t 1.5 sneak attack/beatdown

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By BallLightning on Friday, March 02, 2001 - 09:41 pm:

this is my current 1.5 deck. when i can get 2 more sneak attacks they are going in and so are 2 more ball lightnings when i get them.


land:24
2 stalking stones
2 terminal moraine
10 mountain
10 forest

spells:7

2 spellbook
1 zuran orb
2 sneak attack
2 final fortune

creatures:29

4 blastoderm (big and beefy)
2 spined wurm (beatdown)
2 darba
2 canyon wildcat
2 blinking spirit (can return to your hand)
2 staunch defenders (life gain)
1 plated spider(blocking)
2 deadly insect
2 thresher beast
1 mungha wurm
2 panther warriors
2 ball lightning (obvious)
2 rootbreaker wurm
1 crash of rhinos
2 fog elemental


there is a local tournament tomorrow and was wondering if i should enter with this deck. please post!!!


By Will, the Serra Avatar (Will) on Friday, March 02, 2001 - 10:15 pm:

Overall, I like the overall design of the deck; however, your creature selection may need a little work.

I would suggest replacing some of the creatures with others that are better exploited by the Sneak Attack. For example, you should replace Crash of Rhinos, Panther Warriors, and Deadly Insect with creatures that have higher toughness. You don't want to bring out a Deadly Insect and attack only to have it blocked by a little creature like a Llanowar Elf or a Raging Goblin. I'd suggest replacing the low-toughness creatures with higher-toughness ones.

As for your lands, you really don't need Terminal Moraines. Take them out and put 2 Mountains in instead. That way you have more red mana to use with Sneak Attack.

Here's an example of something I would use (if I had the cards):

LAND (24)
2 Stalking Stones
10 Mountain
8 Forest
4 Taiga (or Karpulsan Forest if you don't have any)

SPELLS (7)
4 Sneak Attack
2 Spellbook
1 Zuran Orb

CREATURES (29)
4 Plated Spider
4 Darba
4 Blastoderm
3 Spined Wurm
3 Staunch Defenders
3 Cradle Guard
2 Rootbreaker Wurm
2 Ball Lightning
2 Blinking Spirit

This is just my example, but if you don't have some of these cards, you can substitute others for the ones you don't have for almost the same effect.

Good luck.

- Will, the Serra Avatar


By Phoenix il-Vec on Saturday, March 03, 2001 - 02:28 am:

There are many better options available for creatures in a Sneak Attack deck. Consider Weatherseed Treefolk, Shivan Phoenix, Serra Avatar, Alabaster Dragon, and False Prophet. Weatherseed Treefolk and Shivan Phoenix are both cards with considerable power, toughness, and abilities (5/3 trample and 3/4 flying) and can be used every turn. Serra Avatar and Alabaster Dragon are high-powered cards that come into play, do their business, and go straight back to your library. False Prophet clears the board of all blockers and otherwise annoying creatures. Another possibility is to use Survival of the Fittest to ensure you get what you want, when you want it. Also, consider options to take care of noncreature threats - artifacts, enchantments, lands. Pillage and Hull Breach work nicely here, although I'm sure other things could fit in as well.
Here is a possible decklist:

LAND (24)
12 Mountain
4 Forest
4 Taiga
4 Karplusan Forest

SPELLS (18)
4 Hull Breach
4 Pillage
4 Survival of the Fittest
4 Sneak Attack
2 Zuran Orb

CREATURES(18)
4 Blastoderm
3 Shivan Phoenix
3 Weatherseed Treefolk
2 Serra Avatar
2 Alabaster Dragon
4 False Prophet
2 Squee, Goblin Nabob

Hope I've been helpful!


By Trytan74 on Saturday, March 03, 2001 - 07:08 pm:

You might want to think about Life lines They worked awsome in my old sneak attack deck. creature dies then comes back perm.


Later Negator
Trytan74


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