B-More Vintage 2 Results!

[TripleAgent]

Sorry this is so late, I hurt my foot over the weekend, and there was a death in the gf's family, but here we go... We had 26 players this time around. Some from the last time, and some new faces. Hopefully, next time everyone will and we'll break 30. I had a great time, and hope you all did too.

Top 8:

1 - Nick Coss (TPS) d. 8 - Michael Scheffenacker (Hellkite Oath) 2-0
5 - James Peyton (TPS) d. 4 -Paul Lynch (Strategic Slaver) 2-1
6 - Jon Richards (MUD) d. 3 - Josh Barkon (Suicide Bomber) 2-0
7 - Anthony Grasso (Control Slaver) d. 2 - Joe Davis (TPS) 2-1

Semis:

Nick d. James 2-1
Jon d. Anothy 2-1

Finals:

Split

1st - Jon Richards - MUD

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

SB
2 Powder Keg
3 Pithing Needle
3 Jester's Sceptor
4 Juggernaut
2 Duplicant
1 Gaea's Blessing

2nd - Nick Coss - TPS

4 Polluted Delta
1 Bloodstained Mire
2 Underground Sea
1 Bayou
2 Island
1 Swamp
1 Tolarian Academy
1 Black Lotus
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mana Vault
1 Mana Crypt
1 Sol Ring
1 Lotus Petal
4 Force of Will
4 Dark Ritual
4 Duress
2 Cabal Ritual
2 Grim Tutor
1 Memory Jar
1 Darkstell Colossus
1 Imperial Seal
1 Yawgmoth's Bargain
1 Necropotenle
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Yawg's Will
1 Tendrils of Agony
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Brainstorm
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Chain of Vapor
1 Ponder
1 Tinker
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Merchant Scroll
1 Mind's Desire
1 Gifts Ungiven
1 Rebuild
1 Misdirection
1 Timetwister
1 Time Walk

SB
4 Tarmogoyf
2 Hurkyl's Recall
4 Leyline of the Void
2 Tormod's Crypt
2 Extirpate
1 Yixlid Jailer

3rd - James Peyton - TPS

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

SB
1 Bayou
4 Tarmogoyf
1 Hurkyl's Recall
1 Massacre
3 Yixlid Jailer
1 Leyline of the Void
2 Tormod's Crypt
2 Extirpate

4th - Anthony Grasso - Control Slaver

4 Force of Will
3 Goblin Welder
4 Mana Drain
4 Thirst of Knowledge
1 Triskelion
1 Sundering Titan
1 Mind Slaver
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Ruby
1 Lotus Petal
1 Black Lotus
1 Mana Vault
1 Mana Crypt
1 Sol Ring
2 Unerground Sea
3 Volanic Island
3 Island
1 Tolarian Academy
1 Library of Alexandria
3 Flooded Strand
2 Polluted Delta
1 Rack and Ruin
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Fire/Ice
1 Tormod's Crypt
1 Brainstorm
1 Fact or Fiction
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Shadow of Doubt
1 Gifts Ungiven
1 Tinker
1 Time Walk
1 Mystic Remora
1 Sensei's Divining Top
1 Echoing Truth
1 Yawgmoth's Will
1 Merchant Scroll
1 Demonic Tutor

SB
3 Extirpate
2 Rack and Ruin
2 Yixlid Jailer
3 Sphere of Resistance
1 Arcane Laboratory
1 Shadow of Doubt
1 Mystic Remora
2 Engineered Explosives

5th - Joe Davis - TPS

4 Polluted Delta
1 Flooded Strand
1 Bloodstained Mire
3 Underground Sea
1 Swamp
1 Island
1 Tolarian Academy
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Jet
1 Mana Vault
1 Mana Crypt
1 Lotus Petal
1 Sol Ring
1 Black Lotus
4 Force of Will
4 Duress
1 Misdirection
1 Chain of Vapor
1 Hurkyl's Recall
4 Dark Ritual
2 Cabal Ritual
1 Necropotence
2 Grim Tutor
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Vamporic Tutor
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Imperial Seal
1 Yawgmoth's Bargain
1 Yawgmoth's Will
1 Mind's Desire
1 Time Walk
1 Merchant Scroll
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Brainstorm
1 Ponder
1 Timetwister
1 Tinker
1 Memory Jar
1 Gush
1 Tendrills of Agony
1 Gifts Ungiven

SB
2 Island
1 Swamp
1 Darksteel Colossus
1 Sundering Titan
2 Hurkyl's Recall
1 Chain of Vapor
1 Rebuild
1 Tormod's Crypt
2 Yixlid Jailer
1 Thrashing Wumpus
2 Extirpate

6th - Josh Barkon - Suicide Bomber

4 Dark Confidant
4 Meddling Mage
4 Trinket Mage
3 Auriok Salvager
4 Force of Will
3 Mana Leak
3 Impulse
2 Thirst for Knowledge
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Ponder
1 Brainstorm
1 Echoing Truth
1 Time Walk
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Pearl
1 Black Lotus
1 Tormod's Crypt
1 Sol Ring
1 Aether Spellbomb
1 Pyrite Spellbomb
1 Mana Crypt
2 Sensei's Divining Top
2 Flooded Strand
3 Polluted Delta
2 Underground Sea
1 Volcanic Island
4 Tundra
2 Island

SB
1 Echoing Truth
1 Pithing Needle
3 Red Elemental Blast
3 Painter's Servant
2 Grindstone
1 Volcanic Island
1 Darksteel Colossus
1 Tinker
2 Energy Flux

7th - Paul Lynch - Strategic Slaver

3 Island
3 Volcanic Island
2 Unerground Sea
2 Polluted Delta
3 Flooded Strand
1 Tolarian Academy
1 Strip Mine
4 Strategic Planning
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Black Lotus
1 Mana Vault
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Sundering Titan
1 Mana Crypt
1 Mind Slaver
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Fact of Fiction
1 Brainstorm
1 Triskelavus
1 Time Walk
1 Merchant Scroll
1 Tinker
1 Yawgmoth's Will
1 Crucible of Worlds
1 Gorilla Shaman
3 Goblin Welder
1 Echoing Truth
1 Gifts Ungiven
1 Sol Ring
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Tormo's Crypt
4 Thirst for Knowledge
4 Force of Will
4 Mana Drain

SB
3 Wasteland
2 Sower of Temptation
1 Engineered Explosives
3 Sphere of Resistance
2 Tormod's Crypt
1 Trinisphere
1 Dark Blast
1 Ingot Chewer
1 Extirpate

8th - Michael Scheffenacker - Hellkite Oath

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

SB
4 Tormod's Crypt
3 Wasteland
3 Oxidize
2 Simic Sky Swallower
2 Arcane Laboratory
1 Echoing Truth

Metagame Breakdown

TPS and variants - 6
Shop Aggro and variants - 4
Oath - 2
Drain Tendril and variants - 2
Slaver - 4
Deez Naughts - 1
Painter - 1
Bomberman - 1
Belcher - 1
Keeper - 2
Fish - 1
Other - 2

Look out for the next one and thanks for coming!

[GrandpaBelcher]

Awesome tournament!  When's the next one?

Also, do you have a metagame breakdown?

[rikimaru75]

Once again, I had a great time.  It was neat to see some big names show up to the tournament too.  Are we planning another one in November or closer to Christmas-time?

Since which Moxen was taken as the prize.  Or were both offered?  Who took what?

Unfortunately, some legitimate discussion on future prize support was lost in the shuffle - the Mox Emerald was the prize chosen by the winner, and the Ruby will offered at a later tournament. A played Sapphire has also been acquired for future prizes, and the TO hopes to add a Jet to the collection.
-Godder

[desolutionist]

Once again, I had a great time.  It was neat to see some big names show up to the tournament too.  Are we planning another one in November or closer to Christmas-time?

Since which Moxen was taken as the prize.  Or were both offered?  Who took what?

Who showed? Just curious.

[rikimaru75]

Once again, I had a great time.  It was neat to see some big names show up to the tournament too.  Are we planning another one in November or closer to Christmas-time?

Since which Moxen was taken as the prize.  Or were both offered?  Who took what?

Who showed? Just curious.

As for big names, I suppose it's just a matter of opinion, but I was surprised to see both Paul Mastriano and Jerry Yang to make an appearance.  I don't remember any other notable names at the moment.  It was great meeting those two.

[Smmenen]

Michael Scheffenacker is an old school name    Glad to see he's picking up cards again.

[stormE 4 10]

I LOVE THIS GAME...LOL... Now that was an epic battle at its best. the plot was great, the start was great and the ending was spictacular...LOL... I LOVE THIS GAME

[desolutionist]

I LOVE THIS GAME...LOL... Now that was an epic battle at its best. the plot was great, the start was great and the ending was spictacular...LOL... I LOVE THIS GAME

I'm lost.  Care to explain what happened?

[Lexor]

Michael Scheffenacker is an old school name    Glad to see he's picking up cards again.

Thanks for remembering me I am coming out of retirement to sling some spells and claim some moxen.

I'll be at all of these Baltimore ones and planning on going to the Philly ones as well.

This was a great tourment. Oath is really good but I think TPS is really better. Oath lacks that ability to just go for the win when it needs too, and thats what happened in the top 8. I would have 1st or 2nd turn oath but lose to the tendrils. Anyways thanks for the great turn out I appeciate all the people that traveled far to come to this.

[Suicideking]

Michael Scheffenacker is an old school name    Glad to see he's picking up cards again.

Thanks for remembering me I am coming out of retirement to sling some spells and claim some moxen.

I'll be at all of these Baltimore ones and planning on going to the Philly ones as well.

This was a great tourment. Oath is really good but I think TPS is really better. Oath lacks that ability to just go for the win when it needs too, and thats what happened in the top 8. I would have 1st or 2nd turn oath but lose to the tendrils. Anyways thanks for the great turn out I appeciate all the people that traveled far to come to this.

I think you should try to shift gears against TPS.  You have 16 maindeck disruption spells and more stuff out of the board.  I would always play control first and win second unless you get some ridiculous draw like turn 1 oath, turn 2 timewalk.

[Godder]

This thread was a prime example of why we have a PM function. Complaints to a TO about posting or with-holding decklists (or not, as the case may be), should be made by PM to the TO, not posted on the thread, which just derails it with discussion on the merits or otherwise of the particular case.

If there's any more of it, the thread will be locked and warnings given out.