We’ll also include Illusionist’s Bracers and Rings of Brighthearth to copy the abilities if we haven't got any untappers. So with the repeatable effects like Jeskai Ascendancy and Chakram Retriever, we’ll be able to activate Gnostro every time we cast a spell (or noncreature spell). Then there are artifacts that untap Gnostro, with Magewright’s Stone and Thousand-Year Elixir, and even a land that will do it, with Minamo, School at Water’s Edge. And we can’t have a spellslinger deck without the infinite combo of Dramatic Reversal and Isochron Scepter. Then of course we’ll have some instant spells, like Djeru’s Resolve, Twiddle, Burst of Energy, and Cerulean Wisps. Not so much if we’re short on cards.įor an untap ability on a creature, we’ll look to the Chakram Retriever. This second part is fantastic if we’ve got a handful of lands. It has a second optional ability of drawing and discarding a card. This enchantment will untap all of our creatures whenever we cast a noncreature spell and give them +1/+1. Let’s start with what is, arguably, the most important card in the deck. So we’re throwing in several ways to untap Gnostro or to copy their abilities. We need as many activations as possible to do any good. Just activating Gnostro once per turn isn’t enough. Flumph is also here as a weaker version of the Swans, but the jellyfish is really good in the early game. They'll soak up as much damage as Gnostro can dish out and help you dig through your library in the process. Let’s use that damage to draw cards instead with Swans of Bryn Argoll. He turns Gnostro’s damage ability into a win condition, all while shaking his fist and calling you names. Oh wait, you all didn’t forget about my goblin boyfriend, did you? That’s right, Brash Taunter is here, and it’s one of the best cards in the deck. But I really wish we could deal that damage to our opponents instead. Or if we’d rather just draw all of those cards, then we’ll use Eligeth, Crossroads Augur, which turns Scry effects into draw effects.ĭealing damage to a creature is a great way to take out enemy combatants. Proper sequencing in this deck is crucial to success, so stacking our top deck the way we need will be invaluable. The Scry ability allows us to filter through our deck to get to the spiciest morsels. And even if we don’t have Reservoir out, the life gain can be a crucial buffer against aggro opponents. With both Gnostro and the artifact giving us life for each spell we cast, we’ll get to that critical 50+ life total we need to death lazer our opponents. So, of course, I threw the Reservoir into the deck. It was pretty late in the tinkering when I realized that the life gain mode was very similar to another very powerful card, Aetherflux Reservoir. To understand the paths to victory, we’ll look at how each mode gets us there, starting with the life gain. But as I built the deck, I began to see how all the different modes actually work together extremely well I know that’s what I thought, and a big part of why I dismissed the commander. A La ModeĪt first glance you might think that having a modal commander would lead to a disjointed deck that tried to do too much. Which means we’ll need a large amount of cheap spells, card advantage and cantrips, ramp, and ways to untap Gnostro so we can activate them over and over. In order to get the most out of Gnostro, we gotta cast a lot of spells. As you can probably guess, tapping for just one or two won’t cut it. You can gain X life, Scry X, or deal X damage to a target creature, where X is equal to the number of spells you’ve cast in the turn. Gnostro is a white, blue, and red 3/3 chimera that taps for a modal ability. This commander is very good, and I love this new combo-tastic, balls-to-the-wall deck that I’ve built. I built it and played it and tinkered some more. And so, to prove to him how bad it was, I brewed it. My Scrap Trawlers partner-in-crime Nick bugged me and harassed me to build a deck for a commander that I thought was no good. Today we’re taking a short break from Innistrad to talk to you about a deck I was forced to build. Hello friends! It’s time for another Commander article here on Cardsphere.
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