Beyond Dominia April 1998 -- Vol. 3, No. 4

 
by Tevesh Szat

Mozza Goblin

First off, goblins don't need "Goblin pumps" such as Goblin Caves, you just need them in abundance. Use 4x Goblin Warrens, 4x Goblin Scouts, and possibly a Shivan to scare the polish off her deck. You may also need a way of getting these out in a plethoric manner, so obviously we need Diamonds in type II, and Mox/Lotus if you can afford it. To further raise this madness, a set of burns are required. For this, our options are Fireball, Disintegrate, Lava Burst, Rolling Thunder and Lightning Bolt. We will need 6 burn (minimum), so now we consider effect. Fireball is multitargeted, Disintegrate removes, Lavaburst is non-preventable, Rolling Thunder sucks, and Lightning Bolt is hyper-efficient. Here it is decided that it is 2 Fireball, 1 Disintegrate, and 3 Bolts. Temper may be white, but we absolutely need it to raise a power-goblin when a major toast is done to your goblin. What goes nicely with this, you ask? Electrical silverware is effective in doubling a goblin's fury.

We now look like this:
4x Goblin Warrens
4x Goblin Scouts
1x Shivan
1x Mox Pearl
1x Mox Ruby
1x Black Lotus
2x Fireball
1x Disintegrate
3x Lightning Bolt
3x Temper
1x Fork

The primary module should contain goblins, goblins, and more goblins. Considering the most efficient, we have Vandal, Kookus, Flarg, Swine, and Recruiter. Because we already have 22 cards in the deck, and we want, optimally, 63 cards, we have 22 land. 19 goblins is enough for any sane person. We will employ Recruiter, Vandal, and Kookus in abundance, while using Flarg and Swine twice each. This leaves 3 open spots. We shall fill them with Grenade, Shrine and Conquer. The composed product appears as

4x Goblin Warrens
4x Goblin Scouts
1x Shivan
1x Mox Pearl
1x Mox Ruby
1x Black Lotus
2x Fireball
1x Disintegrate
3x Lightning Bolt
3x Temper
1x Fork
4x Goblin Recruiter
4x Goblin Vandal
4x Keeper of Kookus
2x Goblins of the Flarg
2x Goblin Swine Rider
14x Mountain
4x Plateau
4x Plains
Conquer
Goblin Shrine
Goblin Grenade

Substitutions:
For the rich:
2 Recruiter for 1 Shivan and 1 City of Brass
Disintegrate for Shivan
Plains for Armageddon
 
For the average:
Shivan for Armageddon
 
For the beginners:
Cut down on everything with 4 by one. It's hard to get 4 of any card
when you're starting. Use more
Conquers, Shrines, and Grenades.

            Tevesh Szat
            n***r@v***e.net


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