4
Divining Witch
4 Thrashing Wumpus
2 Ascendant Evincar
4 Massacre
3 Forced March
2 Extortion
4 Death Pit Offering
4 Saproling Burst
3 Natural Affinity
3 Horn of Ramos
2 Skull of Ramos
15 Swamp
7 Forest
4 Rishadan Port |
  Roshambo.
Description of deck by Brian
David-Marshall @ www.wizards.com (quoted):
...I can’t complain, though. Eighth Edition is like a treasure trove
for me. Natural Affinity, Revive, Intruder Alarm, Cowardice, Phyrexian
Plaguelord, and so many other of my favorite cards. I guess hoping for
Ensnare was a tad greedy. Fortunatley there was another Natural Affinity
combo that emerged from that same Pro Tour. Designed by a group of deck
doctors that included Adrian Sullivan, Mike Flores, and Bob Maher, Jr.,
the deck’s name also played off of the notion of a Rock-Paper-Scissors
(Hey, did you know there is actually a “Pro Tour” for
rock-paper-scissors?) environment. It went by the “official” name for
the childhood game, “Roshambo.”
The core of this deck is a simple combo. Death Pit Offering and Natural
Affinity allows you to destroy all of your opponent’s lands with a
Massacre while your’s remained intact. With so many players opting for
Rebel decks, Massacre was a free spell most of the time. The deck was a
modest success at the Pro Tour and is remembered fondly by rogue deck
enthusiasts.
Death Pit Offering is also included in Eighth Edition. While there is no
Massacre, there is Infest as well as Decree of Pain available for six-
or eight-mana combos respectively with Natual Affinity. Throw in an
Explosive Vegetation or four and you should have no problem getting
there!
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