[12-20-14] BBGD#1 Meta Report + Top 8 Decklists & Results!

40 players showed up yesterday to welcome the return of regular vintage events to Alternate Universes Blue Bell. I want to thank everyone who was able to make it out and congratulations to everyone who did well!

Craig Berry is the person to thank when it comes to holding these events. We look forward to doing more events in the future and we only hope to improve.

Meta Report

I've chosen these breakdowns because I think it gives the clearest picture of how Vintage is currently shaping up. Workshop lists continue to flourish while Gush-based tempo lists slowly creep up on their heels. Mana Drains are slowly being eliminated from the format with only seven copies between two landstill pilots in the whole tournament. One Oath player even went so far as to name their deck "Mana Drain Control" while choosing to play two copies of the card Counterspell instead.

Shops: 10
Martello – 8
-w/o Metalworker – 6
- w/ Metalworker - 2
Espresso – 1
Rage Extractor – 1

Gush: 9
UR/x Delver – 7
   -Temur – 4
   -Pure – 2
   -Jeskai – 1
Jeskai Stoneblade – 1
4C GushBond – 1

Bazaars: 5
Fatestitcher – 2
Turtle – 2
Lab Maniac – 1

Oath: 5
Oath and Show – 4
Steel City Oath – 1

Fish/Hatebears: 5
Death and Taxes – 2
-Boros (aka Simian’s Mom) – 1
-Mono-White – 1
Bant – 1
Jund – 1
Junk – 1

Drains: 2
UR Landstill – 2

Rituals: 2
Long – 1
Tin Fins – 1

Other: 2
Grixis Slaver – 1
UW – 1

Quarterfinals
Ryan Glackin(1) (URg Delver) v Ryan Tigro(8) (Bant Hatebears): Glackin Wins
Nick DiJohn(2) (Martello Shops) v Anthony Schoenacher(7) (UR Delver): DiJohn Wins
Roland Chang(3) (Martello Shops) v Matthew Bevenour(6) (Fatesticher Dredge): Chang Wins
Daniel Miller(4) (Grixis Slaver) v Andrew Varsallona(5) (Martello SHops): Miller Wins

Semifinals
Glackin(1) v Miller(4): Glackin Wins
Dijohn(2) v Chang(3): Chang Wins

Finals
Glackin(1) v Chang(3): Chang Wins!

Spreadsheet of Top 8 Lists can be found here: http://goo.gl/o12Azr

   *WINNER*
Name   Roland Chang
Deck   Martello Shops
1   Black Lotus
1   Mana Crypt
1   Mox Emerald
1   Mox Jet
1   Mox Pearl
1   Mox Ruby
1   Mox Sapphire
4   Chalice of the Void
1   Sol Ring
3   Sphere of Resistance
4   Phyrexian Revoker
4   Thorn of Amethyst
1   Trinisphere
4   Tangle Wire
3   Phyrexian Metamorph
4   Lodestone Golem
4   Kuldotha Forgemaster
1   Duplicant
1   Steel Hellkite
1   Sundering Titan
1   Strip Mine
1   Tolarian Academy
4   Ancient Tomb
4   Mishra's Factory
4   Mishra's Workshop
4   Wasteland
60
3   Crucible of Worlds
2   Dismember
1   Duplicant
1   Ghost Quarter
1   Pithing Needle
4   Tormod's Crypt
1   Triskelion
2   Wurmcoil Engine
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   *FINALIST*
Name   Ryan Glackin
Deck   Urg Delver
4   Delver of Secrets
4   Young Pyromancer
2   Snapcaster Mage
4   Force of Will
4   Lightning Bolt
4   Mental Misstep
4   Preordain
3   Treasure Cruise
2   Dack Fayden
2   Fire//Ice
2   Grafdigger's Cage
2   Gush
2   Pyroblast
1   Ancestral Recall
1   Brainstorm
1   Ponder
1   Time Walk
4   Scalding Tarn
3   Misty Rainforest
3   Volcanic Island
2   Island
1   Black Lotus
1   Mox Ruby
1   Mox Sapphire
1   Strip Mine
1   Tropical Island
60
4   Ingot Chewer
4   Ravenous Trap
2   Grafdigger's Cage
2   Ancient Grudge
1   Izzet Staticaster
1   Misdirection
1   Mountain
15

   *SEMI-FINALISTS*
Name   Nick DiJohn
Deck   Martello Shops
4   Lodestone Golem
4   Kuldotha Forgemaster
3   Phyrexian Revoker
3   Phyrexian Metamorph
1   Sundering Titan
1   Duplicant
1   Steel Hellkite
1   Batterskull
4   Chalice of the Void
4   Tangle Wire
4   Thorn of Amethyst
3   Sphere of Resistance
1   Trinisphere
1   Mox Pearl
1   Mox Sapphire
1   Mox Jet
1   Mox Ruby
1   Mox Emerald
1   Black Lotus
1   Mana Crypt
1   Sol Ring
4   Mishra's Workshop
4   Mishra's Factory
4   Ancient Tomb
4   Wasteland
1   Strip Mine
1   Tolarian Academy
60
3   Crucible of Worlds
1   Ghost Quarter
4   Grafdigger's Cage
1   Duplicant
1   Wurmcoil Engine
1   Witchbane Orb
1   Jester's Cap
2   Dismember
1   Surgical Extraction
15

Name   Daniel Miller
Deck   Grixis Slaver
1   Black Lotus
1   Mana Crypt
1   Mindslaver
1   Mox Emerald
1   Mox Jet
1   Mox Pearl
1   Mox Ruby
1   Mox Sapphire
1   Nihil Spellbomb
1   Pithing Needle
1   Sensei's Divining Top
1   Sol Ring
1   Time Vault
1   Voltaic Key
1   Demonic Tutor
1   Ponder
1   Time Walk
1   Tinker
1   Yawgmoth's Will
1   Ancestral Recall
1   Brainstorm
1   Darkblast
1   Dig Through Time
4   Force of Will
4   Mental Misstep
1   Vampiric Tutor
1   Lightning Bolt
4   Dack Fayden
1   Jace, the Mind Sculptor
1   Tezzeret the Seeker
2   Goblin Welder
1   Myr Battlesphere
3   Notion Thief
1   Island
1   Library of Alexandria
1   Mountain
3   Polluted Delta
3   Scalding Tarn
1   Swamp
1   Tolarian Academy
2   Underground Sea
2   Volcanic Island
60
1   Flusterstorm
4   Grafdigger's Cage
2   Ingot Chewer
1   Izzet Staticaster
2   Mystic Remora
1   Pyroclasm
1   Strip Mine
1   Viashino Heretic
1   Wasteland
1   Yixlid Jailer
15

   *QUARTERS*
Name   Matthew Bevenour
Deck   Fatestitcher Dredge
4   Bazaar of Baghdad
4   Mana Confluence
4   Undiscovered Paradise
2   Gemstone Mine
1   Dakmor Salvage
4   Golgari Grave-Troll
4   Stinkweed Imp
2   Golgari Thug
1   Darkblast
4   Narcomoeba
4   Bloodghast
3   Ichorid
4   Serum Powder
2   Mental Misstep
2   Ingot Chewer
4   Bridge from Below
4   Cabal Therapy
3   Dread Return
1   Flame-Kin Zealot
1   Sun Titan
2   Fatestitcher
60
4   Nature's Claim
4   Chain of Vapor
2   Ingot Chewer
1   Firestorm
3   Serenity
1   Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
15

Name   Andrew Varsallona
Deck   Martello Shops
4   Wasteland
1   Black Lotus
1   Mox Ruby
1   Mox Sapphire
1   Mox Jet
1   Mox Emerald
1   Mox Pearl
1   Tolarian Academy
4   Ancient Tomb
4   Mishra's Workshop
1   Strip Mine
4   Mishra's Factory
1   Duplicant
1   Mana Crypt
1   Trinisphere
4   Phyrexian Revoker
4   Kuldotha Forgemaster
4   Lodestone Golem
4   Chalice of the Void
1   Steel Hellkite
1   Sol Ring
3   Phyrexian Metamorph
4   Thorn of Amethyst
4   Tangle Wire
4   Sphere of Resistance
60
2   Contagion Engine
1   Sundering Titan
1   Witchbane Orb
2   Wurmcoil Engine
1   Duplicant
2   Dismember
3   Crucible of Worlds
2   Tormod's Crypt
1   Ghost Quarter
15

Name   Anthony Schoenacher
Deck   UR Delver
4   Delver of Secrets
4   Young Pyromancer
1   Snapcaster Mage
4   Force of Will
4   Preordain
4   Gush
4   Mental Misstep
4   Lightning Bolt
3   Treasure Cruise
2   Pyroblast
1   Ponder
1   Brainstorm
1   Time Walk
1   Ancestral Recall
1   Fire//Ice
1   Flusterstorm
1   Misdirection
1   Spell Pierce
1   Dack Fayden
1   Mox Ruby
1   Mox Sapphire
1   Black Lotus
4   Volcanic Island
4   Scalding Tarn
4   Misty Rainforest
1   Island
1   Strip Mine
60
4   Ingot Chewer
4   Grafdigger's Cage
2   Ravenous Trap
2   Electrickery
1   Flusterstorm
1   Mountain
1   Steel Sabotage
15

Name   Ryan Tigro
Deck   Bant Hatebears
4   Noble Hierarch
3   Stoneforge Mystic
3   True-Name Nemesis
2   Containment Priest
2   Vendilion Clique
3   Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
3   Qasali Pridemage
1   Edric, Spymaster of Trest
1   Trinket Mage
1   Trygon Predator
1   Batterskull
1   Sword of Fire and Ice
2   Relic of Progenitus
1   Mox Ruby
1   Mox Pearl
1   Mox Sapphire
1   Mox Emerald
1   Black Lotus
1   Pithing Needle
1   Sensei's Divining Top
3   Mental Misstep
3   Swords to Plowshares
1   Ancestral Recall
1   Time Walk
4   Wasteland
1   Strip Mine
3   Tropical Island
2   Tundra
1   Savannah
4   Flooded Strand
1   Misty Rainforest
1   Scalding Tarn
1   Karakas
60
2   Grafdigger's Cage
1   Pithing Needle
2   Engineered Explosives
1   Swords to Plowshares
1   Path to Exile
2   Rest in Peace
1   Echoing Truth
1   Jace, the Mind Sculptor
4   Force of Will
15

With that if anyone has any tips for improvement we're listening! Feel free to contact Craig or myself (Chas Hinkle) on Facebook and we'll do what we can to make these events better and better.