Subject: [DECK] T2 Return of the forest people deck (B/G Living Death weenie rush deck)
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 1998 19:13:08 EDT
From: Batoc@aol.com
To: fkusumot@ix.netcom.com

[DECK]
T2 Return of the forest people deck
B/G Living Death weenie rush deck
Submitted by: Steve Michaels
                             Batoc@aol.com

Here is my deck.  It was constructed when Stronghold first came out, and it
has remained strong.  It has been adjusted from its original form to
compensate for the changing meta-game:

LANDS:
7x Forest
5x Swamp
3x Wasteland
2x Undiscovered Paradise
1x Volrath's Stronghold
1x Reflecting Pool

MANA PRODUCING CREATURES:
3x Birds of Paradise
2x Wall of Roots
2x Hermit Druid         (Great when combined with Living Death and Reclaim)

CREATURES:
4x Spike Feeder         (Great with Living Death as well)
3x Maro
4x Wall of Blossoms
2x Uktabi Orangutan             (Anti-Cursed Scroll, Null Brooch, Ensnaring Bridge lock)
3x Fallen Angel         (See Spike Feeder)
3x Nekrataal
2x Dauthi Horror
3x Bottle Gnomes                (See Spike Feeder)

SPELLS:
3x Living Death
2x Corpse Dance         (If all else fails, dancing Gnomes or Feeders are always
nice)
3x Diabolic Edict
2x Reclaim              (Just in case all my Living Deaths end up in the graveyard from
Hermit Druid)

TOTAL: 60 Cards

The mana base is pretty standard.  I have lots of basic lands because this
deck utilizes Hermit Druid.  I also have Wall of Roots and Birds of Paradise
to get to the crucial 5 mana mark that much quicker.  From there I can cast
every spell in the deck, including Fallen Angel, Spike Feeder, Living Death,
and Corpse Dance with Buyback.

The heavy amount of Spike Feeders and Bottle Gnomes are great against Sligh.
Suicide Black decks have trouble with these creatures as well, and Fallen
Angel has won me more games vs. Suicide Black than any other creature.  White
Weenie seems to be the deck that gives my deck the most trouble.  The Dauthi
Horrors are great against White Weenie, because these decks have trouble with
speedy black shadow creatures that can't be blocked by white creatures.
Against White Weenie, the Diabolic Edicts are reserved for Paladin en-Vec and
early shadow creatures with Empyrial Armor.  And as always, Living Death
usually decides the game.

I prefer this deck over the other Living Death decks I have seen, because it
can perform very well without casting Living Death.  Rather than relying on a
few certain cards, such as Survival of the Fittest and Recurring Nightmare, I
can be assured that I have an extremely solid creature base.  If I get a
chance to cast Living Death, I usually have won the game.

I haven't submitted a sideboard yet.  That is because I haven't finished
playtesting this deck against the rest of the field yet.  I need your feedback
from my deck to start constructing one.

If you have any ideas about my sideboard or about my deck, please e mail me at
Batoc@aol.com.  This usually gives me a big bonus, because many people are
able to review my deck with suggestions.