Jazzpha wrote: Like the title says, I'm wondering if Garruk's higher mana gain offsets Nissa's ramping loyalty abilities in the long term, on average. Garruk's abilities are fairly useless if you're not focusing on token buffing and synergy, but for those who have played with both him and Nissa, do you find that ramp works better with one consistently over the other? Thanks!
EDHdad wrote: If you talk about pure ramp then nissa is the obvious choice. I'm not sure she is. Garruk could win the game playing nothing but 10 cards which say "turn 3 gems green". Nissa would just be turning gems green.
Morphis wrote: If you talk about pure ramp then nissa is the obvious choice. If you talk about ramp with some support to it, Garruk can be better with some creature enhance supports. This way the token can get the initial beating while you are accumulating mana for big fatties. Probably overall Garruk power level is better, if that is a decisive factor for you.