Semi Finalist in 1996 US Championship

Source: Inquest #17 (Sept 1996), p.75; author: Jeff Hannes

"This deck, used by both Michael Long and Matt Place, locks down opponents with an early Stasis, keeps it going with Boomerangs and Despotic Scepters, and then runs the opponent out of cards.  The only differences between the two main decks are that Long didn't use a Land Tax and he only used three Cities.  To fill the slots he used two River Deltas".

Matt Place: "One of the key things to Magic is [drawing cards].  You don't play cards that Mind Twist yourself like Balduvian Horde.  However, many of the cards in this deck are like Mind Twisting yourself, so the Howling Mines are key.