Hah, I see it now. I guess we thought it had to be eight of the same artifact that was enchanted by Mechanized Production. I missed it at the time, and if my opponents knew the wording, they certainly didn't say anything. =)
I drew the Tithe after I'd already played Mechanized Production on Idol of Oblivion. The extra Idols drew me extra cards which allowed me to find the Tithe.
Before playing the Tithe I had no treasures in play.
I was playing a Breya deck focused on making treasures and thopters. I found myself holding a Mechanized Production but with none of my usual targets to put it on. Oh wait, I have an Idol of Oblivion out that's been doing nothing since I haven't drawn much in the way of token producers and Breya has been killed so much that she now costs 10 mana. I cast Mechanized Production on the Idol and assume it will get destroyed by my next turn.
It makes it around to me, so I produce another Idol, and draw...Smothering Tithe and Anointed Procession. Are you kidding me?!?! I slam those bad boys into play and start taking some serious attacks from the rest of the table. Luckily I had several thopters left over from previous Breya castings, but my life drops below 10, I'm out of blockers, with no cards in hand.
One player destroys the Tithe before my next turn, but I have 8 treasures due to people drawing cards. On my upkeep I get two more Idols. My draw step nets only a mana rock...I tap another Idol to dig deeper and see...Inventors' Fair! I play the Fair and sac it to find Brudiclad. I use my remaining mana and three treasures to sac an Idol and create two 10/10 Eldrazi tokens. Brudiclad generates two Myr tokens. Then the Myrs, my Idol tokens, and the treasures all become 10/10 Eldrazis. I'm able to attack for over 100 damage and kill everyone.
What about Hostility? Your Lightning Bolt becomes three hasty 3/1 elementals (that do 5 damage each with Torbran!).
Firecat Blitz seems decent when it's creating a horde of hasty 3/1s instead of 1/1s.
When running red I always throw in a Red Elemental Blast to stop the eventual Cyclonic Rift from ruining my fun, or to get the kill shot past a counterspell. Also red has trouble with enchantments, so consider adding colorless solutions like Meteor Golem or Ugin, the Spirit Dragon. You won't always have your Chaos Warp when you need it.
EDIT: Actually, Hostility might be even nastier than I thought. You might get FIVE 3/1s from your Lightning Bolt with Torban out! And again these elementals will do 5 damage each! One Lightning Bolt doing 25 damage might be some kind of record.
People who run spellslinger combo decks see themselves as playing "smarter" decks. They feel bad for losing to a "big dumb ramp and smash" deck. They assume a standard beatdown deck should not be able to win against them.
If you're playing Gishath a lot they will probably just have to adjust their decks a bit: Propaganda, Blind Obedience, more Wraths, Fog
etc.
I played against a Yawgmoth deck last week. The guy kept bringing back Reassembling Skeleton to kill our creatures and draw cards.
He also used Smokestack and Tangle Wire to slow down the other players, with Karn's Bastion for extra proliferates. I saw the ol' infect angle in there too, with Skitheryx and Ichor Rats but we piled on him before that got off the ground.
I see there's been some discussion about Panoptic Mirror - apologies if this has been hashed out to death already. But why not unban the Mirror?
It's a 5-mana artifact that essentially wins the game if it resolves. OK, that sucks. But Paradox Engine is the same thing and it's not banned. And the Engine can go off immediately, while the Mirror has to make it around the table without being destroyed.
My playgroup allowed me to assemble Mana Reflection, Seedborn Muse, and Spell Burst. The next turn around the table I countered every single spell they played, so they conceded. Felt dirty.
Orim's Prayer
Revenge of Ravens
Teysa, Envoy of Ghosts
Curse of Shallow Graves and other curses will let your opponents get a benefit from attacking each other.
Before playing the Tithe I had no treasures in play.
It makes it around to me, so I produce another Idol, and draw...Smothering Tithe and Anointed Procession. Are you kidding me?!?! I slam those bad boys into play and start taking some serious attacks from the rest of the table. Luckily I had several thopters left over from previous Breya castings, but my life drops below 10, I'm out of blockers, with no cards in hand.
One player destroys the Tithe before my next turn, but I have 8 treasures due to people drawing cards. On my upkeep I get two more Idols. My draw step nets only a mana rock...I tap another Idol to dig deeper and see...Inventors' Fair! I play the Fair and sac it to find Brudiclad. I use my remaining mana and three treasures to sac an Idol and create two 10/10 Eldrazi tokens. Brudiclad generates two Myr tokens. Then the Myrs, my Idol tokens, and the treasures all become 10/10 Eldrazis. I'm able to attack for over 100 damage and kill everyone.
Add Neheb the Eternal and lots of your spells will be "free."
What about Hostility? Your Lightning Bolt becomes three hasty 3/1 elementals (that do 5 damage each with Torbran!).
Firecat Blitz seems decent when it's creating a horde of hasty 3/1s instead of 1/1s.
When running red I always throw in a Red Elemental Blast to stop the eventual Cyclonic Rift from ruining my fun, or to get the kill shot past a counterspell. Also red has trouble with enchantments, so consider adding colorless solutions like Meteor Golem or Ugin, the Spirit Dragon. You won't always have your Chaos Warp when you need it.
EDIT: Actually, Hostility might be even nastier than I thought. You might get FIVE 3/1s from your Lightning Bolt with Torban out! And again these elementals will do 5 damage each! One Lightning Bolt doing 25 damage might be some kind of record.
Brilliant!
One thing that's been helping me is haste creatures such as Reckless Imp, Nether Traitor and Gurmag Swiftwing. Just something to consider.
If you're playing Gishath a lot they will probably just have to adjust their decks a bit: Propaganda, Blind Obedience, more Wraths, Fog
etc.
He also used Smokestack and Tangle Wire to slow down the other players, with Karn's Bastion for extra proliferates. I saw the ol' infect angle in there too, with Skitheryx and Ichor Rats but we piled on him before that got off the ground.
Consider the "totem armor" auras like Eel Umbra or Bear Umbra. That way your best creature can survive even Supreme Verdict.
It's a 5-mana artifact that essentially wins the game if it resolves. OK, that sucks. But Paradox Engine is the same thing and it's not banned. And the Engine can go off immediately, while the Mirror has to make it around the table without being destroyed.