Type 1 for a Sapphire in Cleveland Results

[nartman99]

We had 27 players show up to battle for a Mox Sapphire. This was a much better turnout than last time so we hope to be able to host another event sometime in the near future. After six rounds of swiss, here is the top standings after the swiss:

1.   Justin Dewey (Mudbutt Aggro Control)
2.   Paul Mastriano (Strategic Planning Long)
3.   Angel Rivera (Goblins)
4.   John Spence (Workshop Aggro)
5.   Nam Tran (MUD)
6.   Juan Rodriguez (Strategic Planning Slaver)
7.   Randal Witherell (My name is MUD)
8.   Anthony Twaun007 Michaels (GWS Intuition Tendrils)

Top 8

Justin Dewey (Mudbutt Aggro Control) lost to Anthony Twaun007 Michaels (GWS Intuition Tendrils)

Paul Mastriano (Strategic Planning Long) beat Randal Witherell (My name is MUD)

Angel Rivera (Goblins) beat Juan Rodriguez (Strategic Planning Slaver)

John Spence (Workshop Aggro) lost to Nam Tran (MUD)

Top 4

Nam Tran (MUD) lost to Anthony Twaun007 Michaels (GWS Intuition Tendrils)

Angel Rivera (Goblins) lost to Paul Mastriano (Strategic Planning Long)

Finals

Paul Mastriano (Strategic Planning Long) beat Anthony Twaun007 Michaels (GWS Intuition Tendrils)

Finally, top 8 decklists:

1. Paul Mastriano (Strategic Planning Long)

3 Strategic Planning
4 Dark Ritual
2 Cabal Ritual
1 Lotus Petal
1 Sol Ring
1 Black Lotus
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Jet
1 Mana Crypt
1 Mox Emerald
1 Bayou
1 Swamp
1 Tolarian Academy
2 Island
4 Polluted Delta
2 Underground Sea
1 Bloodstained Mire
1 Imperial Seal
1 Mind’s Desire
1 Chain of Vapor
2 Grim Tutor
1 Memory Jar
1 Ponder
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Hurykl’s Recall
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Necropotence
1 Brainstorm
1 Tendrils of Agony
1 Darksteel Colossus
1 Time Walk
1 Gifts Ungiven
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Tinker
1 Yawgmoth’s Will
1 Timetwister
1 Yawgmoth’s Bargain
4 Duress
4 Force of Will

4 Tarmogoyf
1 Extirpate
1 Hurkyl’s Recall
1 Rebuild
1 Massacre
2 Tormod’s Crypt
3 Yixlid Jailer
1 Leyline of the Void
1 Stifle

2. Anthony Michaels (GWS Intuition Tendrils)

4 Dark Ritual
2 Cabal Ritual
4 Duress
4 Force of Will
1 Chain of Vapor
1 Rebuild
1 Brainstorm
1 Ponder
2 Serum Visions
1 Merchant Scroll
1 Yawgmoth’s Will
1 Yawgmoth’s Bargain
1 Necropotence
1 Timetwister
2 Intuition
1 Gifts Ungiven
1 Tendrils of Agony
1 Empty the Warrens
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Time Walk
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Bloodstained Mire
3 Polluted Delta
2 Flooded Strand
1 Swamp
2 Island
1 Tolarian Academy
1 Volcanic Island
2 Underground Sea
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Pearl
1 Lotus Petal
1 Sol Ring
1 Mana Crypt
1 Mana Vault
1 Black Lotus
1 Grim Tutor
1 Recoup
1 Demonic Tutor

2 Hurkyl’s Recall
2 Tendrils of Agony
4 Dark Confidant
1 Tinker
1 Darksteel Colossus
1 Massacre
2 Cabal Therapy
1 Mind’s Desire
1 Windfall

3. Angel Rivera (Goblins)

4 Goblin Piledriver
4 Goblin Warchief
4 Goblin Ringleader
4 Goblin Lackey
4 Null Rod
4 Goblin Matron
4 Mogg Fanatic
4 Earwig Squad
1 Goblin Tinkerer
1 Stingscourger
2 Goblin Incinerator
4 Bloodstained Mire
4 Wooded Foothills
1 Strip Mine
4 Wastelad
3 Badlands
1 Black Lotus
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Jet
1 Sol Ring
4 Mountains

4 Leyline of the Void
4 Pyrostatic Pillar
4 Rack and Ruin
2 Red Elemental Blast
1 Pyroblast

4. Nam Tran (MUD)

4 Smokestack
4 Crucible of Worlds
4 Metalworker
4 Staff of Domination
4 Chalice of the Void
4 Sphere of Resistance
4 Thorn of Amethyst
3 Karn, Silver Golem
1 Trinisphere
1 Black Lotus
1 Mana Crypt
1 Mana Vault
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Pearl
1 Sol Ring
4 Mishra’s Workshop
4 Wasteland
1 Strip Mine
1 Tolarian Academy
4 Mishra’s Factory
4 Ancient Tomb
1 Ghost Quarter

4 Tormod’s Crypt
4 Triskelion
3 Jester’s Cap
3 Duplicant
1 Gaea’s Blessing

5. Justin Dewey (Mudbutt Aggro Control)

4 Metalworker
3 Staff of Domination
3 Crucible of Worlds
4 Chalice of the Void
3 Karn, Silver Golem
2 Triskelion
4 Sphere of Resistance
1 Trinisphere
1 Thorn of Amethyst
4 Smokestack
4 Jester’s Scepter
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Pearl
1 Black Lotus
1 Sol Ring
1 Mana Crypt
1 Mana Vault
4 Ancient Tomb
1 Strip Mine
1 Tolarian Academy
4 Mishra’s Workshop
4 Mishra’s Factory
4 Wasteland

2 Triskelion
3 Duplicant
3 Jester’s Cap
1 Masticore
2 Eon Hub
4 Tormod’s Crypt

6. John Spence (Workshop Aggro)

3 Triskelion
4 Metalworker
4 Juggernaut
1 Arcbound Ravager
1 Trinisphere
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Ruby
1 Black Lotus
1 Sol Ring
1 Mana Vault
4 Tangle Wire
3 Crucible of Worlds
4 Chalice of the Void
4 Thorn of Amethyst
4 Sphere of Resistance
4 Mishra’s Workshop
4 Wasteland
1 Tolarian Academy
1 Strip Mine
4 Ancient Tomb
2 City of Traitors
4 Mishra’s Factory

4 Leyline of the Void
4 Duplicant
3 Arcbound Ravager
4 Powder Keg

7. Juan Rodriguez (Strategic Planning Slaver)

1 Black Lotus
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Emerald
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Time Walk
4 Force of Will
1 Brainstorm
4 Mana Drain
4 Thirst for Knowledge
4 Strategic Planning
2 Goblin Welder
1 Sol Ring
1 Mana Crypt
1 Tinker
1 Gifts Ungiven
1 Tormod’s Crypt
1 Triskelavus
1 Sundering Titan
1 Crucible of Worlds
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Yawgmoth’s Will
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Echoing Truth
1 Gorilla Shaman
1 Mana Vault
1 Rack and Ruin
1 Misdirection
3 Flooded Strand
2 Polluted Delta
2 Underground Sea
3 Volcanic Island
3 Island
1 Tolarian Academy
1 Strip Mine
1 Mindslaver

1 Thran Foundry
2 Tormod’s Crypt
2 Sower of Temptation
1 Flame Jab
1 Trinisphere
3 Sphere of Resistance
3 Wasteland
1 Rack and Ruin
1 Hurkyl’s Recall

8. Randal Witherell (My name is MUD)

1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Jet
1 Sol Ring
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Sapphire
4 Chalice of the Void
3 Crucible of Worlds
4 Smokestack
4 Sphere of Resistance
1 Mana Vault
1 Trinisphere
4 Tangle Wire
3 Metalworker
4 Juggernaut
4 Triskelion
1 Duplicant
1 Sundering Titan
1 Platinum Angel
1 Crystal Vein
3 Ancient Tomb
2 Ghost Quarter
4 Mishra’s Factory
4 Mishra’s Workshop
1 Strip Mine
4 Wasteland
1 Tolarian Academy

4 Tormod’s Crypt
2 Duplicant
3 Null Rod
3 Pithing Needle
3 Defense Grid

I want to thank everyone again for coming out and hopefully we will be able to host more of these tournaments in the future!

[LordHomerCat]

2 Serum Visions

Twaun, R U JK?  You seriously played this card?  I thought Becker made better decks than that!

[Ufactor]

Wowzers! It looks like ever Workshop player in the free world converged in Cleveland for one magical weekend :O

[M.Solymossy]

2 Serum Visions

Twaun, R U JK?  You seriously played this card?  I thought Becker made better decks than that!

Becker made the original IT, but this list was a product of myself and more-so twaun.

[Bill Copes]

Congrats on the top 8, Juan -- the next time you're out east, I'll gladly buy you another round at the Moose lodge.

- Bill

[Mr. Type 4]

this was a fun one, great turn-out, good times.  It was nice to see you all again. 

[JACO]

2 Serum Visions

Twaun, R U JK?  You seriously played this card?  I thought Becker made better decks than that!

Becker made the original IT, but this list was a product of myself and more-so twaun.

You guys really need to have Jaco help design your decks. Those Serum Visions could have been something good, like Magus of the Moons. ; )

Congrats to Justin, Nam, Randall, Juan, and Athony for Top 8 appearances, and to Mr. Sculptini for winning it all...again.

[Zieby]

Concratz on the people that made top 8.

I have 1 question for Paul, How did de strategic plannings work for you in the TPS list. I was testing the same and like them so far.

Greets from Holland

Arjan

[Mr. Type 4]

I have 1 question for Paul, How did de strategic plannings work for you in the TPS list. I was testing the same and like them so far.

  I put them in as an experiment, and I won, but it's hard for me to say how good they were.  Most of the time they sat in my hand and I didn't end up playing them.  I usually had better stuff to do. 

Still, in the handful of times when I didn't have something better to do, they were good.  it's hard for me to decide if those Strat plannings shouldn't just be more bombs.

[Webster]

The blue spells combo plays are generally required to be insane. Why? Simply because blue mana is so much harder to generate than black. Strategic planning doesn't strike me as quite good enough for dark ritual-based decks.

If I were to look at a blue card that set up the graveyard for yawgmoth's will, I'd look at intuition and gifts ungiven first. That said, I know the shortcomings of the former, and I'm sure after a bit of discussion/forum review/testing, the rest of the community will as well.

[Twaun007]

Tourney was a blast! I am pretty sure everyone had a good time.

I have to give Nam a shout out. During our match we were getting a bit rowdy. If you have witnessed people from Cleveland play each other you know what I am talking about. I didn't write down my mana and for some reason I tapped a Mox Pearl for no reason. Nam was like "Burn for one?" and I was like "What do you mean?" I was at one life and combo-ing out with Empty the Warrens FTW. He let me walk through the spells and fix the problem since it was a bit hectic in the room. Thanks a million Nam.

2 Serum Visions

Twaun, R U JK?  You seriously played this card?  I thought Becker made better decks than that!

I seriously played this card. Seriously.

[yangtime]

He let me walk through the spells and fix the problem since it was a bit hectic in the room. Thanks a million Nam.

Way to hack a friend out...seriously.

[nartman99]

Tourney was a blast! I am pretty sure everyone had a good time.

I have to give Nam a shout out. During our match we were getting a bit rowdy. If you have witnessed people from Cleveland play each other you know what I am talking about. I didn't write down my mana and for some reason I tapped a Mox Pearl for no reason. Nam was like "Burn for one?" and I was like "What do you mean?" I was at one life and combo-ing out with Empty the Warrens FTW. He let me walk through the spells and fix the problem since it was a bit hectic in the room. Thanks a million Nam.

It's all gravy. We are friends! We play games! We have fun! You were probably the cause of one of my beers being removed from my receipt at The Melt though weren't you? I couldn't figure it out! Thanks friend! Maybe next time you will win some power 

[Skynyrd]

Nam, you failed to mention my incredible judging.

I got to answer questions I haven't heard asked since Oath was Standard legal. I just wish I could've gone to that Melt place afterwards, but I had been up since 3am, and had to be back at work at 5 am.