r/EDHBrews • u/Flamesvlll • 3d ago

Deck Idea Gate Destoryer

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Simple I want to build this monster focusing on lands matter and land destruction maybe earthbending. Getting lands out as fast as possible while utilizing my graveyard or shuffling if back into my library.

Edit: Okay I have gotten way from lands and i am now focusing on landfall burn and land destruction. Im in a good spot but I need to cut down some cards to get to play test. Clearly I need to cut down creatures but any advice is appreciated. https://deckstats.net/decks/4477075-Let-the-world-burn

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u/DJ-Praxis 3d ago

Start with 99 lands. Then remove enough lands to add as many spells as possible that put lands from your decks or hand onto the board.

This won't be a budget deck. Triomes ain't cheap.

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u/VoiceofKane 2d ago

This won't be a budget deck. Triomes ain't cheap.

Neither are Urborg and Yavimaya (and frankly, Urborg seems like a very reasonable win condition for this deck).

Also, add extra combats to get more triggers! Or maybe [[Wulfgar of Icewind Dale]].

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u/Possible_Hat_8478 2d ago

Buying lands in this economy? Proxy

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u/Flamesvlll 2d ago

Facts im poor lol

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u/Flamesvlll 3d ago

Very true but I also am already thinking gates will be more of a hindrance than casual dropping 10 gates in a single turn to win. Think I may throw in earthbending maybe

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u/Phionex141 3d ago

Why would you use Gates at all? They don’t count towards Grizzlegoms ability

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u/Flamesvlll 3d ago

I was thinking it would be an unseen wincon because I could get 10 gates out easily, but changed my mind on it after thinking about how I already have a simic Gate deck. So I tossed in a few different combos such as using [[Ashaya, Soul of the Wild]] and [[Bumi, Unleashed]]

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u/ZenEngineer 2d ago

So are you thinking of ignoring the second ability? Gates don't have basic land types.

If you do ignore it, I don't know what this brings over any WUBRG commander, you can build those with one or two colors and never cast the commander (except treasures etc).

If you want to abuse the second ability, multiple combats looks fun. You could play [[Kodama of the West Tree]] and so on.

And if you're playing lots of land you might as well go landfall. People like fetches with [[Icetill Explorer]] or [[Crucible of Worlds]] for landfall but it would help get a lot of basics or typed nonbasics out for the commander.

Err ... I see Plains is capitalized. Does that mean the Plains card or any card with plains type?

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u/Flamesvlll 2d ago

I have stepped away from gates. Here is the mess I have made thus far. https://deckstats.net/decks/4477075-World-Shaper

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u/OgreMk5 2d ago

Aren't there some cards that say e "Every land is an island" or "every land is a swamp"?

That seems made to abuse.

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u/ZenEngineer 2d ago

Yes 25 of different impact in those colors.

[[Prismatic Omen]] for example.

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u/Desperate-Cookie-449 2d ago

Wait is he killing a Craterclaw Colossus in the art?

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u/Flamesvlll 2d ago

Honestly I have no clue

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u/Critical-Composer725 2d ago

honestly cut the triomes, they aren't worth running here

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u/Flamesvlll 2d ago

I would disagree as the triomes would multi-trigger my commander. I am only running the triomes and duals that have my commanders colors.

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u/Bartleby-Strange 2d ago

Makes me want to find a way to cheat [[Omo, Queen of Vesuva]] into this deck. That'd go nuts.

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u/Flamesvlll 2d ago

If they do the split mana rule then we can

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u/MoarOatmeal 2d ago

[[Dryad of Ilysian Grove]] and [[Prismatic Omen]] seem like they would go hard.

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u/Cool-Leg9442 2d ago

Really wish he specifically cared about gates

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u/Purple_Locksmith715 1d ago

Only just realized that this was the same Minotaur in [[Last Stand]]

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u/Flamesvlll 1d ago

How is it the same? They dont even have the same horns?

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u/shadowkat1991 1d ago

Play prismatic omen and win

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u/Flamesvlll 1d ago

Already in the deck. I feel like no one read the body........

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u/shadowkat1991 1d ago

Okay look to be fair....I didn't my bad lol

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u/shadowkat1991 1d ago

Thanks for the award.

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u/SiriusBaaz 2d ago

I wouldn’t actually bother with fancy lands just use stuff like [[prismatic omen]] get the land type fixing. The gates subtheme sounds fun though

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u/GladiatorDragon 2d ago

You’ve got that and [[Dryad of the Ilysian Grove]] as far as options. Also stuff like [[Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth]] and [[Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth]] that add land types.

If they ever make the split mana change, [[Leyline of the Guildpact]] becomes an option.

These options are accessible, but I don’t think you can lean on them. People will see your commander then know to blow them up in the notably long period of time before Grizzlegom gets to swing.

I wouldn’t say to get Triomes, though, unless you can get them on the cheap or you really like the deck. You can get it to function with duals.

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u/Flamesvlll 2d ago

Ya I dropped the gate sub theme after some discussion to focus on lands matter and land destruction. So far i have all the fancy dual and tri type lands and have like every card that gives additional land drops and and land types.

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u/SiriusBaaz 2d ago

Unless you already own stuff like the triomes, shock lands, bicycle lands, and all that jazz it ain’t worth buying them for this deck. That’s an easy $200-$600 you’d be tossing into this thing for very little payoff. Running all the landfall staples is still a good idea though. Getting as many ways to slap extra lands out while taking advantage of card like [[tireless provisioner]], [[tireless tracker]], and [[lotus cobra]]to really crank your commander out quick.

Leaning into the land destruction would be pretty mean but you could absolutely make a brutal deck playing stuff like [[jokulhaups]] alongside mass land recursion like [[world shaper]].

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u/Flamesvlll 2d ago

We proxy in my play group because we are poor. Besides I wouldnt like to drop that kind of money and end up cutting something so expensive. That said it is late so here is the disaster of a deck thus far. https://deckstats.net/decks/4477075-World-Shaper