CardShark Content - Stanley Rutkowski III (3/13/2002)

With torment now in full swing, I figured it was a good time to reevaluate the transition of “Junk” from the extended season to the current type two metagame. I played “Junk” with success in the Extended season; therefore, I decided to see if it is viable in the current season. This version of “Junk” blends creature beats with creature control, leaving you with the option of picking away your opponent’s life total or setting up for a big strike.

“Torment

Torment
	Set: Stronghold Cost: 2 Color: Black Type: Enchant Creature Rarity: C Number: 23 Artist: Paolo Parente Text: Enchanted creature gets -3/-0.

ed Junk”

4 x Vindicate

Vindicate
	Set: Apocalypse Cost: 3 Color: Multicolor Type: Sorcery Rarity: R Number: 126 Artist: Brian Snoddy Text: Destroy target permanent.

4 x Mystic Enforcer

Mystic Enforcer
	Set: Odyssey Cost: 4 Color: Multicolor Type: Creature Sub Type: Nomad Mystic Rarity: R Number: 290 Artist: Gary Ruddell Power: 3 Toughness: 3 Text: Protection from black Threshold - Mystic Enforcer gets +3/+3 and has flying. (You have threshold as long as seven or more cards are in your graveyard.)

2 x Spiritmonger

Spiritmonger
	Set: Apocalypse Cost: 5 Color: Multicolor Type: Creature Sub Type: Beast Rarity: R Number: 121 Artist: Glen Angus Power: 6 Toughness: 6 Text: Whenever Spiritmonger deals damage to a creature, put a +1/+1 counter on Spiritmonger. B: Regenerate Spiritmonger. G: Spiritmonger becomes the color of your choice until end of turn.

4 x Gerard’s Verdict
4 x Duress

Duress
	Set: Urza's Saga Cost: 1 Color: Black Type: Sorcery Rarity: C Number: 132 Artist: Lawrence Snelly Text: Look at target opponent's hand and choose a noncreature, nonland card there. That player discards that card.

4 x Pernicious Deed

Pernicious Deed
	Set: Apocalypse Cost: 3 Color: Multicolor Type: Enchantment Rarity: R Number: 114 Artist: Christopher Moeller Text: X, Sacrifice Pernicious Deed: Destroy each artifact, creature, and enchantment with converted mana cost X or less.

4 x U3BlY3RyYWwgLynx

Lynx
	Set: Portal Second Age Cost: 2 Color: Green Type: Creature Sub Type: Cat Rarity: C Artist: Rebecca Guay Power: 2 Toughness: 1 Text: Forestwalk (If defending player has any forests in play, Lynx can't be blocked.)

4 x Call of the Herd

Call of the Herd
	Set: Odyssey Cost: 3 Color: Green Type: Sorcery Rarity: R Number: 231 Artist: Carl Critchlow Text: Put a 3/3 green Elephant creature token into play. Flashback 3G (You may play this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then remove it from the game.)

2 x Chainer’s Edict
4 x Basking Rootwalla

Basking Rootwalla
	Set: Torment Cost: 1 Color: Green Type: Creature Sub Type: Lizard Rarity: C Number: 121 Power: 1 Toughness: 1 Text: 1G: Basking Rootwalla gets +2/+2 until end of turn. Play this ability only once each turn. Madness 0

2 x Tainted Wood

Tainted Wood
	Set: Torment Color: Land Type: land Rarity: U Number: 143 Text: T: Add one colorless mana to your mana pool. T: Add B or G to your mana pool. Play this ability only if you control a swamp.

2 x Tainted Field

Tainted Field
	Set: Torment Color: Land Type: land Rarity: U Number: 140 Text: T: Add one colorless mana to your mana pool. T: Add W or B to your mana pool. Play this ability only if you control a swamp.

3 x Elfame Palace
5 x Plains

Plains
	Set: Oversize Cards Color: Land Type: Land Rarity: X Artist: Tony Roberts Text: T: Add W to your mana pool.

5 x Forest

Forest
	Set: Oversize Cards Color: Land Type: Land Rarity: X Artist: Tony Roberts Text: T: Add G to your mana pool.

7 x Swamp

Swamp
	Set: Oversize Cards Color: Land Type: Land Rarity: X Artist: Tony Roberts Text: T: Add B to your mana pool.

Sideboard:

1 x Chainer’s Edict
2 x COP Red
2 x Disenchant

Disenchant
	Set: Revised Edition Cost: 2 Color: White Type: Instant Rarity: C Artist: Amy Weber Text: Target enchantment or artifact is destroyed.

3 x Spellbane Centaur

Spellbane Centaur
	Set: Odyssey Cost: 3 Color: Green Type: Creature Sub Type: Centaur Rarity: R Number: 271 Artist: Rick Farrell Power: 3 Toughness: 2 Text: 3/2 Card Text: Creatures you control can't be the targets of blue spells or abilities from blue sources.

3 x Addle

Addle
	Set: Invasion Cost: 2 Color: Black Type: Sorcery Rarity: U Number: 91 Artist: Ron Spears Text: Choose a color. Look at target player's hand and choose a card of that color from it. That player discards that card.

2 x Reprisal

Reprisal
	Set: Classic Sixth Edition Cost: 2 Color: White Type: Instant Rarity: U Number: 37 Artist: Randy Asplund Text: Destroy target creature with power 4 or greater. It can't be regenerated.

2 x Insist

Insist
	Set: Torment Cost: 1 Color: Green Type: Sorcery Rarity: R Number: 127 Text: The next creature spell you play this turn can't be countered by spells or abilities. Draw a card.

The Creatures:

Mystic Enforcer

Mystic Enforcer
	Set: Odyssey Cost: 4 Color: Multicolor Type: Creature Sub Type: Nomad Mystic Rarity: R Number: 290 Artist: Gary Ruddell Power: 3 Toughness: 3 Text: Protection from black Threshold - Mystic Enforcer gets +3/+3 and has flying. (You have threshold as long as seven or more cards are in your graveyard.)

with threshold rules the air and swings quickly for the victory (added bonus: pro black)!

Spiritmonger

Spiritmonger
	Set: Apocalypse Cost: 5 Color: Multicolor Type: Creature Sub Type: Beast Rarity: R Number: 121 Artist: Glen Angus Power: 6 Toughness: 6 Text: Whenever Spiritmonger deals damage to a creature, put a +1/+1 counter on Spiritmonger. B: Regenerate Spiritmonger. G: Spiritmonger becomes the color of your choice until end of turn.

: regenerating beatstick
Spectral lynx holds the ground forces at bay and the pro green keeps the stompy decks from the quick beatdown.

Rootwalla

Rootwalla
	Set: Tempest Cost: 3 Color: Green Type: Creature Sub Type: Lizard Rarity: C Artist: Roger Raupp Power: 2 Toughness: 2 Text: 1G: Rootwalla gets +2/+2 until end of turn. Use this ability only once each turn.

is for early beats and can be “pitched” with a land if you need life from your own verdict

Call of the herd is a two for one card advantage at a minimal cost. Flash

Flash
	Set: Classic Sixth Edition Cost: 2 Color: Blue Type: Instant Rarity: R Number: 67 Artist: David Ho Text: Put a creature card from your hand into play. You may pay its mana cost reduced by up to 2. If you don't, sacrifice it.

back helps recreate your forces after you clear the board with the deed.

The removal:

2 x Chainer’s Edict rids you of opponent’s creatures. Added with the potential board clearer of deed, you clear your way to victory.

The disruption:

4 x Duress

Duress
	Set: Urza's Saga Cost: 1 Color: Black Type: Sorcery Rarity: C Number: 132 Artist: Lawrence Snelly Text: Look at target opponent's hand and choose a noncreature, nonland card there. That player discards that card.

4 x Verdict

If your opponent has no cards, they can’t play threats to stop you or put you on the defensive.

The land:

More than two of each tainted land becomes a problem of colors increase the swamps decrease. Thus, the extra swamps are there for the activation of the tainted lands.

The Sideboard:

COP Red can eliminate the issue of Lavamancer and the madness burn spells. The light creature of sligh can’t deal with the meaty creatures that this deck offers.

The extra edict in the board is for heavy creature decks.

Disenchant

Disenchant
	Set: Revised Edition Cost: 2 Color: White Type: Instant Rarity: C Artist: Amy Weber Text: Target enchantment or artifact is destroyed.

removes any pesky enchantments like opposition and the likes from impeding your path to victory. Vindicate

Vindicate
	Set: Apocalypse Cost: 3 Color: Multicolor Type: Sorcery Rarity: R Number: 126 Artist: Brian Snoddy Text: Destroy target permanent.

can rid you of the enchantments in the main, but could be put to better uses after sideboarding.

The centaurs protect you from the bounce spells of the blue mage.

Addle

Addle
	Set: Invasion Cost: 2 Color: Black Type: Sorcery Rarity: U Number: 91 Artist: Ron Spears Text: Choose a color. Look at target player's hand and choose a card of that color from it. That player discards that card.

is an extra discard effect that can take out more than Duress

Duress
	Set: Urza's Saga Cost: 1 Color: Black Type: Sorcery Rarity: C Number: 132 Artist: Lawrence Snelly Text: Look at target opponent's hand and choose a noncreature, nonland card there. That player discards that card.

if you name the right color.

The Insist

Insist
	Set: Torment Cost: 1 Color: Green Type: Sorcery Rarity: R Number: 127 Text: The next creature spell you play this turn can't be countered by spells or abilities. Draw a card.

s are to “push” through your creatures and net you a card in the process.

The Reprisal

Reprisal
	Set: Classic Sixth Edition Cost: 2 Color: White Type: Instant Rarity: U Number: 37 Artist: Randy Asplund Text: Destroy target creature with power 4 or greater. It can't be regenerated.

s are in the deck for Angels and mongers that can push you to a standoff.

As always, comments and suggestions are appreciated.

Thanks for reading,

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