Subject: For "Deck Workshop"
Date: Mon, 20 Jul 1998 19:31:44 EDT
From: MagicAndy1@aol.com
To: fkusumot@ix.netcom.com

Hi Frank, I'd like you to post this deck, thanx. My name is Andrew Steingrube.

"Oath of Jank"      Type 2...

11 Island (Portal or Portal II, 'cept for the 5th Ed. Island with the iceberg
on it, use 1).
8 Forest (Portal or Portal II)
4 Gemstone Mine

4 Oath of Druids <-------------- The Card

2 Archangel                \
1 Spirit of the Night       ------->      Kill Cards
1 Rootbreaker Wurm    /

4 Brainstorm            \
4 Impulse                  \
3 Sylvan Library           \
2 Gaea's Blessing         \
4 Counterspell               ------------->   Utility-Protection-Card Drawing
3 Mana Leak                 /
1 Forbid                       /
4 Propaganda              /
4 Verdant Touch         /

Send me suggestions on what should be in the board at MagicAndy1@aol.com,
thanx.

       Ok, here is yet another Oath deck... the land seems to be fine so far,
but Apprentice always gives you land, so I don't know... I like my kill cards,
different ones make it harder for the opponent to deal with them, like if they
know your only kill card is Spirit of the Night, they can side in Light of Day
or CoP:Black. Plus, more kill cards are more reliable in case they find a way
to kill one of your phatties. The Touches are strong for two reasons, they
keep the engine running at full steam once opponent figures out what's up, and
they free up sideboard room, since 4 are in the main deck. When playing this
deck, you must know your opponent... if they're using Sligh or Suicide Black,
don't hesitate to cast the Oath 2nd turn, but if they're running WW or Green,
wait to cast the Oath until you can counter their Disenchant/Aura of
Silence/Creeping Mold. I really don't see how a W/G Oath deck can work,
without counters or card-drawers, but I haven't playtested a W/G, so I
wouldn't know, just seems as though it would suck. And don't hesitate to Paris
Mulligan, if you don't like your draw. I do it all the time, if I don't get an
Oath or 2-3 Card Drawing tools. A hand of Oath, a counter of some sort, and 2
Islands and a Forest is just dandy. It is so imperitive you get the Oath. One
more thought: this deck will be mortally wounded when the MirViLight block
rotates out, so make it soon or forever hold your peace. PLEASE SEND
SUGGESTIONS TO MAGICANDY1@AOL.COM OR IM ME TO PLAY APPRENTICE AT ANY TIME!!!
And for those Dojo Chat-dwellers, you know me as ScrubWithSkillz. Thanx for
reading, y'all...

-Andy

"ScrubWithSkillz"
"MagicAndy1@aol.com"