Subject: [DECK] Mind Over Matter
Date: Tue, 16 Jun 1998 20:37:01 -0300
From: Carlos Eduardo Scheidegger <carlos.scheidegger@pro.via-rs.com.br>
To: fkusumot@ix.netcom.com

Hello folks.

        Well, looking at the Exodus spoiler, I had this one thought that
I
think everyone with two working brain cells had too: "MIND OVER MATTER
IS BAROKEN!"

        Ok, it is VERY hard to cast. But what is blue about if not
stalling the
game until accumulating enough mana to start doing anything? After you
cast it, there's an infinity of things you can do with it. Infinite
Stasis Lock, Infinite Damage, Infinite Cards & Damage (multiple
Curiosities - once the engine starts, you'll get to them quite fast)

        So, we have four cards so far:

        Mind Over Matter        Stasis
        Suq'ata Firewalker      Curiosity

        I'd like to add a paragraph on Curiosity. Unlike any other
creature
enchantments, this one rarely nets you card disadvantage when the
creature gets killed. If the enchantment activates once, it's a cantrip
that does nothing. If it activates twice, it's starting to get good.
More than that and it's just too cool. Idea coming: first turn
Spindrift, second curiosity. Also, it's prudent to add some intuitions
to make sure you'll find the cards quick enough.

        Two more cards and we come to the main core:

        Mind Over Matter        Stasis
        Suq'ata Firewalker      Curiosity
        Spindrift Drake         Intuition

        Here something cool happens. The deck has turned into a very
modal one.
You can win basically through three ways:
        -Wait them to tap out (or help them :), play stasis and lock the
game;
        -Get the Curious Firewalker Combo;
        -Kill them regularly with Spindrifts and Firewalkers (I truly
believe
it is going to happen a lot more often than it should, because when I
play a curiosity on them I'll start getting much more cards)

        As we're playing blue, why not add some counters? Forbid should
work
fine, but four is probably too much. Counterspell and Dismiss are
obvious choices. (maybe I swap dismiss for power sinks so that I get
them tapped out).

        Forbid          Dismiss
        Counterspell

        I added some mana sources and a feldon's cane to help avoid
decking
myself, and got this initial draft (VERY primitive, though, needs much
tuning):

        18 Island
        4 Svyelunite Temple
        4 Sky Diamond

        4 Counterspell
        3 Forbid
        4 Dismiss

        3 Stasis
        3 Intuition
        4 Mind Over Matter
        4 Suq'Ata Firewalker
        4 Spindrift Drake
        4 Curiosity

        1 Feldon's Cane

        For the Sideboard, I would go Some Chills, although I think that
with 4
Firewalkers main, this deck should do pretty well against sligh and SRB.
        Propaganda for Black Suicide, because Soltari Visionary will be
STAPLE
in WW. I loved fade away against WW, but not sure about going with them
or not.
        Phyrexian Furnace, no brainer (Living Death rules :)
        Anyway, I wanted some private or posted-to-the-list feedback,
PLEASE.

        Thank you,
        Carlos Eduardo Scheidegger
        carlos.scheidegger@pro.via-rs.com.br