Modern MtG — Izzet Drakes vs. Gifts Storm
Channel: T1GlistenerElf
Date: 2021-02-04

Two Izzet decks battling it out? It's just another regular day at TapStart Games, I reckon. (^-^)

While I don't have their decklists, I can be sure that the Drakes player has updated his list since this video, as his card availability has been getting better over time. The deck's overall gameplan is pretty simple: fill the graveyard for Crackling Drake and Enigma Drake, then proceed to nearly one-shot the opponent. Sadly, some of the elements that you'll see were born out of an undeveloped card availability.

On the other side of the table, Gift Storm continues to be one of the more complicated decks in the format, with its myriad lines of play and continuous assessment of when is the right time to "go off." As a combo player and avid brewer myself, I feel like such pilots are kindred spirits… at least until they bring in their sideboard copies of Lightning Bolt and point them at my Glistener Elf.

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