Subject: 5C Tribute Date: Mon, 09 Feb 1998 21:49:00 -0500 From: Rafael Matsunaga To: fkusumot@ix.netcom.com Hi there! Here's my 5CB tribute deck. It's a variation of Slemr's Worlds Champs deck, but the engine gets funnier in mid-to-late game. Not so effective, thou. Land (gotta be careful against wastelands!): 16 Swamps 2 Undiscovered Paradises 3 Gemstone Mines 2 Sulfurous Springs Creatures: 4 Dauthi Slayers (or Knights of Stromgald, if you like the classic style) 4 Black Knights 2 Nekrataal (might put more, but they're expensive) 2 Shadow Guildmages 2 Coffin Queens (this is the funny part :) 1 Man-o-War 1 Cloudchaser Eagle 1 Uktabi Orangutan the Control: 3 Incinerate 1 Spontaneous Combustion 2 Drain Lives 4 Diabolic Edicts 2 Coercion 2 Helm of Obedience the Good Black Stuff: 2 Dark Ritual 3 Infernal Tribute 1 Vampiric Tutor Play this deck a few times and you start to get the feeling: I play Nekrataal and kill that Orgg of yours. I sacrifice my Nekrataal to the Helm and take control of your Elephant (or whatever you may have). Now I use my Queen to bring back my Nekrataal and kill your Dragon (whatever :). Hmm... maybe now I can sacrifice my (your) Elephant to the Tribute and draw a card so that I can re-use my Helm next turn on whatever you may have left at your side... or I can sacrifice my Nekrataal again and bring him back next turn and draw another extra card and.......... Well, you get the idea. :) It's plain fun. It has little chance in tourneys, but it's pretty fun, anyway. ;) Cya! -- Rafael Matsunaga rafael.matsunaga@brasoft.com.br