On the other hand, the deck has a very high skill cap, with the most dedicated Goat Control players having exceptionally consistent results.Īrguably, the biggest weakness of Goat Control in the modern era is its popularity. On one hand, it takes more time to become proficient with Goat Control than the various chaos decks of the format, which makes some newer players shy away from Goat Control. Goat Control’s results are less dependent upon the posture of the metagame and more founded upon the knowledge of Goat Control’s pilot.īoth a strength and a weakness of Goat Control is how difficult it is to play the deck without misplaying. Goat Control doesn’t have any unwinnable matchups, nor does it have any blowout matchups. It can be fine-tuned towards any particular metagame, which is why Goat Control has seen substantial revisions as the years have passed by. It has a wide array of options both in the maindeck and the sidedeck. Goat Control’s biggest strength is that it’s the Swiss Army knife of the format.
If Airknight Parshath is not dealt with quickly, Goat Control will take over the game with it. Thousand-Eyes Restrict is also commonly tributed for Airknight Parshath in order to remove its lock from the field and start attacking your opponent. Premature Burial and Call of the Haunted are mostly used for special summoning it from the graveyard. Goat Control’s Dust Tornadoes make it easier for Airknight Parshath to get in for damage. In many ways, the deck is built around it. Goat Control is unique in its incorporation of Airknight Parshath as a key element of its strategy. It can also deal with key threats like Blade Knight or an opposing Thousand-Eyes Restrict. It can be used to reset Thousand-Eyes Restrict and suck up a new monster each turn or reuse one of the deck’s many flip effects. Tsukuyomi is a staple 2-of in modern Goat Control decklists. Goat Control often features Creature Swap in the sidedeck, sometimes in the maindeck, which is also a powerful synergy with Scapegoat.
It can be used to avoid taking too much damage or serve as a level 1 monster for Metamorphosis. Unsurprisingly, Scapegoat is a key component of Goat Control’s strategy.
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