I have this match up I keep coming back to.
So it's the world finals between Brian Davis and Bob Maher. Davis has since disappeared from the mtg-scene, I think. Maher hasn't. Maher's deck is this one:
Creature | Qty |
Shard Phoenix | 1 |
Morphling | 4 |
Spike Feeder | 4 |
Sorcery | Qty |
Gaea's Blessing | 2 |
Instant | Qty |
Brainstorm | 4 |
Force of Will | 4 |
Counterspell | 4 |
Enlightened Tutor | 4 |
Impulse | 3 |
Swords to Plowshares | 2 |
Forbid | 1 |
Disrupt | 4 |
Artifact | Qty |
Null Rod | 1 |
Powder Keg | 4 |
Enchantment | Qty |
Abundance | 1 |
Aura of Silence | 1 |
Ivory Mask | 1 |
Oath of Druids | 2 |
Sylvan Library | 1 |
Trade Routes | 1 |
Land | Qty |
Tropical Island | 4 |
Tundra | 4 |
Volcanic Island | 2 |
Flood Plain | 3 |
Reflecting Pool | 1 |
Wasteland | 4 |
Faerie Conclave | 1 |
Treetop Village | 3 |
And Brian Davis' playing:
Creature | Qty |
Skittering Skirge | 2 |
Sorcery | Qty |
Duress | 4 |
Unmask | 4 |
Corrupt | 4 |
Drain Life | 4 |
Instant | Qty |
Dark Ritual | 4 |
Demonic Consultation | 3 |
Contagion | 4 |
Spinning Darkness | 3 |
Enchantment | Qty |
Necropotence | 4 |
Artifact | Qty |
Nevinyrral's Disk | 2 |
Land | Qty |
Swamp1 | 22 |
Since Wizards page showing these decks is down, I have to rely on a less sound looking source. Anyway this seems to be the two competing decks. Maher's deck is quite interesting. Both utilizes very powerful enchantments, Maher has Oath where Davis has Necropotence.
It sure was back when you were allowed to play with cards in standard (or extended) that are now banned in formats like legacy.