[Article] Through My Eyes: A GP: Chicago Story

[Nihil Credo]

http://www.starcitygames.com/magic/legacy/17208_Flow_of_Ideas_Through_My_Eyes_A_GP_Chicago_Story.html

It's another Chicago report from a kind-of-pro. This one is really good, with an exhaustive and smooth account of both the creation of the list(s) and the matches played. The deck he piloted is a {Landstill - Standstill + Tutor + Counterbalance} list very similar to Zvi's from 2007; for what it's worth, I don't think it's much good especially since it kind of bites it to a sufficient number of EE+Grips+Predator.

Also, for those of you who love to hate the guy, there's Calosso in there.

[Nightmare]

Yay! A pro who punted worse than me!

[Ectoplasm]

:eek:
Of all the GP reports I've read, this has to be the best one! Very well written.

[b4r0n]

That was a great report, definitely a good read. I was particularly impressed by how well he seems to understand Legacy (in terms of decks, deckbuilders, and theory). I think Gavin has an account here, no?

EDIT: Parcher's comment in the SCG forums is awesome.

[Isamaru]

Wow, Gavin. I hate tournament reports, and this... was cool! Very well written.

Best part? You're a Missy Higgins fan :smile:

[Deep6er]

I'd like to officially announce that I won the internets.

He referenced not one, but two decks I built as contenders for his choice for the Grand Prix. Best part? The second one was a joke. Shit, I don't even know where he got it from other than looking through the Top 8 thread. Not like I posted it.

Fucking awesome. Also, he spelled my name correctly but misspelled Alix's name. LOLZ. Win.

[legacyplayer0]

This article was a nice break from some of the dry, primer style reports that I read all too often. Reading a Magic article shouldn't feel like doing math homework. Nice job, Gavin.

[Isamaru]

Yeah, I thought I hated Magic articles... this was a storybook.

I want to give partial credit to the color adjectives, but it was just well written overall.

[rockout]

Well written article.

[Pinder]

Fucking awesome. Also, he spelled my name correctly but misspelled Alix's name. LOLZ. Win.

Are you talking about Alix Hatfield? Because he doesn't mention Alix Hatfield.

[dre4m]

Are you talking about Alix Hatfield? Because he doesn't mention Alix Hatfield.

Yes he does. He mentions his NOThresh list that won the GPT...


The versions of Threshold I had, especially the Alix Hatsfield version with Progenitus, seemed pretty good, but more in the “this-is-the-stock-deck-you-need-to-be-able-to-beat” sense than the “this-deck-is-the-best-deck-to-play” sense.

[3duece]

Very well written article, quite fresh. That 'scandal in bohemia' deck reminds me alot of the older zvi-still. I like it.

[georgjorge]

Good read, but I was surprised at how little he and the other pros he met knew their own decks. So he tested some against the field, then wrote out a decklist on the plane, played three games, then took a deck he had never played...? If I made the trip to a GP in order to earn Pro Points, I think I would want to play some time with the deck, as I think theorizing can only take you so far. What really impresses me is that he apparently played that slow-as-hell-deck well enough to avoid any draws at all.

[Mantis]

Gavin is the best writer at SCG by far even if you take into account the premium writers. I hate tournament reports tho, so I did not enjoy this article nearly as much as I enjoy all of his other articles. If you are looking to improve your game I can recommend reading all of his articles as I believe they can definately help a lot of players.

[SpatulaOfTheAges]

That were some good readin's.

[Bardo]

Extremely well-written. Loved it.

Since the first competitive Legacy tournaments in 2005, Landstill has won a large US tournament exactly one time (by Konsultant). I think he should have stuck with his "Plane Brew," which is really sexy.

4 Brainstorm
4 Sensei's Divining Top

4 Force of Will
4 Counterbalance
4 Daze

4 Swords to Plowshares
1 Engineered Explosives

2 Umezawa's Jitte
1 Relic of Progenitus

4 Dark Confidant
4 Tarmogoyf
3 Trinket Mage
2 Tombstalker

4 Flooded Strand
4 Polluted Delta
3 Tropical Island
2 Underground Sea
2 Tundra
2 Island
1 Plains
1 Swamp

That is my kind of deck.