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Gates Beater - $25 Pioneer Deck

Pioneer Budget Ramp RUG (Temur)

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Instant (3)


Typical gates ramp deck, with a focus on combat damage.

One unique element is the inclusion of Life's Legacy . Sacrifice Gate Colossus as part of the casting cost of Life's Legacy, then hold priority and play Growth Spiral , putting a gate onto the battlefield. This will put Gate Colossus from the graveyard on top of your library. Then the draw trigger from Life's Legacy resolves, drawing Gate Colossus plus 7 more cards. You can then replay Gate Colossus essentially for free if you have enough gates.

Additionally, while Gates Ablaze is a great board wipe, Fog allows early game protection from aggro decks.

Optimal Line of Play

1) Gate, pass.

2) Arboreal Grazer and two more lands, pass. You have a 0/3 reach blocker and ramp.

3) Elvish Rejuvenator for ramp, Gatebreaker Ram to start doing damage, or Gates Ablaze if you want to wipe your opponents board.

4) Circuitous Route for two more gates.

5) Low cost Gate Colossus .

Win Conditions

1) Combat damage with the trample/vigilance Gatebreaker Ram and recurring Gate Colossus .

2) Play 10 of the 11 unique gates with Maze's End .

Sideboard

If you're matched up against a non-aggro deck, swap out the 3x Fog for 3x Spell Pierce

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Revision 2 See all

(3 years ago)

+3 Spell Pierce side
Date added 4 years
Last updated 3 years
Legality

This deck is Pioneer legal.

Rarity (main - side)

3 - 0 Mythic Rares

5 - 0 Rares

19 - 0 Uncommons

31 - 3 Commons

Cards 60
Avg. CMC 3.14
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