Pittsburgh Mox Sapphire Results August 30th

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Mr. Nice Guy Games
Pittsburgh Tournament August 30th

The field was fierce and highly diverse. We expected a crowd, but never expected we’d get 39 participants! The original prize support was a Mox Sapphire for first; Italian Mana Drain for second and a From the Vault Dragons box set for fourth place. With so many players, the owner increased the prizes to a EX+ Mox Saphire for first, a NM Library of Alexandria for second, a EX- English Mana Drain and NM Itl. Mana Drain for third and fourth; a NM Force of Will for fifth through eighth and also a Force of Will was given away as a door prize.

The Prizes:


Brandon Schonmaker, Door Prize Winner:


Top 8 decklists:



8th Place

Justin Martin - TPS
4 Polluted Delta
2 Underground Sea
2 Island
2 Swamp
1 Flooded Strand
1 Tolerian Academy
4 Dark Ritual
2 Cabal Ritual
1 Black Lotus
1 Lotus Petal
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mana Crypt
1 Sol Ring
1 Tendrils of Agony
1 Darksteel Colossus
4 Force of Will
4 Duress
3 Extirpate
1 Chain of Vapor
1 Rebuild
2 Grim Tutor
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Brainstorm
1 Ponder
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Time Walk
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Tinker
1 Time Twister
1 Yawgmoth’s Will
1 Necropotence
1 Gift’s Ungiven
1 Fact or Fiction
1 Memory Jar
1 Mind’s Desire
1 Yawgmoth’s Bargain
S/B
3 Yixlid Jailer
3 Phrexian Negator
2 Tormod’s Crypt
2 Hurkyl’s Recall
2 Thrashing Wumpus
2 Engineered Explosives
1 Leyline of the Void


7th Place

Shawn Anthony - TPS

4 Polluted Delta
3 Underground Sea
1 Island
2 Swamp
1 Flooded Strand
1 Bloodstained Mire
1 Tolerian Academy
1 Snow-Covered Island
4 Dark Ritual
1 Cabal Ritual
1 Black Lotus
1 Lotus Petal
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mana Crypt
1 Mana Vault
1 Lions Eye Diamond
1 Sol Ring
1 Tendrils of Agony
1 Senseis Divining Top
1 Gifts Ungiven
1 Merchant Scroll
1 Imperial Seal
1 Darksteel Colossus
4 Force of Will
3 Duress
1 Chain of Vapor
1 Rebuild
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Brainstorm
1 Ponder
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Time Walk
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Tinker
1 Time Twister
1 Yawgmoth’s Will
1 Repeal
1 Necropotence
1 Gift’s Ungiven
1 Fact or Fiction
1 Memory Jar
1 Mind’s Desire
1 Yawgmoth’s Bargain

S/B
3 Yixlid Jailer
3 Phrexian Negator
2 Tormod’s Crypt
2 Hurkyl’s Recall
2 Thrashing Wumpus
2 Engineered Explosives
1 Leyline of the Void

6th Place

Justin Morford - TPS

4 Force of Will
2 Thoughtseize
4 Duress
2 Cabal Ritual
4 Dark Ritual
1 Time Walk
1 Darksteel Colossus
1 Yawgmoths Will
1 Tendrils of Agony
1 Memory Jar
1 Hurkyls Recall
1 Chain of Vapor
1 Time Twister
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Mind’s Desire
1 Necropotence
1 Yawgmoths Bargain
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Merchant Scroll
1 Ponder
1 Brainstorm
1 Tinker
2 Grim Tutor
1 Imperial Seal
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Gifts Ungiven
1 Lotus Petal
1 Sol Ring
1 Black Lotus
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mana Crypt
2 Undergroun Sea
1 Bayou
1 Tolarian Academy
1 Swamp
2 Island
4 Polluted Delta
1 Bloodstained Mire

S/B
2 Bitter Ordeal
3 Yixlid Jailer
1 Massacre
2 Tormods Crypt
3 Tarmogoyf
2 Extirpate
1 Rebuild
1 Hurkyls Recall

5th Place

Nam Tran - MUD

4 Smokestack
4 Crucible of Worlds
4 Metal Worker
4 Staff of Domination
4 Chalice of the Void
4 Sphere of Resistance
4 Thorn of Amethyst
3 Karn, Silver Golem
1 Trinisphere
1 Black Lotus
1 Mana Crypt
1 Mana Vault
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Pearl
1 Sol Ring
4 Mishras Workshop
4 Wasteland
1 Strip Mine
1 Tolarian Academy
4 Mishras Factory
4 Ancient Tomb
1 Ghost Quarter

S/B
4 Tormods Crypt
4 Triskelion
3 Jesters Cap
3 Duplicant
1 Gaeas Blessing

4th Place

Dan Herd - Strategic Slaver

4 Mana Drain
4 Strategic Planning
4 Thirst for Knowledge
4 Force of Will
3 Goblin Welder
2 Mind Slaver
1 Tormods Crypt
1 Merchant Scroll
1 Triskelavus
1 Crucible of Worlds
1 Sundering Titan
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Yawgmoths Will
1 Rack and Ruin
1 Brainstorm
1 Fact or Fiction
1 Time Walk
1 Echoing Truth
1 Tinker
1 Mystical Tutor
2 Island
1 Seat of the Synod
3 Polluted Delta
3 Volcanic Island
2 Flooded Strand
2 Underground Sea
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Emerald
1 Black Lotus
1 Strip Mine
1 Sol Ring
1 Mana Crypt
1 Tolarian Academy
1 Mana Vault

S/B
1 Engineered Explosives
3 Wasteland
3 Thoughtseize
3 Extirpate
1 Platinum Angel
2 Sphere of Resistance
2 Thorn of Amethyst

3rd Place

Mike Magby - TPS

1 Ancestral Recall
1 Memory Jar
1 Mana Crypt
1 Brainstorm
1 Minds Desire
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Jet
1 Sol Ring
1 Lotus Petal
1 Black Lotus
1 Mana Vault
1 Time Walk
1 Time Twister
4 Dark Ritual
4 Duress
2 Grim Tutor
1 Imperial Seal
2 Cabal Ritual
1 Darksteel Colossus
2 Swamp
2 Island
4 Polluted Delta
1 Bloodstained Mire
2 Underground Sea
1 Bayou
4 Force of Will
1 Misdirection
1 Tendrils of Agony
1 Merchant Scroll
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Gifts Ungiven
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Yawgmoths Will
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Necropotence
1 Yawgmoths Bargain
1 Tinker
1 Rebuild
1 Chain of Vapor
1 Ponder

S/B
1 Massacre
2 Extirpate
1 Hurkyls Recall
1 Bayou
4 Tarmogoyf
2 Tormods Crypt
3 Yixlid Jailer
1 Leyline of the Void

2nd Place

Jon Richards - 5-Color Shop

4 Juggernaut
4 Goblin Welder
4 Thorn of Amethyst
4 Leyline of the Void
4 Chalice of the Void
3 Jesters Cap
1 Balance
1 Tinker
1 Trinisphere
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Ancestral Recall
2 Crucible of Worlds
1 Sundering Titan
1 Platinum Angel
1 Triskelion
2 Bazaar of Baghdad
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Emerald
1 Black Lotus
1 Sol Ring
1 Mana Crypt
1 Coalition Relic
4 City of Brass
2 Gemstone Mine
4 Mishras Workshop
1 Tolarian Workshop
3 Wasteland
1 Stripmine

S/B
2 Rack and Ruin
2 Sword of Fire and Ice
4 Sphere of Resistance
2 Duplicant
1 Seal of Cleansing
1 Seal of Primordium
1 Triskelion
2 Powder Keg

1st Place

CJ Moritz - Snoop Trog

1 Tinker
1 Misdirection
1 Darksteel Colossus
3 Sea Drake
1 Echoing Truth
4 Chalice of the Void
4 Augery Adept
4 Force of Will
4 Mana Drain
3 Null Rod
4 Thirst for Knowledge
3 Daze
1 Mystical Tutor
12 Island
2 Polluted Delta
3 Flooded Strand
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Ponder
1 Brainstorm
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Emerald
1 Black Lotus

S/B
4 Stifle
1 Echoing Truth
1 Hurkyls Recall
1 Energy Flux
2 Gilded Drake
4 Propaganda
2 Pithing Needle 





I'd like to offer a special thanks to Ron and Holli Kotwica, owners of Mr. Nice Guy Games. I have been struggling to bring Vintage events to the Pittsburgh area for some time. They really came through for all of us! Ron's passion for the game and the players is very obvious. Thank you!

[Seismic Assault]

Awsome tournament.  Many thanks to Brian Keil for bringing Vintage back to Pittsburgh, and to Ron & Holli Kotwica for hosting a great event. 

Way to go everyone, looking forward to the next one.

[desolutionist]

Great prize support, competitive field, friendly locals, epic results  -  probably one of the best mox tournaments I've been to.

Justin, THANK YOU!  I really appreciated the hospitality. (and thank your wife for the morning doughnuts!)

Brian, congratz on making the whole thing a success.  I had a lot fun playing type 4 afterward, definitely something I'll look forward to next time.  I pmed you about some typos. (Phyrexian Negator?  Yixlid Jailor? yikes!)

[urweak]

I enjoyed myself, althought I was fustrated that I ended up playing Ichorid twice (I just sat there and watch them play). Im looking forward to the next event for sure. What time did everything end?

[Tin_Mox5831]

Major Kudos to everyone that had a hand in making this a success and congrats to CJ and the rest of the Top 8. This was a blast!

By the way, is there any question at all that TPS/PitchLong is king? In addition to the fact that half of the Top 8 played it, Paul, Jerry and I all finished 4-2 with it as well, finishing just shy of T8ing. Sick deck.

Man, I'm glad to be playing again!

Later,
Dave

[XxtSundaybxX]

Congrats to everyone in the top 8

3 players in the top 8 from Blue Bell...pretty impressive. Good Jobs guys. Wish i could have made it out to this one.

[NothingsPerfect]

This was an awesome tournament, thanks to everyone for the good games and sportsmanship, and especially to Ron for hosting.

EDIT: My misplaced deck appears to have been found, so if this is the case then it will only reaffirm my belief that the Vintage community is full of awesome people. Thanks guys.

[kotwica]

I had a great time hosting this event.  The tournament was exciting, and we had a very friendly group of players.  I am looking forward to hosting more or these events.
My special thanks goes to Brian for helping me to organize this event, and to Josh for helping out with judge questions.

I wanted to also tell Dan that someone did turn in a deck that was left downstairs at the end of the night.  I just put it on my desk without looking at it, but I believe it was a Dragon Shield box.  Sorry that I can't remember who turned this deck in, but this was another example of the kindness that was displayed during this event.  Give me a call on Tuesday after 2pm at the store to verify if it is your deck.  412-828-1701

[Luecifer]

This event was well worth the drive out from philly, and was one of the most competitive events I have played in outside of the major 80+ person events. The store was very clean and friendly, with Ron and Holli doing a great job running the event. Dinner after the event at Permani Bros was almost as epic as the event, and the 11 man type 4 game at Brians place after the event was the type 4 game I have ever played. I cannot thank Justin, Brian or Paul enough for their hospitality the entire weekend. Big props also to the Ohio crew for coming out as well, and Nam and CJ in particular, our games were insanely fun and I look forward to taking my revenge the next time we meet. I look forward to coming out to Pittsburgh more often for events and recommend anyone who can make the trip out do. Thanks to everyone involved again for an epic mox event.

Jon Richards

[nartman99]

This was an awesome tournament, thanks to everyone for the good games and sportsmanship, and especially to Ron for hosting.

EDIT: My misplaced deck appears to have been found, so if this is the case then it will only reaffirm my belief that the Vintage community is full of awesome people. Thanks guys.

I'm sorry that you lost your deck. I was going to mention that after the Top 8 or so I saw someone turn in what looked like a Black Dragon Shield Sleeves box with a deck in it. I believe there was also like a pad of paper, maybe a pen, and maybe some dice. It did seem weird that someone would leave their deck and all of there stuff just laying around but I am glad to know that you will get your cards back. I was going to post to tell you to call the store, but I got beat to it. A concur though that the Vintage Community is full of awesome awesome people!

As for the event, it definitely was a blast! Lots of people, great venue, awesome competition, tremendous prizes. It doesn't really get any better! Congrats to the rest of the Top 8, and props to my opponents for all being awesome. Especially Dan, Jon, and CJ. We had some epic matches!

Slops to Platinum Angel for beating my face in. Seriously, who plays that card?!?! 

Primanti Brothers was awesome too. What did we have, like a table for 30?!

Great tournament, I'm looking forward to the next one!

[Darklantern]

I had a great time hosting this event.  The tournament was exciting, and we had a very friendly group of players.  I am looking forward to hosting more or these events.
My special thanks goes to Brian for helping me to organize this event, and to Josh for helping out with judge questions.

I wanted to also tell Dan that someone did turn in a deck that was left downstairs at the end of the night.  I just put it on my desk without looking at it, but I believe it was a Dragon Shield box.  Sorry that I can't remember who turned this deck in, but this was another example of the kindness that was displayed during this event.  Give me a call on Tuesday after 2pm at the store to verify if it is your deck.  412-828-1701

yea i was the one who found the deck and turned it into you, and it was a pleasure to help you out with the judging.

Josh

[yangtime]

The tournament was a blast and Primanti Brothers satisfied as always.  Congratulations to Nam for the Top 8 and to CJ for taking the Mox Sapphire back to Cleveland.

[Grease]

This was a really fun tourney, although some fans in the lower level would've been nice. Those poor Primanti Bros. employees never knew what hit them.

And congrats to yangtime for rocking my face with my own WoW TCG demo decks.