The top decks from Worlds '98 Rath Cycle Portion are listed below. Although the environment is still fairly new, the deck archetypes for the most part closely follow the normal T2 patterns, with the notable exception of CMU's "Workhorse" deck. As with any new environment, the amount of variation is wide, so in the case of more popular decks like "Suicide Black" and "Sligh", more than one listing will be given. Decks in zipped apprentice format courtesy of Matt Calhoun's Magic Trivia Page, Click HERE to download.
"The Art of Suicide" by David Price |
4 Sarcomancy 4 Carnophage 4 Blood Pet 4 Dauthi Slayer 4 Dauthi Horror 4 Dauthi Marauder 2 Crovax the Cursed |
4 Dark Ritual 4 Hatred 4 Diabolic Edict 1 Slaughter Sideboard: 3 Coercion 1 Dauthi Cutthroat 4 Dread of Night |
4 Cith of Traitors 17 Swamp Sideboard(Cont): 2 Perish 2 Portcullis 3 Bottle Gnomes |
"German Hatred" by Daniel Brickwell |
4 Sarcomancy 4 Carnophage 3 Thrull Surgeon 4 Dauthi Slayer 4 Dauthi Horror 4 Dauthi Warlord 1 Stronghold Assassin 1 Crovax the Cursed |
4 Dark Ritual 4 Hatred 3 Culling the Weak 2 Reckless Spite 2 Spinal Graft Sideboard: 3 Coffin Queen 3 Stronghold Taskmaster 2 Bottomless Pit 1 Jinxed Idol |
2 Wasteland 1 Volrath's Stronghold 18 Swamp Sideboard(Cont): 3 Bottle Gnomes 3 Dread of Night 1 Diabolic Edict |
"ECA Awakening" by John Chinnock |
4 Tradewind Rider 4 Counterspell 2 Mana Leak 2 Forbid 4 Whispers of the Muse 2 Capsize 4 Legacy's Allure |
4 Wall of Blossoms 4 Spike Feeder 4 Spike Weaver 2 Awakening Sideboard: 4 Chill 4 Propaganda 2 Forbid |
11 Forest 13 Island Sideboard(Cont): 2 Scragnoth 3 Tranquility |
"Rude Awakening" by Alan Comer & Zvi Mowshowitz |
4 Tradewind Rider 4 Counterspell 4 Forbid 4 Capsize 4 Whispers of the Muse 4 Legacy's Allure |
4 Wall of Blossoms 2 Spike Weaver 2 Spike Feeder 4 Awakening Sideboard: 1 Portcullis 4 Chill 3 Tranquility |
4 Reflecting Pool 2 Skyshroud Forest 8 Forest 10 Island Sideboard(Cont): 2 Mana Leak 4 Propaganda 1 Grindstone |
"Longo Burn" by Michael Long |
4 Jackal Pup 4 Mogg Fanatic 4 Mogg Raiders 2 Raging Goblins 4 Mogg Conscripts 4 Fireslinger 4 Canyon Wildcat 4 Mogg Flunkies |
4 Shock 4 Sonic Burst 4 Maniacal Rage 2 Goblin Bombardment Sideboard: 3 Giant Strength 4 Rathi Dragon |
16 Mountain Sideboard(Cont): 4 Scalding Tongs 4 Mountain |
"Stone Rain Red" by Kurt Burgner |
4 Jackal Pup 4 Mogg Fanatic 4 Raging Goblin 4 Mogg Flunkies 4 Fireslinger 2 Rathi Dragon |
4 Shock 4 Sonic Burst 4 Maniacal Rage 2 Giant Strength 4 Stone Rain Sideboard: 2 Goblin Bombardment 4 Kindle 3 Flowstone Flood |
4 Wasteland 16 Mountain Sideboard(Cont): 2 Spellshock 1 Rathi Dragon 3 Boil |
"Mindless Blue" by Tom Guevin |
4 Dominating Licid 2 Ertai, Wizard Adept 4 Tradewind Rider 1 Silver Wyvern 3 Mindless Automaton |
4 Counterspell 4 Forbid 2 Capsize 4 Legacy's Allure 4 Whispers of the Muse Sideboard: 4 Chill 3 Bottle Gnome 3 Torture Chamber 1 Thalakos Drifters |
4 Sapphire Medallion 4 Wasteland 20 Island Sideboard(Cont): 1 Capsize 2 Reigns of Power 1 Evacuation |
"Cataclysmic WW" by Jakub Slemr |
4 Warrior en-Kor 4 Soul Warden 4 Soltari Priest 4 Soltari Monk 4 Soltari Emissary 4 Soltari Visionary 4 Paladin en-Vec |
3 Disenchant 4 Cataclysm 3 Helm of Possession Sideboard: 1 Helm of Possession 3 Torture Chamber 1 Disenchant 1 Winds of Rath 2 Master Decoy |
3 Wasteland 19 Plains Sideboard(Cont): 2 Light of Day 1 Penance 2 COP: Red 1 Wasteland 1 Null Rod |
"B/R Beatdown" by Ruaan Marais |
4 Sarcomancy 3 Carnophage 4 Dauthi Horror 2 Dauthi Warlord 3 Spinal Graft 3 Diabolic Edict 4 Shock 1 Sonic Burst 1 Goblin Bombardment |
3 Raging Goblin 3 Jackal Pup 2 Mogg Fanatic 4 Mogg Flunkies 4 Scalding Tongs Sideboard: 3 Spellshock 3 Bottle Gnomes 3 Perish |
1 Wasteland 2 Reflecting Pool 1 Cinder Marsh 8 Swamp 8 Mountain Sideboard(Cont): 2 Bottomless Pit 4 Dread of Night |
"Ensnaring Jank" by Sean Fleischman |
4 Tradewind Rider 4 Dominating Licids 4 Merfolk Looters 2 Ertai, Wizard Adept 4 Legacy's Allure |
2 Coffin Queen 4 Bottomless Pit 4 Ensnaring Bridge 4 Bottle Gnomes Sideboard: 4 Chill 4 Thrull Surgeon |
4 Mox Diamond 2 Volrath's Stronghold 7 Swamp 15 Island Sideboard(Cont): 4 Helm of Possession 3 Capsize |
"Hacker's Prayer" by Hacker, Schneider & Koeberer |
4 Counterspell 4 Forbid 4 Intuition 3 Propoganda 1 Capsize 3 Whispers of the Muse 2 Disenchant 3 Orim's Prayer 4 Humility 2 Reclaim |
2 Scroll Rack 2 Grindstone 3 Mox Diamond Sideboard: 1 Peace of Mind 3 Dismiss 2 Grindstone 2 Disenchant 1 Light of Day |
1 Wasteland 2 Reflecting Pool 2 Vec Township 4 Thalakos Lowlands 6 Plains 9 Island Sideboard(Cont): 1 COP: Red 1 Boil 1 Whispers of the Muse 3 Warmth |
"CMU-Tech.dec" by Randy Buehler |
4 Wall of Blossoms 1 Hermit Druid 2 Spike Feeder 2 Spike Weaver 1 Spike Breeder 4 Earthcraft 4 Overgrowth 3 Survival of the Fittest |
4 Recurring Nightmare 3 Corpse Dance 1 Stronghold Assassin 1 Mogg Fanatic 1 Cloudchaser Eagle Sideboard: 3 Oath of Ghouls 2 Thrull Surgeon 2 Spike Weaver 3 Canopy Spider |
3 Scroll Rack 2 Mindless Automaton 2 Workhorse 12 Forest 10 Swamp Sideboard(Cont): 1 Stronghold Assassin 1 Verdigris 2 Stronghold Taskmaster 1 Cloudchaser Eagle |
"Recurring Death" by Brian Weissman |
4 Wall of Blossoms 4 Wood Elves 2 Spike Feeder 3 Spike Weaver 1 Scragnoth 1 Verdant Force 4 Rampant Growth 2 Mirri's Guile 4 Survival of the Fittest 4 Recurring Nightmare 3 Living Death |
1 Thrull Surgeon 1 Coffin Queen 2 Tradewind Rider 1 Cloudchaser Eagle Sideboard: 2 Verdigris 2 Coffin Queen 2 Portcullis 2 Reckless Spite 2 Constant Mists |
1 Altar of Dementia 1 Volrath's Stronghold 1 Island 8 Swamp 12 Forest Sideboard(Cont): 1 Scragnoth 1 Grindstone 2 Tranquility 1 Thrull Surgeon |
"Druid Tech" by Chris Pikula & Jon Finkel |
4 Wall of Blossoms 1 Wood Elves 4 Hermit Druid 1 Spike Weaver 3 Spike Feeder 1 Verdant Force 4 Survival of the Fittest 3 Tradewind Rider 1 Rootwater Hunter 1 Anarchist 1 Cloudchaser Eagle |
4 Living Death 3 Recurring Nightmare 1 Coffin Queen 1 Thrull Surgeon 1 Stronghold Assassin 2 Lobotomy 2 Mox Diamond Sideboard: 1 Scragnoth 1 Spike Weaver 1 Coffin Queen 1 Lobotomy 2 Portcullis |
1 Volrath's Stronghold 2 Reflecting Pool 1 Skyshroud Forest 3 Pine Barrens 3 Rootwater Depths 1 Island 3 Swamp 8 Forest Sideboard(Cont): 3 Mana Leak 2 Dread of Night 3 Oath of Ghouls 1 Capsize |