7/18/15
Twenty-one people gathered in the shadow of the Big House to battle it out in unforgiving, unairconditioned weather for five rounds of unsanctioned vintage. The field was diverse, containing elements of Oath, Shops, Dredge, blue-based control, and even a couple of Belcher decks (though Delver was strangely absent):
9 Blue-based combo-control2 Grixis
2 OmniOath
1 Fenton Oath
1 Esper Bomberman
1 Glass City Vault
1 Jeskai Ascendency
1 Rector
5 Blue-based tempo1 RWU Mentor
1 Merfolk
1 Grixis Pyromancer
1 BUG
1 UG Wizards
3 Mishra's Workshop1 Forgemaster
1 Terranova
1 Metalworker Combo
2 Dredge1 Dredge & Dragons
1 'Turtle' dredge
2 Belcher1 Blue
1 RG
A day's worth of brews, Yangtimes, and Zingerman's sandwiches later, we unceremoniously awarded our 9th place player a beaten Scrubland (sorry Brian Fisher) and cut to top8:
Kevin Cron (RUW Mentor) vs. Bret Nemeth (OmniOath), Kevin wins
Jimmy McCarthy (BUG) vs. Duane Haddix (Terranova), Duane wins
Nam Tran (Metalworker MUD) vs. Justin Waller (Forgemaster MUD), Justin wins
Steven Sasala (Merfolk) vs. Kevin Poenisch (Dredge & Dragons), Steven wins
Kevin Cron (RUW Mentor) vs. Steven Sasala (Merfolk), Kevin wins
Justin Waller (Forgemaster MUD) vs. Duane Haddix (Terranova), Justin wins
Kevin Cron (RUW Mentor) vs. Justin Waller (Forgemaster MUD), Kevin wins
1. Kevin Cron
"Monastery-mora"
1 Snapcaster Mage
4 Monastery Mentor
3 Mystic Remora
1 Sensei's Divining Top
2 Dack Fayden
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Brainstorm
1 Ponder
1 Time Walk
1 Treasure Cruise
3 Gush
3 Dig Through Time
2 Swords to Plowshares
1 Hurkyl's Recall
1 Mindbreak Trap
4 Flusterstorm
4 Mental Misstep
1 Misdirection
4 Force of Will
1 Sol Ring
1 Black Lotus
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Pearl
3 Tundra
3 Volcanic Island
2 Island
2 Flooded Strand
4 Scalding Tarn
2 Cavern of Souls
SB: 4 Ingot Chewer
SB: 4 Containment Priest
SB: 1 Hurkyl's Recall
SB: 3 Engineered Explosives
SB: 1 Path to Exile
SB: 1 Mountain
SB: 1 Plains
2. Justin Waller
"Swiss Army Shops"
1 Mana Crypt
1 Black Lotus
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Sapphire
4 Mishra's Workshop
1 Cavern of Souls
2 Mishra's Factory
1 Tolarian Academy
4 Ancient Tomb
4 Wasteland
1 Strip Mine
1 Buried Ruin
1 Sol Ring
4 Chalice of the Void
1 Dismember
4 Phyrexian Revoker
4 Lodestone Golem
3 Batterskull
3 Kuldotha Forgemaster
1 Sundering Titan
2 Arcbound Ravager
4 Tangle Wire
1 Trinisphere
4 Thorn of Amethyst
2 Sphere of Resistance
1 Phyrexian Metamorph
1 Karn, Silver Golem
SB: 1 Dismember
SB: 1 Duplicant
SB: 1 Phyrexian Metamorph
SB: 1 Sphere of Resistance
SB: 2 Crucible of Worlds
SB: 1 Ghost Quarter
SB: 1 Tormod's Crypt
SB: 1 Leyline of the Void
SB: 3 Grafdigger's Cage
SB: 2 Null Rod
SB: 1 Steel Hellkite
3. Steven Sasala
Merfolk
4 Lord of Atlantis
4 Master of the Pearl Trident
4 Cursecatcher
4 Silvergill Adept
4 True-Name Nemesis
3 Phantasmal Image
4 Cavern of Souls
4 Wasteland
1 Strip Mine
11 Island
1 Black Lotus
1 Mox Sapphire
4 Chalice of the Void
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Time Walk
4 Force of Will
1 Misdirection
1 Flusterstorm
SB: 4 Grafdigger's Cage
SB: 1 Flusterstorm
SB: 3 Dismember
SB: 1 Hurkyl's Recall
SB: 1 Steel Sabotage
SB: 2 Null Rod
SB: 1 Tormod's Crypt
SB: 1 Echoing Truth
SB: 1 Mindbreak Trap
4. Duane Haddix
"Pikula-nova"
4 Mishra's Workshop
4 Ancient Tomb
4 Wasteland
1 Strip Mine
4 Mishra's Factory
4 Mutavault
2 Blinkmoth Nexus
1 Tolarian Academy
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Sapphire
4 Lodestone Golem
4 Phyrexian Revoker
4 Phyrexian Metamorph
4 Thorn of Amethyst
4 Sphere of Resistance
3 Null Rod
3 Chalice of the Void
3 Dismember
1 Sculpting Steel
1 Arcbound Ravager
SB: 1 Sol Ring
SB: 3 Grafdigger's Cage
SB: 3 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
SB: 1 Chalice of the Void
SB: 1 Precursor Golem
SB: 1 Ghost Quarter
SB: 1 Ratchet Bomb
SB: 1 Sculpting Steel
SB: 2 Crucible of Worlds
SB: 1 Pithing Needle
5. Bret Nemeth
OmniOath
3 Mental Misstep
4 Force of Will
4 Omniscience
4 Dig Through Time
4 Oath of Druids
1 Black Lotus
2 Tropical Island
1 Mox Jet
1 Griselbrand
1 Misty Rainforest
1 Boseiju, Who Shelters All
1 Flusterstorm
1 Brainstorm
1 Time Walk
4 Preordain
4 Show and Tell
2 Underground Sea
1 Volcanic Island
1 Thoughtseize
4 Scalding Tarn
1 Emrakul, the Aeons Torn
4 Forbidden Orchard
1 Ponder
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Misdirection
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Mox Emerald
1 Island
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Gitaxian Probe
1 Mana Crypt
1 Ancestral Recall
SB: 1 Toxic Deluge
SB: 1 Mental Misstep
SB: 1 Mountain
SB: 1 Boseiju, Who Shelters All
SB: 2 Abrupt Decay
SB: 3 Leyline of Sanctity
SB: 3 Ingot Chewer
SB: 1 Ancient Grudge
SB: 1 Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
SB: 1 Ravenous Trap
6. Nam Tran
Metalworker MUD
4 Sphere of Resistance
4 Metalworker
3 Staff of Domination
4 Tangle Wire
4 Chalice of the Void
4 Lodestone Golem
2 Steel Hellkite
3 Wurmcoil Engine
4 Phyrexian Revoker
1 Sol Ring
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Sapphire
4 Mishra's Workshop
4 Mishra's Factory
4 Wasteland
4 Ancient Tomb
1 Strip Mine
1 Tolarian Academy
2 Crucible of Worlds
1 City of Traitors
1 Mana Crypt
SB: 4 Grafdigger's Cage
SB: 2 Triskelion
SB: 2 Expedition Map
SB: 2 Karakas
SB: 3 Relic of Progenitus
SB: 2 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
7. Kevin Poenisch
"Dredge & Dragons"
4 Serum Powder
3 Chromatic Lantern
1 Black Lotus
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Sapphire
3 Ancient Tomb
2 Dakmor Salvage
2 City of Brass
4 Mana Confluence
4 Bazaar of Baghdad
1 Ancestral Recall
4 Bridge from Below
4 Narcomoeba
3 Cabal Therapy
4 Bloodghast
4 Street Wraith
4 Golgari Grave-Troll
4 Stinkweed Imp
4 Dack Fayden
SB: 3 Dragonlord Dromoka
SB: 1 Dragonlord Silumgar
SB: 1 Dragonlord Ojutai
SB: 2 Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker
SB: 1 Chromatic Lantern
SB: 3 Consecrated Sphinx
SB: 2 Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
SB: 1 Sol Ring
SB: 1 Mana Crypt
8. Jimmy McCarthy
BUG
2 Trygon Predator
2 Notion Thief
3 Abrupt Decay
1 Tasigur, the Golden Fang
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Crucible of Worlds
4 Deathrite Shaman
4 Force of Will
3 Mental Misstep
1 Misdirection
1 Flusterstorm
3 Dig Through Time
2 Jace, the Mind Sculptor
3 Snapcaster Mage
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Ponder
1 Treasure Cruise
1 Brainstorm
1 Time Walk
2 Tropical Island
3 Underground Sea
1 Bayou
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Emerald
1 Black Lotus
2 Thought Scour
1 Strip Mine
1 Swamp
1 Polluted Delta
2 Misty Rainforest
3 Verdant Catacombs
4 Wasteland
SB: 1 Null Rod
SB: 4 Grafdigger's Cage
SB: 1 Snuff Out
SB: 3 Nature's Claim
SB: 2 Virulent Plague
SB: 2 Pack Rat
SB: 1 Abrupt Decay
SB: 1 Forest
While this was taking place, the true glory was unfolding in an Onslaught cube.
Booze and cookies was the order of the day.
If you want to see a ton of other cool pictures, check out Kevin Poenisch's album:
https://www.flickr.com/gp/132768380@N07/4s13u8It's hard to put into words how much fun this event was. It was truly a pleasure to host.
Props:
Kevin Cron for crushing BOTH Ohio State jerseys in the top 8.
Nat Moes for encouragement, logistics, and damn fine baking.
JACO for helping with prize support and being a model house-guest.
Kevin Poenisch for helping with organizing the event and top 8ing with a hilarious deck.
Jimmy McCarthy for setting up and managing our stream.
Slops:
Michigan weather -- no air conditioning obviously meant it was going to be the hottest day of the year.
Our stream lighting making the top8 painful to follow.
Seroogy leaving his sandwich unprotected.
If you missed the stream our archived footage is here (over six hours of vintage!). Also contains some footage of what happens when you don't protect your sandwich:
http://www.twitch.tv/seriousvintage/b/678754353Also, feel free to check out Justin Waller's tournament report:
http://legitmtg.com/competitive/the-road-to-philly-no-bans-full-speed-ahead/
