Lord Windgrace EDH
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Est deck cost: $1639.86
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Lord Windgrace
+2: Discard a card, then draw a card. If a land card is discarded this way, draw an additional card. −3: Return up to two target land cards from your graveyard to the battlefield. −11: Destroy up to six target nonland permanents, then create six 2/2 green Cat Warrior creature tokens with forestwalk. Lord Windgrace can be your commander.
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Land Destruction
Land Destruction
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Synergy
Nissa, Resurgent Animist
Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, add one mana of any color. Then if this is the second time this ability has resolved this turn, reveal cards from the top of your library until you reveal an Elf or Elemental card. Put that card into your hand and the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.
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Braids, Arisen Nightmare
At the beginning of your end step, you may sacrifice an artifact, creature, enchantment, land, or planeswalker. If you do, each opponent may sacrifice a permanent of their choice that shares a card type with it. For each opponent who doesn't, that player loses 2 life and you draw a card.
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Ramp / Lands ETB
Ramp / Lands ETB
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Extra Land Drops
Extra Land Drops
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Tutors
Archdruid's Charm
Choose one — • Search your library for a creature or land card and reveal it. Put it onto the battlefield tapped if it's a land card. Otherwise, put it into your hand. Then shuffle. • Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control. It deals damage equal to its power to target creature you don't control. • Exile target artifact or enchantment.
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Land
Boseiju, Who Endures
{T}: Add {G}. Channel — {1}{G}, Discard this card: Destroy target artifact, enchantment, or nonbasic land an opponent controls. That player may search their library for a land card with a basic land type, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle. This ability costs {1} less to activate for each legendary creature you control.
Land
Demolition Field
{T}: Add {C}. {2}, {T}, Sacrifice this land: Destroy target nonbasic land an opponent controls. That land's controller may search their library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle. You may search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
Land
Land
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Removal
Dire-Strain Rampage
Destroy target artifact, enchantment, or land. If a land was destroyed this way, its controller may search their library for up to two basic land cards, put them onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle. Otherwise, its controller may search their library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle. Flashback {3}{R}{G}
Sorcery
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Win Condition
Win Condition
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Sideboard
Nissa, Vital Force
+1: Untap target land you control. Until your next turn, it becomes a 5/5 Elemental creature with haste. It's still a land. −3: Return target permanent card from your graveyard to your hand. −6: You get an emblem with "Whenever a land you control enters, you may draw a card."
Planeswalker
Urza's Saga
(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.) I — This Saga gains "{T}: Add {C}." II — This Saga gains "{2}, {T}: Create a 0/0 colorless Construct artifact creature token with 'This token gets +1/+1 for each artifact you control.'" III — Search your library for an artifact card with mana cost {0} or {1}, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
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Now, quite a few years later, it's one of my favorite decks that I have tweaked repeatedly over the years and I have also invested heavily into \"blinging it out\". This is one of my favorite decks of all time, although it should be said that the land destruction variant is relatively new and I am not yet certain how I feel about it. Note that the most optimized/successful version of the deck ran "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Finale of Devastation"}},{"insert":" to grab Craterhoof Behemoth but I have since moved that card to another deck. The haste on the X+= 10 was huge for the deck, and I can definitely see adding that card back in at some point down the road. \n \n\tIn this iteration, there is a moderate amount of targeted and mass land destruction to cripple opponents while setting up the win, as well as a heavy amount of control since the deck can take a little while to get online. The deck relies on Lord Windgrace for draw, and also abuses his second ability to recur fetchlands and stack landfall triggers. There are a fair few tutors in the deck because we need to have our token generators, and eventually Craterhoof, in order to win the game.\n\n\tOk, let's break down the categories in the deck.\n\nDraw:\n\tWindgrace is our main source of draw, but "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Braids, Arisen Nightmare"}},{"insert":" is also excellent in this deck because we can sacrifice lands and our opponents are typically not willing to follow suite. And, if they do, then it plays to our advantage anyway because we will recur our sacrificed lands with either a "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Crucible of Worlds"}},{"insert":" effect or Windgrace's -3 ability. Obviously "},{"insert":{"card-link":"The Gitrog Monster"}},{"insert":" is just absurd in this deck, as he triggers off of our Windgrace's +2 discard, fetches, etc. Often we even appreciate that he forces us to sacrifice a land because it means we'll have the two we want in the yard for Windgrace's -3 ability. \n\nRamp / Lands ETB:\n\tThis category is mostly green ramp spells that put lands onto the battlefield from our library. Of course, with 2 colorless in Windgrace's casting cost, "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Sol Ring"}},{"insert":" is a must even though this is a Landfall deck; the tempo advantage of dropping him 2 turns early is just too insane to pass up. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Reshape the Earth"}},{"insert":" could probably be listed as a win con, because it often can close out a game, but I left it here for somewhat arbitrary reasons. \n\nExtra Land Drops:\n\tWe want to pay as many lands in a turn as possible to trigger "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Field of the Dead"}},{"insert":" or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Scute Swarm"}},{"insert":" , and these help us do just that. This also helped us get ahead early, and can fuel the Landfall triggered ramp creatures in "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Lotus Cobra"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Tireless Provisioner"}},{"insert":" to really get ahead. \n\nToken Generators: \n\tI guess this category only has "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Avenger of Zendikar"}},{"insert":" at the moment, so 'nuff said. \n\nRemoval:\n\tThere is a hefty amount of removal for the reasons listed above: Landfall can be a slow burn (although I have won with this deck by turn 6 on many occasions) and so we need as many tools to slow down our opponents as possible. Board wipes can be huge for us, as Field of the Dead and Windgrace will survive them, so a well-timed "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Damnation"}},{"insert":" can be game winning when we break parity and keep all of our important pieces on the board. \n\nLand Destruction:\n\tThis is the newest addition to the deck, but I really like the idea of making tempo plays to slow down the table as I overwhelm them with my land recursion and ramp. I love "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Tectonic Break"}},{"insert":" here because we can pick X=2 and set our opponents way back and then use Windgrace's -3 to bring our lands right back. If we have multiple land drops and a "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Crucible of Worlds"}},{"insert":" effect then we can be even more greedy. It also has a lower CMC so it can be cast earlier to really cripple our opponents in the early game. I elected not to include the \"destroy all lands\" cards because they are much harder to break parity on, whereas forcing everyone to sac 5 lands is a huge loss for our opponents that this deck can recover from with ease. As I mentioned above regarding the board wipes: these land destruction + creature damage cards allow us to break parity on two fronts, so they can be extra juicy. It is also worth noting that looping "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Strip Mine"}},{"insert":" and the like is a perfectly viable strategy to cripple the opponent who worries you the most, be it the blue player or the combo player. \n\nRecursion: \n\tMost of these cards are used to recur lands from the graveyard, allowing us to loop fetches for landfall triggers as well as play lands we discard to Windgrace's +2, but we also run "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Eternal Witness"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Bala Ged Recovery // Bala Ged Sanctuary"}},{"insert":" for other important pieces or reusing removal or tutors. Note that Bala Ged is particularly strong in this deck as it can be a recurred as a land after being cast as a spell. \n\nSynergy:\n\tI kept the Landfall ramp creatures ("},{"insert":{"card-link":"Lotus Cobra"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Tireless Provisioner"}},{"insert":") in this category to separate them from the landfall triggering ramp, but don't let that fool you: these two can ramp at an absurd rate and almost every single one of my quickest wins involved dropping one or both of these early. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Ancient Greenwarden"}},{"insert":" is both a Landfall "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Panharmonicon"}},{"insert":" effect as well as a Crucible effect, so it is an absolute all-star in the deck. \n\nTutors:\n\tMost of these are straightforward, but I would like to draw attention to the fact that Windgrace's +2 makes top of the deck tutors much more reliable. Also, "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Realms Uncharted"}},{"insert":" is broken here because no matter what they pick we almost certainly get all 4 of the lands eventually. Often we will grab "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Field of the Dead"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Vesuva"}},{"insert":" (which is to copy the FotD), "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Strip Mine"}},{"insert":", some fetches, maybe other utility options like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Arcane Lighthouse"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Command Beacon"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Bojuka Bog"}},{"insert":", etc. Also, as always, remember that we don't always need to hold our tutors for a win condition; there are plenty of times where an early tutor into a value piece to get ahead is a winning move. I really like pushing ahead with an early Lotus Cobra or Tireless Provisioner; obviously the land tutors should almost always be used to grab Field of the Dead, but the unrestricted tutors and creature tutors have some flexibility. \n\nWin Conditions:\n\tI chose to put "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Scute Swarm"}},{"insert":" here rather than in the Token Maker section because unlike the other token maker(s) it can definitely close a game without the help of "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Craterhoof Behemoth"}},{"insert":". I have yet to pull off copying "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Field of the Dead"}},{"insert":" with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Rebuild the City"}},{"insert":", mostly because I have been building many new decks recently so this one is seeing far less play at the moment, but the day I do it will be glorious. Once we have pulled ahead of our opponents, through a combination of intensive ramp, destroying their lands, and constant interaction, we can go for the win by flooding the board with tokens and then using any one of our myriad tutors to drop a Craterhoof. Of course, since the deck does not currently include a "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Finale of Devastation"}},{"insert":", we do need to wait for a turn rotation after making our tokens before we can attack. It's for this reason that I may reinstate Finale in the deck, because you don't need that many tokens down when you cast it with X+=10 and grab a Craterhoof, and the Haste is a huge boon. \n\n\n\tThis is one of my favorite and longest-tenured decks, so it holds a special place in my collection. It is a blast to play, can be absurdly powerful, and includes a lot of decision points and game actions. Better be good at shuffling your deck though, because Landfall requires a lot of it and you don't want to bore your opponents; obligatory apology and shout out to my play group as they have put up with my Landfall obsession in the form of many different decks over the years without (too much) complaining. As always, please leave any comments, questions or suggestions you may have down below! Cheers\n\n\nEdit 01:\nLotus Cobra out for "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Nissa, Resurgent Animist"}},{"insert":". Return to Nature out for "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Archdruid's Charm"}},{"insert":". Perennial Behemoth and Eternal Witness both out for "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Finale of Devastation"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Evolution Sage"}},{"insert":". \nThe first two are easy swaps, while the latter two are less so. Nissa is a straight upgrade over Lotus Cobra since it can also find important pieces. Archdruid's Charm is a creature or land tutor that can also be removal; it's an incredibly flexible card. Evolution Sage used to perform well in previous versions of the deck, so I want to bring her back since the Perennial Behemoth has underperformed for me. I decided that I want the Finale back in the deck, and I since it can retrieve the Craterhoof from the graveyard the Eternal Witness is maybe less necessary for now. I may end up wanting that recursion again, so it may be reinstated. \n\nEdit 02:\nAvenger of Zendikar out for "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Greensleeves, Maro-Sorcerer"}},{"insert":". Obviously AoZ is a classic landfall staple, but I want to try out Greensleeves. The 3/3 tokens are pretty beefy, and her P/T being large will make a good blocker to protect Windgrace. We'll see how it goes. \n\nEdit 03: 05/29/24\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Urza's Cave"}},{"insert":" is a new land from MH3 that can tutor lands, and then Windgrace will be able to recur it and do it again. I removed "},{"insert":{"card-link":"War Room"}},{"insert":" for it. \n\nEdit 04: 09/10/24\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Talon Gates of Madara"}},{"insert":" is an excellent new land from the MH3 Simic precon; it will be great in this deck, and I slotted it in for "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Arcane Lighthouse"}},{"insert":". \n\nEdit 05: 10/30/24\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Walk-In Closet // Forgotten Cellar"}},{"insert":" is coming in for "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Ramunap Excavator"}},{"insert":". Enchantments are harder to interact with and also survive my boardwipes; on top of that, the second door is just upside. \n"}]}
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