Help with R/U/W Lifegain Burn

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Posted on Oct. 30, 2012, 2:25 p.m. by meecht

The idea popped into my head this morning of pairing Guttersnipe and Nearheath Pilgrim . Guttersnipe causes damage so it would trigger Lifelink, and there are a lot of cheap red spells.

So, I threw together deck:my-life-in-the-gutter.

The idea is to get Guttersnipe bonded with Nearheath Pilgrim, then start tossing around cheap instants and sorceries. There's a decent curve with Pilgrim > Guttersnipe > Rhox Faithmender , then start blowing them up with your 5 mana next turn while gaining 4 life per spell. Or it can curve Pilgrim > Guttersnipe > Talrand, Sky Summoner , then start blowing them up and making 2/2 Drakes to add more pressure while still gaining life. That all assumes you can afford to wait that long, which normally won't be the case.

Lots of flashback to help drive the Guttersnipe engine. Sideboard adds ways to combat all the graveyard hate that's popular right now, protection from Burn/Mill, and a way to provide one-sided graveyard hate with Purify the Grave .

I know the mana base could use some work, but any and all suggestions/criticisms are welcome.