Battle of the Sets IV

Welcome to Battle of the Expansion Sets IV! The tournament begins now.

If you are interested in playing, you can sign up either below or by PM'ing me. Let me know when you are available to play, how many matches you can play, and your AIM so I can contact you to set up matches. Use this thread for signups and general comments or questions. I will start another thread for results, reports, & commentary on the matches from the players & anyone else who feels like it. If you want to make predictions or anything like that, use this thread. If you need a decklist, look in this thread. Don't refer to any other posts from previous tournaments, since some of those decks will be outdated.

The rules are virtually the same as before. All matches are best 3 out of 5 and the format is single elimination. Also, for the first time, there are 32 decks for a full field, so no first round byes.

As for seeding & pairing, I've organized four divsions, just like the four regions in the NCAA tournament. So there are four #1 seeds, four #2 seeds etc. The decks were assigned to each division randomly. For example, I took the four #1 seeds (Tempest, Mirrodin, Apocalypse, & Torment) and pulled them out of a hat to assign them randomly to Division #1, Division #2, Division #3, & Division #4. The same was done for all the other seed levels. So this is how it came out:

DIVISION 1 (D-1)

1. Tempest
2. Onslaught
3. Urza’s Saga
4. Mercadian Masques
5. Judgment
6. Urza’s Legacy
7. Stronghold
8. Homelands

DIVISION 2 (D-2)

1. Mirrodin
2. Odyssey
3. Invasion
4. Exodus
5. Fifth Dawn
6. Prophecy
7. Visions
8. Fallen Empires

DIVISION 3 (D-3)

1. Apocalypse
2. Antiquities
3. Urza’s Destiny
4. Scourge
5. Planeshift
6. Alliances
7. Weatherlight
8. Nemesis

DIVISION 4 (D-4)

1. Torment
2. Arabian Nights
3. Darksteel
4. Legends
5. Legions
6. Ice Age
7. Mirage
8. The Dark

In the Final Four, the winner of D-1 will play the winner of D-2, and the D-3 winner will play the D-4 winner. I will maintain a bracket format, so as is normally done in this sort of tournament, the decks will not be reseeded after each round. This means that the winner of a 2/7 matchup will automatically play the winner of the 3/6 matchup in the second round, and that the winner of the 1/8 matchup will automatically play the winner of the 4/5 matchup in the second round.

As indicated above, the first round matchups are:

DIVISION 1

#1 Tempest vs. #8 Homelands
#4 Mercadian Masques vs. #5 Judgment

#2 Onslaught vs. #7 Stronghold
#3 Urza's Saga vs. #6 Urza's Legacy

DIVISION 2

#1 Mirrodin vs. #8 Fallen Empires
#4 Exodus vs. #5 Fifth Dawn

#2 Odyssey vs. #7 Visions
#3 Invasion vs. #6 Prophecy

DIVISION 3

#1 Apocalypse vs. #8 Nemesis
#4 Scourge vs. #5 Planeshift

#2 Antiquities vs. #7 Weatherlight
#3 Urza's Destiny vs. #6 Alliances

DIVISION 4

#1 Torment vs. #8 The Dark
#4 Legends vs. #5 Legions

#2 Arabian Nights vs. #7 Mirage
#3 Darksteel vs. #6 Ice Age

ALL 32 DECKLISTS:

#1: ARABIAN NIGHTS

4 Juzam Djinn
4 Oubliette
4 Erg Raiders
4 Old Man of the Sea
4 Serendib Efreet
4 Flying Men
4 Unstable Mutation
4 Erhnam Djinn
4 Library of Alexandria
4 City of Brass
10 Swamp
10 Island

#2: ANTIQUITIES

4 Triskelion
4 Tetravus
4 Clockwork Avian
4 Tawnos's Coffin
4 Su-Chi
4 Rocket Launcher
4 Primal Clay
4 Onulet
4 Candelabra of Tawnos
4 Mishra's Workshop
4 Mishra's Factory
4 Strip Mine
4 Urza's Power Plant
4 Urza's Mine
4 Urza's Tower

#3: LEGENDS

4 Moat
4 Thunder Spirit
3 Greater Realm of Preservation
4 Spirit Link
4 Land Tax
3 Firestorm Phoenix
4 Pyrotechnics
3 Land's Edge
4 Chain Lightning
10 Mountain
17 Plains

#4: THE DARK

4 Inferno
4 Eternal Flame
4 Fissure
4 Ball Lightning
4 Sisters of the Flame
3 Brothers of Fire
4 Fire Drake
4 Fellwar Stone
4 Maze of Ith
25 Mountain

#5: FALLEN EMPIRES

4 Thrull Champion
4 Derelor
4 Armor Thrull
4 Mindstab Thrull
4 Necrite
4 Order of the Ebon Hand
4 Hymn to Tourach
4 Thrull Retainer
4 Aeolipile
4 Ebon Stronghold
20 Swamp

#6: ICE AGE

4 Necropotence
3 Demonic Consultation
3 Icy Manipulator
4 Icequake
4 Stone Rain
4 Soul Burn
4 Incinerate
4 Abyssal Specter
4 Knight of Stromgald
4 Dark Ritual
4 Sulfurous Springs
3 Mountain
15 Swamp

#7: HOMELANDS

4 Eron the Relentless
4 An-Zerrin Ruins
4 Anaba Spirit Crafter
4 Anaba Shaman
4 Anaba Bodyguard
4 Anaba Ancestor
4 Dwarven Trader
4 Dwarven Pony
4 Didgeridoo
24 Mountain

#8: ALLIANCES

4 Balduvian Horde
4 Pillage
4 Primitive Justice
4 Guerilla Tactics
4 Death Spark
4 Pyrokinesis
4 Deadly Insect
4 Yavimaya Ants
4 Elvish Ranger
11 Forest
13 Mountain

#9: MIRAGE

4 Volcanic Dragon
4 Wildfire Emissary
4 Hammer of Bogardan
4 Volcanic Geyser
4 Incinerate
4 Spitting Earth
4 Kaervek's Torch
4 Fire Diamond
28 Mountain

#10: VISIONS

4 Creeping Mold
4 Stampeeding Wildebeests
4 Uktabi Orangutan
4 River Boa
4 Quirion Ranger
4 Rainbow Efreet
4 Cloud Elemental
4 Man-o'-War
4 Pygmy Hippo
11 Island
13 Forest

#11: WEATHERLIGHT

4 Empyrial Armor
4 Benalish Knight
4 Soul Shepherd
4 Serenity
4 Duskrider Falcon
4 Avizoa
4 Phantom Warrior
4 Sage Owl
4 Serrated Biskelion
4 Gemstone Mine
9 Island
11 Plains

#12: TEMPEST

4 Dismiss
4 Intuition
3 Capsize
4 Counterspell
4 Whispers of the Muse
4 Humility
4 Orim's Prayer
4 Sapphire Medallion
3 Grindstone
4 Reflecting Pool
10 Plains
12 Island

#13: STRONGHOLD

4 Victual Sliver
4 Warrior Angel
4 Soltari Champion
4 Warrior en-Kor
4 Youthful Knight
4 Spined Wurm
4 Spike Feeder
4 Elven Rite
4 Wall of Blossoms
12 Plains
12 Forest

#14: EXODUS

1 Spike Hatcher
4 Spike Weaver
4 Wood Elves
4 Survival of the Fittest
4 Pygmy Troll
1 Pit Spawn
1 Dauthi Jackal
4 Recurring Nightmare
4 Oath of Ghouls
4 Thrull Surgeon
1 Soul Warden
1 Keeper of the Dead
1 Plaguebearer
1 Thopter Squadron
1 Mindless Automaton
12 Forest
12 Swamp

#15: URZA'S SAGA

4 Time Spiral
3 Karn, Silver Golem
4 Phyrexian Processor
4 Smokestack
4 Worn Powerstone
4 Pit Trap
4 Thran Turbine
4 Voltaic Key
4 Claws of Gix
4 Tolarian Academy
4 Blasted Landscape
17 Island

#16: URZA'S LEGACY

2 Palinchron
4 Weatherseed Faeries
4 Fleeting Image
4 Cloud of Faeries
4 Snap
4 Miscalculation
4 Might of Oaks
4 Simian Grunts
4 Rancor
4 Faerie Conclave
4 Treetop Village
7 Forest
11 Island

#17: URZA'S DESTINY

4 Thorn Elemental
4 Ancient Silverback
4 Plow Under
4 Pattern of Rebirth
4 Yavimaya Elder
4 Rofellos, Llanowar Emissary
4 Heart Warden
4 Masticore
4 Thran Dynamo
24 Forest

#18: MERCADIAN MASQUES

4 Reverent Mantra
3 Story Circle
4 Cho-Manno's Blessing
4 Thermal Glider
4 Nightwind Glider
4 Disenchant
2 Ramosian Lieutenant
4 Fresh Volunteers
4 Steadfast Guard
4 Ramosian Sergeant
4 Rishadan Port
19 Plains

#19: NEMESIS

4 Saproling Burst
4 Blastoderm
4 Wild Mammoth
4 Stampede Driver
4 Skyshroud Ridgeback
4 Mogg Alarm
4 Arc Mage
4 Mogg Toady
4 Seal of Fire
12 Mountain
12 Forest

#20: PROPHECY

4 Scoria Cat
4 Citadel of Pain
4 Rhystic Lightning
4 Veteran Brawlers
4 Branded Brawlers
4 Troublesome Spirit
4 Ribbon Snake
4 Spiketail Hatchling
4 Chimeric Idol
12 Island
12 Mountain

#21: INVASION

3 Void
4 Blazing Specter
4 Shivan Zombie
4 Plague Spitter
4 Ravenous Rats
4 Addle
4 Skizzik
4 Urza's Rage
4 Ghitu Fire
1 Keldon Necropolis
4 Urborg Volcano
10 Swamp
10 Mountain

#22: PLANESHIFT

4 Lava Zombie
4 Terminate
4 Phyrexian Scuta
4 Lord of the Undead
4 Nightscape Familiar
4 Maggot Carrier
4 Flametongue Kavu
4 Magma Burst
4 Thunderscape Battlemage
11 Mountain
13 Swamp

#23: APOCALYPSE

4 Spiritmonger
4 Pernicious Deed
4 Vindicate
4 Death Grasp
4 Gerrard's Verdict
2 Desolation Angel
4 Phyrexian Arena
4 Spectral Lynx
4 Caves of Koilos
4 Llanowar Wastes
4 Forest
8 Plains
10 Swamp

#24: ODYSSEY

4 Psychatog
4 Shadowmage Infiltrator
3 Upheaval
2 Persuasion
4 Concentrate
4 Aether Burst
4 Standstill
4 Ghastly Demise
4 Innocent Blood
4 Darkwater Catacombs
3 Cephalid Coliseum
10 Swamp
10 Island

#25: TORMENT

4 Laquatus's Champion
3 Mind Sludge
4 Shambling Swarm
4 Faceless Butcher
4 Rancid Earth
4 Nantuko Shade
4 Mesmeric Fiend
4 Chainer's Edict
3 Cabal Coffers
26 Swamp

#26: JUDGMENT

3 Glory
4 Phantom Centaur
4 Erhnam Djinn
4 Anurid Brushhopper
4 Elephant Guide
4 Ray of Revelation
4 Phantom Nomad
4 Harvester Druid
4 Ironshell Beetle
11 Plains
14 Forest

#27: ONSLAUGHT

4 Exalted Angel
4 Akroma's Vengeance
4 Astral Slide
4 Akroma's Blessing
4 Renewed Faith
4 Starstorm
4 Lightning Rift
4 Shock
4 Secluded Steppe
4 Forgotten Cave
8 Mountain
12 Plains

#28: LEGIONS

4 Clickslither
4 Goblin Goon
4 Gempalm Incinerator
4 Unstable Hulk
4 Skirk Marauder
4 Skirk Drill Sergeant
4 Goblin Lookout
4 Goblin Grappler
4 Warbreak Trumpeter
24 Mountain

#29: SCOURGE

4 Eternal Dragon
4 Noble Templar
4 Daru Warchief
4 Dawn Elemental
4 Decree of Justice
4 Wing Shards
4 Dragon Scales
4 Silver Knight
4 Temple of the False God
24 Plains

#30: MIRRODIN

4 Somber Hoverguard
4 Shrapnel Blast
4 Atog
4 Disciple of the Vault
4 Myr Enforcer
4 Frogmite
4 Tooth of Chiss-Goria
4 Pyrite Spellbomb
4 Bonesplitter
4 Ornithopter
4 Welding Jar
4 Glimmervoid
4 Seat of the Synod
4 Great Furnace
4 Vault of Whispers

#31: DARKSTEEL

4 Fireball
4 Barbed Lightning
4 Flamebreak
4 Pulse of the Forge
4 Drooling Ogre
4 Juggernaut
4 Oxidda Golem
4 Arcbound Slith
4 Arcbound Worker
24 Mountain

#32: FIFTH DAWN

4 Joiner Adept
3 Bringer of the Green Dawn
3 Bringer of the Blue Dawn
4 Silent Arbiter
4 Beacon of Immortality
4 Channel the Suns
4 Retaliate
3 Door to Nothingness
4 Gemstone Array
4 Pentad Prism
8 Plains
15 Forest