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« on: March 01, 2015, 08:29:35 pm » |
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We had a slim-ish turnout of 12 for this weekend's event. I (for one) am looking forward to spring and summer again, when people are more likely to come out for these. Still, thanks to everyone who made the trip, however far it was. The next event is in April: http://www.themanadrain.com/index.php?topic=47054.0Four rounds of swiss with a cut to top four. Top four split the guaranteed $300 prize, for $75 each. Standings after swiss1. Ben Nichols - URg Delver (3-0-1) 2. John Knight - UB Storm (3-1-0) 3. Sam Krohlow - Doomsday (3-1-0) 4. Nat Moes - UWr Mentor Control (2-0-2) 1. Ben Nichols - URg Delver3 Delver of Secrets 3 Young Pyromancer 2 Trygon Predator 4 Force of Will 3 Mental Misstep 1 Misdirection 3 Pyroblast 2 Flusterstorm 3 Lightning Bolt 1 Fire & Ice 1 Ancient Grudge 1 Dack Fayden 1 Time Walk 1 Ancestral Recall 4 Gush 3 Dig Through Time 1 Treasure Cruise 4 Preordain 1 Ponder 1 Brainstorm 3 Volcanic Island 2 Tropical Island 1 Island 1 Strip Mine 4 Scalding Tarn 1 Flooded Strand 1 Polluted Delta 1 Misty Rainforest 1 Mox Ruby 1 Mox Sapphire 1 Black Lotus Sideboard 1 Nature's Claim 4 Grafdigger's Cage 4 Ingot Chewer 1 Mountain 1 Pyroblast 1 Ancient Grudge 1 Null Rod 1 Leyline of the Void (14 cards) 2. John Knight - UB Storm1 Ancestral Recall 1 Brainstorm 1 Ponder 1 Timetwister 1 Windfall 1 Tinker 4 Gitaxian Probe 1 Demonic Tutor 1 Vampiric Tutor 1 Grim Tutor 1 Yawgmoth's Will 1 Necropotence 1 Demonic Consultation 1 Cabal Ritual 1 Imperial Seal 1 Yawgmoth's Bargain 4 Dark Ritual 4 Night's Whisper 3 Tendrils of Agony 3 Duress 1 Black Lotus 1 Lion's Eye Diamond 1 Mana Crypt 1 Mana Vault 1 Sol Ring 1 Lotus Petal 1 Mox Emerald 1 Mox Sapphire 1 Mox Pearl 1 Mox Ruby 1 Mox Jet 2 Mox Opal 4 Chrome Mox 1 Tolarian Academy 4 Underground Sea 4 Polluted Delta 1 Memory Jar Sideboard 2 Island 3 Scalding Tarn 4 Force of Will 3 Hurkyl's Recall 3 Steel Sabotage 3. Sam Krohlow - Doomsday2 Flusterstorm 4 Gush 4 Doomsday 1 Gitaxian Probe 1 Mystical Tutor 4 Force of Will 1 Sensei's Divining Top 1 Duress 1 Merchant Scroll 3 Dig Through Time 4 Preordain 2 Dark Ritual 1 Demonic Tutor 1 Vampiric Tutor 1 Fastbond 2 Mental Misstep 1 Ponder 1 Ancestral Recall 1 Brainstorm 1 Thoughtseize 1 Laboratory Maniac 1 Hurkyl's Recall 1 Yawgmoth's Will 1 Tendrils of Agony 1 Black Lotus 1 Mox Jet 1 Mox Sapphire 1 Lotus Petal 4 Misty Rainforest 3 Polluted Delta 3 Island 1 Tropical Island 4 Underground Sea Sideboard 4 Leyline of the Void 2 Ancient Tomb 1 Forest 3 Hurkyl's Recall 2 Nature's Claim 2 Xantid Swarm 1 Toxic Deluge 4. Nat Moes - UWr Mentor Control4 Dig Through Time 4 Gush 4 Preordain 4 Force of Will 3 Jace, The Mind Sculptor 3 Monastery Mentor 1 Dack Fayden 2 Mental Misstep 1 Spell Pierce 1 Spell Snare 1 Mindbreak Trap 1 Echoing Truth 1 Steel Sabotage 1 Swords to Plowshares 1 Sensei's Divining Top 1 Time Walk 1 Ancestral Recall 1 Brainstorm 1 Ponder 1 Treasure Cruise 1 Mystical Tutor 1 Merchant Scroll 1 Misdirection 1 Flusterstorm 4 Flooded Strand 3 Tundra 3 Scalding Tarn 2 Volcanic Island 2 Island 1 Mox Jet 1 Mox Ruby 1 Mox Sapphire 1 Mox Pearl 1 Black Lotus Sideboard 2 Swords to Plowshares 1 Balance 2 Red Elemental Blast 1 Steel Sabotage 3 Grafdigger's Cage 1 Engineered Explosives 1 Plains 2 Disenchant 2 Serenity Metagame Breakdown6 Delver-Style Control - 3 URx with Pyromancer - - 1 Sideboarding Painter/Grindstone - 2 UWx with Mentor - 1 Mono Blue with True-Name 1 UB Storm 1 Doomsday 1 Omniscience Show & Oath 1 Vintage Mill1 Keeper 2k15 v1.8 1 Tasigur Bomber Gifts |
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« Reply #1 on: March 02, 2015, 08:11:01 am » |
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A real fun Saturday again. Good to meet new people and hang out with old friends. I am definitely getting rustier by not going to all of these I blame the fiancee  Anyhow, thanks to Nat for keeping these going in the cold months, and I hope every one is pumped about coming to GP Cleveland for Vintage Side events. Also, Sam that Doomsday list looks sick and was an awesome meta call, I want to theorize with you a bit about that deck. We can talk soon. |
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« Reply #2 on: March 02, 2015, 09:24:49 am » |
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Congratz to all the Team Serious'ers who dominated the dojo.
Pretty bummed I missed this one and was Mishra on a holiday for this event?
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« Reply #3 on: March 02, 2015, 11:51:13 am » |
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Yea I built my Storm list expecting nothing but dudes that spit out dudes. It was a good call as well, but my Sideboard was made ENTIRELY for MUD, which there were none. Dredge neither. It was definitely fun to sling some dark rituals again tho, been years.
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« Reply #4 on: March 02, 2015, 03:45:23 pm » |
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Sideboard
2 Island
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4 Force of Will
3 Hurkyl's Recall
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@John Knight: This is so fcugink BUSTED!! How do you side in fifteen cards against Shop?!?! This looks unbelievably good. Seriously dude, what do you side out? |
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« Reply #5 on: March 02, 2015, 05:41:38 pm » |
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3 duress 1 cabal ritual 1 bargain 1 necro 1 grim tutor 8 other cards that im not sure of cuz I didnt get to play against MUD lol
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« Reply #6 on: March 03, 2015, 07:48:33 am » |
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3 duress 1 cabal ritual 1 bargain 1 necro 1 grim tutor 8 other cards that im not sure of cuz I didnt get to play against MUD lol
Wow. Thanks man! Along with those, I imagine that it's safe to board out 1 Night's Whisper, 1 LED and that some number of mana sources are coming out for other mana sources... |
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« Reply #7 on: March 04, 2015, 09:56:16 am » |
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3 duress 1 cabal ritual 1 bargain 1 necro 1 grim tutor 8 other cards that im not sure of cuz I didnt get to play against MUD lol
Wow. Thanks man! Along with those, I imagine that it's safe to board out 1 Night's Whisper, 1 LED and that some number of mana sources are coming out for other mana sources... I just noticed that there's no Mind's Desire or Time Walk in the list. Can that be right?!? |
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« Reply #8 on: March 04, 2015, 11:14:10 am » |
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Yes I ended up dropping both and Mystical Tutor for the Three Duress. Mystical was too slow and doesnt find Lotus. Minds Desire cost six mana two of which is blue not easy to get in a deck with only four lands and two mox opal especially when your trying to win turn one. And walk almost always seemed useless in testing. Im trying to win turn one. I dont need another turn.
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« Reply #9 on: March 04, 2015, 12:49:54 pm » |
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Yes I ended up dropping both and Mystical Tutor for the Three Duress. Mystical was too slow and doesnt find Lotus. Minds Desire cost six mana two of which is blue not easy to get in a deck with only four lands and two mox opal especially when your trying to win turn one. And walk almost always seemed useless in testing. Im trying to win turn one. I dont need another turn.
Wow. Again, I am fascinated. This is definitely NOT a TPS variant. If the success of the deck continues, please consider writing a mini-primer! |
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« Reply #10 on: March 04, 2015, 01:22:04 pm » |
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The deck to me is just your basic UB storm list. I simply made it in response to "how do you beat mentor?", well the best way to beat Dude sweats is to win on turn 1. With the lack of Mindbreak traps being played, and most decks only running some iteration of 4 FoW, 3-4 Mental misteps, and like 1-2 flusters, both main and side, it really wasn't too hard to just go "drop 10 spells, tendrils GG". A lot of games I played at the tourney were "turn 1 delver, pass", if they didn't have FoW or Mental Misstep in their opening grip, I simple won. If they did, which when playing I always assume they do, I hold back a tutor, and just win the next turn. Its not really hard to play out, try to win, if you don't tutor for Yawg Win, and win the next turn instead. Always get Lotus with your first tutor. Simple enuff primer eh.
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« Reply #11 on: March 04, 2015, 02:45:34 pm » |
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The deck to me is just your basic UB storm list. I simply made it in response to "how do you beat mentor?", well the best way to beat Dude sweats is to win on turn 1. With the lack of Mindbreak traps being played, and most decks only running some iteration of 4 FoW, 3-4 Mental misteps, and like 1-2 flusters, both main and side, it really wasn't too hard to just go "drop 10 spells, tendrils GG". A lot of games I played at the tourney were "turn 1 delver, pass", if they didn't have FoW or Mental Misstep in their opening grip, I simple won. If they did, which when playing I always assume they do, I hold back a tutor, and just win the next turn. Its not really hard to play out, try to win, if you don't tutor for Yawg Win, and win the next turn instead. Always get Lotus with your first tutor. Simple enuff primer eh.
erm, yeah. I get what you're saying, but I also feel like that might be a tad over-simplistic. Most dedicated Storm decks want to go off on turn 1-2 and have the same game plan for playing through counters. Maybe what I'm asking for is some contrast. How would you play this differently than, say, GrimLong, Meandeck-SX, or ANT? |
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