Quote Originally Posted by ns407 View Post
How do people feel about GSZ and dryad arbor? I've got a few events under my belt now and overall have just been underwhelmed by both cards. I've had several games where I draw GSZ and it's just not needed. Likewise with Dryad Arbor I don't think I've had any games yet where it has added any value. I understand the uses of it, but I feel like it may be better as a sideboard card than main deck.

I'm thinking of running an additional Ponder over the GSZ and replacing Dryad Arbor with either a 2nd Become Immense, Vines of Vastwood (2 currently), or 4th FoW. I feel like these 3 cards are always going to be good, whereas GSZ and Dryad Arbor are only good rarely.
I love love love GSZ and dryad arbor. The worst GSZ has ever been is an extra exalted trigger and a shuffle effect. The best it is an maindeck answer to jittes, a way to get around top lock out (always GSZ for three miracles runs the fewest numbers of threes even if you are getting a glistner elf). As for Arbor reconsider how often you switch game plans and go from infect damage to regular damage. An end of turn fetch for arbor is wonderful. If arbor is stuck in your hand brainstorm and shuffle it away like you would do any other excessive land. I can't tell you the number of times I've brainstormed put two trops back and fetched for a trop just grabbing the one I know is on top and shuffling away as happy as can be. If you play against ad naus think about fetching arbor with hierarchs in play and forcing them to ad naus sooner then they want to.