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Author Topic: Turbo-Lich, is it viable at all in this day and age?  (Read 1386 times)
filthat
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« on: May 15, 2004, 08:30:46 am »

I've always had a place in my magic playing heart for the Lich deck, mainly because it's a stylish deck. Smile
Now, it's been ages since I've even thought of the Lich deck but an upcoming T1 tournament  has given me the opportunity to dust off the old deck.

This is my current (read: ancient) decklist, and I'm sure there are many things wrong with it so if anyone has an even slightly updated decklist I'd be very grateful. Smile

2x Tundra
2x Tropical Island
2x Volcanic Island
4x Underground Sea
2x Polluted Delta
1x Flooded Strand
2x City of Brass
1x Undiscovered Paradise
1x Ancient Tomb
1x Tolarian Academy
1x Bazaar of Baghdad
1x Glacial Chasm
1x Mox Emerald
1x Mox Jet
1x Mox Pearl
1x Mox Ruby
1x Mox Sapphire
1x Black Lotus
1x Sol Ring
1x Mana Crypt
1x City of Solitude
1x Fastbond
1x Lich
1x Overgrown Estate
1x Pursuit of Knowledge
1x Ancestral Recall
2x Brainstorm
1x Frantic Search
1x Impulse
1x Time Spiral
1x Timetwister
1x Wheel of Fortune
1x Windfall
1x Scroll Rack
1x Demonic Tutor
1x Enlightened Tutor
1x Mystical Tutor
1x Vampiric Tutor
1x Death Wish
3x Intuition
3x Duress
1x Replenish
1x Regrowth
1x Reclaim
1x Yawgmoth's Will
1x Time Walk
1x Mirror Universe
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« Reply #1 on: May 15, 2004, 08:43:56 am »

Quote from: jpmeyer
If you have to ask if a deck is viable, the answer is no.


You die if Lich is disenchanted, or if Mirror Universe is Stifled.  And you have no way to stop someone from doing so.  In addition, you have no consistently reliable way of ensuring those critical spells resolve except for 3 Duress which I assure you is not enough by itself.  You will get rolled by Tog, and probably slow-rolled by Germbus.  Draw7 and Belcher will outrace you, and anything that targets your manabase will cause you to lose quickly, as you need quadruple black to cast Lich, and you are not running Dark Ritual.  It may be a hard pill to swallow, but this deck is quite bad.
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So I suppose I should take The Fringe back out of my sig now...
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« Reply #2 on: May 15, 2004, 09:12:54 am »

As much as pet decks are fun, Turbo-Lich is really inferior to just about every other combo deck out there these days.

That said, here is Kowal's sweet tournament report on TurboLich:

http://www.themanadrain.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=15084

Good luck!

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« Reply #3 on: May 15, 2004, 04:24:17 pm »

No discussion? Glacial Chasm? Closed.
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