Guys, I think we’re in the most brew-friendly period I’ve seen since 2 years ago post-Drake. The meta is shifting rapidly, there are new cards and new top decks popping up frequently, and the recent most popular deck (UBxd) is interactive, tricky to play with and against, and very beatable. So please, let’s stop arguing about Gush/Foil bans, and just start brewing/playing. If you don’t take this chance to brew, I’m pretty sure you won’t find things to be easier if a Gush ban somehow does occur (which I would definitely be against). You know, if there’s one thing that is truly stopping people from brewing, it’s not Gush/Foil — but the (mistaken) belief that the format is somehow broken. Stop thinking that way, and discover how great the format is right now :).

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Speaking of UBxd, the thing to keep in mind is that as mana efficient as Daze, Foil, Snuff Out, and Gurmag are, they are just 1-for-1s. You aren’t losing if you get Dazed, Foiled, or Snuffed Out — you’re just trading. Gurmag isn’t like Mulldrifter, Ninja, or Skyfisher where using removal means you’re down cards — if you play clean answers to Gurmag, it’s again, just a 1-for-1. If you play enough 2-for-1s and clean answers to Gurmag, UBxd will trade all their cards into you, and you’ll very likely win the topdeck war afterwards. (Or just play things like flashback cards that are very difficult for UB Delver to trade with.) UBxd also gives you plenty of time to run your gameplan. I don’t think they are even favored to have Angler on turn 3, and Angler is extremely easy to chump. You have plenty of time to play out your cards, and just keep in mind: if you get Dazed, Foiled, or Snuffed Out, they’re not winning, it’s just a trade (or worse for UBxd).