Subject: Stronghold deck - Haunting Druid
Date: Fri, 27 Feb 1998 14:21:22 -0500
From: Lepine.Simon@ic.gc.ca (Lepine, Simon: BSCOTT)
To: fkusumot@ix.netcom.com ('fkusumot@ix.netcom.com')

Here's a funny combo deck using Stronghold's Hermit Druid ability to put
your entire library into your graveyard (if you're playing all non basic
lands, of course). What's good about this combo (Druid and Haunting
Misery) is that you can pull it off on turn 3 and it requires only 2 cards.
What's bad (and probably makes it non-viable) is that it relies on a 1/1
critter.
 So maybe some suppport cards (preferably creatures, you need 20 in the
graveyard, and you're gonna draw some, so you need a good amount in the 
deck) that removes summonig sickness or that can save the druid would be 
good. I decided to add Shallow Grave cause it works great to get him out 
of the graveyard and use it before your opponent can stop you. The deck 
also has 4 Necratogs and 4 Goyfs, so it has another way to victory. Also 
included are 2  Flings to sac the Goyf or Tog on the turn you play it or 
in response to removal, or it your opponent has some blocker.

Here it is anyway. This is just a draft. I'd like to hear possible
improvements or comments at slepine@videotron.ca

Haunting Druid

Critters

4 X Birds
4 X Llanowar Elfs
4 X Sage Owl - helps get the combo
4 X Shadow Guildmage - put druid back on top to save him
4 X Necratog - another way to win
4 X Goyft - ditto
4 X Hermit Druids - duh

28 critters

The rest

4 X Vampiric Tutor
4 X Haunting Misery
2 X Fling
2 X Shallow Grave - Get your druid without sickness back

12 spells

Lands -

4 X Gemstone Mine
4 X City of Brass
2 X Rootwater Depths
2 X Undiscovered
2 X Reflecting Pool
4 X  G/B Painlands
2 X Volrath's Stronghold - another way to get the druid back

20 lands

No side yet, probably some stuff against counter and some chills to shut
down red removal.

This deck was made in 5 mins, so it could use some improvement, but it
looks like fun.

Have Fun

Simon