Date: Thu, 17 Jul 1997 13:31:03 -0400 From: "Thomas F. Guevin" Subject: The new Type I Does anyone have any ideas on the new type 1 format? It could be interesting with vice out of the picture. Burn is strill strong because of the cycle, but control and necro could easily make strong comebacks. In terms of weatherlight, there is some potential: Bosium String - perhaps it's too expensive, but the ability to reuse ancestral recall, time walk, and regrowth again is pretty strong. Chimeric Sphere - might be cool with Abyss, Balance and the like. Bolt bail though. Jade Statue is better, but with the Sphere you can play Abyss and Moat. Mind Stone - a great defense against LD decks, and tough to shaman. Null Rod - hehe. Potentially stronger than Shaman because it prevents you from using stuff like lotus and zorb as they come into play. Well of Knowledge - if you could use it with mana crypt it would be incredible. Still it might be viable with heavy LD, or void for that matter. Doomsday - if you can live long enough to use it, fine. Still it can set up a mirror kill quite easily. Ancestral Knowledge - huge in a burn deck or control deck for that matter. Gaea's Blessing - could be very useful, with spoiler cards. Thunderbolt - more burn, and it kill Serendibs and Serras. Yawn. Abeyance - want to really talk time walk? Serenity - strong potential against mirror control decks. Gemstone mine - has potential, but with vice restricted is undiscovered just better? What do people think? Is Type 1 the control environment now without vice, like it was summer? If there is ever a time for something rogue it Type 1 it's now. -Tom Guevin