TO Report: The Council Open #2- TPG - Bloomsburg, PA - 03/31/12

[Kameli0n]

Big thanks goes out to all that made the trek down here to The Players Guild in Bloomsburg, PA to play some vintage magic. Great to see some new faces, along with all the faithful vintage players that have been coming to these events regularly now. Especially with the Horrendous weather . We had 39 players!!! Our best event ever!! Top 8 were awarded for this event. 1st was an Unlimited Mox Ruby and a redeemable voucher for a gencon badge , 2nd was $200 in credit and a redeemable voucher for a gencon badge, 3rd and 4th was $100 in credit, 5th-8th were $50 in credit for their efforts. Big thanks to everyone who came out to support the Council Open.

The Metagame Breakdown:

Forces:
Landstill: 3 – 7.69%
Gush Grow: 1 – 2.56%   
Gush Storm: 1 – 2.56%
UBr Control with etw: 1 – 2.56%
Demon Oath: 1 – 2.56%
Trygon Control: 1 – 2.56%
Golden Gun Oath: 1 – 2.56%
Confidant Control: 4 – 9.09%
Bomberman: 1 – 2.56%

Workshops:
Espresso: 5 – 12.82%
Aggro:  6 – 15.38%

Bazaars:
Titan: 1 – 2.56%
Cagebreaker: 2 – 5.13%

Null Rods:
Dark Times: 2 – 5.13%
Noble Fish: 5 – 12.82%
Bant Control: 1 – 2.56%
Parfait: 2 – 5.13%
RG Beats: 1 – 2.56%

This event was run with 6 swiss rounds with the cut to top 8.

Top 8 Pairings and Results

Potucek, Joshua vs. Reitnauer, Dave – Potucek wins
Edwards, Rob vs. Kohler, Justin – Edwards wins
Thompson, Phillip vs. Borofski, Richard – Thompson wins
Ward, Eric vs. Bergeman, Phillip – Bergeman wins
Top 4 Pairings and Results
Edwards, Rob vs. Potucek, Joshua – Potucek wins
Bergeman, Phillip vs. Thompson, Ryan – Bergeman wins

Finals

Potucek, Joshua vs. Bergeman, Phillip – Potucek wins
    
Please inform us of any suggestions you may have for us to improve our tournaments in the future! And again, thanks to everyone for coming out to help support the game! Congrats to Joshua for winning it all!

Top 8 Decklists:


First – Josh Potucek
“Black Magic"

1 Fastbond
4 Gush
3 Night’s Whisper
2 Jace, the Mind Sculptor
2 Empty the Warrens
4 Force of Will
3 Mana Drain
2 Mental Misstep
1 Flusterstorm
1 Yawgmoth’s Will
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Merchant Scroll
1 Tinker
1 Blightsteel Colossus
1 Time Walk
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Brainstorm
1 Ponder
1 Hurkyl’s Recall
1 Ancient Grudge
1 Viashino Heretic
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Pearl
1 Sol Ring
1 Mana Crypt
1 Black Lotus
1 Volcanic Island
1 Mountain
2 Tropical Island
3 Underground Sea
2 Island
4 Scalding Tarn
1 Misty Rainforest
1 Flooded Strand
1 Polluted Delta


SB:
4 Leyline of the Void
2 Yixlid Jailer
1 Grafdigger’s Cage
1 Duress
3 Ingot Chewer
1 Ancient Grudge
1 Viashino Heretic
1 Pernicious Deed
1 Volcanic Island


Second – Phillip Bergeman
“Robo Cats”

4 Mishra’s Workshop
4 Ancient Tomb
4 Wasteland
1 Strip Mine
3 Rishadan Port
1 Tolarian Academy
4 Lodestone Golem
4 Slash Panther
4 Tangle Wire
4 Phyrexian Metamorph
3 Karn, Silver Golem
2 Duplicant
2 Steel Hellkite
2 Wurmcoil Engine
3 Sphere of Resistance
3 Thorn of Amethyst
2 Crucible of Worlds
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Emerald
1 Black Lotus
1 Mana Crypt
1 Mana Vault
1 Trinisphere
1 Sol Ring

SB:
4 Leyline of the Void
2 Surgical Extraction
2 Tormod’s Crypt
2 Pithing Needle
2 Jester’s Cap
3 Defense Grid

Quarter-Finalist – Rob Edwards
“MUD”[/b]

4 Mishra’s Workshop
4 Ancient Tomb
4 Wasteland
3 Mishra’s Factory
2 Rishadan Port
2 Ghost Quarter
1 Tolarian Academy
1 Strip Mine
1 Sol Ring
1 Black Lotus
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Ruby
4 Tangle Wire
4 Chalice of the Void
4 Sphere of Resistance
3 Crucible of worlds
3 Smokestack
3 Phyrexian Metamorph
2 Thorn of Amethyst
2 Karn, Silver Golem
4 Lodestone Golem
2 Phyrexian Revoker
1 Trinisphere

SB:
4 Grafdigger’s Cage
4 Tormod’s Crypt
3 Duplicant
2 Razormane Masticore
2 Dismember

Quarter-Finalist – Ryan Thompson
“Bad Intruder”

3 Underground Sea
2 Island
2 Volcanic Island
4 Scalding Tarn
1 Polluted Delta
1 Flooded Strand
1 Tolarian Academy
4 Force of Will
4 Dark Confidant
3 Snapcaster Mage
2 Flusterstorm
3 Mental Misstep
1 Tinker
1 Voltaic Key
1 Vendilion Clique
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Brainstorm
1 Sol Ring
1 Hurkyl’s Recall
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Fire/Ice
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Blightsteel Colossus
1 Sensei’s Divining Top
1 Yawgmoth’s Will
2 Jace, the Mind Sculptor
1 Merchant Scroll
1 Library of Alexandria
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mana Crypt
1 Black Lotus
1 Time Vault
3 Mana Drain
1 Time Walk
1 Ancestral Recall

SB:
1 Stranglehold
4 Ingot Chewer
2 Lightning Bolt
1 Mountain
3 Yixlid Jailer
4 Leyline of the Void

Semi-Finalist – David Reitnauer
“Espresso Stax”

4 Mishra’s Workshop
4 Wasteland
4 Mishra’s Factory
4 Ancient Tomb
1 Tolarian Academy
1 Strip Mine
1 Ghost Quarter
1 Black Lotus
1 Sol Ring
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Sapphire
3 Karn, Silver Golem
4 Phyrexian Metamorph
2 Thorn of Amethyst
4 Lodestone Golem
4 Tangle Wire
3 Crucible of Worlds
4 Chalice of the Void
4 Sphere of Resistance
1 Trinisphere
4 Smokestack
1 Mana Crypt


SB:
2 Tormod’s Crypt
1 Precursor Golem
2 Dismember
2 Duplicant
4 Grafidigger’s Cage
1 Crucible of Worlds
2 Maze of Ith
1 Razormane Masticore

Semi-Finalist – Richard Borofski
“Noble Fish”

3 Tropical Island
2 Tundra
1 Forest
1 Island
1 Strip Mine
4 Wasteland
4 Misty Rainforest
2 Scalding Tarn
1 Black Lotus
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Sapphire
3 Grafdigger’s Cage
3 Trygon Predator
3 Knight of the Reliquary
2 Edric, Spymaster of Trest
4 Qasali Pridgemage
4 Noble Hierarch
4 Tarmogoyf
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Brainstorm
4 Mental Misstep
4 Path to Exile
4 Force of Will
1 Time Walk

SB:
4 Tormod’s Crypt
1 Grafdigger’s Cage
1 Trygon Predator
4 Ethersworn Canonist
1 Flusterstorm
1 Steel Sabotage
3 Stony Silence

Semi-Finalist – Justin Kohler
“Red Deck Wins”

2 Auriok Salvagers
3 Aven Mindcensor
4 Trinket Mage
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Brainstorm
1 Thirst for Knowledge
4 Mental Misstep
4 Force of Will
4 Mana Drain
3 Spell Snare
1 Time Walk
4 Jace, the Mind Sculptor
1 AEther Spellbomb
1 Black Lotus
1 Engineered Explosives
1 Grafdigger’s Cage
1 Mana Crypt
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Sol Ring
1 Sensei’s Divining Top
1 Library of Alexandria
3 Island
1 Plains
4 Tundra
4 Flooded Strand
2 Polluted Delta
1 Tolarian Academy

SB:
2 Grafdigger’s Cage
2 Tormod’s Crypt
2 Swords to Plowshares
1 Path to Exile
2 Sower of Temptation
2 Flusterstorm
2 Energy Flux
2 Seal of Cleansing

Semi-Finalist – Eric Ward
“Stax”
4 Mishra’s Workshop
4 Ancient Tomb
4 Wasteland
4 Mishra’s Factory
1 Rishadan Port
1 Strip Mine
1 Tolarian Academy
1 Sol Ring
1 Black Lotus
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mana Crypt
4 Chalice of the Void
4 Tangle Wire
4 Sphere of Resistance
3 Smokestack
2 Thorn of Amethyst
4 Lodestone Golem
4 Phyrexian Metamorph
3 Crucible of Worlds
1 Trinisphere
2 Karn, Silver Golem
2 Razormane Masticore

SB:
2 Duplicant
2 Dismember
3 Tormod’s Crypt
4 Grafdigger’s Cage
1 Ghost Quarter
1 Karn, Silver Golem
1 Smokestack
1 Maze of Ith


Again, thanks for all the support. The date of the next Bloomsburg Council Vintage event is not set as of yet. Thanks again everyone!!!!! And once again, Congratulations to the top 8!!!

[oshkoshhaitsyosh]

Great event! Awesome turnout! And the name of the deck I designed is "BLACK MAGIC". As my list said haha. Thanks for running a sweet event Shawn I will look forward to more sick events in the future!

It's a control deck that rus empty to beat creatures, jace, and shops (paired up with other hate). So I would call it a control deck that runs a storm card to win. Never the less thanks or a great event!

[A.-1.]

It was great to see so many new faces. I guess that GenCon badge really helped push attendance to 39. It was even better to see you fellow TSC members in action, especially Duffy! Speaking of Dark Times, Brie it was nice to get to play you one last time before you're off to bigger and better things. We'll all miss you and JP. Congrats to the top eight and everyone who did well in their first Vintage tournament. I hope to see all you newcomers at future Council events. Thanks to Brandon and Shawn for running these and for the awesome door prize.

[KingSquee]

I had a good time yesterday. The turnout was especially impressive, almost four times the current population of Centralia, PA!

(We drove through what's left of Centralia on the way up, hence the semi-obscure reference.)

Predicting a heavy Shop meta, I chose to pilot Mr. Elias' most-recent Mykie Noble Fish deck. I finished 4-2, good for 11th place. I defeated Oath, a Noble Fish mirror, Shops, and Dredge. I lost to Gush Tendrils and Landstill. Playing six different decks in the swiss was pretty nice. Despite Shops taking a lot of spots in recent Top 8's, the meta does appear to be fairly diverse.

Props:

Dave Reitnauer coming out of retirement. What a cutie!
Pleasant opponents every round.
Great food and even better beer at the Lube.
Epic Cards Against Humanity side event, even though my "Auschwitz: The Musical" play somehow lost! Also, those were some of the best haikus I've ever seen. Most of the time we take that card as an opportunity to throw away our shit cards.

Slops:

Miscut Ultra-Pro sleeves.
Lots of mulliganing.
Weak-ass "hurricane simulator" across from the store. It maxed out at around 80 mph. That's a weak Category 1 IIRC.
No food place open in the mall yet again.
Slow service at The Lube.
No floats or milkshakes at the combination A&W / Long John Silvers.

[Pokey]

Definitely a great event.  I'd attribute some of the surge in attendance to vintage's increasing popularity as of late.  I saw a number of new faces who said it was either their first event or first Bloomsburg event.  A lot of workshops around, but a rather healthy and diverse metagame overall.

Also, my decklist is missing 3x Spell Snare in the main deck.

[boggyb]

Potucek-- be honest. Did you run those 4 tarns because (a) those are the only blue fetches you own? Or (b) so that you could bluff being on Landstill to get your opponent to misplay when you say "Tarn, go" on the play?

edit: Oh, I see the mountain in there now. Nevermind

[Mr. Type 4]

I got 10th and didnt make top 8 but this was a pretty awesome event foor Bloomsburg. I think the Gencon badges were a good incentive to get new players to give Vintae a try and I think most of the newcomers had a good time.  As usual Shawn does a good job with these.  Congrats to Josh for taking it down.

[oshkoshhaitsyosh]

Shawn, my list is missing mox pearl and the deck name "Black Magic". Thanks!

[Tobi]

Thanks for the lists!

The list of Rob Edwards is missing 7 cards maindeck...

[A.-1.]

My list is missing four Wasteland and three Crucible of Worlds.

[XxtSundaybxX]

Potucek-- be honest. Did you run those 4 tarns because (a) those are the only blue fetches you own? Or (b) so that you could bluff being on Landstill to get your opponent to misplay when you say "Tarn, go" on the play?

edit: Oh, I see the mountain in there now. Nevermind

He was actually originally playing 4 misty, 2 delta and a strand. He shipped me the list and was like check it out I'm playing a mountain. I asked him where his scalding tarns were, as he had no way to search for a basic mountain. Sometimes he's just silly.

[oshkoshhaitsyosh]

Potucek-- be honest. Did you run those 4 tarns because (a) those are the only blue fetches you own? Or (b) so that you could bluff being on Landstill to get your opponent to misplay when you say "Tarn, go" on the play?

edit: Oh, I see the mountain in there now. Nevermind

He was actually originally playing 4 misty, 2 delta and a strand. He shipped me the list and was like check it out I'm playing a mountain. I asked him where his scalding tarns were, as he had no way to search for a basic mountain. Sometimes he's just silly.

That's bc I copy and pasted a list i had a while ago and edited it and neglected to look at the mana base...Allen I'm just silly for u hahahahaha

[TheWhiteDragon]

love me a 50% workshop top 8.  Can't wait until it hits 75-100%