Source Tournament VIII Metagame: What did you play?

[Illissius]

Purely out of curiosity, I'd like to know what the metagame was like, and how well I predicted it. So if you played, please post what your deck was, and optionally the list.

For the record, my predictions were:

1) Ten duotrigintillion shit-tons of randomness
2) Lots of Gro/Thresh/Goyf, primarily red variants
3) Plenty of combo, but of various sorts, not just Belcher/TES/Iggy
4) Significant amounts of Ichorid, Stax, and Survival
5) Nearly zero Goblins

Based off what I saw and what others told me they saw, (1) and (5) were correct, (3) and (4) half so (combo was there, but of established types; Stax and Survival were there, but not Ichorid), and (2) not at all.

But I'm curious about the full story, so please, post away.

(I played UBG Landstill myself; the list is in the other thread).

[KillemallCFH]

I played UG Mad 'Goyf. Here's the list I piloted to 9th place:
// Deck file for Magic Workstation (http://www.magicworkstation.com)
// NAME: Mad 'Goyf
// Lands
2 [PR] Forest
1 [R] Tundra
2 [PR] Island
4 [R] Tropical Island
3 [ON] Flooded Strand
3 [ON] Windswept Heath
2 [ON] Polluted Delta
2 [ON] Wooded Foothills

// Creatures
4 [OD] Wild Mongrel
4 [FUT] Tarmogoyf
4 [TO] Basking Rootwalla
2 [TO] Arrogant Wurm
2 [TO] Aquamoeba
1 [JU] Wonder

// Spells
1 [FUT] Bound in Silence
1 [TO] Deep Analysis
1 [OD] Roar of the Wurm
2 [5E] Portent
4 [MM] Brainstorm
4 [OD] Careful Study
3 [TE] Intuition
4 [NE] Daze
4 [AL] Force of Will
// Sideboard
SB: 1 [JU] Genesis
SB: 2 [ON] Chain of Vapor
SB: 4 [SC] Stifle
SB: 4 [TSB] Hail Storm
SB: 4 [TSP] Krosan Grip

I've since changed the deck, and I wish I had made the changes before I registered this decklist, but this still served me well, so I won't complain. Also, I really should've meta gamed better. Luckily, I didn't face any EtW combo, but I know if i did I would've been kicking myself for playing Hail Storm (in a near goblin-less meta) over Sandstorm.

[DrJones]

I played The Cure. Here's the list I piloted to 14th place (4-2)

// Deck file for Magic Workstation (http://www.magicworkstation.com)
// NAME: The Cure (Legacy G/b)
// COMMENT: Version 1.0b (currently testing)
// COMMENT:
// COMMENT: Aggro/combo deck. Usually Kills turn 2-4 (is faster when going on the draw).
// COMMENT:
// COMMENT: Have fun --
// COMMENT: Carlos Hoyos.
// AUTHOR: Carlos Hoyos (DrJones)

// Lands
4 [R] Bayou
3 [ON] Wooded Foothills
1 [IA] Forest (3)
3 [ON] Bloodstained Mire

// Creatures
4 [PLC] Kavu Predator
4 [NE] Skyshroud Cutter
4 [VI] Quirion Ranger
4 [AL] Elvish Spirit Guide
4 [OD] Wild Mongrel
3 [FUT] Tarmogoyf
3 [RAV] Dark Confidant

// Spells
2 [MM] Land Grant
4 [TE] Lotus Petal
4 [ON] False Cure
4 [U] Berserk
4 [MM] Invigorate
3 [NE] Reverent Silence
3 [TSP] Might of Old Krosa

// Sideboard
SB: 4 [7E] Compost
SB: 3 [SC] Xantid Swarm
SB: 3 [MR] Chalice of the Void
SB: 3 [WL] Null Rod
SB: 2 [5E] Crumble

I should have played Pithing Needles instead of Crumble, but it was too late to make the change. It fits your 1st prediction, and a bit your 2nd and 3rd ones. Now that the tournament is over, I'll try to post a report on its thread.

[Atwa]

Here's the deck i've played to a Top 4 place:

IcBE Goyf Control v1.10

Lands:
4 Bayou
4 Scrubland
3 Windswept Heath
3 Wasteland
2 Savannah
2 Polluted Delta
2 Swamp
1 Forest
1 Plains
1 Bloodstained Mire

Creatures:
4 Tarmogoyf
4 Dark Confidant
2 Mystic Enforcer

Instants:
4 Swords to Plowshares
2 Darkblast
1 Funeral Charm
1 Orim’s Chant
1 Krosan Grip

Sorceries:
3 Duress
3 Reanimate
3 Vindicate

Enchantments:
3 Pernicious Deed
2 Seal of Primordium

Artifacts:
2 Engineered Explosives
2 Pithing Needle

Sideboard:
4 Engineered Plague
4 Chalice of the Void
3 Orim’s Chant
2 Krosan Grip
1 Duress
1 Pithing Needle

[Whit3 Ghost]

10th place.

12- 2 mana guys (tomb, vein, city of traitors)
4 Factory
4 Diamond
2 Waste
6 Mountain

3 Crucible
4 Chalice
4 Trini

4 Magus of the Moon
4 FTK
4 Juggs
4 Razorcore

6 Quake

Sideboard
3 Boil
3 Goblin Welder
4 Leyline
1 Earthquake
4 Pyroclasm

[Bryant Cook]

I played TES, I was the only combo deck in the top 8. I was also the only ritual based combo deck in top 8 of the NOVA event this past weekend.

[Kadaj]

I played SI (B/r/u Ritual combo) to a 1-2 record due to some horrendous luck, and even worse plays.

[Sanguine Voyeur]

I don't think I would ever play that on Workstation, the shuffler butchers it too much.

[Pinder]

4-2, 15th place finish:

// Lands
4 [A] Tundra
1 [MM] Island (3)
4 [B] Tropical Island
4 [ON] Flooded Strand
2 [ON] Polluted Delta
1 [ON] Windswept Heath
1 [8E] Plains (4)

// Creatures
3 [TE] Winged Sliver
4 [TE] Muscle Sliver
4 [SH] Crystalline Sliver
4 [PLC] Sinew Sliver
4 [LE] Plated Sliver

// Spells
4 [A] Swords to Plowshares
3 [FD] Serum Visions
3 [IA] Portent
2 [DS] AEther Vial
4 [5E] Brainstorm
4 [NE] Daze
4 [AL] Force of Will

// Sideboard
SB: 3 [MR] Chalice of the Void
SB: 3 [TSP] Harmonic Sliver
SB: 3 [SOK] Pithing Needle
SB: 4 [PS] Meddling Mage
SB: 2 [TSB] Essence Sliver <----these were completely irrelevant.