G-W-R Rift/Slide Update from G-w Slide

Itachi · Joined: 08 Mar 2005 Posts: 136

just an update from my Old deck worked Great today i got second so let me know what you think

NAME: G-W-R Slide/Rift
4 Renewed Faith
2 Life from the Loam
2 Decree of Justice
4 Lightning Rift
4 Living Wish
1 Genesis
4 Wrath of God
4 Swords to Plowshares
3 Loxodon Hierarch
3 Eternal Witness
2 Eternal Dragon
4 Astral Slide
1 Forest
1 Plains
1 Mountain
4 Windswept Heath
2 Wooded Foothills
4 Savannah
2 Plateau
4 Tranquil Thicket
4 Secluded Steppe
2 Forgotten Cave

SB: 2 Disenchant
SB: 1 Naturalize
SB: 1 Wasteland
SB: 1 Flametongue Kavu
SB: 1 Goblin Pyromancer
SB: 1 Genesis
SB: 1 Viridian Zealot
SB: 1 Kataki, War's Wage
SB: 3 Gempalm Incinerator
SB: 1 Eternal Witness
SB: 1 Loxodon Hierarch
SB: 1 Boseiju

WildCard · Joined: 06 Sep 2004 Posts: 735 Location: Japan

there is a rifter deck... have you seen it. it works great. ive killed a few people with it not even casting a single spell. but watch out for orim's chant.... on a stick.. i mean a scepter

RThomas · Joined: 31 Aug 2004 Posts: 384

Genesis appears to be somewhat of a dead spot, with no way to reliably get it into the graveyard. Added to the fact that Eternal Witness is extremely abusable with Astral Slide, and you lack a need for it.

Rather than a toolbox sideboard, I've found Pyroclasm to be working much better in the Living Wish slot. You don't have an answer for Nimble Mongoose or a quick Goblin Lackey aside from Wrath of God, which I fear is sorely overcosted for a mana-hungry deck such as this one. Pyroclasm gets done everything that Wrath of God does; the only potentially weak aggro matchup for Pyroclasm might be the 'Zilla Stompy (RG) aggro deck, which you're quick enough to begin 2-for-1'ing creatures with Lightning Rift and Pyroclasm anyways.

I feel this deck is extremely powerful for the current environment. The reason I feel your build is inferior, through my own experience, is the lack of Solitary Confinement. Since you can amply support it with Life from the Loam, there'd be little sense in playing a Wish-sideboard or in playing Wrath of God.

Anusien · Joined: 31 Aug 2004 Posts: 1

I discuss my thoughts on GWR Slide here
As RThomas says, Solitary Confinement is literally the nut high