Hello everyone.
This is my first successful (consistent) gauntlet grinder and I would appreciate everyone's feedback. I started Eternal a little more than two months ago, so my card collection is very limited, hence no
Sandstorm Titan and such.
Main inspiration came from
Even Azindel and
Evenhanded Azindel Gauntlet Grinder
Main idea was to increase card draw but not just via
Evenhanded Golem, so I included
Dark Wisp,
Temple Scribe,
Devour (works wonders when played on Dark wisp) and
Cull the Deck.
Through so many draw engines we should be able to have decent answer to most of the situations gauntlet throws at us.
Best case scenario is to get a
Memory Dredger going with any of the 2 drops (except voidbound golem).
AI doesn't handle this mechanic well---for example, If I have Dredger and Scribe attacking, since blocking is resolved first, Scribe gets blocked, goes to void and if Dreger lands a hit gets instantly played getting us 1 life and card. Same goes for both wisps.
Ripknife Assassin and
Blistersting Wasp are included as deadly defense that can be pulled out by dreger, since AI can be hesitant to attack deadly creatures.
Venom Rider is here for dealing with creatures with aegis or any threat that is otherwise unsolvable. This is probably forced choice on my part due to small card collection. I'm open to suggestions.
Gnash, Desert Prince is awesome card but play it with caution (so you don't send your own many, many fliers to bottom of the deck). I usually play it defensively, to get rid of some flying creep.
Azindel, Revealed is pretty self explanatory.
So far I had good results in Gauntlet (not 100%, but pretty consistent runs) and even a few victories in ranked G2.
Last Chance
x3
2
Annihilate
x3
2
Blistersting Wasp
x3
2
Cull the Deck
x3
2
Dark Wisp
x3
2
Devour
x4
2
Evenhanded Golem
x4
2
Magenta Wisp
x2
2
Ripknife Assassin
x3
2
Temple Scribe
x2
3
Desecrate
x3
4
Memory Dredger
x4
4
Saber-Tooth Prideleader
x3
4
Venom Rider
x2
4
Xenan Obelisk
x2
6
Gnash, Desert Prince
x2
8
Azindel, Revealed
x4
Shadow Sigil
x4
Time Sigil
x3
Amber Waystone
x2
Crest of Mystery
x2
Diplomatic Seal
x3
Seat of Mystery
x4
Xenan Banner
x3
Xenan Insignia
x4
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When I was piloting the deck, I found myself wanting more Magenta Wisps, Blistering Wasps, and Temple Scribes and less Xenan Obelisk, Venom Rider. I usually preferred any of the deck's 2 cost units over Cull the Deck. Azindel was either overkill or a dead card. So I increased Magenta Wisps, Blistering Wasps, and Temple Scribes to 4 each and trimming the other cards. I replaced Ripknife Assassin with Nocturnal Creeper, which was both a good blocker and another source of card draw. I then added some Xenan Initiations to combo with all the recurring deadly units.
Hopefully some of my tweaks end up helping you as well.