From: hahn@bway.net (hahn)
Subject: Re: Prison -- is it stronger than ever?  (Visions additions)
Date: 13 Jul 1997 11:21:59 GMT

It has been revealed to me that exeter@lni.net wrote:

: Visions brought a few very useful things to the Prison player, not the
: least of which is the Undiscovered Paradise.  The Paradise works
: extremely well with Armageddon, especially if an Icy is around.  Tap
: the Paradise to fuel the Icy, then next turn bust a 'geddon and play
: the paradise again.  Also, this is a great source of off-colour mana
: if you run the traditional W/x Prison.

If Visions plus IA/HL made Prison viable, then 5E/WL made it weak again in
a hurry.  A short list:

Serenity
Null Rod
Uktabi Orangutan
Goblin Vandal
Shatterstorm
Aura of Silence
Dust to Dust

Not to mention the traditional stuff:

Disenchant
Divine Offering
Shatter
Primitive Justice
Pillage
Crumble
Seeds of Innocence
Energy Flux
Hurkyl's Recall (devastating in response to Armageddon).

etc.

In fact, the only color that cannot deal with Prison is mono-black.  Ouch.

It still may be a good solid deck type, but I honestly don't see it winning
a lot of tournaments.  I could be wrong, but so far, playtesting tends to
support my hypothesis.

-The Sophist




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