caught me off guard. I am unfamiliar with how the deck wants to play. While I am pretty good with the abstract, I have had woefully little practical experience with Standard (and Constructed in general).

With this little tidbit of information, and the fact that anything gained through the Gift will be known (Faeries is remarkably capable of playing around a Cloudthresher, especially if its known to be there), there is a much larger impetus for choosing the creature.

Still, my decision in-game would largely be determined by what cards I have in hand (as the Faeries player), as that would tell me what I can and can’t deal with. (For instance, do I have removal or countermagic, and what type).

The part about autopilot is really interesting and I think it accounts for much more losses than players give it credit for.