Main Deck
Tainted Remedy
combo deck. Generally, I'm going to control the game until I've incidentally burned my opponent out using my removal, targeted life-gain and creatures.
Enlightened Tutor
gets me to
Tainted Remedy
quick, and is a great backup in case of removal or counters.
Some good draws include:
Turn one -
Enlightened Tutor
, go. Turn two -
Life Burst
me, go. Turn three -
Tainted Remedy
, go. Turn four -
Life Burst
you,
Life Burst
you, win.
Turn one and two - land, go. Turn three -
Tainted Remedy
,
Skyshroud Cutter
,
Skyshroud Cutter
,
Skyshroud Cutter
,
Skyshroud Cutter
, win.
Refreshing Rain
also works in this scenario (assuming
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
is on the table, or you're playing against black).
One unique note of power that
Skyshroud Cutter
,
Invigorate
, and
Reverent Silence
have in common is that they make my opponent gain life as a COST. That means once the spell is on the stack, the cost has been paid and removing
Tainted Remedy
won't help at that point.
I included one
Reverent Silence
, even though it destroys our cornerstone enchantment. I did this because it's 6 life for 0 mana and it won't get the chance to destroy
Tainted Remedy
if my opponent is at 6 or less.
Sideboard
Being a combo deck, this one loses to counterspell and removal effects. I bring in
Autumn's Veil
and more
Rebuff the Wicked
against such decks.
Nature's Claim
seems like the obvious choice for artifact/enchantment removal.
