Top Deck Games Summer Open TO Report

[Iron_Chef]

My sincere thanks to all 65 players who showed up to Topdeck Games yesterday to play some Vintage!  We had a great event with a bunch of new players.


Full Metagame Breakdown:


Drains:

U/R/g Landstill: 3
U/B/G Landstill: 1
U/B/R Bob Control: 1
U/W Bomberman: 3
Emrakul Oath: 1
Snapcaster Control: 1
Gush Control: 1  
Griselbrand Control Oath: 1
B/U/G Control: 2
Doomsday Gush: 1
Cobra-Talrand Gush: 1
Talrand Gush Tendrils: 1
Strix Control: 2
U/R/W Landstill: 1
Empty Gush: 1
Show and Oath: 1  

Workshops:

Espresso Stax: 2
Martello Shops: 8
MUD Marinara: 2
5CStax: 1
Metalworker Forgemaster MUD: 2

Null Rods:

Esper Stoneblade: 1
Merfolk: 3
Noble Fish: 4
RUG Delver: 6
R/G Hatebears: 2
The Plateau’s Win Again: 1

Bazaars:

Titan Dredge: 1
Chewer Dredge: 4
Leyline Dredge: 1
Unmask Dredge: 1
Riftstone Dredge: 1

Rituals:

Ritual Oath: 3


Top Eight Pairings and Results:


Gerrard Fabiano vs. Nick Detwiler – Fabiano wins
Chris Pikula vs. Mike Noble – Pikula wins
Rob Edwards vs. Evan Hundertmark – Edwards wins
Justin Kohler vs. Tom Dixon – Kohler wins


Top Four Pairings and Results:


Chris Pikula vs. Gerrard Fabiano – Pikula wins
Rob Edwards vs. Justin Kohler – Edwards wins


Finals:


Chris Pikula vs. Rob Edwards – Pikula wins


Congratulations to Chris Pikula, Rob Edwards, and all of my top eight competitors!


Top Eight Decklists:

1st – Chris Pikula
U/R/g Landstill

1 Library of Alexandria
1 Mountain
2 Island
3 Volcanic Island
1 Tropical Island
2 Misty Rainforest
4 Scalding Tarn
4 Mishra’s Factory
3 Wasteland
1 Strip Mine
1 Black Lotus
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Ruby
2 Crucible of Worlds
2 Fire/Ice
3 Engineered Explosives
4 Standstill
1 Echoing Truth
1 Hurkyl’s Recall
4 Jace, the Mind Sculptor
2 Mindbreak Trap
4 Mana Drain
4 Force of Will
2 Misdirection
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Time Walk
2 Mental Misstep
2 Red Elemental Blast

SB:

3 Ingot Chewer
2 Ancient Grudge
3 Grafdigger’s Cage
1 Relic of Progenitus
3 Tormod’s Crypt
3 Lightning Bolt

2nd – Rob Edwards
Slaughter Smurfs (Martello Shops)

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

SB:

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

3rd – Justin Kohler
Red Deck Wins (U/W Bomberman)

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

SB:

1 Terminus
2 Grafdigger’s Cage
1 Tormod’s Crypt
4 Swords to Plowshares
3 Disenchant
3 Steel Sabotage
1 Pithing Needle

4th – Gerrard Fabiano
U/B/R Bob Control

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

SB:

1 Pithing Needle
1 Flusterstorm
2 Lightning Bolt
1 Mountain
1 Pyroclasm
1 Ravenous Trap
4 Leyline of the Void
4 Ingot Chewer

5th – Nick Detwiler
MUD Marinara

4 Goblin Welder
1 Black Lotus
1 Mana Crypt
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Pearl
2 Expedition Map
1 Mana Vault
1 Sol Ring
2 Sphere of Resistance
4 Thorn of Amethyst
2 Crucible of Worlds
4 Tangle Wire
1 Trinisphere
4 Lodestone Golem
3 Phyrexian Metamorph
4 Smokestack
2 Karn, Silver Golem
1 Bazaar of Baghdad
1 Mountain
1 Strip Mine
1 Tolarian Academy
3 Ancient Tomb
4 Cavern of Souls
4 Mishra’s Workshop
4 Wasteland

SB:

3 Tormod’s Crypt
4 Grafdigger’s Cage
1 Nihil Spellbomb
1 Crucible of Worlds
3 Razormane Masticore
1 Bojuka Bog
1 Maze of Ith
1 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale

6th – Mike Noble
Slaughter Smurfs (Noble Fish)

4 Meddling Mage
4 Noble Hierarch
4 Qasali Pridemage
4 Shardless Agent
4 Tarmogoyf
1 Trygon Predator
4 Daze
4 Force of Will
4 Grafdigger’s Cage
4 Stony Silence
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Time Walk
4 Misty Rainforest
4 Wasteland
3 Tropical Island
3 Tundra
1 Black Lotus
1 Forest
1 Island
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Strip Mine

SB:

4 Dismember
4 Scavenging Ooze
4 Serenity
3 Trygon Predator

7th – Tom Dixon
Slaughter Smurfs (Griselbrand Oath)

4 Force of Will
4 Oath of Druids
4 Gush
1 Show and Tell
1 Brainstorm
1 Memory’s Journey
1 Time Walk
1 Flusterstorm
1 Nature’s Claim
1 Ancestral Recall
2 Jace, the Mind Sculptor
1 Fastbond
2 Griselbrand
1 Misdirection
1 Preordain
1 Temporal Mastery
1 Yawgmoth’s Will
2 Mental Misstep
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Noxious Revival
2 Mana Drain
1 Mindbreak Trap
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Steel Sabotage
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Mana Crypt
3 Tropical Island
2 Underground Sea
1 Misty Rainforest
1 Scalding Tarn
1 Polluted Delta
1 Flooded Strand
4 Forbidden Orchard
1 Black Lotus
2 Island
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Pearl

SB:

2 Show and Tell
3 Nature’s Claim
4 Leyline of the Void
1 Mindbreak Trap
2 Mental Misstep
2 Tormod’s Crypt
1 Relic of Progenitus

8th – Evan Hundertmark
Slaughter Smufs (Espresso Stax)

1 Black Lotus
1 Mana Crypt
4 Chalice of the Void
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 Buried Ruin
1 Ghost Quarter
1 Strip Mine
1 Tolarian Academy
4 Ancient Tomb
4 Mishra’s Factory
4 Mishra’s Workshop
4 Wasteland

SB:

4 Grafdigger’s Cage
3 Null Rod
3 Duplicant
3 Wurmcoil Engine
2 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale


Conclusion:


It seems like the community was having some fun with Brian DeMars, as over 20 people named their deck for the day 'Slaughter Smurfs'.  

As Nick Detwiler has vacated his NEV Points, Josh Butker (who finished 9th) is awarded six top eight points!  Congratulations, Josh!

Moving forward I’m going to run my events on Saturdays, for the most part, with only the Winter and Summer Open tournaments potentially being run on Sundays.  I was very happy to see so many new players, many of whom seemed to be Legacy converts.  With proxies, Vintage is a cheaper alternative than Legacy, and it has great lines of play that you won’t have in any other format!

My sincere thanks to Julian Palermo, Mike Noss and all my staff, as well as you, the players who made it out to this event!  Spread the word – the next NEV event is in New York, on Saturday September 1st and the NEV Points Standings WILL be updated before then!  I hope to see you all there!

[chrispikula]

Just wanted to point out that I've won 100% of all Top Deck Games Summer Open Vintage Tourneys. 

[oshkoshhaitsyosh]

If they are on Sundays in the future I really hope to have a huge notice of vintage taking place on a Sunday. Origionally when this event was a save the date/s I was assuming vintage would be Saturday as usual, and then I was extremely disappointed when I seen it was for Sunday...

Never the less congrats to all of the top 8, and I hope to make it next time!!!

[Samoht]

Slaughter Smurfs was half the top 8! What a showing. Too bad it wasn't accounted for on the Pie Chart. I wonder what Brian DeMars thinks about the deck now that is has such amazing results!

[mr.grim]

Props to "6TR" member Evan for his top 8 showing.
Props to the "God King" himself Mr. Nick Coss for holding a fantastic event.
@ Nick. Sleeeeeeeeeeeeep!
Props to Nick D., Tom D, Rob E.,and the rest of the top 8.
Not that many will agree but Sunday is a great day to play vintage.

[oshkoshhaitsyosh]

Props to "6TR" member Evan for his top 8 showing.
Props to the "God King" himself Mr. Nick Coss for holding a fantastic event.
@ Nick. Sleeeeeeeeeeeeep!
Props to Nick D., Tom D, Rob E.,and the rest of the top 8.
Not that many will agree but Sunday is a great day to play vintage.

Well for those that work during the week, if you plan on doing well at a large event...waking up the following morning early isn't so much fun. There are more cons for Sunday events IMO

[chrispikula]

I'm sure there are plenty of people who have reasons to prefer one day to the other. Saturdays are actually worse for me, because my son has baseball games and such on Saturdays but never has anything on Sunday.  I would have gone to more of the NEV Series tourneys if they were on Sundays.

[Samoht]

Props to "6TR" member Evan for his top 8 showing.
Props to the "God King" himself Mr. Nick Coss for holding a fantastic event.
@ Nick. Sleeeeeeeeeeeeep!
Props to Nick D., Tom D, Rob E.,and the rest of the top 8.
Not that many will agree but Sunday is a great day to play vintage.

Well for those that work during the week, if you plan on doing well at a large event...waking up the following morning early isn't so much fun. There are more cons for Sunday events IMO

I actually prefer Sunday as well. I'm generally out later at FNM and having to get up early and travel is not pleasant. Either way I'll be attending.

[Pokey]

Props to "6TR" member Evan for his top 8 showing.
Props to the "God King" himself Mr. Nick Coss for holding a fantastic event.
@ Nick. Sleeeeeeeeeeeeep!
Props to Nick D., Tom D, Rob E.,and the rest of the top 8.
Not that many will agree but Sunday is a great day to play vintage.

Well for those that work during the week, if you plan on doing well at a large event...waking up the following morning early isn't so much fun. There are more cons for Sunday events IMO

Heh, it was almost 1 am when I got home from this.  Was still at work at 7.  

In other news, I think Chris won because he played more Jaces than his opponents.  That's how vintage works,
right?  

[ramrodjon]

Vintage tournaments should only be run on days that end in a "Y".  Wish I could've been there, it looks like it was a lot of fun.  Congrats to all the players and the top 8 for your strong efforts.  Glad to see my man Mike Noble in there again!  Go Shardless!

Jon

[Womba]

This was an awesome tournament. It is always great to see new players and vintage continuing to grow. Because of work this was my first NEV event since March. Hopefully there are more Sunday events in the future...

Congrats to the top 8!!

[oshkoshhaitsyosh]

I guess I could just be thankful that vintage generally speaking is on Saturday...if vintage was regularly on Sunday I probably would not be playing vintage...That being said if there is enough of a notice that vintage is on Sunday, I should be able to make it for the winter and summer opens.

@ Kholer, yes Jace tends to get some work done haha!

[mr.grim]

I only like Sunday cause of my job . I'm lucky to get  one Saturday a month off. Nick and I had a conversation about how our one day off is the day we can actually get work done . Then we  pondered what sleep was . I'm very happy to see landstill beat all that shop in the T8. On the flipside Nick's list is sick as hell . GenCon should be neat !?

[Ummmyeh13]

GenCon should be neat !?

I've been trying to imagine the tone you have to use to exclaim such a question!?

[HelloSamwise]

Echoing Decay.

I just...

Echoing Decay.

 

[Cunningbeaver]

In other news, I think Chris won because he played more Jaces than his opponents.  That's how vintage works,
right?  



Man and here I thought Jace was bad in vintage. At least that's what they told me...

[mr.grim]

@ Beaver..... THEY only told you that out of fear of what you would do with jace.

[Ten-Ten]

In other news, I think Chris won because he played more Jaces than his opponents.  That's how vintage works,
right?  



Man and here I thought Jace was bad in vintage. At least that's what they told me...

...He is bad. I mean c'mon, he's an overcosted brainstorm at 4cc and dies to lightning bolt