| Current mood: |  sad |
| Current music: | "I'll be Missing You" by Sting |
Back in Black
It's been a long and arduous journey, but I have finally come full circle. I've been playing so many different decks lately I can never find one I like, and never a compatible strategy with my playing style. For a long time now I've brought useless decks to the tables (Morph, Mistforms, Avens) all kinds of colors I never use for casual play. And for some reason I was surprised when I lost every game. Last night was Saudi's pre-release for 8th edition and I ended up with the White "Life Boost" premade. The only life boost other than Venerable Monk and Angel of Mercy was Spirit Link/Ivory Cup. I could eat a can of beans and shit out a better life gain deck config and white is perhaps my worst color. Playing this made me realize I've got to start playing towards my strengths more and abandon conventional win strategies. Last night was Earthquake's last night in standard play, and i had to bid farewell to one of the best cards ever made. But it was the rebirth of my other favorite, Guerrilla Tactics. It hasn't seen play since Alliances but now it's on it's way back to the top. It was one of the staples in my "Classic" red/black deck, the one that hasn't lost a match in at least 6 months, and I play with it almost every day. But like all good things it had to come to an end, and so last night i dismantled it so i could build a new Red/Black. The strategy is a little different due to the fact that 78% of that deck is like type 1 and/or illegal. But now to celebrate my return to tournament play with Black and Red I've built an insane destruction deck. I havent used red and black together in a tournament in at least a year, so this deck symbolizes my rebirth into the winners circle as well.
Lethal Burn Deck B/R
Land
11 Mtn
9 Swamp
4 Bloodstained Mire
Mana Sources
20 Basic Lands
4 Fetch-lands
4 Swampcycling
Creatures
4 Twisted Abomination
Enchantments
4 Lethal Vapors
4 Sulfuric Vortex
Instants
4 Carbonize
4 Cruel Revival
2 Guerrilla Tactics
4 Shock
4 Spark Spray
Sorceries
3 Blaze
4 Pyrotechnics
But we must remember that this deck came at a price, Earthquake iis no more and may not see DCI tables for another year or two. I love you Earthquake... Goodbye....
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