I finally finished my "vacation" (courtesy of our Dear Leader) in the Southern Booger Mines and was able to review the last few sets.

Say hello to our newest friends*!

Gimli, Counter of Kills: Decent boardwipe dissuasion and adds a nice layer of extra damage to everything we're doing anyway.

Pain Distributor: Nice pressure in general due to the number of artifacts that leave play naturally, but also helps make Descent into Avernus more one-sided.

Fall of Cair Andros: Yes they are dirty Orcians, but with the amount of noncombat damage dealt by this deck the Army should have a strong board presence. Ties into Toralf, God of Fury  ^Flip, the damage doublers/triplers, Skirk Fire Marshal, and Blasphemous Act very well.

There and Back Again: Has all the elements requested in Ib's latest agenda.

Maskwood Nexus: While not game-changing on it's own when it comes out, I think the fun factor of what it enables is worth testing out.

Mines of Moria: Not sure if this makes the cut, but it's easy enough to swap a land for a land for testing.

Say goodbye to these dishonorable discharges!:

(Your mother's baby name for you! - Ib Halfheart)

Professional Face-Breaker: Can't say I ever got the use the first ability due to how often my damage was non-combat, and is too spendy for a little bit of quasi-draw.

Rose Room Treasurer: Looks decent at face value, but didn't hold its weight in actual play.

Grenzo, Havoc Raiser: Not comfortable with this removal, so will be the first one that goes back in if any additions are sub par.

Rain of Riches: I think in a deck built to cascade better this would make a bigger impact, but all it really got me is two treasures for . Oof.

Big Score: Another hard decision, and likely to come back after testing. Either that or an actual draw engine of some sort?

Riveteers Overlook: My landbase has been pretty refined for a long time, so this was literally only used for the pretty inconsequential 1 life. Easy cut.

That's it for now. Let me know what you think!

Ib already gave up on those dumb Orcs (dorcs?) of Fall of Cair Andros, but for good reason...

Some good ol' fashioned, home grown, totally legal -

This is a very appealing card at pretty much any time I have a boardstate, or when Nemesis Mask is out, but is the cost too high?

While Baeloth Barrityl, Entertainer has a huge amount of potential, it does require some sort of board state to be effective. If you draw this card later in the game and had to pay 5 into it, when part of your sub-strategy is to sack mountains, will you have enough to play it? My guess is no. I'd rather run something more like Invasion Plans that caters more to the everything has to block a single kamikaze goblin strategy :D

I also recently threw in The One Ring to protect myself and give me access to a bit of additional draw. If only the Ring could tempt Ib....

can I ask why is Gratuitous Violence over Fiery Emancipation?

Ib has had me really busy in the toenail mines, but he let me take a day off after a 3 month shift to look at new cards.

AcehGratuitous Violence is just a placeholder for Goblin Goliath. Even though it is a legal card the set it came in doesn't work quite right, so if I put it in the mainboard the deck gets delisted.

Looking through the spoilers and I am very excited about this card:

That's a ton of potential draw, and being an enchantment instead of an artifact means we can actually let it sit out without a lot of worry. Great card.

Absolutely loving this deck very well done sir!

My only issue currently is what to drop for the Mox's, slightly leaning towards just dropping 2 mountains but obviously counter productive to the game plan.. I'm also not quite sold on Memory Jar I love just being disruptive and throwing Wheel of Fortune down and seeing my friends reactions but I do see with Goblin Welder how jar is a wheel on steroids! My biggest fear is the amount of artifact hate my group has with one person's life goal to mill you out, another plays Sen Triplets exclusively so any tips to get around those would be much appreciated!

ShamLush Although Ib is always seeking new friends to exploit, I've noticed he gets anxious around twins and/or triplets.. I'd recommend leaving that player at home and finding a new fourth. You know... for Ib's sake...

Everybody knows being illiterate is the coolest, but it also means you can't read. This leads to things like putting Broadside Bombardiers into the deck even though Boast is bad poopoo garbage for us. We use good garbage around here!

Swapped out for Connecting the Dots.

In other news, Maskwood Nexus has been very fun, leading to interesting lines and interactions in every game it was played. Best one was against slivers making all my Goblins swole af, and then dodging The Argent Etchings  ^Flipboard wipe because they were Phyrexian Goblins too. I haven't yet grabbed a Purphoros, God of the Forge or a Toralf, God of Fury  ^Flip off of Moggcatcher or Goblin Matron because of the Nexus, but soon!

2nd Memory Jar? Yes please!

Another solid treasure generator. I can't see us attacking with it often, but this combined with our other "Group Thug" ("T for treasure, H for hate"-Ib Halfheart) treasure cards this could really snowball.

Also pretty intrigued by as a card filter.

Siege-Gang Lieutenant

does this guy deserves an slot?

Aceh: He definitely does! That is a very good card, and I have been busy in the toenail mines and hadn't seen it yet.

That also reminds me that back in the first couple versions of the deck I had Siege-Gang Commander, but had taken it out because there wasn't enough ramp, and the treasure cards didn't exist yet. It may be time to try getting him back in as well now that the deck can ramp pretty well, and freecast often.

Brilliant primer, one of the best on TappedOut.

[enter link description here]You've had Valakut Exploration as a card in your list sometime earlier this year and I agreed when you removed it from the 99 list, however I'm going to try out Dragonhawk, Fate's Tempest from Bloomburrow as it gives a better effect (exiling more cards) and deals twice as much out of the gate. We don't need to rely on landfall.

Food for thought.