Subject: Milling in Tempest Constructed
Date: Thu, 29 Jan 1998 14:26:39 -0500
From: Bill Burke <wburke@iona.com>
Newsgroups: rec.games.trading-cards.magic.strategy

Hi all,

Is there any defense against grindstone in Tempest, like something like
Gaea's Blessing?
How about a Weenie-Grindstone-Altar of Dementia deck?

2 Disturbed Burial 1B +3
1 Living Death BB3
2 Altar of Dementia 2 // Mill
3 Grindstones 1 // Mill
3 Cursed Scrolls 1
3 Vineyards G

4 Muscle Slivers G1
2 Heartwood Dryad G1
4 Pincher Beetles  G2 // Can they be sacrificed to Altar??
4 Rootwalla G2
2 Trained Armodon GG1
4 Mongrel Pack G3 // Great with the Altar, disturbed burial, living
death
1 Heartwood Treefolk GG2
1 Heartwood Giant GG3
1 Verdant Force GGG5

3 Swamps
15 Forests
4 Pine Barrens
1 Maze of Shadow.

Either Swarm kill, or milling with Altars and Grindstones
use Living death with altar.  Sac all creatures to altar, cast living
death, sac all creatures again.
Sac Mongrel Pack to altar get 4 1/1's, disturb burial him.

The vineyards are to speed up the weenies, and mana sources for the
grindstone, rootwallas, cursed scrolls

Any comments welcome,

Regards
Bill