Nissa, Sage Animist Deckbuilding Challenge thread

Hibernum_JC
Hibernum_JC Posts: 318 Mover and Shaker
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  • FarEastRus
    FarEastRus Posts: 8 Just Dropped In
    Nissa, Sage Animist (Early Game, 1 lvl)

    My Deck "Defend Yourself And Win"
    Creatures

    Citadel Castellan
    Dwynen’s Elite
    Elvish Visionary
    Guardian Automaton
    Hitchclaw Recluse
    Valeron Wardens
    Vastwood Gorger

    Spells

    Reclaim

    Supports

    Mage-Ring Network
    Nissa’s Pilgrimage

    Description

    The basis of the deck is creatures with defensive functions.
    Strategy - the excess of defensive abilities over offensive potential of the enemy, taking hit, wearing down the enemy and counter-attack.
    Easy Combo: Reclaim + Guardian Automaton = 12 mana + 2 hp.

    Nissa, Sage Animist (Mid Game, 40 lvl)

    My Deck "Forest deer"
    Creatures

    Woodland Bellower
    Managorger Hydra

    Spells

    Gather the Pack
    Joraga Invocation
    Titanic Growth
    Animist's Awakening

    Supports

    Zendikar’s Roil
    Sword of the Animist
    Rogue’s Passage
    Orbs of Warding

    Description

    The basis of the deck – Woodland Bellower, causing either your copy or Managorger Hydra in hand, and giving it 6 mana.
    Gather the Pack also delivers to hand one of these cards.
    Joraga Invocation, Titanic Growth, Sword of the Animist and the second ability of Nissa reinforce creatures.
    Animist''s Awakening helps set mana.
    Rogue's Passage, Zendikar's Roil help in the attack, and Orbs of Warding - protection.
    All spells increase Managorger Hydra.

    Nissa, Sage Animist (End Game, 60 lvl)

    My Deck "Don't Anger Nature"
    Creatures

    Gaea’s Revenge

    Spells

    Gather the Pack
    Nissa’s Revelation
    Titanic Growth
    Animist's Awakening
    Wild Instincts

    Supports

    Evolutionary Leap
    Mage-Ring Network
    Nissa’s Pilgrimage
    Rogue’s Passage

    Description

    The basis of the deck – Gaea''s Revenge.
    The ability of this card makes it a very dangerous attacking creature.
    Enhancing it and adding new abilities, increasing the capacity of cards to incredible sizes.
    Titanic Growth, Evolutionary Leap and Nissa's second ability increase Gaea''s Revenge.
    Gather the Pack delivers a copy of the card from library to hand.
    Wild Instincts - Gaea''s Revenge attacks enemy creatures.
    Rogue's Passage - Gaea''s Revenge is attacking, ignoring his creatures.
    Mage-Ring Network, Nissa''s Pilgrimage, Animist''s Awakening lead to an increase of mana.
    Nissa''s Revelation - the influx of cards and a healer.
  • Lvl 60

    "Elves on Steroids" Deck
    Creatures (the Juiceheads):

    Conclave Naturalist
    Shaman of the Packs
    Sylvan Messenger
    Llanowar Empath

    Spells (the Steroids):

    Joraga Invocation
    Titanic Growth
    Might of the Masses

    Supports:

    Throwing Knife
    Brawler's Plate
    Nissa's Pilgrimage
  • span_argoman
    span_argoman Posts: 751 Critical Contributor
    Nissa, Sage Animist

    Level 1 - Elvish Vanguard
    Sylvan Messenger
    Llanowar Empath
    Elvish Visionary
    Bonded Construct
    Rhox Maulers
    Somerwald Alpha
    Nissa's Pilgrimage
    Throwing Knife
    Alchemist's Vial
    Reclaim

    Deck playstyle
    This deck involves using Elvish Visionary and Nissa's Pilgrimage to convert gems to Green for ramp. Llanowar Empath and Reclaim-ing unneeded creatures (especially Bonded Construct) helps to provide further ramp. Sylvan Messenger helps to fetch more Elves into your hand to ensure a constant stream of creatures to summon.

    Rhox Maulers and Somerwald Alpha are your heavy hitters with Renown and the +1/+1 ability when blocked which also includes when a Berserker (ie. Rhox Mauler) is attacking an enemy creature.

    Throwing Knife provides a nice boost in damage while Alchemist's Vial will disable the target creature while drawing you a card to help with your setup.

    *Note this deck was built without knowing Nissa's creature/spell/support limit at level 1 as this information was not provided by the developers.*

    Notable cards/combos
    Reclaim + Unneeded Creatures: Nissa has a high creature limit which means her decks tend to field more creatures and hence face battlefield creature space constraints more frequently. Reclaim helps to mitigate what would otherwise be an absolute loss in that situation by gaining you net 9 mana (after deduct the 3 mana cost of Reclaim) for the loss of the creature.


    Level 40
    Woodland Bellower
    Outland Colossus
    Dwynen, Gilt-Leaf Dwynen
    Rhox Maulers
    Herald of the Pantheon
    Undercity Troll
    Nissa's Pilgrimage
    Throwing Knife
    Animist's Awakening
    Mantle of Webs

    Deck playstyle
    At level 40 you gain access to your planeswalker abilities and increased mana gains. Nissa's first ability is strong for helping with setup as drawing a card and converting gems both facilitate setup.

    Woodland Bellower helps with setup by fetching your next Green creature and giving it 6 mana. Dwynen serves as a blocker but you can also cast Mantle of Webs on your biggest creature to have it share blocking duties also. Undercity Troll can be a good candidate for a blocker as its Regenerate 3 means it will gradually heal from damage. Herald of the Pantheon is a mana-efficient creature that helps you to summon out your supports and with a small life gain benefit.

    Nissa's Pilgrimage and Animist's Awakening will help with ramp and loyalty gain to keep your deck running smoothly.

    Notable cards/combos
    Outland Colossus: Renown 6 is no small figure. This means you typically want to summon out your Outland Colossus as soon as possible to avoid the opponent summoning any blockers to prevent it from getting Renowned.


    Level 60
    Woodland Bellower
    Gaea's Revenge
    Outland Colossus
    Dwynen, Gilt-Leaf Dwynen
    Nissa's Pilgrimage
    Yavimaya Coast
    Alhammarret's Archive
    Animist's Awakening
    Mantle of Webs
    Nissa's Revelation

    Deck playstyle
    At level 60, you gain access to your planeswalker's full potential. For Nissa this just means ramp ramp ramp for big creatures.

    Woodland Bellower will assist with setup while Gaea's Revenge and Outland Colossus are your big hitters. Nissa's Pilgrimage, Animist's Awakening and Yavimaya Coast help to dial up the gem conversion for more mana and loyalty gain. Alhammarret's Archive and Nissa's Revelation balances that with card draw (with a very significant dose of life gain) while Mantle of Webs helps you assign one of your big creatures as a blocker.

    Notable cards/combos
    Gaea's Revenge: A 16/9 Haste Hexproof creature makes a big entrance when entering the field. At 23 mana the cost is fairly reasonable for the power too. This creature helps you end the match fast.
    Outland Colossus: Renown 6 is no small figure. This means you typically want to summon out your Outland Colossus as soon as possible to avoid the opponent summoning any blockers to prevent it from getting Renowned.
  • mingninja
    mingninja Posts: 21 Just Dropped In
    Detail - The deck build around these theory
    1.AI will use 1st ability the most and sometime 2nd. N1 is draw card and generate mana, good for ramp.
    2.The deck for each Planeswalker must also contain only cards of the expansion it came in. It suppose to face the deck in the same condition.
    3.AI can't order combo. So we avoid complicated play.

    Mid Game (Planeswalker levels 40 to 60, build using level 40 restrictions) deck by RungsitX
    Mostly uncommons, rares, and 1 Mythic maximum.
    Hungarback Walker
    Dwynen, Gilt-Leaf Dean
    Conclave Naturalists
    Honored Hierarch
    Animist Awakening
    Mantle of Webs
    Nissa's Pilgrimage
    Meteorite
    Rogue's Passage
    Evolving Wilds

    End Game (Planeswalker level 60, build using level 60 restrictions) deck by RungsitX
    Go nuts! No restrictions, but must be a top-tier deck.
    Geae's Revenge
    Dwynen, Gilt-Leaf Dean
    Conclave Naturalists
    Honored Hierarch
    Animist Awakening
    Mantle of Webs
    Nissa's Pilgrimage
    Nissa's Revelation
    Rogue's Passage
    Evolving Wilds
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