Gifts Ungiven

Is really freakin' awesome. The card is so versatile. It's a tutor for anywhere from 1 to 4 things, and it's so skewed towards the caster, not the splitter. There's the classic GiftsRock package: Eternal Witness, Cabal Therapy, Genesis. There's the Tron package: 1 of each piece of the Urzatron and Life from the Loam. Hell, I'm sure there's some janky package with all flashback cards. The card is just damn versatile.

So, of course, I had to order two more from SCG to compliment the one I got a long time ago from Midnight Comics. 'Course, this means no vintage anymore... but I think I can go without Sol Ring and Frantic something-or-other. Balance would be such a sweet singleton, though. Also, to my oversight, I ordered stuff for UG Madness. Bad UG Madness. We're talking about... well, bad UG Madness. But damn, I wish I got me a Genesis instead of Arrogant Wurms. And some Roar of the Wurms. And Mongrels. And Compulsions. Actually, I like the Roars and Compulsions. But Damn those Arrogant Wurms. When added up, they're the same price of that lean Green recurring machine.

Well, the reason I say that, is I now has me a Gifts deck. However, I don't know exactly what to call up as the package. Currently, when it's time to win the game, I go for this: Eternal Witness, Roar of the Wurm, Debtors Knell, and Decree of Justice. By the way, did I mention that this is a Big Mana deck? 8 Mana going into turn five isn't too uncommon. STE, Explosive Vegetation, etc. So all of those things I just tutored are reliable threats.

Personally, I'd probably give me the Roar and the Decree. They're both expensive, so I won't be able to play then on the same turn. And, Debtor's Knell and Witness is such a crazy CA engine that to give it to me would be, well, crazy.

But, do you really want 2 4/4 angels and 2 6/6 Wurms across 2/3 turns? Or a dozen EOT soldiers? I mean, that is a lot. Card Advantage is good... but swinging for the win is better. But I mean, come on, you're not going to give me the Witness. I think that's legally idiotic. And, if you dump the Wurm in the yard, that's a 6/6 that's +1 CA if you kill it, and comes in with counter back up.

Ouch.

I'm thinking of another package in there, but I don't know what to just yet... I feel like it's going to be Witness, Academy Ruins, Debtors Knell, and [INSERT BIG SCARY ARTIFACT CREATURE], like Sundering Titan. I think that gives maximum recursion possibilities and guarantees a win con, more or less. I dunno, though, mang, I just dunno.

If I had the money and stuff, I actually think I'd straight up buy, card for card, the current best GiftsRock archetype. I love Gifts Ungiven, and I love BG Rock-like decks. It'd be sweet. Plus, with Collective Restraint, I could play it in multiplayer. What's not to love?


So, Morningtide. At my last check, 18 cards left unspoiled.

I'm excited that this is the set we're doing boxes and not a Prerelease. I just want a lot of cards from this set.


Also, does anyone want a foil Goyf? It's too expensive, and no one wants to trade for it. Not enough vintage pimps in the area.