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18/07/2023

Theme Deck Review Compendium: Weatherlight “Gatecrasher”

Lucky last deck from Mirage Block.

Gatecrasher

A red green beats deck.

Official deck list on wizards.com (archived)

Interactive deck list and card images available via https://mtg.wtf/deck/wth/gatecrasher

Reviews

Cubic Creativity

Budget Deckbuilding: Gatecrasher

Ertai’s Lament

Weatherlight: Gatecrasher Review (Part 1 of 2)

What better place to end our trip through the Theme Decks of Mirage block than in the jungle? It’s been a long trek through the sultry, buzzing, chattering jungles of Jamuraa these past couple of months, and at last we’re about to come out the other side.

Jay was as confused about the Weatherlight information void as I am: which shows it wasn’t just that it didn’t get archived.

Weatherlight: Gatecrasher Review (Part 2 of 2)

Hits: Wall of Roots wears two hats, and wears them perfectly here; cumulative upkeep beaters well-positioned in the deck to start bringing the wood after you get your board situated; ample mana ramping helps ensure you don’t get stuck with them in your hand most of the time; solid burn package

Misses: cumulative upkeep still offers a feel-bad experience for many; absence of Quirion Elves a bit puzzling given doubling-up of Granger Guildmage over the previous R/G deck in the block

OVERALL SCORE: 4.20/5.00

(f)Art Focus

As amazing as the art in this block generally is… there’s also stuff like this. It may seem hard to believe, but arguably this isn’t even the worst interpretation of Redwood Treefolk. (That’s the 7th Edition version)

I do think this are really cool, but at the same time collating the reviews for these – the two different sources that I could find which had actually covered them – I think felt a bit rote-y for me by the end. Which is why I got sidetracked by RKF and then the art as a whole. But then why not draw attention to that side of things? Art is so important and probably gets overlooked a bit.

I’ll be cracking on with Tempest next which will mean a burst of extra content to look at, with lots of different opinions to consider. Will be nice.

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3 responses to “Theme Deck Review Compendium: Weatherlight “Gatecrasher””

Beats and Skies does a bracket. Pool 1, Week 2. Round 1: decks 9 to 16. – Beats and Skies

November 12, 2023 at 10:31 pm

[…] Gatecrasher is primarily green, with a small amount of high quality red burn in support. The curve is much more “mid” than you’d often see in a beats deck: 4 and 5 mana is where the action is. But it also has three copies of both Rampant Growth and Wall of Roots at two mana which lets you drop your Stampeding Wildebeests turn three. The downside of which can be turned into an upside allowing you to reset the counters on Wall of Roots, or take advantage of enters the battlefield effects that many of the other creatures have. […]

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Beats and Skies does a bracket: Pool 1, Week 5. Round 2: decks 1 to 8. – Beats and Skies

December 4, 2023 at 11:18 am

[…] Gatecrash is very straightforward even as far as red/green decks go. It’s predominantly green, with an effective selection of red cards in a supporting role. The heavy hitters of the deck, the creatures which will be doing the bulk of the work each time, are mana value 4 and 5. With three copies each of Rampant Growth and Wall of Roots at 2 mana then you’ll be able to drop those a turn earlier in most games you play. […]

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Beats and Skies does a bracket: Pool 1, Week 7. Round 3: the top 8. – Beats and Skies

December 27, 2023 at 9:40 pm

[…] Gatecrasher is a pretty straightforward RG Beats deck. There’s a wee bit of ramp effects, but mainly in order to jump to 4 mana on the third turn where the undercosted beaters are. Primarily green; only has a relatively small red element. […]

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