Mafia King for Regionals!

Whata ya know? This deck is brilliant!* Note, of course, that being brilliant doesn't mean that it's any good, but it does mean it's worth a look. Still, everyone except Nate himself seems to think that this is the best way not to qualify for US Nationals tomorrow. They may well be right, but what Nate has to offer is the following theory: You have all let yourselves get too predictable, and no matter how bad this deck looks right now, I'm going to beat you because of it, have fun doing it and write it about it on Mindripper. You know what? There's a nonzero chance he's right, although his deck could probably be tuned better. I'll go over the matchups as he does.

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