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4 Granite Idol
2 Red Cap
2 Mothman
4 Possession
4 Marble Idol
2 Giant Rat
2 Gemoid

2 Goblin's Lair
3 Mass Phantasm
3 Reincarnation
4 Wind of Hope
3 Feast
4 Spartoi
3 Trade
2 Telekinesis
3 Replace
3 Revelation

Andyman called this deck 'three major annoyances, all wrapped up into one tidy package'. I hope so. You've got three avenues towards victory:
  1. Red Cap & Mothman: These guys become heavy hitters. If you need some offense, look towards these two.
  2. Possession / Trade: Trade some Goblins or Gemoids and hijack your opponent's deck. Why play with just your cards when you can play with both? Snagging a Tokebi or a Spudfolk is always enjoyable.
  3. Marble Idol: Lock your opponent out of the game by preventing duplicate creatures. You have several ways to get around it. Your opponent probably doesn't.

With so much neutral and the abundance of Mass Phantasms, your opponent has to choose their Banishing Ray targets carefully. Do they target those bulky Red Caps? What about Granite Idol? Marble Idol also is a worthy target.

When playing this deck, spam creatures out quickly. You want Feast to work more for you than your opponent. An early Granite is better than an early Marble; it protects your Goblin's Lair, which will likely be a big distraction to your opponent who is thinking that this is "just another Goblin deck". Be very cautious about discarding idols. If you want an effect to last, you'll need multiple copies of them out. Once Marble is down, use Replace to force creatures from your opponent's hand. This should take priority over using Replace to summon your own creatures. Once your opponent can't summon any more creatures, you get tolls without any defense required. Telekinesis + Possession should let you take an opponent's leveled land. If you have both, use Goblin's Lair over Spartoi; Spartoi can be used while you're sitting on something (an opponent's land, fort, etc.), while Goblin's Lair can only be used on vacant lands.

This deck works well on mid-size to large maps. On small maps, there just isn't enough room for all your idols. You might think about throwing in some Silence, Intrusion (with more Red Cap), and Paralyzer (for Ebony Idol).

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Page last modified on Tuesday, November 17, 2009 [16:40:26 UTC] by Levi.