TO REPORT - Black Gold 1/16

[aosquirrels]

We had another poor showing.  12 players played 4 rounds with a cut to T4.

Sorry to take so long to get these decklist posted.  I've been busy with our GPT Denver.  Now that it is over, here are the T4 lists from the swiss.  

1st - Carl Van Laethem (4-0)
1 Black Lotus
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Ruby
1 Sol Ring
1 Mana Crypt
4 Metalworker
3 Steel Hellkite
4 Chalice of the Void
4 Lodestone Golem
4 Tangle Wire
4 Sphere of Resistance
4 Thorn of Amethyst
2 Karn, Silver Golem
2 Duplicant
1 Trinisphere
1 Bottled Cloister
1 Crucible of Worlds
4 Ancient TOmb
2 Mishra's Factory
4 Mishra's Workshop
2 Rishadan Port
1 Strip Mine
1 Tolarian Academy
4 Wasteland

Sideboard
1 Crucible of Worlds
2 Triskelion
3 Sculpting Steel
3 Jester's Cap
4 Relic of Progenitus
2 Wurmcoil Engine


2nd Place - Matt Johnson (3-1)
1 Black Lotus
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mana Crypt
1 Sol Ring
1 Sphinx of the Steel Wind
2 Jace, the Mind Sculpter
3 Dark Confidant
2 Grindstone
3 Painter's Servant
4 Force of Will
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Ponder
1 Yawgmoth's Will
2 Trinket Mage
1 Merchant Scroll
1 Hurkyl's Recall
1 Brainstorm
1 Time Walk
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Sensei's Divining Top
1 Tinker
1 Vampiric Tutor
2 Pyroblast
3 Red Elemental Blast
1 Demonic Tutor
3 Mana Drain
1 Mountain
1 Tolarian Academy
2 Volcanic Island
2 Polluted Delta
2 Island
3 Underground Sea
4 Scalding Tarn

Sideboard
2 Yixlid Jailer
4 Leyline of the Void
1 Perish
1 Pithing Needle
3 Ingot Chewer
3 Lightning Bolt
1 Sower of Temptation


3rd Place - Bob Yu (3-1)
1 Black Lotus
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Emerald
1 Sol Ring
1 Mana Vault
1 Mana Crypt
4 Chalice of the Void
4 Smokestack
4 Tangle Wire
4 Shpere of Resistance
4 Lodestone Golem
1 Trinisphere
2 Thorn of Amethyst
3 Karn, Silver Golem
3 Crucible of Worlds
2 Duplicant
3 Serum Powder
4 Mishra's Workshop
4 Ancient Tomb
3 Rishadan Port
1 Strip Mine
4 Wasteland
1 Tolarian Academy

Sideboard
1 Duplicant
4 Leyline of the Void
4 Leyline of Sanctity
3 Relic of Progenitus
2 Ghost Quarter
1 Sculpting Steel


4th Place - Steve Golenda (2-1-1)
1 Black Lotus
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Emerald
1 Lotus Petal
1 Sol Ring
1 Mana Crypt
4 Gush
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Imperial Seal
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Fact or Fiction
1 Fastbond
1 Jace, the Mind Sculpter
4 Mana Drain
4 Force of Will
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Brainstorm
1 Tendrils of Agony
1 Empty the Warrens
2 Repeal
1 Yawgmoth's Will
1 Timetwister
1 Sensie's Divining Top
1 Gifts Ungiven
1 Time Walk
1 Merchant Scroll
1 Ponder
1 Fire / Ice
1 Hurkyl's Recall
1 Chain of Vapor
1 Regrowth
1 Tolarian Academy
1 Poluted Delta
4 Scalding Tarn
1 Island
1 Snow-Covered Island
3 Underground Sea
2 Tropical Island
2 Volcanic Island

Sideboard
3 Nihil Spellbomb
2 Thoughseize
1 Yixlid Jailer
1 Snow-Covered Mountain
2 Ancient Grudge
1 Ingot Chewer
1 Red Elemental Blast
1 Pyroblast
1 Doomblade
2 Nature's Claim



After the swiss (under the instigation of Mr. Yu) the other 3 T4 contestants opted (chickened) out and split the prizes 4 ways.  Regardless, everyone seemed to have had a good time.  

@pierce:  Maybe next time

My only comment I will make concerning the deck I ran is that I was unsure how good Steel Hellkite would be.  I hadn't played in a tournament since last October so I figured to give it a try since it appears that everyone else is running it.  My opinion....SHIZAAM.  It was waaay awesome. Now the only thing WotC can do to make MUD deck better is to produce an artifact creature that is an indestructible 11/11 trampler with INFECT.  Hopefully I won't have to wait too long or that  

Next event....sometime in March.  Stay tuned.

[Tobi]

Land cards missing for all decklists.

Well done, winning your own tournament. I also love to do that! 

[aosquirrels]

Land?  Who needs land?

The players in Colorado are so good they don't need no stinkin' land.

OOPS!

I'll fix it later today.  Thanks.

[MaximumCDawg]

Wow, well done Carl!  Looks like team Black Gold did pretty darn well this time!

[Clown of Tresserhorn]

1) We all decided on a split, Carl didn't "Win"

2) Why no mention of our EDH match afterwards, Carl?

Also, I was much more impressed at this tournament, as people were actually prepared to fight shops. Not that it mattered, as I still came out ahead. I played 4 matches against 3 decks with MD trygon (and 4 SB nature's claim) and an Oath deck.

Anyways, great event as always, and I'll be there in March.

[aosquirrels]

Decklists have been corrected.  Thanks Tobi.

1) We all decided on a split, Carl didn't "Win"

2) Why no mention of our EDH match afterwards, Carl?

Also, I was much more impressed at this tournament, as people were actually prepared to fight shops. Not that it mattered, as I still came out ahead. I played 4 matches against 3 decks with MD trygon (and 4 SB nature's claim) and an Oath deck.

Anyways, great event as always, and I'll be there in March.

I failed to mention our short EDH match because we both played poorly.  Yes, you won the match so you have the "jammin' on Carl" rights for this thread.

[Tobi]

1) We all decided on a split, Carl didn't "Win"

I know, but Carl had the best Swiss result, so technically, he is the winner.  

Thanks for posting the terrain.

edit: Still some missing cards
--> http://www.morphling.de/top8decks.php?id=1378

Matt: 2 cards
Bob: 1 card
Steve: 1 card

[aosquirrels]

edit: Still some missing cards
--> http://www.morphling.de/top8decks.php?id=1378

Matt: 2 cards
Bob: 1 card
Steve: 1 card

Matt's missing cards are 2 - Jace, the Mind Sculpter
Bob's missing card is 1 - Mana Crypt
Steve's missing card is 1 - Island

I've corrected my first post so that the decklists are now correct.  Sorry, I'm not usually like that.  I think I need more cowbell.

[Tobi]

Thanks for the update, and no worries.