Dxfiler
05-04-2011, 06:14 AM
Hello :laugh:
I am still recovering from our 90 person trial for GP:Providence. We expected a big turnout, but not that big :eek:
Luckily, being in a giant mill with tons of space has its advantages and I was able to rent out the room next door (formerly Catz Exotic Wear =p) and now could comfortably seat over 100.
With the turnout being much larger than anticipated, we were now able to award 3 byes to all of top 4. But that wasn't the only thing players battled for...
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5248/5686140693_98a5be224f.jpg
Those were Top 8 prizes, with the fetchlands in the middle were for our free side event which drew 30 players. Top 16 also received prize, with 9-12th getting $50 credit and 13-16th $25 credit.
After 7 rounds of Swiss, Top 8 was set to battle. It was a clean cut with all 8 remaining players having records of 5-1-1 or better.
This was Top 8 after 7 rounds of swiss:
1st: Tom Strong /w 19 points (UW Caw Blade)
2nd: John-Paul Phelan /w 18 points (the Rock)
3rd: Grant Garvin /w 17 points (The Rock)
4th: Taylor Pratt /w 17 points( NO Bant)
All at 16 points was the rest of top 8:
5th:Nicholas Malatesta /w Elf-vengevine
6th: Trenton Bollinger /w Burn
7th: Luke Bardsley /w Cephalid Life
8th: Adam Tanner /w NO Bant
Playoffs:
Tom beat Adam
Trenton beat Taylor
Nick beat Grant
John-Paul beat Luke
Top 4 split getting 1 of each blue dual and 3 byes each =D
Top 4 http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5106/5686140967_eb75b8c14b_m.jpg:
From left to right- Nick Malatesta, Tom Strong, John-Paul Phelan and Trenton Bollinger
Here's the moment you've been waiting for- Decklists!
1st-4th: Tom Strong /w 'Caw Blade Runner'
Tom also finals'd our Nats qualifier the day before, and he won the award for worst deck name :laugh:
4 Swords to Plowshares
4 Brainstorm
2 Preordain
2 Spell Pierce
3 Daze
1 Umezawa's Jitte
1 Sword of Fire and Ice
3 Jace, The Mind Sculptor
1 Elspeth, Knight-Errant
4 Force Of Will
4 Stoneforge Mystic
4 Squadron Hawk
2 Vendilion Cloque
1 Sower of Temptation
2 Plains
4 Island
4 Mishra's Factory
4 Wasteland
4 Flooded Strand
1 Arid Mesa
1 Scalding Tarn
4 Tundra
SB: 2 Hurkyl's Recall
1 Llawan, Cephalid Empress
3 Blue Elemental Blast
2 Kor Firewalker
1 Sword of Feast and Famine
1 Umezawa's Jitte
3 Submerge
2 Relic of Progenitus
1st-4th: John-Paul Phelan /w The Rock
I had not met John-Paul before, but he seemed like a nice guy and tore through the swiss with a very solid build of The Rock.
4 Dark Confidant
4 Tarmogoyf
4 Knight of the Reliquary
4 Swords to Plowshares
4 Vindicate
4 Thoughtseize
2 Inqusition of Kozilek
4 Hymn to Tourach
2 Pernicious Deed
4 Sensei's Divining Top
1 Umezawa's Jitte
4 Wasteland
4 Verdant Catacombs
4 Marsh Flats
3 Bayou
2 Scrubland
1 Savannah
1 Forest
1 Plains
1 Swamp
1 Windswepth Heath
1 Bojuka Bog
SB: 4 Engineered Plague
3 Krosan Grip
3 Ravenous Trap
3 Diabolic Edict
2 Duress
1st-4th: Nicholas Malatesta /w Elves
Nick has been quietly tearing up Legacy with this list, but his results are hard to ignore. Two consecutive weeks prior to this event he Top 4'd SCG Boston's Legacy and won a Tabernacle at a different Trial.
4 Wirewood Symbiote
4 Heritage Druid
4 Nettle Sentinel
3 Fyndhorn Elbes
1 Joraga Warcaller
4 Vengevine
3 Quirion Ranger
3 Llanowar Elves
4 Fauna Shaman
4 Glimpse of Nature
4 Elvish Visionary
3 Intuition
1 Regal Force
4 Tropical Island
4 Forest
4 Gaea's Cradle
2 Wooded Foothills
2 Windswept Heath
1 Misty Rainforest
1 Verdant Catacombs
SB: 4 Submerge
3 Krosan Grip
3 Null Rod
3 Tormod's Crypt
2 Phyrexian Revoker
1st-4th: Trenton Bollinger /w Burn?!?!
Trenton is a regular in our weekly Thursday Legacy events and he shockingly piloted Burn, a deck I've never seen him run before. Seemed to do well for him:laugh: Trenton credits the deck to Gabe Lebel, who regularly runs it in our weekly's.
4 Price of Progress
4 Grim Lavamancer
4 Goblin Guide
4 Lightning Bolt
4 Chain Lightning
4 Searing Blaze
4 Kiln Fiend
2 Keldon Marauder
4 Fireblast
4 Lava Spike
4 Manamorphose
12 Mountain
4 Wooded Foothills
2 Bloodstained Mire
SB: 4 Pyrostatic Pillar
4 Sulfuric Vortex
3 Shattering Spree
2 Vexing Shusher
2 Red Elemental Blast
5th: Grant Garvin /w The Rock http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5250/5686139457_55d9b5ce27_t.jpg
Grant is a good friend and the owner of The Temple Games, about 10 minutes from my store. They run weekly Sunday Legacy which are both well-run and attended. If you have a free Sunday and are in the RI area I suggest you check them out.
1 Enlightened Tutor
2 Sensei's Divining Top
3 Mox Diamond
1 Pernicious Deed
4 Knight of the Reliquary
4 Tarmogoyf
4 Swords to Plowshares
4 Vindicate
4 Hymn To Tourach
4 Dark Confidant
2 Inquisition of Kozilek
4 Thoughtseize
1 Windswept Heath
1 Karakas
3 Marsh Flats
4 Verdant Catacombs
3 Scrubland
3 Bayou
4 Wasteland
1 Forest
1 Swamp
1 Maze of Ith
1 Horizon Canopy
SB: 3 Diabolic Edict
1 Darkblast
4 Extirpate
4 Engineered Plague
3 Choke
6th: Taylor Pratt /w NO Bant http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5147/5686707196_a0484b6aea_t.jpg
Taylor already had byes and was friendly with Trenton. He conceded to Trenton so he could have byes.
4 Noble Hierarch
1 Scryb Ranger
2 Tarmogoyf
2 Qasali Pridemage
1 Trygon Predator
2 Vendilion Cloque
1 Rhox War Monk
4 GreenSun's Zenith
4 Brainstorm
4 Swords to Plowshares
1 Jace, The Mind Sculptor
3 Natural Order
1 Progenitus
1 Sylvan Library
3 Spell Pierce
1 Daze
4 Force of Will
2 Dryad Arbor
1 Forest
1 Island
1 Tundra
2 Savannah
4 Tropical Island
4 Windswept Heath
4 Misty Rainforest
1 Wooded Foothills
1 Verdant Catacombs
SB: 1 Spell Pierce
2 Path to Exile
1 Hydroblast
1 Blue Elemental Blast
1 Gaddock Teeg
2 Stoneforge Mystic
1 Umezawa's Jitte
1 Sword of Fire and Ice
1 Loaming Shaman
1 Cold-Eyed Selkie
1 Sower of Temptation
1 Terastodon
1 Mirran Crusader
7th: Luke Bardsley /w Cephalid Life http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5022/5686707316_bcbc4df1e0_t.jpg
Luke is one of those 'silent but deadly' types who has been winning alot locally with his version of 'Cephalid Breakfast,' an old but still very potent combo deck not many people test with or against.
3 Cephalid Illusionist
3 Nomad En-kor
3 Narcomoeba
1 Kiki-jiki Mirror Breaker
1 Karmic Guide
1 Sky Hussar
4 Aether Vial
4 Brainstorm
4 Worldly Tutor
4 Living Wish
4 Force of Will
3 Ponder
3 Cabal Therapy
1 Dread Return
3 Daze
4 Scalding Tarn
4 Misty Rainforest
2 FLooded Strand
3 Tundra
3 Tropical Island
1 Underground Sea
1 Island
SB: 3 Spell Pierce
3 Krosan Grip
3 Qasali Pridemage
1 Cephalid Illusionist
1 Nomad En-kor
1 Harmonic Sliver
1 Kataki War's Wage
1 Meddling Mage
8th: Adam Tanner /w NO Bant http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5290/5686707438_acf673113b_t.jpg
Adam is another regular who switches decks alot. Glad to see he found success with his latest deck choice.
4 Green Sun's Zenith
4 Natural Order
4 Force of Will
4 Brainstorm
4 Noble Hierarch
4 Tarmogoyf
4 Swords to Plowshares
4 Vendilion Clique
3 Daze
2 Path to Exile
2 Ponder
1 Progenitus
1 Rhox War Monk
1 Qasali Pridemage
4 Tropical Island
4 Windswept Heath
4 Misty Rainforest
3 Tundra
1 Island
1 Forest
1 Savannah
1 Dryad Arbor
SB: 3 Spell Pierce
1 Terastodon
1 Harmonic Sliver
1 Trygon Predator
1 Enlightened Tutor
1 Arcane Laboratory
1 Wheel of Sun and Moon
1 Energy Flux
2 Pithing Needle
2 Umezawa's Jitte
1 Gaddock Teeg
I am still recovering from our 90 person trial for GP:Providence. We expected a big turnout, but not that big :eek:
Luckily, being in a giant mill with tons of space has its advantages and I was able to rent out the room next door (formerly Catz Exotic Wear =p) and now could comfortably seat over 100.
With the turnout being much larger than anticipated, we were now able to award 3 byes to all of top 4. But that wasn't the only thing players battled for...
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5248/5686140693_98a5be224f.jpg
Those were Top 8 prizes, with the fetchlands in the middle were for our free side event which drew 30 players. Top 16 also received prize, with 9-12th getting $50 credit and 13-16th $25 credit.
After 7 rounds of Swiss, Top 8 was set to battle. It was a clean cut with all 8 remaining players having records of 5-1-1 or better.
This was Top 8 after 7 rounds of swiss:
1st: Tom Strong /w 19 points (UW Caw Blade)
2nd: John-Paul Phelan /w 18 points (the Rock)
3rd: Grant Garvin /w 17 points (The Rock)
4th: Taylor Pratt /w 17 points( NO Bant)
All at 16 points was the rest of top 8:
5th:Nicholas Malatesta /w Elf-vengevine
6th: Trenton Bollinger /w Burn
7th: Luke Bardsley /w Cephalid Life
8th: Adam Tanner /w NO Bant
Playoffs:
Tom beat Adam
Trenton beat Taylor
Nick beat Grant
John-Paul beat Luke
Top 4 split getting 1 of each blue dual and 3 byes each =D
Top 4 http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5106/5686140967_eb75b8c14b_m.jpg:
From left to right- Nick Malatesta, Tom Strong, John-Paul Phelan and Trenton Bollinger
Here's the moment you've been waiting for- Decklists!
1st-4th: Tom Strong /w 'Caw Blade Runner'
Tom also finals'd our Nats qualifier the day before, and he won the award for worst deck name :laugh:
4 Swords to Plowshares
4 Brainstorm
2 Preordain
2 Spell Pierce
3 Daze
1 Umezawa's Jitte
1 Sword of Fire and Ice
3 Jace, The Mind Sculptor
1 Elspeth, Knight-Errant
4 Force Of Will
4 Stoneforge Mystic
4 Squadron Hawk
2 Vendilion Cloque
1 Sower of Temptation
2 Plains
4 Island
4 Mishra's Factory
4 Wasteland
4 Flooded Strand
1 Arid Mesa
1 Scalding Tarn
4 Tundra
SB: 2 Hurkyl's Recall
1 Llawan, Cephalid Empress
3 Blue Elemental Blast
2 Kor Firewalker
1 Sword of Feast and Famine
1 Umezawa's Jitte
3 Submerge
2 Relic of Progenitus
1st-4th: John-Paul Phelan /w The Rock
I had not met John-Paul before, but he seemed like a nice guy and tore through the swiss with a very solid build of The Rock.
4 Dark Confidant
4 Tarmogoyf
4 Knight of the Reliquary
4 Swords to Plowshares
4 Vindicate
4 Thoughtseize
2 Inqusition of Kozilek
4 Hymn to Tourach
2 Pernicious Deed
4 Sensei's Divining Top
1 Umezawa's Jitte
4 Wasteland
4 Verdant Catacombs
4 Marsh Flats
3 Bayou
2 Scrubland
1 Savannah
1 Forest
1 Plains
1 Swamp
1 Windswepth Heath
1 Bojuka Bog
SB: 4 Engineered Plague
3 Krosan Grip
3 Ravenous Trap
3 Diabolic Edict
2 Duress
1st-4th: Nicholas Malatesta /w Elves
Nick has been quietly tearing up Legacy with this list, but his results are hard to ignore. Two consecutive weeks prior to this event he Top 4'd SCG Boston's Legacy and won a Tabernacle at a different Trial.
4 Wirewood Symbiote
4 Heritage Druid
4 Nettle Sentinel
3 Fyndhorn Elbes
1 Joraga Warcaller
4 Vengevine
3 Quirion Ranger
3 Llanowar Elves
4 Fauna Shaman
4 Glimpse of Nature
4 Elvish Visionary
3 Intuition
1 Regal Force
4 Tropical Island
4 Forest
4 Gaea's Cradle
2 Wooded Foothills
2 Windswept Heath
1 Misty Rainforest
1 Verdant Catacombs
SB: 4 Submerge
3 Krosan Grip
3 Null Rod
3 Tormod's Crypt
2 Phyrexian Revoker
1st-4th: Trenton Bollinger /w Burn?!?!
Trenton is a regular in our weekly Thursday Legacy events and he shockingly piloted Burn, a deck I've never seen him run before. Seemed to do well for him:laugh: Trenton credits the deck to Gabe Lebel, who regularly runs it in our weekly's.
4 Price of Progress
4 Grim Lavamancer
4 Goblin Guide
4 Lightning Bolt
4 Chain Lightning
4 Searing Blaze
4 Kiln Fiend
2 Keldon Marauder
4 Fireblast
4 Lava Spike
4 Manamorphose
12 Mountain
4 Wooded Foothills
2 Bloodstained Mire
SB: 4 Pyrostatic Pillar
4 Sulfuric Vortex
3 Shattering Spree
2 Vexing Shusher
2 Red Elemental Blast
5th: Grant Garvin /w The Rock http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5250/5686139457_55d9b5ce27_t.jpg
Grant is a good friend and the owner of The Temple Games, about 10 minutes from my store. They run weekly Sunday Legacy which are both well-run and attended. If you have a free Sunday and are in the RI area I suggest you check them out.
1 Enlightened Tutor
2 Sensei's Divining Top
3 Mox Diamond
1 Pernicious Deed
4 Knight of the Reliquary
4 Tarmogoyf
4 Swords to Plowshares
4 Vindicate
4 Hymn To Tourach
4 Dark Confidant
2 Inquisition of Kozilek
4 Thoughtseize
1 Windswept Heath
1 Karakas
3 Marsh Flats
4 Verdant Catacombs
3 Scrubland
3 Bayou
4 Wasteland
1 Forest
1 Swamp
1 Maze of Ith
1 Horizon Canopy
SB: 3 Diabolic Edict
1 Darkblast
4 Extirpate
4 Engineered Plague
3 Choke
6th: Taylor Pratt /w NO Bant http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5147/5686707196_a0484b6aea_t.jpg
Taylor already had byes and was friendly with Trenton. He conceded to Trenton so he could have byes.
4 Noble Hierarch
1 Scryb Ranger
2 Tarmogoyf
2 Qasali Pridemage
1 Trygon Predator
2 Vendilion Cloque
1 Rhox War Monk
4 GreenSun's Zenith
4 Brainstorm
4 Swords to Plowshares
1 Jace, The Mind Sculptor
3 Natural Order
1 Progenitus
1 Sylvan Library
3 Spell Pierce
1 Daze
4 Force of Will
2 Dryad Arbor
1 Forest
1 Island
1 Tundra
2 Savannah
4 Tropical Island
4 Windswept Heath
4 Misty Rainforest
1 Wooded Foothills
1 Verdant Catacombs
SB: 1 Spell Pierce
2 Path to Exile
1 Hydroblast
1 Blue Elemental Blast
1 Gaddock Teeg
2 Stoneforge Mystic
1 Umezawa's Jitte
1 Sword of Fire and Ice
1 Loaming Shaman
1 Cold-Eyed Selkie
1 Sower of Temptation
1 Terastodon
1 Mirran Crusader
7th: Luke Bardsley /w Cephalid Life http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5022/5686707316_bcbc4df1e0_t.jpg
Luke is one of those 'silent but deadly' types who has been winning alot locally with his version of 'Cephalid Breakfast,' an old but still very potent combo deck not many people test with or against.
3 Cephalid Illusionist
3 Nomad En-kor
3 Narcomoeba
1 Kiki-jiki Mirror Breaker
1 Karmic Guide
1 Sky Hussar
4 Aether Vial
4 Brainstorm
4 Worldly Tutor
4 Living Wish
4 Force of Will
3 Ponder
3 Cabal Therapy
1 Dread Return
3 Daze
4 Scalding Tarn
4 Misty Rainforest
2 FLooded Strand
3 Tundra
3 Tropical Island
1 Underground Sea
1 Island
SB: 3 Spell Pierce
3 Krosan Grip
3 Qasali Pridemage
1 Cephalid Illusionist
1 Nomad En-kor
1 Harmonic Sliver
1 Kataki War's Wage
1 Meddling Mage
8th: Adam Tanner /w NO Bant http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5290/5686707438_acf673113b_t.jpg
Adam is another regular who switches decks alot. Glad to see he found success with his latest deck choice.
4 Green Sun's Zenith
4 Natural Order
4 Force of Will
4 Brainstorm
4 Noble Hierarch
4 Tarmogoyf
4 Swords to Plowshares
4 Vendilion Clique
3 Daze
2 Path to Exile
2 Ponder
1 Progenitus
1 Rhox War Monk
1 Qasali Pridemage
4 Tropical Island
4 Windswept Heath
4 Misty Rainforest
3 Tundra
1 Island
1 Forest
1 Savannah
1 Dryad Arbor
SB: 3 Spell Pierce
1 Terastodon
1 Harmonic Sliver
1 Trygon Predator
1 Enlightened Tutor
1 Arcane Laboratory
1 Wheel of Sun and Moon
1 Energy Flux
2 Pithing Needle
2 Umezawa's Jitte
1 Gaddock Teeg