Playing Proactive Green Decks
Playing Proactive Green Decks  
Podcast: Lucky Paper Radio
Published On: Mon Apr 27 2026
Description: View all cards mentioned in this episodeFollowing their previous episode about playing with Young Pyromancer Andy and Anthony talk about how to win with proactive green decks. They look back at some of Anthony’s successful decks and try to get some insight into what makes them tick, exploring card types and distribution and gameplay heuristics.Discussed in this episode:Deck PhotosEpisode 299: How to Win with Young PyromancerEpisode 260: The ABC’s of MidrangeRed TerrorIf you’d like to show your support for the show, please consider backing Lucky Paper on Patreon or leaving us a review on iTunes or wherever you listen.Check us out on Twitch and YouTube for paper Cube gameplay.You can find the hosts’ Cubes on Cube Cobra:Andy’s “Bun Magic” CubeAnthony’s “Regular” CubeYou can find both your hosts in the MTG Cube Talk Discord. Send in questions to the show at mail@luckypaper.co or our p.o. box:Lucky PaperPO Box 4855Baltimore, MD 21211Musical production by DJ James Nasty.Timestamps0:00 - Intro4:33 - Main Topic: How to Play Green6:39 - Andy’s Midrange Woes12:05 - Mana Curve & Mulligans14:28 - Being the Beatdown20:58 - Combat & Blocking29:37 - Card Evaluation34:44 - Synergy39:23 - More Mana Curve40:42 - Cantrips43:54 - Grindy Cards & Flexibility46:07 - Manlands48:44 - Summary52:53 - Mailbag