t.j.'s 5C "Forest" Deck Green ----- 4 Ernham Djinn 2 Yavimaya Ants 3 Birds of Paradise 3 Quirian Ranger 1 Sylvan Library Blue ---- 4 Ophidian 3 Impulse Black ----- 4 Hypnotic Specter 1 Nekrataal 4 Hymn to Tourach Red --- 1 Thunderbolt 4 Lightning Bolt White ----- 1 Armageddon Multi ----- 1 Dark Heart of the Wood Artifact -------- 2 Winter Orb 3 Mountain Valley 4 Bayou 4 Tropical Island 3 Badland 2 Undiscovered Paradise 6 Forest Sideboard 2 Night Soil 3 Emerald Charm 2 Storm Bind 3 Suffocation 1 Thunderbolt 1 Nekrataal 2 Null Rod 1 Bubble Matrix The 5 Color deck would be a misnomer, it is a 4 color deck with a single Armageddon. It has a green base but really isn't 5CG. I call it a 5 Color Forest deck since the original idea is to incorporate Dark Heart of the Wood as the Extended format Zuran Orb. Only 8 lands aren't forests. Strengths and Weaknesses: The strengths are obvious. Some of the best cards from their respective colors. The deck and sideboard key on card advantage. Night Soil is really a hilariously potent sideboard card. I planned on seeing some Reanimator decks when I put them in but they simply ruled against decks with any reliance on graveyards+critters (Lhurgoyf et al). They go along with the card advantage motif. Weaknesses: Massive Artifacts/Enchantments, if such a deck exists. Originally big critters, especially flyers, were a problem, so I adapted by adding Nekrataals and Thunderbolts. There are many more modifications that could be made, all centering on personal taste and play environment. After October 1 the Hyppies are gone. Juggernauts could be put in, Nevinyarral's Disk seems better with the Hymns and offers more environment control. Adding 1 Nekrataal, 1 Uktabi Orangutan and 2 Disks to the deck seem viable as replacements. Clones could be useful against many decks.