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Piledriver Update —Sept. 11, 2015
CONCLUSIONS:
Piledriver is good in 2-3 because you don't usually want more than 1 or two. Also, if you have the option to cast him AFTER a chieftain, GO FOR IT.
He is slow, but if you can give him haste, he can be a nasty surprise. Try to go for when the opponent is tapped out.
Pro blue isn't as important, but it IS there, so don't forget it!
So, does Piledriver fit anywhere and how would you implemente him?
July 13, 2015 8:45 a.m.
I'm still testing him... I'm planning on doing 6 rounds of testing tonight, but so far here's what I've observed:
Piledriver is good, but you rarely want more than 1 in your opening hand. He's actually sort of slow! Ideally, you curve a hasty 1 drop into him, then swing on turn 3. He's really weak on turn 2 because he does nothing on turn 2 except for apply pressure. Unlike the hasty goblins, he takes 2 turns to deal damage. I'd put 1-3 in the main, because he's great when you hit him AFTER a chieftain, but not great on turn 2. In any primarily blue matchup, bring in the extra 1-3 copies in the side!
He's very good, but he slows down the deck.
July 13, 2015 5:09 p.m.
pumpkinwavy says... #5
I don't really know anything about goblins, but why no AEther Vial or Goblin Rabblemaster?
July 13, 2015 9:10 p.m.
Rabblemaster is not as good as he is in standard. Hes too slow and doesnt do anything the turn he comes out unless chieftain is out. Aether Vial is pointless because nearly all our creatures come out with haste already
July 13, 2015 11:02 p.m.
theConspiracy says... #7
The only reason I run Goblin Rabblemaster in my deck is for backup in case I don't get Goblin Piledriver or something. (Yay, Magic Origins, ya!).
July 14, 2015 8:18 a.m.
MonteTribal says... #8
Opinions on Impact Tremors? I want to like it, but it could just be a win-more kind of thing.
August 26, 2015 5:46 p.m.
It's not great. If you were going for a grindier version of goblins it could work. The most widely used version of the deck is straight up aggro hasted goblins for the win T3 or T4
August 26, 2015 8 p.m.
Perhaps a krenko combo deck could make use of it, but its just slow in other places...
August 26, 2015 9:25 p.m.
NOTICE
I have been getting a lot of piledriver comments (through facebook, etc) and I just wanted to let all the people know that yesterday I got my hands on a playset of piledrivers, and I have gone into testing. Results will be up by next tuesday! Thanks for your time :)
theConspiracy says... #1
I have experimented some more and have taken Cascade Bluffs out of my land base. I used to use it for Warren Instigator, but now I kind of agree with you. It does sort of suck as an opener, even if you don't have a god hand.
July 9, 2015 12:13 p.m.