Subject: Re: Black / White decks
Date: Mon, 10 Nov 1997 13:29:42 +0000
From: Scott Wills <SCOTT.WILLS@NENE.AC.UK>

On Wed, 5 Nov 1997, Hugo Oliveira wrote:
>                 I play B/W deck and i need some new ideas for it, feel free to
> share.

Well here's my take on B/W. It has won me a lot of games so far but I
haven't (and will probably never) played it in a tournament.

Ties To Good And Evil:

3 x Black Knight
3 x Knight Of Stromgald
2 x Fallen Askari
4 x Bottle Gnome
3 x Nekrataal
2 x Urborg Stalker

4 x Necropotence
2 x Nev's Disk
2 x Armageddon
3 x Mangara's Blessing
2 x Firestorm
1 x Disenchant
1 x Terror
2 x Vampiric Tutor

3 x Lotus Petal
2 x Undiscovered Paradise
3 x Gemstone Mine
2 x Salt Flats
2 x Reflecting Pool
3 x Quicksand
11 x Swamp

Sideboard (Varies but probably something like):
2 x Firestorm
4 x Boil
4 x Perish
3 x Disenchant
2 x CoP: Red

Comments:
It probably all looks a little cheesy but as I said it's working OK so
far. The Bottle Gnomes are *great* in this deck. Mainly they hold off
Dervishes/White Knights, and the 3 life is always nice in a Necro deck.
:-)   A total of 27 points of life-gain means I can actually Necro through
the entire deck if necessary. Obviously I'd love to put Drains in but they
just aren't good without Lake.
Blessings over Wisdom? I know, but I'm waiting for the Vineyard/Sceptre
decks to show up...   :-)   5 life for 3 mana is good for a splash.
Firestorm has obvious synergy with Necro.
Many players are surprised as hell when I pop a 'Geddon out of what looks
like a Necro deck, but obviously the Necro can help me recover faster.

Comments appreciated.
                                        Scott.

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