From: Kendall Redburn <kredburn@echip.com>
Subject: Abeyance Discussion (Mature and Intelligent)
Date: Wed, 23 Jul 1997 10:36:30 -0400

I don't give a flying Fig how abeyance compares to time walk.  

I like abeyance in my black white necro deck. 

Against blue, I cast abeyance on my turn.  It's counter or never, so it
works better than progressive spell casting.  (this is where you cast
the lesser important spells as a smoke screen to draw counters!)

Once it hits the table my disk/nekrataal/whatever has a free
and clear path.  Better duck cause here it comes!

I like to cast if just after attackers have been declared, when my
opponent is attacking me.  Esp. when the opponent has pump knights or
thinks they might drop a giant growth on me.  I love it with pump
knights because then they can't give first strike unless they do it
right now!  :-)  Gosh, were you hoping to regenerate that creature?

How often does the opponent attack with a certain number of creatures,
and then drops a creature after the attack to block you with?  They
attack, I drop abeyance, they're screwed.  I smile.

Then there is the (Yes!) Time walk aspect. I've got the drop creature
wise, and I would so much like to take another turn without you being
able to block, so I drop they abbey during your upkeep.  Heck, I'll
probably armageddon on my turn just to keep things this way.

And if all else fails, if you abbey me, I abbey you.  Tit for Tat, Which
kind of sucks when it happens to you.  

Now, please add the ways in which you use this wonderful card, that is
not at all like a time walk unless you have no imagination.

Kendall 







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