TO Report: The Players Guild 08/01/15

[Kameli0n]

Today, 12 vintage participants came out to Bloomsburg in order to win store credit. Top 4 were awarded for the event.  First took 200 in store credit, second took 100 in store credit, and third and fourth each took 50 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:
4c Control: 1 – 8.33%
Punishing Dack: 1 – 8.33%
Esper Baby Jace Control: 1 – 8.33%
Boat Control: 1 – 8.33%

Workshops:
Martello: 2 – 16.67%

Bazaars:
Dredge: 2 – 16.67%
Dr. Edge: 2 – 16.67%

Brian Kelly Decks:
Dragonlord Salvager’s Oath: 1 – 8.33%

Rogue:
RW Death and Taxes: 1 – 8.33%

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

Top 4 Pairings and Results

Koprowski, John vs. Murray, Matthew – Murray wins
Kelly, Brian vs. Dempsey, Brandon – Dempsey wins

Split
Dempsey, Brandon vs. Murray, Matthew – 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 the top 4!

Top 8 Deck lists:

First – Matthew Murray
“No deck name provided"

4 Flooded Strand
1 Polluted Delta
1 Scalding Tarn
2 Island
1 Snow-covered Island
3 Underground Sea
2 Tundra
1 Tolarian Academy
1 Library of Alexandria
1 Black Lotus
1 Mana Crypt
1 Mana Vault
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Sol Ring
1 Time Vault
1 Voltaic Key
1 Blightsteel Colossus
4 Jace, Vryn’s Prodigy
1 Monastery Mentor
4 Force of Will
3 Mental Misstep
1 Mana Drain
1 Flusterstorm
2 Thoughtseize
1 Balance
1 Hurkyl’s Recall
1 Swords to Plowshares
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Brainstorm
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Dig Through Time
 2 Gifts Ungiven
1 Merchant Scroll
1 Ponder
1 Thirst for Knowledge
1 Time Walk
1 Tinker
1 Treasure Cruise
1 Yawgmoth’s Will

Sideboard:
1 Plains
2 Disenchant
2 Swords to Plowshares
1 Engineered Explosives
1 Devout Witness
1 Supreme Verdict
1 Flusterstorm
2 Containment Priest
1 Nihil Spellbomb
1 Tormod’s Crypt
1 Ravenous Trap
1 Rest in Peace

Second – Brandon Dempsey
“Boat Control – Act II"

2 Island
4 Flooded Strand
3 Polluted Delta
3 Tundra
3 Volcanic Island
1 Library of Alexandria
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Black Lotus
1 Mana Crypt
1 Sol Ring
2 Flusterstorm
3 Mental Misstep
2 Pyroblast
2 Mana Drain
4 Force of Will
1 Treasure Cruise
3 Dig Through Time
3 Preordain
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Ponder
1 Brainstorm
1 Repeal
1 Supreme Verdict
1 Moat
1 Time Walk
1 Swords to Plowshares
1 Snapccaster Mage
4 Dack Fayden
2 Jace, the Mind Sculptor
1 Narset Transcendant

SB:

2 Swords to Plowshares
1 Devout Witness
1 Plains
1 Pithing Needle
1 Kataki, War’s Wage
2 Disenchant
2 Tormod’s Crypt
4 Containment Priest
1 Pyroblast

Semi-Finalist – John Koprowski
“No deck name provided"

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

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

Semi-Finalist – Brian Kelly
“ Dragonlord Salvagers Oath"

1 Black Lotus
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mana Crypt
1 Sol Ring
2 Pyrite Spellbomb
1 Sensei's Divining Top
1 Engineered Explosives
4 Oath of Druids
1 Sylvan Library
1 Dragonlord Dromoka
1 Auriok Salvagers
1 Griselbrand
3 Force of Will
2 Flusterstorm
2 Mental Misstep
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Brainstorm
1 Dig Through Time
1 Impulse
1 Repeal
1 Ancient Grudge
1 Jace, the Mind Sculptor
1 Tezzret the Seeker
3 Gitaxian Probe
1 Ponder
1 Preordain
1 Time Walk
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Yawgmoth's Will
4 Forbidden Orchard
3 Mana Confluence
2 Flooded Strand
2 Polluted Delta
1 Tropical Island
1 Tundra
1 Underground Sea
1 Island
1 Tolarian Academy
1 Library of Alexandria

Sideboard
3 Tormod's Crypt
2 Nihil Spellbomb
1 Mental Misstep
1 Notion Thief
1 Magus of the Moat
1 Sphinx of the Steel Wind
2 Nature's Claim
1 Ancient Grudge
1 Steel Sabotage
1 Abrupt Decay
1 Strip Mine

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 4!!!

[msg67183]

Congrats to the Finalists, as both were my losses in the Swiss.

As for the list I played:

"Public Enemy Number One"


4 Undiscovered Paradise

4 Bazaar of Baghdad

4 Mana Confluence

4 Petrified Field

3 Cabal Pit 

2 Dakmor Salvage

4 Bloodghast

4 Ichorid

4 Narcomoeba

4 Stinkweed Imp

4 Golgari Thug

4 Cabal Therapy

4 Unmask

4 Bridge from Below

4 Serum Powder

3 Life from the Loam 


SIDEBOARD

4 Ingot Chewer 

4 Serenity 

4 Leyline of the Void 

3 Barbarian Ring 

The Rings and Pits were awesome tech. Kind of sucked that they dealt me quite a bit of damage but they are still incredibly strong. Life from the Loam met a Counterspell the only time it was cast today but it is deffinietly strong with the removal lands as well as just being an out to Wasteland on top of Petrefied Fields.

A mini report:

Round One: Lance Ballester on Dr. Edge's Laboratory (2-0) Win

Game One I had double Bazaar and he scooped fairly quickly

Game Two I had double Bazaar AND Leyline, not much to say here


Round Two: Calvin Hodges on some Agent of Bolas Brew (2-1) Win

Game One I did what Dredge does. Except he Tinkered away his Baleful Strix to kill my 4 Bridges to get an EE to kill my token army. Bloodghasts and Ichorids still get there.

Game Two was going well for me. Until he played Vault and Key in the same turn. He had Mana Crypt in play but Agent of Bolas was in play.

Game Three he kept an awkward hand with double Tormod's Crypt. I just played it safe and got there after he exhausted his Crypts.


Round Three: Matt Murray on Baby Jace.Dec (1-2) Loss

Game One was typical. Except I kept a Seven after Powdering which consisted of:
Bazaar, 2 Paradise, 4 Petrefied Field and he mulliganed to 5. He scooped after I casted Unmask.

Game Two was interesting. He used Baby Jace to Loot and then "Flashback" Ancestral, and then keep my Bloodghast at bay for a few turns, then "Flashback" Demonic Tutor getting Yawgmoth's Will with a Mentor in play.

Game Three I casted Unmask and Cabal Therapy Turn One, taking Gifts Ungiven and Containment Priest. He casted his only other nonland card, Ancestral to draw major gas. He Tinkered for a Blightsteel early. I had a Serenity in hand for ANY other Tinker target.

Round Four: Brandon "Ringer" Dempsey on Boat Control (1-2) Loss

Game One he went turn one Moat on the play. I managed to get Narcomoebas and Stinkweed Imps out to attack him on top of his Mana Crypt killing him.

Game Two he had multiple Containment Priests out. Eventually had Jace, Dack and Narset out and I couldn't win.

Game Three Jace ultimated before I could find Imps or Narcos to beat it down while he had Moat out.

All in all I loved the list and wouldnt change anything.

Thank you for the trades Sean Ottaway and thank you Shawn for hosting a great event.

Once again Congrats to the Finalists and the rest of the Top!

Maybe next month Zombies will eat everyone's brains!

[ramrodjon]

Thanks again for hosting the event, Shawn.  It was great to see everyone and the football draft afterwards was fun. 

[Nasfers]

Thanks for hosting this Shawn! Was a fun day and the draft after was fun like Geras said!