TO Report: The Players Guild 06/06/15

[Kameli0n]

Today, 18 vintage participants came out to Bloomsburg 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:
The Answer: 1 – 5.56%
RUG Stasis Control: 1 – 5.56%
RUG Delver: 2 – 11.11%
UR Delver: 1 – 5.56%
BUG Control: 1 – 5.56%
UR Twin: 1 – 5.56%

Workshops:
Martello: 2 – 11.11%
Stage Depths Shops: 1 – 5.56%
Esper Clamp Shops: 1 – 5.56%

Bazaars:
Dredge: 3 – 16.67%

Brian Kelly Decks:
Armored Dragon: 1 – 5.56%
Salvager’s Oath: 1 – 5.56%
Humanstorm: 1 – 5.56%


Rogue:
Rock Control: 1 – 5.56%

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

Top 8 Pairings and Results

Kohler, Justin vs. Ottaway, Sean – Ottaway Wins
Beaver, Jeremy vs. Seals, Keith – Seals Wins
Murray, Matthew vs. Kelly, Brain – Murray Wins
Hopkinson, Chris vs. Anton, Leon – Hopkinson Wins

Top 4 Pairings and Results

Murray, Matthew vs. Seals, Keith – Murray Wins
Hopkinson, Chris vs. Ottaway, Sean – Hopkinson Wins

Finals

Murray, Matthew vs. Hopkinson, Chris – Murray 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 Matthew and the rest of the top 8!

Top 8 Deck lists:

First – Matthew Murray
“Humanstorm – A Brian Kelly Deck"

2 Monastery Mentor
2 Notion Thief
1 Magus of the Future
1 Snapcaster Mage
1 Trinket Mage
2 Dack Fayden
4 Force of Will
2 Mental Misstep
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Time Walk
1 Timetwister
1 Thirst for Knowledge
1 Tinker
1 Brainstorm
1 Ponder
1 Gitaxian Probe
1 Hurkyl’s Recall
1 Rebuild
1 Repeal
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Tendrils of Agony
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Yawgmoth’s Will
1 Wheel of Fortune
1 Black Lotus
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mana Crypt
1 Mana Vault
1 Lotus Petal
1 Sol Ring
1 Memory Jar
1 Sensei’s Divining Top
1 Voltaic Key
1 Time Vault
4 Scalding Tarn
1 Island
1 Snow-covered Island
2 Underground Sea
1 Volcanic Island
1 Tundra
2 Cavern of Souls
1 Tolarian Academy
1 Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
1 Mana Confluence

SB:
4 Ingot Chewer
1 Wear/Tear
1 Mountain
1 Engineered Explosives
2 Containment Priest
1 Mental Misstep
1 Flusterstorm
1 Pyroblast
1 Tormod’s Crypt
1 Ravenous Trap
1 Grafdigger’s Cage

Second – Chris Hopkinson
“ Shops"

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

SB:
4 Grafdigger’s Cage
2 Tormod’s Crypt
3 Dismember
3 Crucible of Worlds
1 Staff of Nin
1 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
1 Pithing Needle

Semi-Finalist – Keith Seals
“28 Months Later"

1 Dakmor Salvage
2 Petrified Field
4 Mana Confluence
4 Undiscovered Paradise
4 Bazaar of Baghdad
4 Serum Powder
4 Cabal Therapy
2 Dread Return
4 Bridge from Below
3 Unmask
4 Narcomoeba
4 Ichorid
4 Bloodghast
4 Ingot Chewer
1 Flamekln Zealot
1 Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
2 Golgari Thug
4 Golgari Grave-Troll
4 Stinkweed Imp

SB:
4 Nature’s Claim
4 Sudden Shock
4 Leyline of the Void
3 Murderous Cut

Semi-Finalist – Sean Ottaway
“Blue Moon"

3 Consecrated Sphinx
1 Magus of the Moon
2 Jace, the Mind Sculptor
2 Dack Fayden
2 Blood Moon
4 Force of Will
3 Mana Drain
2 Misdirection
2 Flusterstorm
2 Mindbreak Trap
2 Dig Through Time
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Time Walk
1 Merchant Scroll
1 Treasure Cruise
1 Hurkyl’s Recall
1 Echoing Truth
1 Fire/Ice
4 Chalice of the Void
1 Black Lotus
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Sol Ring
4 Scalding Tarn
2 Polluted Delta
2 Ancient Tomb
1 Volcanic Island
1 Library of Alexandria
1 Tolarian Academy
5 Island
1 Mountain

SB:
4 Grafdigger’s Cage
4 Ingot Chewer
3 Ravenous Trap
3 Sudden Shock
1 Hurkyl’s Recall

Quarter-Finalist – Jeremy Beaver
“No deck name provided"

3 Scalding Tarn
3 Polluted Delta
4 Volcanic Island
3 island
1 Mountain
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Sol Ring
1 Black Lotus
1 Mana Crypt
4 Gush
3 Preordain
3 Mental Misstep
2 Dig Through Time
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Brainstorm
2 Misdirection
1 Time Walk
1 Treasure Cruise
1 Hurkyl’s Recall
2 Dack Fayden
3 Lightning Bolt
1 Dispel
1 Flusterstorm
1 Keranos, God of Storms
4 Deceiver Exarch
4 Splinter Twin
1 Impulse
1 Ponder

SB:
2 Sulfur Elemental
2 Pyroblast
1 Hurkyl’s Recall
3 Ingot Chewer
3 Grafdigger’s Cage
3 Ravenous Trap
1 Echoing Truth

Quarter-Finalist – Justin Kohler
“Red Deck Wins"

1 Black Lotus
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mana Crypt
1 Sol Ring
1 Lion’s Eye Diamond
1 Sensei’s Divining Top
1 Nihil Spellbomb
1 Pyrite Spellbomb
1 Engineered Explosives
4 Oath of Druids
2 Auriok Salvagers
1 Dragonlord Dromoka
1 Sphinx of the Steel Wind
3 Force of Will
2 Flusterstorm
2 Mental Misstep
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Repeal
1 Thirst for Knowledge
1 Gifts Ungiven
1 Ancient Grudge
1 Jace, the Mind Sculptor
1 Brainstorm
2 Gitaxian Probe
1 Preordain
1 Ponder
1 Yawgmoth’s Will
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Time Walk
1 Tinker
4 Forbidden Orchard
3 Mana Confluence
1 Tropical Island
1 Underground Sea
1 Tundra
2 Polluted Delta
1 Flooded Strand
1 Cavern of Souls
1 Tolarian Academy
1 Library of Alexandria
1 Island

SB:
2 Tormod’s Crypt
2 Nihil Spellbomb
1 Mental Misstep
1 Ethersworn Canonist
12 Notion Thief
2 Ancient Grudge

Quarter-Finalist – Leon Anton
“No deck name provided"

4 Delver of Secrets
4 Young Pyromancer
1 Snapcaster Mage
1 Trygon Predator
1 Dack Fayden
3 Lightning Bolt
4 Preordain
1 Ponder
1 Brainstorm
4 Force of Will
1 Pyroblast
2 Gitaxian Probe
3 Gush
1 Flusterstorm
1 Fire/Ice
3 Mental Misstep
2 Dig Through Time
1 Treasure Cruise
2 Spell Pierce
1 Time Walk
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Ruby
1 Black Lotus
1 Island
1 Strip Mine
3 Volcanic Island
3 Tropical Island
4 Scalding Tarn
3 Flooded Strand

SB:
1 Mountain
1 Trygon Predator
3 Ingot Chewer
2 Ancient Grudge
1 Tormod’s Crypt
2 Ravenous Trap
4 Grafdigger’s Cage
1 Sulfur Elemental

Quarter-Finalist – Brian Kelly
“ Armored Dragon"

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

SB:
2 Tormod's Crypt
3 Containment Priest
2 Rest in Peace
1 Steel Sabotage
3 Ingot Chewer
1 Wear // Tear
1 Supreme Verdict
1 Ancient Grudge
1 Fire // Ice

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!!!

[tito del monte]

This must be one of the zaniest Top 8s since records began! What are they putting in the water in Bloomsburg?!

Some really interesting decks - incredible to see Twin make an appearance in Vintage. I suppose Exarch is broadly useful enough that it feels more like you're playing a 1-card combo than 2. Looks solid!

Congrats to Brian Kelly too for creating a renegade metagame in his own image!

[msg67183]

Another disappointing result for UR Delver today. I felt I got unlucky in a lot of my matches, and sometimes just got blown out.

First the list:

Gott Delver?

Mana (17):

4 Volcanic Island  
4 Scalding Tarn  
2 Flooded Strand  
1 Polluted Delta  
2 Island  
Strip Mine  
Black Lotus  
Mox Sapphire  
Mox Ruby  

Threats (9):

4 Young Pyromancer  
4 Delver of Secrets  
1 Dack Fayden  

Counters (11):

4 Force of Will  
4 Mental Misstep  
3 Pyroblast  

Draw (18):

4 Preordain  
4 Gitaxian Probe  
3 Gush  
3 Dig Through Time  
Ponder  
Brainstorm  
Treasure Cruise  
Ancestral Recall  

Removal (4):

4 Lightning Bolt  

Misers (1):

Time Walk  

Sideboard:

4 Ingot Chewer  
4 Grafdigger's Cage  
2 Tormod's Crypt  
2 Sudden Shock  
2 Null Rod  
1 Mountain

Round One: Calvin on Stasis

Game One he starts off with an Ancestral Vision. I do some digging with cantrips and what not he casts a Shardless Agent at some point and cascades into Sapphire. I cast Dack and steal the Agent for more beats. He lands a Stasis but I swing with my remaining tokens and double Bolt ends it.

Game Two he starts off with another Vision. Fairly similar game, he casts a Keranos God of Storms but forgets his one trigger and I win shortly after with exact token damage

Round Two: Kohler on Dragonlord Oath

Game One he plays land pass I believe. I cast Probe and see Force, Force, Blue Card, Blue Card, Oath, Orchard, Dramoka. I try to Force his Oath bit he Forces back, I Gush to try and find another Force or Pyroblast but no luck. Next turn he Oaths up Salvagers and kills me.

Game Two I resolve a turn one Cage he goes Land Mox go. I try to stick a Null Rod, he Forces pitching Walk. I Pyroblast, he Forces pitching Repeal. I Gush and draw Probe Preordain. Null Rod goes bye bye. I Probe his two card hand and see Land Jace. He top decks Mox and Casts Jace. He eventually Casts a Salvagers and activates Oath with Cage(s) in play to mill himself, hardcast Dramoka and comboes me.

Round Three: James Saltsman on Martello

Game One we both Milligan to 5 but his five is much better than mine

Game Two I go Lotus Land Preordain Delver Delver, I win shortly after.

Game Three was very interesting but he squeaked it out. I made a misplay of Stripping his only Land (Tolarian) while he had a Trini out and not having a third mana source.

Round Four: Ottaway on The Answer

Game One he counters almost everything I play, including Misdirecting my Ancestral while his was on the stack.

Game Two he plays hard control again and lands Chalice at one while also countering everything again.

Round Five: DJ on Dredge

Game One he scoops mid game because he realized he shuffled his sideboard into his deck (take a memo everyone, this is how you beat Dredge game one)

Game Two I land Cage and Protect it with Force and use Tormod's Crypts so that he can't even be in the game.

So all in all I can say I really hate Chalice of the Void. I'm going to need more answers to it.
Very fun event Shawn and Thank You for hosting another great event!
Congrats to the Top 8 and especially Matt Murray for returning to TPG with a big Win!

[mr.grim]

The twin build was the biggest innovation of the day.  Watching and experiencing some of the plays that the deck produces was insane.
Props to the top !  Props to the academy!  Props to Ramrod!  Props to Shawn and TPG! Props to the Gyro place!

[brianpk80]

Thanks to Shawn for hosting another very fun event and to tito del monte for the great comments.

Congratulations to Matt for winning, clean sweeping the room of all Zombie and Mishra infestations.  Congrats to Beaver for the Splinter Twin. 

[Chubby Rain]

Thanks for hosting, Shawn, and congrats to the rest of the top 8.

Humans gotta storm....

[ramrodjon]

Thanks for hosting, Shawn!  Your events are always a pleasure, even though I had to face the trifecta of doom (Murray, Kelly, AND Kohler!).  Gentlemen and scholars, every one of them.  Thanks to Calvin for a set of Bazaars.  Dirty D can be run for real now!

[Cripson]

Congrats to Matt Murray

and Congrats to Justin K for doing the impossible playing 12 Notion Thieves ----YOUR MY HERO!!!!