What can be done about the new found grave hate about to hit standard? Between Abrade,Crook, Sentinel Totemand even Tocatli Honor Guard to some extent, this deck is losing some steam. I actually like the one drops for W,U for the deck. Maybe incorporating B for disruption could help.
I am getting ready to build an esper version with better creatures using pirates so the loot is built into the tempo strategy and there are better quality creatures. Kitesail freebooter is a flying mesmeric fiend that becomes a flying thought-knot seer. Hostage taker is excellent to hardcast and even better GPG target next turn as you would have mana to cast its exiled target. If GPG is removed or the graveyard exiled, I will still be able to play a tempo game of magic with my evasive and interactive pirates.
The 5-0 GPG deck in recent MTGO also interestingly removed the gates from the list and opted for refurbish instead which is something I also intend to test out.
I think this deck wants to move into espser after rotation, focusing more on refurbishing the gift into play rather then trying to trigger gate. Gate just feels much harder to turn on in the face of some of these cards from ixalan, especially Scavenging dino. It also means you have fewer dead cards after a potential dispossess, as refurbishing a gearhulk is still a very nice play. The refurbish plan is also easier to turn on with the huge increase in looting effects. Moreover, the black cards from ixalan feel like they're tailer made for this deck. Kitesail Freebooter, Hostage Taker, Durress, Noxious Gearhulk, Liliana, and Archfiend of ifner are all fantasic potential inclusions to the deck if you add in black.
Wishes for flash can be another conversation, not important to a Gift deck. Here we're talking Gift to reanimate at the combat step, and making a 4/4 and tapping down all defenders seems pretty good to me. Next turn another 4/4 and attack for 8+.
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Current Awesome Deck: UWAll-In GiftsWU Consistent, Resiliant, and way overpowered, making multiple 4/4s per turn.
GB Electric Dreams BG Deal 20 in one shot, or discard their hand?
GWUFree Stuff MidrangeUWG Slowly bury the opponent with more threats and answers than they can handle.
Wishes for flash can be another conversation, not important to a Gift deck. Here we're talking Gift to reanimate at the combat step, and making a 4/4 and tapping down all defenders seems pretty good to me. Next turn another 4/4 and attack for 8+.
On the contrary, flash wouldve been exactly what the deck needed as the GPg deck is a deck that requires set up and survival; flash would buy us a turn if it could block and tap attackers. The flash comment was said in jest and candor, but ultimately it meant I didnt think the card is good for the deck because hardcasting it will aid neither survival nor getting the combo out. And for 4-mana card we'd be expecting more such as hostage taker that does exactly what it should for the mana it requires. It has immediate impact when hard cast and even better when zombiefied. Takes out a blocker too.
RNA Standard: Grixis Midrange, Jund Deathwhirler, Sultai Vannifar
GRN Standard: Red Midrange, Mono-Blue Tempo, Wr Aggro, Gruul Experimental Dinosaurs, Sultai Midrange, Jeskai Midrange
Modern: Bant Spirits
Forcing a single archetype in all formats: too many colors, bad mana.
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The 5-0 GPG deck in recent MTGO also interestingly removed the gates from the list and opted for refurbish instead which is something I also intend to test out.
https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/mtgo-standings/competitive-standard-constructed-league-2017-09-17
GB Electric Dreams BG Deal 20 in one shot, or discard their hand?
GWU Free Stuff Midrange UWG Slowly bury the opponent with more threats and answers than they can handle.
My greatest hits:
GURFate Reforged Temur Ascendancy COMBORUG
GUDragons of Tarkir Whisperwood Forever UG
WoTC forgot to add flash
GB Electric Dreams BG Deal 20 in one shot, or discard their hand?
GWU Free Stuff Midrange UWG Slowly bury the opponent with more threats and answers than they can handle.
My greatest hits:
GURFate Reforged Temur Ascendancy COMBORUG
GUDragons of Tarkir Whisperwood Forever UG
On the contrary, flash wouldve been exactly what the deck needed as the GPg deck is a deck that requires set up and survival; flash would buy us a turn if it could block and tap attackers. The flash comment was said in jest and candor, but ultimately it meant I didnt think the card is good for the deck because hardcasting it will aid neither survival nor getting the combo out. And for 4-mana card we'd be expecting more such as hostage taker that does exactly what it should for the mana it requires. It has immediate impact when hard cast and even better when zombiefied. Takes out a blocker too.
You’ve so few basics, dont you find it difficult with all the taplands? Drowned catacombs are pretty much taplands with so few basics