The aim of this deck is to completely lock down the opponent.
Only win condition is to either draw out the opponent or by direct damage of
Black Vise and
Lightning Bolt.
Strip Mine and Armageddon should take care of lands.
They should be used as soon as possible since this deck does not require a lot of mana.
The artifact mana sources are often times enough to keep playing cards even without lands in play.
Balance, Wrath of God, Swords to Plowshares and The Abyss should deal with creatures.
Lightning Bolt could also be used but should be directed at your opponent if possible.
For creatures that cannot be removed immediately, the following cards serve as creature lock/slow down:
Forcefield, Island Sanctuary and Moat.
Island Sanctuary can also be used to artificially prevent your own card draw in the end game.
Most of the time it will be sufficient to only have one creature lock/slow down card in play and keep the other ones in hand.
Howling Mine is an essential part to get the deck going and should not be underestimated.
Demonic Tutor should be used to get a Howling Mine or creature hate/lock down if necessary.
Often times it is advisable to keep cards in hand in order to get life by Ivory Tower.
Lands and creature hate/lock down should be used for this mainly.
Artifact hate is fatal for this deck so try to keep Disenchant in hand (e.g. for Energy Flux).
Playing Winter Orb should be done with caution because sometimes it hurts you more than your opponent.
