Subject: Type II BottleNecro
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 1998 15:09:11 +0100
From: "Haugen family" <haugenw@SilynNet.de>
To: "'fkusumot@ix.netcom.com'" <fkusumot@ix.netcom.com>

        I have this motto, anything that can win and uses Steel Golems, is awesome.
  There's two ways to play Necro, straight weenie mob, or control, with hand destruction, 
board control, and creatures that can get around the Steel Golem's drawback.  My favorite 
combo is with Corpse Dance and Bottle Gnomes.  It sure does piss people off when your 
drawing everything in your deck, and they can't even play a single card in their hand.

        During playtesting, this deck did as follows...

... against Marogeddon, Necro won 3 lost 2.  Massive LD kills Necro.  If you can pull off 
a stupor, it usually helps.  Dealing with the Maros is no trouble, but the Armaggedons 
wreak havoc, since this deck is manahungry.  I shouldn't have to worry much, since 
Marogeddon isn't so popular anymore.

... against Big Blue, Necro won 2 lost 3.  Stalking Stones won me three games in a row.  
You just can't counter it, and most of their bounce cards don't do crap.  Hand destruction 
helped a lot.  What kills is a Capsize land lock.  It's very painful to see 2, then 3, and 
finally 4 lands dissappear every turn.

... against 4CB, Necro won 3 lost 2.  Winter Orb was a bitch.  The good thing was my 
creatures were better than his.  Creature removal was the key to my wins, and Nev's 
Disk was my only answer to the Orb.  I have one question, WHAT THE HELL IS THAT STUPID 
BEAR GROWILING AT AN ORB FOR?

Here's how my deck looks

4 Necropotence
4 Stupor
2 Funeral Charm <this card works great>
2 Corpse Dance <BottleGnomes and this are to good>
4 Diabolic Edict <Sideboard Terrors in if you have a problem with not being able to choose 
                  your target>
1 Dregs of Sorrow <This is a great late game card>
3 Drain LIfe
2 Spinning Darkness <This replaces Contagion in Type II>

4 Bottle Gnomes <Most hated card by opponents>
3 Steel Golem
3 Chimeric Sphere
1 Snake Basket

4 Nev's Disk

1 Stalking Stones
2 Quicksand
2 Wasteland           ( I couldn't decide between Quicksand and Wasteland, so I made a 
                        compromise, and it works)
18 Swamps

I didn't use Dark Ritual because I've been seeing a lot of reasons why people don't use 
it.  It might be a good idea to work them in.

Please do your own playtesting, and E-mail me your thoughts and suggestions on how to 
make it better ;-)

                        Justin Haugen