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Lands:
4 Plains
5 Island
4 Adarkar Wastes
4 Coastal Tower
2 Dromar's Cavern
3 Mirrodin's Core
2 Underground Sea
Creatures:
1 Fountain Watch
1 Hanna, Ship's Navigator
4 Samite Archer
3 Stinging Barrier
2 Bureaucracy
Other Spells:
4 Censorship
4 Deep Analysis
4 Enlightened Tutor
2 Infiltrate
4 Opalescence
4 Ow
1 Replenish
2 Sorry |
  Ow
About That.
Description of deck by its author
(quoted):
  Finally, Opalescence finds a good home in a
combo deck. With this combo on the table, the next player to be damaged
by a creature will (barring something silly like Worship) lose the game.
It doesn't matter if that player has a million life. In fact, it's
better if that player has a million life. Feel free to spot your
opponent a million life if he lets you go first.
How does this work? The combo is out on the table. I
damage you with a creature. Ow triggers. If you say “ow,” Censorship will
trigger and deal 2 damage to you—and since Censorship is a creature thanks
to Opalescence, Ow will trigger again. Go back to the top of the loop! If,
on the other hand, you don't say “ow” when you're damaged, Ow itself will
deal 1 damage to you—and since Ow is a creature thanks to Opalescence, Ow
will trigger again. Go back to the top of the loop!
Finally, Opalescence finds a good home in a combo deck.
Of course, the deck can easily backfire—it works against
you as well. Don't assemble the combo if your opponent has an active
Goblin Sharpshooter! Once the combo is active, you can't even
inadvertently say “ow” or Censorship will start the loop and you'll lose!
If your opponent hits you with a shovel (check Aaron's column tomorrow), I
strongly suggest you say “ouch” or simply weep in silent dignity.
But the nuttiness doesn't end there. See, in order to
win, the deck needs a way to deal damage with a creature while also
preventing you from being hurt. Samite Archer and Stinging Barrier both
fit the bill. One ping sets the loop in motion. But pinging with either of
those creatures isn't nearly as fun as attacking with your animated,
unblockable Ow! (After hours of careful consideration, I chose Infiltrate
over both Teleport and Trailblazer as the means to grant unblockability.)
For a more “What the hell is going on?” experience, I recommend
Bureaucracy (also settable with a “Say 'ow'” command) and Sorry (which can
interact with Censorship and Bureaucracy if you don't have the “ow” thing
going on). The rest of the deck is made of boring good cards that help you
find and protect the combo. Yawn. |
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