it looks so fun. Question: Graham, have you considered running Cover of Darkness (Onslaught / Rare)? Seems like a nice card to name "Treefolk!" with. Flavor excuse? Don't get lost in the woods at night! (Yes, I realize the art is that of a thug walking through a sewer...)

EDIT2: And what about CReam of the Crop from Morningtide? I mean, it is a tree....getting its fruit harvested...but hey, they like that right?

[Psithief]

I hate to be a nitpicker, but I tried to build a virtual copy of this deck to see how it plays and discovered there's one too many cards.

(100 main deck + commander instead of 99 main deck + commander).

Which card is wrong?

[Graham]

Uh oh...
I have some counting to do.

[Psithief]

Three reasons: I wanted it to be more focused, a LOT of people use Doran, and I loved the flavour of the BG Treefolk.

Well, your commander gives card advantage! I've seen Doran decks stall themselves really fast.

It is a big problem that most reach comes on spiders though. That seems to be the biggest difficulty when playing this.

Did you get a Timber Protector eventually?