From: Elliot8654@aol.com
Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2002 7:12 PM
To: StrategyGuide@pojo.com
Subject: Attrition/Chainer creature steal. Elliot Grove

Here's the strategy that just came together thanks to my all-black deck.
 
 Attrition - 1BB
 Enchantment
 B - Sacrafice a creature. Destroy target creature.
 
 Chainer, Dementia Master
 3/3
 +1/+1 to all nightmares.
 BBB, pay 3 life. Gain control of creature in any graveyard. This creature 
becomes black and a nightmare added to it's current creature status.
 
 I LOVE this combination. Let's say that they bust their ass to put out a 7/7 
thorn elemental. I can attrition a 1/1 creature, kill the elemental, then 
ressurect the elemental for me. I just spent 4 black mana and 3 life to take 
control of an 8/8 black thorn elemental with all it's abilities intact, like 
it's inability to be blocked. If you want to spice it up even more, use a 
chainer's edict to kill the creature. I prefer attrition because of my hefty 
use of lab rats. Added bonus. If you happen to have something like soul feast 
or drain life, the next turn, you can make them pay life to hand over their 
creature to you. It is beautiful to see in action. 

Elliot

Elliot8654@aol.com