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In Time we trust! [UPDATE] 139:1 Win/Loss

Gauntlet Deck By
Makash

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It's been a while since my last Deck, but just in Time before the new Set gets released it's here:

In Time we trust!

This is almost another Mono Time deck, just with the little edge of some Shadow to spice it up and correct its flaws.
After over 200 matches of testing and swapping around cards and their numbers this deck went on a massive 111:1 streak which is to be continued.
Now at 139:1
The only loss happened before the final change, which was against Mindless Aggression(?) (the charge dude). The change i made afterwards was addind 2 Wasteland Broker for 1 Speed Grafter and 1 Time Etchings.

This deck carries a bunch of well known Time cards which need not to be explained: Alhed Ascending, Sandstorm Titan, Ixtol, Champion of Grodov, Worldbearer Behemoth, Gnash, Desert Prince

Logistics Expert got chosen over Initiate of the Sands because of its potential when the game drags along. It's Amplify also combos with Alhed once 8T have been reached.

Desert Alchemist is one of the most useful "removals" as it takes care of anything apart from fliers/quickdraw and also helps fixing Power

Tocas, Waystone Harvester only made 2 copies into this deck, because there was more important stuff and due to not carrying removal spells in the main deck, the 3 Drop should aim for Market access, that's why I chose 4x Auralian Merchant over more copies of Tocas

Ornamental Daggers, Water of Life, Find the Way, Twinbrood Sauropod are mainly there to give fodder for Plunder or Market access, of which there are 18 Copies (8 Plunder, 10 Market). Yet I picked 4 diferent ones, because they can all be of use in certain situations. ie Daggers on Broker with Weaver in play.

Wasteland Broker is there, that if we face some Relic hate or mono faction deck, to pull 4 Copies out of the market, just to be on the safe side.

Spiritweaver is the reason why we carry Shadow here. Gauntlet decks need some sort of Lifegain and Spiritweaver provides just what we want here 21 cards can take profit from his lifesteal ability + 1 card from Market.


Market:
The Market is basicly designed to have alteast one answer to every Gauntlet the deck can't cope with directly.
Infinite Hourglass to counter Permafrost and that Hooru stun deck (also works good against aggro decks defensewise
Send an Agent for relic hate and hard removal for mono cards (potentially even 4 copies)
Banish another relic hate and removal for multifaction stuff such as ChaCha or Maiden
Grodov's Burden need not to be explained I believe
Azindel Revealed especially good against that revenge deck, but also useful in any situation where you need Board Presence.

The Powerbase has been a pain in the ..., but it should now be near perfection as to what this deck aims for. With all the cards that can potentially draw sigils, there is a 100% chance, that it will draw anything with Time and not stall the ramp too much. Remember we want 8 Time fast for Alhed ;)

Have fun

UPDATE
19:1 runs
139:1 Win/Loss

Details

Shiftstone Cost
Does not include campaign cost
48,400

Premium Cost
324,800

Influence Requirements
3 2

Power Sources
25 14 14

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Deck Rarities
14 26 13 24

Card Types
45 3 7 0 25

Contains Cards From Campaigns
Into Shadow [Set1004]
Trials of Grodov [Set1006]
Promises by Firelight [Set1007]
Awakening [Set1095]
Bastion Rising [Set1097]
Buried Memories [Set1105]

Archetype
Midrange

Added
May 13, 2021

Views
2,008

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Stormbreak

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Alover Eternal Version: 21.07.21
Looks promising, what kind of time and overall GPM do you get? Gauntletics technology can help you measure ... GauntleticsĀ® 4.0: Unleashing 31.5 Gold Per Minute
ArcyTheArcanine Eternal Version: 21.06.08
After playing with this deck a bit, since Xenan and Praxis are always the colors I go to for gauntlet grinding, the last time I played was... well, I got 3 packs for 5 different sets.

That aside, I didn't quite have the streak you did if only because of some RNG based things that were out of my control, and one where I maaaaay have tried to showboat and messed up. Besides that, this deck is absolutely amazing to play around with and I love it.~
Makash Eternal Version: 21.06.09
Thank you :)
I like getting feedback on my decks, and if there is anything you find out to make this deck even better, let me know :)
muerto Eternal Version: 21.05.18
This one still working in revelations?
Makash Eternal Version: 21.05.18
Yes. I'm still using it and it still wins. I haven't kept track of the last 100+ games played with it, but I'd say its still 90%+ win rate
muerto Eternal Version: 21.05.18
Thank you
psly4mne Eternal Version: 21.03.23
Very impressive streak!
I'm surprised you're not running Twinned Spiteling. I've always considered it a staple of time-based xenan, but I guess you're not going for SS.
If you have them from the draft preview, try Rune of Relocation and Open Way Supplier. They're not high impact, but they are nice upgrades.
Makash Eternal Version: 21.03.23
Absolutely correct, eventhough Twinned Spiteling is a very good card to play, it just doesn't fit, because the deck does not aim for SS. Sometimes it wins even before getting S.

I took a look at the cards you mention and I honestly don't see a way to integrate them at all, mainly because I don't know what i would swap for either of them.