Esper Goryo's Gifts

Modern Combo Competitive Control Gifts Ungiven Reanimator WUB (Esper)

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Instant (11)

• 3x Gifts Ungiven
• 1x Go for the Throat
• 3x Goryo's Vengeance
• 1x Murderous Cut
• 3x Path to Exile

Sorcery (14)

• 1x Damnation
• 2x Lingering Souls
• 4x Serum Visions
• 1x Supreme Verdict
• 4x Thoughtseize
• 1x Unburial Rites
• 1x Wrath of God

Planeswalker (2)

• 2x Liliana of the Veil

Creature (10)

• 1x Blazing Archon
• 1x Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
• 4x Jace, Vryn's Prodigy  ^Flip
• 2x Obzedat, Ghost Council
• 2x Snapcaster Mage

Land (23)

• 2x Creeping Tar Pit
• 2x Darkslick Shores
• 1x Fetid Heath
• 2x Flooded Strand
• 2x Ghost Quarter
• 2x Godless Shrine
• 1x Hallowed Fountain
• 1x Island
• 2x Marsh Flats
• 1x Plains
• 4x Polluted Delta
• 1x Shambling Vent
• 1x Swamp
• 1x Watery Grave

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Sideboard

Instant (2)

• 1x Disenchant
• 1x Dispel

Sorcery (4)

• 2x Duress
• 2x Timely Reinforcements

Enchantment (6)

• 4x Leyline of Sanctity
• 2x Stony Silence

Creature (3)

• 1x Iona, Shield of Emeria
• 1x Terastodon
• 1x Vendilion Clique

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I've been wanting to play Gifts Ungiven for a while but I haven't been able to figure out a list I wanted for taking down the Eldrazi menace. I started by taking Iona out of the main and putting a Blazing Archon in the board for against Eldrazi. Then I thought about testing the Hoogland Goryo's Gift build. The deck is gas. Putting an Obzedat into play with Jace/Goryo's on turn 3 feels super powerful. Plus it has the late game Gifts Ungiven packages. The 3 wraths help with Eldrazi, Robots, Zoo and other aggro matchups. And cards like Lingering Souls buy you enough time to put Elesh Norn or Griselbrand into play. My favorite interaction is using Goryo's Vengeance to put a Jace in at the end of your opponents turn and looting which flips him and keeps him in play. Goryo's Vengeance really helps with the problem of your opponent just killing your Jace every time it comes into play.

I was playing Inquisition of Kozelik instead of Thoughtseize in the main, but Thoughtseize just seems better in every matchup outside of burn. I also think our burn matchup is pretty solid post board since you can just put Iona in play.

I'm just looking for ideas or ways to fine tune it. Looking for feedback. Thanks!

Date added	8 years
Last updated	3 years
Exclude colors	RG
Legality	This deck is Modern legal.
Rarity (main - side)	13 - 1 Mythic Rares 37 - 8 Rares 7 - 2 Uncommons 0 - 4 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	2.78
Tokens	Elephant 3-3 G, Emblem Jace, Vryn's Prodigy, Soldier 1/1 W, Spirit 1/1 W
Folders	Fun Decks