Subject: Awakening Lock
Date: Mon, 16 Mar 1998 01:03:23 EST
From: LordDenial <LordDenial@aol.com>
To: fkusumot@ix.netcom.com

        here's a deck similar to a couple already submitted by owen landgren, and
mike donais. the focus is to get awakening down, then start bouncing things
like crazy (and once two awakenings are down, its game over).

Awakening Lock

   green
        3 Awakening
        4 Hermit Druid <-- stronger than mulch, imho, though much more
vulnerable
        3 Wall of Blossoms
        3 Harrow  <-- also great, especially since its an instant
        2 Gaea's Blessing  <-- only need two with the druid, less likely to be
lobotomied
   blue
        2 Capsize
        4 Tradewind Rider
        2 Whispers of the Muse
        4 Impulse
        4 Wall of Tears
        3 Man-o'-War
        4 Counterspell
        3 Mana Leak
   land
        7 Island
        2 Reflecting Pool
        4 Skyshroud Forest
        6 Forest
   sideboard
          1 Mana Leak
          2 Power Sink
          1 Capsize
          3 Undo
          2 Gaea's Blessing
          1 Awakening
          2 Dissipate
          3 Hydroblast

        basically the walls and man o wars and counters slow them down while you pump
out land with the druid and harrow, awakening makes it much easier to counter
their cards, while it also lets you play your tradewinds early, or draw extra
cards with whispers, until you get capsize and start bouncing 2-3 permanents
every upkeep ( i even got up to 7 one game, when i got all 3 awakenings out)
after that, most people concede, or you just beat them down with druids and
tradewinds. i've played this deck a lot already, and it can get rolling pretty
quickly, and it might even be a viable t2 tourney deck. any comments, tips are
welcome.

Dave Fischer