So I know most of our conversations have moved to The Source or our Discord, but just in case people still read this:
So I'm sitting at about 71/75 average viewers over the last month needed for Twitch Partner. I'll be starting a D&T stream tonight at 7:00 PM EST, and if it goes well, I'll hit partner! Please tune in if you can! https://www.twitch.tv/deathandtaxesftw
This link has a discussion of Gideon vs Cataclysm.
Your list seems pretty reasonable. I wouldn't go so deep to try the Flagstones/Dust Bowl thing right now, especially if you are a new pilot to the deck. Learning to play a stock list goes a long way; once you've got that down, you can start experimenting.
As far as the hate cards go, you do your best to slog through them. It's not easy, and you can only play around them to a certain extent.
Jailer is a risky card. I'm not about risks. Mangara is a bit slow right now in the meta, but the other cards are fine.
Here's what I wrote when I moved to the 4x Crusader build originally:
"I decided that I wanted to win the Czech Pile matchup via virtual card advantage (i.e. not by out-grinding, but by invalidating opposing resources, effectively putting myself ahead). 4 copies of Crusader and 2 Recruiters to find them meant that I would very consistently be able to stick a very difficult to remove threat that didn’t get bogged down by Baleful Strix and other small chump blockers. While my opponent would likely have a couple of answers in the 75, I had a long-term gameplan. Previously, I had used SoLaS to push through Strix as well as recoup card advantage, but that was no longer needed."
Palace Jailer has some issues in the current metagame. The big one is that there are a ton of disposable bodies floating around (e.g. Baleful Strix, Snapcaster) as well as creatures that make taking the crown back easy (e.g. TNN and Young Pyromancer). If I had a 76th card in my list, it'd probably be Jailer. He's always in my consideration pile.
So I'm sitting at about 71/75 average viewers over the last month needed for Twitch Partner. I'll be starting a D&T stream tonight at 7:00 PM EST, and if it goes well, I'll hit partner! Please tune in if you can! https://www.twitch.tv/deathandtaxesftw
Your list seems pretty reasonable. I wouldn't go so deep to try the Flagstones/Dust Bowl thing right now, especially if you are a new pilot to the deck. Learning to play a stock list goes a long way; once you've got that down, you can start experimenting.
As far as the hate cards go, you do your best to slog through them. It's not easy, and you can only play around them to a certain extent.
Jailer is a risky card. I'm not about risks. Mangara is a bit slow right now in the meta, but the other cards are fine.
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Here's my building on a budget page for the deck.
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Glad you enjoyed it! That article was mostly finished for a week or so, but I just didn't have time to polish it up until winter break.
Here's what I wrote when I moved to the 4x Crusader build originally:
"I decided that I wanted to win the Czech Pile matchup via virtual card advantage (i.e. not by out-grinding, but by invalidating opposing resources, effectively putting myself ahead). 4 copies of Crusader and 2 Recruiters to find them meant that I would very consistently be able to stick a very difficult to remove threat that didn’t get bogged down by Baleful Strix and other small chump blockers. While my opponent would likely have a couple of answers in the 75, I had a long-term gameplan. Previously, I had used SoLaS to push through Strix as well as recoup card advantage, but that was no longer needed."
Palace Jailer has some issues in the current metagame. The big one is that there are a ton of disposable bodies floating around (e.g. Baleful Strix, Snapcaster) as well as creatures that make taking the crown back easy (e.g. TNN and Young Pyromancer). If I had a 76th card in my list, it'd probably be Jailer. He's always in my consideration pile.
I wrote this awhile back.