Subject: mono-green post ST
Date: Sun, 29 Mar 1998 19:00:04 -0500
From: battage@banet.net
To: fkusumot@ix.netcom.com

heya Frank,

recently there has been way to much bitching about how green gets
shafted in expansion after expansion.  i think this bitching is a bunch
of crap. here is some tourney viable green decks post ST.

1.New Stompy

Green:

4 Rouge Elephant
4 Wall of Blossoms
4 River Boa
4 Muscle Sliver
3 Karoo Meerkat - blue creatures are popping up more and more
4 Harvest Wurm
4 Jolrael's Centuar
4 Fallow Wurm
1 Stampeding Wildebeests
4 Provoke - soooo strong in the right deck.  card advantage is oozing
from this card
4 Giant Growth
1 Overrun
2 Sylvan Lbrary - i love this card, i think it should be in almost any
green deck

Land:

17 Forest - maybe needs more

Comments:this deck is pure beatdown, no need for Cursed Scroll or Winter
Orb

2.G/r Beatdown

4 Llanowar Elves
4 Quirion Ranger
4 Granger Guildmage
4 Muscle Sliver
4 River Boa
4 Jolrael's Centaur
4 Uktabi Orangutang
2 Lhurgoyf
4 Giant Growth/Provoke - not sure which, maybe go 2 of each
1 Overrun
1 Sylvan Library

Red:

4 Incinerate
1 Fireball
1 Goblin Bombardment

Artifact:

4 Cursed Scroll

Land:

4 Karplusan Forest
1 Undiscovered Paradise
2 Mountain Valley
1 Mountain
10 Forest

Comments:i dont know why, but this deck always seems to win

3.5cG

Green:

4 Birds of Paradise
4 Quirion Ranger
3 Wall of Blossoms
4 Granger Guildmage
4 River Boa
4 Jolrael's Centuar
2 Uktabi Orangutang

Red:

4 Incinerate
2 Shock - it may not be better than kindle, but u need 4 kindle's for it
to be effective and i only have 2 slots

Black:

2 Derelor

Blue:

3 Mana Leak
3 Tradewind Rider

White:

3 Armageddon
2 Disenchant

Land:

4 Gemstone Mine
4 Undisovered Paradise
1 Reflecting Pool
9 Forest

Comments:this deck is extremly versatile

4.Anti-Perish Stompy

Green:

4 Eladamri's Vineyard
4 Mtenda Lion
4 Scryb Sprites
4 Muscle Sliver
4 River Boa
4 Rootwalla
4 Jolrael's Centaur
2 Uktabi Orangutang
3 Lhurgoyf
1 Sylvan Library

Artifacts:

4 Cursed Scroll
4 Scalding Tongs

Comments:lots of non-perishable damage. u think perish is bad for green,
watch black try and deal with Vineyard and Joey.  those 2 cards punish
black decks.

here are some thoughts on Perish.  i played Stompy when Counterpost was
everywere.  in order to play around Wrath i had to hold creatures.  if u
just hold your creatures you should do ok.  u could also wait around for
lifeforce.

so if u still think green sux, i'll play u for anti with one of these
decks. :)

CYA
-Matt Battaglia
-OphieNY