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Just wanted to pop in and say thanks again for the advice.  Went unbeaten on the day.  The final decklist was:


Land (36)
4 Plains   
4 Forest   
4 Swamp
Godless Shrine   
Wooded Foothills
Volrath's Stronghold   
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
Wooded Bastion   
Twilight Mire
Elfhame Palace   
Windswept Heath   
Karakas
Savannah     
City of Brass
Gemstone Mine 
Terramorphic Expanse       
Wasteland   
Temple Garden     
Treetop Village     
Mishra's Factory
Flagstones of Trokair   
Barren Moor
Polluted Mire
Drifting Meadow
Secluded Steppe
Slippery Karst
Tranquil Thicket

Creatures (30)
Mother of Runes
Birds of Paradise

Watchwolf   
Serra Avenger
Soltari Priest     
Jotun Grunt
Kami of Ancient Law   
Saffi Eriksdotter   
Dark Confidant   
Sakura-Tribe Elder
Wall of Blossoms
Withered Wretch

Eternal Witness
Wilt-Leaf Cavaliers   
Kitchen Finks
Stonecloaker     
Call of the Herd   
Troll Ascetic   
Ohran Viper   
Dusk Urchins   
Doran, the Siege Tower   
Knight of the Reliquary   

Calciderm   
Wilt-Leaf Liege   
Loxodon Hierarch   
Phantom Centaur
Creakwood Liege   

Genesis
Shriekmaw   

Exalted Angel

Pump (6)
Rancor   

Armadillo Cloak
Sword of Light and Shadow
Sword of Fire and Ice   
Grafted Wargear   
Loxodon Warhammer
 
Random Utility (28)
Swords to Plowshares
Path to Exile     
Enlightened Tutor 
Aether Vial
Crop Rotation   
Sensei's Divining Top
Duress
Orim's Chant
Mirri's Guile

Winter Orb 
Demonic Tutor
Gerard's Verdict   
Castigate   
Diabolic Edict
Bitterblossom   
Profane Command
Life from the Loam
Sylvan Library
Survival of the Fittest

Oblivion Ring
Vindicate   
Mortify   
Putrefy   
Phyrexian Arena
Pernicous Deed   

Faith's Fetters
Armageddon
Harmonize 





Some notes on the cards:

Exalted Angel was probably the MVP of the day, but Bitterblossom was a close second.  Both Lieges get an honorary mention.  All of the equipment proved fantastic, especially the stuff that gave lifelink.  I got Dark Confidant + Top/Mirri's Guile online a few times which was just nasty.  The discard didn't prove to be that essential, but I didn't really run up against any combo on the day either - it was mostly aggro opponents with a few control.

Nearly everytime I got Survival to stick, I dug up the Genesis/Shriekmaw combo which was always a beating.  One game I was able to get Knight of the Reliquary, Armageddon, and Life from the Loam online.  Great cards together.

I think I'm going to drop from 6 cycle lands down to 3 for future versions.  The CIPT noticably slowed me down a few times and the cycling was rarely relevent.

[#1 - Qasali Pridemage]

Good analysis.  If I had to limit my top 5 picks for what will make an impact on Highlander, I think I'd go with:

#1 - Qasali Pridemage
Part Watchwolf, part Naturalize.  Tougher to cast, but I think many people will replace Kami of Ancient Law or Ronom Unicorn with this guy if they are in both G and W.

#2 - Anathemancer
For reasons already stated.

#3 - Behemoth's Sledge
You can now play two Loxodon Warhammers in Highlander.

#4 - Bloodbraid Elf
Get a free card on a nice aggressive body.

#5 - Maelstrom Pulse
Maelstrom Pulse is no Vindicate, especially in Highlander.  It is still quality removal though.  If you could run two Putrefy in Highlander, chances are most of the time you would.


Overall, a great set though with lots of playables.  Probably one of my favorites in a long while. 

The only card that I think has potential that is not mentioned so far in this thread is Knotvine Paladin.  Slap a sledge or warhammer on him, make some tokens, and he's just disgustingly strong for GW.

Vazdru, how did Dark Confidant work out in that deck? 

It seems like there are so many 3+ CC cards in both that deck and my deck.  Not sure if I'm comfortable running him, but both decks seem to run lots of lifegain to counteract it.

Thanks for the advice.

LFTL is a very good suggestion, not sure how I missed that.  It seems especially good with the SDT-like effects.  When you've picked out all the good stuff and you're stuck looking at crap in the top 3, just dredge them away.

Agreed on the Enlightened Tutor.  The option to find Bitterblossom, Arena, or Oblivion Ring is probably worth the card going on top of the library instead of into the hand.

I was hesitant to add Withered Wretch due to the BB cost, but if a couple of those WW creature go away, it's not any worse.

What do you think about cutting Parallax Wave in favor of Faith's Fetters?

[Land (35)]

Land (35)
4 Plains   
2 Forest   
4 Swamp
Godless Shrine   
Volrath's Stronghold   
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
Wooded Bastion   
Twilight Mire
Fetid Heath   
Grasslands   
Elfhame Palace   
Windswept Heath   
Karakas
Savannah     
City of Brass
Flooded Strand
Wooded Foothills
Vivid Grove       
Vivid Marsh     
Vivid Meadow       
Tendo Ice Bridge     
Gemstone Mine 
Terramorphic Expanse       
Wasteland   
Temple Garden   
Treetop Village     
Mishra's Factory
Flagstones of Trokair   

Creatures (31)
Mother of Runes
Birds of Paradise

Watchwolf     
Serra Avenger
Knight of the Holy Nimbus
Knight of Meadowgrain     
Soltari Priest     
Jotun Grunt
Kami of Ancient Law     
Saffi Eriksdotter   
Thornweald Archer   
Tidehollow Sculler   
Sakura-Tribe Elder

Eternal Witness
Wilt-Leaf Cavaliers   
Kitchen Finks
Stonecloaker   
Soltari Champion   
Call of the Herd   
Troll Ascetic   
Ohran Viper   
Dusk Urchin   
Doran, the Siege Tower   
Knight of the Reliquary   

Calciderm     
Wilt-Leaf Liege   
Loxodon Hierarch   
Phantom Centaur
Creakwood Liege   

Shriekmaw     

Exalted Angel 

Pump (6)
Rancor   

Armadillo Cloak
Sword of Light and Shadow
Sword of Fire and Ice   
Grafted Wargear   
Loxodon Warhammer
 
Other Utility (28)
Mirri's Guile
Swords to Plowshares
Path to Exile       
Steelshaper's Gift   
Aether Vial
Crop Rotation   
Sensei's Divining Top
Duress
Thoughtsieze
Orim's Chant

Winter Orb 
Demonic Tutor
Gerard's Verdict   
Castigate   
Diabolic Edict
Bitterblossom   
Profane Command
Sylvan Library
Night's Whisper

Oblivion Ring
Vindicate   
Mortify   
Putrefy   
Phyrexian Arena   

Parallax Wave
Armageddon
Cataclysm
Harmonize





Kind of a Highlander version of The Rock.  I've play tested the deck a bit and so far it hasn't been absolutely terrible, so that's a good sign.  This is for a tourney at the local card shop.  I'm pretty sure no one there has ever played the Highlander variant, let alone competitively, so no clue on meta.  Everyone is walking in completely blind, which should be fun.

Mirri's Guile, Sylvan Library, and SDT probably seem out of place, but I've tried to get as many shuffle effects into the deck as possible.  Each shuffle effect gets you your choice of 3 new cards every time, which has helped me out a lot during testing.

Any cards I'm missing?  Any cards you think should be dropped?  Too many non-basic lands?  I'd of course like to get Tarmogoyf and the missing duals in, but $$$ issues.  Thanks for any advice.