Gyro Ball Gruul 75 cards, 15 sideboard 1 {Kessig Wolf Run} 7 {Forest} 4 {Rootbound Crag} 4 {Stomping Ground} 5 {Mountain} 21 lands 4 {Strangleroot Geist} 4 {Dryad Militant} 4 {Hellrider} 4 {Burning-Tree Emissary} 4 {Experiment One} 4 {Flinthoof Boar} 4 {Ghor-Clan Rampager} 4 {Gyre Sage} 4 {Wolfir Silverheart} 36 creatures 3 {Domri Rade} 3 other spells Sideboard 1 {Ground Seal} 3 {Skullcrack} 2 {Ghost Quarter} 3 {Searing Spear} 1 {Kessig Wolf Run} 3 {Thundermaw Hellkite} 2 {Garruk Relentless} 15 sideboard cards Notes: Daniel Ruiz Martin piloted this Tomoharu Saito concoction to an impressive 9-1 record at Pro Tour: Gatecrash. Because of its split format, the Pro Tour does not always so easily reveal the top performing decks; the Top 8 may contain mediocre standard decks that managed to sweep draft. Saito's newest Gruul deck features powerful synergies such as: Experiment One or Gyre Sage plus Increasing Savagery, and Ghor-Clan Rampager plus a Wolfir Silverheart. The deck can end a game quickly with a blazing-fast start or win a longer game with board-dominating creatures and a card advantage machine in Domri Rade. While the deck is still somewhat under the radar you will have an even greater advantage, and I wholeheartedly recommend it for any upcoming Standard tournament. |