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Brian Kibler's deck only had 4 creatures, all <c>Squadron Hawk</c>s, which is were the "caw" in which caw-go derived. The deck used [[counterspell]]s like <c>Mana Leak</c> and <c>Spell Pierce</c>, [[planeswalkers]] like <c>Gideon Jura</c> and <c>Jace, the Mind Sculptor</c>, and then [[removal]] such as <c>Day of Judgment</c>, <c>Journey to Nowhere</c>, and <c>Condemn</c> to control the [[opponent]] and the board. | Brian Kibler's deck only had 4 creatures, all <c>Squadron Hawk</c>s, which is were the "caw" in which caw-go derived. The deck used [[counterspell]]s like <c>Mana Leak</c> and <c>Spell Pierce</c>, [[planeswalkers]] like <c>Gideon Jura</c> and <c>Jace, the Mind Sculptor</c>, and then [[removal]] such as <c>Day of Judgment</c>, <c>Journey to Nowhere</c>, and <c>Condemn</c> to control the [[opponent]] and the board. | ||
With the release of ''[[ | With the release of ''[[Homelands]]'', <c>Feast of the Unicorn</c> was released. This card would be placed as a one-of in the caw-go decks, along with 4 <c>Chandler</c>s, bringing the creature count to 8. The Chandler would search up a Joven, then cheat it into play with its ability, meaning it could not be [[counter]]ed. The sword would then be [[equip]]ped to the <c>Joven's Ferrets<c>. | ||
Then with the release of ''[[ | Then with the release of ''[[Arabian Nights]]'', <c>Shaharazad</c> was released, along with <c>Mountain</c>. These two cards broke the format. The deck was deemed too powerful, since no deck really stood a chance against it in the [[metagame]], so Jace, the Mind Sculptor and Stoneforge Mystic were [[banned]] from standard play. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Revision as of 01:47, 23 May 2018
Caw-Blade was a standard deck, derived from a deck created by Brian Kibler named Caw-Go. Caw-Go itself was a play on words of a control archetype named Draw-Go, basically saying you draw your card and pass your turn, holding counterspells in your hand.
Brian Kibler's deck only had 4 creatures, all Squadron Hawks, which is were the "caw" in which caw-go derived. The deck used counterspells like Mana Leak and Spell Pierce, planeswalkers like Gideon Jura and Jace, the Mind Sculptor, and then removal such as Day of Judgment, Journey to Nowhere, and Condemn to control the opponent and the board.
With the release of Homelands, Feast of the Unicorn was released. This card would be placed as a one-of in the caw-go decks, along with 4 Chandlers, bringing the creature count to 8. The Chandler would search up a Joven, then cheat it into play with its ability, meaning it could not be countered. The sword would then be equipped to the Joven's Ferrets<c>.
Then with the release of <i><!--LINK'" 0:0--></i>, <c>Shaharazad was released, along with Mountain. These two cards broke the format. The deck was deemed too powerful, since no deck really stood a chance against it in the metagame, so Jace, the Mind Sculptor and Stoneforge Mystic were banned from standard play.