3 Norritt
4 Prodigal Sorcerer
4 Zuran Spellcaster
1 Royal Assassin
2 Death Pits of Rath
1 Ensnaring Bridge
4 Icy Manipulator
4 Psychic Venom
2 Puppet Strings
2 Rod of Ruin
2 Fabricate
3 Fatal Blow
3 Dream's Grip
10 Island
4 Salt Marsh
6 Swamp
4 Underground River |
  Tap
and Tim.
Description of deck by its author (quoted):
...Not much was added over the next year. I
found the whole Kamigawa block to be incredibly narrow as far as helping
out my pet decks. But that doesn't mean I don't keep looking for new
ways to improve old Tap & Tim.
Brainspoil seems like it would fit right in, since it would help fetch a
Death Pits or help get rid of a particularly pesky creature. But then
again it can only fetch the Death Pits and the only particularly pesky
creature I can think of that the deck has trouble dealing with on its
own is Phantom Nishoba.
Hunted Phantasm would make an interesting inclusion, since I'd have no
trouble dealing with those pesky goblins, but it would also take away
from the main theme of the deck: poking away at my opponent. It would
also die to a Spark Spray once the Death Pits are in play.
Guildpact offers Gigadrowse and Orzhov Euthanist. But Death Pits of Rath
is way better for the deck than the one-time (and maybe again) effect of
the Euthanist. Gigadrowse, on the other hand, comes about as close to
being included as possible. I could throw in a Maddening Imp or two and
have some real fun. But again, the tempo of the deck is methodical. Bam.
Bam. Bam. Wipe out my opponent's army one by one. Plus, Gigadrowse would
have to replace either Dream's grip (whose versatility I enjoy) or
Puppet Strings (whose repeatability I enjoy.) So at this point in time,
my pet has stopped growing. But like all of you, I'm always on the
lookout to make it a little bit better, while keeping it as close to
home as possible.
I think that's the toughest thing about pet decks. We like to see them
grow. We like to try out new ideas and new cards within them. But
eventually they reach a point where they're not our pets anymore.
They're a different deck, entirely. They don't work quite like they used
to, but we want to keep playing them like we used to. Eventually, they
don't work anymore at all and they get taken apart. So remember when you
have your own pet decks to keep the point of the deck as focused as
possible. Write down the decklists before trying new cards, because one
of these days you might have your pet neutered without even realizing
it.
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