Though derided initially, "Nourishing Lich," the potent storm-based Nefarious Lich+Nourishing Shoal/Autochthon Wurm/Arcades Sabboth combo deck is tearing up metagames around the world, most notably Germany, which is getting rolled over by this beast like the Battle of Kursk all over again.

It's easy to see why: Nefarious Lich, Zuran Orb, Culling the Week, Nourish Shoal, supported by Soul Spike and Bottle Gnomes out of the board, well, it's easy to see why our DTB has been turned upside down, practically overnight.

Good luck stopping NL w/ Counterbalance. What are you going to reveal Brine Hag? Good luck with that. Is it time to start packing Krosan Grip in your sideboard? Desperate times...

Metagame upheavals are a good thing. It invigorates our format, causes us to reasses long-held assumptions (that are apparently false) and spur us to create answers to menacing problems.

So, are you prepared to face Nourishing Lich at your next tournament?