[Deck] Land Ho! - Life from the Loam sleaze

[Finn]

Just about anything of GR or GRb Life from the Loam design seems to be called Land Ho these days. But it is actually just a blanket term for many decks like The Rock describes GB card advantage decks.

"Land Ho" GR aggro-control.

Decklist update: Feb 21, 2006

3 Life from the Loam
4 Roar of the Wurm
4 Wild Mongrel
3 Terravore
2 Regrowth

1 Seismic Assault
4 Firestorm
3 Devastating Dreams
4 Gamble
4 Burning Wish

4 Mox Diamond

1 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
1 Quicksand
1 Barbarian Ring
4 Wasteland
4 Taiga
4 Wooded Foothills
2 Mountain
3 Forest
2 Tranquil Thicket
2 Forgotten Cave

SB:
4 Red Elemental Blast
4 Pithing Needle
1 Devastating Dreams
1 Life from the Loam
1 Hull Breach
1 Shattering Spree
1 Regrowth
2 Pyroclasm

The concept is rather simple, actually. Get to 3 land, cast Seismic Assault. Assault, over and over again with Life from the Loam. This has changed. Seismic Assault is now a secondary win condition. Mongrels, Terravores, and Wurm tokens do a smashing job by themselves.

In practice, however, it is rarely that simple. Since Legacy is such a powerful format, Land Ho, while based on this 2-card combo plays much more of a control role. While at the helm, you will find yourself accumulating cards in the graveyard while keeping the opponent down as much as possible. Eventually, you will be able to cast Seismic Assault if you are going to win. There is no rush.

And then there is the 3-color less creature-oriented focus which plays more like control with a combo finish.
Update 9/4/06 by bane of the living:

4x Wasteland
1x Barbarian Ring
1x Mountain
1x Forest
1x Swamp
3x Taiga
1x Badlands
1x Bayou
4x Forgotten Cave
4x Tranquil Thicket
1x Barren Moor
4x Wooded Foothills
3x Mox Diamond

3x Exploration
3x Life from the Loam
3x Burning Wish
4x Gamble
3x Devastating Dreams

3x Cabal Therapy
3x Duress

3x Wall of Blossoms
3x Eternal Witness

3x Seismic Assualt

Thats my current list. I took some pieces of Sexy Rector's most current one. Id post his but if he wanted it here you'd see it I guess. The biggest difference between our builds is he doesnt play with Exploration. I for one am glued to the card. I wouldnt be playing this deck anymore without it. I also cut Graveshell Scarab because drawing him in your opening hand is almost like taking a mulligan. Hes a great win condition in Confinement, but we have Assault and Barbarian Ring to win with. Assault > all.

Wishboard..
1 Shattering Spree
1 Hullbreach
1 Duress
1 Cabal Therapy
1 Cave In
1 Last Rites
1 Cranial Extraction
1 Life from the Loam
1 Devestating Dreams
1 Pyroclasm
1 Innocent Blood
1 Firebolt
1 Haunting Echoes
1 Regrowth
1 Nostolgic Dreams