The purpose of this deck is to use Gate to the Afterlife to put God-Pharaoh's Gift on the battlefield as early as turn 5 and win with free hasty 4/4s. This requires filling the graveyard with creatures very quickly, ideally cycling creatures.
The locust god is not a good enough reanimator target. In fact Noosegraf Mob is better and didn't even make my list. Also I think only including 2 God Pharo's Gift is risky when some decks will MB 4 abrade.
The following creatures cycle for 1 mana:
The following creatures cycle for 2 mana and could be worth playing in a dedicated cycling deck:
There are also these cards that can bin creatures quickly:
Can this deck work?
Here's a draft for a UB version, using Bontu's Last Reckoning and Festering Mummy to recover from early attacks.
4 Gate to the Afterlife
2 God-Pharaoh's Gift
//Spells: 8
4 Strategic Planning
4 Bontu's Last Reckoning
4 Festering Mummy
4 Vile Manifestation
4 Champion of Wits
4 Curator of Mysteries
4 Archfiend of Ifnir
4 Striped Riverwinder
4 Fetid Pools
4 Choked Estuary
7 Island
7 Swamp
Here's a draft UR version using more draw/discard spells and relying less on bad cycling creatures
4 Gate to the Afterlife
2 God-Pharaoh's Gift
//Spells: 8
4 Strategic Planning
4 Cathartic Reunion
4 Insolent Neonate
4 Wharf Infiltrator
4 Champion of Wits
4 Curator of Mysteries
4 The Locust God
4 Chaos Maw
4 Spirebluff Canal
4 Evolving Wilds
7 Island
7 Mountain
Any ideas?
The locust god is not a good enough reanimator target. In fact Noosegraf Mob is better and didn't even make my list. Also I think only including 2 God Pharo's Gift is risky when some decks will MB 4 abrade.