MTG Arena · Standard · Gameplay

UW Recruit: three matches on the Great Gilded Boat

A visual companion to Ashlizzlle’s video “EVERYONE is Sleeping On This, WHY?!” · uploaded Sept 15, 2026 · 51:31

Match record

Three wins from the three matches shown.

Game record

Six wins and one loss, with two wins inferred.

Win rate shown

86%, six wins in seven games.

Star card

Ashlizzlle calls Great Gilded BoatGreat Gilded Boat an underrated Hobbit card waiting to be broken.

Closest call

Ashlizzlle falls to 1 life in the deciding game and wins anyway.

The pitch

The video description calls the recruit mechanic slept on in Standard.

Results come from Ashlizzlle's own calls on stream, such as a concession, a good-game call or a stated record.Inferred marks a result Ashlizzlle never calls aloud, and each row names the evidence.Timestamps jump to where each match starts in the video.Every card named on this sheet shows its art.

The deck in one look

Ashlizzlle's deck tech from the first two minutes

Why Ashlizzlle plays it

By the numbers

3-0
Matches shown
6-1
Games shown
86%
Game win rate in the video

Two game wins are inferred from the first-loss call at 31:37, and the rest are called on stream.

Draw payoffs and extras

Ashlizzlle's list

“UW Recruit Goes HARD” on Moxfield
UW Recruit Goes HARD
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Decklist on Moxfield
  • Plus 2 Islands and 5 Plains, for 24 lands and 60 cards.
  • Sideboard options include Beza, the Bounding SpringBeza, the Bounding Spring, Rest in PeaceRest in Peace, Split UpSplit Up and NegateNegate.
Creatures · 19
Bard's Company4
Bard's Company
Duelist of the Mind4
Duelist of the Mind
Voice of Victory4
Voice of Victory
Enduring Innocence3
Enduring Innocence
The Queen of Dale3
The Queen of Dale
Homunculus Horde1
Homunculus Horde
Planeswalkers · 2
Elspeth, Storm Slayer2
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
Instants and sorceries · 3
Erode3
Erode
Artifacts and enchantments · 12
Caretaker's Talent4
Caretaker's Talent
Great Gilded Boat4
Great Gilded Boat
Seam Rip3
Seam Rip
Kinbinding1
Kinbinding
Lands · 17
Floodfarm Verge4
Floodfarm Verge
Hallowed Fountain4
Hallowed Fountain
Abandoned Air Temple2
Abandoned Air Temple
Fountainport2
Fountainport
Multiversal Passage2
Multiversal Passage
Restless Anchorage2
Restless Anchorage
Petrified Hamlet1
Petrified Hamlet

Matches

Best of three on the Arena ladder · results as Ashlizzlle calls them
StartOpponentResultCards that matteredWhat happened
02:43
vs Leyline aggro
Win2-0
Wins game 2 with a good-game call at 14:17. The first-loss call at 31:37 makes game 1 a win.
Duelist of the Mind
Duelist of the Mind
Great Gilded Boat
Great Gilded Boat
Erode
Erode
  • Ashlizzlle curves Duelist of the MindDuelist of the Mind into two Great Gilded BoatGreat Gilded Boat in game 1.
  • Ashlizzlle reads the opponent as Leyline aggro, with Slickshot Show-OffSlickshot Show-Off among the threats.
  • In game 2 Ashlizzlle fires ErodeErode earlier than ever, calling Leyline the matchup for it.
14:21
vs Mardu discard
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Win2-0
The opponent concedes game 2 at 26:28. The first-loss call at 31:37 makes game 1 a win.
Hardened Academic
Hardened Academic
Enduring Innocence
Enduring Innocence
Bard's Company
Bard's Company
  • The opponent pairs Hardened AcademicHardened Academic and Cool but RudeCool but Rude discards with a recurring BloodghastBloodghast.
  • Ashlizzlle casts Enduring InnocenceEnduring Innocence for the life gain as game 1 turns kill or be killed at 19:53.
  • Ashlizzlle expects to be dead at 23:28 in game 2, and the opponent concedes three minutes later.
26:33
vs Elves
Closest win
Win2-1
Loses game 1 at 31:37, wins game 2 at 33:12, then wins game 3 from 1 life at 51:00.
Great Gilded Boat
Great Gilded Boat
Bard's Company
Bard's Company
Duelist of the Mind
Duelist of the Mind
  • Two early Llanowar ElvesLlanowar Elves and a destroyed boat lead to Ashlizzlle's first loss of the day.
  • Ashlizzlle races to the game 2 win at 33:12 after getting hit by seven lands.
  • At 1 life in game 3, Ashlizzlle crews both boats and attacks with everything for lethal.