#gaddock teeg

Gaddock Teeg   GW

Legendary Creature - Kithkin Advisor

Noncreature spells with converted mana cost 4 or greater can’t be cast.

Noncreature spells with X in their mana costs can’t be cast.

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Two annoying cards in a row, eh? This one is especially problematic, with it being a very cheap creature that can also be your commander. Gaddock Teeg is explicitly a control card, despite not being in the traditional control colors. Preventing X-spells is a specific form of hate that would be very meh on its own. However, preventing all noncreature spells with CMC 4 or greater puts a stop to so many spells in all sorts of decks. Board wipes like Wrath of God and Damnation. Planeswalkers of all sorts, especially the ones that can be your commander (which is all but two of them). And since Gaddock is so cheap, if he does somehow get removed or countered, it does not take much to cast him once again. And yes, this is a symmetrical effect. But if we learned anything from Stasis, it’s that your strategy for this card is to build around it.

Gaddock in general reads a lot like a competitive EDH card, emphasizing a focus on cheap mana costs. There are plenty of amazing cards in the format that fit that tight mana cost of three or less. Staple mana rocks especially, like Sol Ring and Mana Crypt, fit very neatly into this restriction. Removal also fits neatly here, like Swords to Plowshares and Path to Exile. Even certain board wipes like Retribution of the Meek and Oblivion Stone make it by Gaddock.

Of course, another obvious thing to note here is that Gaddock specifically cares about everything but creatures. So...jam your deck full of creatures! Especially creatures that fulfill the needs that higher-costed noncreature spells would normally fill. Novablast Wurm and Sunblast Angel make for solid board wipes, and Duplicant makes for some excellent removal as well.

Of course, going ham on control is another idea. Shut down all artifacts with Stony Silence. Prevent people from hitting you with stuff like Ghostly Prison. And if you’re going in on the creature theme, Aura Shards is a clear include. Obviously there are plenty of ways to build Gaddock, but these are just my suggestions.

Gaddock Teeg

Gaddock Teeg

So great is his wisdom and spirit that many who have met him say that they stood before a giant of a man and talked to the wisest of the four winds.

Gaddock Teeg

No, Gaddock Teeg isn’t a counterspell.

Teeg has to be on the battlefield before the spell is cast in order to prohibit its casting. If the spell has already been cast, then there’s nothing he can do about it.

Yesterday in a 4 person edh game...

I cast linvala and crucible of worlds and start destroying lands with stripe mine.

My friend cast elesh norn and root maze.

Another guy casts Vorinclix.

Before I start, if you use proxies, its fine, just gonna moan and groan a little about them.

So I have no problem with people using proxies in their edh deck, to an extent.

I know cards are expensive and some people cant afford them.

But what really bothers me is when people proxy cards that they will never buy.

There are the individuals that proxy cards because they cant afford them and they have no intent on ever buying them.

And the cards they proxy are cards like mishras workshop, gaeas cradle, fetchlands, and dual lands.

And there are people that proxy cards becuase they have 15 edh decks and buying 15 mana crypts and dual lands would cost too much.

My answer to that is stop having 15 edh decks.

And they say that its more fun when you have more decks and more variety.

And I answer back with simply "do you use every deck frequently?"

And the answer is no.

They respond by saying stuff like "I only use like 4 decks".

And people are gonna say "you dont need to buy the cards to enjoy the game".

I just get annoyed when i lose to someone else's edh deck just to find out that they are proxying all their lands but basics.

Like yesterday, i played against a jund edh deck.

Typically the mana base consists of 9 fetches, 3 duals, 3 shocks, maybe 3 filter lands, etc.

Which takes me to my next point, I dont know why edh tournaments allow proxies.

They way the people play at certain edh events, they have no intent on spending more that 5 dollars on a card.

I tell them just save your money and buy one card at a time.

Thats what i did and I actually owned an unlimited timeteister, p3k English imperial seal, mishras workshop, and more.

Just venting.

Im done.