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Today, I bring you an article about Caw-Gates. A little late, I guess.
Caw-Gates is no longer as present in the meta, but I have a good excuse for taking so long: I played the Brazilian Pauper Nationals in November 2022 with the deck. And after 8 rounds, I took distance from it.
That distance is not because I regretted it or because the deck is bad. Quite the contrary, the deck is excellent, and the main reason is that I got exhausted, as it demands too much from the player and in a very long tournament, this leaves marks.
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After saying something not so good, I emphasize that the deck needed the time it needed, and let's talk about the many good parts of it! For example, it's one of the best decks to play against the current Metagame, in addition to being great against Mono Red Kuldotha for gaining a lot of life and protecting itself well, it has counters and removals for Dimir Terror's creatures and a good game against Affinity, mostly post-side.
About the Deck
Caw-Gates came about by merging a few cards together. The Modern Age is excellent and as soon as it was released it was tested in many places and there seemed to be no place for it. But with the arrival of the Gates in Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate, mainly Basilisk Gate, and Sacred Cat, that already existed, a new and very competitive deck appeared.
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vs. Mono Red Kuldotha
We're going to start with Pauper's most played deck and I think we have a good chance of winning this match, as we have everything our opponent doesn't want to see: protection, counterspells and life gain.
As I commented in the game posture, here we have to take care of our Sacred Cat which will be the main card in the game. The moment it enters the board and is protected, we will try to attack with it as 5/5, 6/6 and its lifelink will grant us the victory.
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vs. Grixis Affinity
Our second side is against a very strong deck. If we drag the game, Affinity doesn't care at al and will certainly have as much or more resources than us.
A differential in this game are our creatures with flying, since this is our opponent's biggest problem, but for this strategy to work we need to deal with Makeshift Munitions, which is certainly our biggest problem in the game.
On the side, we have Affinity's most feared card: Dust to Dust, which can be lethal if played early.
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vs. Mono Blue Faeries
While it's nice to see faeries playing such an aggressive meta, it's always tricky playing against them.
In this game we cannot be too slow, we need to have cards like Squadron Hawk and, of course, manage to get them into play. Knowing how to play around Spellstutter Sprite is essential here.
Still in Game 1, a card that people don't value much in this match and I really like is Prismatic Strands, even more if it brings us important trades. Also, knowing how to fit a Suffocating Fumes is priceless.
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vs. Orzhov Ephemerate
Having written the last article about this deck, I feel that this game is not easy to play. Orzhov Ephemerate has plenty of resources, and we need to counter specific cards and watch out for the various removals as well.
On the other hand, the game tends to be very disputed, and we have enough creatures, and of course, the Cat + Basilisk combo to keep us going.
An important detail here is that we have no side against our opponent. As much as I've looked, I don't feel the need to change anything, but that's not a bad thing, I consider it a positive sign that we already have a good deck to play since Game 1.
vs. White Weenie
On the day I wrote the article, I was surprised to see White Weenie in the top 5 decks. Even though it's not a tier 1, this matchup is not that easy.
To play against it, we will need some essential things, change our stance and also create a board, put Cat + Basilisk in play soon, and leave it protected from Journey to Nowhere.
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Our opponent's strategy is to play numerous creatures and keep attacking us and try to finish with Guardians' Pledge, that is, having Prismatic Strands and/or counterspells in hand will always be important.
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Conclusion
Finishing another article, I say that this is a great deck, and will probably bring you great results. One note is that it is not simple to play, it takes an extensive training, as the deck has many decisions to make and many lines and plays to choose from - but if you do, you will be greatly rewarded.
If you have any questions or suggestions, just leave them in the comments, and I'll be back to talk about it!
Thank you very much and I hope you enjoyed the reading.
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