Subject: Elephants! Date: Mon, 22 Jun 1998 12:56:11 GMT From: Robert Brooks To: fkusumot@ix.netcom.com Hi, Rob here, Having viewed the stompy green section on the Dojo, there seems to be a lack of representation for the Ernam look-a-like 'Endangered Armodon', or the green direct damage potental of 'Eldamari's vineyard' (not to mention the new sex kitten Mirri!:). I think I have just the deck! ELEPHANTS! 16 Forests 3 Wasteland 4 Rogue Elephant 4 Trained Armodon 4 Endangered Armodon 2 Stampeding Wildebeests 4 Llanowar Sentinel 2 Lhurgoyf 2 Mirri, Sex Kitten (so HOT!) 4 Wall of Blossoms 2 Uktabi Orangutan 4 Eldamri's Vineyard 2 Mirri's Guile 2 Elvish Fury 2 Overrun 4 Cursed Scroll SB 3 Lifeforce (don't like Perish) 2 Hall of Gemstones (5Cx, Blue) 2 City of Solitude (Blue) 1 Sex Monkey (obvious) 3 Emerald Charm (Propaganda etc...) 2 Creeping Mold (Empyrical Armor, extra control) 2 Phyrexian Furnice (I think?) The deck operates like any other stompy deck but has a kind of synergy similar to the old style stompy (winter orb, elf, harvest wurm combo). The Eldamari's Vineyard 'almost' NEVER burns you even with 2-3 on the table! and serves as a threat every turn to your opponent (hoses WW). Also with the trend that buyback costs are becoming less mana intensive (e.g. Forbids- buyback) you are unlikley to get hosed by multiple buybacks (Although admitidly they are annoying, see sideboard for corpse dance and capsise/whispers players). Use your excess mana on:-Cursed scroll (and cast a spell every turn) Overrun, Early:), Elvish Fury, or Llanowar sentinel (free critter! Thanks!). Also Stampeding Wildebeests, as we know work well with Sex Monkey, wall of Blossoms, AND Llanowar Sentinel if need be. Also Endangered armodon really DOES act like an Ernam (Frequent turn 2 via vineyards), With No drawback at all (except your own Sex monkey). The deck does have it's weaknesses however, Necro has Aura of silence, Blue has 'geddon, Elephant's have disk. Still IMO it's a dam good deck... For Green:) See YA ROB