Type 1 in Toronto @ 401

I actually have retired. But I promised to support 401 in the hope of reviving Type 1 here so I brought two decks that I had tweaked for awhile so I would not have to build and test.

I arrived early and pulled out my unholy deck ( zombie-burn) and played about ten games. Even though it does not sound like a type 1 deck, I ran through three opponents before the main tournament began. I lost one game. I played Gro, U/r and sligh. But when the tournament began I brought out the beast ...

Gro-Mask

Mana: 18
4x Tropical Island
4x Island
4x Flooded Strand
2 Moxen
Black Lotus
LoA
Strip
Wasteland

Creatures: 4
4x Quirion Dryad

Combo: 9
4x Illusionary Mask
4x Phyrexian Dreadnaught
Fastbond

Counters: 9
4x Force of will
3x Misdirection
2x Voidmage Apprentice

Search/Utility: 20
4x Gush
4x Brainstorm
4x Sleight of Hand
3x Merchant Scroll
2X Cunning Wish
Time Walk
Ancestral Recall
Regrowth

sb: 15
4 BeB
3 Natuaralize
2 Gilded Drake
2 Magus of the Unseen
1 Submerge
1 FoF
1 Berserk
1 Dominate

I prefer this version to Tainted Mask. It is consistent and resiliant. I tried U/g/b and really was not pleased with it but I suppose some will play Demonic, Vamp, Will and Togs over and some search and the Islands could be Underground Seas. I just don't like it as much as U/g. I need consistency in a deck. This plays itself.

Round one ...
I played a nice fellow who brought a combo deck that I never got to see go off. I played first and on turn one got an Island and brainstormed into a Mox Emerald, Fastbond and Gush. His turn he plays out a land.
I lay a land, tap two mana Gush get another Gush and a Mask and find two Dreadnaughts in hand. Keep track. i now have a two Dreads in play. He plays another land, artifact mana and an Alter of Dementia. I draw Voidmage and play it under the Mask and attack.
Turn three win folks.
Game two was more of the same and on turn four i attacked with three Dreads - honest.
matches 1-0 games 2-0

Round two...
My opponent is playing a TnT variant that also sporys mask.
Game one he gets a Mask turn two but I Cunning Wish a Naturalize ( I have Fastbond and mana to spare) and play my own mask turn four with counter backup and Dreads.
I side in Magus, Naturalizes and Drakes and show him. He has no real sideboard for me. This game ends around turn four again as my opening hand has two Naturalises and Drake.
I remember a Memory Jar being played early and it got me a Mystical Tutor for Ancestral and him more mana. That was pretty much game.

matches 2-0 games 4-0

round three...
My opponent says he can top four by taking two draws. As i don't care I say sure. He was a noice guy with an R/g beatz deck. We play for fun with no sideboards - never wished either - he takes me apart 2-1. But it was for fun. Still a nice guy and I was happy to let him draw in either way.

matches 2-0-1 games 5-1-1

Round four...
The first manadrainer - Arend (specialk). I own Arend and he knows it. I offer a draw so he can get in but he's not sure it will be enough. He wants to play.
Game one my deck completely craps out. Still we go awhile before he finally overwhelms me with Goblin Trenches tokens ( his win condition). Arend plays a lot of counters, and StPs so i expect it to be tough if I am slow going off.
After siding my deck loves me again and i win two very fast matches but concede my spot.

matches 3-0-1 games 7-2-1

Dicemanx suggests that I add Steely Resolve to the side and I think he is right. Non-the-less the deck performed well anfd the main deck is solid. I will have to play again in two months just to show support and maybe more people will show up.

Dicemanx beat the TnT variant in the finals with a very tight Gro-a-tog played to perfection. I should have played him for fun but we were all tired by then anyway.

Come out and support Type 1 in Toronto folks.