Extended CAL deck

CAL (for Confinement-Assault-Loam) was the first major deck utilizing <c>Life from the Loam</c> as a card advantage engine. It became popular after Olivier Ruel placed in the Top 8 in the 2005 Grand Prix Beijing. With Life from the Loam which could also be accessed via <c>Burning Wish</c> and Onslaught Cycle Lands in addition to <c>Dark Confidant</c> massive Card Advantage could be generated as well as making it possible to still draw cards while protecting oneself under a <c>Solitary Confinement</c> and being able to keep the Confinement on the table. In the end enough red mana sources would be acquired to play a <c>Seismic Assault</c> and fueling it with Life from the Loam to win the game. This combination should lay basis for various other decks.
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Lands
1 Plains
4 Forgotten Cave
4 Tranquil Thicket
4 Barren Moor
4 Wooded Foothills
4 Bloodstained Mire
1 Sacred Foundry
1 Overgrown Tomb
2 Forest
2 Mountain
1 Swamp
Creatures
3 Dark Confidant
4 Birds of Paradise
4 Sakura-Tribe Elder
3 Eternal Witness
Sorceries
2 Duress
3 Cabal Therapy
3 Life from the Loam
4 Burning Wish
Enchantments
3 Solitary Confinement
3 Seismic Assault
Sideboard:
2 Duress
1 Cabal Therapy
1 Dark Confidant
2 Cranial Extraction
1 Pyroclasm
1 Life from the Loam
1 Hull Breach
2 Putrefy
1 Overgrown Estate
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Category:Tournament decks