Blue Bell Game Day #10 TO Report - 11/20/2010 - Blue Bell, PA

[Iron_Chef]

First of all, I'd like to extend a huge thank you to everyone who came and played Vintage at this past tournament.  We had an awesome sixty-three (that's 63!!) players come to battle it out for multiple pieces of power, and over $1500 in prizes overall.  If you would prefer I hold this type of event more often (with the $30 entry fee and giving away multiple pieces of power instead of just first place) let me know in this thread.  It's my hope we find something for everyone and people can continue to enjoy this great format.  If this was either your first Blue Bell Vintage tournament or one of your first, please come up and introduce yourself to me the next time we have a Vintage event!  There have been so many new faces that it has been tough for me to remember everyone!

I want to extend my thanks to a number of people, first of all Nick Detwiler, who instead of playing in the tournament he volunteered his time to help me run the event and to run the dealer table.  Without him there helping this event would have been an insane clusterf*** (trust me, he was a HUGE help).  Also, I'd like to thank Mike Coyle, the owner of Alternate Universes, for graciously accepting us Vintage players into his store on a monthly basis, juggling his schedule, and being awesome in general.  PLEASE! I repeat PLEASE spend money in the store when you're there for a tournament.  If it's the newest expansion of Dominion, singles, sleeves, or just a soda, spend money with the store!  They also buy and sell cards (who'da thunk it?!) so that's an option as well.

Unfortunately I had to leave early, due to plans I had committed to long before this event was on the calendar.  Thank you very much to those of you (Matt, Keith, and Brian) who helped Nick Detwiler after I left.  From what I heard, Matt Elias single-handedly saved Nick from insanity.  Also, please thank Matt for typing up these decklists and quantifying the metagame.  This was a huge help in me getting this report out there for the masses!

Congratulations to the one and only James P. Hangley III, aka "Charles N. Charge" aka "Thor, God of Thunder" for taking down the single elimination side event and dispatching Mark Hornung in the finals.  Great job Jimmy!

Congratulations to Matt Elias, who ended up winning the Player of the Year contest.  Matt amassed close to 200 points over the past year, and because of this has clinched free entry for the next year of Blue Bell Game Days!
 
And here's all the information you guys actually care about!

Thanks again,

-Nick Coss

Top 8 Playoff Bracket:

Quarterfinals:
Scalzo (Dredge) defeats Keeton (ANT?)

Nowakowski (Tezz) defeats Elias (Bob Tendrils)

Dixon (Keeper) defeats Carey (Oath)

Berse (MUD) defeats Reitnauer (MUD)

Semifinals:
Scalzo defeats Nowakowski

Berse defeats Dixon

Finals:
Berse defeats Scalzo

Winner – Sam Berse, MUD

4 Mishra’s Workshop
4 Ancient Tomb
4 Wasteland
1 Strip Mine
1 Tolarian Academy
2 Mishra’s Factory
4 Lodestone Golem
4 Metalworker
4 Steel Hellkite
4 Sphere of Resistance
4 Thorn of Amethyst
2 Sword of Fire and Ice
2 Duplicant
1 Memory Jar
1 Crucible of Worlds
1 Black Lotus
1 Sol Ring
1 Mana Crypt
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Ruby
1 Trinisphere
4 Tangle Wire
4 Chalice of the Void
1 Karn, Silver Golem
 
Sideboard
 
3 Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
4 Relic of Progenitus
2 Duplicant
2 Wurmcoil Engine
2 Spawning Pit
1 Crucible of Worlds
1 Karn, Silver Golem
 
Finalist – Anthony Scalzo, Dredge
 
4 Bazaar of Baghdad
4 Undiscovered Paradise
2 Petrified Field
2 Dakmor Salvage
4 Leyline of the Void
4 Chalice of the Void
2 Unmask
4 Golgari Grave-Troll
4 Stinkweed Imp
2 Golgari Thug
4 Narcomoeba
4 Bloodghast
4 Bridge from Below
2 Dread Return
1 Flame-Kin Zealot
1 Sun Titan
2 Ichorid
4 Cabal Therapy
4 Serum Powder
 
Sideboard
 
4 Chain of Vapor
4 Leyline of Sanctity
3 Nature’s Claim
2 Serenity
2 City of Brass
 
Semi-Finalist - Steve Nowakowski, Tezzeret
 
4 Misty Rainforest
3 Scalding Tarn
2 Island
1 Forest
3 Underground Sea
1 Tropical Island
1 Volcanic Island
1 Tolarian Academy
1 Black Lotus
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Ruby
1 Sol Ring
1 Mana Crypt
4 Force of Will
2 Mana Drain
3 Spell Pierce
3 Thoughtseize
3 Trygon Predator
1 Hurkyl’s Recall
3 Jace, the Mind Sculptor
4 Dark Confidant
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Time Walk
1 Brainstorm
1 Ponder
1 Merchant Scroll
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Yawgmoth’s Will
1 Tinker
1 Sphinx of the Steel Wind
1 Time Vault
1 Voltaic Key
1 Sensei’s Divining Top
 
Sideboard
 
4 Leyline of the Void
2 Yixlid Jailer
3 Red Elemental Blast
2 Sower of Temptation
3 Nature’s Claim
1 Pithing Needle
 
Semi-Finalist – Tom Dixon, Keeper
 
1 Gorilla Shaman
1 Sower of Temptation
1 Sphinx of the Steel Wind
2 Leyline of the Void
1 Pernicious Deed
2 Jace, the Mind Sculptor
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Merchant Scroll
1 Regrowth
1 Time Walk
1 Tinker
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Yawgmoth’s Will
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Ancient Grudge
1 Brainstorm
1 Fire/Ice
4 Force of Will
1 Gifts Ungiven
3 Mana Drain
1 Mystical Tutor
2 Spell Pierce
1 Black Lotus
1 Crucible of Worlds
1 Helm of Obedience
1 Mana Crypt
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Sol Ring
1 Time Vault
1 Voltaic Key
4 City of Brass
1 Flooded Strand
4 Wasteland
1 Library of Alexandria
1 Misty Rainforest
1 Polluted Delta
1 Scalding Tarn
1 Strip Mine
1 Tropical Island
2 Underground Sea
2 Volcanic Island
 
Sideboard
 
1 Ancient Grudge
1 Diabolic Edict
1 Engineered Explosives
1 Extirpate
1 Krosan Grip
2 Leyline of the Void
1 Mind Twist
2 Mindbreak Trap
1 Pyroblast
1 Red Elemental Blast
2 Sower of Temptation
1 Spell Pierce
 
Quarter-Finalist – Dave Reitnauer, MUD
 
4 Mishra’s Workshop
4 Ancient Tomb
4 Wasteland
1 Tolarian Academy
1 Strip Mine
2 City of Traitors
2 Mishra’s Factory
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Black Lotus
1 Sol Ring
2 Sculpting Steel
4 Lodestone Golem
2 Karn, Silver Golem
4 Steel Hellkite
4 Metalworker
4 Tangle Wire
4 Chalice of the Void
1 Mana Vault
4 Thorn of Amethyst
1 Mana Crypt
1 Trinisphere
4 Sphere of Resistance
 
Sideboard
 
4 Leyline of the Void
2 Crucible of Worlds
2 Precursor Golem
4 Duplicant
2 Relic of Progenitus
1 Pithing Needle
 
Quarter-Finalist - Brian Carey, Oath
 
2 Flooded strand
2 Polluted delta
1 Misty rainforest
2 Tropical island
2 Underground sea
1 Volcanic island
1 Island
1 Forest
1 Strip mine
4 Forbidden orchard
1 Black lotus
1 Mox sapphire
1 Mox emerald
1 Mox pearl
1 Mox ruby
1 Mox jet
1 Sol ring
1 Mana crypt
1 Time vault
1 Voltaic key
2 Nature's claim
4 Oath of druids
1 Sphinx of the steel wind
1 Iona, shield of emeria
1 Terastadon
1 Yawgmoth's will
1 Vampiric tutor
1 Demonic tutor
2 Lightning bolt
1 Gifts ungiven
1 Merchant scroll
1 Ancestral recall
1 Mystical tutor
1 Tinker
1 Brainstorm
1 Time walk
1 Tezzeret the seeker
2 Jace, the mind sculptor
4 Force of will
3 Mana drain
2 Spell pierce

Sideboard:

2 Red elemental blast
1 Hurkyl's recall
2 Extirpate
1 Rebuild
1 Lightning bolt
2 Pithing needle
1 Tormod's crypt
1 Relic of progenitus
4 Leyline of the void
 
Quarter-Finalist - Matt Elias, Bob Tendrils
 
4 Dark Ritual
4 Dark Confidant
4 Force of Will
3 Duress
2 Tendrils of Agony
2 Preordain
1 Rebuild
1 Chain of Vapor
1 Hurkyl’s Recall
2 Jace, the Mind Sculptor
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Mind’s Desire
1 Necropotence
1 Yawgmoth’s Will
1 Merchant Scroll
1 Brainstorm
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Mind’s Desire
1 Yawgmoth’s Bargain
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Pearl
1 Black Lotus
1 Lotus Petal
1 Mana Vault
1 Mana Crypt
1 Sol Ring
1 Tolarian Academy
1 Island
2 Swamp
1 Tropical Island
3 Underground Sea
4 Polluted Delta
1 Ponder
1 Time Walk
1 Timetwister
 
Sideboard
 
1 Tinker
1 Inkwell Leviathan
2 Nature’s Claim
2 Hurkyl’s recall
4 Leyline of the Void
2 Yixlid Jailer
1 Bayou
1 Misty Rainforest
1 Duress
 
 
Quarter-Finalist – Andrew Keeton, ANT
 
3 Tendrils of Agony
4 Ad Nauseam
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Brainstorm
1 Yawgmoth’s Will
1 Mana Vault
1 Lotus Petal
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Mana Crypt
1 Sol Ring
1 Demonic Consultation
3 Chain of Vapor
1 Necropotence
3 Cabal Ritual
1 Island
1 Swamp
4 Polluted Delta
2 Flooded Strand
4 Chrome Mox
1 Ponder
4 Thoughtseize
3 Duress
4 Dark Ritual
2 Hurkyl’s Recall
3 Underground Sea
1 Tundra
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Black Lotus
1 Mox jet
1 Imperial Seal
1 Mox Sapphire
 
Sideboard
 
1 Island
1 Swamp
1 Chain of Vapor
1 Hurkyl’s Recall
2 Pithing Needle
3 Tormod’s Crypt
3 Yixlid Jailer
3 Serenity
 

Metagame Breakdown:
 
MUD – 10
Dredge – 7
Noble Fish – 5
Gush Control - 4
Cobra Gush – 3
Oath – 3
ANT – 3
Trygon Tezzeret – 3
Welder Control – 2
The Riddler (Blue/Red Shops) – 2
Dark Times – 2
Bob Tendrils – 2
Keeper / The Deck – 2
Gush Storm – 2
Mono-Red Stax
Mono-Red Workshop Aggro
TPS
Tezzeret with Grim Monolith
Landstill
Snake City Vault
Meandeck Beats
Two Card Monte
Thoughtcast Tezz
Haterator – Green/Red/White
Affinity
Mill
Gro

[mikekilljoy]

Nick, again, thanks for running these events. I would love to keep having double power tournies as those always seem to intice people like me to come more often.

Also, where does my G/W/B deck fall into?

[voltron00x]

Meandeck beats

[Samoht]

Had a great time, lost the die roll to stax in the semis. 

I feel that ponying up 5 extra bucks for an extra shot at power/additional support is a great idea, as long as it is supported.  If we can get 45+ people at 30, then it's a better strategy for the community in general.  However, if we come back down to 15-30, then at what point are we really making a positive change.  That's my two cents.

[Ravager Sam]

EDIT: Nick Coss needs to post the pictures!!
EDIT EDIT: Dredge MD is missing 2 darkblast?

Samoht...are you Samoht on MTGSalvation...if so we played some mafia...anyway...

Does anyone actually care about a tournament report from a MUD deck? It's kinda like...not dredge...and probably even less exciting than dredge.

I would like to apologize to Dave for our 5 minute T8 mirror match:
T1 Steel Hellkite G1 on the play, win t3 with SOFAI that came down t2.
T1 Lodestone Golem, T2 Steel Hellkite G2, he has no duplicant.

[metalhead666]

Does anyone actually care about a tournament report from a MUD deck? It's kinda like...not dredge...and probably even less exciting than dredge.

it would depend on how interesting your games and matches were.

[voltron00x]

EDIT: Nick Coss needs to post the pictures!!
EDIT EDIT: Dredge MD is missing 2 darkblast?

Samoht...are you Samoht on MTGSalvation...if so we played some mafia...anyway...

Does anyone actually care about a tournament report from a MUD deck? It's kinda like...not dredge...and probably even less exciting than dredge.

I would like to apologize to Dave for our 5 minute T8 mirror match:
T1 Steel Hellkite G1 on the play, win t3 with SOFAI that came down t2.
T1 Lodestone Golem, T2 Steel Hellkite G2, he has no duplicant.

Anthony registered 58 cards.  Lucky he wasn't deck-checked.

If anyone can ask him what those cards were, I'd appreciate it.  I would suspect Darkblast or Nature's Claim.

[Troy_Costisick]

Seven Dredge decks!  Wow!  Is that the normal concentration for those things or is this tournament above the curve in that regard?  I don't recall too many tournaments where Dredge makes up 11% of the field.

[Iron_Chef]

The pictures were all ridiculously blurry, but they show our resident Dredge players Mark Horning and Sam Berse playing Gush and MUD respectively, and to quote inspirational coach Patches O'Houlihan "It's like watching a bunch of retards trying to hump a doorknob out there!"

[Prospero]

The pictures were all ridiculously blurry, but they show our resident Dredge players Mark Horning and Sam Berse playing Gush and MUD respectively, and to quote inspirational coach Patches O'Houlihan "It's like watching a bunch of retards trying to hump a doorknob out there!"

I approve of this message.

Thankfully they're both intelligent guys.  So I don't think those matches are going to look like that for all that long.

[Ravager Sam]

The pictures were all ridiculously blurry

Dammit, I wanted a new profile pic on FB!!!

 

[Samoht]

Samoht...are you Samoht on MTGSalvation...if so we played some mafia...anyway...

Yes I am.  Which Mafia game did we play, I only ran like 3-5 of em.  And some of them were all filled with noobs.

Also, g3 your hand was just a little nuts in the semis.  t1 shop crucible, t2 shop wurmcoil, t3 shop memory jar tanglewire...then what was it jar into 2 lodestones and a thorn, with another wire...sigh, m.b.n.

[Ravager Sam]

Samoht...are you Samoht on MTGSalvation...if so we played some mafia...anyway...

Yes I am.  Which Mafia game did we play, I only ran like 3-5 of em.  And some of them were all filled with noobs.

Also, g3 your hand was just a little nuts in the semis.  t1 shop crucible, t2 shop wurmcoil, t3 shop memory jar tanglewire...then what was it jar into 2 lodestones and a thorn, with another wire...sigh, m.b.n.

Battle Royale, the most lopsided game EVER!! Infinite scum FTL...

G3 My hand was this:
3x Mishra's Workshop, 4x Relevant Spells
IIRC, it was like: t2 wurmcoil nabbed the counter, t3 was memory jar + lodestone, and then t4 was like tangle wire + lodestone + thorn + wasteland...and then t5 was wasteland with another wire.

[daveshotme]

It's all good Sam. It's part of magic, it happens.  Just wish I could have put up a fight since u blew me out. I still had a great time. Good job on the win by the way it was well deserved. Glad to see u playing a deck other then dredge also. Great job man. And nick I also think paying the extra 5 bucks is also worth the prizes. Ur tour are always good and with them prizes just makes them insane!

[Tobi]

Andrew's list also misses one card:
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