From: Michael [spartans887@hotmail.com]
Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2004 4:21 PM

Subject: Causual Psycatog Deck/many ways to die!
This is a deck i created over 1 and a half years of trading with friends and enemies alike. Eventually is got the cards I required, so here it is:
 
Psychatog Deck-70cards
 
Creatures: 15
Psychatog x4
Scrivener x2
Wall of Water x2
Wall of Air x2
Aboshan, Cephalid Emperor x1
Sengir Vampire x1
Phage the Untouchable x1
Quicksilver Dragon x1
Ambassador Laquatos x1
 
Instants: 21
Counterspell x4
Aether Burst x3
Discombobulate x2
Confound x2
Undermine x2
Fact or Fiction x2
Frantic Search x2
Deluge x2
Cabal Ritual x2
 
Sorcery: 5
Concentrate x2
Morality Shift x1
Upheaval x1
 
Enchant Creature: 4
Aboshan's Desire x4
 
Enchantment: 1
Future Sight x1
 
Artifact: 2
Meekstone x2
 
Lands:23
Island x13
Swamp x10
 
There are many ways to win with this deck that which require the combo of 2 or more cards so here it goes:
 
1- This combo is the original strategy of this deck. Get out a Psychatog which reads: (Discard a card from your hand Psychatog gets +1/+1 until teh end of turn.-and-Remove two cards in your graveyard from the game: Psychatog gets +1/+1 until the end of turn.) Then discard your entire hand except for morality shift and possibly Aboshan's Desire. then remove all but a single card in your graveyard from play. Then use Moralty Shift which reads: (Exchange your graveyard and library. Then suffle your library.) Once this is done remove the rest of your cards from your new graveyard to beef up your psychatog even more. Now that this is done you can attack, however your opponent may have creatures so you can use Aboshan's Desire to fly over pesky ground creatures. However this combo will be shut down by any creatures with flying so be aware. This is also a counterspell deck so use the counterspell wisely. Use then to target creaures with flying as well as any other annoyences to this deck.
 
2- The next combo is  also involving psychatog. However this requires a late game pull of because you need enough cards in your graveyard to do so. Upheaval which reads: (Return all permanents to their owner's hands) also you float mana for psychatog. now that psychatog is out on the field wait a turn. When is is your turn again discard all teh cards from your hand to teh graveyard then remove all teh cards form your graveyard from play to beef up psychatog and attack. With enough cards in your graveyard and hand you should be able to finish off the opponent with ease.
 
3- The next combo involves phage which reads: (When phage the untouchable comes into play, if you didn't play it form your hand, you lose the game.-and-Whenever phage deals combat damage to a creature, destroy that creature. It can't be regenerated.-and-Whenever phage deals combat damage to a player, that player loser the game.) First you play upheaval and float mana for phage. Once phage is on the field wait one turn. Next turn attack with phage and you win. Another way to win with phage is if your opponent has all ground creatures simply put Aboshan's desire on her and have her attack killing your opponent instantly.
 
This deck has lots of potential and with the right cards other stratagies can be born. There are other ways of winning with this deck too. The wall in this deck should keep you alive. They make it so that you dont have to counter every creature your opponent plays. Only ones that are very strong are worth countering. Creatures like sengir vampire and quicksilver dragon are good troop supporting cards and can be very deadly if used right. These cards alone can usually rip though or fly over opponents defences and do some damage to him or he with a simple beatdown strategy. Also Amassador Laquatus is one of the cheapest card i can think of and can deck the opponent. By paying three colorless mana target player puts the top three cards of his or her library in his or her graveyard. Also Aboshan adds to the already overpowering controll theme. He is a guard againts annoying weenie beatdown and creaturn heavy deck that use mostly ground creatures. By paying three blue mana all creatures without flying are tapped. this helps so that even if your opponent has an overwhelming amount of creatues he or she can use then is they are tapped-lol-so anyways enjoy trying to replicate this deck and if you can good job you will have lots of fun destroying your opponent with this evil deck. Peace Michael
 
Any questions or comments on my deck feel free to contact me a spartans887@hotmail.com.
PS-anyone who thinks they have a better deck then me feel free to send me an e-mail of y u think so!-i love a challange.