Subject: US: The enviroment changes & the decks lost & gained Date: 9 Oct 98 16:38:49 CDT From: Brad Reeves To: Dojo In the last several weeks, I have been taking a close look at what decks are going to die, what decks are going to prosper, and what new decks might come. Here is what i found: Living Nightmare will continue to be a huge force in the enviroment despite the fact that some of the best 187's will be lost do to the dropping of MirViLight block on Nov.1. How, you ask? Monk Idealist lets you get back that lost Survival or Nightmare that someone just Dist. The new creature like the Great Whale that allows you to untap lands when it comes into play. Priest of Gix that will produce BBB when it comes into play. Greater Good. Attunement. Shall I go on? Draw-Go! decks (I hate these) will be a pain in the rear with the addition of blue's new pain, Energy Field. Old Necro has a good chance of coming back. The hand destruction that US had was insane. Duress, Persecute, Abyssal Horror. Decks that are dying: Prosbloom: no cards, no deck Sligh: With all of the anti-red cards that there are now, this one goes into hibernation for a while. SGD: It lost the Wildbeasts Engine. New Decks: Mishra's Key ------------ 2 Mobile Fort 4 Mishra's Helix 4 Voltaic Key 4 Thran Turbine 4 Millstone 4 Grindstone 4 Llanowar Elves 4 Priest of Titania 4 Vernal Bloom 4 Abundance 2 Gaea's Cradle 3 Thran Quarry 11 Forests 6 Swamps Yes it is a green CONTROL deck Argothian Raze -------------- 4 Raze 4 Destructive Urge 3 Goblin War Buggy 4 Goblin Raiders 4 Goblin Pikers 4 Elves 4 Priest of Titania 3 Argothian Wurm 2 Citunal Centaurs 4 Winter's Grasp 1 Shivan Gorge 2 Gaea's Cradle 12 Mountains 9 Forests LD might be back Worship God ----------- 4 Worship 4 Disenchant 2 Serra Avatar 4 Energy Field 4 Counterspells 4 Mana Leak 4 Forbid 4 Rewind 2 Stroke of Genius 2 Show and Tell 4 Fog Bank 3 Millstone 3 Grindstone 12 Islands 8 Plains >=) Exhausted Stasis ---------------- 4 Energy Field 4 Exhaustion 4 Stasis 4 Counterspell 4 Mana Leak 4 Power Sink 2 Rewind 4 Turnabout 4 Disenchant 2 Sappire Medallions 17 Island 3 Adakar Wastes I will have more later. Until then, you can't beat me. Ertai ____________________________________________________________________ More than just email--Get your FREE Netscape WebMail account today at http://home.netscape.com/netcenter/mail