Selesnya Toxic Proliferate
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A hyper-aggressive Selesnya poison deck that applies toxic pressure from the first turn, protects key creatures with cheap tricks, and uses proliferate to get opponents to 10 poison counters quickly.
Venerated Rotpriest turns every targeted protection spell and removal-fight spell into a poison counter while keeping your threats alive. Cankerbloom, Bloated Contaminator, and Contagious Vorrac all proliferate, so a single poison counter can quickly become several, and Collected Company can dump multiple Toxic/proliferate creatures into play at instant speed.
Keep any 2-3 land hand with a one-drop (Venerated Rotpriest or Crawling Chorus) or a strong turn-three Toxic creature. Mulligan hands without colored mana, with four or more lands, or with no early pressure.
Early: stick a one-drop and attack for poison, using Blossoming Defense and Snakeskin Veil both to protect your creature and add more poison with Rotpriest. Mid: play Cankerbloom, Bloated Contaminator, or Contagious Vorrac to proliferate and accelerate the clock. Late: use Collected Company for a burst of Toxic creatures and finish with Tyrranax Rex or Restless Vinestalk after clearing blockers with Infectious Bite and Boseiju.
The deck is vulnerable to board wipes and mass removal, though Heroic Intervention can protect your team. It also depends on early creatures for poison pressure, so do not overcommit into sweepers and try to leave up protection when possible.
| Type | Rarity | Card Name | Mana |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creatures (22) | Rare | Bloated Contaminator | |
| Uncommon | Cankerbloom | ||
| Common | Contagious Vorrac | ||
| Common | Crawling Chorus | ||
| Mythic Rare | Tyrranax Rex | ||
| Rare | Venerated Rotpriest | ||
| Instants (16) | Uncommon | Blossoming Defense | |
| Rare | Collected Company | ||
| Rare | Heroic Intervention | ||
| Uncommon | Infectious Bite | ||
| Uncommon | Snakeskin Veil | ||
| Lands (22) | Rare | Boseiju, Who Endures | |
| Common | Evolving Wilds | ||
| Rare | Fabled Passage | ||
| Basic Land | Forest | ||
| Rare | Lush Portico | ||
| Basic Land | Plains | ||
| Rare | Restless Vinestalk | ||
| Rare | Temple Garden | ||
| Rare | Temple of Plenty |