N.Y.S.E. X Official Report

[Prospero]

    

     For starters I’d like to thank all the players who came down to Brothers Grim for N.Y.S.E. X.  We had 25 players show up to compete.  It was a great event, all around.  And with the coup de grace of the summer, a Lotus tournament, coming up in just two weeks, I hope to see everyone soon...


The Complete Metagame Breakdown:

Mana Drains:

UB Tezz: 1
UBG Tezz: 1
UBRG Tezz: 1
Drain Tendrils: 1
Keeper: 1
Elephant Oath: 4

Workshops:

Espresso Stax: 3
MUD: 2
“The Truth” (Mono Red Workshops): 3

Bazaars:

Sanctified Dredge: 1
Dredge: 1

Null Rods:

Noble Fish: 2
G/W Fish: 1

Rituals/Combo:

TPS: 2
Belcher: 1

     The metagame was much more distinct this time – a few major players comprised 72% of the metagame.  TPS clocking in at 12%, as did the various Tezz strategies.  Workshops comprised 32% of the field, with Espresso Stax putting all three pilots who ran the deck in the top 8.  Elephant Oath was still a player in the field, as it clocked in at 16%.

Top 8 Pairings and Results:

Ryan Fisher vs. Vincent Forino – Fisher wins
Raffaele Forino vs. Mike Egan – Forino wins
Thomas Dixon vs. Chris Pikula – Dixon wins
Jake Gans vs. Matt Pate – Gans wins

Top 4 Pairings and Results:

Ryan Fisher vs. Thomas Dixon – Fisher wins
Raffaele Forino vs. Jake Gans – Forino wins

Finals

Ryan Fisher vs. Raffaele Forino – Fisher wins

     Congratulations to Ryan Fisher, and Raffaele Forino, who has now made back to back finals appearances.  Ryan had previously earned himself a bye to TMD Open 14 by winning N.Y.S.E. I, so the bye for this event passes on to Raffaele Forino.  Congrats to everyone who made top 8!

Decklists:

1st Ryan Fisher
UBG Tezz

2 Tropical Island
3 Underground Sea
2 Polluted Delta
3 Misty Rainforest
1 Library of Alexandria
1 Tolarian Academy
4 Island
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Pearl
1 Black Lotus
1 Mana Crypt
1 Sol Ring
1 Brainstorm
1 Ponder
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Mystical Tutor
2 Spell Pierce
1 Merchant Scroll
1 Time Walk
1 Tinker
1 Hurkyl’s Recall
4 Mana Drain
1 Jace, the Mind Sculptor
1 Fact or Fiction
1 Gifts Ungiven
1 Tezzeret, the Seeker
4 Force of Will
3 Dark Confidant
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Yawgmoth’s Will
1 Time Vault
1 Voltaic Key
1 Sensei’s Divining Top
2 Nature’s Claim
1 Regrowth
1 Trygon Predator
1 Inkwell Leviathan

SB:
4 Leyline of the Void
2 Yixlid Jailer
1 Ravenous Trap
2 Doom Blade
1 Perish
1 Forest
1 Nature’s Claim
1 Trygon Predator
1 Hurkyl’s Recall
1 Rebuild

2nd Raffaele Forino
Espresso Stax

4 Chalice of the Void
1 Mana Crypt
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mana Vault
1 Sol Ring
2 Thorn of Amethyst
4 Sphere of Resistance
3 Crucible of Worlds
4 Serum Powder
4 Tangle Wire
1 Trinisphere
4 Lodestone Golem
4 Smokestack
3 Karn, Silver Golem
2 Duplicant
1 Strip Mine
1 Tolarian Academy
3 Rishadan Port
4 Ancient Tomb
4 Mishra’s Workshop
4 Wasteland

SB:
4 Leyline of the Void
3 Pithing Needle
1 Thorn of Amethyst
1 Crucible of Worlds
3 Ghost Quarter
3 Maze of Ith

3rd Thomas Dixon
My Brother’s Keeper

1 Island
1 Flooded Strand
1 Misty Rainforest
1 Scalding Tarn
1 Tropical Island
2 Volcanic Island
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Pearl
1 Black Lotus
1 Crucible of Worlds
1 Time Vault
1 Voltaic Key
1 Sphinx of the Steel Wind
1 Sower of Temptation
1 Pernicious Deed
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Ponder
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Brainstorm
1 Fact or Fiction
4 Force of Will
4 Mana Drain
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Tinker
4 City of Brass
1 Library of Alexandria
1 Polluted Delta
1 Strip Mine
2 Underground Sea
4 Wasteland
1 Mana Crypt
1 Gorilla Shaman
1 Thada Adel, Acquisitor
1 Merchant Scroll
1 Regrowth
1 Ancient Grudge
1 Cunning Wish
1 Fire/Ice
1 Gifts Ungiven
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Time Walk
1 Yawgmoth’s Will
1 Sol Ring

SB:
1 Helm of Obedience
4 Leyline of the Void
2 Sower of Temptation
1 Diabolic Edict
1 Extirpate
1 Krosan Grip
2 Mindbreak Trap
1 Stroke of Genius
1 Red Elemental Blast
1 Pyroblast

4th Jake Gans
(Not) Your Father’s Dredge Deck

4 Bazaar of Baghdad
4 Golgari Grave-Troll
4 Stinkweed Imp
4 Bloodghast
3 Ichorid
4 Leyline of Sanctity
4 Cabal Therapy
4 Bridge from Below
4 Chalice of the Void
1 Iona, Shield of Emeria
4 Narcomoeba
1 Dryad Arbor
2 Nature’s Claim
2 Chain of Vapor
3 Dread Return
1 Golgari Thug
1 Flame Kin Zealot
2 Dakmor Salvage
3 City of Brass
2 Petrified Field
3 Undiscovered Paradise

SB:
4 Leyline of the Void
4 Serenity
2 Chain of Vapor
2 Nature’s Claim
2 Unmask
1 Darkblast

5th Vincent Forino
Espresso Stax

4 Chalice of the Void
1 Mana Crypt
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mana Vault
1 Sol Ring
2 Thorn of Amethyst
4 Sphere of Resistance
3 Crucible of Worlds
4 Serum Powder
4 Tangle Wire
1 Trinisphere
4 Lodestone Golem
4 Smokestack
3 Karn, Silver Golem
2 Duplicant
1 Strip Mine
1 Tolarian Academy
3 Rishadan Port
4 Ancient Tomb
4 Mishra’s Workshop
4 Wasteland

SB:
4 Leyline of the Void
3 Pithing Needle
1 Thorn of Amethyst
1 Crucible of Worlds
3 Ghost Quarter
3 Maze of Ith

6th Michael Egan
Espresso Stax

4 Chalice of the Void
1 Mana Crypt
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mana Vault
1 Sol Ring
1 Powder Keg
2 Thorn of Amethyst
4 Sphere of Resistance
4 Crucible of Worlds
4 Serum Powder
4 Tangle Wire
1 Trinisphere
4 Lodestone Golem
4 Smokestack
3 Karn, Silver Golem
1 Ghost Quarter
1 Strip Mine
1 Tolarian Academy
2 Rishadan Port
4 Ancient Tomb
4 Mishra’s Workshop
4 Wasteland

SB:
4 Leyline of the Void
3 Pithing Needle
3 Relic of Progenitus
2 Duplicant
1 Ghost Quarter
2 Maze of Ith

7th Chris Pikula
4 Color Tezz

1 Tolarian Academy
2 Underground Sea
2 Tropical Island
2 Volcanic Island
2 Misty Rainforest
2 Scalding Tarn
1 Polluted Delta
1 Flooded Strand
1 City of Brass
2 Island
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Emerald
1 Black Lotus
1 Sol Ring
1 Mana Crypt
4 Force of Will
2 Mana Drain
4 Spell Pierce
1 Time Walk
1 Gifts Ungiven
1 Tinker
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Brainstorm
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Yawgmoth’s Will
1 Regrowth
1 Merchant Scroll
1 Ponder
1 Sower of Temptation
4 Dark Confidant
1 Nature’s Claim
1 Hurkyl’s Recall
1 Time Vault
1 Voltaic Key
1 Inkwell Leviathan
2 Jace, the Mind Sculptor
1 Tezzeret, the Seeker
1 Sensei’s Divining Top

SB:
4 Leyline of the Void
3 Yixlid Jailer
1 Pithing Needle
2 Nature’s Claim
1 Pyroblast
1 Red Elemental Blast
1 Sower of Temptation
1 Hurkyl’s Recall
1 Duress

8th – Matt Pate
Elephant Oath

4 Oath of Druids
1 Sphinx of the Steel Wind
1 Iona, Shield of Emeria
1 Terastodon
1 Time Vault
1 Voltaic Key
1 Tezzeret, the Seeker
1 Jace, the Mind Sculptor
4 Force of Will
3 Spell Pierce
2 Mana Drain
1 Mindbreak Trap
1 Brainstorm
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Tinker
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Hurkyl’s Recall
1 Ponder
1 See Beyond
1 Merchant Scroll
1 Gifts Ungiven
1 Time Walk
1 Chain of Vapor
1 Yawgmoth’s Will
1 Mana Crypt
1 Sol Ring
1 Black Lotus
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Pearl
4 Forbidden Orchard
2 Underground Sea
2 Tropical Island
1 Volcanic Island
2 Island
3 Misty Rainforest
2 Polluted Delta
1 Strip Mine

SB:
2 Nature’s Claim
2 Red Elemental Blast
1 Forest
1 Terastodon
2 Energy Flux
3 Yixlid Jailer
3 Ravenous Trap

9th Place Prize

     The 9th place prize was over 300 copies of Night’s Dealings, won by Michigan’s own Rob Towers.  Congratulations Rob!

Sportsmanship Prize

     The Sportsmanship prize of a Scalding Tarn was won by Long Island’s own Mike Egan.  Congratuations Mike!

Player of the Year Race

     These are the standings, currently updated:

Albergo, Pat – 13
Bauer, Michael – 43
Brandon, Madison - 7
Brown, Max – 30
Carey, Brian – 21
Chang, John – 12
Chianese, Jim - 6
Chitturi, Ashok – 62
Close, Andrew – 1
Cohen, Steven - 6
Conway, Scott - 14
Coss, Nick – 19
Daliapes, Tom - 9
Davis, Jim – 53
Davis, Joe - 9
Dixon, Tom – 44
Duffy, Sean – 2
Duprez, Dean - 10
Earley, David – 40
Edwards, Rob - 21
Egan, Michael - 44
Eisenhaur, Mike - 30
Elias, Matt – 25
Fenton, Greg – 39
Fisher, Ryan – 29
Folinus, Jeff - 3
Forino, Raffaele - 81
Forino, Vincent – 38
Fritz, Asa - 12
Gans, David - 7
Gans, Jake – 90
Gersher, Eric – 7
Giuliante, Thomas - 9
Glackin, Ryan – 62
Goldberg, JR - 12
Granberry, Brad – 22
Grasso, AJ – 34
Gumina, TJ - 9
Hansen, Chris - 28
Hangley, James - 22
Harris, Visna - 18
Hornung, Mark - 35
Imperiale, Jason – 44
Ingram, Peter - 25
Jasie, David - 12
Jones, Brandon - 12
Karmiche, Dominick – 12
Kazhdan, Joe – 16
Keating, Brian - 6
Keegan, Pat - 14
Klompowens, Jake – 18
Konak, Ronald – 15
Lane, Brian – 30
Lapine, Mike – 43
Lawrence, Robert – 39
Lazzaro, John - 9
Li, Ici – 22
Lopategi, Aritz – 12
Mann, Corey - 19
Martin, Jesse – 3
Mason, Dan - 15
Mastrolia, Antonio – 6
Miner, Russell - 10
Mirsberger, Donald – 23
Moss, Matt - 6
Nezin, Alec - 9
Noble, Mike – 30
Owen, Alex - 12
Parisi, Bernie – 40
Pate, Matt - 13
Parsinitz, Ralph – 51
Pikula, Chris - 29
Pollack, Austin – 59
Potucek, Josh - 1
Rappa, Ryan - 9
Reilly, Brian – 22
Reitnauer, David - 7
Robbins, Sean – 15
Rodriguez, Jostin - 3
Rosa, William – 4
Rottenberg, Brian - 4
Rubinstein, Aaron - 3
Schreiber, Mike – 9
Schreiber, Thomas – 3
Seals, Keith - 6
Smith, Noah - 10
Soppeck, Ted – 22
Speicher, Richard - 3
Stein, Josh – 6
Sumrall, Nick – 10
Taylor, Tim - 16
Tietze, Max - 6
Towers, Robert – 15
Tyminski, Michael - 3
Vezo, Dan – 6

     Jake Gans currently has a 9 point lead at the top over the Godfather of Shops, Raf Forino.

     Here are your current leaders, 1-10:

1st - Jake Gans - 90 points
2nd - Raffaele Forino - 81 points
3rd - Ashok Chitturi - 62 points
3rd - Ryan Glackin - 62 points
5th - Austin Pollack - 59 points
6th - Jim Davis - 53 points
7th - Ralph Parsinitz - 51 points
8th - Thomas Dixon - 44 points
8th - Michael Egan - 44 points
8th - Jason Imperiale - 44 points

   Sincere thanks go out to our T/O, Brian Reilly, our judge, Brian Paskoff, the Brother’s Grim staff of Dave, Frank, and Gil, and to all our competitors.  N.Y.S.E. XI is two weeks away.  I hope to see you all there!

[Sporkcore]

I could have sworn there was someone playing a Drain Tendrils variant at the event, which "pillar" did you put that under?

[Prospero]

I could have sworn there was someone playing a Drain Tendrils variant at the event, which "pillar" did you put that under?

I may have listed it as TPS, but I don't recall seeing a Drain Tendrils list as I went through the deck reg. sheets.  I could be mistaken.

[Cruel Ultimatum]

I could have sworn there was someone playing a Drain Tendrils variant at the event, which "pillar" did you put that under?

I may have listed it as TPS, but I don't recall seeing a Drain Tendrils list as I went through the deck reg. sheets.  I could be mistaken.

YOU ARE SO MISTAKEN

AUSTIN WAS PLAYING DRAIN TENDRILS


btw sorry my phone died earlier when you called me

[Prospero]

I could have sworn there was someone playing a Drain Tendrils variant at the event, which "pillar" did you put that under?

I may have listed it as TPS, but I don't recall seeing a Drain Tendrils list as I went through the deck reg. sheets.  I could be mistaken.

YOU ARE SO MISTAKEN

AUSTIN WAS PLAYING DRAIN TENDRILS


btw sorry my phone died earlier when you called me

I will hold it against you forever and ever.  Unless you come out tonight and join us in our efforts to defeat the Axis.

BTW, I did list it as TPS, and I have edited the metagame breakdown to reflect such.

[KingSquee]

Serum Powder's still for suckers, eh Jake?

Nice to see Mykie's Night Dealings collection is in good hands. Should I ever decide to part with my 230+ Urza's Engine collection, you'll be first on my list Nick. Remember, after the creature type update, those Engines are now Juggernauts, bitch!

Looking forward to making up some ground on Mr. Gans and Mr. Forino in a couple weeks! The big decision is whether to do it with the new hotness Dark Times or go back to tried-and-true Noble Fish. We shall see!

[forcethewill]

Glakin play full english breakfast! Or turbo cats!

[Therubecube]

Glakin play full english breakfast! Or turbo cats!

Turbo cats maybe, its kinda hard to play FEB without damage stacking. Eating a Full English Breakfast is another story. Who's up for coming down early and eating a FEB with me?