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Blessed Aurators.

Description of deck by it's author (quoted):
Every now and again, Wizards of the Coast comes up with a new wrinkle that relaunches and old-school archetype. This season, that card is Onslaught’s Enchantress’s Presence, and, with it, a casual fave is back in full swing. And they say you can’t teach an old dog new trick…

HOW IT BEATS YOU: Like Enchantress decks of old, the new decks seek to rifle through their library until a super-charged, trampling Autatog can stomp through for the victory. Alternate builds prefer to go with Serra’s Sanctum and Frantic Search to win via a Stroke of Genius aimed at their foe’s head. This one leaves both options open.

Whatever the build, it usually takes just one turn to get the ball rolling once an untargetable Argothian Enchantress or Enchantress’ Presence sees play. The old trick of sacrificing the Rancor to Auratog just keeps on giving once the land gets-a-rollin.

Most of the deck’s enchantments – the mana-accelerating Fertile Ground, Exploration and Wild Growth, pump up Rancor and Ancestral Mask and defense of Seal of Cleansing—have been around for years. One neat wrinkle added by some is Solitary Confinement, which replaces the Worship of Enchantress decks past. After all, when will this deck ever be without a card to discard to the Confinement?

HOW TO SIDEBOARD: Hidden Gibbons is a must-have four-of for any Enchantress sideboard. A first-turn Gibbons can wreck counterspell- and black control decks, becoming a 4/4 if your opponent plays an instant. The rest of your board depends on how many slots to devote to the usual Living Wish suspects. Fill things out with hosing enchantments like Ground Deal, Planar Void, Sanctimony or Karmic Justice, plus additional Seals of Cleansing.

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by IQ GAMER STAFF in Inquest Magazine #95 March 2003