Subject: Steel Pox [Type 2 Deck]
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1998 17:23:28 EDT
From: ZeeJustin@aol.com
To: fkusumot@ix.netcom.com

Here is a deck of great power that is strong for many reasons, one
being its lack of popularity. This is a deck that I have playtested
much. It can beat every deck but has a lot of trouble with tradewind
riders cad bloom and shattering pulse. I have seen this deck win tourney
after tourney [by its creater, Abe Coroson] and I have won game after game
with this deck on Apprentice. I think this deck should be added to
the decks to beat list because it is such a killer deck. Well here it
is.

STEEL POX [a.k.a el negro] by Justin Bonomo

Mana Sources
18 swamps
2 quicksands
3 charcoal diamonds
2 mind stones
25

Removal
2 Spinning Darknesses [was that a ball lightning i saw?]
4 funeral charms [was that another ball lightning i saw?]
4 diabolic edicts
2 Dark Banishings
2 Drain Life
4 Stupors
4 Pox
3 Ensnaring Bridges
25

Damage
2 Scalding Tongs
4 Steel Golems [hence the name]
4 Cursed Scrolls
10    [also 6 in removal section]

SIDEBOARD
2 Bottle Gnomes [Sligh/burn] can be a slight problem
1 Spinning Darkness [see above]
3 Forsaken Wastes [Crushes control decks, especially oath of druids]
2 Perish [Green is getting popular]
4 Cursed Totom [was that a tradewind rider?]
3 Gloom [5 mana for a disenchant]

STRATEGY
Ok, Ok i know the first thing you see, an anti card advantage deck. ERRR
WRONG! This deck is a control deck that has two common ways of winning.

1. Steel Golem beatdown. Remove all of your opponents threats and simply
overrun your opponent with a 3/4 beast. If you see this is the easiest way
to win then do not play the early bridge.

2. Artifact Beatdown. Either romve all threats or lay a bridge and empty
your hand. Then use cursed scrolls and scalding tongs to win.

This is a semi-complicated deck to play. You must understand that THIS IS
NOT A BRIDGE DECK. It uses the bridges but it does not rely on them. This
deck can easily remove all creature threats.

Again I think this is the strongest deck right now in the current t2
environment and I think it should be on the decks to beat list. This deck
was created by Abe Coroson and edited by Justin Bonomo [ME]. If you have
any questions/comments please, by all means email ZeeJustin@aol.com. I
will be happy to help you with your questions.