Magic: The Gathering Standard PPTQ Top 8 Deck Lists

Thanks to all who participated in the Magic: The Gathering Standard Preliminary Pro Tour Qualifier held Saturday, September 5, at Gamer's Gambit in Danbury. We had an excellent turnout! Congratulations to our top eight finishers and to the first place winner, Craig Rocco, who won 2 booster boxes of MTG Origins plus an invite to the Regional PTQ! Here are the winning deck lists of the top 8 finishers:

1st Place - Craig Rocco 4 Sandsteppe Citadel 4 Temple of Silence 4 Windswept Heath 4 Llanowar Wastes 2 Mana Confluence 2 Caves of Koilos 2 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth 3 Forest 1 Plains 4 Warden of the First Tree 4 Fleecemane Lion 4 Anafenza, the Foremost 4 Siege Rhino 3 Rakshasa Deathdealer 2 Herald of Torment 2 Gather Courage 1 Bile Blight 1 Self-Inflicted Wound 2 Ultimate Price 3 Dromoka's Command 3 Abzan Charm 1 Hero's Downfall Sideboard: 2 Thoughtseize 2 Duress 2 Bile Blight 1 Self-Inflicted Wound 1 Ultimate Price 1 Hero's Downfall 2 Hunt the Hunter 2 Den Protector 1 Reclamation Sage 1 Surrak, the Hunt Caller	2nd Place - Shane Moschillo 3 Den Protector 4 Courser of Kruphix 4 Siege Rhino 4 Hangarback Walker 3 Elspeth, Sun's Champion 2 Thoughtseize 1 Bile Blight 1 Dromoka's Command 1 Ultimate Price 4 Abzan Charm 4 Hero's Downfall 3 Languish 4 Sandsteppe Citadel 4 Temple of Malady 4 Temple of Silence 4 Windswept Heath 3 Caves of Koilos 2 Llanowar Wastes 1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth 2 Forest 2 Plains Sideboard: 3 Anafenza, the Foremost 2 Hushwing Gryff 1 Gaea's Revenge 1 Mastery of the Unseen 1 Back to Nature 2 Thoughtseie 1 Duress 1 Tragic Arrogance 3 Drown in Sorrow
3rd Place - Jacob Bard 4 Hangarback Walker 4 Fleecemane Lion 4 Den Protector 4 Siege Rhino 4 Anafenza, the Foremost 2 Wingmate Roc 2 Sorin, Solemn Visitor 3 Dromoka's Command 1 Bile Blight 1 Ultimate Price 3 Abzan Charm 2 Hero's Downfall 4 Sandsteppe Citadel 3 Temple of Silence 3 Temple of Malady 3 Llanowar Wastes 3 Caves of Koilos 4 Windswept Heath 2 Forest 2 Plains 1 Temple of Plenty 1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth Sideboard: 2 Herald of Torment 2 Thoughtseize 2 Duress 2 Glare of Heresy 2 Self-Inflicted Wound 2 Ultimate Price 2 Tragic Arrogance 1 Elspeth, Sun's Champion	4th Place - Matthew DeNove 3 Warden of the First Tree 4 Fleecemane Lion 4 Hangarback Walker 2 Den Protector 4 Anafenza, the Foremost 4 Siege Rhino 2 Wingmate Roc 3 Dromoka's Command 2 Ultimate Price 1 Bile Blight 3 Abzan Charm 2 Hero's Downfall 1 Sorin, solemn Visitor 4 Windswept Heath 3 Forest 2 Plains 4 Sandsteppe Citadel 2 Temple of Malady 2 Temple of Silence 1 Temple of Plenty 4 Llanowar Wastes 2 Caves of Koilos 1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth Sideboard: 3 Thoughtseize 2 Duress 3 Self-Inflicted Wound 2 Bile Blight 1 Ultimate Price 2 Tragic Arrogance 2 Elspeth, Sun's Champion
5th Place - Robert Seder 3 Jace, Vryn's Prodigy 2 Dissolve 2 Crux of Fate 1 Ultimate Price 1 Ugin, the Spirit Dragon 4 Silumgar's Scorn 3 Hero's Downfall 4 Dragonlord Ojutai 4 Dig Through Time 3 Thoughtseize 1 Dragonlord Silumgar 1 Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver 2 Bile Blight 2 Foul-Tounge Invocation 4 Polluted Delta 4 Temple of Deciet 1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth 2 Haven of the Spirit Dragon 4 Temple of Enlightenment 3 Island 1 Temple of Silence 4 Dismal Backwater 2 Swamp 1 Flooded Strand 1 Caves of Koilos Sideboard: 2 Disdainful Stroke 2 Drown in Sorrow 1 Dragonlord Perogative 1 Orb of Warding 1 Ultimate Price 1 Dragonlord Silumgar 1 Tasigur, the Golden Fang 1 Thoughtseize 1 Perilous Vault 1 Virulent Plague 2 Foul-Tounge Invocation 1 Hero's Downfall	6th Place - Roman Fusco 4 Siege Rhino 4 Courser of Kruphix 2 Nissa, Vastwood Seer 1 Tasigur, the Golden Fang 3 Den Protector 3 Elspeth, Sun's Champion 4 Abzan Charm 1 Bile Blight 3 Hero's Downfall 2 Languish 1 Silence the Believers 4 Thoughtseize 1 Tragic Arrogance 1 Ultimate Price 2 Caves of Koilos 3 Forest 2 Llanowar Wastes 2 Plains 4 Sandsteppe Citadel 4 Temple of Malady 4 Temple of Silence 1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth 4 Windswept Heath Sideboard: 1 Ajani, Mentor of Heroes 1 Bile Blight 1 Dromoka's Command 2 Drown in Sorrow 1 Duress 2 Fleecemane Lion 2 Glare of Heresy 1 Sorin, Solemn Visitor 1 Tragic Arrogance 1 Ugin, the Spirit Dragon 1 Ultimate Price 1 Unravel the Aether
7th Place - John Franczak 4 Abbot of Keral Keep 4 Eidolon of the Great Revel 4 Monastary Swiftspear 3 Lightning Berserker 3 Zurgo Bellstriker 2 Goblin Heelcutter 4 Wild Slash 4 Lightning Strike 4 Searing Blood 4 Exquisite Firecraft 4 Stoke the Flames Sideboard: 3 Magma Spray 4 Roast 1 Scouring Sands 2 Arc Lightning 1 Outpost Siege 1 Chandra, Pyromaster 3 Satyr Firedancer	8th Place - Yuanji Li 4 Den Protector 3 Deathmist Raptor 4 Satyr Wayfinder 4 Courser of Kruphix 4 Siege Rhino 4 Abzan Charm 3 Hero's Downfall 1 Ultimate Price 2 Dromoka's Command 4 Thoughtseize 2 Elspeth, Sun's Champion 1 Ajani, Mentor of Heroes 4 Llanowar Wastes 4 Temple of Malady 3 Temple of Silence 4 Windswept Heath 2 Plains 2 Forest 1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth 4 Sandsteppe Citadel Sideboard: 3 Fleecemane Lion 2 Languish 2 Self-Inflicted Wound 1 End Hostilities 1 Ugin, the Spirit Dragon 1 Bile Blight 2 Ultimate Price 1 Duress 1 Garruk, Apex Predator 1 Tasigur, the Golden Fang

September 2015 Comics Update

Greetings Comic Fans!  It has been a while since one of our blogposts.  Well, we have so much incredible comic news that we decided to let you all know about the crazy good Fall we have coming up for comics and comic related stuff.  So, Up, Up and Away…

Star Wars

You know the movie is coming out December 18, and we will be doing some really cool stuff for that, but more on that a little later. We hope you are all reading the Star Wars comics because, if not, you are missing great writing, awesome art, and some key plot points that are being revealed. No true Star Wars fan should miss these, but the most important book, Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens Shattered Empire, is releasing September 9, 2015. This book starts filling in the gap between Return of the Jedi and The Force Awakens movies.

If that is not enough, everybody’s favorite Wookie is also getting his own series as well. Chewbacca #1 hits stands in October. While we have plenty of copies coming in, reserve yours to make sure some jawa doesn’t beat you to it. To make life easy, here’s a list of all the Star Wars titles as links to their comiXology page:

Star Wars	Darth Vader
Lando	Princess Leia
Kanan - The Last Padawan	Chewbacca
Journey Star Wars: The Force Awakens Shattered Empire

What’s Red, Blue and White?

Captain America White #1 of course! Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale are back at it again with their insightful look at the early days of our favorite red, white and blue avenger. As with their earlier books, Daredevil Yellow, Hulk Gray, Spider-Man Blue, this talented team takes a close look at the hero’s early days, long before they were the legend they later become. Cap White #1 will be here September 16 with my personal favorite cover being the Skottie Young variant. Order now--it’s what Uncle Sam would do!

What’s Red and Gold?

Yup, Invincible Iron Man #1 is coming out too. You know Tony can never let Cap upstage him, so Shellhead  gets a new series starting  October 7, 2015. It promises to be Marvelous and world changing, but when is Stark anything less than grandiose at the extreme? There is a launch party for this book (Gee, Iron Man miss a chance to party?) with exclusive variants and lithos plus more. We’ll send out invites as soon as Tony gets done picking a caterer, so prep your tux and watch the email box for details.

As long as we’re on Marvel…

Secret Wars ain’t over yet folks, but Marvel is already announced their new list of #1s. Some old favorites are back (still here maybe) and there are some new titles, of course. To help launch the titles, Marvel is doing a series of variants based on famous and infamous Hip-Hop record covers (those round things made of black vinyl before CDs--Invincible Iron Man #1 Hip Hop variant cover is seen here). As usual with Marvel, figuring out how many we’ll be getting is harder than finding a good FF movie, but we’ll get it figured out. We are also planning a special deal for the new Marvel #1s but still have a few details to pound out on that. Stay tuned, True Believers.

Now this Bombshell…

DC Bombshell Covers are coming in fast and furious and surprise, my favorite is Sinestro!  We still have plenty in stock so get ‘em while they last, sailor.

Ever wonder what Bruce Wayne and Elmer Fudd have in common? No, we didn’t either, other than a mansion and a yacht, until now. Well, we can add appearing on DC Comic covers to the list! Suffern’ Succotash, Warner Bros Cartoon characters are the latest round of DC Comics variants. Well, they are both owned by Warner Brothers, so it is not a huge surprise that these two iconic animated brands should one day meet. My current favorite is either Yosemite Sam vs Deathstroke, or Superman and SuperBugs, or Wonder Woman and ‘What’s Opera Doc’ Elmer Fudd. Check them out and reserve your copies early.

The Dark Knight Returns... Again

They say Third Time’s the Charm and we certainly hope so for this Batman issue! The original The Dark Knight Returns may be one of the best storylines ever created and, in our opinion, helped launch the comics revival of the late 80s. While the second installment was not as well regarded, we can have high hopes that the upcoming installment, titled Dark Knight III: The Master Race and landing in stores November, will be up to the standard of the first series.

Frank Miller will be joined by Brian Azzarello on the writing side, and the book will be drawn by Andy Kubert and Klaus Janson. There will be a ton of variants and even some sort of slip case option, plus many other cool aspects to this new classic. Stay tuned, same Bat Channel, same Bat newspost.

On the Red Carpet

OK, this may be one of the best seasons for TV shows based on comics EVER! So for my fellow comic fans, here is a list of this Fall’s TV Shows and their premier dates. Don't forget to tune in, and we'll be seeing you Wednesdays!

Live Action:
Arrow, The CW, Wednesday, October 7 at 8 PM
Flash, The CW, Tuesday, October 6 at 8 PM
Gotham, Fox, Monday, September 21 at 8 PM
Supergirl, CBS, Monday, October 26 at 8:30 PM
Heroes Reborn, NBC, Tuesday, September 24 at 8 PM
IZombie, The CW, Tuesday, October 6 at 9 PM
Walking Dead, AMC, Sunday October 11 at 9 PM
Fear the Walking Dead, AMC, Sunday, August 23 at 9 PM
Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., ABC, Tuesday, September 29 at 9 PM
Marvel’s Agent Carter, No Info yet, 1st quarter 2016 most likely
Legends of Tomorrow, No Info yet, 1st quarter 2016 most likely

Animated:
Avengers Assemble (Stay Tuned for Details)
Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy, Disney XD, Saturday, September 26 at 9:30 PM
Ultimate Spider-Man (Stay Tuned for Details)