Small tournament report of my matchups for each round from memory:

-Round 1 vs Mike playing Shops:
Game 1 - He quickly powers out several Lodestone Golems and a few more sphere effects. I lose.
Game 2 - Battled through Tangle Wire's and Rachet Bomb's and a Steel Hellkite to lock him out with Jace while welding in and out my strix's.
Game 3 - A long grind after landing an early Welder trying to keep him off his threats. I eventually kill him by blowing up his Wurmcoil with my Heretic twice.
-I win 2-1

-Round 2 vs Dustin playing 5 Color Snap Control:
Game 1 - Kills me with tinker into Myr Battlesphere.
Game 2 - Draw-Go for a while until i land a Jace and fateseal to death
Game 3 - Draw-Go again and he kills with Bob and Snap.
-I lose 1-2

-Round 3 vs Aaron playing WUB Bomberman:
Game 1 - I fought to keep him off Vault-Key and finally killed him with Myr Battlesphere and a Bob.
Game 2 - I play a turn 3 Vault key for the win.
-I win 2-0

-Round 4 vs Thomas playing Grixis Control:
Game 1 - We both mull to 6  and he turn 2's a Blightsteel and I could not find an answer.
Game 2 - I mull to 5 and he assembles Vault-Key on 2 or 3.
- I lose 0-2

-Round 5 vs Jason playing Humans:
Game 1 - Cavern of Souls quickly gives him a massive boardstate while cannot keep up or counter anything.
Game 2 - I turn 2 Vault-Key for the win.
Game 3 - I turn 2 Vault-Key for the win again.
-I win 2-1

-Top 4 vs Dustin:
Game 1 - Grindy game but he has more counter magic and wins.
Game 2 - Another grind and I lose again.
0-2ed

Overall it was a great day of vintage and I was very happy with my deck choice. I would probably take the Thirst for Knowledge out for a Gifts Ungiven, but otherwise it was a pretty solid list.
Thanks for reading.

We had 10 players in attendance today.  Unfortunately a few people had to miss the event today, but it was still a great turnout and loads of fun.

We played 5 rounds of Vintage with a cut to Top 4.

The Metagame Breakdown:

2 Grixis Control
1 5 Color Snap Control
2 Welder Strix
1 Humans
1 UB Control
1 Espresso Stax
1 WUB Bomberman
1 Jund Aggro



Top 4 Pairings:
Josh vs Dustin  -  Dustin wins 2-0   
Jason vs Thomas  -  Thomas wins 2-1

- Dustin and Thomas split for 1st and 2nd



The Top 4 Deck Lists:

1-2:
Dustin Carriere - 5 Color Snap Control
Main Deck:

Sideboard:


1-2:
Thomas Browning - Grixis Control
Main Deck:

Sideboard:


3-4:
Joshua Exe - Welder Strix
Main Deck:

Sideboard:

I could not find one of our many Viashino Heretics this morning while making some last minute changes

3-4:
Jason Suire - Humans
Unfortunately I did not get a picture before he left. Humans deck with Bob's, Noble's, Mayor's, Qasali's, Thalia's, and used Shardless Agents as well.
Sorry I did not get the entire list.


A big thanks to everyone who came out today and made the event enjoyable. I'm already looking forward to next month's event.

@Prospero: I definitely will Nick. As soon as I figure out a place to stay, I will be purchasing my plane ticket.

@Pokey: Thanks Justin. I had lots of fun hanging out with you and everyone at GenCon. I'm really hoping that everything work out and I can come up there for this. Unfortunately Zach can not come due to school.

sounds great! just let me know and we can talk details. it would be greatly appreciated

Well, my brother and I contemplated going as soon as the event was created, but the total cost for flight, entry, and hotel was going to be $800+ each. Just a little too expensive for the two days.
I checked flights again today and it is about $80 cheaper, but Zach can still not go due to school. If I could find a cheap place to stay and get to and from the events, it would make this feasible for me to go for Saturday and Sunday.

Does anyone have an opening in there rooms still? I'm dying to go to this.

-Joshua Exe

I had mine done by Mark Poole. I wanted it to be different from everyone else who asked for the normal Ancestral Recall art with a BOP on it.

what a champ Kohler.

I agree with Prospero about the match up against Marinara Mud, although it may be a slightly worse match up than that. I have tested against a couple of different welder decks with 5C and it is a nightmare.
It is hard to keep relevant artifacts on the board if they get a welder out. 

Although I do believe that 5C can make a come back after seeing it dominate in both testing and in person at GenCon.

So i was testing a new brew on Cockatrice and it has been going pretty well, until I play against this guy, Squee84.
I blew out his shops deck and had the win on turn 3 and he didnt seem to like that.  I copied and pasted the chat box so you can see what a chode this guy was. Its a shame that someone is this community can be this way.
I highlighted his two missed triggers in red and then the incident in blue.


It is now Squee84's turn.

It is now the untap step.
Squee84 untaps his permanents.
Squee84 untaps his permanents.
It is now the upkeep step.
Squee84 removes 1 green counter(s) from Tangle Wire (now 3).
Squee84 taps Tangle Wire.
Squee84 taps Smokestack.
Squee84 taps Ancient Tomb.
Squee84 untaps Ancient Tomb.
Squee84 taps Mox Ruby.
Squee84 rolls a 2 with a 2-sided die.
It is now the draw step.
Squee84 draws 1 card(s).
icecreamsammiches points from Squee84's Mana Vault to Squee84.
Squee84 places 1 green counter(s) on Smokestack (now 1).
Squee84 sets counter life to 9 (-1).
Squee84 puts Mishra's Workshop into play from hand.
Squee84 moves Mishra's Workshop from table to hand.
Squee84 puts Rishadan Port into play from hand.
Squee84 taps Mana Crypt.
Squee84 puts Thorn of Amethyst into play from hand.
 icecreamsammiches: ok
It is now the ending phase.

It is now icecreamsammiches's turn.

It is now the untap step.
icecreamsammiches untaps his permanents.
icecreamsammiches untaps his permanents.
It is now the upkeep step.
icecreamsammiches taps Mox Sapphire.
icecreamsammiches taps Tropical Island.
icecreamsammiches taps Island.
It is now the draw step.
icecreamsammiches draws 1 card(s).
It is now the first main phase.
It is now the beginning of combat step.
Squee84 points from his Smokestack to icecreamsammiches.
 Squee84: u lose
icecreamsammiches puts Island from table into graveyard.
 Squee84: missed the trigger b4 u drew
    g2?
 icecreamsammiches: i doesnt mean i lose.
 Squee84: yes thats a game loss
 icecreamsammiches: i missed the trigger and  no i fixed it
 Squee84: u drew 1st
    gg
    nice cheats
 icecreamsammiches: where on the card does it say i lose if i miss the trigger
 Squee84: um a judge would give u a game loss
 icecreamsammiches: please tell me
 Squee84: bye cheater
 icecreamsammiches: okay?
Squee84 has left the game.

I have been testing the list that Slayn was playing at GenCon after discussing it with him there. The Metamorph has been phenomenal and i have never had it sit in my hand for more than a few turns before finding a game-changing use for it.

I still have yet to find a spot for the Maze of Ith, but i have been testing with 2 crucibles, as i would see more than one far too often while running 3, and this seems like an okay card to cut for an open spot in the main. Changes that i have been testing from Slayn's list have been:

- 1 Crucible of Worlds
- 1 Sundering Titan
+ 1 Karn, Silver Golem
+ 1 Myr Battlesphere

The Sundering Titan is awesome with Welder but Myr Battlesphere is another card that most decks have a trouble coming back from and is pretty hard to deal with. Having the automatic 4-8 damage a turn plus 4 extra Welder targets is huge, especially when you have multiple Welders on board or a Metamorph to copy the Battlesphere.
I also decided to test Karn in the main to add a little more utility. Blowing up your opponents moxen or turning you Spheres, Tangle Wires, Crucibles, and Smokestacks into some mid-range beats has helped a ton. Although with the amount of Lightning Bolts and Swords to Plowshares, I am still not sure if this will continue to be such a relevant option as it makes your relevant artifacts easy to deal with.

I have also been loving the addition of Cavern of Souls to the list. Being able to stick the welder without any problems is key.

there isnt really a vintage seen here in louisiana, just a few of us who like to play it. good luck in south carlolina!

Thanks guys! I will look into that. Those were the only cards I had seen from the deck, so I wasnt really sure what it was.

Hey guys,
I've been playing around with different MUD and ans STAX decks lately, but i wanted to try something different.
At GenCon, I was talking with a guy who was playing a painter-grindstone shops deck.  I didnt get his name or the list he was playing, i just remember that he is on team GFY and he beat LSV in the first Vintage prelims.

The only cards that im for sure are in the main deck are:
-Mishra's Workshop
-Leyline of the Void
-Painter's Servant
-Helm of Obedience
-Grindstone

If anyone can help me get the rest of the list, it would be greatly appreciated!
thank you