Breaking Down the Gates

Pioneer* RGWU Theme/Gimmick

charmanderson_cooper

Land (38)

• 2x Azorius Guildgate
• 2x Boros Guildgate
• 1x Botanical Sanctum
• 2x Dimir Guildgate
• 2x Forest
• 2x Golgari Guildgate
• 4x Gruul Guildgate
• 4x Izzet Guildgate
• 2x Maze's End
• 2x Orzhov Guildgate
• 4x Plaza of Harmony
• 2x Rakdos Guildgate
• 4x Selesnya Guildgate
• 4x Simic Guildgate
• 1x Yavimaya Coast

Creature (17)

• 3x Arboreal Grazer
• 3x Elvish Rejuvenator
• 3x Gate Colossus
• 3x Gatebreaker Ram
• 4x Knight of Autumn
• 1x Primeval Titan

Enchantment (7)

• 3x Guild Summit
• 4x Spelunking

Sorcery (14)

• 3x Circuitous Route
• 1x Deafening Clarion
• 2x Explore
• 4x Gates Ablaze
• 1x Open the Gates
• 3x Radiant Flames

Instant (4)

• 4x Growth Spiral

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Sideboard

Creature (5)

• 2x Archway Angel
• 1x Gate Colossus
• 1x Gatebreaker Ram
• 1x Yorion, Sky Nomad

Instant (2)

• 2x Negate

Sorcery (4)

• 1x Circuitous Route
• 2x Open the Gates
• 1x Sunfall

Enchantment (1)

• 1x Guild Summit

Artifact (2)

• 2x Smuggler's Copter

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Maybeboard

Creature (9)

• 4x Cavalier of Thorns
• 2x Gatecreeper Vine
• 1x Gatekeeper Gargoyle
• 1x Gateway Shade
• 1x Gateway Sneak

Land (1)

• 1x Breeding Pool

Sorcery (2)

• 2x Deafening Clarion

Enchantment (1)

• 1x Hold the Gates

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Inspiration: https://www.channelfireball.com/articles/the-gates-deck-is-no-joke/

To make Pioneer legal:

-2 Explore, +2 Negate or +2 Gatecreeper Vine

-all Primeval Titan, + that many Cavalier of Thorns

Date added	4 years
Last updated	6 months
Legality	This deck is not Pioneer legal.
Rarity (main - side)	3 - 0 Mythic Rares 14 - 4 Rares 20 - 6 Uncommons 40 - 2 Commons
Cards	80
Avg. CMC	3.17
Tokens	Incubator, Phyrexian 0/0 C
Folders	2) Pioneer