[Results] Wizard's Tower Vintage: March 29th, 10 Proxy, Ottawa Canada

[mgouthro]

Congratulations to Justin Fischer and Rene Villeneuve! Justin and Rene made it to the finals and decided on a prize split.

The tournament was a lot of fun, with only 2 Flash decks spoiling the fun. We had 23 players competing for the Jet, Drain, and dual lands. After 5 rounds of swiss, here's how the top 8 shaped up:

1. Xi Chen - Stax
2. James Benning - GAT
3. Matt Hensley - WGD 2K8
4. Kevin Swan - Hulk Flash
5. Andrew Noworaj - Bob Tendrils
6. Jeff Krueger - Mono Black Control
7. Rene Villeneuve - Red 9Ball
8. Justin Fischer - Bomberman

Quarterfinals:
Justin (Bomberman) defeats Xi Chen (Stax)
Kevin (Flash) defeats Andrew (Tendrils)
Jeff (Mono black control) defeats Matt (WGD)
Rene (9Ball) defeats James (GAT)

Semifinals:
Justin (Bomberman) defeats Kevin (Flash)
Rene (9Ball) defeats Jeff (Mono black control)

Finals:
Justin and Rene agree to a split

Pictures:


The prizes!


Vince was our judge for the day.


Robbie (playing Tyrant Oath) squaring off against Paul Morin's Ichorid deck.


Kids under 15, and girls, play for free in our tournaments.  While Ben has long taken advantage of the "under 15" rule, this was the first time we had a girl participate.  Laura played a mono-red deck that was a little overwhelmed, but I heard she had fun.


Phil Whicher, long absent from the Ottawa vintage scene, made a triumphant comeback.  I heard he was 1-3 after round 4 (with the lone win being a bye).  Thanks for playing, Phil. 


Paul Morin and James Benning, with Nick Sirman looking on.


In a fit of lameness, Dan Lanthier decided not to play in the tournament.


Matt Larivee, displaying his best "come hither" look for Don Campbell.


James Benning, in the quarterfinals against Rene's MUD deck.


Rene, slowly locking James out of the game.


Justin beat me in the semi-finals, drawing Black Lotus in his opening hand both games, and flashing in a Mindcensor, utterly neutering my Flash deck.


Phil and his dad drove down for the tournament.


Ben was disappointed that I didn't lend him my Ichorid deck again for the tournament.  Strangely, everybody else at the tournament felt exactly the opposite.


Jeff and Rene, in the semifinals match.  Rene would eventually win the match.


Decklists:

Justin Fischer - Split for 1st
Bomberman

4 Trinket Mage
4 Aven Mindcensor
3 Auriok Salvagers
4 Brainstorm
4 Mana Drain
4 Force of Will
2 Counterspell
2 Mana Leak
1 Thirst for Knowledge
2 Aether Spellbomb
1 Darksteel Colossus
1 Tinker
1 Engineered Explosives
1 Sensei's Divining Top
1 Sol Ring
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Time Walk
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Pearl
1 Black Lotus
4 Tundra
4 Polluted Delta
4 Island
2 Plains
1 Flooded Strand
1 Strip Mine
1 Library of Alexandria

Sideboard
4 Leyline of the Void
2 True Believer
2 Energy Flux
2 Trickbind
2 Sacred Ground
1 Echoing Truth
1 Engineered Explosives
1 Swords to Plowshares

Rene Villeneuve - Split for 1st
9Ball

4 Mishra's Workshop
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Ruby
1 Black Lotus
6 Mountain
1 Sol Ring
1 Mana Crypt
1 Mana Vault
4 Wasteland
1 Strip Mine
1 Tolarian Academy
3 Mishra's Factory
4 Goblin Welder
4 Juggernaut
4 Sphere of Resistance
4 Thorn of Amethyst
1 Trinisphere
4 Solemn Simulacrum
3 Triskelion
2 Duplicant
2 Sword of Fire and Ice
3 Arcbound Ravager
1 Jester's Cap

Sideboard
3 Rack and Ruin
3 Pyroblast
4 Red Elemental Blast
3 Magus of the Moon
2 Tormod's Crypt

Kevin Swan - 3rd
Hulk Flash

4 Protean Hulk
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Demonic Tutor
2 Thoughtseize
2 Summoner's Pact
1 Mogg Fanatic
1 Body Snatcher
1 Reveillark
1 Body Double
2 Carrion Feeder
4 Force of Will
4 Merchant Scroll
4 Pact of Negation
4 Flash
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Chain of Vapor
2 Ponder
4 Brainstorm

3 Polluted Delta
3 Flooded Strand
3 Island
2 Underground Sea
2 Tropical Island
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Jet
1 Lotus Petal
1 Mox Ruby
1 Black Lotus

Sideboard
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4 Reverent Silence
4 Leyline of the Void
4 Hurkyl's Recall
1 Misdirection
1 Tinker
1 Platinum Angel

Jeff Krueger - 4th
Mono black control

4 Mishra's Factory
1 Maze of Ith
4 Wasteland
1 Strip Mine
1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
5 Swamp
4 The Rack
4 Hypnotic Specter
2 Extirpate
4 Mind Twist
4 Dark Ritual
4 Dark Confidant
4 Diabolic Edict
4 Duress
4 Hymn to Tourach
4 Sinkhole
1 Mox Jet
1 Yawgmoth's Will
1 Sensei's Divining Top
1 Black Lotus

Sideboard
2 Cursed Scroll
2 Extirpate
3 Damnation
4 Leyline of the Void
2 Nether Void
1 Haunting Wind
1 Chains of Mephistopheles

Xi Chen - 5th
Stax

1 Black Lotus
3 Bottle Cloister
4 Chalice of the Void
2 Crucible of Worlds
1 Mana Crypt
1 Mana Vault
1 Memory Jar
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Sapphire
4 Smokestack
1 Sol Ring
4 Sphere of Resistance
4 Tangle Wire
1 Trinisphere
2 Duplicant
4 Metalworker
1 Sundering Titan
2 Triskelion
2 Karn, Silver Golem
4 Ancient Tomb
3 City of Traitors
4 Mishra's Workshop
1 Strip Mine
4 Wasteland
1 Tolarian Academy

Sideboard
3 Jester's Cap
4 Pithing Needle
3 Tormod's Crypt
2 Duplicant
3 Razormane Masticore

James Benning - 6th
GAT

4 Tropical Island
3 Underground Sea
3 Flooded Strand
2 Island
3 Polluted Delta
1 Volcanic Island
4 Gush
1 Tinker
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Black Lotus
1 Ancestral Recall
3 Quirion Dryad
3 Tarmogoyf
1 Darksteel Colossus
2 Mana Drain
2 Duress
2 Thoughtseize
1 Fastbond
3 Merchant Scroll
4 Force of Will
4 Brainstorm
2 Ponder
1 Time Walk
1 Cunning Wish
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Yawgmoth's Will
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Mystical Tutor

Sideboard
4 Leyline of the Void
2 Oxidize
1 Stifle
1 Artifact Mutation
1 Berserk
2 Ancient Grudge
2 Submerge
2 Yixlid Jailer

Matt Hensley - 7th
Worldgorger Dragon

4 Bazaar of Baghdad
1 Black Lotus
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Jet
1 Sol Ring
1 Mana Crypt
2 Underground Sea
2 Swamp
2 Island
1 Tundra
4 Worldgorger Dragon
1 Eternal Witness
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Cunning Wish
3 Read the Runes
3 Deep Analysis
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Vampiric Tutor
4 Intuition
3 Necromancy
2 Animate Dead
2 Dance of the Dead
1 Entomb
4 Polluted Delta
2 Flooded Strand
4 Duress
4 Force of Will

Sideboard
1 Sundering Titan
1 Platinum Angel
1 Tinker
3 Abeyance
2 Echoing Truth
2 Chain of Vapor
1 Stroke of Genius
4 Kataki, War's Wage

Andrew Noworaj - 8th
Bob Tendrils

4 Duress
4 Cabal Therapy
4 Dark Confidant
4 Brainstorm
4 Dark Ritual
4 Cabal Ritual
3 Tendrils of Agony
1 Empty the Warrens
3 Grim Tutor
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Demonic Consultation
1 Necropotence
1 Echoing Truth
1 Black Lotus
1 Lotus Petal
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Yawgmoth's Will
4 Bloodstained Mire
3 Polluted Delta
2 Badlands
3 Underground Sea
3 Swamp
1 Island
1 Mountain
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Library of Alexandria

Sideboard
3 Pithing Needle
3 Energy Flux
2 Hurkyl's Recall
1 Chain of Vapor
1 Empty the Warrens
4 Leyline of the Void
2 Yixlid Jailer

[Chiz]

Thanks for the report mike! I wish I could have played in that tourney...

Nice top8! It's been a long time since I played Bomberman in a tourney, it's fun to see it doing weel, but... Only 1 Thirst? Seem weird, but it looks like it worked well...

Was there enough chairs at the Wizards Tower!? Or is it the new tech for playing Magic!?  (talking about Rene Villeneuve and James Benningin the quarterfinals)

[mgouthro]

Next time for sure! Hopefully there won't be a blizzard for the next event in Montreal too!

The one Thirst surprised me as well. Justin has been playing Bomberman pretty steadily over the past two years. It might be specifically tuned to the normal stuff we play here in Ottawa, but as you can tell from the top 8, it's pretty diverse here too.

Heh, there were enough chairs at the store, but Rene wanted a bit of space from the rest of the players so they moved to one of the counters. Probably bored of sitting for 5-6 hours.