Gollum, Scheming Guide - I want to play a game

[DirkGently]

In fairness, Jon is slowly getting actually better now. I haven't won a game in the last couple meetups (I think I won a majority of the games in the meetup before that, but whatever). But still, another deck in the series of "how can Dirk gimp himself to create a fair game", we have Gollum, Scheming Guide.

Gollum is the only commander with the word "guess" on it, which is pretty cool. I like the idea of a commander that relies on your opponents guessing wrong, since it always gives them the out of simply guessing correctly. There's always a way to win - just don't be wrong.

Anyway, it's a very simple voltron build, the gameplay is the more fun part. It has been fun to play, though based on results I think I must have a pretty awful poker face.

Decklist

DecklistCMCManaPricesChartsDraw 7

Commander (1)

1 Gollum, Scheming Guide

Equipment (33)

1 Masterwork of Ingenuity

1 Inquisitor's Flail

1 Runechanter's Pike

1 Argentum Armor

1 Vorpal Sword

1 Sword of Sinew and Steel

1 Sword of Forge and Frontier

1 Cranial Plating

1 Champion's Helm

1 Hammer of Nazahn

1 Commander's Plate

1 Brass Knuckles

1 Explorer's Scope

1 Sword of the Animist

1 Staff of Titania

1 Sword of Once and Future

1 Shadowspear

1 Gavel of the Righteous

1 Empyrial Plate

1 Blackblade Reforged

1 Umezawa's Jitte

1 Hand of Vecna

1 Fireshrieker

1 Sword of Hearth and Home

1 Sword of Light and Shadow

1 Sword of Fire and Ice

1 Sword of Feast and Famine

1 Darksteel Plate

1 Mask of Memory

1 Sword of Body and Mind

1 Sword of Truth and Justice

1 Swiftfoot Boots

1 Sword of War and Peace

Removal (8)

1 Astarion's Thirst

7 other pieces that have since been misplaced

Value (5)

1 Mirage Mirror

1 Mimic Vat

1 Tome of Legends

1 Wandering Archaic

1 Scroll Rack

Defense/Stax (11)

1 Silent Arbiter

1 Dread

1 Sunstone

1 Crawlspace

1 Forcefield

1 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale

1 Revenge of Ravens

1 No Mercy

1 Cursed Totem

1 God-Pharaoh's Statue

1 Torpor Orb

Ramp (3)

1 Mox Amber

1 Mana Crypt

1 Sol Ring

Land (39)

1 The Mycosynth Gardens

1 Mystifying Maze

1 Urza's Saga

1 Cathedral of War

1 Blast Zone

1 Detection Tower

1 Plaza of Heroes

1 Castle Locthwain

1 Drannith Ruins

1 Forge of Heroes

29 Swamp

Approximate Total Cost:

[Dunadain]

That's actually pretty funny, I'll have to give this a spin, once I figure out how to make a working Nazgûl deck.

[TheAmericanSpirit]

When will the Gimp Quest end? When will Jon be strong enough to face the full power of Phelddagrif?

[DirkGently]

When will the Gimp Quest end? When will Jon be strong enough to face the full power of Phelddagrif?

Lol nobody is ready for the power of Phelddagrif.

I am actually working on an honest-to-god real deck at the moment, though, for the only commander I really like from CMM - Leori, Sparktouched Hunter. Unfortunately I've got a cold so it's been a little slow, but I'm almost there. I'm also about to throw up some more gimp-adjacent decks that I made recently so I can fully disassemble them. I've been pretty lax about keeping my collection sorted and things have gotten a bit hairy, culminating in spending several hours quietly freaking out while unable to find my Ugin and Karn for my Leori deck (which, amusing, has cut both, but I hate not knowing where my cards are).

edit: nvm, I did already put up Graaz and Lobelia. Jesus I'm so disorganized. And it feels like I've got several rolls of quarters shoved up my nasal cavities.

edit2: there we go, signature finally updated at least. I never did put up my decklist for the mono-red boys, damn.

[TheAmericanSpirit]

@DirkGently Feel better, man. I get sinus headaches like a %$#% so I know how much that can suck.