N.Y.S.E. XIX - Official Report

And that’s a wrap! The 2011 N.Y.S.E. season has come to a close. After having an unbelievable year, it’s a surprise to none that Paul Mastriano is your 2011 N.Y.S.E. Player of the Year. Congratulations Paul! Still, while Paul’s victory in the Player of the Year Race was cemented early on in the day, he could not stop Brian Ritter from beating him in the finals…

The Complete Metagame Breakdown:

Drains:

Snapcaster Control: 2
Gro: 1
East Coast Wins: 2
Empty/Gush: 1
Slaver: 1
Golden Gun Oath: 1
Show and Tell Oath: 1
Terastodon Oath: 1
5C Dragon Combo: 1

Workshops:

Kuldotha Combo: 1
Nouveau Espresso: 3

Bazaars:

Dredge: 2

Null Rods:

Noble Fish: 1
Seasons Beatings: 1

We had a smaller than expected turnout, but the field was heavy with blue decks. I had thought that we’d see more Fish style decks at this event, because I expected to see Landstill. That no Landstill showed up, at all, was the most surprising bit of information from this event.

Top Eight Pairings and Results:

Paul Mastriano vs. Mark Hornung – Mastriano wins
Will Magrann vs. Jake Gans – Magrann wins
Brian Ritter vs. Josh Potucek – Ritter wins
Shawn Anthony vs. Allen Fulmer – Anthony wins

Top Four Pairings and Results:

Paul Mastriano vs. Will Magrann – Mastriano wins
Brian Ritter vs. Shawn Anthony – Ritter wins

Finals:

Brian Ritter vs. Paul Mastriano – Ritter wins

Congratulations to Brian Ritter, Paul Mastriano and all my top eight competitors!

Top Eight Decklists:

1st – Brian Ritter
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia

4 Bazaar of Baghdad
2 Dakmor Salvage
4 City of Brass
4 Undiscovered Paradise
2 Golgari Thug
3 Dread Return
3 Sun Titan
3 Fatestitcher
2 Ichorid
4 Bloodghast
1 Flame-Kin Zealot
4 Bridge from Below
4 Cabal Therapy
4 Serum Powder
4 Golgari Grave-Troll
4 Narcomoeba
4 Stinkweed Imp
1 Lion’s Eye Diamond
1 Black Lotus
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Mox Sapphire

SB:

4 Chain of Vapor
2 Mental Misstep
3 Nature’s Claim
1 Darkblast
2 Ancient Grudge
2 Firestorm
1 Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite

2nd – Paul Mastriano
Meandeck Gro-A- Goyf

1 Black Lotus
1 Sol Ring
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Jet
4 Misty Rainforest
3 Tropical Island
3 Underground Sea
2 Island
3 Polluted Delta
3 Trygon Predator
3 Mystic Remora
4 Gush
4 Force of Will
4 Tarmogoyf
2 Mental Misstep
1 Mindbreak Trap
1 Tinker
1 Preordain
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Hurkyl’s Recall
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Yawgmoth’s Will
1 Blighsteel Colossus
1 Jace, the Mind Sculptor
1 Time Walk
1 Brainstorm
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Merchant Scroll
1 Ponder
1 Fastbond
1 Flusterstorm
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Imperial Seal

SB:

4 Leyline of the Void
3 Yixlid Jailer
3 Nature’s Claim
1 Forest
2 Dismember
1 Hurkyl’s Recall
1 Mindbreak Trap

3rd – Shawn Anthony
East Coast Wins

4 Scalding Tarn
1 Misty Rainforest
1 Flooded Strand
1 Polluted Delta
2 Underground Sea
2 Tropical Island
2 Volcanic Island
2 Island
1 Black Lotus
1 Mana Crypt
1 Sol Ring
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Emerald
4 Gush
3 Jace, the Mind Sculptor
2 Preordain
1 Ponder
1 Brainstorm
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Time Walk
1 Merchant Scroll
4 Gush
1 Tinker
1 Yawgmoth’s Will
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Mystical Tutor
4 Force of Will
3 Mana Drain
2 Spell Pierce
1 Mental Misstep
1 Hurkyl’s Recall
1 Nature’s Claim
1 Ancient Grudge
1 Gifts Ungiven

SB:

4 Leyline of the Void
2 Pithing Needle
2 REB
2 Ingot Chewer
1 Nature’s Claim
1 Ancient Grudge
1 Lightning Bolt
1 Firespout
1 Mountain

4th – Will Magrann
Nouveau Espresso

1 Black Lotus
4 Chalice of the Void
1 Mana Crypt
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Pearl
1 Sol Ring
4 Sphere of Resistance
2 Thorn of Amethyst
3 Crucible of Worlds
4 Tangle Wire
1 Trinisphere
4 Lodestone Golem
4 Phyrexian Metamorph
4 Smokestack
3 Karn, Silver Golem
1 Strip Mine
1 Tolarian Academy
1 Ghost Quarter
4 Mishra's Factory
4 Ancient Tomb
4 Mishra's Workshop
4 Wasteland

SB:

4 Tormod’s Crypt
4 Nihil Spellbomb
3 Ratchet Bomb
1 Thorn of Amethyst
1 Sculpting Steel
2 Ghost Quarter

5th – Josh Potucek
Black Magic

4 Force of Will
3 Mana Drain
2 Mental Misstep
1 Duress
2 Jace, the Mind Sculptor
2 Empty the Warrens
3 Night Whispers
1 Fastbond
4 Gush
1 Yawgmoth’s Will
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Merchant Scroll
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Time Walk
1 Brainstorm
1 Hurkyl’s Recall
1 Voltaic Key
1 Time Vault
1 Tinker
1 Blightsteel Colossus
1 Ponder
1 Black Lotus
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mana Crypt
1 Sol Ring
4 Scalding Tarn
2 Misty Rainforest
1 Polluted Delta
2 Island
4 Underground Sea
2 Volcanic Island
1 Tropical Island

SB:

2 Hurkyl’s Recall
4 Ingot Chewer
1 REB
1 Pyroblast
1 Mountain
2 Yixlid Jailer
4 Leyline of the Void

6th – Mark Hornung
Topdeck Games Slaver

1 Snow Covered Mountain
1 Snow Covered Island
3 Island
4 Volcanic Island
4 Scalding Tarn
1 Tolarian Academy
1 Library of Alexandria
4 Goblin Welder
4 Force of Will
3 Spell Snare
3 Forbidden Alchemy
3 Mental Misstep
2 Flusterstorm
2 Snapcaster Mage
1 Tinker
1 Brainstorm
1 Thirst for Knowledge
1 Fire/Ice
1 Time Walk (Don’t you own a Time Walk, Mark?)
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Wheel of Fortune
1 Phyrexian Metamorph
1 Myr Battlesphere
1 Time Vault
1 Voltaic Key
1 Memory Jar
1 Mindslaver
1 Blightsteel Colossus
1 Mana Crypt
1 Black Lotus
1 Sol Ring
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Jet
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Intuition

SB:

1 Wurmcoil Engine
1 Gremlin Mine
3 Ingot Chewer
3 Surgical Extraction
2 Tormod’s Crypt
1 Nihil Spellbomb
2 REB
2 Blood Moon

7th – Allen Fulmer
East Coast Wins

4 Scalding Tarn
2 Misty Rainforest
3 Underground Sea
2 Volcanic Island
2 Tropical Island
2 Island
4 Force of Will
3 Mana Drain
3 Thoughtseize
4 Gush
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Brainstorm
1 Ponder
2 Preordain
3 Jace, the Mind Sculptor
1 Ancient Grudge
1 Nature’s Claim
1 Time Walk
1 Tinker
1 Yawgmoth’s Will
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Fastbond
1 Hurkyl’s Recall
1 Merchant Scroll
1 Gifts Ungiven
1 Time Vault
1 Voltaic Key
1 Blightsteel Colossus
1 Black Lotus
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Pearl
1 Sol Ring
1 Mana Crypt

SB:

2 REB
4 Leyline of the Void
2 Yixlid Jailer
1 Nature’s Claim
2 Hurkyl’s Recall
2 Ingot Chewer
1 Mountain
1 Firespout

8th – Jake Gans
Andy’s Mouth Surprise

4 Force of Will
3 Mana Drain
1 Hoodwink
2 Annul
3 Snapcaster Mage
1 Mystical Tutor
4 Polluted Delta
1 Blightsteel Colossus
4 Dark Confidant
3 Underground Sea
2 Poreordain
2 Thoughtseize
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Pearl
1 Black Lotus
2 Tropical Island
2 Mental Misstep
3 Misty Rainforest
2 Island
2 Volcanic Island
1 Riptide Laboratory
1 Sensei’s Divining Top
1 Jace, the Mind Sculptor
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Time Vault
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Yawgmoth’s Will
1 Sol Ring
1 Time Walk
1 Brainstorm
1 Tezzeret, the Seeker
1 Tinker
1 Voltaic Key
1 Vampiric Tutor

SB:

4 Leyline of the Void
1 Nature’s Claim
3 Ancient Grudge
3 REB
2 Surgical Extraction
1 Stifle
1 Mindbreak Trap

Player of the Year Race:

The standings have been updated for the last time. Congratulations to Paul Mastriano, your 2011 N.Y.S.E. Player of the Year!

The Final Standings:

Ata, David - 61
Addesa, Jonathan – 34
Aiken, Nate – 6
Albergo, Pat - 6
Anand, Jeff – 41
Anthony, Shawn - 53

Bakes, Steven - 3
Balleseter, Lance – 12
Banfield, Brendan - 35
Bartell, Chris - 6
Bauer, Michael – 55
Berman, Hal – 9
Berse, Sam – 32
Bilarczyk, Andy - 9
Brady, Andrew – 21
Brady, Bryan – 12
Brezinski, Mark -9
Brown, Joseph - 12
Brown, Max – 3
Butker, Josh – 55

Carey, Brian – 41
Chang, Roland – 9
Chitturi, Ashok - 9
Close, Andrew – 16
Coombe, Alan – 3
Coss, Nick - 24

Davis, Jim – 6
DeMarco, Jesse – 18
DeSousa, Steven – 3
Detwiler, Nick – 16
Dixon, Thomas – 50

Earley, David – 40
Eckert, Michael - 6
Egan, Michael – 28
Eisenhauer, Michael – 3
Elias, Matthew – 12

Farias, Andrew – 15
Fenton, Greg – 45
Fisher, John – 7 points
Folinus, Jeff – 9
Forino, Raffaele – 36
Forino, Vincent – 23
Fortune, Damien - 12
Fulmer, Allen – 67

Gans, David - 50
Gans, Jake – 72
Giuliante, Thomas – 3
Glackin, Ryan – 65
Grasso, A.J. - 7
Greene, Jeff – 19
Greene, Robert - 6
Griffiths, Shawn – 9
Gumina, T.J. – 9

Hajduk, Mike - 53
Hangley, James – 36
Hanson, Chris - 3
Harris, Visna – 32
Hartel, John – 6
Herb, Joe - 3
Higgins, Sean - 18
Hornung, Mark – 46
Houdlette, Steven - 6
Hughes, Scott – 50
Hundertmark, Evan – 3
Hung, Lo – 12

Imperiale, Jason – 19
Impink, Jack - 22
Ingram, Peter - 15

Jones, Brandon – 15
Jones, John – 69
Jones, Ryan - 6
Jones, Travis – 15

Karmiche, Dominick - 27
Keeton, Andrew – 12
Kent, Clark - 4
Kohler, J.P. – 70
Konak, Ronald – 6
Koresko, Jason – 12

Lalo, Josh - 6
Lane, Brian - 3
Lapine, Michael – 15
LaRosa, Devon - 3
Lawrence, David – 16
Lawrence, Robert – 18
Lessard, John - 1
Leshen, Justin – 12
Leshen, Jared - 17
Levinton, Andrew – 1
Lopategi, Aritz – 9
Lupo, Michael – 6

Magrann, William – 51
Mann, Corey - 33
Martin, Jesse – 10
Mason, Daniel – 55
Mastriano, Paul – 121
Meckes, Josh – 28

Noble, Mikey – 45
Nocenti, Brian - 6
Nowakowski, Steven – 3

Owen, Alex – 24

Parisi, Bernie - 9
Parsinitz, Ralph – 21
Paskoff, Brian – 6
Pascuzzi, Nelson - 9
Pate, Matthew – 42
Philpotts, Terence – 3
Potucek, Josh – 51
Probasco, Andy – 9
Prouler, Jesse - 9

Rappa, Ryan – 12
Reilly, Brian – 13
Reitnauer, David – 12
Ritter, Brian - 34
Roberts, Chris – 10
Robillard, Raymond – 40
Rossetti, Mike - 9
Rottenberg, Brian – 3
Rumbel, Carl – 6

Savage, Michael - 19
Schreiber, Michael - 9
Seals, Keith – 12
Smith, Eric – 9
Sollazzo, Dan - 13

Third, David - 25
Trinks, Will – 18

Varelakis, Jonathan - 28
Vibulayacom, Ted – 19

Worsham, Martin - 3

Zivny, Andrew – 14

Player of the Year Race Top 10:

1. Paul Mastriano – 121 points
2. Jake Gans – 72 points
3. JP Kohler – 70 points
4. John Jones – 69 points
5. Allen Fulmer – 67 points
6. Ryan Glackin – 65 points
7. David Ata – 61 points
8. Michael Bauer – 55 points
8. Josh Butker – 55 points
8. Dan Mason – 55 points

9th Place Prize:

The 9th place prize winner was JP Kohler! I forgot my sweet prize at home, so I'm going to have to keep you waiting for a little bit JP. But no worries, I promise, it's stellar...

In Conclusion:

There are going to be a lot of changes to the N.Y.S.E. event series in 2012 and I’m looking forward to announcing those changes in the near future. In the meantime, I’d like to offer my thanks to Gil, Frank, Steve and all the Brothers Grim staff, to the best judge in New York: Brian Paskoff, to dealer extraordinaire Nick Coss, but most of all to everyone who supported me in 2011. Thank you.

An announcement for January’s event will come sometime in the near future. Until then…