http://www.mtgthesource.com/forums/ The Source: Is That Even a Real Deck? en Fri, 18 May 2012 01:59:28 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.mtgthesource.com/forums/images/misc/rss.png http://www.mtgthesource.com/forums/ http://www.mtgthesource.com/forums/showthread.php?23838-Jupiter-Games-NELC-Invitational-and-Grinders-JUNE-9th&goto=newpost Thu, 17 May 2012 21:25:12 GMT The 2012 NELC INVITATIONAL will be Held Saturday June 9th. Grinders for the Invitational will be held Friday June 8th Grinders will be held at... The 2012 NELC INVITATIONAL will be Held Saturday June 9th.
Grinders for the Invitational will be held Friday June 8th

Grinders will be held at the VESTAL LOCATION
3701 Vestal Parkway E
Vestal, NY 13850

Grinders will begin at 11am and will fire as fast as they fill, each grinder will be a 16 man single elimination event.
Entry fee: $15
Format: Legacy
Prizes: 1st: 12 NELC points and 8 packs of Avacyn Restored
2nd: 6 NELC points and 6 packs of Avacyn Restored
3rd-4th: 4 NELC points and 3 packs of Avacyn Restored
NELC points will count towards entry into the invitational and towards 1st Round byes only!

The Invitational will begin at 11am on Saturday June 9th
entry is free and you must have 12 NELC points in order to compete. Points can be found on the jupitergamesonline.com website.

Prize payout for Invitational:

1st 800 cash or $1,000 credit
2nd $550 cash or $685 credit
3rd/ 4th $275 cash or $340 credit
5th- 8th $125 cash or $155 credit

9th- 16thth
$75 cash or $95 credit ]]> Tournament Announcements and Results SavageNern http://www.mtgthesource.com/forums/showthread.php?23838-Jupiter-Games-NELC-Invitational-and-Grinders-JUNE-9th http://www.mtgthesource.com/forums/showthread.php?23837-Grand-Prix-Trial-Columbus-Ice-Imports&goto=newpost Thu, 17 May 2012 20:18:51 GMT Ice Imports 500 Evergreen Way Suite 528 South Windsor, CT 06074 www.iceimports.com *Grand Prix Trial Columbus - June 23* $25 Entry MODERN... Ice Imports
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South Windsor, CT 06074
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Grand Prix Trial Columbus - June 23
$25 Entry MODERN Format
Top 4 players each receive their choice of a playset of the following cards (in finish order):
Tarmogoyf, Dark Confidant, Thoughtseize, and Steam Vents
1st place also gets 3 Byes at GP Columbus
Starts at 12:00pm ]]> Tournaments IceImports http://www.mtgthesource.com/forums/showthread.php?23837-Grand-Prix-Trial-Columbus-Ice-Imports http://www.mtgthesource.com/forums/showthread.php?23836-Grand-Prix-Trial-Atlanta-Ice-Imports&goto=newpost Thu, 17 May 2012 20:12:51 GMT Ice Imports 500 Evergreen Way Suite 528 South Windsor, CT 06074 www.iceimports.com *Grand Prix Trial Atlanta - June 12* $30 Entry LEGACY... Ice Imports
500 Evergreen Way Suite 528
South Windsor, CT 06074
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Grand Prix Trial Atlanta - June 12
$30 Entry LEGACY Format
Top 4 players each receive their choice of a playset of the following cards
(in finish order):
Underground Sea, Volcanic Island, Tundra, and Tropical Island
1st place also gets 3 Byes at GP Atlanta
Starts at 7:00pm ]]> Tournament Announcements and Results IceImports http://www.mtgthesource.com/forums/showthread.php?23836-Grand-Prix-Trial-Atlanta-Ice-Imports http://www.mtgthesource.com/forums/showthread.php?23835-Starcity-Invitational-Qualifier-Ice-Imports&goto=newpost Thu, 17 May 2012 20:11:10 GMT Ice Imports 500 Evergreen Way Suite 528 South Windsor, CT 06074 www.iceimports.com June 17 $25 Entry Legacy Format 1st place - $250 and... Ice Imports
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South Windsor, CT 06074
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June 17
$25 Entry Legacy Format
1st place - $250 and qualification for SC Invitational
2nd place - 24 packs of current set
3rd - 4th place - 12 packs of current set
5th - 8th place - 6 packs of current set
Starts and 11:00am ]]> Tournament Announcements and Results IceImports http://www.mtgthesource.com/forums/showthread.php?23835-Starcity-Invitational-Qualifier-Ice-Imports http://www.mtgthesource.com/forums/showthread.php?23834-Starcity-Invitational-Qualifier-Ice-Imports&goto=newpost Thu, 17 May 2012 20:09:44 GMT Ice Imports 500 Evergreen Way Suite 528 South Windsor, CT 06074 www.iceimports.com May 20th $25 Entry Legacy Format 1st place - $250 and... Ice Imports
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South Windsor, CT 06074
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May 20th
$25 Entry Legacy Format
1st place - $250 and qualification for SC Invitational
2nd place - 24 packs of current set
3rd - 4th place - 12 packs of current set
5th - 8th place - 6 packs of current set
Starts and 11:00am ]]> Tournament Announcements and Results IceImports http://www.mtgthesource.com/forums/showthread.php?23834-Starcity-Invitational-Qualifier-Ice-Imports http://www.mtgthesource.com/forums/showthread.php?23829-06-15-12-06-17-12-StarCityGames.com-Invitational-amp-Open-Series-Indianapolis&goto=newpost Wed, 16 May 2012 20:45:27 GMT Welcome to the Starcitygames.com Indianapolis Open & Invitational weekend, where you will have the chance to win over $95,000 in prizes and qualify for a 2012 Starcitygames.com Invitational over the course of three fun-filled days of Magic.

For information on the StarCityGames.com Open Series, including the 2012 schedule and SCG Players' Club levels, click here!

Live Coverage from SCGLive ALL WEEKEND!
Can't make it to the event? Follow complete written coverage and live broadcasting with Jacob Van Lunen, Sam Stoddard, and Matthias Hunt all weekend long courtesy of the professionals at SCGLive! Visit SCGLive for more information!

Want to get a jump on Deck Registration? Try out our decklist form and come prepared!

Please note that all event registration is cash only.

EVENT SITE
Indiana Convention Center
Hall J
200 South Capitol Avenue, Suite 300
Indianapolis, IN 46225-1063
(317) 262-3000
www.visitindy.com

SPECIAL GUESTS
Eric Klug
Eric Klug will be creating altered cards at this event! For prices and custom orders, you can contact Eric at eaklug@gmail.com. Check out some of his work on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Klug-A...96141440422512

Mike Fairservice
Mike Fairservice will be creating 3-D Alterations at this event. Mike is available to create custom orders through his web site, (http://mtg3dalters.deviantart.com/) make an order ahead of time and pick it up at the event! You can check out his work and contact him for custom orders at http://www.facebook.com/groups/162273077183166/

Eric Claar
Eric Claar brings his unique style of alters to the StarCityGames.com Open Series. Know for his minimalist 'blueprint' style as well as full art pieces, you can check out his work on facebook (www.facebook.com/claarbar) and Deviant Art. (claarbar.deviantart.com/) For commissions, you can contact him through facebook or e-mail cbalters@gmail.

Lindsay Burley
Lindsay will be selling and creating her unique brand of 3-D cards and tokens! Check out her work here: www.3dalters.weebly.com then stop by and check out these awesome cards! For special commissions before the event you can contact Lindsay at 3Dalters@gmail.com. Don't forget to stop by YouTube for a peek into the creative process: http://www.youtube.com/user/dixiebornandbred147

Meghan Mishelle
Meghan Mishelle will be creating altered cards at this event. Bringing a blend of pop culture and classic extended art to her alters, you can view some of her work here: http://m2alters.deviantart.com/gallery/ For custom orders and pricing e-mail m2alters@gmail.com

Blake Meade
Blake Meade will be creating altered cards at this event! Check out some of his work at http://bamalters.blogspot.com and contact him for custom orders at baalters@gmail.com

HOTELS
As we get closer to the event date, we will be adding special hotel deals to this section. Stay tuned.

REGISTRATION
Registration for the Invitational begins at 10:00 AM and registration for the Opens on Saturday and Sunday begins at 8:00 AM. Registration for all events end ten (10) minutes before the event is scheduled to start. Any player who wants to enroll after registration has ended will be able to do so, but will receive a round one match loss. Players arriving after round two has been paired will not be able to enroll in the tournament.


SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Friday, June 15, 2012 (Doors open at 10am)
StarCityGames.com $75,000 Invitational
Format: Mixed Standard and Legacy
Start Time: 11:00 AM (Registration begins at 10:00 AM)
Structure: Up to three days of competition.
Day 1: 4 rounds of Standard followed by 4 rounds of Legacy. Top 96 players or players with a record of X-3(whichever is greater) will advance to day 2.
Day 2: 4 rounds of Standard followed by 4 rounds of Legacy.
Day 3: Top 8 Single Elimination, Standard Format, best of 5 rounds using the modified play/draw rule based on swiss standings.
Head Judge: Daniel Kitachewsky
REL: Competitive, 3X Planeswalker Points Multiplier
Prizes:
1st: $15,000 (or $18,750 in StarCityGames.com online store credit), 30 Open Points, & the StarCityGames.com Invitational Trophy!
2nd: $10,000 (or $12,500 in StarCityGames.com online store credit) & 25 Open Points.
3rd-4th: $6,000 (or $7,500 in StarCityGames.com online store credit) & 20 Open Points.
5th-8th: $3,000 (or $3,750 in StarCityGames.com online store credit) & 15 Open Points.
9th-12th: $1,500 (or $1,875 in StarCityGames.com online store credit) & 10 Points.
13th-16th: $1,000 (or ******* in StarCityGames.com online store credit) & 8 Points.
17th-32nd: $500 (or $625 in StarCityGames.com online store credit) & 5 Open Points.
33rd-64th: $250 (or $312.50 in StarCityGames.com online store credit) & 3 Open Points.
65th +: 2 Open Points.

StarCityGames.com Standard Challenge
Start Time: Registration at 5:00 PM., Round 1 at 6:30 PM.
Entry Fee: $10.00
Format: Standard
Structure: 4 rounds of Swiss
Prizes: 4-0: $50 Dealer Credit
3-0-1: $25 Dealer Credit and 3 Booster Packs
3-1: 6 Booster Packs
2 wins: 1 Booster Pack

Saturday, June 16, 2012 (Doors open at 8:00 AM)
StarCityGames.com Standard Open
Start Time: 10:00 AM (Registration begins at 8:00 AM)
Entry Fee: $40 (cash)
Format: Standard
Structure: Modified Swiss with a cut to the single-elimination Top 8. Quarterfinals (Top Eight) will be held on Saturday night after the Swiss. The semifinals (Top Four) and finals (Top Two) will be held on Sunday morning at 8 AM.
Head Judge: Kim Warren
REL: Competitive, 3X Planeswalker Points Multiplier
Prizes:
1st: 20 Open Points, $2,400 (or $3,000 in StarCityGames.com online store credit) & the StarCityGames.com Standard Open Trophy!
2nd: 15 Open Points, plus $1,200 (or $1500 in StarCityGames.com online store credit)
3rd-4th: 10 Open Points, plus $600 (or $750 in StarCityGames.com online store credit)
5th-8th: 8 Open Points, plus $300 (or $375 in StarCityGames.com online store credit)
9th-32nd: 4 Open Points, plus $100 (or $125 in StarCityGames.com online store credit)
33rd-64th: 2 Open Points, plus $50 (or $62.50 in StarCityGames.com online store credit)
65th+: 1 Open Point

Two-Headed Giant Sealed
Start Time: Registration at 2 p.m., Deck Construction at 3 p.m.
Entry Fee: $30 per team
Format: Current format 2HG Sealed (8 packs per team – build two 40-card minimum decks)
Structure: 4 rounds of Swiss
Prizes:
4-0: 8 Booster Packs per Team
3-0-1: 6 Booster Packs per Team
3-1: 4 Booster Packs per Team
2 wins: 2 Booster Packs per Team

StarCityGames.com Legacy Challenge
Start Time: Registration at 4 p.m., Round 1 at 5 p.m.
Entry Fee: $10 ($5 if you played in the StarCityGames.com Standard Open)
Format: Legacy
Rounds: 4 Rounds of Swiss
Prizes: 4-0: $50 Dealer Credit
3-0-1: $25 Dealer Credit and 3 Booster Packs
3-1: 6 Booster Packs
2 wins: 1 Booster Pack

Sunday, June 17, 2012 (Doors open at 8:00 AM)

StarCityGames.com Legacy Open
Format: Legacy
Entry Fee: $40 (cash)
Start Time: 10:00 AM (Registration begins at 8:00 AM)
Structure: Modified Swiss with a cut to the single-elimination Top 8.
Head Judge: TBD
REL: Competitive, 3X Planeswalker Points Multiplier
Prizes
1st: 20 Open Points, $2,400 (or $3,000 in StarCityGames.com online store credit) & the StarCityGames.com Legacy Open Trophy!
2nd: 15 Open Points, plus $1,200 (or $1500 in StarCityGames.com online store credit)
3rd-4th: 10 Open Points, plus $600 (or $750 in StarCityGames.com online store credit)
5th-8th: 8 Open Points, plus $300 (or $375 in StarCityGames.com online store credit)
9th-32nd: 4 Open Points, plus $100 (or $125 in StarCityGames.com online store credit)
33rd-64th: 2 Open Points, plus $50 (or $62.50 in StarCityGames.com online store credit)
65th+: 1 Open Point

StarCityGames.com Draft Opens
Entry Fee: $40 (cash only)
Start Time: 9 AM, 12 PM and 3 PM (Registration for the Draft Opens begins at 8am)
Structure: 64 players per Draft Open. If the Draft Open is 32 players or less, it will be run as a two round Single Elimination event of four pods. If it is 33-64 players, it will run three rounds of Swiss with between 5 and 8 pods. Once those rounds are completed, the top 8 players from the event will draft and play out a single elimination Top 8.
REL: Competitive
Prizes:
1st: 10 Open Points, plus $600 (or $750 in StarCityGames.com online store credit)
2nd: 8 Open Points, plus $300 (or $375 in StarCityGames.com online store credit)
3rd-4th: 4 Open Points, plus $200 (or $250 in StarCityGames.com online store credit)
5th-8th: 2 Open Points, plus $100 (or $125 in StarCityGames.com online store credit)
9th+: 1 Open Point

Two-Headed Giant Sealed
Start Time: Registration at 12 PM, Deck Construction at 1:00 PM.
Entry Fee: $30.00 per team
Format: Current format 2HG Sealed (8 packs – build two 40-card minimum decks)
Structure: 4 rounds of Swiss
Prizes:
4-0: 8 Booster Packs per Team
3-0-1: 6 Booster Packs per Team
3-1: 4 Booster Packs per Team
2 wins: 2 Booster Packs per Team

Standard Sealed
Start Time: Registration at 3 PM, Deck Construction at 4 PM.
Entry Fee: $30
Format: Standard Sealed (Six Packs - One pack each of Scars of Mirrodin, Mirrodin Besieged, New Phyrexia, Innistrad, Dark Ascension and Avacyn Restored)
Structure: 4 rounds of Swiss
Prizes: 4-0: 12 Booster Packs
3-0-1: 8 Booster Packs
3-1: 4 Booster Packs
2 wins: 1 Booster Pack

SIDE EVENTS – 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM FRI, 12:00 PM – 7:00 PM SAT-SUN
Single elimination booster drafts
Entry: $10.00
Prizes: 3 boosters to 1st Place (or entry into the next draft)

Single elimination competitive booster drafts
Entry: $15.00
Prizes: 1st Place - 8 Boosters
2nd Place - 4 Boosters

Single elimination constructed tournaments
Entry Fee: $15.00
Prizes: Box (36 Packs) to 1st Place

Four Player Commander Chaos Games
Entry Fee: $5.00
Prizes:
1st Place: $20 Dealer Credit

JUDGING
Judges interested in working at this event, including uncertified judges (L0), should submit an application at http://www.dcifamily.org/event/409.

Judge certification for level one (L1) and advancement to level two (L2) is available at this event; interested candidates should make arrangements with Nicholas Sabin at nicholas.sabin@starcitygames.com prior to the event.

JOIN THE CLUB
Each StarCityGames.com Open event (Standard, Legacy, and Draft) and StarCityGames.com Invitational Qualifiers awards Open Points to participating players. Earning 4 Open Points gets you to Level 1 in the StarCityGames.com Players' Club, which gets you a free deckbox at every future Open Weekend that you attend. Sleeves, Dealer Booth Credit, and Byes at the Invitationals are other perks available at higher levels! For more information, see here.

QUALIFY FOR THE INVITATIONAL!
Here’s how you can qualify for a StarCityGames.com Invitational tournament:
* Finish in the Top 8 of a Standard or Legacy Open
* Win a Draft Open
* Achieve Level 5 in the Players' Club
* Win an Invitational Qualifier
* Top 2 a Super Invitational Qualifier
* Top 4 an Elite Qualifier
* Regularly Contribute to StarCityGames.com

NEED CARDS?
Buy, sell and trade with America’s largest Magic the Gathering retailer! Before the event, you can place an order on StarCityGames.com and have it brought to the event. At the event itself, StarCityGames.com will also have a massive dealer booth set up all weekend long.

TRADING
Although trading is both allowed and encouraged, please note that the following things are not permitted at this event:

-Buying/selling cards with anyone except for our authorized dealer(s)
-Soliciting to buy/sell cards elsewhere
-Advertising without receiving permission from StarCityGames.com’s on-site Event Manager
-Offering to “alter” cards in exchange for some form of compensation
-Utilizing an excessive amount of space when trading
-Using suitcases, handcarts, luggage carts, etc. for the purpose of transporting excessive amounts of trade stock.

Please note that failure to obey these rules may result in all involved parties being both removed from the event without refund, and banned from attending future events.

DIRECTIONS
For directions to the venue, we recommend Google Maps.

FROM THE AIRPORT
Northwest on Col. H. Weir Cook Memorial Dr following signs to 1-70 E ramp
Follow signs for I-465 South to I-70 East
Exit I-70 at West Street (Exit 79A)
Left (north) to South Street.

FROM THE WEST
Danville, IL
I-74 East to I-465 South (Exit 73A)
Follow I-465 South to I-70 East
Exit I-70 at West Street (Exit 79A)
Left (north) to South Street.

Terre Haute, IN
I-70 East to West Street (Exit 79A)
Left (north) to South Street.

FROM THE EAST
Cincinnati, OH
I-74 West to I-465 West
Follow I-465 West to I-65 North
I-65 North to I-70 West
Exit I-70 at West Street (Exit 79A)
Right (north) to South Street.

Columbus, OH
I-70 West to I-65 North
Follow I-65 North to West Street (Exit 114)
Left (south) to South Street.

FROM THE NORTH
Chicago, IL
I-65 South to West Street (Exit 114)
Straight (south) to South Street.

South Bend, IN
US 31 South to I-465 West
Follow I-465 West to I-65 South
Follow I-65 South to West Street (Exit 114)
Straight (south) to South Street.

Fort Wayne, IN/ Detroit, MI
I-69 South to I-465
South to I-70 West (Exit 44) to I-65 North to West Street (Exit 114)
Straight to South Street.

FROM THE SOUTH
Louisville, KY
I-65 North to I-70 West (Exit 110B)
Exit I-70 at West Street (Exit 79A)
Right (north) to South Street.

MORE INFORMATION
Your question may already be answered in our tournament FAQ. However, if you still have questions, please feel free to email us at events@starcitygames.com or call (540) 767-GAME (4263). We want your experience to be as enjoyable as possible, and will do our best to assist you in any way that we can. ]]> Tournament Announcements and Results SamSCG http://www.mtgthesource.com/forums/showthread.php?23829-06-15-12-06-17-12-StarCityGames.com-Invitational-amp-Open-Series-Indianapolis http://www.mtgthesource.com/forums/showthread.php?23828-The-Source-Slow-to-load&goto=newpost Wed, 16 May 2012 18:47:13 GMT I've noticed it a few times before, and today is especially slow.

I keep noticing it's trying to pull up "wait on deckbox.org..." in my status bar. Has anyone else had loading issues on this site due to the Deckbox plugin?

Would using the magiccards.info plug-in work better? ]]> Community Board Koby http://www.mtgthesource.com/forums/showthread.php?23828-The-Source-Slow-to-load http://www.mtgthesource.com/forums/showthread.php?23827-Jason’s-Archives-The-Avengers-Barcelona-Effect-Consequences-of-Madison-Magic-TV&goto=newpost Wed, 16 May 2012 16:04:38 GMT Jason’s Archives: The Avengers, Barcelona Effect, Consequences of Madison and Magic on TV... Jason’s Archives: The Avengers, Barcelona Effect, Consequences of Madison and Magic on TV

I thought the same thing about the Wurmcoil Engine token when I first saw it. :) ]]> metamet http://www.mtgthesource.com/forums/showthread.php?23827-Jason’s-Archives-The-Avengers-Barcelona-Effect-Consequences-of-Madison-Magic-TV http://www.mtgthesource.com/forums/showthread.php?23826-Road-to-Annecy-with-TES-Last-Stop-before-Annecy&goto=newpost Wed, 16 May 2012 08:21:14 GMT Image: http://www.manainfinito.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/CONTENT/620_articles_collaboradors_road_to_annecy_eneko05.jpg Eneko Mendibe...

Eneko Mendibe publishes the last stop of his article series in which he undertakes the mission to master and tune his TES deck in order to compete in Annecy Legacy Main event (in Spanish):

http://www.manainfinito.com/articulo...eport-ell-mayo

Recommended for Legacy storm enthusiasts and report lovers alike!

You can find the rest of the series here (in order) where he manages to win a tournament, make it to the finals in other, talk about the sideboard and fails to make top8 (a little bit of everything along 5 different tournaments):

http://www.manainfinito.com/articulo...ell-2012-marzo

http://www.manainfinito.com/articulo...a-el-banquillo

http://www.manainfinito.com/articulo...port-ell-y-llg

http://www.manainfinito.com/articulo...rial-cantabria

Enjoy! ]]> PeAcH http://www.mtgthesource.com/forums/showthread.php?23826-Road-to-Annecy-with-TES-Last-Stop-before-Annecy http://www.mtgthesource.com/forums/showthread.php?23825-LCL-2012-March-Decklists-Player-Profiles-Videos-amp-Fotos&goto=newpost Wed, 16 May 2012 06:31:18 GMT Image: http://manainfinito.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/CONTENT/620_top_8_decklists_2012_mayo.jpg We have the top8 Decklists ...

We have the top8 Decklists

http://manainfinito.com/articulos/20...-lcl-2012-mayo




And the player Profiles:

http://manainfinito.com/articulos/20...-lcl-2012-mayo

Stay tuned for more content! ]]> Tournament Reports PeAcH http://www.mtgthesource.com/forums/showthread.php?23825-LCL-2012-March-Decklists-Player-Profiles-Videos-amp-Fotos http://www.mtgthesource.com/forums/showthread.php?23824-In-response-to-activating-abilities...&goto=newpost Wed, 16 May 2012 06:03:45 GMT Scenario: Opponent has an SFM in play. I have Aether Vial (2) in play and have an StP on hand. My opponent draws during his draw phase. I... Scenario: Opponent has an SFM in play. I have Aether Vial (2) in play and have an StP on hand.

My opponent draws during his draw phase. I responded by vial-ing in a Tidehollow Sculler. In response, he activates SFM and puts Batterskull in play. I responded by using StP on his SFM to prevent the Batterskull from entering into play.

He said Batterskull will still be put into play since the ability is already on the stack..

Is he right? If that's the case what should i have done to prevent the Batterskull from entering the battlefield?

Is this scenario the same when my opponent tries to use SFM to put Batterskull in play and I used StP on it to prevent such from happening?


Scenario 2: I have SFM in play. Upon activating SFM, my opponent responds by playing an StP on my SFM. Will my activation still be put on the stack and manage to put an equipment despite it being exiled by StP?

-top-
StP on SFM
SFM Activation
-bottom-

or is there a situation where your opponent may prevent you from putting into play an equipment by killing SFM but still mana is already spent?

thanks! ]]> Card Interactions and Rulings xifre http://www.mtgthesource.com/forums/showthread.php?23824-In-response-to-activating-abilities... http://www.mtgthesource.com/forums/showthread.php?23823-Chalice-Blue&goto=newpost Tue, 15 May 2012 23:35:13 GMT Got kicked out of the Mud Stompy thread for whatever reason... This deck is just another spin on abusing those explosive mechanics in a less... Got kicked out of the Mud Stompy thread for whatever reason... This deck is just another spin on abusing those explosive mechanics in a less uncontrolled way.
I really wanted to consistently control the tempo of games in permanent based fashion.

New phyrexia has provided the critical mass of "blue" artifacts to make FOW playable and copying lodestone golem with metamorph can be great.

Esperzoa can return tanglewires or monoliths for profit. So here's the list, I would love to get peoples thoughts.

4 Phyrexian Metamorph
2 transmute artifact
4 esperzoa
2 Jace, the mind sculptor
4 force of will
4 chalice of the void
4 tangle wire
4 lodestone golem
1 zuran orb
2 wurmcoil engine
1 chrome mox
4 Grim Monolith
2 crucible of worlds
2 mox diamond
1 Academy Ruins
4 ancient tomb
4 city of traitors
4 wasteland
5 island
1 seat of the synod
1 Inkmoth Nexus
SB
4 leyline of the void
1 helm of obidience
4 cursed totem
3 trinisphere


Is it Faerie Stompy, but more staxxish? Double blue spells with Sol lands? Spellskite?

Spellskite is worse than chalice, they both stop swords and bolts(which kill your golems) Esperzoa is akin to Sea Drake, but instead of cutely not bouncing 2 land, you get to reset the counters on your tanglewire or untap a grim monolith.

With ten sources for blue I haven't had an issue finding the mana yet, usually you pitch something to FOW along the way anyway. However, transmute and jace are both pretty good. Trashing a tapped monolith or spent tanglewire is pretty good.

Back to Basics?

I am of the opinion that without metalworker and thran dynamo you cannot afford back to basics, mostly because it makes your bad matchups worse when you can not take advantage of casting new bombs every turn. This deck is possible because it abuses sol lands, so making the sol lands worse is bad.(If you want to run back to basics, I suggest more lands, more diamonds, and more metalworker)

However I have been thinking about trying winter orb, a lock piece that can come down turn one, interacts well with tangle wire, and let take advantage of your soul lands. I just cannot test everything at once so... it hasn't happened yet.

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Now, I did play this deck again last night at my LGS and went 3-1. I beat a BW stoneforge deck with edicts and enlightened tutor package. (I won on the back on wire and chalice for 1)

Beat TES, chalice, and FOW were rockstars.

and I beat Burn

All three matches went to 3 games, the draws can still be a little inconsistent.

I also lost to RUG, the same guy I lost to last week, in two games after mulling to 4 game one, and not finding a land after daze and wasteland ruined my fun. This match is frustration because it seems good on paper, I just haven't been able to capitalize on it yet (much to the suprise of my opponent).

Heres what I ran I, open to advice,

4 Phyrexian Metamorph
2 transmute artifact
4 esperzoa
2 Jace, the mind sculptor
4 force of will
4 chalice of the void
4 tangle wire
4 lodestone golem
1 cursed totem
2 wurmcoil engine
1 chrome mox
4 Grim Monolith
2 crucible of worlds
2 mox diamond
4 ancient tomb
4 city of traitors
4 wasteland
6 island
1 seat of the synod
1 crystal vein

SB
4 leyline of the void
1 helm of obidience
3 cursed totem
1 trinisphere
1 zuran orb
3 submerge
1 smokestack
1 sundial of the infinite ]]> New and Developmental Decks dillonkbase http://www.mtgthesource.com/forums/showthread.php?23823-Chalice-Blue http://www.mtgthesource.com/forums/showthread.php?23822-Legacy-GPT-May-20-Madness-Comics-(Denton)&goto=newpost Tue, 15 May 2012 20:31:56 GMT Sorry for the late notice - the event was just changed to a GPT (let's hear it for red tape!)

Sunday May 20 registration at noon, play at 1:00 is a Legacy GPT for Atlanta.

$10.00 Deck lists required

$12.00 in store credit per player into the prize pool.

Let me know if I left anything out or you have a question.

-josh- ]]> Tournament Announcements and Results infant_no_1 http://www.mtgthesource.com/forums/showthread.php?23822-Legacy-GPT-May-20-Madness-Comics-(Denton) http://www.mtgthesource.com/forums/showthread.php?23821-Turn-over-to-The-Dark-Side-Top-4-at-a-local-monthly-(Netherlands)&goto=newpost Tue, 15 May 2012 18:35:17 GMT Last Saturday I played my mono black hybrid suicide/smallpox deck, named The Dark Side (as a suggestion by one of my friends on the GP Amsterdam), in... Last Saturday I played my mono black hybrid suicide/smallpox deck, named The Dark Side (as a suggestion by one of my friends on the GP Amsterdam), in a 34 player sanctioned Legacy event in Rotterdam. I played the same list as I did a few other events before and I’m really satisfied with the results of the list so far (out of 4 tournaments I won 1 and 2x top 4 split). I will update the primer this weekend, but the old topic can be found herehttp://www.mtgthesource.com/forums/s...de.&highlight=

Now on to the tournament, I registered the following 75:

The Dark Side

// Lands
4 Wasteland
3 Mishra's Factory
2 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
4 Verdant Catacombs
1 Marsh Flats
6 Swamp
1 Bayou
1 Forest

// Creatures
4 Dark Confidant
3 Bloodghast
3 Death's Shadow
2 Tombstalker

// Spells
4 Smallpox
2 Liliana of the Veil
2 Inquisition of Kozilek
1 Thoughtseize
2 Innocent Blood
3 Sensei's Divining Top
2 Snuff Out
2 Vendetta
3 Chrome Mox
2 Bitterblossom
3 Hymn to Tourach

// Sideboard
SB: 4 Chalice of the Void
SB: 4 Surgical Extraction
SB: 4 Pithing Needle
SB: 3 Krosan Grip

There were 34 people, which was quite a large number (the previous edition only had 16 players) and I was pretty excited to see how my deck would play in a somewhat larger tournament. The first pairings showed I was to play one of my friends who came along, with whom I play regularly in our small playgroup. The matchup was pretty favorable though (Affinity has never been a problem), but playing a friend round 1 is still kinda lame. On to the rounds!

Round 1 – Affinity
Game 1 he mulliganed to 5, but still had a pretty strong opening. I was able to resolve a fast Bitterblossom, but his combination of Master of Etherium + Vault Skirge kept me from doing any damage, while slowly bleeding to death. He didn’t have much of a board presence and could not force an attack through my tokens, but his 2 cranial platings prevented me from attacking at all, since he would just gain massive amounts of life. I failed to find anything relevant to remove either his master, skirge or provide some pressure for quite a long time. Finally I had a Death’s Shadow out, which was slowly outgrowing his master and when my Tombstalker hit the field I thought it was game, unfortunately he had 1 of his 2 dispatches to remove my shadow and killed my Tombstalker with his 14/2 Vault Skirge. My life total was so low that I could not finish him off before I died to my own Bitterblossom. He was at 2 and I had 5 tokens, but it was game for him. We needed to pace up, as 35 minutes already passed and we certainly didn’t want to draw.
Game 2 he mulligans again to 6, but this time I shut off his platings with cranial. I find a large Tombstalker to quickly finish him off, while he is stuck at land and dead draws.
Game 3 was very very close. The board was again kind of a stalemate, when we went into extra turns. He landed a Tezzeret in the third turn. His -4 would kill me, but he needed a blocker to be sure to survive my final attack. He chose to be safe and make a 5/5 from a springleaf drum. I just needed a land from my dark confidant or draw to cast Lily and remove one of his blockers to swing for lethal. Confidant didn’t find the land, but my draw did. I slammed the land on the table, put down and casted Lily, said -2, swing for lethal! Then he pointed out the pithing needle on his side was on Liliana… DOH! We went into a draw because he was unable to finish me. However, after the match I reminded that the needle was in fact on wasteland (in game 2 it was on Lily though). We argued about it some more, but there was nothing either of us could do about it. Pretty lame though, to end a match with a friend in such way. Note to myself: ALWAYS write down needle targets, even in friendly matches.
We were the last match to finish and I could immediately start for round 2.

Round 2 – Down paired VS Goblins
This is a pretty difficult matchup for this deck. They often play too many creatures and deal much damage, which makes the suicide plan rather unattractive. I wasn’t too happy seeing this as my down pair.
Game 1 he is stuck on 3 land and can’t cast most of his hand, while deal some damage using bloodghasts and mishra’s. At some point he gets vial active, but I can finish him off before he does anything.
Game 2 he is again stuck on just 1 land, but opens with a turn 1 vial. The vial curves perfectly in lackey (which I destroy), marshal, matron, Liege, ringleader etc. Too many creatures…
Game 3 I put pithing needle on Vial and go for mana denial, which works pretty well again. This time he gets back in the game at some point, but a flying Tombstalker got me the game.
Vault skirge + master + platings, ik had bitterblossom, kon er niet door aanvallen, kreeg em op 2, stierf aan BB,

Round 3 – Up pair VS Sneak and Show
Game 1 he plays turn 2 SnT into Emrakul… I didn’t know what he was playing and didn’t find any answers.
Game 2 he goes again for a fast Emrakul. This time I’m prepared and able to resolve smallpox. He went draw go for a few turns, after which I exiled his SnT and he scoops.
Game 3 he AGAIN has turn 2 SnT, this time showing Griselbrand. Ulgh. I knew this card would be played as the draw 7 is insane, which he demonstrated just fine. None of my sacrifice spells resolved and I wasn’t able to race him due to the life link. SnT was always a difficult matchup, though very well winnable. With the addition of Griselbrand it has become twice as difficult .

Round 4 – Up pair VS TES
I know my opponent pretty well, he is a nice guy and nice to play against. I knew he was playing TES again, so that made the matchup slightly easier.
Game 1 I open with turn 1 inquisition, turn 2 hymn. He does nothing anymore except drawing more infernals and wishes and I kill him with some guys.
Game 2 he had the turn 2 win, but I had turn 1 Chalice on 1. He doesn’t find any answer while drawing again more wishes and infernal tutors. My guys were able to finish him off before he could cast any answers.
Although I had been rather lucky with my opening 7’s, it was confirmed that Storm combo isn’t my worst matchup (all hail Chalice of the Void), the honours go probably to Griselbrand and friends.

Round 5 – Bant
Game 1 I open again with turn 1 inquisition, turn 2 hymn, which totally wrecks his hand. He was still able to cast a Gheist but smallpox cleared the way for my little guys.
Game 2 he sided wrong, as he didn’t have any answers to my quick Bitterblossom (after the game he showed his wraths in his SB) since he didn’t see that one game 1. He opened with tropical, GSZ intor dryad arbor. My turn I wasted his tropical, chrome mox into vendetta on his arbor. Board cleared! The Bitterblossom came in a few turns later and finished him off very easily as he drew only lands. Not very exciting, but I think I would have won it anyway.

Round 6 – UW control
This would be very exciting, as the winner would go top 8 and the looser go home. My friend playing affinity warned me that he played a lot of counters and that was very usefull info.
Game 1 I resolved only 1 vendetta and 2 bloodghasts, everything else got countered. I got him to 1 when he drew his 5th land and landed batterskull. I found no answers and died…
Game 2 I win when I landed a Tombstalker and he had no counters anymore (after countering pretty much EVERYTHING). His deck had played only 12 creatures (Delver, SFM, Snap) so there was no pressure at all. This allowed me to sculpt my hand with must-counter-spells such as smallpox, which cleared the way for my Tombstalker. When the big guy landed he said “oh Tombstalker, that sucks” and we were off to game 3.
Game 3 he kept a hand with ONLY counters. I was on short of land, but a bloodghast and Mishra were attacking for some amount. He even needed to discard, because I didn’t play anything and he couldn’t use his counters. He eventually landed batterskull again, but this time I was prepared with pithing needle and found a smallpox , destroying his germ. Jitte was also answered with a Pithing needle (not that he had any creatures, but whatever, better to be safe) and I was almost sure of victory. He only had a Jitte and Batterskull, while I had Liliana, top and a Mishra. A stupid mistake let him use his Sword to Plowshares on my Mishra when I wanted to attack and didn’t use Liliana’s +1 in advance, as I didn’t want to discard my Snuff Out. When I finally found a Bitterblossom he was able to land Jace, bouncing my token. Although Jace would eventually die because of the blossom I’d was hoping for more pressure to prevent him from stabilizing. And there my top revealed the third saving angel, pithing needle 3! I won quickly after. This was a very exciting and fortunately my deck did everything it was supposed to do. Game won! With a record of 4-1-1 I was ensured of Top 8. My friend playing Nic Fit finished his game for Top 8 just before and also made it (his 3rd tournament with the deck , nice!).

The Top 8 consisted of:
The Dark Side (suicide black)
Pox
Sneak and Show (round 3 opp)
UW blade control
Aggro Loam (GBR)
Nic Fit (GBW)
Maverick (GWU)
UWb blade control

I was paired against another friend, playing the pox deck. I never played this match, so was curious to see who would win this. And it was better than some of the other possible matchups. (Ahum, Sneak and show...)

It was not very exciting though. At some point his boardstate was 3 land, incl Mishra. Mine was Bitterblossom with 3 tokens, Dark confidant, Top and 5 lands incl. Mishra and both empty handed. It ended quickly.
Game 2 was pretty similar. My opening was 2 Bloodghast (Hymn that!), Pithing Needle (to name cursed scroll, Lily and Karn), Bitterblossom, 2 wasteland, swamp. He opened with swamp, dark ritual, duress (Bitterblossom), Thoughtseize (needle), Extirpate on Bitterblossom. He should have discarded bloodghast and exiled it, but he didn’t know I was only running 2 blossoms. After a few turns the board state was again pretty miserable for him, sitting on 3 lands and an Engineered Plague on spirits, while I had Dark confidant, Top, Lily and a Mishra. It was good game very soon afterwards which meant I reached Top 4, yeah! Then my Nic Fit playing friend took his time, playing a ONE HOUR game in game 2 against maverick, having a 1-0 lead. He eventually lost that game (partly due to some play errors) but luckily grave Titan and deed took him the game. The Top 4 (the other decks were Sneak and Show and Aggro Loam) decided to split and we both went home with €67,50 store credit. Nice! Once more it was a very successful and fun edition of the monthly Legacy Tournaments at Magic United. And to go with the flow:

Props
- Winning 2-0 from TES.
- My friend reaching Top 4 with Nic Fit (his tournament report can be found here http://www.mtgthesource.com/forums/s...ontrol)/page58 by jobdevries)
- Price support and organization
- Trading 2 bayou’s with one of the store owners for my Dark Lands deck (soon to be updated in New and Development)

Slops
- Drawing to Affinity and having to argue about a Needle target. NEVER again.
- Not knowing what to spend the store on after finishing my latest legacy deck! ]]> Tournament Reports UseLess http://www.mtgthesource.com/forums/showthread.php?23821-Turn-over-to-The-Dark-Side-Top-4-at-a-local-monthly-(Netherlands) http://www.mtgthesource.com/forums/showthread.php?23820-New-Cheap-Cascade-Dude&goto=newpost Tue, 15 May 2012 15:48:50 GMT SPOILERS

From the beginnings of the PlanceChase spoiler: http://forums.mtgsalvation.com/showt...=416459&page=2

UB

Cascade

2/2

Whoa. Ancestral Vision made a new best friend. ]]> TorpidNinja http://www.mtgthesource.com/forums/showthread.php?23820-New-Cheap-Cascade-Dude