R/G Zoo discussion

[Malus]

I agree with Deletheead.  I think scrolls are much better than Winter Orbs, since many decks now do not seem to have too much trouble playing around something like this.

[Razor]

Here is the latest version of my Aggro:Control Red/Green Zoo deck.  My metagame is dominated by blue-based Control and Aggro decks.

I run Boas and Apes over the Mongeese.  The untargettability of the Mongeese is only conditionally beneficial, whereas the targetability of the Boas and Apes (allowing me to run Rancor) is more consistently beneficial.  Besides, Lavamancers and Nimble Mongeese simply are not friends (the first keeps the second from reaching Threshold).

I'd like to use Blood Moons but I prefer Mishra's Factories more and the two simply don't mix well in the same deck.

I've chosen Miners over Price of Progress because they are more controlling.

I've dropped Wheel of Furtune because this deck is too slow to reliably abuse it more than my opponent.

I run Stormbind over Cursed Scrolls so I can shoot fatter critters (eg.Juggies, 'Phids, etc.).

I am contemplating using Rack and Ruin over Artifact Mutation to help in the Mask and TNT matchups.

//Name: Zoo, R-G v.1.2
//By Ray Mitchell
//ray@webinmotion.net
//2003-Feb 25
//Thanks: Kev & Jon
//Cards: 60
//
//Mana: 26
1 Black Lotus
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Emerald
4 Taiga
4 Wooded Foothills
3 Mountain
3 Forest
4 Mishra's Factory
4 Wasteland
1 Strip Mine
//
//Critters: 20
4 Kird Ape
4 Grim Lavamancer
4 Gorilla Shaman
4 Dwarven Miner
4 River Boa
//
//Enchantments: 8
4 Rancor
3 Stormbind
1 Sylvan Library
//
//Instants: 6
4 Lightning Bolt
2 Naturalize
//
//Sideboard: 15
4 Choke
4 Red Elemental Blast
3 Tormod's Crypt
2 Hull Breach
2 Artifact Mutation
//End

Here are a few sideboarding plans:

SB’ing vs. U-based: 8
+4 Choke
+4 Red Elemental Blast
-4 Lightning Bolt [‘Phids?]
-4 Dwarven Miner [Factories?]
-4 Gorilla Shaman [Kegs? Moxen?]

SB’ing vs.R-G TNT: 7
+3 Tormod’s Crypt
+2 Hull Breach
+2 Artifact Mutation
-4 Kird Ape
-3 Stormbind

SB’ing vs U-G Oath: 13
+4 Choke
+4 Red Elemental Blast
+3 Tormod’s Crypt
+2 Hull Breach
-4 Kird Ape
-4 Grim Lavamancer
-4 Rancor
-1 Gorilla Shaman

SB’ing vs. General Combo: 7-15
+4 Choke
+4 Red Elemental Blast
+3 Tormod's Crypt
+2 Hull Breach
+2 Artifact Mutation
-4 Lightning Bolt
-4 Grim Lavamancer
-4 Kird Ape
-3 Rancor