I'd like to congratulate Godder as the winner of 3CB Tournament #98! Thallids often shine in slower formats, as can be seen from the fact that three different Thallid decks were in the top 4. Duress was the best disruption this time around, but that's by no means always the case. In other news, we're up to tournament #99 - does anyone have any suggestions for tournament #100?
3CB Tournament #98 Banned list:Balance
Pox
Smallpox
Show and Tell
Channel
Mishra's Workshop
City of Traitors
Ancient Tomb
Mishra's Factory
Treetop Village
Any deck that can force the opponent to discard more than one card in a turnAny deck that can goldfish on turn 1Any deck that can't win if the opposition does nothing e.g. Mishra's Workshop, Trinisphere, Wheel of Torture (aka The Mise Prize)Cards from Unglued/UnhingedDecks:1 Technogeek5000 - Thallids Are Back - Tropical Island Daze Thallid
2 Parallax - The Cheese Stands Alone - Lotus Bloom Lotus Bloom Barren Glory
3 Yare - Ornithopter is for Scrubs - City of Traitors Sphere of Resistance Roterothopter
4 Illissius - Faces in the Dark - Dryad Arbor Force of Will Leyline of Singularity
5 ReAnimator - MaskNaughty - City of Traitors Illusionary Mask Phyrexian Dreadnought
6 Elric - Loses to Godder - Treetop Village Eladamri's Vineyard Maze of Ith
7 Franz Ferdinand - Legal Cheese - Lotus Bloom Lotus Bloom Barren Glory
8 Godder - Down in the Swamp - Bayou Duress Thallid
9 Yare - I'll Be Back - City of Traitors Myr Servitor Myr Servitor
10 Illissius - Trinity - Hollow Trees Molder Slug Maze of Ith
11 ReAnimator - Charmed I'm Sure - Mox Sapphire Mishra's Factory Piracy Charm
12 Elric - Not Banned? - Karakas Mox Sapphire Meddling Mage
13 Franz Ferdinand - Agar Man - Karakas Aether Vial Mangara of Corondor
14 Godder - Down on the Farm - Savannah Thallid Swords to Plowshares
Results: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 Total Position1| X 6 3 6 3 6 6 2 6 0 0 3 3 2 46 4
2| 0 X 0 0 0 6 3 0 6 6 0 0 3 6 30 11
3| 3 6 X 2 3 2 6 3 0 0 0 3 3 3 34 10
4| 0 6 2 X 6 2 6 0 6 2 6 6 6 2 50 2
5| 3 6 3 0 X 2 6 3 6 0 0 3 6 0 38 7
6| 0 0 2 2 2 X 0 0 6 6 2 2 0 0 22 13
7| 0 3 0 0 0 6 X 0 6 6 0 0 3 6 30 11
8| 2 6 3 6 3 6 6 X 6 0 6 3 3 2 52 1
9| 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 2 1 0 0 9 14
0| 6 0 6 2 6 0 0 6 6 X 6 2 0 0 40 6
1| 6 6 6 0 6 2 6 0 2 0 X 3 6 2 45 5
2| 3 6 3 0 3 2 6 3 4 2 3 X 3 0 38 7
3| 3 3 3 0 0 6 3 3 6 6 0 3 X 0 36 9
4| 2 0 3 2 6 6 0 2 6 6 2 6 6 X 47 3
Future Sight made its mark with Barren Glory and Dryad Arbor spawning interesting new decks, with Illissius noting that the new man-land is the first self-contained win condition in Magic. Combo is now part of the metagame, and it certainly made a few ripples. The new Oracle wording of Illusionary Mask allowed a draw with the Eladamri's Vineyard deck, as putting a creature into play after activating Mask's ability is now optional (it used to be compulsory if you had one), so the Green mana can be funneled into the Mask's ability.
For next time: same again! We retain the banned list, and note the "decks that can produce more than 2 mana on turn 1" rule, which bans Black Lotus (among other ideas like City of Traitors + Moxen).
Also, Future Sight is legal!Banned list:Mesmeric Fiend
Nezumi Shortfang
Blackmail
Coercion
Cabal Therapy
Abandon Hope
Pulse of the Dross
Nullstone Gargoyle
Null Chamber
Form of the Dragon
The Rack
Ghost Quarter
Strip Mine
Wasteland
Balance
Restore Balance
Pox
Smallpox
Misguided Rage
Glacial Chasm
Mind Swords
Any deck that can force the opponent to discard more than one card in a turnAny deck that can goldfish on turn 1Any deck that produce more than 2 mana on turn 1Any deck that can't win if the opposition does nothing e.g. Mishra's Workshop, Trinisphere, Wheel of Torture (aka The Mise Prize)Cards from Unglued/Unhinged3-Card Blind (3CB) is a very unique game. With thanks to Zoneseek, the rules are as follows:
- Your deck comprises 3 cards, all of which start in your hand.
- The library starts at 0 cards and you have no sideboard (Wishes fetch nothing).
- Random effects always go in your opponent's favour.
- All hands are revealed, so you always make the best possible play.
- You don't lose as a result of not being able to draw a card. If cards are put into your library, you draw normally.
- Other than the aforementioned, normal Magic rules apply.
- Decks are played against each other deck twice by the Moderator, once going first, once going second. For each win, you score 3. For each draw, you score 1. For each loss, you score 0.
- While it may seem obvious, decks may not use cards from the 3CB Banned List. Illegal decks and decks with illegal cards will be rejected.
To make an entry, PM your deck to Godder in the following format:
Subject: 3CB Tournament #99 Entry
Deck Name Card #1
Card #2
Card #3
Optional Deck discussion, random sucking up, etc.
Entries close May 26. Players may enter up to two decks, but I reserve the right to restrict entries to one deck per player if sufficient entries are received, so please designate your preferred deck. This is particularly important given my current work commitments, as my deck limit is lower than it otherwise would be.
