So the Gate is this neat mono b control deck. Its biggest weakness is often poor topdecks.
I want to build a control deck using Bolas's Citadel as an engine and with Gray Merchant of Asphodel
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So the Gate is this neat mono b control deck. Its biggest weakness is often poor topdecks.
I want to build a control deck using Bolas's Citadel as an engine and with Gray Merchant of Asphodel
https://www.reddit.com/r/spikes/comm...no_b_devotion/
this is from 5 years ago, but maybe you can use this as a starting point, he had 2 maindeck gray merchants.
// 60 Maindeck
// 16 Creature
4 Phyrexian Obliterator
4 Vampire Nighthawk
4 Gatekeeper of Malakir
2 Desecration Demon
2 Gray Merchant of Asphodel
// 3 Enchantment
3 Phyrexian Arena
// 7 Instant
3 Hero's Downfall
2 Geth's Verdict
2 Disfigure
// 22 Land
2 Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
20 Swamp
// 2 Planeswalker
2 Liliana of the Veil
// 10 Sorcery
3 Inquisition
4 Hymn to Tourach
2 Duress
1 Toxic Deluge
// 15 Sideboard
// 5 Artifact
SB: 2 Pithing Needle
SB: 2 Ensnaring Bridge
SB: 1 Whip of Erebos
// 2 Creature
SB: 2 Ashen Rider
// 4 Instant
SB: 2 Mindbreak Trap
SB: 2 Extirpate
// 2 Planeswalker
SB: 1 Sorin Markov
SB: 1 Liliana of the Veil
// 2 Sorcery
SB: 2 Toxic Deluge
The Gate has been dead a long time in Legacy, and Bolas's Citadel is too slow for it anyway.
Why not try this in Modern? Most of the cards are Modern legal.
not the best one, hymn. give it a shot and see what it can do.Quote:
Originally Posted by FTW
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Originally Posted by mistercakes
I tinkered alot and came up with this. Doesnt seem that impressive and most cards are modern legal! so yeah was fun brewing thou.
3 Mishra's factory
1 Bojuka bog
13 Swamp
1 Urborg tomb of yawgmoth
1 nykthos shrine to nyx
1 cabal coffers
3 Chrome Mox
3 Liliana of the veil
3 ensnaring bridge
2 phyrexian arena
2 planar void
1 Liliana of the Dark Realms
4 Duress
4 hymn to tourach
4 innocent blood
2 fatal push
2 tendrils of corruption
3 expedition map
3 Infernal tutor
3 gray merchant of asphodel
2 Bolas's Citadel
1 Aetherflux Reservoir