ICBM Open #6 Results--48 people!

[Tha Gunslinga]

We got 48 people, from Wisconsin, Ohio, Kentucky, Illinois, and I think Indiana.  Here's a full metagame breakdown:

4 Oath (Akroma/Hellkite)
1 CounterSlivers
1 Scepter
3 5c Stax
3 Strategic Keeper
1 Uba Stax (mono-red)
1 BWG Aggro
3 DEEZ NOUGHTS
1 Dragon
2 Goblins
3 PitchLong (1 UB, 2 UBR)
1 Stratego
1 ICBM Tendrils
1 UW Wizards
2 Painter
1 UR LandStill
3 Draw-Go
3 Control Slaver
1 Belcher
1 0-land Belcher (he forgot to put them in)
1 SS Goyf
3 Drain Tendrils
1 MUD
1 URG Fish
1 Ichorid
1 BW Fish
1 Salvagers
1 BUG Confidant Control
1 BWG Aggro


Top 8, final standings:

1.  James King (ICBM) [Oath] {Game Loss for misreg'd maindeck}
2.  Nate Moersfeld (Vorpal Bunny) [DEEZ NOUGHTS] {Game Loss for reg'd 58-card main and 12-card SB}
3.  Owen Turtenwald (ICBM) [Painter]
4.  Tommy Kolowith (ICBM) [Draw-Go] {forgot to put his name on his list}
5.  John Beste [Oath]
6.  Dave Carhart (ICBM) [Control Slaver]
7.  Chris Kallas [Manaless Ichorid]
8.  Andrew Wyrowskii [5c Stax] {Game Loss for misreg'd sb}

That's right, 3 game losses in the top 8.  Also, 4 ICBM in top 8, 3 in top 4.

Anyway, decklists:

1.  James King
ICBM Hellkite Oath

4 Force of Will
4 Thoughtseize
4 Negate
4 Oath of Druids
4 Chalice of the Void
4 Impulse
1 Hellkite Overlord
1 Akroma, Angel of Wrath
1 Merchant Scroll
1 Gaea's Blessing
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Time Walk
1 Misdirection
1 Wipe Away
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Brainstorm
1 Ponder
1 Black Lotus
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Emerald
1 Scroll Rack
4 Forbidden Orchard
2 Wasteland
1 Strip Mine
3 Polluted Delta
2 Flooded Strand
3 Underground Sea
1 Tropical Island
1 Island

SB:
4 Tormod's Crypt
3 Oxidize
2 Simic Sky Swallower
2 Arcane Laboratory
1 Massacre
1 Life from the Loam
1 Wasteland
1 Tropical Island


2.  Nate Moersfeld
DEEZ NOUGHTS
4 Dark Confidant
4 Phyrexian Dreadnought
4 Stifle
2 Dimir Cutpurse
4 Duress
4 Force of Will
1 Misdirection
3 Illusionary Mask
1 Echoing Truth
1 Impulse
1 Sensei's Divining Top
1 Brainstorm
1 Ponder
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Time Walk
2 Spell Snare
1 Strip Mine
3 Wasteland
1 Swamp
2 Island
4 Underground Sea
4 Polluted Delta
1 Flooded Strand
1 Black Lotus
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Emerald

SB:
1 Darkblast
3 Tormod's Crypt
2 Extirpate
3 Thorn of Amethyst
1 Wipe Away
2 Threads of Disloyalty
3 Hurkyl's Recall


3.  Owen Turtenwald
Painter

4 Thirst for Knowledge
4 Force of Will
3 Pyroblast
2 Red Elemental Blast
3 Mana Drain
3 Painter's Servant
2 Grindstone
1 Fact or Fiction
1 Darksteel Colossus
1 Yawgmoth's Will
1 Trinket Mage
1 Tinker
1 Merchant Scroll
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Time Walk
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Ponder
1 Brainstorm
1 Engineered Explosives
1 Tormod's Crypt
1 Sensei's Divining Top
1 Sol Ring
1 Mana Crypt
1 Black Lotus
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Emerald
3 Polluted Delta
3 Flooded Strand
2 Underground Sea
3 Volcanic Island
3 Island
1 Tolarian Academy
1 Library of Alexandria

SB:
4 Tarmogoyf
3 Tormod's Crypt
2 Sower of Temptation
2 Ancient Grudge
2 Tropical Island
1 Ingot Chewer
1 Trinisphere


4.  Tommy Kolowith
Draw-Go

1 Tormod's Crypt
4 Mana Drain
4 Ophidian
1 Brainstorm
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Mystical Tutor
2 Fire/Ice
1 Time Walk
1 Merchant Scroll
1 Wipe Away
1 Fact or Fiction
4 Force of Will
3 Thirst for Knowledge
4 Chalice of the Void
4 Rune Snag
3 Volcanic Island
1 Library of Alexandria
1 Sol Ring
1 Black Lotus
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Emerald
6 Island
1 Tolarian Academy
4 Polluted Delta
2 Flooded Strand
3 Glen Endra Archmage

SB:
2 Sower of Temptation
1 Tinker
1 Darksteel Colossus
3 Tormod's Crypt
2 Rack and Ruin
3 Blood Moon
1 Ingot Chewer
1 Pyroclasm
1 Trinisphere


5.  John Beste
ICBM Hellkite Oath

1 Akroma, Angel of Wrath
1 Hellkite Overlord
1 Black Lotus
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Emerald
4 Chalice of the Void
1 Brainstorm
1 Ponder
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Time Walk
2 Mishra's Factory
3 Wasteland
1 Strip Mine
4 Oath of Druids
4 Thirst for Knowledge
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Merchant Scroll
4 Force of Will
4 Mana Drain
1 Wipe Away
1 Gaea's Blessing
1 Engineered Explosives
1 Misdirection
4 Forbidden Orchard
2 Underground Sea
2 Tropical Island
2 Polluted Delta
2 Flooded Strand
1 Island
1 Life from the Loam
1 Mana Leak

SB:
1 Mishra's Factory
1 Life from the Loam
3 Oxidize
2 Simic Sky Swallower
3 Extirpate
1 Tormod's Crypt
1 Darkblast
1 Echoing Truth
2 Pyroclasm


6th:
Dave Carhart
Control Slaver

3 Underground Sea
2 Flooded Strand
3 Polluted Delta
2 Volcanic Island
2 Island
1 Snow-Covered Island
1 Library of Alexandria
1 Tolarian Academy
1 Mana Crypt
1 Lotus Petal
1 Black Lotus
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Emerald
1 Sol Ring
1 Mana Vault
1 Engineered Explosives
1 Fact or Fiction
1 Tinker
1 Gifts Ungiven
1 Echoing Truth
1 Time Walk
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Yawgmoth's Will
1 Empty the Warrens
1 Ponder
1 Brainstorm
1 Merchant Scroll
1 Ancestral Recall
2 Goblin Welder
1 Triskelavus
1 Mindslaver
1 Sundering Titan
3 Impulse
4 Thirst for Knowledge
4 Mana Drain
4 Force of Will

SB:
2 Spawning Pit
1 Fire/Ice
3 Arcane Laboratory
1 Duplicant
1 Skeletal Scrying
1 Tormod's Crypt
1 Jester's Cap
1 Goblin Bombardment
2 Rack and Ruin
1 Mind Twist
1 Red Elemental Blast


7. Chris Kallas
Manaless Ichorid

1 Dakmor Salvage
1 Darkblast
2 Flamekin Zealot
3 Dryad Arbor
3 Golgari Thug
3 Dread Return
3 Street Wraith
4 Bazaar of Baghdad
4 Unmask
4 Stinkweed Imp
4 Golgari Grave-Troll
4 Chalice of the Void
4 Leyline of the Void
4 Ichorid
4 Bridge from Below
4 Narcomoeba
4 Cabal Therapy
4 Serum Powder

SB:
1 Taiga
1 Bayou
2 Windswept Heath
3 Emerald Charm
2 Reverent Silence
3 Ancient Grudge
3 Contagion


8.  Andrew Wyrowski
5c Stax

3 Smokestack
2 Uba Mask
1 Black Lotus
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mana Vault
1 Sol Ring
1 Sundering Titan
1 Karn, Silver Golem
2 Duplicant
3 Goblin Welder
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Tinker
1 Crop Rotation
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Memory Jar
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Trinisphere
4 Sphere of Resistance
4 Chalice of the Void
1 Balance
3 Crucible of Worlds
3 Tangle Wire
2 Bazaar of Baghdad
1 Tolarian Academy
1 Strip Mine
3 Wasteland
4 Mishra's Workshop
4 Gemstone Mine
3 City of Brass

SB:
2 Viashino Heretic
3 Spawning Pit
2 Triskelion
1 Duplicant
1 Tormod's Crypt
4 Leyline of the Void
1 In the Eye of Chaos
1 Goblin Welder

In case anyone cares, this is a picture of the standings after swiss:

[M.Solymossy]

1 Scepter
3 5c Stax
1 Uba Stax (mono-red)
1 BWG Aggro
3 DEEZ NOUGHTS
1 ICBM Tendrils
1 UW Wizards
1 UR LandStill
3 Draw-Go
1 MUD
1 BW Fish
1 BUG Confidant Control
1 BWG Aggro


All u shittters with Sphere, null rod, or other Combo hate REALLY dissapointed me.  I lost to a terrible Belcher player in round 5 because I didn't draw Force of will in ANY of my hands or mulligans, and he had Turn 1 Empty for 12, Empty for 16, and Empty for 20 (we counted 16 but  I was later informed that we both miscounted storm).   In any of those games, 1 force of will would have won it for me.   And belcher should NEVER get to round 5.     To give you an example of how bad it is, here is how game two went.

I play land, ponder, go.  He opens with Empty for 16 after a wheel of fortune.  I play land, go.  He smashes me for 16, and plays windfall.  I play Land, Ruby, Crypt, and Jet.   Through a Series of spells I can't quite remember, I end up with Intuition on the stack, and I have 4 lands in play, as well as Ruby, Crypt, and Jet.  ONLY jet is untapped.   I'm pretty done at this point.

My intuition finds Demonic Tutor, Regrowth, and Gush.  I had already played my land for turn, so there is one card you absolutely give me, and two you absolutely do not.   Guarenteed you do not give me demonic tutor.   Well, for some reason this guy gives me demonic tutor (WISKEY TANGO FOXTROT???), and I school him by playing Lotus, Cracking it for UUU, Tapping Jet, Playing Chain of vapor on all my artifacts, Replaying Crypt, Jet, Ruby, tapping them, casting Demonic, and Finding Will.  This guy was so bad he said "do you play two tendrils though?" and I had to say "no but I'm just gunna kill you with yawgmoth's will".   I really wonder if The guy realized in my voice that I thought he was terrible?

Oh well, he was a nice kid, so I have nothing personal against him, but man.... he should have lost to ANY of the decks I listed up top.   

Anyway, the tournament was a blast.  this was an INSANE field.

There were at LEAST 10 SCG/Champs top8ers there, and FOUR of the Vintage champs Top 8 was in attendance. (Myself, TK, Owen, and McCarthy).   IDK why Chris Nieghbor didn't show up. 

[SnoopTrog]

Thanks for the fast posting Ben. You always run great tourneys.

Just curious about Hellkite Overlord. When did this card become legal to play? I thought it was being printed in Shards of Alara.

What happened to all the Ohio players? Did they show up?

[icy_triskelion]

Hey snoop-trog, check this out http://www.themanadrain.com/index.php?topic=36478.0. But yeah, I saw Juan but no yangtimg?  TwaunOO7?

[M.Solymossy]

Twaun and I got paired round 1, and I beat him.

The out of state crew was

Shoenkruez and company from KY
Yangtime, Jaco, Willy, Nam, Juan, and Twaun.   None of them did that well, which is a shame because they're all really good players.

Watching Juan gain 47 Trillion life was classic, though. 

[Moxlotus]

Take that Drain/TFKs in Oath.  Hail Impulses and 1U counters in aggro oath!  Why not double Overlord though?

[Seeker]

Just curious about Hellkite Overlord. When did this card become legal to play? I thought it was being printed in Shards of Alara.

THIS is a fun one.

Despite being printed in Shards of Alara (which makes it illegal in T2 and 1.x because those two formats have a defined list of sets from which you are allowed to draw), it is a legally printed Magic: the Gathering card, officially released by Wizards of the Coast, and doesn't have alternate border or back, making it legal in Vintage and Legacy.

http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtgcom/feature/469b

As a special preview, Hellkite Overlord won’t be legal in Standard until the release of Shards of Alara on October 3, but in the meantime, as a printed Magic card, it will be legal in Legacy and Vintage starting on August 29, 2008.

[hvndr3d y34r h3x]

Take that Drain/TFKs in Oath.  Hail Impulses and 1U counters in aggro oath!  Why not double Overlord though?

drains and tfk totally still made top 8 in oath. You don't play 2x overlord because of et, occasionally the vigilance is nice, and akroma/hellkite still gets you to 20 no matter what.

[coyoteuglly]

1.  My last name is spelled Wyrowski.
2.  The Mana Vault should absolutely have been a Mana Crypt.  I lost at least 1 game flat out because it wasn't.  Than had  to mulligan at least twice because it wasn't.

[Suicideking]

The event was awesome mostly because I won. 

My oath list is the fucking shit.  Mad props to Matt Endress for the original GWS chalice oath that I based my list on. 

Hellkite Overlord Was awesome.

I'll write up more but I didnt take great notes so we will se how that goes.

[Twaun007]

I got blown out worse than a new recruit at a gay porn shoot.

[Andreas]

and akroma/hellkite still gets you to 20 no matter what.

That is true, however there are a significant number of games where you only get one Oath activation (because the Orchard gets wasted, etc...). In that case the Overlord would be superior. But overall I agree that the Akroma/Overlord combo is probably better than 2x Overlord.

[hvndr3d y34r h3x]

and akroma/hellkite still gets you to 20 no matter what.

That is true, however there are a significant number of games where you only get one Oath activation (because the Orchard gets wasted, etc...). In that case the Overlord would be superior. But overall I agree that the Akroma/Overlord combo is probably better than 2x Overlord.

all day I played decks running wasteland, a side from the mirror,I was able to activate oath 2x the vast majority of the time (maybe it didn't happen once). Also, with only akroma on the table you can ward off a pair of goyfs (typically maxing out at 5/6's) with ease. I really wouldn't rate one above the other, hellkite defiantly ups the power level of akroma

[smile_for_me8888]

Great run event Ben, glad I was able to get to this one.

I literally lost 1 game of magic all day until the finals, and won out through top8 with a game loss.

Finals I lost the bye in 3 but it really is almost an un-winable match up for me after SB; Congrats James!

Thanks again to all involved and I hope to see some of the pictures up soon.

[stormE 4 10]

Great day to play, everyone i played had an answer. Did win the life counter though.

[Tha Gunslinga]

Pics were somewhat curtailed this time, but I still have a picture of almost everyone who played.


Dan Carp played Stratego


Nate Moersfeld played DEEZ NOUGHTS


Robert Graves played Salvagers


Ryan Spindler played Control Slaver


James King played Oath


Jimmy McCarthy played Strategic Keeper


John Beste played Oath


Tony Lyskawa played Uba Stax


Alex Groh played Oath


Andy Wyrowski played 5c Stax


Nam Tran played MUD


Jake Kempfer played Scepter


Dave Carhart played Slaver


Sam Sorenson played Goblins


Mat Endress played Draw-Go


Damien Miller played Goblins


Mike Solymossy played Drain Tendrils


John Adams played RGU Fish


Tiffany Gaddis (left) played DEEZ NOUGHTS


Chris Kallas played Manaless Ichorid


Korey Age played Slaver


Derek Hoag played LandStill


AJ Bonnell played ICBM Tendrils


Juan Rodriguez played Strategic Keeper


Ryan Dubois aka Duby Duby played DEEZ NOUGHTS


John Heiden played BW Fish


Owen Turtenwald (watch for his Starcity articles!) played Painter


Jerry Yang played PitchLong


Tyler Passow played  BW Fish


Danny Friedman played 5c Stax


James Hendley played Dragon


Willie Milton (I think) played Strategic Keeper


Edd Black played CounterSliver


Jason Jaco played Confidant randomness


Alex Franson played Belcher


Bobby Hill played Painter


Tommy Kolowith played Draw-Go


Robert Bonnell (I think) played SS Goyf


Ryan Spindler busts out his customized Sundering Titan

[Tha Gunslinga]

Missing photos:


Bill Dicks played Drain Tendrils


Jamison Bryant played BWG Fish


Brian Fisher played Slaver


Matt Friewald played UW Wizards


Derek Wochinski played Drain Tendrils


Anthony Michaels played 5c Stax


Mike Osiecki played TPS

Missing:
Chris Singleton (PitchLong)
Jeremy Seroogy (Oath)
Thomas Thompson (Goblins)




Top 8 photos:


Owen Turtenwald sets up


James King has the nuts, once again.  Check out that gorgeous playmat.


Tommy Kolowith leads off with the classic "Island, go"


Nate Moersfeld mulls into "Lotus, Recall"


James King begins the final round


James King leads off with a quick Oath, but Nate is able to bounce it and somehow stop it


Dimir Cutpurse rips up James King's hand


Illusionary Mask stares down Oath of Druids, as James can't find an Orchard and Nate doesn't want to drop the Nought yet.


Players chat after the tournament's end


Yep, yours truly.  I've been up for 16 hours and I've eaten almost nothing, and I desperately want to go home.  Overall an awesome day though.


Not pictured due to either camera issues or me not getting enough time to do it:
Matt Friewald (UW Wizards)
Brian Fisher (Slaver)
Chris Singleton (PitchLong)
Michael Osiecki (TPS)
Anthony Michaels (5c Stax)
Jeremy Seroogy (Oath)
Jamison Bryant (BWG Fish)
Thomas Thompson (Goblins)
Robert Bonnell (SS Goyf)
Bill Dicks (Drain Tendrils)
Derek Wochinski (Drain Tendrils)

My apologies to everyone whose name I spelled wrong, who I didn'g get time to photograph, or who I mis-identified in photos.  Feel free to correct me on anything; I'll get it right someday.


Thanks to everyone who showed up.  It was an AMAZING turnout, and I certainly had my hands full all day.  ICBM Open #7 will be on October 4th, 2008, same time and location.  I will have an announcement up tonight.

[Suicideking]

the picture of owen is during one of the craziest turns I've ever seen.  I dont remember it exactly but it involved ponder, Recall, lotus, demonic, mana crypt, yawg will, replay lotus recall and ponder, and then plays a grindstone.  Luckily though James King's will is greater then yawg's and Somehow Owen couldnt find answers for my oath.

[Tha Gunslinga]

The missing pics were on the camera still.  I got 46 of 49 people; not half bad.  New tourney announcement is up.

[hvndr3d y34r h3x]

props to the dude playing icbm tendril's that things a blast to play!

[Smmenen]

Ben,

Unreal dude.  It is innovative, community building TOs like you that are keeping the Vintage flame alive and growing. 

I can't wait to play in your Double P9 tourney;.

[GrandpaBelcher]

Hey, Jerry Yang!  Nice shirt!

[LordHomerCat]

Owen Turtenwald (watch for his Starcity articles!) played Painter

Man, that guy's awful.  Who would want to read his stuff?

Terrific report Ben, the pictures of every player with deck archetype is just over the top.  Incredible, and another terrific tournament as well.  I look forward to the next.

[OwenTheEnchanter]

Owen Turtenwald (watch for his Starcity articles!) played Painter

Man, that guy's awful.

And cute.

[coyoteuglly]

Owen Turtenwald (watch for his Starcity articles!) played Painter

Man, that guy's awful.

And cute.

but definitely awful

[Schonkreuz]

Oh yea, and I would like to point out that I am this first girl to ever register in an ICBM open. Next I will get that other girl that came with me to play. More girls need to play magic! >glares at all of those magic girlfriends<.

[yangtime]

The tournament was fantastic as always.  Not a single person commented on my shirt...

Hanging out at Soly's house afterwards was good times as well.

[hvndr3d y34r h3x]

Oh yea, and I would like to point out that I am this first girl to ever register in an ICBM open. Next I will get that other girl that came with me to play. More girls need to play magic! >glares at all of those magic girlfriends<.

you obviously missed danny friendman. She plays these things all the time!

[M.Solymossy]

The tournament was fantastic as always.  Not a single person commented on my shirt...

Hanging out at Soly's house afterwards was good times as well.

Ordering 13 Mias, 3 wings, and 3 cinnamon sticks from Pizza Hut at 11pm was the BEST!

[zeus-online]

What is Strategic keeper?

And what deck was tommy kolowith playing? Mono blue?

/Zeus