Destructive Flow
by Hero- July 15th 2001

"aaaa a aaaa" wrote:

well this deck is based around the most unappreciated card in the format
Destructive Flow BRG
Enchantment
during each players upkeep that player sacs a non-basic land(not the samephrase)

this deck is post apocalypse only because of the spiritmonger

lands
12xforest
6xmountian
5xswamp
ive tried diffrent lands and this seems to be the best way

creatures
4xBoP(any mana any one)
4xUtopia Tree(look up)
3xFlametoungue Kavu
3xSpiritmonger(invincible creature)
2xShivan Wurm(if they are at low lands this beast can kill in 3 turns when the monger kills in 4 and this can ride over the nether spirit)

other
4xCreeping Mold(versitile)
4xstone rain(one R)
4xDespoil(agian one B)
3xdestructive Flow(fires runs only 11 basic lands and after apocalypse the news painlands will make people depend on non basic lands)
3xterminate(i think iam going to see alot of spirit mongers)
2xVoid(the only card iam iffy about and i think that anouther card would be better)
1xYawgmoth's agenda(double the land D, theoretically speaking)

side board
4xEnginered Plaque(a verstile card which can be used agianst nther spirits,rebels and otheer anoying weenie creatures)
3xBoil(most blue decks only run a small amount of not basic lands)
1xTermiate(spiritmongers)
3xkavu Chemelion

iam stomped on the rest of sideboard because i dont know what decks will be made in the future and now a days you only have to distroy one of the mana sources in order to win

There are a lot of nonbasic lands out there. The Fires deck packs many of those, but probably in an average deck, 1/3 of the land is nonbasic (approximation). So we'll keep your idea of the Destructive Flow and see if we can make this deck look better.

I see that you have 0 nonbasic land. Well, that could be a problem, especially if you're playing 3 colors. We could either add nonbasic land, or add some sort of land searching card (Harrow, Lay of the Land). For now, I'll add nonbasic land.

Land
8 Forest
5 Mountain
4 Swamp
3 Karplusan Forest
2 Llanowar Wastes
2 Darigaaz's Caldera
1 Sulfurous Springs

For the creatures, I'm going to add some more beef to quicken the death of your opponent.

Creatures
4 Birds of Paradise
3 Utopia Tree
3 Flametongue Kavu
3 Shivan Wurm
3 Spiritmonger

Birds of Paradise - Gives any mana, like you said.
Utopia Tree - Yep, same thing.
Flametongue Kavu - Kills pesky creatures and can serve the beats for a while.
Shivan Wurm - Bounce your Kavu for more kill. The Wurm is also really big I hear!
Spiritmonger - The creature you love to hate. It's strong, but not invincible.

Now for the "other" stuff in the deck. I'm dropping the Void, Despoil, and Agenda from the deck, since your deck relies more on red and green spells. I'm replacing them with Ghitu Fire, Tectonic Break and another Terminate.

Other
4 Stone Rain
4 Creeping Mold
2 Tectonic Break
3 Destructive Flow
4 Terminate
2 Ghitu Fire

Stone Rain - Blows up land. Theme of the deck.
Creeping Mold - Blows up land... and then some.
Tectonic Break - Nice way to kill the rest of the land they may have after the Rains, Molds, and Flow.
Destructive Flow - Well, it IS the center of the deck, so we gotta have it in.
Terminate - Hello Mr. Swords to Plowshares. Good for killing fatties and such.
Ghitu Fire - Nice removal for the early 1/1s or a good finisher.

Now for the sideboard. It seems alright. Engineered Plagues are good, so is Tsabo's Decree. I'll just add some more stuff to help with the current decks out there.

Sideboard
3 Engineered Plague
3 Kavu Chameleon
3 Boil
3 Brutal Suppression
3 Blood Oath

Engineered Plague - Good for creature decks with one type. Good for Nethers too, like you said.
Kavu Chameleon - Can't counter him. Good vs counter decks.
Boil - Many blue decks run little to no nonbasic land, so Boil is your replacement.
Brutal Suppression - Well, you are playing a land destruction deck, so Suppression is good vs many rebel decks.
Blood Oath - Wow, this card is great. Good vs control and even creature decks like Fires. Take 12 on turn 4 Mr. Opponent please, thanks.

So for your final decklist, you have:

Flowing Away (revised by Hero-)

Land
8 Forest
5 Mountain
4 Swamp
3 Karplusan Forest
2 Llanowar Wastes
2 Darigaaz's Caldera
1 Sulfurous Springs

Creatures
4 Birds of Paradise
3 Utopia Tree
3 Flametongue Kavu
3 Shivan Wurm
3 Spiritmonger

Other
4 Stone Rain
4 Creeping Mold
2 Tectonic Break
3 Destructive Flow
4 Terminate
2 Ghitu Fire

Sideboard
3 Engineered Plague
3 Kavu Chameleon
3 Boil
3 Brutal Suppression
3 Blood Oath

Of course, with any deck I revise, you too can revise it for your metagame, or if you just don't like something I put into the deck.

Keep topdecking!

Jimmy Mekaroun
Hero- on IRC
fallen_hero_326@yahoo.com