>  Do you have cursed scrolls?

Nope. Not a one.

> I have seen the card, I think it is
> quite powerfull.  OR at least is able to do a tonne o damage to someone.

Yep, it is quite powerful. The ability to do two damage for one mana by an
artifact is pretty darn good. The only problem is that you need to know which
card is going to be randomly selected from your hand. If your deck is
constructed properly, you should be able to get down to one card in your hand
pretty quick, though.

Compare it to other artifacts that do damage. For Rod of Ruin you need 3 mana
to do one point of damage. For Aladdin's Ring you need 8 mana to do 4 damage.
3 mana for 2 damage is crazy. Getting more than one cursed scroll out (6
mana to do four damage), is just insane.

> I really don't think it is necesary to have them in every deck.

I don't think so either. In certain decks, it just doesn't work. Monster decks,
for example, will find this card rather restrictive because there is usually
a couple of creatures in your hand that you cannot cast at the moment. Decks
with a lot of buyback cards also fall into this category, because chances are
that you will have either a couple of cards plus a buyback card, or a couple
of buyback cards (which you won't want to get rid of). However, if you centre
your deck around getting things out quickly and emptying your hand, then this
card will be an extremely valuable asset. The numbers speak for themselves:
7 out of 8 winning decks in Paris.

> It is
> really unfortunate but that is a card that _should_ be restricted.  I
> don't see the reason why everyone needs 4 in each deck.  ah well.

To win!

I don't think it should be restricted though. If you are not going to restrict
a card like pandemonium, why bother restricting cursed scroll?

>  I was playing with a coffin queen last night, and I really like
> them.  I think that in either a living dead deck, or against a living dead
> deck it is a real help.  IF you are fighting someone playing a living dead
> you can take his fatties when he puts them in the grave, then on your
> untap you untap the queen and they are gone from the game, or you kick his
> ass with his own creatures.  (I personally would remove one and then kick
> his ass with the second one.  I am thinking I will make a living dead
> deck, and attempt to capitalize on te graveyard.  I made one last night,
> and I think it needs some refinement, but I put some really cool cards in
> there, and I think it has potential.  I am not sure about one on one yet,
> but with some playtesting it should work.

I like Coffin Queen too. I think it is one of the really good cards in the set.
I actually think they did something right in making this card. I don't have
one yet, and probably will not get one for awhile yet. It is a classic royal
assassin syndrome. A 1/1 guy can really start to screw you over, but he is just
a 1/1 creature.

>  Oh yeah I am not sure but another card I am looking for is Oath of
> Druids...  NOt sure if you can get that one out there, but a card like
> that works perfect in my living dead deck...  (I am playing a green
> black)

Oath of Druids is another hot card here. Probably will not be able to find one.
Sliver Queen is really hot as well. I was lucky that I found one.

>  You will have to let me know how you made your Sliver deck.  We
> will keep in touch and when you get back here we will make sure to play it
> together and see what happens....  1st one with a sliver queen out wins!
> haha.

I played my sliver deck last night, and it kicked ass! I had a recycle and
fastbond out, and holy crap! Put out a sliver, draw a card, put out a land,
draw a card, play another sliver, draw a card, play another land (ouch), draw
a card, play another ...

>  Have you used any of those Oath cards yet?

Nope.

> I think that Oath of
> Druids is the best one, but I am thinking of making a U/R DDP deck with
> oath of (blue -don't remember the name)  I think this will work well.  I
> am getting a little tired of blasters, but might not be so bad with blue.

The Oath cards were probably a good idea. It is one of those cards for combo
masters.

>
> well I am going to go back to work (yawn)
>
> Later
> Mike
> 

Well, have to go.

Talk to ya latter,

Froccer