Showing posts with label Standard. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Standard. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Standard Top 8 as of 11/28

FREE Standard 11/28/2012
Rank Name PointsMatches
1 Evan Odden 370 240
2 John Franczak 351 176
3 Mike Cox 301 175
4 Will Shost 251 107
5 Dave Oppenheimer 245 110
6 Scott Fish 235 136
7 Carl Naumann 213 116
8 Scott Yager 199 122

Competitive Standard Top 8 as of 11/28

Competitive Standard 11/28/2012
Rank Name Points Matches
1 Scott Fish 111 81
2 Alex Sherman 109 64
3 Doug Kimball 103 52
4 Nick Langella 99 46
5 Steve Carpenter 89 46
6 Mica Buchanan 81 55
7 Kevin Jones 75 45
8 James Rynkiewicz 71 27

Monday, November 12, 2012

Magic Player of the Year, Competitive Standard Update

As we are getting closer to the end of the year, I thought more players might like to know the Top 8 standings in each area of our Magic Player of the Year here at the Dragon's Den. If you are curious about the whole list, I posted last month complete lists. I'll also have a hard copy printed out in the store if you really want a look and hate being online...

Magic Player of the Year, Standard Update

As we are getting closer to the end of the year, I thought more players might like to know the Top 8 standings in each area of our Magic Player of the Year here at the Dragon's Den.  If you are curious about the whole list, I posted last month complete lists.  I'll also have a hard copy printed out in the store if you really want a look and hate being online...

Friday, October 19, 2012

October Dragon's Den Magic Player of the Year: Free Standard

This month I'm going to post the full list of everyone who has played Free Standard in the Den so far this year. We have currently had 293 unique players this year... some of whom have played in a lot of Free events. Click on the "Read More" link below to see the full list!

Thanks for playing at the Dragon's Den

Sean "Striderlotr" Banks

October Dragon's Den Magic Player of the Year: Competitive Standard

This month I'm going to post the full list of everyone who has played competitive Standard in the Den so far this year. We have currently had 125 unique players this year... some of whom have played in a lot of competitive events. Click on the "Read More" link below to see the full list!

Thanks for playing at the Dragon's Den

Sean "Striderlotr" Banks

Monday, July 9, 2012

Dragon's Den Player of the Year for Magic Update

Now that we have made it half way through the year, I thought we should post a quick summary of the top 8 players in each of the four different categories, as well as some statistics about the number of players we have seen for the different events we have run.  Also, this Friday I'll be giving small gift to the Top player for each category. 

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Just as a side note, I've been asked about why we run so many different events so I thought I would throw a quick answer here.  I like to run a Free and a Paid event at the same time on Friday nights so that the competitive players can play the tougher decks and the casual players don't feel like they are getting crushed all the time.  It is a work in progress as we still get many players in the Free event that could play in the Paid, but the hope is that the new players and more casual players can build up to playing more competitive over time.

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Free Standard has seen 235 unique players.

FREE Standard 7/4/2012
Rank Name Points Matches
1 Evan Odden 267 167
2 Dave Oppenheimer 221 100
3 Carl Naumann 204 109
4 John Franczak 199 105
5 Mike Cox 198 111
6 Scott Fish 183 105
7 Will Shost 163 67
8 Niko Peone 152 73


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Legacy has seen 58 unique players.

Legacy 7/4/2012
Rank Name Points Matches
1 Paul Lake 123 52
2 Rich Cali 105 56
3 James Rynkiewicz 98 42
4 Casey Madrick 89 50
5 Steve Carpenter 88 40
6 Frank Kick 88 57
7 Janene Andersen 76 53
8 Darryl Moss 64 49

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Competitive Standard has seen 82 unique players.

Competitive Standard 7/4/2012
Rank Name Points Matches
1 Doug Kimball 70 34
2 Chris Brellochs 58 31
3 Kevin Jones 51 25
4 Steve Carpenter 51 25
5 Alex Sherman 51 31
6 Lyon Kressner 44 25
7 Alex Kobes 40 19
8 Mica Buchanan 36 30

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Limited has seen 227 unique players.


Limited 7/4/2012
Rank Name Points Matches
1 Paul Lake 85 34
2 Will Shost 61 32
3 Mike Cox 53 28
4 Alex Sherman 51 23
5 Doug Kimball 49 20
6 James Rynkiewicz 48 23
7 Jonah Acosta 39 19
8 Mica Buchanan 36 22

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We are excited to see how the rest of the year plays out as many of the Top 8 players have changed in the past several months.  We will be posting some more information about what the players are getting for winning as well as changes to the Top 8 as the year goes on.  If you have not played yet, don't despair We have had several player climb the ranks by playing every week in the different events.  If you want to see what we have to offer each week check out our calendar of events!

Sean "Striderlotr" Banks

Monday, March 19, 2012

Star City Games Invitational Qualifier March 2012

Welcome to our Star City Games Invitational Qualifier for March 2012!


We had a really nice turnout for our first Star City Games Invitational Qualifier (SCGIQ) with 40 players.  We had players come in from as far away as Long Island and NY City.  What was really great was the number of local players that did so well.  Thanks to Steve Carpenter for being a Head Judge for this event!


We also have a resident Magic Card painter.  He will alter cards and custom paint on them for players.  He has done many cards for the store and is doing a nice job. Check out his site: Alterated




Congrats to James Rynkiewicz for winning the event.  He and Chris Brellochs played out an epic game lasting almost 2 hours to complete best 2 out of 3.  


Here are the players and deck lists who were Top 8 in the event:

James Rynkiewicz
UW Delver

4 Geist of Saint Traft
4 Delver of Secrets
4 Mana Leak
4 Ponder
4 Gitaxian Probe
3 Invisible Stalker
4 Vapor Snag
4 Snapcaster Mage
2 Thought Scour
2 Dismember
2 Sword of War and Peace
2 Runechanter’s Pike
9 Island
1 Plains
4 Seachrome Coast
4 Glacial Fortress
3 Moorland Haunt

Sideboard
2 Corrosive Gale
2 Celestial Purge
2 Dissipate
2 Phantasmal Image
1 Batterskull
1 Jace, Memory Adept
1 Revoke Existence
1 Surgical Extraction
1 Divine Offering
2 Timely Reinforcements


Dave Oppenheimer
UB Zombies

4 Gravecrawler
4 Diregraf Ghoul
4 Geralf’s Messenger
4 Diregraf Captain
4 Phantasmal Image
4 Tragic Slip
4 Geth’s Verdict
2 Phyrexian Obliterator
2 Liliana of the Veil
1 Sword of War and Peace
2 Fume Spitter
3 Mortar Pod
4 Darkslick Shores
4 Drownyard Catacomb
14 Swamp

Sideboard
3 Ratchet Bomb
1 Sever the Bloodline
1 Corrosive Gale
1 Mental Misstep
2 Surgical Extraction
2 Black Sun’s Zenith
1 Phyrexian Obliterator
1 Dismember
1 Go for the Throat
2 Nihil Spellbomb


Frank Demerie
UB Zombies

4 Mortarpod
4 Diregraf Captain
2 Phyrexian Metamorph
2 Skirgsdag High Priest
4 Gravecrawler
4 Diregraf Ghoul
4 Geralf’s Messenger
3 Geth’s Verdict
2 Fume Spitter
3 Porcelain Legionnaire
2 Phantasmal Image
3 Tragic Slip
1 Go for the Throat
14 Swamp
4 Darkslick Shores
4 Drowned Catacomb

Sideboard
3 Nihil Spellbomb
3 Corrosive Gale
3 Distress
2 Go for the Throat
1 Cemetary Reaper
2 Phyrexian Metamorph
1 Fumespitter


Jason Arensini
UW Humans

3 Moorland Haunt
4 Glacial Fortress
3 Seachrome Coast
11 Plains
4 Doomed Traveler
4 Champion of the Parish
2 Gideon’s Lawkeeper
3 Gather the Townsfolk
3 Geist of Saint Traft
4 Hero of Bladehold
2 Elspeth Tirel
4 Honor of the Pure
4 Intangible Virtue
4 Oblivion Ring
4 Midnight Haunting
1 Island

Sideboard
2 Revoke Existence
2 Celestial Purge
2 Day of Judgment
3 Mirran Crusader
2 Nihil Spellbomb
2 Leonin Arbiter
1 Ghost Quarter
1 Surgical Extraction


Christopher Brellochs
UB Tokens

4 Doomed Traveler
3 Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
2 Elspeth Tirel
4 Intangible Virtue
4 Honor of the Pure
4 Oblivion Ring
4 Gather the Townsfolk
4 Lingering Souls
4 Day of Judgment
2 Midnight Haunting
2 Ghost Quarter
3 Vault of the Archangel
4 Evolving Wilds
4 Isolated Chapel
10 Plains
2 Swamp

Sideboard
1 Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
2 Hero of Bladehold
3 Mirran Crusader
2 Celestial Purge
2 Divine Offering
1 White Sun’s Zenith
2 Doom Blade
2 Surgical Extraction


Douglas Kimball
Wolf-Run Ramp

6 Forest
2 Kessig Wolf Run
3 Inkmoth Nexus
1 Mountain
2 Plains
4 Razorverge Thicket
3 Sunpetal Grove
3 Copperline Gorge
1 Clifftop Retreat
2 Batterskull
2 Green Sun’s Zenith
1 Birds of Paradise
2 Acidic Slime
4 Primeval Titan
2 Solemn Simulacrum
1 Thrun, the Last Troll
2 Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
4 Huntmaster of the Fells
1 Gideon Jura
4 Rampant Growth
4 Sphere of the Suns
4 Day of Judgment
2 Ratchet Bomb

Sideboard
2 White Sun’s Zenith
1 Autumns Veil
2 Karn Liberated
2 Ratchet Bomb
3 Celestial Purge
2 Combust
2 Ancient Grudge
1 Ray of Revelation


Lyon Kressner
RG Aggro

2 Hellrider
2 Galvanic Blast
2 Sword of War and Peace
4 Huntmaster of the Fells
4 Green Sun’s Zenith
1 Garruk Relentless
2 Phyrexian Metamorph
4 Llanowar Elves
4 Birds of Paradise
4 Rootbound Crag
4 Copperline Gorge
4 Strangleroot Geist
1 Vorapede
1 Devil’s Play
2 Sword of Feast and Famine
1 Acidic Slime
1 Thrun, the Last Troll
1 Incinerate
1 Daybreak Ranger
2 Kessig Wolf Run
10 Forest
3 Mountain

Sideboard
2 Slagstorm
2 Traitorous Blood
2 Autumn’s Veil
2 Ancient Grudge
1 Thrun, the Last Troll
1 Naturalize
1 Melira, Sylvok Outcast
1 Garruk, Primal Hunter
2 Combust
1 Bellowing Tanglewurm


David Reed
UB Zombies

12 Swamp
1 Island
1 Buried Ruin
4 Darkslick Shores
4 Drowned Catacomb
2 Fumespitter
2 Phantasmal Image
2 Phyrexian Metamorph
3 Porcelain Legionnaire
3 Diregraf Captain
4 Gravecrawler
4 Diregraf Ghoul
4 Geralf’s Messenger
2 Lilliana of the Veil
1 Go for the Throat
2 Mortarpod
3 Tragic Slip
3 Geth’s Verdict
3 Mana Leak

Sideboard
2 Mimic Vat
2 Nihil Spellbomb
2 Surgical Extraction
3 Distress
1 Sever the Bloodline
2 Black Sun’s Zenith
1 Phyrexian Metamorph
1 Ratchet Bomb
1 Cemetary Reaper

Sean "Striderlotr" Banks