Subject: Rogue Deck: The Missing Link
Date: Mon, 02 Feb 1998 18:46:35 -0800
From: "Tom Gibes and Co." <tgibes@execpc.com>
Newsgroups: rec.games.trading-cards.magic.strategy

Well, here it is.  I highly doubt anyone was waiting for this, but as
you may or may not know, I made a promise to post a rogue deck monthly.
I'm doing this to uphold the argument that Magic is a game of
originality, and this game will only evolve through original concepts.

So, here it is, my second installment of the Gibes Monthly Rogue Deck.

The Missing Link

Black:
4 Kezzerdix
4 Bellowing Fiends
4 Crypt Rats
4 Diabolic Edicts

White:
4 Spirit Links
4 CoP: Black
4 Flickering Ward
2 Disenchants

Gold:
2 Selenia, Dark Angels

Artifact:
4 Bottle Gnomes

Land:
4 Salt Flats
8 Plains
12 Swamps

This deck may not seem like a competitor, but I was pretty impressed
with early playtesting.  The main card in this deck is Spirit Link.
It's so impressive in a deck like this.  It can be used to nullify an
opponents creature, but it's even better if used on one of your own
creatures.  On Kezzerdix, the drawback is nullified.  On Bellowing
fiend, if it has Spirit Link on it, and it's blocked, you take no
damage, but gain 6 life.  And if it's put on Crypt Rats (Rats of God),
well, you can gain an amazing amoung of life in a very short period of
time.  Now, if that Crypt Rats also has a Flickering Ward on it against
black, then your opponent is in serious trouble, if they can't deal with
it.  Flickering Ward is a just a great card anyways.  The CoPs are used
to nullify the downsides of Bellowing Fiend, Kezzerdix, and Crypt Rats,
so you don't have to solely rely on Spirit Link.  The Bottle Gnomes are
just an awesome card and can be used to reverse the damage you take or
pay to Selena, Dark Angel, who I'm still unsure about.

Well, there it is.  If you're looking for an original, fun deck that's
still competative, this should satisfy your needs.  If anyone has any
suggestions or comments, please throw them my way.

Thanks,
Tom Gibes
-tgibes@execpc.com