After the Oct 1st restriction of the Hymn to Tourach and Strip Mine, many predicted the downfall of the NecroDeck. It was not to be, evidenced by this “New” NecroDeck that won a tournament at Costa Mesa (strong field of players). In the finals this NecroDeck faced one of its banes, a Winter Orb Deck, and won 2-1.

"New Necro", October '96
4 Hypnotic Specter 4 Order of the Ebon Hand 4 Knights of Stromgald 2 Ihsan's Sade	1 Hymn to Tourach 4 Dark Ritual 3 Necropotence 3 Drain Life 3 Contagion 4 Icequake	4 Nevinyrral's Disk 1 Zuran Orb 1 Ivory Tower
1 Strip Mine 3 Mishra's Factory 2 Ebon Strongholds 15 Swamp	Sideboard: 4 Dystopia 3 Serrated Arrows 2 Bad Moons	Sideboard (cont): 1 Contagion 3 Infernal Darkness 1 Drain Life

The main reason why this deck is still strong is the immense speed of the pump knights and the still potent card drawing power of Necropotence.

The short-lived beginning of a new dark age. With the introduction of Mirage the NecroDeck gets back half of its random discard for a small price (one extra generic mana). This deck won a smaller (50 ppl) tourney in France.

Jacquot's NecroDrain, November '96
4 Hypnotic Specter 4 Knights of Stromgald 2 Ihsan's Shade	1 Hymn to Tourach 4 Stupor 4 Dark Ritual 3 Necropotence 4 Drain Life 2 Contagion 1 Demonic Consultation	3 Nevinyrral's Disk 1 Serrated Arrows 1 Zuran Orb 1 Ivory Tower
1 Strip Mine 4 Mishra's Factory 2 Lake of the Dead 2 Ebon Stronghold 16 Swamp	Sideboard:

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