GWB Glittering Wish

Dooby12 · Joined: 07 May 2005 Posts: 57

I posted this deck once before,with very bad reactions to it. Now that I've fixed it up a little,let me know what you guys think

4xGodless Shrine
4xOvergrwon Tomb
3xCabal Coffers
2xUrborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
1xBoseiju, Who Shelters All
4xWindswept Heath
3xTainted Wood
3xTainted Field

4xBirds of Paradise
4xDamnation
4xGlittering Wish
4xDuress
4xLoxodon Hierarch
3xPhyrexian Arena
3xVindicate
3xSpiritmonger
3xDeath Grasp
3xGerrard's Verdict
3xPernicious Deed

Sideboard

3xLeyline of the Void
3xEngineered Plague
2xDebtor's Knell
1xPernicious Deed
1xCrime//Punishment
1xVindicate
1xTeneb, the Harvester
1xSpiritmonger
1xMystic Enforcer
1xDeath Grasp

So far this deck has been working great for me(except the ocasional mana-screw) and runs a lot better now. Have been thinking of dropping the Plague's in sideboard for possibly a couple of ohter Wish Targets(Doran specifically),seeing as to how I don't think elves or goblins would be a big deal against me.

Anyway,let me know what you guys think.

Spyx · Joined: 31 Oct 2004 Posts: 835

Obviously someone's gonna come in here and say 'just play doran'

I'm not gonna say that because you are obviously going for a slower, more controllish deck. I do suggest you to change glittering to living wish. Fetching deed or vindicate with wish is way too slow.
Living wish gives the option of fetching either urborg or cabal coffers, as well as more utility creatures like shriekmaw, indrik stomphowler and eternal witness

Trotsky1 · Joined: 12 Apr 2005 Posts: 763

I really don't like bop with damnation and deeds, its not as if your deck is full of 3 drops so id add a few basics and play sakura tribe elder.

thranarama · Joined: 23 Apr 2005 Posts: 176

I played a deck similar to this for a long time. My advice is to not run glittering wish, unfortunately it is just too slow and doesn't work very well in the format. It doesn't really do anything most of the time, and when it does, you are winning anyway.

KeySam · Joined: 14 Oct 2005 Posts: 533

If your going to play glittering wish. I suggest multiple things. First you should playing 5 color. And then supply/demand is a nice card. I suggest now some spicy multicolor cards in general.

Grand Abiter

Teferis Moat

Voidslime

Loxodon Hierarch

Brion Southarm

Lightning helix

Debtors Knell

Doran

fiery justice

gaddock teeg

gerrads verdict

glare of subdual

vindicate

fire/ice

hull/breach

laststand(depends on the build)

lightning angel

meddling mage

mortify/putrefy/vindicate

powerstone minefield(in multiples game against creature based decks)

shadowmage infilitrator

deed

stormbind

terminate

tygryn predator(that card is underrated)

void

...

Obviously not each card fits to every card, what i want to point out is that if your playing wish, i would try to uild a toolbox deck, with a lot of cards that win games against certain decks. (teferis moat, powersone minefield against creatures for example) or just slows them down alot like gaddock teeg /meddling mage. If you pair this with a solid ground theme, then such a deck might be good. But then again dont forget you have to be fast(birds probably) if you want survive against the most decks here. If i look at the list i dont see a lot of problems against aggro if your building it right, so you can concentrate on the combo matchup(maybe something like 3 gaddock teeg, 4 meddling mage, 4 voidslime main).

Here a list that just comes into my mind nothing spezial just ideas.

Creatures
3 Meddling Mage
2 Gaddock Teeg
3 Loxodon Hierarch
1 Trygon Predator

Spells
2 Consult the Necrosages
3 Gerrard's Verdict
1 Glare of Subdual
4 Supply/Demand
1 Teferi's Moat
4 Voidslime
1 Last Stand
1 Pernicious Deed
4 Duress
2 Umezawa's Jitte
3 Vindicate

Lands
2 Watery Grave
4 Windswept Heath
1 Steam Vents
4 Flooded Strand
2 Temple Garden
2 Overgrown Tomb
2 Hallowed Fountain
2 Breeding Pool
2 Godless Shrine
4 Polluted Delta

Sideboard
1 Gerrard's Verdict
1 Glare of Subdual
1 Meddling Mage
1 Gaddock Teeg
1 Teferi's Moat
1 Last Stand
1 Pernicious Deed
1 Trygon Predator
1 Vindicate
1 Loxodon Hierarch
4 Leyline of the Void
1 Consult the Necrosages

Something like that would fit more style, its all about the toolbox(of course i dont know if its fast enough or anything). But there are several cards that can just win you the game.
Your slowing combo down by a decent amount with your creatures and have still the good old Duress(you play this over thoughseize or cabal cause you dont want to lose life or sacrifice creatures) and ofcourse Gerrads Verdict, even consult may end up being played as discard.
Vs creatures you have moat, glare+tokens of Supply demand/last stand, Hierarch, Deed, jitte, vindicate.
Vs affinity you have all the creaturehate but moat+ tygron predator.

Last Stand is the allround card that does everything in your deck(steam vents cause card drawing is the best, and you only need it cause of that). Although i am not sure about voidslime it sounds good vs combo.

Yea i maybe try that deck out, just for fun. Thats at least the way i would took a glittering wish deck.

SaTiVa · Joined: 09 Jun 2005 Posts: 194

KeySam · Joined: 14 Oct 2005 Posts: 533

Well thats the point of an toolbox deck to actually be able to toolbox(with a searcher that only targets mulitcolor Wink

) but i forgot glittering wishes. Anyway i didnt say its good or anything. Its just the basicly prinzip how i would build a deck, with a lot of 1 ofs and some more. Actually i also should run some basics... But yea. And well you need the fetches. But maybe i was overdoing the toolbox thing a bit, there should be better carddraw then consult Wink

Like i said just ideas Wink

aldaryn · Joined: 02 Sep 2004 Posts: 443

pillar of the paruns!