Gro-atog needs you!

[Anonymous]

Though I have found sorting through the various posts on Gro-atog in the T. 1 forum helpful, its just not quite the same as if I actually post my own decklist and get some advice. I am not powered! Thanks in advance.

Creatures:
3x Psychatog
4x Quirion Dryad

Counter:
3x Daze
3x MisD
4x Force Of Will
4x Counterspell
1x Foil/Divert?

Search/Dig:
4x Brainstorm
3x Sleight of Hand
4x Gush
1x Demonic Tutor
1x Mystical Tutor
1x Vampiric Tutor
1x Demonic Consultation
2x Merchant scroll
1x Cunning Wish

Other:
1x Fastbond
1x Yawgmoth's Will
1x Regrowth

Land:
1x Lotus Petal
4x Underground Sea
4x Tropical Island
5x Fetchland
4x Island

[Anonymous]

Demonic Consultation looks kind of bad since you want a big graveyard to fuel the Tog. Another Merchant Scroll in it's place would be good.

That's alot of counters you're runninng which isn't necessarily a bad thing. You would probably want the fourth Misdirection in in place of the Divert/Foil spot. Probably go ahead and run the fourth Tog and lose a Daze.

Do you have a Berserk in the sideboard to Wish for or just don't have one? It's not crucial. Just curious

Looks solid enough without power. You may actually do a bit better with the higher land count then some of the powered versions once Tog hate gets going good

[Anonymous]

Just my opinion here, but I actually prefer the opt vs. the sleight of hand... I like the instant speed vs. the sorcery speed.. it can pump the dryad on their turn, and in a sense if you take the first card, you get both anyway. I dunno just my opinion on the opt vs sleight controvercy.
jig

[Anonymous]

I really like foil in this deck since you are running gushes. And I prefer opt or even peek over slight of hand. You would be surprised how often that instant can save your dryad from a burn spell. Also, since you did not post a sideboard I see no point to the cunning wish. And if you can I would play one beserk in the main deck.

[Anonymous]

I agree with the cunning wish statement. (if you have no sideboard, then why use it?) I am not sure I would go with the berserk main deck though.  I have played this deck (actually man-handled TNT last night) with no berserk main deck. I mentioned in another forum that I felt that this deck is tight without having the berserk main. Thayt being said, berserk HAS to be in the sideboard, and while we are on the sideboard topic, I personally play 15 wishable spells (soon to be 14 due to a brain fart I had.) Just my opinion again,
Rich