[Developmental] Demonic Gifts

[xazzax]

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2 Griselbrand

2 Unburial Rites
4 Gifts Ungiven
3 Merchant Scroll

4 Chrome Mox
4 Lotus Petal
4 Lion's-eye Diamond

4 Dark Ritual
1 Cabal Ritual
3 Simian Spirit Guide

4 Ponder
2 Crimson Wisps
3 Rest for the Weary
1 Grapeshot

3 Duress
2 Pact of Negation

4 Gemstore Mine
4 Polluted Delta
2 Underground Sea
1 Volcanic Island
2 Island
1 Swamp


This is simple storm deck. You just need Gifts and 8 mana.
Search for 2 targets (Unburial Rites+Demon). When you have demon just pay 7 life.. after first draw you can probably draw your whole deck.
This is not final decklist but i hope you will like that.

[Kich867]

It may function better with something like this, as this practically looks like a modern list:

2x Griselbrand
2x Unburial Rites

4x Intuition
4x Infernal Tutor

4x Chrome Mox
4x Lion's Eye Diamond
4x Lotus Petal

4x Dark Ritual
4x Cabal Ritual

4x Ponder
4x Brainstorm

1x Grapeshot
2x Tendrils of Agony

17 lands

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Some of your card choices didn't seem to flow very well. I didn't really understand the lack of brainstorm in the list given it's power over ponder, etc. Interesting idea.

[j_rb]

The more I look at this card the more I want to see some sort of storm build with him in it.... He just seems so powerful. The question would be what shell would you put it in.. I think intuition might be the right direction...

I was testing this list since he has been spoiled and like how it's playing.


4 Chrome mox
4 lotus petal
3 grim monolith
4 lion's eye diamond

4 griselbrand
4 infernal tutor
4 dark ritual
4 cabal ritual

3 ponder
4 brainstorm
4 duress
2 tendrils of agony

16 land


you can easily replace the monolith with intuition and 2 grisels with unburial rites. and go 4 intuition 3 infernal.. This list goldfishes pretty good. I'm not sure how well it would do with only duress for protection but it goldfishes well.

Hell you might be able to just show and tell this guy into play and win the game on the spot. How sick would that be?

[Mr. Safety]

I think reanimating this guy is good, making him playable in dredge. I don't think he's good to make a viable storm deck. Why? You can play Angel's Grace + Ad Nauseam to DEFINATELY draw your whole deck...and nobody is really doing that (except me in my dorky little corner of the world.) Griselbrand may become Ad Nauseam #5-6 for me to abuse, but I can't pay more life than I have to draw a bunch of cards...which is why I can't use Necrologia with Angel's Grace to draw my whole deck. Still, he's good at what he does, and that is draw cards for 'free' (well, a little life anyways...) Chances are good he'll draw you into more rituals/mana so you can then cast Angel's Grace/Ad Nauseam FTW.

EDIT: I'm not sure how many people are actually paying attention to his 7/7 body and lifelink...this means that he can recoup your 7 card Necro with only one combat swing. Guy is good stuff, and honestly, it isn't a bad idea to simply ritual into a 7/7 flying/lifelink demon. Solid backup plan.

[j_rb]

I would love to see this guy in a show and tell deck... I think something similar to the old standard phantom menace deck would be viable.

4 show and tell
4 griselbrand

4 dark ritual
4 grim monolith
4 mox diamond
4 lotus petal

3 defense grid
3 duress

4 brainstorm
4 intuition

3 tendrils of agony

4 city of traitors
4 crystal vein
4 underground sea
4 polluted delta
2 island
1 swamp