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Decklist

Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait
Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait
Ambush Viper
Ambush Viper
Ancient Greenwarden
Ancient Greenwarden
Animal Attendant
Animal Attendant
Avenger of Zendikar
Avenger of Zendikar
BIRDS OF PARADISE
BIRDS OF PARADISE
Bugenhagen, Wise Elder
Bugenhagen, Wise Elder
Delighted Halfling
Delighted Halfling
Eshki, Temur's Roar
Eshki, Temur's Roar
Essence Warden
Essence Warden
Goldspan Dragon
Goldspan Dragon
Greensleeves, Maro-Sorcerer
Greensleeves, Maro-Sorcerer
Gwenna, Eyes of Gaea
Gwenna, Eyes of Gaea
Icetill Explorer
Icetill Explorer
Loot, Exuberant Explorer
Loot, Exuberant Explorer
Lotus Cobra
Lotus Cobra
Multani, Yavimaya's Avatar
Multani, Yavimaya's Avatar
Oracle of Mul Daya
Oracle of Mul Daya
Rampaging Baloths
Rampaging Baloths
Rattleclaw Mystic
Rattleclaw Mystic
Sabotender
Sabotender
Scute Swarm
Scute Swarm
Spitfire Lagac
Spitfire Lagac
Springbloom Druid
Springbloom Druid
Starwinder
Starwinder
Stonecoil Serpent
Stonecoil Serpent
Surrak Dragonclaw
Surrak Dragonclaw
Sylvan Safekeeper
Sylvan Safekeeper
Tannuk, Memorial Ensign
Tannuk, Memorial Ensign
Tatyova, Benthic Druid
Tatyova, Benthic Druid
Temur Battlecrier
Temur Battlecrier
Thundermane Dragon
Thundermane Dragon
Tireless Provisioner
Tireless Provisioner
Traveling Chocobo
Traveling Chocobo
Tunneling Geopede
Tunneling Geopede
Instants (9)
An Offer You Can't Refuse
An Offer You Can't Refuse
Crop Rotation
Crop Rotation
Cyclonic Rift
Cyclonic Rift
Entish Restoration
Entish Restoration
Fierce Guardianship
Fierce Guardianship
Heroic Intervention
Heroic Intervention
Negate
Negate
Stubborn Denial
Stubborn Denial
Worldly Tutor
Worldly Tutor
Sorceries (5)
Awaken the Woods
Awaken the Woods
Call Forth the Tempest
Call Forth the Tempest
Jeska's Will
Jeska's Will
Splendid Reclamation
Splendid Reclamation
Three Visits
Three Visits
Artifacts (5)
Crucible of Worlds
Crucible of Worlds
Lotus Petal
Lotus Petal
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
Sol Ring
Sol Ring
The Ozolith
The Ozolith
Enchantments (8)
Case of the Locked Hothouse
Case of the Locked Hothouse
Dragonback Assault
Dragonback Assault
Exploration
Exploration
Hardened Scales
Hardened Scales
Innkeeper's Talent
Innkeeper's Talent
Sapling Nursery
Sapling Nursery
Stocking the Pantry
Stocking the Pantry
The Lost and the Damned
The Lost and the Damned
Lands (23)
Breeding Pool
Breeding Pool
Command Tower
Command Tower
Evendo, Waking Haven
Evendo, Waking Haven
Exotic Orchard
Exotic Orchard
Field of the Dead
Field of the Dead
Gaea's Cradle
Gaea's Cradle
Gruul Turf
Gruul Turf
Karplusan Forest
Karplusan Forest
Ketria Triome
Ketria Triome
Lotus Field
Lotus Field
Mana Confluence
Mana Confluence
Misty Rainforest
Misty Rainforest
Scalding Tarn
Scalding Tarn
Shivan Reef
Shivan Reef
Steam Vents
Steam Vents
Stomping Ground
Stomping Ground
Taiga
Taiga
Tropical Island
Tropical Island
Verdant Catacombs
Verdant Catacombs
Volcanic Island
Volcanic Island
Windswept Heath
Windswept Heath
Wooded Foothills
Wooded Foothills
Yavimaya Coast
Yavimaya Coast
Basics (6)
Forest
4 Forest
Island
3 Island
Mountain
3 Mountain
Snow-Covered Forest
2 Snow-Covered Forest
Snow-Covered Island
Snow-Covered Island
Snow-Covered Mountain
Snow-Covered Mountain