Gifts Piles

[zimagic]

I'm building a 5CC highlander deck and am looking to put in an ultimate list of Gifts Ungiven targets. As the deck is 100 cards and all one ofs there's space for some great mixtures.

What are your ultimate Gifts piles?
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[Hi-Val]

Academy Ruins
Mindslaver
Crucible of Worlds
Argivian Restoration

is a good one to set up a Slaver lock. All mana needs aside, it's a favorite of mine.

Another good one is:
Genesis
Eternal Witness

Knowing that Gifts can function as a double-Entomb here is critical.

Nostalgic Dreams
Regrowth
Recoup
Deep Analysis

is another nice one, mana needs aside. You're bound to be Recouping some sick spell and you'll get some nice draw from the DA in any case.

Phyrexian Reclamation
Etched Oracle
Academy Ruins
Haunted Crossroads

is also pretty cute. Etched Oracle is nutz in 5c formats. Hope these are a good start! What are some that you've been thinking of?

[Anusien]

Time Vault, Mizzium Transreliquat, Reconstruction, Regrowth/Trash for Treasure.  Instant infinite turns!

[zimagic]

Academy Ruins
Mindslaver
Crucible of Worlds
Argivian Restoration

is a good one to set up a Slaver lock. All mana needs aside, it's a favorite of mine.

Another good one is:
Genesis
Eternal Witness

Knowing that Gifts can function as a double-Entomb here is critical.

Nostalgic Dreams
Regrowth
Recoup
Deep Analysis

is another nice one, mana needs aside. You're bound to be Recouping some sick spell and you'll get some nice draw from the DA in any case.

Phyrexian Reclamation
Etched Oracle
Academy Ruins
Haunted Crossroads

is also pretty cute. Etched Oracle is nutz in 5c formats. Hope these are a good start! What are some that you've been thinking of?

I have to admit that mine are a little less potent so that's why I posted the question.

I was thinking of
Crucible of Worlds
Regrowth
Wasteland
Goblin Welder

I had a similiar stack to your mindslaver one but it was playing Zombify, Bringer of the White Dawn etc.

[Nydaeli]

Life for the Loam makes for great Gifts piles.  Obviously you can set up a draw engine with cycling lands, or fetch whatever utility lands.
Also, LFTL + Academy Ruins + two random artifacts is really good (see the aforementioned Mindslaver pile).

[Harlequin]

This requires a little set up, but generally speaking alot less mana than slaver lock.
2 Creatures in play
1 Artifact in play
1RBB mana availible

Gifts for....
Welder
Dread Return
Summoner's Egg
Sundering Titan

Welder+Egg = R for titan next turn.
Welder+titan = R for titan next turn
  (Weld in egg imprint titan, sac egg + 2 dudes for DR bringing in the titan).
DR+Egg = 4 mana for titan this turn.
DR+Titan = 4 mana for titan next turn.
  (cast DR for egg imprintint titan, sac egg+2 for DR targeting welder, bringing in titan).

Under different set up, If you have a sacrafice outlet (like ironworks, cabal therepy, atog, etc)

Gifst for...
Welder
Shallow Grave
Summoner's Egg
Sundering Titan

Welder+Egg = R for titan next turn.
Welder+Titan = R for titan next turn.
 (weld in egg, and sac it to the outlet).
SG+Egg = 2 mana for titan this turn.
 (SG the welder, and weld in titan)
SG+Titan = 2 mana for titan this turn.
 (SG on egg, sac it for titan)
Egg+titan = 4 mana for titan this turn.