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exile effects, sacrifice removal, pillowfort strategies and fast noncreature combo.\nThe concise table description is:\n“This is a mono-green Questing Beast combat deck. It does not play infinite combos or hard locks. It ramps early, attacks immediately and wins through commander damage, protected threats, combat draw and large pump effects.”\nFinal Notes"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"The Verdant Hunt"},{"insert":" is not built around waiting for the perfect battlefield.\nIt is built around making each battlefield dangerous.\nA Forest becomes acceleration.\nA mana creature becomes part of an Overrun attack.\nA small aura becomes trample.\nAn equipment becomes a commander-damage clock.\nA successful hit becomes a new hand.\nA blocker becomes a one-damage assignment.\nA board wipe leaves equipment and creature lands behind.\nA removed commander returns with haste.\nA backup creature takes the weapon.\nA normal combat step becomes lethal through one correctly timed pump spell.\nThe deck’s central questions are:\nCan Questing Beast attack this turn?"},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Can he connect?"},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Does he need power, trample or protection?"},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Which opponent is most vulnerable to commander damage?"},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Which creature should carry the upgrades if Questing Beast is removed?"},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Is the current board better suited to Voltron or a team-wide finish?"},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Should the next card create damage or cards?"},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Which opposing permanent actually stops the hunt?"},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Can one protection spell preserve the entire attack?"},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Am I developing after I should already be attacking for lethal?"},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"The Verdant Hunt"},{"insert":" does not ask the table for permission.\nIt accelerates.\nIt chooses a target.\nIt attacks.\nAnd once the prey begins running, the hunt has already started."},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"}]}