Subject: [G-TECH-L] 2 PTQ Decks
Date: Wed, 23 Sep 1998 14:38:52 -0400
From: Bennie Smith <bensmith@series2000.com>
Newsgroups: rec.games.trading-cards.magic.strategy

Hello, all!

There's a single slot Rome PTQ right here in Richmond, VA
on Oct 3rd, and I am going to attend and give Rath
Constructed a try.  Not wanting to play the same
ol' same ol', I've been tinkering around with an original
deck, and modifying a Counterphoenix deck.  Submitted
for your review and input:

U/B Recurring Nightmare deck ("Turbo Intuition")
4 Recurring Nightmare
4 Intuition
4 Forbid
3 Diabolic Edict
1 Dark Banishing
1 Whispers of the Muse
1 Capsize
3 Dauthi Horror
3 Merfolk Looter
4 Manakin
3 Gravedigger
3 Tradewind Rider
3 Scrivener
3 Reflecting Pool
2 Rootwater Depths
1 Volrath's Dungeon
9 Island
8 Swamp
Sideboard:  3 Bottle Gnomes, 3 Thalakos Drifter, 2 Capsize,
2 Whispers, 4 Oath of Ghouls, 1 Tradewind Rider

The idea is to use Intuitions and Recurring Nightmares to
get some graveyard recursion going.  Intuition for the
Scriveners, cast one, get back your Intuition.  Intuition
for your Capsize, an Edict/Banishing, and a Tradewind.
Use Recur to bring Tradewind out, or trade Scriveners
to get your Capsize or Edict in hand.  Wash, rinse, repeat.
Use Gravediggers and Scriveners to prime your hand for
Forbid buyback.  May be a little slow, that's why I'm trying

the Manakins, though Bottle Gnomes or Watchdogs
might be a better bet-- what do you think?

Next up -- Phoenix Oath ("Turbo Mana Burn")
4 Shard Phoenix
4 Oath of Mages
4 Intuition
4 Forbid
3 Mana Leak
3 Counterspell
2 Dismiss
4 Shock
1 Mogg Fanatic
3 Capsize
2 Scroll Rack
3 Reflecting Pool
14 Island
9 Mountain
Sideboard:  3 Mogg Fanatic, 3 Portcullis, 3 Thalakos
Drifter,
3 Shattering Pulse, 1 Dismiss, 2 Ertai's Meddling

Pretty much Buehler's Counterphoenix, post-Lisbon, with
the "improvements" of adding Oath of Mages.  I know,
it might be presumptuous to try and improve Buehler of
all people, but I really think Oath of Mages would work
in this.  I pulled two lands (down to 26 land, <cough>)
and two counterspells... the reasoning being I could
afford to let an early creature through that could do
some early damage to me, so long as I eventually
got control of the board and could play an Oath of
Mages, turning that damage taken into damage for
my opponant.  Any input on this "innovation" is
appreciated!

Bennie Smith
Guerilla Tech Mage