Results for Lincoln, NE Hobbytown USA Mox Ruby

[dansHTU]

We had 22 show up for this event from Colorado, Iowa and Nebraska.  Here are the Top 8 decklists, etc.:

Michael Eller - 1st Place

2 Darksteel Citadel
1 Glimmervoid
4 Mishra's Workshop
4 Seat of the Synod
1 Tolarian Academy
4 Vault of Whispers

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16 lands

1 Darksteel Colossus
4 Metalworker
1 Triskelion

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6 creatures

1 Ancestral Recall
1 Black Lotus
2 Chain of Vapor
3 Chalice of the Void
2 Chromatic Sphere
1 Demonic Tutor
4 Force of Will
1 Goblin Cannon
1 Imperial Seal
1 Mana Crypt
1 Mana Vault
1 Memory Jar
3 Mindslaver
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Sol Ring
4 Staff of Domination
1 Stroke of Genius
3 Thirst for Knowledge
1 Timetwister
1 Time Spiral
1 Trinisphere
1 Tinker
1 Vampiric Tutor

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38 other spells

3 Blue Elemental Blast
4 Jester's Cap
4 Pithing Needle
2 Sphere of Resistance
1 Sundering Titan
1 Triskelion

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15 sideboard cards

 



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Travis Spero - 2nd Place

3 Flooded Strand
6 Island
2 Polluted Delta
1 Tolarian Academy
1 Underground Sea
2 Volcanic Island

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15 land

1 Darksteel Colossus

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1 creature

1 Ancestral Recall
1 Black Lotus
4 Brainstorm
1 Burning Wish
1 Chain of Vapor
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Fact or Fiction
4 Force of Will
4 Gifts Ungiven
1 Lotus Petal
1 Mana Crypt
4 Mana Drain
1 Mana Vault
4 Merchant Scroll
3 Misdirection
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Rebuild
1 Recoup
1 Sol Ring
1 Time Walk
1 Tinker
1 Yawgmoth's Will

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44 other spells

1 Darkblast
1 Echoing Truth
1 Fire/Ice
3 Goblin Bombardment
3 Pithing Needle
1 Pyroclasm
1 Pyroblast
2 Red Elemental Blast
1 Spawning Pit
1 Tendrils of Agony

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15 sideboard cards

 




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Marcus Anderson - 3rd Place

4 Bazaar of Baghdad
4 Polluted Delta
1 Swamp
1 Tropical Island
1 Tundra
4 Underground Sea
2 Volcanic Island

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17 lands

1 Ambassador Laquatus
1 Caller of the Claw
1 Kumano, Master Yamabushi
4 Squee, Goblin Nabob
4 Worldgorger Dragon

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11 creatures

1 Ancestral Recall
3 Animate Dead
1 Black Lotus
2 Compulsion
2 Dance of the Dead
1 Demonic Tutor
4 Duress
1 Entomb
4 Force of Will
1 Imperial Seal
2 Intuition
1 Mana Crypt
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Sapphire
2 Necromancy
1 Time Walk
1 Vampiric Tutor

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32 other spells

4 Null Rod
4 Pithing Needle
2 Ray of Revelation
3 Stifle
2 Xantid Swarm

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15 sideboard cards

 



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Lou Christopher - 4th Place

4 City of Brass
2 Forbidden Orchard
4 Gemstone Mine
1 Tolarian Academy

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11 lands

2 Elvish Spirit Guide
1 Xantid Swarm

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3 creatures

1 Ancestral Recall
1 Black Lotus
4 Brainstorm
2 Cabal Ritual
1 Crop Rotation
4 Dark Ritual
1 Demonic Tutor
4 Duress
3 Grim Tutor
1 Hurkyl's Recall
1 Imperial Seal
1 Lion's Eye Diamond
1 Lotus Petal
1 Mana Crypt
1 Mana Vault
1 Memory Jar
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 Regrowth
1 Sol Ring
1 Tendrils of Agony
1 Time Walk
1 Timetwister
1 Tinker
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Wheel of Fortune
1 Yawgmoth's Bargain
1 Yawgmoth's Will

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46 other spells

1 Balance
2 Chain of Vapor
1 Darksteel Colossus
1 Hurkyl's Recall
2 Elvish Spirit Guide
1 Mox Diamond
2 Ray of Revelation
1 Seal of Cleansing
2 Tormod's Crypt
2 Xantid Swarm

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15 sideboard cards

 



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Scott Limoges - 5th Place

3 Bayou
4 Bazaar of Baghdad
4 Bloodstained Mire
4 Polluted Delta
1 Swamp
2 Underground Sea

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18 lands

1 Caller of the Claw
1 Eternal Witness
4 Hermit Druid
4 Worldgorger Dragon
4 Xantid Swarm

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14 creatures

1 Ancestral Recall
4 Animate Dead
1 Black Lotus
1 Cabal Therapy
1 Crop Rotation
1 Dance of the Dead
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Ebony Charm
1 Entomb
1 Krosan Reclamation
4 Intuition
1 Life from the Loam
1 Mana Crypt
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Sapphire
3 Necromancy
1 Vampiric Tutor

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28 other spells

1 Badlands
1 Chain of Vapor
1 Darkblast
3 Duress
1 Forbidden Orchard
3 Gorilla Shaman
1 Memnarch
3 Null Rod
1 Strip Mine

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15 sideboard cards

 



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Jim Gaffney - 6th Place

2 Flooded Strand
3 Island
3 Polluted Delta
2 Snow-Covered Island
1 Tolarian Academy
2 Underground Sea
2 Volcanic Island

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15 land

1 Darksteel Colossus

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1 creature

1 Ancestral Recall
1 Black Lotus
4 Brainstorm
1 Burning Wish
1 Chain of Vapor
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Fact or Fiction
4 Force of Will
4 Gifts Ungiven
1 Hurkyl's Recall
1 Lotus Petal
1 Mana Crypt
4 Mana Drain
1 Mana Vault
4 Merchant Scroll
2 Misdirection
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Rebuild
1 Recoup
1 Sol Ring
1 Time Walk
1 Tinker
1 Yawgmoth's Will

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44 other spells

1 Chain of Vapor
1 Eye of Nowhere
2 Fire/Ice
1 Hurkyl's Recall
2 Old Man of the Sea
2 Pithing Needle
1 Pyroblast
1 Pyroclasm
1 Red Elemental Blast
1 Tendrils of Agony
2 Tormod's Crypt

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15 sideboard cards

 



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Zach Gable - 7th Place

2 City of Brass
2 Flooded Strand
4 Forbidden Orchard
2 Island
2 Polluted Delta
1 Strip Mine
1 Tropical Island
2 Underground Sea

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16 lands

1 Akroma, Angel of Wrath
1 Razia, Boros Archangel

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2 creatures

1 Ancestral Recall
1 Black Lotus
4 Brainstorm
1 Crop Rotation
1 Demonic Tutor
4 Duress
4 Force of Will
1 Gaea's Blessing
1 Imperial Seal
4 Impulse
1 Lotus Petal
4 Mana Drain
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mystical Tutor
4 Oath of Druids
1 Rushing River
2 Sensei's Divining Top
1 Time Walk
1 Vampiric Tutor

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42 other spells

2 Darkblast
1 Darksteel Colossus
1 Life from the Loam
1 Oxidize
3 Pithing Needle
1 Platinum Angel
2 Shadow of Doubt
3 Stifle
1 Tinker

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15 sideboard cards

 



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Merlin Hayes - 8th Place

1 Barbarian Ring
4 City of Brass
4 Gemstone Mine
4 Mishra's Workshop
1 Strip Mine
1 Tolarian Academy
4 Wasteland

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19 lands

1 Duplicant
4 Goblin Welder
2 Gorilla Shaman
1 Karn, Silver Golem
1 Sundering Titan
1 Triskelion

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10 creatures

1 Ancestral Recall
1 Black Lotus
3 Crucible of Worlds
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Enlightened Tutor
1 Mana Crypt
1 Mana Vault
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Sapphire
4 Seal of Cleansing
4 Smokestack
1 Sol Ring
3 Sphere of Resistance
1 Time Walk
1 Tinker
1 Trinisphere
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Yawgmoth's Will

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31 other spells

3 Choke
3 Maze of Ith
2 Stoneshaker Shaman
4 Tormod's Crypt
3 Viashino Heretic

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15 sideboard cards

For those that care, I ended up playing Bazaar/Replenish to a stellar 2-2 drop record.  Poor play, lack of focus, and a hangover all contributed to the record.  I kept multiple sketchy hands which should have been off to the trash for a fresh six, but ah well, get 'em next time eh?  Btw Lou, sorry I didn't stick around for the trade, the wife wanted me home and who am I to resist?  You can get me next tournament http://www.themanadrain.com/forums/index.php?topic=26762.0
Anyway, here is my decklist just because:

Dan Schmidt

4 Flooded Strand
4 Tundra
3 Tropical Island
1 Island
1 Library of Alexandria
1 Strip Mine
4 Bazaar of Baghdad

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18 Land

4 Replenish
1 Balance
1 Time Walk
1 Tinker
2 Life from the Loam

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9 Sorceries

1 Enlightened Tutor
1 Ancestral Recall
4 Force of Will
4 Mana Drain
3 Thrist for Knowledge
4 Intuition

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17 Instants

1 Darksteel Colossus

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1 Artifact Creature

3 Squee, Goblin Nabob

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3 Legendary Creatures

1 Mana Crypt
1 Sol Ring
5 Moxes of various shapes and sizes
1 Black Lotus

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8 Artifacts

1 Seal of Cleansing
1 Solitary Confinement
1 Form of the Dragon
1 Humility
1 Decree of Silence

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5 Enchanments

4 Swords to Plowshares
1 Humility
1 Deep Analysis
3 Tormods Crypt
3 Sacred Ground
3 Energy Flux

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15 Sideboard Cards


 

[Lou]

I do believe you will see the majority of the Colorado Crew coming out for this one as well.  The only bad thing about telling everyone this, is that with only six of us, me might scare everyone else away and come to Nebraska only to play against ourselves for that FBB Underground.  I am sure the Iowa folks will come out though, as we have vengence to obtain, and a Mox to bring back to Colorado.

On topic, I really did enjoy this tourney.  Can't wait for the next one!

[49 Cents]

Really cool you played Leviat.dec! What did you play against? Can we maybe get a small report?

How did the Life from the Loams worked for you? I haven't done much testing with them yet.

Oh, and why 3 Tropical Islands for just 2 cards? Or don't people play staxx in your meta? It seems they do, judging from your Sideboard..

[dansHTU]

I didn't take any notes, so bear with me if it is somewhat light on actual info and strategy.  As far as what I played against:
First round - Oath dude from CO
I kept land light hands both games and ended up not even putting up a fight either game as he did the standard "Oath up Akroma and Razia, beat down" type stuff.  In testing, I have a pretty good matchup against standard Oath builds...Duress gives me problems typically, but I usually can power thru it as long as there isn't pressure super early. Record 0-1

Second round - Control slaver style deck from Omaha dude
I typically have a great matchup against this as they cannot counter or stop my card advantage engine (Bazaar/Squee/Loamy) and I eventually overwhelm them.  Both games were typical of the matchup.  There were some early plays with Thirsts on both sides of the table, etc. but eventually Bazaar came down with a couple of Squees in hand and it was basically over from there.  Record 1-1

Third round - G/W Savage Wrecking Ball Beats from Lincoln dude (same guy in Lou's report)
Aggro can be a little tougher for this deck as it takes a little bit to usually set up the combo.  Anyway, first game he gets out some early beaters and starts taking chunks of life from me while I try to counter and stabilize.  I had an enlightened tutor in hand and fetched up a Humility to assuage the pain.  Two turns later it was over for him as I dumped Form and Decree in the yard and Replenished up the win.
Next game, he sided in the full complement of Terashi Grasps and Disenchants...some early beats from him put me at a precariousl life total.  Humility comes down turn 3 without any of the other combo pieces in sight.  He throws down a couple more guys and beats me up for one and two a turn for a while.  I keep digging and digging with Bazaar.  Intuition shows up and I get Form, Decree and Confinement in the yard, but I still cannot find a Replenish.  EOT on my turn he Grasps my Humility and goes in for enough damage with an Armadillo Cloaked Ascetic to put me at one and him at some ridiculous life total around 35.  I sigh and tap Bazaar for some more digging EOT his turn...don't find anything.  Untap, draw, dig.  Nothing.  There are still 4 Replenish in the deck after going through half of it.  I have a Thirst in hand and 6 mana available on the table.  To win, I will need to draw a Mox or some artifact mana + Replenish off the Thirst.  Needless to say, I draw exactly what I need (thank you Lotus!) and Replenish for the combo.  The odds were with me to draw it eventually, but I still lucked into it.  Record 2-1

Fourth Round - Staff of Domination Combo from Iowa dude (eventual winner of the tournament)
First game we battle back and forth with counters etc. while I dig with Bazaar.  I had no real idea what he was playing so I went about my business as normal.  Critical turn was during his main phase, me with the entire combo in the yard and a Replenish in hand hot and spicy ready to be played next turn.  He tries to combo off going for Memory Jar and does some other things.  Sorry I don't have all the details, but needless to say, he does tons of drawing and other fun stuff but does not go off.  He did cast Timetwister during the turn, which completely wrecked all my hopes and dreams by putting the combo back in the deck.  After Memory Jar and Timetwister in the same turn, he had developed his board while I had a hand full of junk.  Elementary from there as he dropped a Metalworker with force backup and proceeded to combo me out next turn.
Second game, I kept a hand with 1 land, Mox Sapphire and Bazaar with Mana Drain and a force (no other blue card).  I play land mox go.  He drops Mishra's workshop and plays Metalworker.  I smile and attempt the Mana Drain but he forces it away...I draw and lay the Bazaar and pass the turn.  He untaps, draws, lays staff of domination, taps metal worker revealing two artifacts and combos me out second turn...I guess I can't deal with the nuts draw with force backup so I packed up the cards and walked dejectedly around the site for five minutes or so.

The special lady friend called and asked how I was doing.  I told her the record and she told me there was a special treat waiting at home for me.  I quickly checked the drop box and said my good lucks and headed home.  I wouldn't have been able to squeeze into top 8 anyway, so there was no reason to stay.
As far as 3 Trop Islands, yeah, it might have been incorrect.  I had been testing with only 2 and had been doing just fine with it but I would sometimes have problems with Loam sticking in my hand while I searched for a strand.  Either way, probably a mistake.
As for how Loam worked, in testing it is completely amazing.  I love the card and the avalanche of card advantage that you get from it on top of the normal bazaar/squee combo.  I didn't get a chance to really use it during the tourney, so I cannot say either way how it works.  One game against the control slaver dude I did EOT Intuition for Loam/Strip Mine/Bazaar and proceeded to eat all his land while drawing tons of goodies, so that worked well at least.  I am not convinced yet if it should replace Squee as you do have to spend mana main phase to get the most out of your Bazaar and Squee, well, he's free all the time.  Upside to Loam is that you can power through random LD while still going about business as normal.  Both might be a good choice.

[Disburden]

Great post! i am partically glad to see that there is two Dragon lists in the top 8. That Hermit Druid pile looks sweet.