Selesnya Basics
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A fast White-Green aggro deck that uses economical creatures and pump spells to win by turn 5-6.
Llanowar Elves accelerates into two-drops like Mossborn Hydra. Giant Growth turns a small creature into a lethal threat. Valorous Stance clears blockers or protects your attacker. Pawpatch Recruit gains double strike when you control a permanent with a counter (from Mossborn Hydra or Titanic Growth).
Keep hands with 2-3 lands and at least one one-drop or two-drop creature. Mulligan hands with no early plays or all lands above 4.
Early game: Play Llanowar Elves or Healer's Hawk. Turn 2: Play Pawpatch Recruit or Warden of the Inner Sky. Turn 3: Use Giant Growth or Valorous Stance to push damage or deploy a Mossborn Hydra. Mid game: Play Moonshaker Cavalry or Virtue of Strength to finish. Late game: Trostani, Three Whispers can pump your team for the win.
Weak to board wipes and mass removal. Lacks card advantage, so can run out of steam against control decks.
| Type | Rarity | Card Name | Mana |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creatures (16) | Rare | Fecund Greenshell | |
| Common | Healer's Hawk | ||
| Common | Llanowar Elves | ||
| Rare | Loot, Exuberant Explorer | ||
| Mythic Rare | Moonshaker Cavalry | ||
| Rare | Mossborn Hydra | ||
| Rare | Pawpatch Recruit | ||
| Mythic Rare | Trostani, Three Whispers | ||
| Rare | Warden of the Inner Sky | ||
| Instants (12) | Uncommon | Elspeth's Smite | |
| Common | Giant Growth | ||
| Uncommon | Valorous Stance | ||
| Artifacts (2) | Rare | Celestial Armor | |
| Rare | Ghost Vacuum | ||
| Enchantments (1) | Mythic Rare | Virtue of Strength | |
| Lands (22) | Basic Land | Forest | |
| Basic Land | Plains | ||
| Rare | Three Tree City | ||
| Rare | Willowrush Verge |