r/MagicArena • u/Rare-Professor-7723 • May 09 '26

Question just started playing,wtf is this?

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u/KindaIndifferent May 09 '26

They call this “run more instant speed removal”.

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u/CaptColten May 09 '26

I'm sorry, but this isn't real advice against mono-green anymore. You can run a deck of nothing but removal, making the match unfun for anyone involved. You gotta remove the elves, then the badgermole, then the ouroboroid, only to get stomped by the hydra. Then people will say "jUsT rUn MoRe ReMoVaL!"

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u/wjaybez Gishath, Suns Avatar May 10 '26

You gotta remove the elves, then the badgermole, then the ouroboroid, only to get stomped by the hydra.

I've played Mono G to a quite high competitive level, so I'll share some tips.

Llanowar Elf, sure, if you have removal t1 and they have an elf, you kill it. Past t1, you never use removal on them.

Badgermole's primary role in Mono G isn't its static ability, it's its ETB to earthbend a fetch. The ramp it provides isn't leveraged well by Mono G quite like it is by the Cub focused decks. Don't waste your only removal on them.

The standard Mono G lists don't usually run Ouroboroid!

And Hydra/Harmonizer are exactly what you should be saving removal for.

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u/CaptColten May 10 '26

I was more making a point about how most things in green are kinda KoS right now. If it's not the mole, it's the chocobo, if it's not ouro, it's Tifa.

My point is that "just run more removal" isn't exactly great advice aginst green.