For reference:
+

Cage doesn't prevent Oath from triggering and start revealing cards from the library, but stops the creature from ever entering the battlefield.
I guess the revealed cards prior to the creature all go to the graveyard, but what happens to the creature card? Does it get stuck on the top of your deck?

Thank you!

/Hype mode on You'll cartainly freak out on some of the lists /Hype mode off

The Finals!

LCV 2011 Octubre - Final: Edu Castro vs Miguel Ángel Rodríguez

The final position chart of our League after the regular season: Clasificación definitiva LCV 2011

We're happy to anounce that we finally have the decklists of the LCV August tourney. 44 people showed up for this one taking Noble Fish and Gush Storm to the finals. The single elimination rounds went like this, winners in bold:

1/4s
Pau Cantero (Noxius Control) vs Joaquin Fernandez (Show and Oath)
Alex Delgado “Padawan” (Steel City Vault) vs Javi Rubio (Gush Storm)
Miquel Alcoriza (Tezzeret Control) VS Aldo Fernandez (Slash Panther Mud)
Benjamin Cruzet (Kuldota Mud) VS Adam Subirana (Noble Fish unpow)

1/2
Pau Cantero (Noxius Control) VS Javi Rubio (Gush Storm)
Miquel Alcoriza (Tezzeret Control) VS Adam Subirana (Noble Fish unpow)

Finals
Adam Subirana (Noble Fish unpow) scoops to Javi Rubio (Gush Storm)

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You can find the decklists in English at: http://manainfinito.com/articulos/mazos-del-top8-lcv8-de-agosto

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You can read the chronicle of the tourney in Spanish at: http://manainfinito.com/articulos/report-general-lcv-agosto-2011

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You can read the top8 Player Profiles in Spanish at: http://manainfinito.com/articulos/player-profiles-lcv-2011-agosto-badalona

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We'll update the information when we have the videos and photos ready for your enjoyment!

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1st - Javi Rubio - Gush Tendrils
Maindeck:
1 Flooded Strand
2 Island
1 Library of Alexandria
1 Misty Rainforest
2 Polluted Delta
1 Scalding Tarn
1 Tolarian Academy
1 Tropical Island
3 Underground Sea
2 Volcanic Island
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Black Lotus
1 Brainstorm
1 Chain of Vapor
1 Demonic Tutor
2 Duress
1 Empty the Warrens
1 Fastbond
4 Force of Will
1 Gifts Ungiven
4 Gush
1 Lotus Petal
1 Mana Crypt
3 Mana Drain
1 Merchant Scroll
1 Mindbreak Trap
1 Mind's Desire
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mystical Tutor
2 Noxious Revival
1 Ponder
1 Rebuild
3 Repeal
1 Sol Ring
1 Tendrils of Agony
1 Time Walk
1 Timetwister
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Yawgmoth's Will
Sideboard:
1 Blightsteel Colossus
1 Ingot Chewer
1 Duress
2 Hurkyl's Recall
1 Mindbreak Trap
2 Nature's Claim
1 Nihil Spellbomb
3 Pithing Needle
2 Red Elemental Blast
1 Tinker

2nd (1st budget) - Adam Subirana - Noble Fish
Maindeck:
2 Flooded Strand
1 Island
4 Misty Rainforest
1 Strip Mine
3 Tropical Island
3 Tundra
4 Wasteland
4 Cursecatcher
2 Kataki, War's Wage
3 Meddling Mage
4 Noble Hierarch
4 Tarmogoyf
1 Brainstorm
4 Flusterstorm
4 Force of Will
3 Null Rod
4 Preordain
4 Spell Pierce
3 Stifle
2 Swords to Plowshares
Sideboard:
3 Stoneforge Mystic
1 Batterskull
4 Nature's Claim
3 Serenity
2 Swords to Plowshares
2 Umezawa's Jitte

Top 4 - Miquel Alcoriza - Tezzeret Control
Maindeck:
2 Flooded Strand
5 Island
1 Library of Alexandria
2 Polluted Delta
2 Scalding Tarn
1 Tolarian Academy
3 Underground Sea
1 Blightsteel Colossus
4 Tezzeret the Seeker
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Black Lotus
1 Brainstorm
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Fact or Fiction
4 Force of Will
1 Gifts Ungiven
1 Hurkyl's Recall
1 Mana Crypt
3 Mana Drain
1 Mana Vault
1 Merchant Scroll
1 Mind Twist
2 Misdirection
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mystical Tutor
3 Repeal
1 Sensei's Divining Top
1 Skeletal Scrying
1 Sol Ring
1 Thirst for Knowledge
1 Time Vault
1 Time Walk
1 Tinker
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Voltaic Key
1 Yawgmoth's Will
Sideboard:
1 Yixlid Jailer
3 Dismember
2 Dispel
2 Duress
1 Flusterstorm
3 Hurkyl's Recall
1 Nihil Spellbomb
1 Pithing Needle
1 Ravenous Trap

Top 4 - Pau Cantero - 4 Color Control
Maindeck:
2 Island
1 Library of Alexandria
4 Misty Rainforest
1 Polluted Delta
1 Tolarian Academy
2 Tropical Island
2 Underground Sea
2 Volcanic Island
1 Blightsteel Colossus
1 Jace, the Mind Sculptor
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Ancient Grudge
1 Black Lotus
1 Brainstorm
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Echoing Truth
1 Fact or Fiction
1 Fire // Ice
1 Flusterstorm
4 Force of Will
1 Gifts Ungiven
1 Intuition
1 Mana Crypt
3 Mana Drain
1 Mana Vault
1 Merchant Scroll
1 Mindbreak Trap
1 Misdirection
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mystical Tutor
3 Noxious Revival
1 Sensei's Divining Top
1 Sol Ring
3 Spell Pierce
1 Thirst for Knowledge
1 Time Vault
1 Time Walk
1 Tinker
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Voltaic Key
1 Yawgmoth's Will
Sideboard:
1 Forest
3 Tarmogoyf
2 Ancient Grudge
2 Dismember
2 Nature's Claim
2 Pithing Needle
1 Pyroclasm
2 Red Elemental Blast

Top 8 - Joaquín Fernández - Show Oath
Maindeck:
4 Forbidden Orchard
4 Misty Rainforest
1 Polluted Delta
4 Tropical Island
2 Underground Sea
1 Volcanic Island
1 Blightsteel Colossus
4 Emrakul, the Aeons Torn
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Black Lotus
1 Brainstorm
1 Channel
1 Demonic Tutor
4 Duress
4 Force of Will
1 Mana Crypt
4 Mental Misstep
1 Misdirection
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Nature's Claim
4 Oath of Druids
1 Ponder
4 Show and Tell
1 Sol Ring
1 Time Walk
1 Tinker
1 Vampiric Tutor
Sideboard:
1 Snow-Covered Forest
2 Ancient Grudge
2 Nature's Claim
2 Pithing Needle
1 Pyroblast
4 Ravenous Trap
1 Red Elemental Blast
2 Steel Sabotage

Top 8 - Alex Delgado - Steel City Vault
Maindeck:
3 City of Brass
1 Island
4 Misty Rainforest
1 Tolarian Academy
2 Tropical Island
2 Underground Sea
2 Volcanic Island
1 Blightsteel Colossus
2 Goblin Welder
1 Ancestral Recall
2 Ancient Grudge
1 Black Lotus
1 Brainstorm
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Fact or Fiction
4 Force of Will
1 Gifts Ungiven
1 Hurkyl's Recall
1 Lotus Petal
1 Mana Crypt
1 Mana Vault
1 Memory Jar
1 Merchant Scroll
2 Misdirection
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mystical Tutor
3 Preordain
1 Regrowth
1 Sol Ring
1 Thirst for Knowledge
1 Time Vault
1 Time Walk
1 Timetwister
1 Tinker
1 Transmute Artifact
1 Vampiric Tutor
2 Voltaic Key
1 Wheel of Fortune
1 Windfall
1 Yawgmoth's Will
Sideboard:
1 Forest
3 Trygon Predator
3 Dismember
2 Mental Misstep
2 Nature's Claim
2 Nihil Spellbomb
2 Ravenous Trap

Top 8 - Aldo Fernández - Null Rod MUD
Maindeck:
4 Ancient Tomb
3 City of Traitors
4 Mishra's Workshop
2 Rishadan Port
1 Strip Mine
1 Tolarian Academy
4 Wasteland
4 Lodestone Golem
4 Phyrexian Metamorph
4 Slash Panther
1 Black Lotus
4 Chalice of the Void
1 Mana Crypt
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Sapphire
4 Null Rod
1 Sol Ring
4 Sphere of Resistance
4 Tangle Wire
4 Thorn of Amethyst
1 Trinisphere
Sideboard:
4 Duplicant
3 Crucible of Worlds
4 Relic of Progenitus
4 Tormod's Crypt

Top 8 - Benjamin Crouzet - Forgemaster MUD
Maindeck:
4 Ancient Tomb
3 City of Traitors
1 Ghost Quarter
4 Mishra's Workshop
1 Strip Mine
1 Tolarian Academy
4 Wasteland
1 Duplicant
4 Kuldotha Forgemaster
4 Lodestone Golem
3 Metalworker
1 Myr Battlesphere
1 Steel Hellkite
1 Sundering Titan
4 Chalice of the Void
3 Crucible of Worlds
1 Mana Crypt
1 Mana Vault
1 Memory Jar
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Sol Ring
3 Sphere of Resistance
3 Tangle Wire
4 Thorn of Amethyst
1 Trinisphere
Sideboard:
3 Duplicant
2 Phyrexian Metamorph
2 Wurmcoil Engine
2 Pithing Needle
2 Ratchet Bomb
2 Relic of Progenitus
2 Tormod's Crypt

I posed this exact same questions in the local forums Eternal Catala and didn't get any response.
I hope you can answer them here:

- With 3 Grudges maindeck you should stop Vault+Key decks theoretically. The problem is those decks usually play Dark Confidants, which should beat your card advantage and damange race. Post sideboard, I don't see the matchup improving, unless you sideboard Bolts to shore up the Confidant problem. If this is the case, what do you SB out?

- What are the reasons that bring you to sb-out Brainstorm on the 2nd and 3d games? My impression is that in the 2nd-3rd game bs is even more important than in the 1st game.

- Considering you don't run either all the restricted draw spells nor Confidants: what are the reasons for the non inclusion of Vampiric and Mystical besides you don't like card disadvantage. Wouldn't it be beneficial to play them to have access to your most powerful one-ofs such as Strip Mine and Tinker?

- When you win with Roar, do you normally play it from hand or from the grave?

This information is brought to you courtesy of gRR!! enterprises.

This tourney took place in Vilanova del Camí, where 52 players battled through 6 swiss-rounds plus top8. I hope you enjoy the lists!

1st - José Luis Gallego - MUD
Maindeck:
4 Ancient Tomb
2 City of Traitors
4 Mishra's Factory
4 Mishra's Workshop
1 Strip Mine
1 Tolarian Academy
4 Wasteland
2 Duplicant
4 Juggernaut
4 Lodestone Golem
1 Razormane Masticore
1 Black Lotus
4 Chalice of the Void
2 Crucible of Worlds
1 Mana Crypt
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Sapphire
3 Null Rod
2 Sculpting Steel
1 Sol Ring
4 Sphere of Resistance
4 Tangle Wire
2 Thorn of Amethyst
Sideboard:
3 Arcbound Ravager
2 Duplicant
1 Razormane Masticore
1 Crucible of Worlds
1 Null Rod
2 Powder Keg
3 Relic of Progenitus
1 Thorn of Amethyst
1 Tormod's Crypt

2nd (1st unpowered) - Gerard Piella - Dredge
Maindeck:
4 Bazaar of Baghdad
4 City of Brass
1 Dakmor Salvage
2 Gemstone Mine
4 Undiscovered Paradise
1 Angel of Despair
4 Bloodghast
1 Flame-Kin Zealot
4 Golgari Grave-Troll
2 Golgari Thug
4 Ichorid
4 Narcomoeba
1 Sphinx of Lost Truths
4 Stinkweed Imp
4 Bridge from Below
4 Cabal Therapy
3 Chalice of the Void
3 Dread Return
4 Serum Powder
3 Unmask
Sideboard:
4 Wispmare
4 Ancient Grudge
4 Chain of Vapor
3 Darkblast

Top 4 - Rubén González - Remora Tendrils
Maindeck:
5 Island
4 Misty Rainforest
1 Polluted Delta
1 Tolarian Academy
1 Tropical Island
4 Underground Sea
3 Dark Confidant
1 Sower of Temptation
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Black Lotus
1 Brainstorm
1 Demonic Tutor
4 Force of Will
1 Gifts Ungiven
1 Hurkyl's Recall
1 Mana Crypt
3 Mana Drain
1 Meditate
1 Merchant Scroll
1 Misdirection
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Sapphire
3 Mystic Remora
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Regrowth
4 Repeal
1 Sol Ring
3 Spell Pierce
1 Tendrils of Agony
1 Time Walk
1 Timetwister
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Yawgmoth's Will
Sideboard:
1 Forest
1 Sower of Temptation
4 Tarmogoyf
2 Yixlid Jailer
1 Hurkyl's Recall
2 Mindbreak Trap
2 Nature's Claim
2 Tormod's Crypt

Top 4 - Alex Delgado - Remora Tendrils
Maindeck:
4 Island
1 Library of Alexandria
4 Misty Rainforest
1 Polluted Delta
1 Tolarian Academy
1 Tropical Island
4 Underground Sea
3 Dark Confidant
1 Sower of Temptation
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Black Lotus
1 Brainstorm
1 Demonic Tutor
4 Force of Will
1 Gifts Ungiven
1 Hurkyl's Recall
1 Mana Crypt
3 Mana Drain
1 Meditate
1 Merchant Scroll
1 Misdirection
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Sapphire
3 Mystic Remora
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Regrowth
4 Repeal
1 Sol Ring
3 Spell Pierce
1 Tendrils of Agony
1 Time Walk
1 Timetwister
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Yawgmoth's Will
Sideboard:
1 Forest
1 Sower of Temptation
4 Tarmogoyf
2 Dispel
2 Hurkyl's Recall
2 Mindbreak Trap
2 Nature's Claim
1 Tormod's Crypt

Top 8 - Tomàs Winand - Oath
Maindeck:
4 Forbidden Orchard
1 Library of Alexandria
2 Misty Rainforest
2 Polluted Delta
1 Snow-Covered Island
1 Tolarian Academy
2 Tropical Island
3 Underground Sea
1 Volcanic Island
1 Darksteel Colossus
1 Iona, Shield of Emeria
1 Terastodon
1 Tezzeret the Seeker
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Black Lotus
1 Brainstorm
1 Demonic Tutor
4 Force of Will
1 Gifts Ungiven
1 Lat-Nam's Legacy
1 Mana Crypt
1 Merchant Scroll
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mystical Tutor
4 Oath of Druids
1 Ponder
1 Rebuild
1 Regrowth
2 Sensei's Divining Top
1 Sol Ring
4 Spell Pierce
1 Thirst for Knowledge
1 Time Vault
1 Time Walk
1 Tinker
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Voltaic Key
1 Yawgmoth's Will
Sideboard:
1 Strip Mine
1 Hellkite Overlord
2 Ancient Grudge
1 Duress
2 Firespout
1 Krosan Grip
1 Nature's Claim
2 Red Elemental Blast
2 Show and Tell
1 Thoughtseize
1 Trinisphere

Top 8 - Angel Gorriana - Tezzeret Remora
Maindeck:
2 Flooded Strand
4 Island
1 Library of Alexandria
1 Misty Rainforest
2 Polluted Delta
1 Tolarian Academy
2 Tropical Island
3 Underground Sea
4 Dark Confidant
1 Inkwell Leviathan
1 Tezzeret the Seeker
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Black Lotus
1 Brainstorm
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Fact or Fiction
4 Force of Will
1 Gifts Ungiven
1 Hurkyl's Recall
1 Mana Crypt
4 Mana Drain
1 Merchant Scroll
1 Misdirection
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Sapphire
4 Mystic Remora
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Regrowth
1 Sensei's Divining Top
1 Sol Ring
1 Tendrils of Agony
1 Thirst for Knowledge
1 Time Vault
1 Time Walk
1 Tinker
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Voltaic Key
1 Yawgmoth's Will
Sideboard:
3 Tarmogoyf
1 Diabolic Edict
2 Energy Flux
1 Hurkyl's Recall
2 Massacre
3 Pithing Needle
3 Planar Void

Top 8 - Narcís Mir - TurboTezz
Maindeck:
3 Flooded Strand
5 Island
1 Library of Alexandria
2 Polluted Delta
1 Tolarian Academy
3 Underground Sea
1 Inkwell Leviathan
1 Magus of the Unseen
3 Tezzeret the Seeker
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Black Lotus
1 Brainstorm
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Echoing Truth
1 Fact or Fiction
4 Force of Will
1 Gifts Ungiven
1 Mana Crypt
4 Mana Drain
1 Mana Vault
1 Merchant Scroll
1 Misdirection
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mystical Tutor
2 Rebuild
2 Sensei's Divining Top
1 Sol Ring
3 Spell Pierce
1 Thirst for Knowledge
1 Time Vault
1 Time Walk
1 Tinker
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Voltaic Key
1 Yawgmoth's Will
Sideboard:
2 Sower of Temptation
1 Darkblast
1 Hurkyl's Recall
2 Pithing Needle
2 Relic of Progenitus
3 Spell Snare
3 Thoughtseize
1 Tormod's Crypt

Top 8 (1st budget) - Omar Nieto - Wizards
Maindeck:
3 Flooded Strand
2 Island
4 Polluted Delta
1 Strip Mine
4 Underground Sea
4 Wasteland
1 Watery Grave
3 Cursecatcher
4 Dark Confidant
3 Martyr of Frost
4 Sage of Epityr
3 Stern Proctor
4 Voidmage Prodigy
4 Æther Vial
4 Chalice of the Void
3 Daze
3 Engineered Explosives
4 Force of Will
3 Stifle
Sideboard:
2 Gilded Drake
2 Bitterblossom
1 Darkblast
4 Leyline of the Void
3 Pithing Needle
2 Umezawa's Jitte
1 Vampiric Tutor

I don't know if they post here on TMD, but I have a few questions about Ugo Rivard and Ian Sauvé's decks.
Bear in mind I don't know your metagame and this is why I want to know about this unconventional card choices.

Triskelion: was this included beacause it's a good Tinker target vs opposing Confidants, plus an additional win condition?
Platinum Angel: what is its main use, so you don't die to Confidant flips? Does it steal enough wins vs combo and/or Ichorid first game for you?
Blood Moon: what's the purpose of this inclusion maindeck, and the two extra copies in the sideboard?

Thank you.

51 players attended the 2nd tourney of the CVL in Cabrera de Mar.
6 swiss rounds were played plus top8. Xavier dropped in the finals, so Ruben took the win.
This is the top8 of the tourney plus the best unpowered deck.

Props to Roger Riera aka gRR!! for the information.

1st - Rubén Xicota - TurboTezz
Maindeck:
6 Island
3 Misty Rainforest
2 Polluted Delta
1 Tolarian Academy
1 Tropical Island
2 Underground Sea
1 Sphinx of the Steel Wind
3 Tezzeret the Seeker
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Black Lotus
1 Brainstorm
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Echoing Truth
1 Fact or Fiction
4 Force of Will
1 Gifts Ungiven
1 Mana Crypt
4 Mana Drain
1 Mana Vault
1 Merchant Scroll
1 Misdirection
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mystical Tutor
2 Rebuild
1 Regrowth
1 Sensei's Divining Top
1 Sol Ring
4 Spell Pierce
1 Thirst for Knowledge
1 Time Vault
1 Time Walk
1 Tinker
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Voltaic Key
1 Yawgmoth's Will
Sideboard:
1 Forest
2 Sower of Temptation
4 Tarmogoyf
1 Darkblast
1 Duress
1 Hurkyl's Recall
1 Pithing Needle
1 Relic of Progenitus
2 Thoughtseize
1 Tormod's Crypt

2nd - Xavier Muntada - Tezzeret Control
Maindeck:
2 Flooded Strand
3 Island
2 Polluted Delta
2 Scalding Tarn
1 Tolarian Academy
3 Underground Sea
3 Volcanic Island
3 Dark Confidant
1 Sphinx of the Steel Wind
1 Tezzeret the Seeker
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Black Lotus
1 Brainstorm
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Echoing Truth
1 Fact or Fiction
1 Fire // Ice
4 Force of Will
1 Gifts Ungiven
1 Mana Crypt
4 Mana Drain
1 Merchant Scroll
1 Misdirection
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Ponder
1 Rebuild
2 Sensei's Divining Top
1 Sol Ring
1 Thirst for Knowledge
2 Thoughtseize
1 Time Vault
1 Time Walk
1 Tinker
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Voltaic Key
1 Yawgmoth's Will
Sideboard:
3 Ingot Chewer
1 Sundering Titan
1 Darkblast
2 Extirpate
1 Hurkyl's Recall
1 Massacre
1 Pyroblast
1 Pyroclasm
1 Rack and Ruin
2 Red Elemental Blast
1 Tormod's Crypt

Top 4 - Alex Delgado - Remora Tendrils
Maindeck:
4 Island
1 Library of Alexandria
4 Misty Rainforest
1 Polluted Delta
1 Tolarian Academy
1 Tropical Island
4 Underground Sea
3 Dark Confidant
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Black Lotus
1 Brainstorm
1 Darkblast
1 Demonic Tutor
4 Force of Will
1 Gifts Ungiven
1 Hurkyl's Recall
1 Mana Crypt
3 Mana Drain
1 Meditate
1 Merchant Scroll
1 Misdirection
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Sapphire
3 Mystic Remora
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Regrowth
4 Repeal
1 Sol Ring
3 Spell Pierce
1 Tendrils of Agony
1 Time Walk
1 Timetwister
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Yawgmoth's Will
Sideboard:
1 Forest
4 Tarmogoyf
2 Trygon Predator
1 Hurkyl's Recall
1 Krosan Grip
2 Mindbreak Trap
1 Ravenous Trap
3 Tormod's Crypt

Top 4 - Carles Miñón - TurboTezz
Maindeck:
2 Flooded Strand
6 Island
1 Library of Alexandria
1 Misty Rainforest
1 Polluted Delta
1 Scalding Tarn
1 Tolarian Academy
2 Underground Sea
1 Darksteel Colossus
4 Tezzeret the Seeker
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Black Lotus
1 Brainstorm
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Echoing Truth
1 Fact or Fiction
4 Force of Will
1 Gifts Ungiven
1 Mana Crypt
4 Mana Drain
1 Mana Vault
1 Merchant Scroll
2 Misdirection
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mystical Tutor
2 Rebuild
1 Sensei's Divining Top
1 Sol Ring
3 Spell Pierce
1 Thirst for Knowledge
1 Time Vault
1 Time Walk
1 Tinker
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Voltaic Key
1 Yawgmoth's Will
Sideboard:
1 Dominating Licid
3 Sower of Temptation
1 Duress
1 Hurkyl's Recall
1 Mindbreak Trap
3 Pithing Needle
1 Relic of Progenitus
3 Spell Snare
1 Thoughtseize

Top 8 - Rubén González - Remora Tendrils
Maindeck:
4 Island
1 Library of Alexandria
4 Misty Rainforest
1 Polluted Delta
1 Tolarian Academy
1 Tropical Island
4 Underground Sea
3 Dark Confidant
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Black Lotus
1 Brainstorm
1 Darkblast
1 Demonic Tutor
4 Force of Will
1 Gifts Ungiven
1 Hurkyl's Recall
1 Mana Crypt
3 Mana Drain
1 Meditate
1 Merchant Scroll
1 Misdirection
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Sapphire
3 Mystic Remora
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Regrowth
4 Repeal
1 Sol Ring
3 Spell Pierce
1 Tendrils of Agony
1 Time Walk
1 Timetwister
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Yawgmoth's Will
Sideboard:
1 Forest
4 Tarmogoyf
2 Trygon Predator
1 Hurkyl's Recall
1 Krosan Grip
2 Mindbreak Trap
1 Ravenous Trap
3 Tormod's Crypt

Top 8 - Pedro García - Noble Fish
Maindeck:
3 Flooded Strand
3 Misty Rainforest
1 Strip Mine
3 Tropical Island
3 Tundra
4 Wasteland
4 Cold-Eyed Selkie
2 Gaddock Teeg
3 Meddling Mage
4 Noble Hierarch
4 Qasali Pridemage
3 Tarmogoyf
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Black Lotus
1 Brainstorm
3 Daze
4 Force of Will
1 Hurkyl's Recall
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Sapphire
4 Negate
3 Null Rod
2 Swords to Plowshares
1 Time Walk
Sideboard:
2 Kataki, War's Wage
1 Trygon Predator
4 Angel's Grace
1 Echoing Truth
2 Relic of Progenitus
2 Rule of Law
1 Swords to Plowshares
2 Wheel of Sun and Moon

Top 8 - Adrià Galitó - The Perfect Storm
Maindeck:
1 Bloodstained Mire
1 Flooded Strand
2 Island
4 Polluted Delta
2 Swamp
1 Tolarian Academy
2 Underground Sea
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Black Lotus
1 Brainstorm
1 Cabal Ritual
1 Chain of Vapor
4 Dark Ritual
1 Demonic Tutor
4 Duress
1 Fact or Fiction
4 Force of Will
1 Gifts Ungiven
1 Hurkyl's Recall
1 Lotus Petal
1 Mana Crypt
1 Mana Vault
1 Memory Jar
1 Merchant Scroll
1 Mind's Desire
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Necropotence
1 Ponder
1 Sol Ring
3 Spell Pierce
2 Tendrils of Agony
1 Time Walk
1 Timetwister
1 Tinker
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Yawgmoth's Bargain
1 Yawgmoth's Will
Sideboard:
1 Badlands
1 Volcanic Island
3 Dark Confidant
2 Yixlid Jailer
1 Darkblast
2 Empty the Warrens
2 Hurkyl's Recall
2 Pyroblast
1 Pyroclasm

Top 8 - Jordi Carbonell - U/R Stacks
Maindeck:
3 Ancient Tomb
1 Bloodstained Mire
1 Mishra's Factory
4 Mishra's Workshop
1 Scalding Tarn
1 Strip Mine
1 Tolarian Academy
4 Volcanic Island
4 Wasteland
1 Wooded Foothills
4 Goblin Welder
3 Juggernaut
1 Karn, Silver Golem
2 Razormane Masticore
1 Sundering Titan
1 Triskelion
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Black Lotus
2 Crucible of Worlds
1 Mana Crypt
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Sapphire
4 Smokestack
1 Sol Ring
4 Sphere of Resistance
3 Tangle Wire
3 Thorn of Amethyst
1 Tinker
1 Trinisphere
Sideboard:
1 Duplicant
1 Viashino Heretic
1 Crucible of Worlds
2 Jester's Cap
2 Pithing Needle
3 Pyroclasm
2 Rack and Ruin
1 Thorn of Amethyst
2 Tormod's Crypt

1st unpowered (20th, 9 pts) - Omar Nieto - Wizards
Maindeck:
3 Dark Depths
3 Flooded Strand
3 Island
2 Polluted Delta
1 Strip Mine
4 Underground Sea
4 Wasteland
2 Watery Grave
3 Cursecatcher
4 Dark Confidant
4 Sage of Epityr
4 Vampire Hexmage
4 Voidmage Prodigy
4 Æther Vial
4 Chalice of the Void
3 Daze
1 Demonic Tutor
4 Force of Will
3 Stifle
1 Vampiric Tutor
Sideboard:
2 Tundra
3 Gilded Drake
3 Meddling Mage
4 Leyline of the Void
3 Pithing Needle

Hi Richard,
I will be there as will a lot of the participants of the Cabrera 2007 Vintage tourney you attended.
See you there!

Adrià

The date for this tourney is October 31st, that's a Saturday, when our LCV tourneys happen
This one in particular took place in Badalona.

This is what I own:

Full Power9.
Full MWS, Bazaar, Drain.
Vault, Seal, LoA, 3 Grim, 12 Blue duals, most playables so I can build almost any deck.


Stormanimagus raised a few suitable questions about how is Power distributed throughout the world, so I'll try to illustrate what is going on in my metagame.

This numbers relate to the Catalan Vintage League thanks to the statistics put together by Roger Riera (gRR!! on the net).
The highlighted zone in the spanish territory is where CVL is monthly hold, and where 99% of the participants come from.
Conservatively speaking, we have +40 complete sets of Power9 actively taking part in those tourneys. Moreover, there might be +10 partial sets of Power9 active in our area too.



I encourage Euro&American members to estimate how many P9 cards are in their respective metagames so we can have a better idea of what is going on with its distribution worldwide. It'd be cool to have a 'demographic' map of P9 to determine what's best for the future of our format.

CVL is still on 

We had a tourney for July, unfortunately the top8 lists aren't ready yet.

We'll have the August tourney Saturday the 29th, sorry.

There's the CLL (Catalan Legacy League) on the 22nd though. I think they have some BB & WB duals for top8 prizes.

Firstly, I'd like to thank you for sharing this report with all of its intricacies and for sharing your thoughts with no reservation.

I have a couple of questions regarding your list and your sideboard technique:

Your UbaStacks lists have historically played 8 on color producing lands (4 Mountain + 4 Ring) to support Welder + Sideboard. In

this new list and the addition of black, you're playing:
5 Red/Black land
2 Black land
1 Red land
I see this as a potential problem for casting your spells. Has it been for you?
For reference, this is the on color land count for:
Twaun's list is: 6 R/B, 2 B, 1 R
Meandeck's list is: 5 B/R, 3 B, 2 R

I'd like you to ellaborate on the fact that you sideboard Jester's for the Ritual and Drain matchup, because I guess you don't sideboard out Rods. They're obviously dissynergistic, are you trying to go towards a critical mass in those matchups?

Thank you all, you cleared that up perfectly for me.

Our group has doubts about the interaction (or lack of) between Tendrils of Agony cast on a Tezzeret.

- Is Tezzeret a legal target for Tendrils as it's considered a player?
- If so, does Tendrils' loss of life make Tezzeret loose loyalty counters?

Thanks in advance!

This great information compilation is credited to Roger Riera, aka gRR!!.
I hope this gives a better insight about our metagame, here in Barcelona area.

LCV5 – 5th tourney (Cabrera de Mar, 9/5/2009) - Deck breakdown[/u]

General data:
Players: 70 people
Average scoring: 10,6 points
Unpowered players: 19 (27,1% del total)
Average unpowered scoring: 7,7

* Cards that appear for the first time in a LCV Top 8:
Chains of Mephistopheles
Hypnotic Specter
Riptide Pilferer
Sickening Shoal
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth

* Deck breakdown and average scoring by archtype:

29 Drain Decks (41,4% of the metagame, 3/8 of the Top 8)
--- 8 Tezzeret Control: 11,4
--- 5 Meditate Remora: 8,6
--- 4 Drain Tendrils: 16 (Champion, T4)
--- 2 Bomberman: 11,5
--- 1 Tezzeret Slaver: 20 (T8 )
--- 1 Remora Painters: 15
--- 1 U/B/R Painters: 13
--- 1 Tezzeret Slaverless: 10
--- 1 Control Confidant: 9
--- 1 Intuitive: 9
--- 1 U/R Painters : 9
--- 1 Landstill: 6
--- 1 Transmuter Remora: 6
--- 1 SuperGro: 0

14 Null Rod Decks (20,0% of the metagame, 3/8 of the Top 8)
--- 5 U/W Fish: 9,4
--- 2 Monoblack: 15 (T8 )
--- 2 B/R Confidant: 12
--- 2 Merfolks: 11 (T8 )
--- 1 U/R Fish : 25 (F)
--- 1 Rogues: 6
--- 1 Stasis: 9

7 Ichorid Decks (10,0% of the metagame, 1/8 of the Top 8)
--- 7 Manaless Ichorid: 8,9 (T8 )

5 Workshop Decks (7,1% of the metagame, 1/8 of the Top 8)
--- 2 Transmuter Slaver: 9,5
--- 1 MUD Domination: 22 (T4)
--- 1 Transmuter Stacks: 10
--- 1 U/R Stacks: 9

5 Ritual Decks (7,1% of the metagame)
--- 4 The Perfect Storm: 11,5
--- 1 ANT: 9

10 Other archtypes (14,3% of the metagame)
--- 2 Goblins: 10,5
--- 2 U/R Painters: 9
--- 1 Angry Ghoul: 15
--- 1 U/R Fish: 12
--- 1 Monoblack: 6
--- 1 Food Chain Goblins: 6
--- 1 Oath: 6
--- 1 Zombies: 3

* Deck breakdown and average scoring by unpowered archtype:
7 Manaless Ichorid: 8,9 (T8 )
2 B/R Confidant: 12
2 U/W Fish: 5
1 U/R Fish: 12
1 Stasis: 9
1 Food Chain Goblins: 6
1 Goblins: 6
1 Monoblack: 6
1 Rogues: 6
1 Merfolks: 3
1 Zombies: 3


* Most played cards:

Top 10 lands:
151 Island
121 Polluted Delta
107 Flooded Strand
91 Underground Sea
81 Swamp
78 Volcanic Island
76 Wasteland
39 Mountain
36 Tolarian Academy
28 Bloodstained Mire
28 Bazaar of Baghdad

Top 10 creatures:
32 Goblin Welder
32 Narcomoeba
29 Dark Confidant
28 Golgari Grave-Troll
28 Golgari Thug
28 Ichorid
28 Stinkweed Imp
26 Ninja of the Deep Hours
21 Street Wraith
20 Sage of Epityr
20 Meddling Mage
20 Painter's Servant

Top 10 non-creature spells:
196 Force of Will
110 Mana Drain
96 Thrist for Knowledge
59 Chalice of the Void
58 Duress
48 Null Rod
48 Black Lotus
48 Mox Sapphire
48 Sensei's Divining Top
47 Ancestral Recall

Top 10 sideboards:
91 Tormod's Crypt
77 Pithing Needle
44 Yixlid Jailer
42 Extirpate
34 Relic of Progenitus
33 Red Elemental Blast
31 Hurkyl's Recall
31 Ingot Chewer
30 Leyline of the Void
28 Duress

Top 10 lands used in more decks:
Island in 48
Polluted Delta in 46
Flooded Strand in 44
Tolarian Academy in 36
Underground Sea in 33
Library of Alexandria in 27
Volcanic Island in 26
Wasteland in 20
Strip Mine in 20
Swamp in 19

Top 10 creatures used in more decks:
Inkwell Leviathan in 27
Yixlid Jailer in 21
Darksteel Colossus in 15
Sundering Titan in 14
Ingot Chewer in 14
Goblin Welder in 12
Narcomoeba in 8
Dark Confidant in 8
Triskelion in 8
Golgari Grave-Troll in 7
Golgari Thug in 7
Ichorid in 7
Stinkweed Imp in 7
Ninja of the Deep Hours in 7
Sage of Epityr in 7
Flame-Kin Zealot in 7
Platinum Angel in 7
Razormane Masticore in 7
Top 10 non-creature spells used in more decks:
Force of Will in 49
Black Lotus in 48
Mox Sapphire in 48
Ancestral Recall in 47
Mox Jet in 45
Time Walk in 45
Brainstorm in 43
Mox Ruby in 42
Mox Pearl in 41
Sol Ring in 41
Tormod's Crypt in 41

There's going to be a massive tourney in Valencia (Spain) with the best prize support ever!
It's going to be a 10 proxy non-sanctioned event with the following prize structure:

   1st: Black Lotus Beta + Ancestral Recall Beta
   2nd: Black Lotus Beta
   3rd: Black Lotus Unlimited
   4th: Black Lotus de Unlimited
   5th: Ancestral Recall Unlimited
   6th: Ancestral Recall Unlimited
   7th-8th: Mox Sapphire Unlimited

   9th-12th: Mishra's Workshop
   13th-16th: Bazaar of Baghdad

   Extra prizes awarded to the top3 non-proxy players!

It's going to be held in a hotel the 8th of December 2007.
Here's the blog's site for complete information: http://bp1.blogger.com/_FHDDzutstIc/Rsts-sn-fEI/AAAAAAAAAk8/PKu6U0RHtKw/s1600-h/cartel_valencia_web_en.jpg

It'd be great to see the European metagames confront... maybe we'll finally see the transatlantic clash... hopefully!

I think the main difference between the American and European metagame is that the American is shaped by fads and the European is by experience.
I have the impression that when americans have identified the most broken strategies they tend to play that deck no matter what because they believe in its raw power. On the other hand, europeans try the new decks and then decide what they are better suited for: playing the best deck through hate, or playing other decks they are good at which have a shot at beating the top decks.
This is obviously a generalization, but those are my feelings after 6 years playing european vintage.

Just for the record, Perramox tourneys use to be played in a very relaxed and friendly atmosphere; so that means there's no hardcore competitive attitude.
I'm glad the Perramox series are back!

Intuitive is very popular in Catalonia where a lot of Fish is played. I suppose Gifts a better deck choice if you plan to see few Fish decks, because it was a 10 proxy event.

The top 3 ranked players of LCV (Vintage Catalan League) earned 80% of their points by playing Intuitive, it says everything about the deck in our metagame. I think Intuitive is not as broken as Gifts, but on the other hand is easier and more straightforward to play than Gifts; probably that's why we choose it.

Hi, you should read this The Vintage Paradox by Moxlotus: http://www.starcitygames.com/php/news/article/12828.html

In my opinion Gifts should not be restricted, even less for the reason you argue. Being a average vintage player isn't harder than in any other format. There's no point in restricting Gifts to lower the skill in vintage because we should have to do the same with other cards. Newcomers will learn the basics of how to split a Gifts pile in a few games if they know how a Gifts deck is built.

The deck lacks focus and it hasn't got a pre-established win condition. Also, it'll have problems casting all those expensive artifacts if Welder+Thirst fail. 4 Duress is an obscene low amount of disruption vs control, combo and fish.
Having pointed the obvious I'll suggest some routes the deck can take to improve:

-Strenghten the mana denial plan. CotV seems to fit in the maindeck.
-Modify your mana base so you can hard-cast the artifact fat. Ancient tomb comes to mind.

CotV doubles as disruption and slows the game down to your decks speed (which is tremendously slow).
Tombs might help casting artifacts reducing your reliance in Thirst, and at the same time it improves your welding targets.
 

Well, let's go to the basics.

If you want to be able to cast Mana Drain reliably you need to play at least 15 stable blue mana sources, so you'll need an extra 2 in your list. Haven't you had mana problems to cast Drains?

The Knife - We share our mothers health - Trentemoller remix

Trentemoller does a good work remixing tech-pop, really.

The first problem you should consider is the lack of a reliable draw engine. The only card advantage you play is Recall and the only way to get it without a card-disadvantage tutor is Demonic Tutor.

It'd be a good thing if you played a minimum of 24-26 mana sources, as most top tier Drain decks have been playing with success. I guess the 2 Sea 3 Grave split is because of your budget, if it isn't, 4 Seas are mandatory with all that black spells wanting to be played 1st turn, not to mention the shock-lands damage really adds when facing Fish decks. This is a possible mana base you might like:

1 Black Lotus
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Sol Ring
1 Mana Crypt
1 Mana Vault
4 Polluted Delta
1 Flooded strand
4 Underground Sea
5 Island
1 Swamp
1 Tolarian Academy

Wette and I split the prize on the finals and we played just one game to decide who took the title (we both mulled to 0).

There is quite a lot Stacks in our meta, I'd say there are about 10 playsets of Workshops in our tourneys.

This is actually a 3x1 card advantage. Scroll (-1) to fetch Ancestral (+1), Ancestral (-1) to draw 3 (+3). So your net gain are 2 cards.
I completely agree with Kowal, I think that Scroll has so many targets it will fetch the best blue instant in each situation, which is not Ancestral every time. Default plays are not always the way to go, and with the flexibility Scroll gives you can easily take off guard your opponent.

Anders, you were inspired by a deck that leans towards combo and you designed a deck which has a very strong control flavour, was that your intention?

I think this is common to all of us trying to break this deck. This means well thought input on the deck is more than welcome!

My list differs from yours in:
- LoA, -Desire, -Chain, -Ritual, -Gush
+Brainstorm, +Bargain, +Top, +Fact, +Thirst

I try to build the deck redundantly to avoid the most bad topdecks as I can. Excess Tops can be pitched to Thirst or Brainstormed away. I think that Brainstorm and Top don't overlap as much as people think they do, they serve similar purposes with slight, but important, differences.

I'm not a big fan of LoA, but this are my thoughts about it right now. As good as it is, I feel it's too slow for the environment. Even "control" decks such as Gifts, T1T etc. can force you quite easily to go down to 6-5 cards playing game deciding bombs. If you opt for letting those bombs resolve you'll usually get the same card advantage with LoA in two or three turns. The important thing is the opponent will have gained CA with no tempo loss at all, when you'll be forced to tap a mana source to draw a card every turn (not that it's a bad thing), and most importantly they'll have UU up before you do. I don't like LoA because I play the deck aggressively and I feel that it's more of a win more card when you already have 7 cards in hand due to a Confidant. To top it all, it's the only Wastelandable land in the deck with Academy. I'd really like you to convince me to use LoA because I think it's a great card, but too conditional.

Fact is amazing, try it I'll definitely test Gush in place of the 3rd Thirst.

As a random thought, too many times I've found no sink for Mana Drain mana, other than Top, which is not a very spectacular mana sink...