I wanted to try and remake a fun nature deck based on buffs. I've tried in the past, but I decided to give it another go. Getting a buffed up porcupine with 4 armor would be a lot of fun, so why not? Well 10-15 games later, I'm here to tell you why not. This video is a great example. This post also is meant to serve as a reminder to me: never try to make Porky happen again.

Why does Spiny Porcupine suck? Let me count the ways:

Probably not even an exhaustive list.

The Deck

Trust me, I had a LOT more losses than this. Tried playing with some different cards. This was my last attempt. After taking these 3 losses, I went to casual. Kept losing.

The Buffs:

I played with Sip of the Spring and a few others, but they were all pretty 'meh'. At least Guerilla Training lets you pick your target.

Conclusion

I think I'm going to try one more time but completely re-tool this into a mixed amazon/wild deck. In a mixed deck, we have access to lots of blitz creatures to make up for Moonlight Charm being so slow. We also can stop depending on tribal synergies. I'm not expecting that deck to dominate, either, but it would be nice if it could win close to 50%. At least in casual, right?