We had seen and experience Green stompy decks in the past months of Standard. We had versions of Red Green Dinos and even just the straightforward Mono Green aggro with Galtha as its top curve. Today’s preview in Ravnica Allegiance spoilers opens to us another top curve option for a Green stompy deck. Presenting, End-Raze Forerunners.

There is a huge similarity with Craterhoof Behemoth with this beast except for the number of pump triggers wherein this version is fixed to +2/+2 and the additional vigilance to your other dudes. Eight mana is not that easy to acquire but with the mana dudes in the current format, you can just ramp into it on a fewer turn.

My deck choice is that it can possibly fit in a Mono Green Elves shell. I have posted before a Selesnya version but I think the mono color route can suffice. Here below is what I think it would look like.

• 3 End-Raze Forerunners
• 4 Llanowar Elves
• 2 Beast Whisperer
• 4 Thorn Lieutenant
• 4 Pelt Collector
• 4 Steel Leaf Champion
• 4 Elvish Clancaller
• 4 Marwyn, the Nurturer
• 2 Druid of the Cowl
• 3 Vivien Reid
• 3 Vanquisher’s Banner
• 23 Forest

Of course this is still subject to updating once the complete spoiler is up and we have other options to add and replace some of the creatures in the current list.

Is the card viable for the Standard metagame? Let me know in the comments below.