TO Report: The Players Guild 04/04/15

[Kameli0n]

Today, 20 vintage participants came out to the Bloomsburg wasteland in order to win store credit. Top 8 were awarded for the event.  First earned  250 in store credit, second took 100 in store credit, third and fourth each took 50 in store credit, and fifth through eighth took 25 each in store credit. Thanks again to those who did come out to support the format and play vintage in Bloomsburg. We look forward to seeing you all for more events in the future!

The Metagame Breakdown:

Forces:
Grixis Control: 1 – 5.00%
UW Bomberman:  1 – 5.00%
4c Landstill: 1 – 5.00%
Tezz Control:  1 – 5.00%
MentorCast Control: 1 – 5.00%
Esper Mentor Control: 1 – 5.00%

Workshops:
Martello: 3 – 15.00%
MUD: 2 – 10.00%
Terra Nova: 1 – 5.00%

Bazaars:
Dredge: 1 – 5.00%

Combo:
Neo Academy: 2 – 10.00%

Brian Kelly Decks:
UWR Dragonlord Mentor Control: 1 – 5.00%

Fish:
RG Token Clamp: 1 – 5.00%
UR Delver: 1 – 5.00%
Stiflenaught: 1 – 5.00%
Merfolk: 1 – 5.00%

This event was run with 5 swiss rounds with the cut to top 4.

Top 8 Pairings and Results

Ponting, Kory vs. Beaver, Jeremy –Ponting wins
Kelly, Brian vs. Saltsman, James – Kelly wins
Koresko, Jason vs. Kohler, Justin – Koresko wins
Dempsey, Brandon vs. Hopkinson, Chris – Dempsey wins

Top 4 Pairings and Results

Ponting, Kory vs. Dempsey, Brandon – Dempsey wins
Kelly, Brian vs. Koresko, Jason – Koresko wins

Finals
Koresko, Jason vs. Dempsey, Brandon – Dempsey wins

Please inform us of any suggestions you may have for us to improve our tournaments in the future. And again, thanks to everyone who did come out to the event. Congrats to the top 8!

Top 8 Deck lists:

First – Brandon Dempsey
“3/1 Control"

3 Polluted Delta
4 Scalding Tarn
2 Island
3 Volcanic Island
3 Underground Sea
1 Library of Alexandria
2 Jace, The Mind Sculptor
2 Dack Fayden
3 Snapcaster Mage
1 Blightsteel Colossus
4 Force of Will
1 Time Walk
1 Hurkyll's Recall
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Emerald
1 Black Lotus
1 Sol Ring
1 Ancestrall Recall
3 Mental Misstep
1 Dig Through Time
1 Tinker
1 Voltaic Key
1 Time Vault
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Brainstorm
1 Pyroblast
2 Lightning Bolt
1 Yawgmoth's Will
1 Demonic Tutor
2 Notion Thief
3 Mana Drain
2 Flusterstorm

SB:
1 Toxic Deluge
1 Lightning Bolt
2 Pyroblast
1 Illness in the Ranks
4 Ingot Chewer
1 Viashino Heretic
1 Mountain
3 Grafdigger's Cage
1 Tormod's Crypt

Second – Jason Koresko
“Rabble Rabble"

1 Phyrexian Revoker
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mana Crypt
1 Black Lotus
1 Mox Ruby
1 Strip Mine
3 Cavern of Souls
1 Library of Alexandria
1 Stomping Ground
4 Taiga
3 Mountain
4 Wasteland
1 Skullclamp
2 Hero of Oxid Ridge
3 Young Pyromancer
1 Shaman of the Great Hunt
2 Gorilla Shaman
2 Grim Lavamancer
4 Goblin Rabblemaster
4 Magus of the Moon
4 Simian Spirit Guide
4 Ancient Grudge
2 Mental Misstep
4 Red Elemental Blast
1 Chain Lightning
4 Lightning Bolt

SB:
1 Phrexian Revoker
3 Sulfur Elemental
1 Flametongue Kavu
1 Goblin Sharpshooter
1 Furystoke Giant
1 Sword of Light and Shadow
1 Sword of Fire and Ice
4 Ghost Quarter
2 Pyroblast

Semi-Finalist – Brian Kelly
“UWR Dragonlord Mentor Control"

1 Black Lotus
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mana Crypt
1 Sol Ring
2 Sensei's Divining Top
1 Dragonlord Ojutai
2 Monastery Mentor
1 Snapcaster Mage
4 Force of Will
2 Mental Misstep
2 Flusterstorm
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Brainstorm
3 Gush
3 Dig Through Time
1 Repeal
1 Fire // Ice
3 Dack Fayden
1 Jace, the Mind Sculptor
1 Narset Transcendant
3 Gitaxian Probe
2 Preordain
1 Ponder
1 Time Walk
1 Merchant Scroll
3 Polluted Delta
2 Flooded Strand
2 Misty Rainforest
2 Tundra
2 Volcanic Island
2 Island
1 Tolarian Academy
1 Library of Alexandria

SB:
2 Tormod's Crypt
3 Containment Priest
1 Rest in Peace
1 Aegis of the Gods
1 Wear // Tear
2 Steel Sabotage
2 Ingot Chewer
2 Supreme Verdict
1 Flooded Strand

Semi-Finalist – Kory Ponting
“Tez Control"

1 Misdirection
1 Brainstorm
1 Tinker
1 Blightsteel Colossus
1 Time Walk
1 Fire/Ice
1 Yawgmoth’s Will
1 Vampiric Tutor
2 Snapcaster Mage
4 Force of Will
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Fact or Fiction
1 Treasure Cruise
1 Black Lotus
1 Mana Crypt
1 Sol Ring
2 Dig Through Time
3 Mana Drain
1 Voltaic Key
1 Time Vault
1 Toxic Deluge
2 Dack Fayden
2 Island
2 Volcanic Island
2 Underground Sea
2 Misty Rainforest
4 Scalding Tarn
1 Strip Mine
1 Library of Alexandria
1 Tolarian Academy
3 Mental Misstep
1 Jace, the Mind Sculptor
1 Tezzeret the Seeker
1 Flusterstorm
1 Ponder
1 Sensei’s Divining Top
1 Hurkyl’s Recall
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Emerald

SB:
1 Toxic Deluge
1 Notion Thief
1 Lightning Bolt
1 Red Elemental Blast
3 Ingot Chewer
1 Hurkyl’s Recall
1 Mountain
4 Ravenous Trap
2 Grafdigger’s Cage

Quarter-Finalist – James Saltsman
“Niels Thiim's Stax"

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

SB:
4 Grafdigger’s Cage
2 Duplicant
3 Dismember
2 Ghost Quarter
2 Karakas
2 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale

Quarter-Finalist – Chris Hopkinson
“No deck name provided"

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

SB:
2 Tormod’s Crypt
4 Grafdigger’s Cage
1 Pithing Needle
3 Crucible of Worlds
1 Duplicant
1 Wurmcoil Engine
3 Dismember

Quarter-Finalist – Justin Kohler
“Red Deck Wins"

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

SB:
4 Containment Priest
1 Tormod’s Crypt
1 Pithing Needle
2 Disenchant
2 Swords to Plowshares
2 Magus of the Unseen
1 Devout Witness
1 Ethersworn Canonist
1 Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite

Quarter-Finalist – Jeremy Beaver
“Mr. Grim"

1 Flame-kin Zealot
4 Golgari Grave Troll
4 Ingot Chewer
4 Bloodghast
1 Golgari Thug
1 Griselbrand
1 Sun Titan
4 Stinkweed Imp
4 Narcomoeba
4 Ichorid
1 Dakmor Salvage
4 Bazaar of Baghdad
4 Mana Confluence
4 Undiscovered Paradise
4 Cabal Therapy
3 Unmask
3 Dread Return
4 Bridge from Below
4 Serum Powder
1 Darkblast

SB:
4 Nature’s Claim
3 Wispmare
4 Chain of Vapor
4 Leyline of the Void

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

[msg67183]

So, once again, I start off the event 2-0 then proceed to end up 2-3. Round 5 came to turns, but after turn 5, I scooped Justin Kohler into the Top 8 due to his dominant board state. He then lost in the Top 8, and gave me his credit for scooping him in. Thank You very much Justin!
As for the deck, I really enjoyed it and must say I love Delver!!!

List for reference:

Gott Delver?

Mana (17):

4 Volcanic Island

4 Scalding Tarn

1 Flooded Strand

2 Polluted Delta

2 Island

Strip Mine

Black Lotus

Mox Sapphire

Mox Ruby

Threats (10):

4 Young Pyromancer

4 Delver of Secrets

1 Dack Fayden

Time Walk

Counters (10):

4 Force of Will

4 Mental Misstep

2 Pyroblast

Draw (18):

4 Preordain

4 Gitaxian Probe

3 Gush

3 Dig Through Time

Ponder

Brainstorm

Treasure Cruise

Ancestral Recall

Removal (5):

4 Lightning Bolt

1 Fire / Ice

Sideboard:

4 Ingot Chewer

4 Grafdigger's Cage

2 Tormod's Crypt

2 Sudden Shock

1 Meltdown

1 Pyroblast

1 Mountain

Beat both my Workshop opponents, with some very tight games, both of which Top 8d the event. Then proceeded to lose to three of the other Top 8 players.

All in all it was a great event and I haven't had this much fun playing Vintage in a LONG time.

Thank you Shawn for hosting another great Event, and to Justin and Brian for letting me borrow cards.

[msg67183]

It appears the second place list is missing some Sideboard cards, but I must say, very interesting list!

Brian, Dragonlord Ojutai....... Jesus!

[jcb193]

The Stax list seems to be missing some cards.  Revokers and Lodestone I presume?

[jgs192]

In response to the Stax list that has some missing cards posted, here is the list I submitted to the TO before the tourney began.

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

SB:
4 Grafdigger's Cage
2 Duplicant
3 Dismember
2 Ghost Quarter
2 Karakas
2 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale

[brianpk80]

Thanks for hosting another awesome event, Shawn. 

Ojutai and Narset were awesome all day. 

[TakeYourTime]

Thanks for hosting another awesome event, Shawn. 

Ojutai and Narset were awesome all day. 

You should share a picture of "Ojutai."

[brianpk80]

Thanks for hosting another awesome event, Shawn.  

Ojutai and Narset were awesome all day.  

You should share a picture of "Ojutai."

True story.  The shop had no Narsets or Ojutais in stock so I did what any reasonable person would do and bought 46 packs on the spot hoping to open both Mythics.  Alan helped me open some and procured the Narset but Ojutai was nowhere to be found, so he needed to be drawn on a Plains.  My kindergarten-esque representation of this great Dragon was anything but a work of art.

[Cunningbeaver]

I <3 Griselbrand and have found my new favorite combo deck.

No blue till Brooklyn!!

[xouman]

Wow. Brian, you never cease to amaze me with your decks. This time even with Ojutai, which I acknowledged that was probably not good to be played at all (specially without drains!!!). Awesome.

But I'm also amazed with Jason's deck. I cannot even imagine how to play it until I see a video o try it myself, but getting into the top 2 deserves lots of merit.

[msg67183]

Wow. Brian, you never cease to amaze me with your decks. This time even with Ojutai, which I acknowledged that was probably not good to be played at all (specially without drains!!!). Awesome.

But I'm also amazed with Jason's deck. I cannot even imagine how to play it until I see a video o try it myself, but getting into the top 2 deserves lots of merit.

I was not able to witness the match, but I heard Brian lost to Jason 2-0 and in one of the games Jason mulliganed to 3.

[MTGFan]

Thanks for hosting another awesome event, Shawn.  

Ojutai and Narset were awesome all day.  

You should share a picture of "Ojutai."

True story.  The shop had no Narsets or Ojutais in stock so I did what any reasonable person would do and bought 46 packs on the spot hoping to open both Mythics.  Alan helped me open some and procured the Narset but Ojutai was nowhere to be found, so he needed to be drawn on a Plains.  My kindergarten-esque representation of this great Dragon was anything but a work of art.

I hope you at least got some good stuff in those packs, even if you didn't get the Dragonlord you were looking for.

[xouman]

I was not able to witness the match, but I heard Brian lost to Jason 2-0 and in one of the games Jason mulliganed to 3.

WOW. I haven't sleeved magus of the moon in more than a year, maybe it's time to do it again :p

[brianpk80]

I hope you at least got some good stuff in those packs, even if you didn't get the Dragonlord you were looking for.

TY.  I did.  And then after the event, I used the credit to get more packs and among them were two Dragonlords.  Better late than never.   

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Wow. Brian, you never cease to amaze me with your decks. This time even with Ojutai, which I acknowledged that was probably not good to be played at all (specially without drains!!!). Awesome.

Thanks, xouman.  He really wasn't bad at all.  I like 3-5 CMC Value Planeswalkers and Ojutai is much more a planeswalker than a creature.  It might not be the most optimal slot-choice in the history of Magic, but it was very solid and accomplished what I needed him to do.  I could see running him again someday in a different deck.

I was not able to witness the match, but I heard Brian lost to Jason 2-0 and in one of the games Jason mulliganed to 3.

True story.  I had mulled on the play also to Force, Island, Preordain, MM, Dig Through Time, and Fire//Ice I think.  He led with Cavern of Souls so I Forced his accelerant, a Mox Emerald.  Horrifically, he then played Mana Crypt right into uncounterable Young Pyromancer.  Then a Taiga and an Ancient Grudge on his own Crypt and my Mox I later found.  All I drew were useless counterspells in sequence--Flusterstorm, another MM, I think another Force.  No fetchland at all to cast Fire on the Pyromancer. 

[tito del monte]

Is Jason Koresko a TMD member? Would be great to hear a bit about his mono red build! Some fairly sketchy looking choices (to the uninitiated) - 1 Revoker, Rebs instead of Pyro, Shaman of the Great Hunt, no sol Ring.... I love it! But would love to hear more about the rationale for the build and how some of the more leftfield choices worked out on the day.