Subject: A Couple of Ideas
Date: Thu, 2 Jul 1998 01:50:37, -0500
From: GXHC96C@prodigy.com (MR CORY N STEVENSON)
To: fkusumot@ix.netcom.com

Here's a couple decks I've been tooling with for a while:

Vineyard'Brooch
(can you see how these cards work together?)

4-Null Brooch
4-Eladamri's Vinyard
4-Cursed Scroll(duh!)
4-Scalding Tongs(ditto)
4-Ensnaring Bridge(same here)
4-Reclaim(recurring Cap is good...)
2-Jester's Cap(Orangutans...)
2-Disrupting Scepter
4-Emerald Charm (Pandemonium....)
4-Spike Feeders
2-Bottle Gnomes

4-Wastelands
4-City of Brass
2-Gemstone Mine
3-Reflecting Pool
1-Volrath's Stronghold
8-Forests

Sideboard:
4-Elephant Grass
2-Choke
4-Abeyance
1-Hall of Gemstone
1-Grindstone
3-Pyroblast

Blue Stuff
(and yet another bouncy..)

3-Equilibrium
4-Counterspell
4-Mana Leak
4-Tradewind Rider
4-Ophidian(duh!)
4-Man O' War
2-Capsize
4-Whispers of the Muse
4-Memory Crystal
4-Fellwar Stone

19-Islands
4-Undiscovered Paridise

Sideboard:
3-Chill
3-Hydroblast
3-Propaganda
3-Winter Orb
3-Disrupt

I haven't thought this through much, and plus I haven't actually
built this deck yet. But I work in a place with no radio or ample
communication with carbon-based lifeforms so I have lots of time to
think about stuff (like Magic) to try and kill some time. These are
decks that I've pretty much had in my mind and memorized for lack of
anything better to do. If you have any suggestions or comments about
these decks I could use the criticism. Also, let me just remind some
of you folks that I have tried to take in consideration most of the
deck archetypes out there such as: Bloom-Drain, Sligh, Suicide Black,
Pendrall-Revolt, 5Cwhatever, WW, etc. As you can obviously see that
I've tried to work around some of these kinks with the sideboard and
have come up with a few good solutions. Also, Wastelands are good,
they are going to be as abundant as ever now that combo decks
(Pandemonium...) are going to be jumping around. I've been tooling
with Pandemonium, but what's the point? Everybody's going to be
prepared for it so why bother? Just like Sligh, it's all about match-
ups and metagame. I suck at metagame, which is why I've been trying
to bend the luck factor to my favor. I'm never been one to be beneath
a little helpful "Pro" advice (you know who you are). Sorry I took so
long finishing this, it's been a long day. Later!

Cory Stevenson
"Oh my god they..." OH NEVERMIND, YOU KNOW IT ALREADY!
gxhc96c@prodigy.com