Subject: Suicide Black T2 first turn kill Date: Sat, 25 Jul 1998 12:32:50 PDT From: "Ryan McBride" To: fkusumot@ix.netcom.com Ryan McBride Kearney, NE I constructed the following deck only to view the first turn kill situation in the type II environment. The main punch with this deck is by far the Hatreds which i carry 4 in the deck...beware of this deck as it is EXTREMELY fast...i have had about a 3% first turn kill ratio, 15% second turn, 55% third turn, and if you haven't won by the fourth turn with this deck, you should beat them down without the hatreds in about 5-6 turns. The first turn kill combo (keep in mind, it's not really a combo; at least in my opinion) is: opening hand: lotus petal hatred dark ritual dark ritual raging goblin swamp (or black producing land) 1) lay lotus petal 2) lay swamp (or black producing land) 3) sac lotus petal for red 4) cast raging goblin 5) declare attack with raging goblin once he is through for damage, 6) tap swamp 7) cast ritual 8) cast 2nd ritual 9) hatred the goblin for 19 of your own life....(20 points of damage) the fact that this deck needs 6 cards for the first turn kill is (to me anyway) icing on the cake. most type one decks rely on recursion to generate their first turn kills. this relies on 6 cards in your opening hand while most T1 decks need seven. Not to mention that T1 players have decks worth more than $2000....you could build this deck for about $40 and that's in a bad market. Another thing about this deck is it's evasion tactics...most of the creatures are shadow based, and that means that once you get enough of them on the board, sooner or later, the hatred will punch through with loads of damage. Even if you don't draw the hatreds, beat them down with the dauthi warlords, and slayers.... Anyway, enough is enough, here is the decklist, and have fun tweaking it to your own play style....remember, this deck will out run MOST beatdown decks, so if you are taking damage, just get the fatties down and let 'em have it faster. 4 Raging Goblin 4 Dauthi Warlord 4 Blood Pet 4 Dauthi Horror 4 Dauthi Slayer 2 Erg Raiders 4 Paralyze 4 Dark Ritual 2 Culling The Weak 4 Hatred 4 lotus petal 2 undiscovered paradise 4 gemstone mine 14 swamp please e-mail me with your updates to this deck. The problems with the deck are as follows: 1) Light of Day....doesn't shut it down, but slows too much to be ignored 2) any kind of direct damage will drain your life total, and prevent the high hatred drain 3) counterspells, well, if you are playing against a blue deck, just concede without the first or second turn kill thanx for your time Ryan McBride 713 W25th Apt B Kearney, NE 68847 ryno69@hotmail.com ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com