1st - Paul MendezAffinityCreatures: 27 4 Orinithopter 2 Memnite 4 Signal Pest 4 Vault Skirge 4 Arcbound Ravager 3 Steel Overseer 1 Spellskite 3 Etched Champion 2 Master of Etherium Spells : 16 4 Mox Opal 1 Welding Jar 4 Springleaf Drum 3 Galvanic Blast 4 Cranial Plating Lands: 17 4 Inkmoth Nexus 4 Blinkmoth Nexus 4 Darksteel Citadel 3 Glimmervoid 1 Island 1 Sea Gate Wreckage SIDEBOARD 15 2 Grafdigger’s Cage 2 Thoughtseize 2 Spell Pierce 2 Ghirapur Aether Grid 1 Vandalblast 1 Whipflare 1 Wear//Tear 1 Blood Moon 1 Ancient Grudge 1 Etched Champion 1 Bitterblossom |
2nd - Delury BrendanInfectCreatures: 13 4 Blighted Agent 4 Glistener Elf 4 Noble Hierarch 1 Viridian Corrupter Spells: 27 4 Gitaxian Probe 4 Might of Old Krosa 4 Mutagenic Growth 4 Become Immense 4 Vines of Vastwood 2 Apostle’s Blessing 1 Spell Pierce 1 Distortion Strike 1 Dismember 1 Fog 1 Wild Defiance Lands: 20 4 Inkmoth Nexus 4 Wooded Foothills 4 Windswept Heath 2 Pendelhaven 2 Forest 1 Misty Rainforest 3 Breeding Pool SIDEBOARD 15 1 Dryad Arbor 2 Twisted Image 2 Spellskite 2 Spell Pierce 3 Kitchen Finks 2 Nature’s Claim 2 Dismember 1 Grafdigger’s Cage |
3rd - Rich CaliBring to Light ScapeshiftCreatures: 6 4 Sakura Tribe Elder 2 Snapcaster Mage Spells: 28 4 Cryptic Command 4 Remand 4 Bring to Light 4 Search for tomorrow 3 Izzet Charm 2 Farseek 2 Scapeshift 2 Worldly Consul 1 Damnation 1 Maelstrom Pulse 1 Hunting Wilds Lands: 26 4 Stomping Grounds 4 Steam Vents 1 Cinder Glade 1 Mountain 3 Misty Rainforest 1 Watery Grave 1 Overgrown Tomb 1 Swamp 2 Forest 3 Island 2 Breeding Pool 2 Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle 1 Flooded Grove SIDEBOARD 15 2 Swan Song 2 Anger of the Gods 2 Nature’s Claim 1 Crumble to Dust 1 Shatterstorm 1 Obstinate Baloth 3 Lightning Bolt 2 Engineered Explosives 1 Slaughter Games |
4th - David HaassBant EldraziCreatures: 24 4 Noble Hierarch 3 Matter Reshaper 2 Eldrazi Skyspawner 4 Eldrazi Displacer 4 Thought-Knot Seer 4 Reality Smasher 3 Drowner of Hope Spells: 12 4 Path to Exile 4 Ancient Stirrings 2 Dismember 2 Engineered Explosives Lands: 24 4 Cavern of Souls 4 Windswept Heath 4 Eldrazi Temple 3 Yavimaya Coast 3 Brushland 2 Forest 1 Plains 1 Hallowed Fountain 1 Breeding Pool 1 Temple Garden SIDEBOARD 15 3 Stony Silence 2 Grafdigger’s Cage 2 Elspeth, Sun’s Champion 2 Stubborn Denial 2 Blessed Alliance 1 Engineered Explosives 1 Worship 1 Thragtusk 1 Worldbreaker |
5th - Jack MaInfectCreatures: 14 4 Blighted Agent 4 Glistener Elf 4 Noble Hierarch 2 Spellskite Spells: 26 4 Become Immense 1 Dismember 4 Gitaxian Probe 4 Might of old Krosa 4 Mutagenic Growth 1 Spell Pierce 4 Vines of Vastwood 3 Apostles Blessing 1 Rancor Lands: 20 2 Breeding Pool 1 Dryad Arbor 2 Foest 2 Pendelhaven 4 Inkmoth Nexus 1 Misty Rainforest 4 Windswept Heath 4 Wooded Foothills SIDEBOARD 15 1 Dismember 1 Dispel 1 Rancor 2 Spell Pierce 2 Twisted Image 2 Relic of Progenitus 1 Serum Vision 1 Spellskite 1 Ground Swell 1 Viridian Corrupter 1 Hurkyl’s Recall |
6th - Michael DerszoRG RampCreatures: 17 4 Arbor Elf 1 Birds of Paradise 2 Obstinate Baloth 1 Pia and Kiran Nalaar 1 Thrun, the Last Troll 4 Stormbreath Dragon 4 Inferno Titan Spells: 21 4 Utopia Sprawl 4 Blood Mon 4 Stone Rain 1 Beast Within 4 Mwonvuli Acid-Moss 1 Chandra, Pyromaster 3 Bonefire of the Damned Lands: 22 4 Wooded Foothills 4 Windswept Heath 9 Forest 1 Mouintain 3 Stomping Ground 1 Kessig Wolf Run SIDEBOARD 15 2 Spellskite 3 Sudden Shock 2 Ancient Grudge 2 Shatterstorm 2 Scavenging Ooze 4 Kitchen Finks |
7th - Brian MonteroGR TronCreatures: 7 1 Spellskite 2 Wurmcoil Engine 2 Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger 2 World Breaker Spells: 33 4 Ancient Stirring 4 Sylvan Scrying 4 Chromatic Sphere 4 Chromatic Star 4 Expedition Map 4 Oblivion Stone 3 Pyroclasam 4 Karn Liberated 2 Ugin, the Spirit Dragon Lands: 20 4 Grove of the Burnwillow 2 Forest 2 Sanctum of Ugin 4 Urza’s Tower 4 Urza’s Power Plant 4 Urza’s Mine SIDEBOARD 15 1 Platinum Angel 1 Warping Wail 2 Relic of Progenitus 2 Sudden Shock 2 Thragtusk 4 Nature’s Claim 1 Ghost Quarter 2 Spellskite |
8th - Anthony EnnisNaya BurnCreatures: 14 4 Goblin Guide 4 Eidolon of the Great Revel 4 Monastery Swiftspear 2 Grim Lavamancer Spells: 26 4 Boros Charm 4 Atarka’s Command 4 Rift Bolt 4 Lightning Bolt 4 Lava Spike 3 Searing Blaze 2 Skullcrack 1 Shard Volley Lands: 20 3 Mountain 2 Sacred Foundry 2 Stomping Ground 3 Copperline Gorge 3 Bloodstained Mire 3 Wooded Foothills 4 Arid Mesa SIDEBOARD 15 3 Kor Firewalker 4 Path to Exile 4 Destructive Revelry 2 Smash to Smitherines 2 Deflecting Palm |
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Friday, September 23, 2016
Magic: The Gathering Modern Preliminary Pro Tour Qualifier Dublin $1K Top 8 Decklists
Thanks to all who participated in the MTG Modern PPTQ Dublin $1K held Saturday, September 17, 2016, at Dragon's Den in Poughkeepsie, NY. Congratulations to our top 8 finishers, who all won prizes, and to the first place finisher, Paul Mendez, who won $400 and an invite to the Regional PTQ! Here are the winning deck lists of the top eight finishers:
Sunday, June 12, 2016
Magic: The Gathering Standard PPTQ Honolulu 1K Top 8 Decklists
Thanks to all who participated in the Magic: The Gathering Standard Preliminary Pro Tour Qualifier (PPTQ) Honolulu $1K held Saturday, June 4th 2016, at Dragon's Den in Poughkeepsie, NY. Congratulations to our top 8 finishers, who all won prizes, and to the first place finisher, Jack Ma, who won $400 and an invite to the Regional PTQ! Here are the winning deck lists of the top eight finishers:
1st - Jack Ma, GW TOKENSCreatures 164 Archangel Avacyn 4 Hangarback Walker 4 Sylvan Advocate 2 Thraben Inspector 2 Lambholt Pacifist Spells: 19 4 Dromoka’s Command 4 Nissa, Voice of Zendikar 4 Gideon, Ally of Zendikar 4 Oath of Nissa 1 Evolutionary Leap 2 Secure the Wastes Lands: 25 4 Canopy Vista 4 Fortified Village 2 Westvale Abbey 7 Plains 8 Forest Sideboard:15 2 Clip Wings 4 Declaration in Stone 2 Tragic Arrogance 2 Quarantine Field 1 Lambholt Pacifist 1 Dragonlord Dromoka 1 Sigarda, Herons Grace 1 Linvala, the Perserver 1 Stasis Snare |
2nd - Tim Bachmann, BANT COMPANYCreatures: 262 Jace, Vryn’s Prodigy 2 Nissa, Vastwood Seer 2 Eldrazi Displacer 4 Sylvan Advocate 4 Duskwatch Recruiter 4 Tireless Tracker 4 Bounding Krasis 4 Reflector Mage Spells: 9 2 Declaration In Stone 3 Dromoka’s Command 4 Collected Company Lands: 25 1 Wastes 1 Island 3 Plains 3 Forest 4 Evolving Wilds 2 Lumbering Falls 3 Canopy Vista 4 Yavimaya Coast 4 Prairie Stream Sideboard:15 1 Dragonlord Dromoka 2 Invasive Surgery 1 Dispel 1 Surrak, the Hunt Caller 2 Tragic Arrogance 1 Declaration in Stone 2 Clip Wings 3 Negate |
3rd - Joe Countryman, BW MIDRANGECreatures: 103 Archangel Avacyn 2 Ayli, Eternal Pilgrim 2 Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet 3 Hangar Back Walker Spells: 24 2 Languish 2 Secure the Waste 1 Tragic Arrogance 3 Transgress the Mind 1 Declaration in Stone 3 Read the Bones 3 Anguished Unmaking 3 Gideon, Ally of Zendikar 2 Ultimate Price 2 Grasp of Darkness 1 Silkwrap 1 Sorin, Grim Nemesis Lands: 26 3 Westvale Abbey 3 Plains 3 Blighted Fen 5 Swamp 4 Shambling Vent 4 Forsaken Sanctuary 4 Caves of Koilos Sideboard: 15 1 Ob Nixilis Reignited 2 Hallowed Fountain 1 Silkwrap 1 Tragic Arrogance 2 Thought-Knot Seer 1 Languish 3 Duress 1 Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet 3 Reality Smasher |
4th - Matt Tumavitch, BANT HUMANSCreatures: 254 Thraben Inspector 2 Knight of the White Orchid 3 Duskwatch Recruiter 4 Lambholt Pacifist 4 Reflector Mage 4 Tireless Tracker Spells: 10 4 Collected Company 4 Dromoka’s Command 2 Ojutai’s Command Lands:25 6 Plains 3 Forest 1 Island 4 Evolving Wilds 4 Fortified Village 3 Prairie Stream 2 Yavimaya Coast 2 Canopy Vista Sideboard: 15 1 Knight of the White Orchid 3 Gryff’s Boon 2 Den Protector 3 Negate 2 Nissa, Vastwood Seer 1 Sigarda, Heron’s Grace 3 Tragic Arrogance |
5th - Noah Landara, JUNK MIDRANGECreatures: 142 Den Protector 3 Sylvan Advocate 2 Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet 1 Linvala, the Preserver 2 Archangel Avacyn 2 Nissa, Vastwood Seer 2 Hangarback Walker Spells:20 1 Ob Nixilis Reignited 2 Oath of Nissa 2 Dromoka’s Command 1 Ruinous Path 2 Grasp of Darkness 2 Painful Truths 2 Anguished Unmaking 2 Gideon, Ally of Zendikar 2 Nissa, Voice of Zendikar 2 Secure the Wastes 2 Sorin, Grim Nemesis Lands: 26 2 Canopy Vista 1 Plains 1 Swamp 4 Shambling Vent 3 Caves of Koilos 2 Westvale Abbey 3 Forest 4 Fortified Village 3 Hissing Quagmire 3 Llanowar Wastes Sideboard: 15 1 Languish 1 To the Slaughter 2 Infinite Obliteration 3 Declaration in Stone 2 Hallowed Moonlight 1 Ob Nixilis Reignited 1 Hidden Dragonslayer 1 Tireless Tracker 1 Seasons Past 2 Duress |
6th - Nick Langella, MARDU CONTROLCreatures: 64 Goblin Dark Dwellers 2 Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet Spells:29 3 Fiery Impulse 2 Sinister Concoction 2 Transgress the Mind 2 Grasp of Darkness 1 Ultimate Price 4 Read the Bones 1 Kolaghan’s Command 3 Anguished Unmaking 3 Ruinous Path 2 Radiant Flames 4 Gideon, Ally of Zendikar 2 Secure the Wastes Lands: 2 Swamp 2 Plains 1 Mountain 2 Evolving Wilds 3 Foreboding Ruins 3 Smolding Marsh 4 Shambling Vent 3 Caves of Koilos 3 Battlefield Forge 2 Westvale Abby Sideboard: 15 1 Thought-Knot Seer 1 Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet 1 Linvala, the Preserver 2 Duress 1 Ultimate Price 1 Transgress the Mind 1 Hallowed Moonlight 1 Radiant Flames 1 Kholgan’s Command 2 Eldrazi Displacer 3 Reality Smasher |
7th - Joe Fassino, GB RampCreatures: 114 Sylvan Advocate 4 Tireless Tracker 1 Den Protector 1 Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger 1 Ulvenwalkd Hydra Spells: 23 2 Ruinous Path 2 Grasp of Darkness 1 Ultimate Price 1 Duress 2 Languish 1 Ob Nixilis Reignited 1 Transgress the Mind 1 The Great Aurora 3 Dark Petition 1 Seasons Past 1 Nissa’s Renewal 1 Pulse of Murasa 3 Explosive Vegetation 3 Nissa’s Pilgrimage Lands: 26 1 Blighted Fen 5 Swamp 4 Evolving Wilds 4 Hissing Quagmire 4 Llanowar Wastes 8 Forest Sideboard: 15 1 Gaea’s Revenge 1 Ultimate Price 2 Transgress the Mind 1 Clip Wings 1 Duress 1 Virulent Plague 1 To the Slaughter 1 Naturalize 1 Pick the Brains 1 Seasons Past 1 Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet 2 Languish 1 Worldbreaker |
8th - Mike Bott, BANT HUMANSCreatures: 264 Duskwatch Recruiter 3 Eldrazi Displacer 4 Lambholt’s Pacifist 4 Reflector Mage 4 Thalia’s Lieutenant 3 Thraben inspector 4 Tireless Tracker Spells: 9 4 Collected Company 4 Dromoka’s Command 1 Ojutai’s Command Lands: 24 5 Plains 1 Island 2 Forest 3 Canopy Vista 4 Evolving Wilds 4 Fortified Village 1 Prairie Stream 1 ? 4 Yavimaya Coast Sideboard: 15 1 Gryff’s Boon 2 Den Protector 2 Archangel Avacyn 3 Negate 3 Ojutai’s Command 2 Declaration in Stone 2 ? |
Monday, May 16, 2016
Yu-Gi-Oh! Prize Card Tournament Top 8 Deck List
Thanks to all who participated in the Yu-Gi-Oh! Prize Card Tournament held Saturday, April 30, 2016, at Gamer's Gambit in Danbury, CT. Congratulations to our top eight finishers and to the first place finisher, Paulie Aronson, who took home the Super Rare Ascension Sky Dragon! Here are the winning deck lists of the top eight finishers:
1st Place – Paulie AronsonDeck Type – Domain MonarchsMonsters: 16 3x Edea the Heavenly Squire 3x Ehther the Heavenly Monarch 3x Eidos the Underworld Squire 3x Erebus the Underworld Monarch 2x Kuraz the Light Monarch 1x Mithra the Thunder Vassal 1x Thestalos the Mega Monarch Spells: 20 3x Domain of the True Monarchs 1x Foolish Burial 1x One for One 3x Pantheism of the Monarchs 1x Reasoning 1x Reinforcement of the Army 3x Return of the Monarchs 3x Tenacity of the Monarchs 3x The Monarchs Stormforth 1x Upstart Goblin Traps: 4 1x Escalation of the Monarchs 3x The Prime Monarch Extra Deck: 0 Side Deck: 15 1x Flying “C” 3x Maxx “C” 1x Dark Hole 3x Mystical Space Typhoon 1x Raigeki 3x Twin Twisters 3x Retort |
2nd Place – Michael PelaezDeck Type – Draco-PalsMonsters: 29 3x Performapal Pendulum Sorcerer 2x Performapal Silver Claw 2x Performapal Lizardraw 1x Performapal Partnaga 1x Performapal Skullcrobat Joker 1x Performapal Monkeyboard 1x Performapal Guiturtle 1x Performapal Secondonkey 1x Luster Pendulum, the Dracoslayer 2x Vector Pendulum, the Dracoslord 3x Master Pendulum, the Dracoslayer 2x Guiding Ariadne 1x Archfiend Eccentric 2x Summoner Monk 2x Armageddon Knight 1x Shaddoll Dragon 1x Masked Chameleon 1x Backwing - Zephyros the Elite 1x Performage Trick Clown Spells: 11 3x Pendulum rising 2x Instant Fusion 2x Allure of Darkness 1x Reinforcement of the Army 1x Soul Charge 1x Draco Face off 1x Raigeki Traps: 5 1x Solemn warning 2x Solemn Strike 2x Chaos Trap Hole Side Deck: 15 2x Denko Sekka 2x Flying “C” 2x Maxx “C” 2x Effect Veiler 2x Mask of Restrict 3x System Down 2x Twin Twister Extra Deck: 15 1x Stardust Dragon 1x Ignister Providence, the Blasting Dracoslayer 1x Magister Paladin Dracoslayer 1x King of the Feral Imps 1x Castel, the Skyblaster Musketeer 1x Daigusto Emeral 1x Number 39: Utopia 1x Number s39 Utopia The Lightning 1x Abyss Dweller 1x Elder Entity Norden 1x Number 38: Hope Harbinger Dragon Titanic Galaxy 1x Number F0 : Utopic Future 1x Number 106: Giant Hand 1x Dinoster Power, Dracoslayer 1x Diamond Dire Wolf |
3rd / 4th Place – Armaan MasterDeck Type – Kaiju Burning AbyssMonsters: 33 1x Scarm, Malebranche of the Burning Abyss 2x Cir, Malebranche of the Burning Abyss 1x Graff, Malebranche of the Burning Abyss 2x Calcab, Malebranche of the Burning Abyss 2x Alich, Malebranche of the Burning Abyss 2x Barbar, Malebranche of the Burning Abyss 1x Rubic, Malebranche of the Burning Abyss 1x Libic, Malebranche of the Burning Abyss 1x Tour Guide from the Underworld 3x Fiendish Rhino Warrior 1x Speedroid Terrortop 1x Speedroid Taketomborg 1x Gamaciel, the Sea Turtle Kaiju 1x Gandarla, the Mystery Dusk Kaiju 1x Kumongous, the Sticky String Kaiju 3x Maxx “C” 2x Crane Crane 3x Farfa, Malebranche of the Burning Abyss Spell Cards: 7 3x Twin Twister 1x Foolish Burial 1x Soul Charge 1x Interrupted Kaiju Slumber 1x The Beginning of the End Side Deck: 15 2x Effect Veiler 3x System Down 1x Flying “C” 2x Dark Hole 1x Raigeki 2x Majesty’s fiend 2x Vanity’s Fiend 2x Mask of Restrict Extra Deck: 15 3x Dante, Traveler of the Burning Abyss 3x Beatrice, Lady of the Eternal 2x Dante, Pilgrim of the Burning Abyss 1x The Phantom Knights of Break Sword 1x Number 47: Nightmare Shark 2x F0: Utopic Future 1x Number 30: Acid Golem of Destruction 1x Mechquipped Angineer 1x Vigil, Rockstar of the Burning Abyss |
3rd / 4th Place – Phillip PenaDeck Type – Phantom KnightsMonsters: 21 1x Crane Crane 3x The Phantom Knight of Ragged Gloves 3x The Phantom Knight of Silent Boots 3x Speedroid Terrortop 3x Maxx “C” 3x The Phantom Knight of Ancient Cloak 3x Raiden, Hand of the Lightsworn 1x The Phantom Kings of Fragile Armor 1x SpeedRoid Taketomborg Spell Cards: 11 3x Twin Twisters 1x Reinforcement of the Army 3x Instant Fusion 2x Charge of the Light Bridge 1x Soul Charge 1x Foolish Burial Trap Cards: 8 3x Phantom Knight’s Wing 2x Phantom Knight’s Sword 3x Phantom Knight’s Fogblade Side Deck: 15 2x System Down 2x Galaxy Cyclone 2x The Phantom Knights of Tomb Shield 2x Mask of Restrict 2x Cyber Dragon Core 3x Flying “c” 1x Enemy Controller Extra Deck: 15 1x Chimeratech Fortress Dragon 1x Dragoness the Wicked Knight 1x Elder Entity Norden 1x Black Rose Dragon 1x Leviair the Sea Dragon 1x Number 70: Utopic Dragon 2x Dante Traveler of the Burning Abyss 1x Dark Rebellion Dragon 1x Evilswarm Thanatos |
5th - 8th Place – Jakob SmithDeck Type – Majespecter & PalsMonsters: 27 3x Majespecter Raccoon – Bunbuku 3x Majespecter Fox – Kyubi 3x Majespecter Toad – Ogama 3x Majespecter Cat – Nekomata 3x Performapal Pendulum Sorcerer 2x Performapal Lizardraw 1x Performapal Monkeboard 1x Performapal Skullcrobat Joker 1x Performapal Guitartle 1x Archfiend Eccentrick 1x Luster Pendulum, The dracoslayer 1x Performapal Secondonkey 3x Maxx “C” Spell Cards: 7 3x Twin Twister 2x Majesty’s Pegasus 1x Upstart Goblin 1x Terraforming Trap Cards: 6 2x Majespecter Tempest 2x Majespecter Tornado 2x Storming Mirror Force Side Deck: 15 2x Effect Veiler 2x Flying “C” 1x Psi-blocker 1x Dark Hole 1x Raigeki 1x Mystical Space Typhoon 1x Soul Drain 2x Mask of Restrict 2x Rivalry of Warlords 2x Imperial Iron Wall Extra Deck: 15 1x Number S39: Utopia The Lightning 1x Number 39: Utopia 1x King of the Feral Imps 2x Castel the Skyblaster Musketeer 1x Number 106: Giant Hand 1x Lightning Chidori 1x Majester Paladin, The Ascending Dracoslayer 1x Abyss Dweller 2x Gagaga Cowboy 1x The Phantom Knights of Break Sword 1x Totem Bird 1x Dinoster Power, The Might Dracoslayer 1x Ignister Prominence, The Blasting Dracoslayer |
5th - 8th Place – Steven RobbinsDeck Type – Anti-metaMonsters: 9 3x Majesty Fiend 3x Vanity Fiend 1x Invader of Darkness 2x Archlord Kristya Spell Cards: 17 3x Card of Demise 3x Pot of Duality 1x Upstart Goblin 3x Terraforming 2x Mausoleum of the Emperor 3x The Monarchs Stormforth 2x Forbidden Lance Trap Cards: 14 3x Solemn Strike 1x Solemn Warning 1x Soul Drain 2x Dark Bribe 2x Lose 1 Turn 2x Chaos Trap Hole 1x Vanity’s Emptiness 2x Phantom Knight’s Sword Side Deck: 15 2x System Down 3x Twin Twists 1x Invader of Darkness 3x Magic Drain 3x Mask of Rest ??? 2x Shadow-Imprisoning Mirrors 2x Light-Imprisoning Mirrors Extra Deck: 15 1x Photon Strike Bounzer 1x Gem-knight Seraphinte 1x Frightfur Bear 1x Rainbow Dragon 1x Rainbow Neos 1x Gladiator Beast Heraklinos 1x Dragonecro Nethersoul Dragon 1x Elemental Hero Tempest 1x Gladiator Beast Nerokius 1x Gladiator Beast Essadarii 1x Thousand Dragon 1x Gladiator Beast Gyzarus 1x Gam-Knight Amethyst 1x Dark Baltar the Terrible 1x Gaia Dragon the Thunder Charger |
5th - 8th Place – Anthony KellyDeck Type – Quantum MonarchsMonster: 23 3x Kuraz the Light Monarch 3x Super Quantum Red Layer 3x Erebus the Underworld Monarch 3x Ehther the Heavenly Monarch 3x Speedroid Terrortop 2x Eidos the Underworld Squire 2x Edea the Heavenly Squire 1x Speedroid Taketomborg 3x Maxx “C” Spell Cards: 14 3x Tenacity of the Monarchs 3x Return of the Monarchs 3x Pantheism of the Monarchs 3x The Monarchs Stormforth 1x Domain of the Monarchs 1x Upstart Goblin Trap Cards: 3 2x The Prime Monarch 1x Escalation of the Monarchs Side Deck: 15 2x Vanity’s Fiend 2x Majesty’s Fiend 1x Frost Blast of the Monarchs 2x Mystical Space Typhoon 3x Twin Twister 2x XYZ Universe 3x Chaos Traphole Extra Decks: 15 1x Divine Dragon Knight Felgrand 1x Number 38: Hope Harbinger Titanic Dragon Galaxy 1x Number 15: Gimmick Puppet Grinder 1x Gaia Dragon, The Thunder Charger 1x Constellar Ptolemy M7 1x Tiras, Keeper of Genesis 1x Stellarknight Constellar Diamond 1x Artifact Durendal 1x Number 61: Volcasaurus 1x Constellar Pleiades 1x Shark Fortress 1x Super Quantal Mech Beast Magnaliger 1x The Phantom Knights Break Sword 1x Dante, Traveler of the Burning Abyss 1x Totem Bird |
5th - 8th Place – Daniel CarlistoDeck Type – DracopalsMonster: 29 3x Performapal Pendulum Sorcerer 3x Performapal Secondonkey 2x Performapal Guitartle 2x Performapal Lizarddraw 1x Performapal Monkeyboard 1x Performapal Skullcrobat Joker 1x Performapal Partnaga 1x Blackwing Zephyros the Elite 1x Shaddoll Dragon 2x Armaggedon Knight 1x Rescue Rabbit 1x Luster Pendulum, the Dracoslayer 2x Vector Pendulum, the Dracoverlord 3x Master Pendulum, the Dracoslayer 3x Archfiend Eccentrick 2x Performapal Silver Claw Spell Cards: 9 3x Pendulum Rising 2x Instant Fusion 1x Reinforcement of the Army 1x Soul Charge 1x Upstart Goblin 1x Draco Face Off Trap Cards: 2 1x Bottomless Trap Hole 1x Treacherous Trap Hole Side Deck: 15 3x Mask of Restrict 3x Droll and Lock Bird 3x Twin Twister 3x Imperial Iron Wall 3x Maxx “C” Extra Deck: 15 1x Dinoster Power, the Mighty Dracoslayer 1x Ignister Prominence, the Blasting Dracoslayer 1x Elder Entity Norden 1x Majester Paladin, the Ascending Dracoslayer 1x Abyss Dweller 1x King of the Feral Imps 1x Castel the Skyblaster Musketeer 1x Diagusto Emeral 1x Diamond Dire Wolf 1x Evilswarm Nightmare 1x Number 82 Heartlandraco 1x Cairngorgon, Antiluminescent Knight 1x Traptrix Rafflesia 1x 38 Hope Harbinger Dragon 1x F0 Utopic Future |
Monday, March 14, 2016
Modern Musings - Chapter 1: The (Less Appreciated) Modern Landscape
I know by now everyone is sick of the same old song and dance you see in the Top 8 of every tournament, especially if they’re all going to be filled with the Lovecraftian horrors that Oath of the Gatewatch brought to the forefront of everyone’s mind. The point of this article isn’t going to be to rehash those same lists, but to bring a breath of fresh air to your Modern deckbuilding process.
The first deck I want to go over is Modern’s spin on a much loved, yet very feared mechanic: Dredge. This deck operates a bit like it’s Legacy counterpart: get as many cards as you can in the graveyard, throw some undead at your opponent, and finish them off in a blaze of glory. The only difference with this deck is that you also want a whole lot of cards in your hand, to fuel your alternate win-con: Conflagrate!
There’s a lot of pretty sweet stuff going on in this list, including a bunch of cards that you likely don’t see on a day to day basis; stuff like Vengeful Pharaoh and Squee, Goblin Nabob. They’re all here to serve a greater purpose though, don’t worry. The general goal of this deck is to dredge as many cards as you can into your graveyard in the early game with powerful dredgers like Golgari-Grave Troll and draw spells like Faithless Looting, to get incremental advantages from cards like Bloodghast and Lingering Souls.
While you’re playing the beatdown, there are still a bunch of ways to hold other decks at bay. With the 2-mana black enchantment, Zombie Infestation, you can either continue applying pressure with the cards you’re sure to have in hand, or make some blockers at instant speed; nothing screws up your opponent’s combat math like creatures showing up out of nowhere! Vengeful Pharaoh is another card that needs a particular home to really shine, and that home is here! It isn’t hard to incidentally mill one into the graveyard, and once it gets there once, it will just keep triggering and repeating its ability. There’s nothing quite like a kill spell that repeats itself and requires exactly 0 mana.
So now that we’re past the fluff, we can get to the real core of the deck. After turns of reloading on Bloodghasts and poking your opponents with Lingering Souls, you’ve reached the turning point. You’ve got 7 cards in hand including 2 Life from the Loams, and a Squee and a Conflagrate in the graveyard, and your opponent is ending their turn at a respectable 13 life. You studiously remember your upkeep trigger on Squee, and draw for turn. Your Loams each net you 3 lands, bringing your hand size up to 13 cards. If you’ve been following along, that’s conveniently your opponent’s life total, and it’s also convenient that that’s how much damage your Conflagrate is currently burning into them. That’s where the true magic in this deck lies; it tricks your opponent into thinking that your creatures are important, when you really just wanted to combo kill them.
The other deck I want to feature today is a pet project of mine, and is centered around my favorite card of all time: Monastery Mentor. I had been playing an Esper version of this deck for quite a while to some success, but I think that this deck has a chance to shine again if we can provide some changes based on past experiences. In this case, that translates to adding a 4th color to the deck entirely, and cutting some of the less consistent pieces. I’ll go over the basic premise of the deck, but here’s the current iteration:
It's effectively a 4c good stuff deck that wins with Lingering Souls most of the time, but I think this version is probably better than the original Esper version; the red provides reach with Lightning Bolt and Lightning Helix, and recursion of threats like Monastery Mentor and Snapcaster Mage with Kolaghan's Command. The red splash also provides more sideboard options and other possible threats like Pia and Kiran Nalaar, and cards to shore up the original worst matchup: Tron. Being able to recur Fulminator Mages with Kolaghan's Command or even just the ability to toss in Crumble to Dust should prove pretty useful, as I'm fairly confident that Tron will make a pretty big resurgence once the Eldrazi Menace recedes.
The most difficult parts of playing the deck are the manabase (4 colors, ridiculous right?), and the deck's seemingly conscious desire to draw lands past turn 5/6. I might switch the Vault of the Archangel to a Desolate Lighthouse so I can loot away extra lands, or I might just play a second Painful Truths. Making decisions is hard sometimes. If you guys have any suggestions, feel free to let me know.
I think the biggest strength of this deck is that it plays a lot like Jund, except that we can be a bit more flexible since we’ve got card selection in Serum Visions, and the ability to cast any of our instants or sorceries a second time with Snapcaster Mages. Besides that, we’ve frankly got as much removal as them anyway. Decks like these tend to do pretty well, as they’ve got game against pretty much the entire field, and they don’t straight up crumble to any side board silver bullets like a lot of decks can.
I think that both of these decks are poised to do pretty well once Shadows over Innistrad comes around, and brings a whole new Banned & Restricted list with it. The life span of the Eldrazi is nearly at its end, and who knows, we might even get some new toys to play with when April rolls around.
Written by: Zane Knapp
The first deck I want to go over is Modern’s spin on a much loved, yet very feared mechanic: Dredge. This deck operates a bit like it’s Legacy counterpart: get as many cards as you can in the graveyard, throw some undead at your opponent, and finish them off in a blaze of glory. The only difference with this deck is that you also want a whole lot of cards in your hand, to fuel your alternate win-con: Conflagrate!
There’s a lot of pretty sweet stuff going on in this list, including a bunch of cards that you likely don’t see on a day to day basis; stuff like Vengeful Pharaoh and Squee, Goblin Nabob. They’re all here to serve a greater purpose though, don’t worry. The general goal of this deck is to dredge as many cards as you can into your graveyard in the early game with powerful dredgers like Golgari-Grave Troll and draw spells like Faithless Looting, to get incremental advantages from cards like Bloodghast and Lingering Souls.
While you’re playing the beatdown, there are still a bunch of ways to hold other decks at bay. With the 2-mana black enchantment, Zombie Infestation, you can either continue applying pressure with the cards you’re sure to have in hand, or make some blockers at instant speed; nothing screws up your opponent’s combat math like creatures showing up out of nowhere! Vengeful Pharaoh is another card that needs a particular home to really shine, and that home is here! It isn’t hard to incidentally mill one into the graveyard, and once it gets there once, it will just keep triggering and repeating its ability. There’s nothing quite like a kill spell that repeats itself and requires exactly 0 mana.
So now that we’re past the fluff, we can get to the real core of the deck. After turns of reloading on Bloodghasts and poking your opponents with Lingering Souls, you’ve reached the turning point. You’ve got 7 cards in hand including 2 Life from the Loams, and a Squee and a Conflagrate in the graveyard, and your opponent is ending their turn at a respectable 13 life. You studiously remember your upkeep trigger on Squee, and draw for turn. Your Loams each net you 3 lands, bringing your hand size up to 13 cards. If you’ve been following along, that’s conveniently your opponent’s life total, and it’s also convenient that that’s how much damage your Conflagrate is currently burning into them. That’s where the true magic in this deck lies; it tricks your opponent into thinking that your creatures are important, when you really just wanted to combo kill them.
The other deck I want to feature today is a pet project of mine, and is centered around my favorite card of all time: Monastery Mentor. I had been playing an Esper version of this deck for quite a while to some success, but I think that this deck has a chance to shine again if we can provide some changes based on past experiences. In this case, that translates to adding a 4th color to the deck entirely, and cutting some of the less consistent pieces. I’ll go over the basic premise of the deck, but here’s the current iteration:
It's effectively a 4c good stuff deck that wins with Lingering Souls most of the time, but I think this version is probably better than the original Esper version; the red provides reach with Lightning Bolt and Lightning Helix, and recursion of threats like Monastery Mentor and Snapcaster Mage with Kolaghan's Command. The red splash also provides more sideboard options and other possible threats like Pia and Kiran Nalaar, and cards to shore up the original worst matchup: Tron. Being able to recur Fulminator Mages with Kolaghan's Command or even just the ability to toss in Crumble to Dust should prove pretty useful, as I'm fairly confident that Tron will make a pretty big resurgence once the Eldrazi Menace recedes.
The most difficult parts of playing the deck are the manabase (4 colors, ridiculous right?), and the deck's seemingly conscious desire to draw lands past turn 5/6. I might switch the Vault of the Archangel to a Desolate Lighthouse so I can loot away extra lands, or I might just play a second Painful Truths. Making decisions is hard sometimes. If you guys have any suggestions, feel free to let me know.
I think the biggest strength of this deck is that it plays a lot like Jund, except that we can be a bit more flexible since we’ve got card selection in Serum Visions, and the ability to cast any of our instants or sorceries a second time with Snapcaster Mages. Besides that, we’ve frankly got as much removal as them anyway. Decks like these tend to do pretty well, as they’ve got game against pretty much the entire field, and they don’t straight up crumble to any side board silver bullets like a lot of decks can.
I think that both of these decks are poised to do pretty well once Shadows over Innistrad comes around, and brings a whole new Banned & Restricted list with it. The life span of the Eldrazi is nearly at its end, and who knows, we might even get some new toys to play with when April rolls around.
Written by: Zane Knapp
Tuesday, March 1, 2016
Yu-Gi-Oh! OTS Championship Top Eight Decklists
Thanks to all who participated in the Yu-Gi-Oh! OTS Championship held Saturday, February 27, 2016, at Gamer's Gambit in Danbury. Congratulations to our top eight finishers and to the first place finisher, Bryce Catania, who won an invite to the 2016 WCQ National Qualifier and the Yu-Gi-Oh! OTS Championship playmat! Here are the winning deck lists of the top eight finishers:
1st - Bryce CataniaMonsters: 1- Kozmo Dark eclipse 3- kozmo dark destroyer 2-kozmo forerunner 2- kozmo sliprider 2-kozmo wicked witch 2-kozmo farmgirl 3-kozmo tincan 1-kozmo goodwitch 1-kozmo strawman 3-maxx c 2- effect veiler Spells: 3-kozmotown 3-emergency teleport 2-twin twister 1- Raigeki Traps: 3- Solemn Strike 3- call of the haunted 2-kozmojo 1-solemn warning Side deck: 3-cyber dragon 1-flying c 2- archfiend eccentric 1- dark hole 3- wavering eyes 2-storming mirror force 3- mask of restrict Extra deck: 2- chimeratech fortess dragon 1-psy-framelord omega 1-starlight red dragon archfiend 1- cyberdragon infinity 1-cyberdragon nova 1-constellar Pleiades 1-red eyes flame metal dragon 1-number 11: big eye 1-daigusto emerald 1-number 101: silent honor ark 1- castel, the skyblaster musketeer 1-gagaga cowboy 1-evilswarm nightmare 1-number 47: nightmare shark |
2nd - Matthew HerreraMonsters: 3- Magical Abductor 3- Armageddon knight 3-performapal donkey 3-performapal sorcerer 2-performapal lizard draw 1-performapal monkey board 1-performapal guiturtle 1-performapal skullcrobat joker 1-performer partnaga 1-luster pendulum dracoslayer 1-blackwing zephyros the elite 1-recover 1-x saber palomuro 1-Risebell the star adjuster Spells: 3-upstart goblin 3-terraforming 3-chicken game 3-emergency teleport 3-emergency teleport Traps: 1- traptrix traphole 1-bottomless trap hole Side deck: 1-chimeratech fortress dragon 2-cyber dragon 1-shadoll dragon 1-twin twister 2- dark hole 1-raigeki 3- deck devastation virus 2-mask of restrict Extra deck: 1-elder entity norden 1-karbonala warrior 1-Dinoster Power, the mighty dracoslayer 1-naturia beast 1- ignister prominence, the blasting dracoslyer 1- traptrix cell thesis 1- evilswarm nightmare 1-abyss dweller 1-daigusto emerald 1- majester paladin, the ascending dracoslayer 1-diamond dire wolf 1- Castel, the skyblaster muketeer 1- king of the feral imps 1- carnigorgon, the antiluminescent knight 1- number 66: master key beetle |
3rd - Shermine CiancioloMonsters: 3- effect veiler 3-mermail abyssgaios 3-alantean heavenly infantry 3-neptabyss, the alantean prince 1-aqua spirit 1-mermail abysssprite 2-mermail abyssgunde 2-mermail abyssteus 1-mermail abyssturge 1- mermail abysslinde 2- alantean dragoons 2-alantean marksmen 1- deep sea diva 1-moulinglacia the emerald lord 1-mermail abyssleed Spells: 3-upstart goblin 3-instant fusion 2-dark hole 1-soul charge 1-one for one 1- abyss scale of the mizuchi 1-raigeki Traps: 1-abyss sphere Side deck: 2-system down 2- ghost ogre & snow rabbit 2-forbidden chalice 3-twin twisters 2-imperial iron wall 2-anti spell fragrance 2- maxx c Extra deck: 1- Armory arm 2-abyss dweller 1-trishula dragon of ice barrier 1-mecha phantom beast draccosack 2- elder entity norden 1-abyss mermail gaios 1- number 101: silent honor ark 1-black rose dragon 1-mermail abysstrite 1-bahamut shark 1-number 11: big eye 1-dewloren, tiger king of the ice barrier 1- tatsunoko |
4th - Anthony KellyMonsters: 3- Armageddon knight 3-wisdom-eye magician 3-dragonpit magician 2- odd eyes pendulum dragon 2- oafdragon magician 2- majespecter unicorn kirin 1- blackwing zepyhros 1- performapal skullcrobat 1-majespecter raccoon bunbuku 1- performapal monkey board 1-dragonpulse magician 1-nobledragon magician 1- tuning magician 1- performapal tumpgirl Spells: 3- wavering eyes 3-upstart goblin 2-terraforming 3-pendulum call 3-chicken game 1-odd eyes fusion 1-reinforcment of the army 1- sky iris Side deck: 1-shaddoll hedgehog 1-shaddol dragon 1-shaddoll beast 2- fog king 3- shaddoll fusion 2-mystical space typhoon 2-psi-blocker 1- el shaddoll grysta 1- el shaddoll winda 1- el shaddoll shekhinaga Extra deck: 1- odd eyes rebellion 2-odd eyes absolute dragon 1-number 39: utopia beyond 1-evilswarm nightmare 1-diamond dire wolf 1-abyss dweller 1-trishula 1-psy-framed omega 1-odd eyes meteorburst dragon 1-ignister, prominence the blasting dracoslayer 1- clear wing synchro dragon 1-ancient fairy dragon 2-odd eyes vortex |
5th - Vincent SilvermanMonsters: 3-erebus the underworld monarch 3-ehther the heavenly monarch 1-thestalos the mega monarch 1-kuraz the light monarch 2-majesty’s fiend 3-edea the heavenly squire 2-eidos the underworld quire Spells: 3-pantheism of the monarchs 3-tenacity of the monarchs 3-domain of the monarchs 3- the monarchs stormforth 3-return of the monarchs 3-upstart goblin 1-raigeki 1-one for one 1-foolish burial 1-reinforcemanet of the army Traps: 3- the prime monarch 1- escalation of the monarchs Side deck: 3- maxx c 3- twin twister 2- forbidden chalice 3-mind crush 3-cursed seal of the forbidden spell 1-vanity’s emptiness |
6th - Armaan MastersMonsters: 1-Tour Guide from the Underworld 1-Graff, motba 1-Cir, Malebranche of the Burning Abyss 1-Scarm, Malebranche of the Burning Abyss 1-Rubic, Malebranche of the Burning Abyss 1-Barber, Malebranche of the Burning Abyss 1-Farfa, Malebranche of the Burning Abyss 1-Cagna, Malebranche of the Burning Abyss 1-Draghig, Malebranche of the Burning Abyss 1-Alich, Malebranche of the Burning Abyss 2-Effect Veiler 2- Fiendish Rhino Warrior 2- Maxx C Spells: 2- Twin Twister 1-Foolish Burial 1-Raigeki Traps: 3-Solemn Strike 2-Fire lake of the Burning Abyss 2- traveler of the Burning Abyss 3-Magic Drain 2-Horn of Heaven 1-Torrental Tribute 1-Solemn Warning 1-Vanity’s Emptiness 1-Skill Drain Side Deck: 2- Master of Restrict 2- Imperial Iron Wall 2- Anti Spell fragrance 2- Gameciel, the sea turtle 1-Cyber Dragon 1-Cyber Dragon core 2-Vanity’s friend 1-effect veiler Extra deck: 3- Dante, Traveler of the burning Abyss 1-Vrgil, Rock Strap 1- Number 47: Nightmare Shark 2-Number 30: Acid Golem 1-chimeratech fortress dragon 1- number 17: Leviathan dragon 1- mechquipped Angineer 1-number 49: fortune tune 1-number 20: giga brilliant 1-number F0- utopic future 2-Downerd Magician |
7th - Kamal WilliamsMonsters: 2- ghost ogre & snow rabbit 3-kozmo dark destroyer 1-kozmo dark eclipse 2-Kozmo farmgirl 1-kozmo forerunner 2- kozmo goodwitch 3-kozmo sliprider 1-kozmo strawman 3-kozmo tinman 2-kozmo wickedwitch 2-max c Spells: 3-emergency teleport 3-kozmotown 1-raigeki 1-twin twister Traps: 2- anti spell fragrance 3-call of the haunted 1-kozmojo 1-solemn warning 3-solemn strike Side deck: 2-cyber dragon 1-maxx c 2-kaiser colosseum 2-system down 1-macro cosmos 3-mask of restrict 2- effect veiler 1-twin twister 1- dark hole Extra deck: 1-chimeratech fortress dragon 1-ancient fairy dragon 1- black rose dragon 1-odd eyes meteorburst dragon 1-scarlight red dragon archfiend 1- trishula dragon of the ice barrier 1-castel, the skyblaster musketeer 1- abyss dweller 1- constellar Pleiades 1-cyber dragon nova 1- daigusto emerald 1- number 61: volcasaurus 1-number 82: heartlandraco 1-gagaga cowboy |
8th - Nick MarvinMonsters: 3- ehther the heavenly monarch 3-erebus the underworld monarch 1-caius the mega monarch 1-thestalos the mega monarch 1-Magesty’s fiend 3- edea the heavenly squire 3- eidos the underworld squire Spells: 3-terraforming 3-chicken game 3-tenacity of monarchs 3-pantheismof the monarchs 3- the monarchs stormforth 3-domain of the true monarchs 1-return of the monarchs 1-foolish burial 1-reinforcement of the army 1- one for one Traps: 2-the prime monarch 1- escalation of the monarchs Side deck: 2- solemn scolding 1-the prime monarch 3-twin twister 2- mystical space typhoon 2-dark hole 1-raigeki 2- effect veiler 2-majesty’s fiend |
Tuesday, January 19, 2016
Magic $1k Modern Constructed Event Top 8 Decklists
Thanks to all who participated in the Magic: The Gathering $1k Modern Constructed Event held Saturday, January 2nd 2016, in Poughkeepsie. Congratulations to our top 8 finishers, who all won prizes, and to the first place finisher, Rich Cali, who won a $400 spending spree at Dragon's Den! Here are the winning deck lists of the top eight finishers:
Rich Cali, 1st - UR TwinCREATURES: 12 4 Snapcaster Mage 2 Pestermite 4 Deceiver Exarch 2 Vendililion Clique SPELLS: 25 2 Dispel 2 Cryptic Command 4 Remand 4 Lightning Bolt 1 Harvest Pyre 2 Electrolyze 4 Serum Visions 2 Spell Snare 4 Splinter Twin LANDS: 23 1 Mountain 5 Island 4 Misty Rainforest 3 Sulfur Falls 3 Steam Vents 1 Stomping Ground 1 Tectonic Edge 1 Desolate Lighthouse SIDEBOARD: 15 1 Dispel 2 Blood Moon 1 Grim Lavamancer 1 Keranos, God of Storms 1 Jace, Architect of Thought 1 Negate 2 Pia and Kiran Nalaar 1 Izzet Staticaster 1 Roast 2 Pyroclasm 2 Ancient Grudge |
Paul Lake, 2nd - GR TronCREATURES: 6 3 Wurmcoil Engine 1 Emrakul, the Aeons Torn 1 Ulamog, the Ceasless Hungar 1 Void Winnower SPELLS: 34 4 Karn Liberated 2 Ugin, the Spirit Dragon 3 Oblivion Sower 4 Expedition Map 4 Ancient Stirrings 4 Sylvan Scrying 3 Pyroclasm 4 Chromatic Sphere 4 Chromatic Star 2 Relic of Progenitus LANDS: 20 1 Forest 4 Grove of the Burnwillows 1 Eye of Ugin 1 Ghost Quarter 4 Urza’s Tower 4 Urza’s Mine 4 Urza’s Power Plant 1 Cavern of Souls SIDEBOARD: 15 1 Crucible of Worlds 2 Obstinate Baloth 2 Spellskite 2 Rending Volley 4 Nature’s Claim 1 Engineered Explosives 1 Ghost Quarter 2 Sudden Shock |
James Rynkiewicz, 3rd - UR TwinCREATURES: 12 4 Snapcater Mage 4 Deceiver Exarch 2 Pestermite 2 Vendilion Clique SPELLS: 25 2 Spell Snare 4 Serum Visions 3 Dispel 4 Remand 2 Cryptic Command 4 Lightning Bolt 1 Roast 4 Splinter Twin 1 Electrolyze LANDS: 23 4 Island 2 Mountain 3 Steam Vents 3 Sulfur Falls 1 Stomping Ground 2 Desolate Lighthouse 4 Misty Rainforest 4 Scalding Tarn SIDEBOARD: 1 Roast 1 Engineered Explosives 1 Pyroclasm 2 Negate 2 Jace, Architect of Thought 1 Shatterstorm 1 Rending Volley 2 Blood Moon 2 Keranos, God of Storms 2 Ancient Grudge |
Craig Rocco, 4th - Blue NayaCREATURES: 28 4 Birds of Paradise 2 Wall of Roots 1 Scavenging Ooze 1 Wall of Omens 1 Phantasmal Image 1 Coiling Oracle 1 Qasali Pridemage 4 Voice of Resurgence 2 Spellskite 3 Eternal Witness 2 Kitchen Finks 4 Restoration Angel 2 Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker SPELLS: 8 4 Path to Exile 4 Chord of Calling LANDS: 24 4 Windswept Heath 2 Misty Rainforest 1 Wooded Foothills 1 Arid Mesa 2 Stomping Ground 1 Temple Garden 1 Breeding Pool 1 Hallowed Fountain 1 Sacred Foundry 2 Forest 1 Plains 2 Horizon Canopy 2 Grove of the Burnwillows 1 Fire-Lit Thicket 2 Gavony Township SIDEBOARD: 15 2 Rest in Peace 1 Linvala, Keeper of Silence 3 Negate 2 Pia and Kiran Nalaar 1 Reclamation Sage 1 Thragtusk 2 Lightning Bolt 2 Engineered Explosives 1 Chalice of the Void |
Jonathan Cortez, 5th - Bring to Light ScapeshiftCREATURES: 5 1 Snapcaster Mage 4 Sakura Tribe Elder SPELLS: 29 1 Dispel 4 Search for Tomorrow 2 Izzet Charm 2 Anticipate 2 Farseek 4 Remand 2 Electrolyze 1 Anger of the Gods 1 Hunting Wilds 3 Scapeshift 4 Cryptic Command 3 Bring to Light LANDS: 26 1 Cinder Glade 1 Watery Grave 1 Swamp 1 Mountain 1 Flooded Grove 2 Forest 2 Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle 2 Breeding Pool 3 Island 4 Steam vents 4 Stomping Ground 4 Misty Rainforest SIDEBOARD: 15 1 Ancient Grudge 1 Negate 2 Spellskite 2 Destructive Revelry 2 Anger of the Gods 1 Nissa, Vastwood Seer 4 Obstinate Baloth 1 Shatterstorm 1 Slaughter Games |
Michael Keating, 6th - Amulet BloomCREATURES: 7 4 Primeval Bounty 2 Azusa, Lost but Seeking 1 Dragonlord Dromoka SPELLS: 26 4 Amulet of Vigor 4 Serum Visions 4 Ancient Stirrings 4 Summoner’s Pact 4 Summer Bloom 3 Hive Mind 2 Pact of Negation 1 Slaughter Pact LANDS: 27 4 Gemstone Mine 4 Simic Growth Chamber 3 Tolaria West 2 Selesnya Sanctuary 2 Gruul Turf 1 Golgari Rot Farm 1 Boros Garrison 1 Vesuva 1 Slayer’s Stronghold 1 Sunhome, Fortress of the Legion 2 Forest 1 Khalani Garden 1 Radiant Fountain 1 Cavern of Souls 1 Mana Confluence 1 Tendo Ice Bridge SIDEBOARD: 15 1 Kolaghan’s Command 1 Slaughter Pact 1 Engineered Explosives 1 Sigarda, Host of Herons 2 Krosan Grip 1 Chalice of the Void 2 Thragtusk 1 Courser of Kruphix 1 Pyroclasam 1 Cavern of Souls 1 Forest 1 Bojuko Bog 1 Ghost Quarter |
Thomas Fitzsimmons, 7th - AffinityCREATURES: 28 3 Memnite 4 Ornithopter 4 Signal Pest 3 Steel Overseer 3 Vault Skirge 4 Arcbound Ravager 4 Etched Champion 1 Spellskite 1 Hangarback Walker SPELLS: 16 4 Cranial Plating 4 Galvanic Blast 4 Mox Opal 4 Springleaf Drum LANDS: 16 4 Inkmothe Nexus 4 Blinkmoth Nexus 4 Darksteel Citadel 3 Glimmervoid 1 Mountain SIDEBOARD: 15 3 Ancient Grudge 2 Whipflare 2 Relic of Progenitus 2 Spell Pierce 2 Thoughtseize 1 Ethersworn Canonist 1 Ghirapur Aether Grid 1 Dismember 1 Torpor Orb |
Nick Langella, 8th - Grixis TwinCREATURES: 11 4 Snapcaster Mage 4 Deceiver Exarch 2 Pestermite 1 Vendilion Clique SPELLS: 26 4 Serum Visions 4 Lightning Bolt 4 Remand 1 Mana Leak 1 Dispel 2 Rise//Fall 3 Terminate 1 Murderous Cut 1 Cryptic Command 2 Kolaghan’s Command 3 Splinter Twin LANDS: 23 4 Polluted Delta 2 Bloodstained Mire 4 Scalding Tarn 2 Steam Vents 1 Watery Grave 1 Blood Crypt 4 Island 1 Swamp 1 Desolate Lighthouse 3 Sulfur Falls SIDEBOARD: 15 1 Anger of the Gods 2 Engineered Explosives 1 Rise//Fall 1 Thoughtseize 1 Vendilion Clique 1 Glen Elendra Archmage 1 Dispel 1 Bitter Blossom 1 Keranos, God of Storms 1 Blood Moon 1 Molten Rain 1 Negate 1 Tasigur, the Goldenfang 1 Izzet Staticaster |