[Deck] Goreclaw Stompy

[Captain Hammer]

I was inspired by M19’s Goreclaw to build a deck that can take advantage of it’s cost reduction and built in, recurring, mini overrrun effect (pump and trample).

Mechanistically, the deck is similar to Nic Fit in that it plays rather large creatures (usually on turn two). It utilizes Chalice, Trini, Lodestone and Choke as the disruption suite in lieu of Cabal Therapy. It also utilizes the time tested stompy manabase for accleration.

The deck has proven to be a very powerful combination of synergies, but I hope you can give me some feedback on further refining the list.

Very happy that DnT/Karakas got knocked down a peg by Wrenn and Six.

Current List:

1 Okina, Temple to the Grandfathers
8 Forest
4 City of Traitors
4 Ancient Tomb
4 Chrome Mox
4 Elvish Spirit Guide

4 Lodestone Golem
3 Traxos, Scourge of Kroog
3 Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma
3 Questing Beast
2 Surrak, the Hunt Caller
2 Verdurous Gearhulk

4 Chalice of the Void
4 Once Upon A Time
4 Green Sun's Zenith

1 Dryad Arbor
1 Scavenging Ooze
1 Rhonas the Indomitable
1 Reclamation Sage
1 Prowling Serpopard
1 Thrun, the Last Troll

Sideboard:
4 Choke
3 Force of Vigor
3 Trinisphere
2 Sorcerous Spyglass
2 Veil of Summer
1 Collector Ouphe

The sideboard could use more utility creatures like Ouphe.

Also considering maindecking a Sylvan Library and a Trinisphere or two (in place of some of the GSZ targets) to smooth out the curve and amp up the disruption element while adding to the Historic count for Traxos.

Once Upon A Time does a great job in getting you a Tomb for a turn one Chalice far more frequently. Twenty Six Historic Spells should be enough to ensure that Traxos is effectively a 2-4cc 7/7 Vigilant Trampler. Twenty 4 power creatures is enough to make Goreclaw a incredibly potent cost reducing overrun effect. And being able to side in 4 Choke post board is enough to give this deck a prison plan comparable to Dragon Stompy.

The key will be properly sequencing Lodestone so that it either disrupts your opponent far more than it disrupts you, or where you are able to play around it.

Older List:

1 Okina, Temple to the Grandfathers
9 Forest
4 City of Traitors
4 Ancient Tomb
4 Chrome Mox
4 Elvish Spirit Guide

3 Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma
2 Surrak, the Hunt Caller

4 Lodestone Golem
2 Traxos, Scourge of Kroog
2 Verdurous Gearhulk
1 Wurmcoil Engine

4 Chalice of the Void
2 Trinisphere
1 Sylvan Library
1 Karn, Scion of Urza

4 Green Sun's Zenith
1 Dryad Arbor
1 Scavenging Ooze
1 Eternal Witness
1 Reclamation Sage
1 Prowling Serpopard
1 Rhonas the Indomitable
1 Thrun, the Last Troll
1 Thragtusk

Sideboard:
4 Choke
3 Sorcerous Spyglass
8 Other

Sideboard Options:
Karakas
Ratchet Bomb
Thorn of Amethyst
Mindbreak Trap
Tsunami
Nature's Way
Ground Seal
Compost
Krosan Grip
Vivien Reid

Tutorable Targets:
Scavenging Ooze
Runic Armasaur
Ramunap Excavator
Deathgorge Scavenger
Wickerbough Elder
Obstinate Baloth
Carnage Tyrant
Woodland Bellower