TO Report: The Council Open #5- TPG - Bloomsburg, PA - 07/28/12

[Kameli0n]

Big thanks goes out to all that made the trek down here to The Players Guild in Bloomsburg, PA to play some vintage magic. Great to see some new faces, along with all the faithful vintage players. Again, we had another very low turnout. Only 21 participants. Top 4 were awarded for this event. 1st was an Unlimited Mox Pearl, 2nd was $100 in credit, and 3rd and 4th was $50 in credit. Big thanks to everyone who came out to support the Council Open.

The Metagame Breakdown:

Forces:
Bomberman: 2 – 9.52%
Bob Control: 2 – 9.52%  
Strix Control: 1 – 4.76%  
RUG Delver: 1 – 4.76%  

Workshops:
Martello”ish”: 4 – 19.05%  

Bazaars:
Dredge: 1 – 4.76%  

Fish:
Noble Fish: 1 – 4.76%
Naya Fish: 1 – 4.76%  
Raging River Goblins: 1 – 4.76%
RB Magus: 1 – 4.76%  
BWG Fish: 1 – 4.76%

Combo:
Jacestorm: 1 – 4.76%  
Charbelcher/storm: 1 – 4.76%
Doomsday Gush: 2 – 9.52%%  
Empty Gush: 1 – 4.76%  

This event was run with 5 swiss rounds with the cut to top 8.

Top 8 Pairings and Results

Brown, Joe vs. Tappen, Shawn – Tappen Wins
Edwards, Rob vs. Habermehl, Andy – Edwards Wins
Krodel, Bret vs. Canada, Joe – Krodel Wins
Kenney, Tim vs. Seals, Keith – Kenney Wins

Top 4 Pairings and Results

Edwards, Rob vs. Tappen, Shawn – Edwards Wins
Krodel, Bret vs. Kenney, Tim – Kenney Wins

Finals

Edwards, Rob vs. Kenney, Tim – Edwards wins

Please inform us of any suggestions you may have for us to improve our tournaments in the future! And again, thanks to everyone for coming out to help support the game! Congrats to Rob for winning it all!

Important to Note:

There were no Landstill lists present.
All 4 Martello”ish” lists made top 8 and were well represented throughout.
No, none of the decklist names were typed incorrectly...

Top 8 Decklists:

First – Rob Edwards
“Slaughter Smurfs"

4 Mishra’s Workshop
4 Ancient Tomb
4 Wasteland
4 Mishra’s Factory
1 Strip Mine
1 Tolarian Academy
1 City of Traitors
1 Black Lotus
1 Sol Ring
1 Mana Crypt
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Sapphire
4 Lodestone Golem
4 Kudoltha Forgemaster
4 Tangle Wire
4 Chalice of the Void
4 Thorn of Amethyst
3 Sphere of Resistance
3 Phyrexian Revoker
3 Phyrexian Metamorph
1 Trinisphere
1 Steel Hellkite
1 Duplicant
1 Sundering Titan

SB:

4 Grafdigger’s Cage
2 Tormod’s Crypt
2 Crucible of Worlds
2 Ratchet Bomb
2 Duplicant
2 Ensnaring Bridge
1 Wurmcoil engine


Second – Tim Kenney
“Red Deck Wins”

1 Black Lotus
4 Chalice of the Void
1 Duplicant
1 Karn, Silver Golem
4 Kudoltha Forgemaster
4 Lodestone Golem
1 Mana Crypt
1 Mana Vault
4 Metalworker
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Jet
1 Myr Battlesphere
1 Sol Ring
3 Sphere of Resistance
1 Steel Hellkite
1 Sundering Titan
4 Tangle Wire
4 Thorn of Amethyst
1 Trinisphere
1 Phyrexian Metamorph
4 Ancient Tomb
3 City of Traitors
4 Mishra’s Workshop
1 Strip Mine
1 Tolarian Academy
4 Wasteland

SB:
2 Crucible of Worlds
4 Grafdigger’s Cage
3 Tormod’s Crypt
3 Phyrexian Metamorph
3 Wurmcoil Engine

Semi-Finalist – Shawn Tappen
“Red Deck Wins”

4 Trinket Mae
3 Aven Mindcensor
2 Auriok Salvagers
1 Talrand, Sky Summoner
3 Jace, the Mind Sculptor
1 Black Lotus
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mana Crypt
1 Sol Ring
1 Engineered Explosives
1 Aether Spellbomb
2 Sensei’s Divining Top
1 Grafdigger’s Cage
4 Force of Will
4 Mana Drain
3 Mental Misstep
3 Spell Snare
1 Flusterstorm
2 Cavern of Souls
4 Flooded Strand
2 Scalding Tarn
3 Tundra
1 Plains
4 island
1 Tolarian Academy
1 Time Walk
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Thirst for Knowledge

SB:
3 Energy Flux
1 Kataki, War’s Wage
4 Swords to Plowshares
2 Terminus
2 Grafdigger’s Cage
1 Tormod’s Crypt
1 Pithing Needle
1 Flusterstorm

Semi-Finalist – Brett T. Krodel
“BtK Shops”

4 Tangle Wire
4 Sphere of Resistance
3 Thorn of Amethyst
4 Chalice of the Void
4 Kudoltha Forgemaster
4 Lodestone Golem
4 Ancient Tomb
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Emerald
4 Wasteland
4 Mishra’s Workshop
4 Mishra’s Factory
2 Phyrexian Revoker
1 Steel Hellkite
3 Phyrexian Metamorph
1 Crucible of Worlds
1 Myr Battlesphere
1 Strip Mine
1 Tolarian Academy
1 Mana Crypt
1 Black Lotus
1 Trinisphere
1 Karn Silver Golem
1 City of Traitors
1 Sol Ring

SB:
1 Wurmcoil Engine
1 Witchbane Orb
1 Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
1 Staff of Nim
3 Relic of Progenitus
2 Ratchet Bomb
4 Grafdigger’s Cage
1 Batterskull
1 Duplicant


Quarter-Finalist – Joe Canada
“Landstill"
1 Mana Crypt
1 Sol Ring
1 Mana Vault
1 Black Lotus
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Ruby
1 Strip Mine
1 Tolarian Academy
2 City of Traitors
4 Wasteland
4 Ancient Tomb
4 Mishra’s Workshop
1 Trinisphere
4 Tangle Wire
4 Chalice of the Void
4 Thorn of Amethyst
4 Sphere of Resistance
1 Phyrexian Revoker
1 Wurmcoil Engine
1 Karn, Silver Golem
1 Steel Hellkite
1 Triskelion
1 Sundering Titan
1 Duplicant
1 Blightsteel Colossus
2 Phyrexian Metamorph
4 Lodestone Golem
4 Kuldotha Forgemaster

SB:
1 Precursor Golem
1 Wurmcoil Engine
2 Contagion Engine
4 Dismember
2 Crucible of Worlds
4 Grafdigger’s Cage
1 Relic of Progenitus

Quarter-Finalist – Andy Habermehl
“Neo Academy ‘12”

4 Chrome Mox
4 Expedition Map
4 Grim Monolith
3 Force of Will
2 Pact of Negation
4 Gitaxian Probe
1 Black Lotus
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Jet
4 Mox Opal
1 Memory Jar
1 Mana Crypt
1 Mana Vault
1 Sol Ring
1 Tinker
1 Mind’s Desire
4 Goblin Charbelcher
3 Voltaic Key
4 Preordain
1 Cunning Wish
1 Tolarian Academy
1 Brainstorm
1 Time Vault
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Lion’s Eye Diamond
1 Lotus Petal
1 Timetwister
4 Time Spiral

SB:
1 Force of Will
1 Pact of Negation
1 Thirst for Knowledge
4 Hurkyl’s Recall
2 Misdirection
2 Mindbreak Trap
1 Frantic Search
1 Brain Freeze
1 Teferi’s Response
1 Stroke of Genius

Quarter-Finalist – Joe Brown
“left blank”

1 Black Lotus
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Sol Ring
1 Mana Crypt
1 Time Vault
 1 Voltaic Key
1 Sensei’s Divining Top
1 Blightsteel Colossus
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Brainstorm
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Merchant Scroll
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Hurkyl’s Recall
1 Tinker
1 Time Walk
1 Flusterstorm
1 Repeal
1 Yawgmoth’s Will
2 Lightning Bolt
2 Jace, the Mind Sculptor
3 Mental Misstep
3 Mana Drain
3 Snapcaster Mage
4 Dark Confidant
4 Force of Will
1 Library of Alexandria
1 Tolarian Academy
2 Island
2 Polluted Delta
4 Scalding Tarn
3 Underground Sea
2 Volcanic Island

SB:
4 Leyline of the Void
4 Ingot Chewer
3 Yixlid Jailer
1 Pyroclasm
1 Lightning Bolt
1 Flusterstorm
1 Mountain

Quarter-Finalist – Keith Seals
“The Walmart Buffet”

2 Petrified Field
4 Bazaar of Baghdad
1 Dakmor Salvage
3 City of Brass
4 Undiscovered Paradise
3 Mental Misstep
2 Chain of Vapor
4 Nature’s Claim
3 Dread Return
4 Cabal Therapy
4 Serum Powder
4 Bridge from Below
2 Ichorid
4 Narcomoeba
4 Bloodghast
1 Golgari Thug
4 Stinkweed Imp
4 Golgari Grave-Troll
1 Flame-kin Zealot
1 Sun Titan
1 Griselbrand

SB:
2 Chain of Vapor
2 Wispmare
3 Unmask
1 Darkblast
3 Ingot Chewer
4 Leyline of the Void

Again, thanks for all the support. The date of the next Bloomsburg Council Vintage event is not set as of yet. Thanks again everyone!!!!! And once again, Congratulations to the top 8!!!

[tzeentchlord9]

This event was really fun and well run. Congrats to everyone especially to Rob for his victory and Tim Kinney for his first top 8. Good to see no Justin Kohler in the top 8.

[Pokey]

This event was really fun and well run. Congrats to everyone especially to Rob for his victory and Tim Kinney for his first top 8. Good to see no Justin Kohler in the top 8.

Might have made it in if I didn't misplay in the last round.  It was a good match though, and there's always next time.  Oh wait, it already happened the next day!  

That "Red Deck Wins" is quite the deck. 

Anyways, had fun and look forward to the next one.

[Happymeal]

My list is wrong, I was playing 8 Gitaxian Probes....

[mr.grim]

@ Justin... So thats twice in a row I won because of your errors? Just bustin ya man. Great games!

This was a great event. Props to The rest of the T8.

Thanks to Shawn for hooking my little guy up with some magic cards. Your a good T.O and friend!

[Pokey]

@ Justin... So thats twice in a row I won because of your errors?

Why, yes.  I do believe so.  Almost forgot about that last one.

[mr.grim]

Lol. Well a-a-anyways , once again great games man !
When will the next Bloom event go down ?

[A.-1.]

Shawn told me definitely not in August, which probably means mid to late September at the earliest and early October at the latest. I love having the "problem" of too many Vintage tournaments in a month.

I think in terms of deck names Joe Brown just next leveled all of us.

[ramrodjon]

Congratulations to Rob for taking it down, and the rest of the top 8 as well!  Happy to see some NEPA guys up there, too!  (Joe and Keith) 

[Kameli0n]

The chance of having an August event seems unlikely, but one can always hope. If not, I will shoot for September. As far as Joe Brown and his "next leveling"... Either you are right, or he just forgot to write a name down?

[Worldslayer]

This tournament was a thing of beauty, and I wasn't even there.

 I love every single deck title.

And...that Neo Academy list. When I looked at it, my eyes began leaking. I'm not sure if it's tears of joy, or my brain liquifying as it tries to figure out if this is reality. I feel like this entire event managed to troll Vintage as it exists, and that's so glorious I can't describe it.

Robots were half of the top 8 with 100% penetration, and i'm not even mad.

Good show, guys. I REALLY have to make it up to one of these.

[Happymeal]

And...that Neo Academy list. When I looked at it, my eyes began leaking. I'm not sure if it's tears of joy, or my brain liquifying as it tries to figure out if this is reality. I feel like this entire event managed to troll Vintage as it exists, and that's so glorious I can't describe it.

Oh yeah, deck is real.  Was so much fun to play this weekend.  I ended up getting 9th the next day in Harrisburg.  Needs a few changes, but I think its a real deck.