3CB Tournament #38 Results and Discussion

[wonkey_donkey]

I’d like to congratulate GoblinBoy and Erdrick as the eventual winners of 3CB Tournament #38
Hope the delay didn’t cause people too many headaches
We have, for the first time, a winner of the mise-prize in a normal 3CB – congratulations Lhyrrus! As a result, his deck will be banned from future 3CB tournaments – no deck will be allowed to win more than 1 mise-prize.

The rules for this competition will be: Anything Goes!

Banned list:
Portal
Unglued
Black Lotus
Mesmeric Fiend
Blackmail
Chain of Smog
Hymn to Tourach
Cabal Therapy
Encroach
Mind Swords
Forget
Anvil of Bogardan
Strip Mine
Wasteland
Raze
The Rack
Wheel of Torture
Balance
Meddling Mage
Show and Tell
Isochron Scepter
Phrexian Dreadnaught
Lion's Eye Diamond
Evil Presence
Sea's Claim

Entrant – Deck Name – Deck

1. Wonkey_donkey – The Nether Regions – Subterranean Hangar, Nether Spirit, Pox
2. Combo_dude - <3sphere – Mishra’s Workshop, Trinisphere, Steel Golem
3. Kasuras - 73|-| $|-||2,|-3|)|)3|2,|- aka Teh Shredder – Mishra’s Workshop, Trinisphere, Junk Diver
4. R_x_ - Bend Over.dec – Undiscovered Paradise, Stormscape Apprentice, Swords to Plowshares
5. BlueJay – No Inspiration – Mishra’s Factory, Mox Jet, Addle
6. Lhyrrus – Bondage.dec – Mishra’s Workshop, Powder Keg, Ensnaring Bridge
7. Lockdown – (No Name) – Saprazzan Skerry, Energy Field, Escape Artist
8. LotusHead – Lotushead’s Gobbo.dec – Mox Ruby, Goblin Lackey, Siege-Gang Commander
9. Zelc – Netdecking4L – City of Traitors, Sol Ring, Phyrexian Processor
10. MoreFling – (No Name) – Island, Mana Crypt, Donate
11. GoblinBoy – Choking Mishra – Mishra’s Workshop, Jinxed Choker, Glacial Chasm
12. Nibble – Pretty Crappy – Peat Bog, Sinkhole, Wretched Anurid
13. Erdrick – Level Up – Mishra’s Workshop, Mana Vault, Leveler
14. Virtual – (No Name) – Mishra’s Workshop, Ensnaring Bridge, Scalding Tongs

15. Wonkey_donkey – Thorme.dec – City of Traitors, Powder Keg, Soldevi Sentry
16. Combo_dude – Blackmail on a stick – Mishra’s Factory, Mox Jet, Thrull Surgeon
17. Nibble – Chasm = Fun – Mishra’s Workshop, Time Vault, Glacial Chasm
18. LotusHead – I can’t lose.dec – Mox Emerald, Aether Vial, Platinum Angel

How to read the table:
Match the deck# on the left with the deck # on top. The #s on the right of that deck correspond to how many points that deck received versus the deck on top. (Append as necessary. The first digits are missing to make the table more clear)

0  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8   Total
1| x 6 6 2 2 2 6 3 2 0 3 0 0 0 6 0 6 6     50
2| 0 x 6 4 6 2 0 4 3 3 0 6 0 0 4 4 2 3     47
3| 0 0 x 3 0 2 0 3 3 3 0 6 0 0 4 3 2 3     32
4| 2 1 3 x 2 2 6 6 0 0 0 6 6 3 2 2 6 6     53
5| 2 0 6 2 x 2 6 6 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 0     32
6| 2 2 2 2 2 x 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2     34
7| 0 6 6 0 0 2 x 6 6 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 2     34
8| 3 1 3 0 0 2 0 x 0 6 0 4 0 0 1 0 2 6     28
9| 2 3 3 6 6 2 0 6 x 6 0 0 3 0 0 3 2 6     48
0| 6 3 3 6 3 2 6 0 0 x 3 6 0 6 0 6 2 3     55
1| 3 6 6 6 6 2 6 6 6 3 x 0 3 6 0 3 2 6     70
2| 6 0 0 0 2 2 6 1 6 0 6 x 0 1 1 4 6 0     41
3| 6 6 6 0 6 2 6 6 3 6 3 6 x 0 0 6 2 6     70
4| 6 6 6 3 6 2 2 6 6 0 0 4 6 x 2 6 2 2     65
5| 0 1 1 2 6 2 2 4 6 6 6 4 6 2 x 4 6 6     64
6| 6 1 3 2 4 2 6 6 3 0 3 1 0 0 1 x 4 3     43
7| 0 2 2 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 2 2 0 1 x 2     25
8| 0 3 3 0 6 2 2 0 0 3 0 6 0 2 0 3 2 x     32

Final Standings:

1: GoblinBoy 70
Erdrick
3: virtual 65
4: wonkey_donkey 64
5: MoreFling 55
6: r_x_ 53
7: wonkey_donkey 50
8: Zelc 48
9: combo_dude 47
10: combo_dude 43
11: Nibble 41
12: Lockdown 34
Lhyrrus
14: BlueJay 32
Kasuras
LotusHead
17: LotusHead 28
18: Nibble 25

GoblinBoy came up with a fantastic deck for this tournament, one of the new decks to beat from now on, I expect. I don’t think it’s bannable as vineyard and anything with either artifact or land destruction beat it easily. Other special-case scenario decks can beat it, too, or 3-3 with it (e.g. MoreFling’s deck).

We also have, as mentioned above, our first ever mise-prize winner with the T1 card pool. I have decided, to try and reduce the number of mise-prizes won in future, to ban each deck that successfully wins a mise-prize. If this seems unfair, then please let me know either on this thread, the 3CB thread in the community forum, or by PM. I don’t think that anything would need banning on sheer power level – not at the moment, at any rate.

Again, I apologise for any inconvenience caused by the delay. I have no idea when I’ll be able to post the results for the next 3CB tournament (#39), as I need to collect the entries, calculate etc and I am not going to have very much computer access in the near future. Things can become far less hectic after this tournament, however. Hope this is OK with everyone.

Please post any corrections/discussion.

Tom

[Lockdown]

Hold on.  I know I put in Sapprazzan COVE, not Skerry, into my submission.  That's going to be a bit of work to recalculate everything.  I know Skerry doesn't work because of the depletion couters.  However, Storage lands do work.

Here are my matchups:
Wonkey (0-6)-I lose because of pox
Combo Dude (6-0)-He has nothing on Energy Field (Cove gets around Trinisphere)
Kasuras (6-0) - See above
R_X (0-6) - Stupid life loss getting around Energy Field
Bluejay (0-6)- Discard! Gah I hate discard XP.
Lyrrhus (2-2) - Mize
Lotushead (2-2) - He can't get past Energy Field, I can't get past commander
Zelc (6-0) - Processor not fast enough to get past Energy Field
Morefling (0-6)- Silly energy field only stopping opponent's sources
GoblinBoy (0-6) - Beats me fair and square
Nibble (0-6) - Have I ever mentioned how much LD is unfair XD.
Erdric (6-0) - Too slow for energy field
Virtual (2-2) - His Scalding Tongs do 0 damage, and my escape artist can't attack
Wonkey2 (2-2) - I don't play Artist, just leave Field there
Combo2 (0-6) - I hate discard, I hate discard
Nibble2 (2-2) - Mize
Lotus2 (2-2) - I can't deal with platinum angel, he can't deal with Energy Field

My total:
36... bah... all that work for an increase of like 10 points?

[Erdrick]

...
Entrant – Deck Name – Deck
...
2. Combo_dude - <3sphere – Mishra’s Workshop, Trinisphere, Steel Golem
3. Kasuras - 73|-| $|-||2,|-3|)|)3|2,|- aka Teh Shredder – Mishra’s Workshop, Trinisphere, Junk Diver
...
5. BlueJay – No Inspiration – Mishra’s Factory, Mox Jet, Addle
...
7. Lockdown – (No Name) – Saprazzan Skerry, Energy Field, Escape Artist
...
13. Erdrick – Level Up – Mishra’s Workshop, Mana Vault, Leveler
...

How to read the table:
Match the deck# on the left with the deck # on top. The #s on the right of that deck correspond to how many points that deck received versus the deck on top. (Append as necessary. The first digits are missing to make the table more clear)

0  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8   Total
1| x 6 6 2 2 2 6 3 2 0 3 0 0 0 6 0 6 6     50
2| 0 x 6 4 6 2 6 4 3 3 0 6 3 0 4 4 2 3     56
3| 0 0 x 3 0 2 6 3 3 3 0 6 3 0 4 3 2 3     41
4| 2 1 3 x 2 2 6 6 0 0 0 6 6 3 2 2 6 6     53
5| 2 0 6 2 x 2 6 6 0 3 0 2 6 0 0 1 2 0     38
6| 2 2 2 2 2 x 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2     34
7| 0 0 0 0 0 2 x 6 6 0 0 0 6 2 0 1 2 2     27
8| 3 1 3 0 0 2 0 x 0 6 0 4 0 0 1 0 2 6     28
9| 2 3 3 6 6 2 0 6 x 6 0 0 3 0 0 3 2 6     48
0| 6 3 3 6 3 2 6 0 0 x 3 6 0 6 0 6 2 3     55
1| 3 6 6 6 6 2 6 6 6 3 x 0 3 6 0 3 2 6     70
2| 6 0 0 0 2 2 6 1 6 0 6 x 0 1 1 4 6 0     41
3| 6 3 3 0 0 2 0 6 3 6 3 6 x 0 0 6 2 6     52
4| 6 6 6 3 6 2 2 6 6 0 0 4 6 x 2 6 2 2     65
5| 0 1 1 2 6 2 6 4 6 6 6 4 6 2 x 4 6 6     68
6| 6 1 3 2 4 2 4 6 3 0 3 1 0 0 1 x 4 3     43
7| 0 2 2 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 2 2 0 1 x 2     25
8| 0 3 3 0 6 2 2 0 0 3 0 6 0 2 0 3 2 x     32

Final Standings:

1: GoblinBoy 70
2: wonkey_donkey 68
3: virtual 65
4: combo_dude 56
5: MoreFling 55
6: r_x_ 53
7: Erdrick 52
...

Tom,
Thank you for running these fun tournaments, but I have a couple corrections for my results.

First,
Trinisphere only means my Mana Vault costs 3 to cast, but I can still cast Leveler the next Turn! So, I should have beaten Combo_dude and Kasuras each 6-0.

Second,
Leveler is colorless, what do I care about Addle.  So, I also should have beaten BlueJay 6-0.

Hold on. I know I put in Sapprazzan COVE, not Skerry, into my submission. That's going to be a bit of work to recalculate everything. I know Skerry doesn't work because of the depletion couters. However, Storage lands do work.

Here are my matchups:
...
Erdric (6-0) - Too slow for energy field
...

Well,
If Lockdown uses the Skerry, he drops the Energy Field on his turn 2 and I lose to him 0-6 as shown. But if he used the Cove, like he meant to, he can't drop the Energy Field until his turn 4.  Since I can kill him on my Turn 3, whether he goes first or not, I would beat him 6-0.

So I should have had 64 points, or 70 if Lockdown's deck is changed.  That would put me in 4th or a tie for 1st.

Thank you again for running these fun tournaments.

Joe

[Lockdown]

crap... you're right.   Leveler is 10/10.  silly me.  so it's 0-6.  and even if it was skerry, I'd have to drop artist first to have a shot at winning.  So it's be 4-1.  But it's not.  It's 0-6.  crap... down to 30 points.

[Goblinboy]

Yay! the winner.

I must admit, though; I didn't come up with the deck on my own. I run 3CB over at mtgnews, and stole it from one of the participants over there. He'll never be the wiser  

-Goblinboy

[Laurie Cheers]

Does the mana crypt trick actually work? Surely it should be random effects you OWN that go in your opponent's favour.

[Erdrick]

Does the mana crypt trick actually work? Surely it should be random effects you OWN that go in your opponent's favour.

Once you have been donated a Mana Crypt, you OWN it.  So at the beginning of your upkeep, you flip a coin, lose the flip, and Mana Crypt deals 3 damage to you.

[Kasuras]

Not really. If the Mana Crypt is donated by player A to player B, player A stays the owner. Player B becomes the controller, which is different.

I think the donate --> crypt trick should stay. Mainly because that is what the card says.. (Controller.)

[combo_dude]

We've always played the mana crypt thing as working - why change it now? It's good for the environment - it creates a deck that can function as a definite clock (i.e. you'd better have something good by turn 8).

By the way, I don't know if he's posted anything separately yet, but wonkey_donkey and I are going to Spain for a week tomorrow - so no #39 results for a while either.

[wonkey_donkey]

Have fixed the results now, and the first post has been changed to reflect the change in winners. Congratulations Erdrick!

Leveler marches on...

Tom