2
Leveler
4 Psychic Membrane
4 Wall of Tears
4 Enlightened Tutor
3 Fabricate
3 Juxtapose
3 Legerdemain
4 Lilting Refrain
2 Mindslaver
4 Mystical Tutor
4 Thought Dissector
10 Plains
13 Island |
  Colossus
Schmolossus.
Description of deck by Mark Gottlieb (quoted):
Over the past year, I've posted combo decks, beatdown decks, synergy
decks, and annoyance decks. Chris Young sent me a mind-boggling new
category: The trick deck. You will only get away with this once. You
will not get away with it against anyone who's read this column. And it
takes sharing to its ultimate, lethal conclusion. But if you pull it
off, it will be utterly glorious.
The first thing you do is carry the deck around in a box that
prominently displays some sort of cutesy Darksteel Colossus-referencing
title like “Co-Wins and Co-Lossus” or “Missus Colossus.” Maybe drop a
subtle hint about how hard it was to trade for a Colossus after Pro Tour
Kobe. Don't overdo it or the whole con will collapse.
When playing the deck, get out some Walls and stall. Hope your opponent
has an artifact in play (the juicier the better), because your ploy
won't work otherwise. At some point, drop a Thought Dissector on the
table. Don't activate it! Instead, while you have an Enlightened Tutor
in your hand and an open white mana, use Juxtapose or Legerdemain to
trade the Dissector to your opponent. Hey, you're a goofy player, right?
Change of control cards are right up your alley. It even fits Thought
Dissector's theme. As soon as your opponent uses your Thought Dissector
against you, even for just 1, play Enlightened Tutor to fetch Leveler
and put it on top of your library. Whammo! Your opponent gets a Leveler,
loses his or her entire library, and as soon as you pick yourself up
from rolling around the floor in hysterics, you can get around to
winning the game.
What if your opponent is suspicious? That's what Mindslaver is for. Put
it on top of your deck with a Tutor. If she tries to Dissect for it, use
another Tutor (you have another Tutor, right?) to plant the Leveler
instead. If your opponent is still suspicious (smart!) and doesn't use
the Dissector, just pop the Mindslaver and fetch out your Leveler for
her. Look how kind you are—you're even sharing your brain.
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