Caw-Gates is a defensive control deck that wins by chaining Squadron Hawks for card advantage, stalling combat with Moment's Peace and Prismatic Strands fog effects, and closing with an Armadillo Cloak on a Guardian of the Guildpact — a creature that is immune to multicolored removal but vulnerable to our mono-colored Cast Down. Duress is the most important sideboard card here, stripping Armadillo Cloak, Counterspell, or fog effects before they can be deployed; lead with it on turn one whenever possible. The additional Suffocating Fumes helps sweep multiple 1/1 Squadron Hawks before they can block profitably or accumulate into an unmanageable flock. Our artifact bounce engine with Glint Hawk and Kor Skyfisher generates enough incremental pressure that their fogs only delay the inevitable, so stay aggressive and use Tithing Blade's drain to close games where combat gets stalled behind a large Guardian.