--- ## Matchup Overview (General) | Matchup | Outlook | |----------|----------| | Delver | Even grindy but vulnerable to tempo | | Death & Taxes | Slightly Favorable good removal & grind | | Storm | Pre-board rough, post-board better | | Reanimator | Tough without fast discard | | Control (UW) | Good strong attrition engine | | Artifact decks | Good with Ouphe / Ancient Grudge | --- ## What Kind of Deck Is This
And while I can neither confirm nor deny that I wrote this article solely to make that pun, I can confirm that Goblins have been tearing up the Historic ladder, and a certain Goblin Grandee is making the archetype, well, grand
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Dromokas Command and Anguished Unmaking kept my opponents Always Watchings and Gryffs Boons at bay in Mono-White Humans, and I even was able to outpace an opposing Abzan deck, that one focusing on planeswalkers and sweepers
1 Banzai - Gluttonous Predator 1 Belle - Accomplished Mystic 4 Chernabog's Followers - Creatures of Evil 4 Cursed Merfolk - Ursula's Handiwork 4 Diablo - Obedient Raven 4 Elsa - The Fifth Spirit 4 Genie - Wish Fulfilled 4 Go Go Tomago - Darting Dynamo 4 Kit Cloudkicker - Tough Guy 4 Madam Mim - Fox 3 Madam Mim - Snake 3 Magic Broom - Illuminary Keeper 4 Merlin - Crab 4 Merlin - Goat 3 Merlin - Rabbit 1 Peter Pan - Shadow Finder 3 The White Rose - Jewel of the Garden 4 Ursula - Deceiver 1 Ursula - Sea Witch Queen Emerald/Amethyst presents a strong early game advantage One of the things you might notice right away about this deck is the large number of one-cost characters you have to choose from