



Every once in a while, when you get fed up with crushing people's souls with control, it's good to get back to your roots and play a fun creature-based deck. Today, for your consideration, I offer Kicking and Screaming, a kicker based ramp deck that is guaranteed to entertain you while your heartless friends drag their tired old control decks to FNM to be greeted with long exhales. While the overall goal is to get Grunn the Lonely King out with his kicker, the deck has other kicks that make it fun from turn 1.From turn 1, you have both ramp and removal. Llanowar Elves-epic ramp and Shivan Fire, a pertinent card that can be kicked for later game removal.In the 2 mana spot, you have card draw with Tormenting Voice and the elf with all the kick...Elfhame Druid. You can tap him/her for 2 green to support your kick strategy. Untamed Kavu can be a turn 2 play or kicked later on to provide a vigilant 5/5 with trample.In the 3 mana spot, we have the start of something beautiful. Keep in mind, with Llanowar Elves out and/or Elfhame, you can get these out on turn 2. Grow From the Ashes will propel you into a ramp aimed directly at Grunn. Hallar the Firefletcher grows with every kick and hits your opponent for some serious life every time.So if your opponent hasn't surrendered to your kicking onslaught by now, you can jam him/her up with some of the following. These are included to provide ramp, pressure the battlefield and disrupt your opponent's attack strategy.The sideboard, as I have said repeatedly, is environmentally dependent. But I included a little bit of everything. Examine it closely and see what works for you.I hope you enjoy this fun deck that will restore your faith in the human spirit. Let me know how it plays for you and remember....you don't have to win to have fun.Added after posting:I'd like to talk to you all about a serious epidemic in the world today. It's called Flinging Grunn. While I initially didn't think that Flinging Grunn was something I could do...I've succumbed to peer pressure and realized that Flinging Grunn is for me.Thank you my Reddit and Facebook friends....we have elevated this deck to the next level. By popular demand...I hereby add Fling to the pile. I'm going to drop 1 Kavu and 2 Grow from the Ashes to do it, but being able to attack in with a kicked Grunn (this doubles his power to 20) and sacrificing it to Fling is an amazing way to let your opponents know that you don't have to be concerned with that 1/1 chump blocker.Thanks for the suggestions.