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					BMoor's Magic The Gathering Deck Garage Ah, an Elf deck. I've never played an Elf deck personally, but I have seen quite a few of them close up, working their magic...back when I was starting out.....that guy's Elf deck....could never beat it......the pain....the trauma.......no...not the Stonewood Invoker............. 
									Okay, I'm back.  Sorry about that.  Where 
									was I?  Ah yes.  Now, the strengths of an 
									Elf deck are that it floods the table with 
									Elves, it can produce massive amounts of 
									mana, and that almost every Elf has an 
									ability that benefits other Elves.  Frankly, 
									most Elf decks don't really need any non-Elf 
									spells except to be the finishing move. 
									Now, you said you lost to a land destruction 
									deck.  That's the first signal that 
									something's wrong here.  By the time a LD 
									deck can cast Stone Rain, you should barely 
									need lands anymore because lots of Elves 
									have mana abilities.  Replace Norwood Ranger 
									with Llanowar Elves(the early mana is far 
									superior to the extra point of toughness, 
									and will continue to be relevant long after 
									the Ranger would've chump blocked and 
									died).  And replace Elvish Pioneer with 
									Silhana Starfletcher.  It produces mana and 
									can block fliers, which brings me to the 
									next point. 
									You also mentioned that you have trouble 
									with flying decks.  This is a bit more 
									understandable for an Elf deck, but can also 
									be overcome.  Green has plenty of 
									anti-flying tech, much of it better than 
									Wing Snare.  I recommend Tel-Jilad Archers 
									and Elvish Skysweeper, because in the event 
									that your opponent doesn't have fliers, it's 
									at least another Elf.  As for what to take 
									out, I'd say Ambush Commander and Voice of 
									the Woods, since five mana for a 2/2 Elf is 
									most likely the reason that you lost to that 
									LD deck. 
									One more thing I want to make room for is 
									Silhana Ledgewalker.  This little Elf has 
									made a big impact since Guildpact was 
									released, and she's absolutely 
									head-over-heels in love with Timberwatch 
									Elf.  When these two are on the field 
									together, the Ledgewalker can carry 
									Timberwatch across the threshold, right into 
									your opponent's face.  Ideally, they'll want 
									the family there to attend the wedding, but 
									just the two of them is nice too.  I'd say 
									take out the Defiant Elf for the Ledgewalker, 
									since going unblocked is better than 
									trampling over a blocker. 
									And finally, replace one Forest with a 
									Wirewood Lodge.  It won't really help much 
									against land destroyers, but it will help 
									against everything else.  And replace that 
									Moment's Peace with another Elvish Champion, 
									cause you really need to get two out to 
									start having some real fun. 
									So, in summary: 
										17 Forest 
										1 Wirewood Lodge 
										2 Coat of Arms 
										3 Elvish Champion 
										4 Wellwisher 
										3 Elvish Skysweeper 
										2 Tel-Jilad Archers  
										4 Timberwatch Elf 
										4 Heedless One 
										4 Llanowar Elves 
										2 Elvish Warrior 
										2 Silhana Starfletcher 
										2 Wirewood Herald 
										4 Silhana Ledgewalker 
										You could probably afford to drop one or 
										even two copies of Heedless One to make 
										room if you thought you needed it, since 
										you usually don't want to draw a 
										Heedless One until you've got at least 
										two more Elves out.  And I kind of want 
										to cut Wellwisher down to two copies, 
										but that might just be the ghosts of my 
										frustration and hopelessness at facing 
										down an opponent who could gain 14 life 
										a turn.  
										Until next time, this is BMoor, at
										
										bemore4096@yahoo.com  
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