Subject: Tradewind Prison deck...
Date: Thu, 9 Jul 1998 21:34:24 EDT
From: DBeishline@aol.com
To: fkusumot@ix.netcom.com

Hello Frank!

I've been working on this deck for quite some time now.  It has changed a lot
since I started.  It was near compleation, but it wasn't type II and was about
54 cards.  The main cards I had were duals.  I'm still not quite sure how I
will work the land, but am testing it.  This is my variant on a Tradewind
Prison deck, although when I started, I didn't have any Tradewinds, and it was
a 5CG. I really like the way its working out, and I'm posting this to get some
feedback for the finishing touches. I really don't quite have a good name yet,
so here it is:
4x Tradewind
4x Wall of Blossoms
4x Birds
3x Wall of Roots
3x Armageddon
3x Man~o'~War
2x Sex Monkeys
2x Queer Ranger
2x Mundungu (this is MUCH better than Ertai)
2x Mana Leak
2x Sage Owl (not sure if I like this or Impulse better....this guy helps
Tradewind and can attack or block)
2x Maro (I like to have a couple fatties....I see too many deck with nothing
bigger than a jellyfish...)
1x Disrupt (a counter and cantrip for one mana....restriction or not!)
1x Remedy (hey, this is a counter too, for damage to me and my good critters)
1x Abeyance (haven't decided weather this is good enough yo be in...testing)
1x Gaea's Blessinng (good against LD and just plain old useful normally)
1x Sylvan Library (I like this more than Impulse)
1x Shard Phoinex (better than Earthquake...Tradewind)
1x Firestorm (may move this to 2)

2x Gemstone Mine
2x Undiscovered
2x Reflecting Pool
1x City
5x Forest(need a few fer Queer)
1x Brushland
1x Adakar Wastes
4x Islands
1x Volrath's Stronghold (hey, where did my cute birdy go? oh, there it is!)
1x Maze of Shadows (replace with quicksand?)

Sideboard (as best I can figure):
2x Propaganda
3x Spike Feeder
2x Shadowstorm
1x Furnace
2x Blessing
2x Disenchant
1x Maro
2x Scragnoth

The whole thing needs some work, but thats why I'm posting it...  The
sideboard has cards that help the deck, but arn't always needed.  Furnace and
Blessing help against LD.  Shadowstorm is for shadow obviously(is this
needed?). Scragnoth is for heavy blue control.
I put in Mundungu because it REALLY helps the deck idea.  Overall, I think
Mundungu is very underrated.  At worst he is a crippled tim, except they lose
the life.  He replaces a few counters I seem to see lots of in these types of
decks.  I really am not a big counter fan, but I love Mundungu.  Also, he
helps in the lock.  Sure most of us will conceed once Armageddon is tossed
with a Tradewind and critters.  Not only does he help protect the combo and
slow your opponnet down because they have to wait for another mana, but once
the lock is out, it prevents your opponet from doing really anything.  Because
you have to remember your opponet can still get one mana.
Queers are very useful, but I really couldn't find room for more (or many
other cards for that matter!).  I see most people just take them out, but they
are so useful it is amazing.
When I could I tried to replace spells with creatures as you most likely
noticed. Some are more standard than others, like Monkey for disenchant,
Jellyfish for unsummon, Birds and WoR for mana, but I tried to stretch it.
Mundungu for counters, Sage Owl for Impulse, and Shard for earthquake.  If any
of these seem like they just don't workl please let me know because putting an
ability into a creatre as disadvantages too. As for being original, the only
idea I came up with for myself in this deck type is Mundungu.  Even Remedy
wasn't my idea, but it is a great one anyhow.

With any feedback you have, please email me at DBeishline@aol.com
--David Beishline