Subject: HarrowGeddon (G/W)
Date: Thu, 18 Jun 1998 11:19:27 -0400
From: Neil Shah <clearblue@worldnet.att.net>
To: fkusumot@ix.netcom.com

Thanks to everyone's feedback on my last deck, it was much appreciated.
I incorporated a lot of those ideas into this new fusion.

I wish I could've kept this mono-green, but the deck needed a "threat"
card. Overrun was good, but it was a mid-game card at best. I chose
Armageddon. I guess I'm a sellout, but I'm seeing much better results. I
also dropped Mulch in favor of Harrow. Without further ado ...

HarrowGeddon

Creatures (29)
3 Maro
3 Stampeding Wildebeests
4 Wall of Blossoms
3 Quirion Ranger
4 Skyshroud Elf
2 Uktabi Orangutan
2 Rogue Elephant
2 Fallow Wurm
3 Harvest Wurm
3 Jolrael's Centaur

Spells (11)
4 Harrow
4 Armageddon
2 Gaea's Blessing
1 Hurricane

Land (20)
12 Forest
4 Plains
4 Quicksand

SB (15)
3 Scragnoth
3 Choke
3 Creeping Mold
2 Light of Day
1 Lifeforce
3 Natural Springs

I've always believed that green has the best card synergy by far.
Quirion Ranger is a mana warehouse with an elf/bird and a forest. She
also helps pump up Maro. She saves your land from armageddon, puts one
in your hand for fallow wurm. You have to choose and discard a card? Pop
a forest back to your hand, discard it, thus wasting their spell, then
get it back with Harvest wurm. I *love* Quirion Ranger.

The other key is the Wildebeests. With the rise of "do X when creature
comes into play" cards, Stampy gives you the most bang for your buck.
Sex Monkeys, Harvest Wurm, Wall of Blossoms, any creature your opponent
has put a bad enchantment/negative counters on ... it works on so many
levels.

I've found this deck has a good mix of weenies, skirmishers (any
creature with power and toughness 2 or 3), and phatties. Most decks use
4 of this, 4 of this, etc. etc. I went in mostly threes for card
diversity. Like I said, green has the best card synergy, so I wanted the
most combos available. The best part of these creature/spell combos is
that all of the cards are strong on their own; they simply get better
together. Most importantly, this deck is *fun* to play. It doesn't hurt
that it wins a lot too.

I used plains over brushlands so I could fetch them with harrow, plus
harvest wurm will take them out of the graveyard. Overall, this deck
makes the best possible use of your land, screws your opponent, beats
them down, and shuffles alot. Does it get any funner than this?

Comments appreciated, as I'm playing the deck in a tourney on Sunday,
6/21.

Neil Shah
clearblue@worldnet.att.net