Mirage only decks

[Jeb Taylor]

I am going to go to a mirage only tournament this weekend, and would
like some help with my deck. Please critique this deck. Keep in mind
that I don't have a lot of mirage cards, and don't want ot spend much
money on them. I would also really like to know what kind of decks are
winning in mirage only. I would like to know what to look for

my deck

12 mountains
11 swamps
1 fire diamond
2 rocky tar pit

4 stone rain
4 dark banishing
4 incinerate
4 kaervek's torch
1 volcanic geyser
1 hammer of bogarden (would like 2, but this is all i got)

4 wildfire emmisaries
2 catacomb dragons
3 volcanic dragons
2 shadow guildmages
2 restless dead
2 barbed back worms
1 purraj of urborg

1 bone harvest

possible sidboard
2 bone harvest (savage twister)
2 drain lifes
2 barbed back worms
2 restless dead
4 ebony charms (bazaar of wonders and hammers)
2 dirtwater wraths
1 fetid horror
? delirium
? phyrexian purge
? are there any hosers in black or red?
? any way to get rid of bazaar of wonders?

[Ed Gibson]

In article <32F501...@ro.com> Jeb Taylor <edta...@ro.com> writes:

> ? any way to get rid of bazaar of wonders?

Forsaken wastes will do it and also fits into your deck.

[Nick Blesch]

Jeb Taylor <edta...@ro.com> wrote in article <32F501...@ro.com>...

> I am going to go to a mirage only tournament this weekend, and would
> like some help with my deck. Please critique this deck. Keep in mind
> that I don't have a lot of mirage cards, and don't want ot spend much
> money on them. I would also really like to know what kind of decks are
> winning in mirage only. I would like to know what to look for
>
> my deck
>
> 12 mountains
> 11 swamps
> 1 fire diamond
> 2 rocky tar pit
>
> 4 stone rain

Are you going to Stone Rain a Fetchland? These are useless in all Mirage
play (I originally had 'em in my Arena deck and scrapped them)
> 4 dark banishing
Good
> 4 incinerate
Good
> 4 kaervek's torch
Good
> 1 volcanic geyser
For that Volcanic Dragon when yours is tapped :)

> 1 hammer of bogarden (would like 2, but this is all i got)

Just as well - this deck doesn't want a late game to happen.
>
> 4 wildfire emmisaries
Good, but not as good in all mirage.
> 2 catacomb dragons
Average/good, I would replace these
> 3 volcanic dragons
Surprise!
> 2 shadow guildmages
Hmmmm.... These are sealed deck cards, and kinda bite in constructed.
> 2 restless dead
Blah. I see a flanker giving you heck with these. Scrap 'em.
> 2 barbed back worms
Blah.
> 1 purraj of urborg
This won't get used often.
> 1 bone harvest
Good.
>
With the 13 spots I opened up, I would add: 3 Dark Ritual, 3 misc flankers,
2 Skulking Ghost, 2 Drain Lifes, and 4 Deliriums - THEY RULE!
> possible sideboard

> 2 bone harvest (savage twister)

Okay.
> 2 drain lifes
Main dekc.
> 2 barbed back worms
These bite.
> 2 restless dead
These bite (flankers!).

> 4 ebony charms (bazaar of wonders and hammers)

Hmmm... 2 at most - if you make the other changes, you won't have to worry
about a late game.
> 2 dirtwater wraths
Average.
> 1 fetid horror
Average.
I think you need Siroccos and Reigns of Terror - those are great.
Otherwise, I'm not sure.

[Fellwar]

Look ot for tombstone stairwell decks so keep in the ebony charms.
Skulking ghosts are better than they appear, use them.
Catacomb dragon good, cadaverous knights bad. If you use any flankers use
the red/first strike ones.
The other guys changes are pretty good but leave sirroco out of the side
board altogether, trust me it sucks.

[Atog (Dennis Briling)]

try the spirit of the night/ urborg pamther combo.. great for red black
decks!

[Walter Freeman]

On Sun, 2 Feb 1997, Jeb Taylor wrote:

> 12 mountains
> 11 swamps
> 1 fire diamond

lose it
> 2 rocky tar pit
add two more
>
> 4 stone rain
what are you going to kill, teferi's isles?
> 4 dark banishing
too many. side 1-2

> 4 incinerate
> 4 kaervek's torch

Since you've got the geyser, lose 1
> 1 volcanic geyser

> 1 hammer of bogarden (would like 2, but this is all i got)
>

> 4 wildfire emmisaries
> 2 catacomb dragons
> 3 volcanic dragons

Lose 3 of the drags: 5 is too many
> 2 shadow guildmages
These are pretty good..
> 2 restless dead
Yeah, I guess...
> 2 barbed back worms
Lose them.
Add wraiths.
> 1 purraj of urborg
Bye.
>
> 1 bone harvest
Add more
(snip sb)
Add Cad. Kts., minotaurs/askari, etc. Deliriums rule; try them.
Add a forbidden crypt, makes late-game recycled burn heinous.

Walter Freeman (hsvh...@aspire.cs.uah.edu)
Huntsville High
2304 Billie Watkins
Huntsville, AL 35801
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