Domel
02-17-2011, 11:12 AM
Hi all!
I'm not great on writing up reports so please be gentle;) Also, forgive me for bad English, not remembering my opponents names and rather chaotic report but I didn’t took any notes – sorry if I mess something but this is all from memory.
My list:
Business (7):
1x Ad Nauseum
1x Ill-Gotten Gains
1x Tendrils of Agony
4x Infernal Tutor
Mana acceleration (18):
4x Dark Ritual
3x Cabal Ritual
4x Lotus Petal
3x Chrome Mox
4x Lion's Eye Diamond
Search engine (12):
4x Ponder
4x Preordain
4x Brainstorm
Disrupt (7):
4x Duress
3x Thoughtsieze
"Catch all" answer (1) :
1x Chain of Vapor – It should be Grim Tutor but it didn’t arrive for the tournament:mad:
Lands (15):
2x Island
1x Swamp
2x Underground Sea
4x Polluted Delta
1x Verdant Catacombs
2x Scalding Tarn
2x Misty Rainforest
1x Flooded Strand
Side:
4x Xantid Swarm
1x Tropical Island
1x Emrakul, the Aeons Thorn
1x Shelldock Isle
4x Doomsday
2x Chain of vapor
2x Echoing Truth
Round 1 Merfolks (mono u).
First game was quite easy as I Duressed his only Force of Will and than manage to combo out on second turn via Ad Nauseum. In second game I kept hand with 2 discard spells and 1 cantrip but little short on mana when he had heavy beatdown. I took out his counterspells but his dudes were to fast for me as I didn’t find any mana source. 3rd game started with Xantid Swarm on turn 1 which got it and after some digging I was able to finish him on turn 3 with IGG.
2-1 Overall 1-0
Round 2 Josh Utter-Leyton with 4c Counterbalance.
Playing against Josh was a pure pleasure. In first game after duress I saw Fetch, 2 Brainstorms, Sensei, Force of Will and 2 irrelevant spells (2 Firesprouts I guess). I took out Sensei (which I think was a mistake) and on my next turn I followed with Thoughtsieze – he responded with Brainstorm but didn’t find anything so I was able to combo with Ad Nauseum. I am quite ashamed of second game because, despite of ton of luck (I had to combo knowing he has FoW on hand, sensei in table and no blue spells to play FoW and hoping he will not find a blue card via Top which he didn’t..) I counted mana badly and fizzled. In game 3 I resolved 3rd turn DD and Emrakul took it from there.
2-1 Overall 2-0
Round 3 Bomberman Painter.
In first game I was milled on turn two. Second game was my by turn three but in 3rd game I saw Chant after Duressing. I took it out going to kill him next turn but he plays Fetch, Mox Opal (his 1st land was Great Furnance) and Sensei. I already saw myself being Chanted in response to Infernal Tutor, nevertheless I had to go off as giving him more time will not be a good idea. Surprisingly he decided not to use Top…
2-1 Overall 3-0
Round 4 Goblins (R/B).
Very fast games, 2 times combo on turn 2 or 3.
2-0 Overall 4-0
Round 5 Luca with Infect.
First game was easy as I killed Luca on turn 3 after bouncing his guy. Next game looked good as well as I had second turn Ad Nauseum. I had no mana floating and killed myself as I didn’t find any 0 cc mana source – well, it happens. 3rd game was me going combo on turn two and meeting Mindbreak Trap (this sucks) and him killing me with 1/1 Myr with infect pumped by Pendelhaven and 2 Might’s of Old Krosa.. I must say I was expecting Traps but since his deck was very fast I could not wait for discard spells and had to try going off without protection.
1-2 Overall 4-1
Round 6 UBg Landstill.
I don’t remember 1st game but I think I combed after breaking standstill with Duress and taking something irrelevant. In next game he started with Sensei which at first suggest me that he has some bad build but second after I realised he probably side in CB for this matchup. On my turn I duressed taking FoW and on his 3rd turn he dropped CB – great…. I chose to brainstorm EOT, he decided to take a look on his top 3 cards, find nothing and flipped Sensei on top to counter Brainstorm. I couldn’t be more happy as during my turn I played 2x LED, Cabal and IT into Ad Nauseum.
2-0 overall 5-1
Round 7 Bant.
First game I mulligan to 4 cards but it was perfect 4 - Land, LED, IT, Ponder ->LED and draw Dark Ritual meaning kill on turn 2. Next game was Hierarch for him, ponder for me, GSZ into Gaddock for him and on my second turn - 2x LED + additional mana, than chaining back LED’s with last copy targeting his Gaddock and wining with IGG.
2-0 Overall 6-1
Round 8 UR Painter.
First game is 3x discard from me and combo on turn 3. In second game he started with Island, Sensei. I kept Duress, 2x Chromoe Mox, Ponder, LED, Infernal Tutor and Dark Ritual, draw IT from the top. Duressing him wasn’t the best plan since he has sensei to rebuild and I had the opportunity to kill him turn one. I chose to go for it. He didn’t have Fow so 1st turn kill for me:)
2-0 Overall 7-1
Round 9 with Metalworker/Staff of Domination deck. ID and advance into top 8 from 3rd place.
Overall 7-1-1
Top 8 was 2x ANT, 1x Belcher (which I would be paired against), 1x WG Maverick, CB, Metalworker, U/W Landstill and something I don’t remember. Top 8 Split Prices.
Thanks for reading,
Domel
I'm not great on writing up reports so please be gentle;) Also, forgive me for bad English, not remembering my opponents names and rather chaotic report but I didn’t took any notes – sorry if I mess something but this is all from memory.
My list:
Business (7):
1x Ad Nauseum
1x Ill-Gotten Gains
1x Tendrils of Agony
4x Infernal Tutor
Mana acceleration (18):
4x Dark Ritual
3x Cabal Ritual
4x Lotus Petal
3x Chrome Mox
4x Lion's Eye Diamond
Search engine (12):
4x Ponder
4x Preordain
4x Brainstorm
Disrupt (7):
4x Duress
3x Thoughtsieze
"Catch all" answer (1) :
1x Chain of Vapor – It should be Grim Tutor but it didn’t arrive for the tournament:mad:
Lands (15):
2x Island
1x Swamp
2x Underground Sea
4x Polluted Delta
1x Verdant Catacombs
2x Scalding Tarn
2x Misty Rainforest
1x Flooded Strand
Side:
4x Xantid Swarm
1x Tropical Island
1x Emrakul, the Aeons Thorn
1x Shelldock Isle
4x Doomsday
2x Chain of vapor
2x Echoing Truth
Round 1 Merfolks (mono u).
First game was quite easy as I Duressed his only Force of Will and than manage to combo out on second turn via Ad Nauseum. In second game I kept hand with 2 discard spells and 1 cantrip but little short on mana when he had heavy beatdown. I took out his counterspells but his dudes were to fast for me as I didn’t find any mana source. 3rd game started with Xantid Swarm on turn 1 which got it and after some digging I was able to finish him on turn 3 with IGG.
2-1 Overall 1-0
Round 2 Josh Utter-Leyton with 4c Counterbalance.
Playing against Josh was a pure pleasure. In first game after duress I saw Fetch, 2 Brainstorms, Sensei, Force of Will and 2 irrelevant spells (2 Firesprouts I guess). I took out Sensei (which I think was a mistake) and on my next turn I followed with Thoughtsieze – he responded with Brainstorm but didn’t find anything so I was able to combo with Ad Nauseum. I am quite ashamed of second game because, despite of ton of luck (I had to combo knowing he has FoW on hand, sensei in table and no blue spells to play FoW and hoping he will not find a blue card via Top which he didn’t..) I counted mana badly and fizzled. In game 3 I resolved 3rd turn DD and Emrakul took it from there.
2-1 Overall 2-0
Round 3 Bomberman Painter.
In first game I was milled on turn two. Second game was my by turn three but in 3rd game I saw Chant after Duressing. I took it out going to kill him next turn but he plays Fetch, Mox Opal (his 1st land was Great Furnance) and Sensei. I already saw myself being Chanted in response to Infernal Tutor, nevertheless I had to go off as giving him more time will not be a good idea. Surprisingly he decided not to use Top…
2-1 Overall 3-0
Round 4 Goblins (R/B).
Very fast games, 2 times combo on turn 2 or 3.
2-0 Overall 4-0
Round 5 Luca with Infect.
First game was easy as I killed Luca on turn 3 after bouncing his guy. Next game looked good as well as I had second turn Ad Nauseum. I had no mana floating and killed myself as I didn’t find any 0 cc mana source – well, it happens. 3rd game was me going combo on turn two and meeting Mindbreak Trap (this sucks) and him killing me with 1/1 Myr with infect pumped by Pendelhaven and 2 Might’s of Old Krosa.. I must say I was expecting Traps but since his deck was very fast I could not wait for discard spells and had to try going off without protection.
1-2 Overall 4-1
Round 6 UBg Landstill.
I don’t remember 1st game but I think I combed after breaking standstill with Duress and taking something irrelevant. In next game he started with Sensei which at first suggest me that he has some bad build but second after I realised he probably side in CB for this matchup. On my turn I duressed taking FoW and on his 3rd turn he dropped CB – great…. I chose to brainstorm EOT, he decided to take a look on his top 3 cards, find nothing and flipped Sensei on top to counter Brainstorm. I couldn’t be more happy as during my turn I played 2x LED, Cabal and IT into Ad Nauseum.
2-0 overall 5-1
Round 7 Bant.
First game I mulligan to 4 cards but it was perfect 4 - Land, LED, IT, Ponder ->LED and draw Dark Ritual meaning kill on turn 2. Next game was Hierarch for him, ponder for me, GSZ into Gaddock for him and on my second turn - 2x LED + additional mana, than chaining back LED’s with last copy targeting his Gaddock and wining with IGG.
2-0 Overall 6-1
Round 8 UR Painter.
First game is 3x discard from me and combo on turn 3. In second game he started with Island, Sensei. I kept Duress, 2x Chromoe Mox, Ponder, LED, Infernal Tutor and Dark Ritual, draw IT from the top. Duressing him wasn’t the best plan since he has sensei to rebuild and I had the opportunity to kill him turn one. I chose to go for it. He didn’t have Fow so 1st turn kill for me:)
2-0 Overall 7-1
Round 9 with Metalworker/Staff of Domination deck. ID and advance into top 8 from 3rd place.
Overall 7-1-1
Top 8 was 2x ANT, 1x Belcher (which I would be paired against), 1x WG Maverick, CB, Metalworker, U/W Landstill and something I don’t remember. Top 8 Split Prices.
Thanks for reading,
Domel