[Article] Cook’s Kitchen – Storm Hands I

[Bryant Cook]

Article (http://jupitergames.info/articles/2012/52233/cooks-kitchen-storm-hands-i)

Inspired loosely from Carsten's articles and the storm hands in the opening post of the T.E.S. thread.

Feel free to do the three hands on the bottom!

[RaNDoMxGeSTuReS]

I keep loose hands all the time. Just draw better than the rest.

[Darkenslight]

Opening Hand 1 – Brainstorm, Lion’s Eye Diamond, Chrome Mox, Infernal Tutor, Duress, Duress, and Lotus Petal.

Opening Hand 2 – Underground Sea, Gemstone Mine, Duress, Dark Ritual, Infernal Tutor, Gitaxian Probe and another Gitaxian Probe.

Opening Hand 3 – Burning Wish, Dark Ritual, Dark Ritual, Gemstone Mine, Polluted Delta, Ponder, and Brainstorm.

Hand 1 seems really interesting, but it's also extremely high-risk, with no "hard" mana sources (by which I mean, Lands). Probably a mulligan.

Hand 2 is also interesting. I think it's a keeper, but just barely. You can probably get a T2 kill out of it with a touch of luck.

Hand 3 is proably a snap-keep against non-Tempo decks.