From Deep Magic by Charles Wolfe and George Baxter, 1996, pp. 137-139
Changes to the Banned/Restricted Lists have been made since then.
"Tab Dougherty is a friend who attended Texas A&M University. We met one day while playing at one of A&M's local game shops, where he gave a Type II deck being used at the time a sound thrashing with a deck similar to this one. Though it has changed since then, the deck is still a very powerful example of a large fast creature deck.
This deck is simple but effective. It churns out Craw Wurms and other large creatures at a rapid pace. The Green Thing has Hurricanes, Fireballs, and Disintegrates to help quicken the kill. These damage spells also help to preserve the usefulness of mana acquired in the later game. The Desert Twisters work as excellent support for getting rid of any major threats. Their cost is less significant because they can be generated quickly and efficiently.
There are not that many decks this deck has problems with. The only major annoyances the Green Thing suffers from are counterspell and land destruction decks. Counterspell decks, if played correctly, can usually counter all of the effective measures of the deck. Land destruction is usually not as threatening as counterspell decks unless it is coupled with some form of fast damage and the lands destruction is used as a slowing measure."
Tab's Green Thing
Creatures
4 Llanowar Elves
4 Orcish Lumberjacks
4 Craw Wurms
4 Ernham Djinns
2 Scaled Wurms
2 Ley Druids
Spells
4 Wild Growths
4 Mana Vaults
2 Fireballs
2 Disintegrates
3 Desert Twisters
1 Channel
1 Hurricane
1 Crumble
Land/Mana
3 Mountains
4 Karplusan Forests
2 Timberline Ridges
13 Forests
Sideboard
1 Desert Twister - permanent removal
1 Hurricane - flying creature removal/damage
1 Fireball - creature removal/damage
1 Disintegrate - regenerating creature removal/damage
1 Crumble - artifact removal
3 Strip Mines - counterspell decks
3 Tranquilities - massive enchantment removal
4 Black Vises - counterspell decks
Changes to the Banned/Restricted Lists have been made since then.
"Tab Dougherty is a friend who attended Texas A&M University. We met one day while playing at one of A&M's local game shops, where he gave a Type II deck being used at the time a sound thrashing with a deck similar to this one. Though it has changed since then, the deck is still a very powerful example of a large fast creature deck.
This deck is simple but effective. It churns out Craw Wurms and other large creatures at a rapid pace. The Green Thing has Hurricanes, Fireballs, and Disintegrates to help quicken the kill. These damage spells also help to preserve the usefulness of mana acquired in the later game. The Desert Twisters work as excellent support for getting rid of any major threats. Their cost is less significant because they can be generated quickly and efficiently.
There are not that many decks this deck has problems with. The only major annoyances the Green Thing suffers from are counterspell and land destruction decks. Counterspell decks, if played correctly, can usually counter all of the effective measures of the deck. Land destruction is usually not as threatening as counterspell decks unless it is coupled with some form of fast damage and the lands destruction is used as a slowing measure."
Tab's Green Thing
Creatures
4 Llanowar Elves
4 Orcish Lumberjacks
4 Craw Wurms
4 Ernham Djinns
2 Scaled Wurms
2 Ley Druids
Spells
4 Wild Growths
4 Mana Vaults
2 Fireballs
2 Disintegrates
3 Desert Twisters
1 Channel
1 Hurricane
1 Crumble
Land/Mana
3 Mountains
4 Karplusan Forests
2 Timberline Ridges
13 Forests
Sideboard
1 Desert Twister - permanent removal
1 Hurricane - flying creature removal/damage
1 Fireball - creature removal/damage
1 Disintegrate - regenerating creature removal/damage
1 Crumble - artifact removal
3 Strip Mines - counterspell decks
3 Tranquilities - massive enchantment removal
4 Black Vises - counterspell decks