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4 Lava Runner
4 Chimeric Idol
3 Veteran Brawlers
2 Scoria Cat
3 Task Mage Assembly
4 Thunderclap
4 Seal of Fire
3 Cave In
2 Flowstone Slide
3 Tectonic Break
4 Kyren Toy

2 Rath's Edge
2 Dust Bowl
20 Mountain
Kyren Assembly (Two-Bits)

Description of deck by Toby Wachter, featured on www.neutralground.com (quoted):
For starters, you get targeted creature removal in the form of Thunderclap and Seal of Fire. Thunderclap is actually much better than you’d think in here, allowing for a surprise hit in response to things like Cho-Manno’s Blessing. Additionally, you get that extra reach to kill Thrashing Wumpus, Snakes & Drakes, and Legendary Spellshapers. Cave-In rounds out the creature control, giving you a nice mass removal spell.

Lava Runner and Chimeric Idol are both incredibly efficient creatures, and slightly undercosted. Scoria Cat is just a monster, and you will be tapped out frequently with this deck. Looking at these creatures, you can tell why Task Mage Assembly is downright ridiculous. Your opponent can’t target your Idols. Runners can be, but at a heavy price. The Cat can, but your opponent is going to need a heavy amount of mana to do so. Meanwhile, you can shoot down everything on the other side of the table. Not exactly the most symmetrical card in the world.

The last creature is Veteran Brawlers, which serves more as a good blocker. Interestingly enough, his advantage can be created mainly from virtual card advantage. Your opponent won’t want to tap out and proceed with the normal mana curve if you play a Brawlers before they start the second turn.

Kyren Toy is the lifeblood of the deck. It gives you a way to generate mana to power spells such as Tectonic Break and Flowstone Slide, as well as additional mana for the Assembly. The Slide is especially good here, as it will kill of pesky Pro-Red creatures (in addition to just being a good mass removal spell).

Sideboard:
2 Heart of Ramos
2 Scoria Cat
4 Stone Rain
3 Mogg Salvage
2 Ancient Hydra
1 Flowstone Slide
1 Cave-In

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by Adrian Sullivan (and Ben Kidwell?), PTW Chicago 2001 (winner) @ www.magicthegathering.com

LD: Task Mage Assembly - Lava Runner

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