jamis
03-20-2011, 01:55 AM
Just got back from the Jace-a-thon at Get Your Game On in Ann Arbor. There were 61 people that showed up. I won't bore you with all the background details, and instead just get into the matches.
But before I can do that, the decklist:
1 Necrotic Ooze
1 Triskelion
1 Phyrexian Devourer
1 Aquamoeba
4 Buried Alive
4 Reanimate
2 Exhume
4 Personal Tutor
4 Lim-Dul's Vault
4 Brainstorm
4 Force of Will
4 Thoughtseize
3 Duress
4 Lotus Petal
4 Dark Ritual
4 Polluted Delta
1 Bloodstained Mire
1 Marsh Flats
1 Misty Rainforest
3 Underground Sea
3 Island
2 Swamp
4 Echoing Truth
2 Wipe Away
4 Pithing Needle
1 Shelldock Isle
1 Emrakul, the Aeons torn
1 Cloud of Faeries
2 Doomsday
Round 1 vs. Alex with Zoo/Naya Sligh
Game 1
He wins the die roll. We both mull to 6, and I keep Polluted Delta, Polluted Delta, Lotus Petal, Reanimate, Brainstorm, Lim-Dul's Vault. Turn 1, he leads with Steppe Lynx. My turn 1, I draw Personal Tutor and search for Buried Alive. His turn 2, he swings for 2 with Lynx and suspends 2 Rift Bolts. I cast Buried alive on my second turn and pass. Rift bolts take me down to 10, he swings for 4, casts Chain Lightning, then finishes me off with Fireblast. Sometimes a turn 3 win on the draw is too slow.
-4 Force of Will
-2 Thoughtseize
+4 Echoing Truth
+2 Pithing Needle
Game 2
He mulls to 6, and I keep Misty Rainforest, Polluted Delta, Underground Sea, Lotus Petal, Brainstorm, Reanimate, Personal Tutor. Turn 1, I tutor for Buried Alive and pass. On his first turn, he casts Grim Lavamancer. Turn 2, I brainstorm, then thoughtseize him. I see nothing too relevant, so I take Lightning Helix. His second turn, he casts Wild Nacatl and suspends Rift Bolt. I pay him back for not giving me a turn 3 last game by doing the same to him next turn.
Game 3
We both keep our opening 7. My hand is Island, Underground Sea, Duress, Echoing Truth, Exhume, Buried Alive, Phyrexian Devourer. He starts with Goblin Guide, and knocks me to 18. I duress him on turn 1, and take a burn spell. His turn 2, he swings with Guide then burns me with Chain Lightning. My turn 2, I'm able to cast Buried Alive thanks to a Lotus Petal. Turn 3, he Lightning Helix's me, taking me to 8 life and putting him at 21. My turn 3, I cast Exhume and combo off. He shows me he had the turn 4 win.
1-0
Round 2 vs. Kurtis with Artifact Poison (Lax's Poison Stax)
Game 1
I win the die roll, and keep a 7 of Underground Sea, Polluted Delta, Lotus Petal, Lim-Dul's Vault, Brainstorm, Thoughtseize, Buried Alive. I start with a Thoughtseize off Underground Sea and take Chalice of the Void. He wastelands me on his turn 1 and passes. I play the Polluted Delta and Lotus Petal turn 2 and pass. On his second turn, he plays an Infect Myr off a city of Traitors and passes. EOT, I cast Lim-Dul's Vault. Turn 3, I play Buried Alive off a Dark Ritual with Reanimate in hand. His turn 3, he plays Chalice of the Void for X=1. The rest of the game, he beats me down with a Myr equipped with Cranial Plating, while I don't draw Exhume
-4 Force of Will
-1 Reanimate
+ 2 Pithing Needle
+2 Echoing Truth
+1 Wipe Away
My boarding plan was originally 3 Needle and 1 Echoing Truth, but while we were boarding, he asked the Judge a question about how Pithing Needle interacts with Necrotic Ooze, so I added another Echoing Truth.
Game 2
I keep a hand of Island, Polluted Delta, Dark Ritual, Wipe Away, Echoing Truth, Lim-Dul's Vault, Necrotic Ooze. I say Island Go. He plays Chalice of the Void with X=1 on his turn 1 and passes. Turn 2, I play land go. His turn 2, he casts an Infect Myr. EOT, I cast Lim-Dul's Vault. Turn 3, I do nothing and pass. His turn 3, he plays another Myr and Chalice of the Void X=0. EOT, I cast Echoing Truth targeting Chalice of the Void. Turn 4, I cast Necrotic Ooze off a Dark Ritual then crack a Misty Rainforest for an Underground Sea despite knowing he has Wasteland then cast Personal Tutor for Exhume. I was thinking that if he wasted the Underground Sea, he wouldn't be able to cast Chalice of the Void for X=1, which I was scared of for some reason (read: no legitimate reason). However, his turn 3, he Wastes the Underground Sea, and is still able to cast Chalice of the Void. The rest of the game, I don't draw mana, and can't cast Buried Alive. He beats me down with Inkmoth Nexus and some Infect Myrs. Really dumb mistake on my part that he was able to capitalize on and cost me that game.
1-1
Round 3 vs. Alexander with Goblins
Game 1
I lose the die roll and keep Island, Lotus Petal, Force of Will, Brainstorm, Personal Tutor, Buried Alive, Aquamoeba. He leads with Goblin Lackey, which I Force pitching Moebs. My turn 1, I Personal Tutor for Reanimate and pass. Turn 2, he plays Goblin Lackey and AEther Vial. Turn 2, I brainstorm and see no land. I put Necrotic Ooze and an extra Buried Alive on top. I reanimate his Goblin Lackey using Lotus Petal for mana, hoping it will slow him down enough for me to draw into what I need. His turn 3, he cycles Gemplam Incinerator killing my Lackey, then hitting me with his Lackey putting in Goblin Piledriver. I draw dead for the next few turns. His Turn 4, he puts Mogg War Marshall in via Lackey then Vials in another Mogg War Marshall. I'm beatdown soon after.
-4 Force of Will
-3 Duress
+4 Echoing Truth
+3 Pithing Needle
Game 2
He keeps his 7 and I mulligan to a 5 of Polluted Delta, Lotus Petal, Pithing Needle, Buried Alive, Buried Alive. I play land go. He plays a Goblin Lackey and says go. Turn 2 I draw Dark Ritual and say go. Turn 2 Lackey puts in Seige Gang commander. He plays Rishadan Port and says go. He makes me crack my Delta on my upkeep and I find an Island. I draw another Dark Ritual, cast Pithing Needle and Name Rishadan Port. Turn 3 he Matrons for Goblin Chieftain. Lackey puts in Chieftain. I need to draw a reanimation spell this turn or lose. I don't draw one.
1-2
Round 4 vs. Doug with Zoo
Game 1
I'm on the draw and keep a 7 of Swamp, Polluted Delta, Underground Sea, Dark Ritual, Dark Ritual, Buried Alive, Necrotic Ooze. He mulligans to 6. He leads with Wild Nacatl off a Forest. I play Underground Sea, Dark Ritual, Buried Alive. He plays a Savannah and Qasali Pridemage and hits me for 3. Turn 2, I cast Necrotic Ooze and combo off.
-4 Force of Will
-2 Thoughtseize
+4 Echoing Truth
+2 Pithing Needle
Game 2
My opening 7 is Underground Sea, Bloodstained Mire, Lotus Petal, Dark Ritual, Personal Tutor, Personal Tutor, Exhume. He plays land go. Turn 1, I Tutor for Buried Alive. Turn 2, again he plays Land go. Something's up. Turn 2, I Personal Tutor for Duress. Turn 3, again, Land go on his part. My turn 3, I Duress him and see 3 Path to Exile, 1 Qasali Pridemage. Ok. I cast Buried Alive then Exhume the Ooze. He tries to Path it, but I show him I can combo in response
2-2
Round 5 vs. Sean with Zoo
Game 1
I'm on the draw and keep Island, Underground Sea, Polluted Delta, Misty Rainforest, Force of Will, Personal Tutor, Lim-Dul's Vault. He leads with a Wild Nacatl. My turn 1, I Personal Tutor for Buried Alive. His Turn 2, he knocks me to 17 and plays a second Wild Nacatl. Turn 2, I play Land go. Turn 3, he casts Qasali Pridemage, knocks me down to 11, then I fetch and go to 10. EOT, I cast Lim-Dul's Vault. I'm able to combo out next turn.
-4 Force of Will
-2 Thoughtseize
+4 Echoing Truth
+2 Pithing Needle
Game 2
He mulligans to 6 and I keep Island, Dark Ritual, Dark Ritual, Reanimate, Lim-dul's Vault, Brainstorm, aquamoeba. He plays Dryad Arbor and passes. I cast Brainstorm on my first turn and see no land. Turn2 He casts Green Sun's Zenith for X=1 to find Noble Hierarch. Turn 2 I cast Personal Tutor to get Buried Alive. His Turn 3, he casts Knight of the Reliquary. Turn 3 for me is Draw go. Turn 4, he casts Green Sun's Zenith for a second Knight of the Reliquary. He swings at me with Noble Hierarch, so not only do I have to find black mana, but also have to answer Bojuka Bog -- sweet. Turn 4, I Brainstorm and draw an island for mana. I cast Personal Tutor and fail to find so I can get a shuffle effect. His Turn 5, he casts Elspeth, and a Flying Knight of the Reliquary kills me.
Game 3
I keep a 6 card hand of Polluted Delta, Duress, Dark Ritual, Dark Ritual, Brainstorm, Buried Alive. I lead with Duress, and I believe I take a burn spell. His first Turn he casts Green Sun's Zenith for Dryad Arbor. My turn 2, I brainstorm into the reanimation spell I needed and pass. He casts Knight of the Reliquary turn 2 and passes. I combo out turn 3 before KoTR can become active.
3-2
Round 6 vs. Joe with Dragon Stompy
Game 1
Joe and I have played A LOT of games against each other, though surprisingly, neither of us had played this match-up before, so I was curious how it would play out. He wins the die roll - seriously in 6 rounds of the tournament, I only won 1 die roll - and my hand is Underground Sea, Underground Sea, Personal Tutor, Force of Will, Buried Alive, Phyrexian Devourer. He plays Mountain go. I draw an Exhume and play land go. He gets a turn 2 Trinisphere. I decide to save the Force in case I need to deal with Chalice of the Void and hope my next mana source is a land. My turn 2 is land go. He gets Magus of the Moon on turn 3, and I really need a basic swamp. I don't draw a land turn 3 and pass. He swings at me turn 4, plays a Morph creature (Gathan Raiders) and passes. I topdeck a swamp (yes!) and cast Buried Alive. He morphs Gathan Raiders and Swings Turn 5. I draw Reanimate, and cast Exhume on turn 5 to win it.
-1 Dark Ritual
-2 Personal Tutor
-1 Duress
+2 Wipe Away
+2 Echoing Truth
Game 2
He mulligans to 5, I keep Underground Sea, Bloodstained Mire, Swamp, Lotus Petal, Wipe Away, Force of Will, Reanimate. Turn 1, he plays Tormod's Crypt, Chalice of the Void X=1, which I Force of Will, and then Chalice of the Void X=0. I draw Personal Tutor and search for Buried Alive. Turn 2, he casts Simian Spirit Guide. Turn 2, I play Land go. His Turn 3, he hits me with the Monkey and passes. I draw Necrotic Ooze, and can now play around Crypt, but Chalice stops me from having enough mana, so I pass. Turn 4, he plays another Simian Spirit Guide. I play draw go. Turn 5 he casts Tauren Mauler. I duress him and pass. He casts another Mauler and wins shortly after.
Game 3
I keep Polluted Delta, Polluted Delta, Swamp, Island, Lotus Petal, Brainstorm, Duress. Turn 1, I duress him and take Chalice of the Void and play Petal. He plays Land Go. I play Land go. He plays Trinisphere turn2. I cast Brainstorm turn 3. His Turn 3, he plays a morph creature (Gathan Raiders). Turn 4, I cast Buried Alive and pass. He morphs Gathan Raiders and swings for 5. Turn 5, I cast Exhume to win the match.
4-2
I finish 14th overall. Top 8 starts up, and I join in a single elimination 8-person side event.
Round 1 vs. DJ with Supreme Blue
Game 1
I win the die roll and mulligan to 6. He keeps his 7. My hand is Swamp, Marsh Flats, Dark Ritual, Buried Alive, Force of Will, Brainstorm. Turn 1, I play Buried Alive. He Forces pitching Jace. I Force back and Buried Alive resolves. I pass the turn. He plays Flooded Strand and passes. I draw reanimate, reanimate Ooze, and combo.
+3 Echoing Truth
+1 Wipe Away
-1 Lotus Petal
-1 Lim-Dul's Vault
-1 Personal Tutor
-1 Reanimate
Game 2
I keep a 6 card hand of Polluted Delta, Lotus Petal, Dark Ritual, Buried Alive, Thoughtseize, Aquamoeba. He leads with Sensei's Divining Top and passes. I thoughtseize him, take Force of Will, see another Top, Predict, Vendellion Clique, and Jace. I play Petal and Buried Alive. Turn 2, he tops at his upkeep and misses a land drop. I play Aquamoeba. Turn 3 he plays Pithing Needle naming Necrotic Ooze. I begin beating him down with Aquamoeba. Moeba gets him down to 8 until he finally finds a land and Pyroblasts Aquamoeba. After his second land shows up, he gains control of the game, and Tarmogoyf beats me down.
-4 Buried Alive
-4 Reanimate
-2 Exhume
-1 Necrotic Ooze
-1 Triskelion
-1 Phyrexian Devourer
-1 Aquamoeba
+All the Board except 1 Echoing Truth
Game 3
He keeps his 7, and I mulligan to Polluted Delta, Swamp, Lim-Dul's Vault, Brainstorm, Dark Ritual, Dark Ritual. I play Brainstorm turn 1 and pass. He plays Land go. Turn 2, I brainstorm, play a land and pass. Turn 2, he plays land go. Turn 3, I cast Lim-Dul's Vault. Turn 3, he plays Karkas and Sensei's Divining Top. Turn 4, I Thoughtseize. I see Jace, Krosan Grip, Counterbalance, Tarmogoyf, Misty Rainforest, and counterspell. I take counterspell, cast Dark Ritual, and Doomsday. My pile is Brainstorm, Shelldock Isle, Pithing Needle, Doomsday, Emrakul. He plays Pithing Needle turn 4, names Shelldock Isle, and I concede. I think since I knew he had balance, my Pile should have been Shelldock Isle, Pithing Needle, Doomsday, Emrakul, Wipe Away.
So there it is. Hope you enjoyed it. Thanks to the whole Lansing Crew for the testing earlier in the week.
But before I can do that, the decklist:
1 Necrotic Ooze
1 Triskelion
1 Phyrexian Devourer
1 Aquamoeba
4 Buried Alive
4 Reanimate
2 Exhume
4 Personal Tutor
4 Lim-Dul's Vault
4 Brainstorm
4 Force of Will
4 Thoughtseize
3 Duress
4 Lotus Petal
4 Dark Ritual
4 Polluted Delta
1 Bloodstained Mire
1 Marsh Flats
1 Misty Rainforest
3 Underground Sea
3 Island
2 Swamp
4 Echoing Truth
2 Wipe Away
4 Pithing Needle
1 Shelldock Isle
1 Emrakul, the Aeons torn
1 Cloud of Faeries
2 Doomsday
Round 1 vs. Alex with Zoo/Naya Sligh
Game 1
He wins the die roll. We both mull to 6, and I keep Polluted Delta, Polluted Delta, Lotus Petal, Reanimate, Brainstorm, Lim-Dul's Vault. Turn 1, he leads with Steppe Lynx. My turn 1, I draw Personal Tutor and search for Buried Alive. His turn 2, he swings for 2 with Lynx and suspends 2 Rift Bolts. I cast Buried alive on my second turn and pass. Rift bolts take me down to 10, he swings for 4, casts Chain Lightning, then finishes me off with Fireblast. Sometimes a turn 3 win on the draw is too slow.
-4 Force of Will
-2 Thoughtseize
+4 Echoing Truth
+2 Pithing Needle
Game 2
He mulls to 6, and I keep Misty Rainforest, Polluted Delta, Underground Sea, Lotus Petal, Brainstorm, Reanimate, Personal Tutor. Turn 1, I tutor for Buried Alive and pass. On his first turn, he casts Grim Lavamancer. Turn 2, I brainstorm, then thoughtseize him. I see nothing too relevant, so I take Lightning Helix. His second turn, he casts Wild Nacatl and suspends Rift Bolt. I pay him back for not giving me a turn 3 last game by doing the same to him next turn.
Game 3
We both keep our opening 7. My hand is Island, Underground Sea, Duress, Echoing Truth, Exhume, Buried Alive, Phyrexian Devourer. He starts with Goblin Guide, and knocks me to 18. I duress him on turn 1, and take a burn spell. His turn 2, he swings with Guide then burns me with Chain Lightning. My turn 2, I'm able to cast Buried Alive thanks to a Lotus Petal. Turn 3, he Lightning Helix's me, taking me to 8 life and putting him at 21. My turn 3, I cast Exhume and combo off. He shows me he had the turn 4 win.
1-0
Round 2 vs. Kurtis with Artifact Poison (Lax's Poison Stax)
Game 1
I win the die roll, and keep a 7 of Underground Sea, Polluted Delta, Lotus Petal, Lim-Dul's Vault, Brainstorm, Thoughtseize, Buried Alive. I start with a Thoughtseize off Underground Sea and take Chalice of the Void. He wastelands me on his turn 1 and passes. I play the Polluted Delta and Lotus Petal turn 2 and pass. On his second turn, he plays an Infect Myr off a city of Traitors and passes. EOT, I cast Lim-Dul's Vault. Turn 3, I play Buried Alive off a Dark Ritual with Reanimate in hand. His turn 3, he plays Chalice of the Void for X=1. The rest of the game, he beats me down with a Myr equipped with Cranial Plating, while I don't draw Exhume
-4 Force of Will
-1 Reanimate
+ 2 Pithing Needle
+2 Echoing Truth
+1 Wipe Away
My boarding plan was originally 3 Needle and 1 Echoing Truth, but while we were boarding, he asked the Judge a question about how Pithing Needle interacts with Necrotic Ooze, so I added another Echoing Truth.
Game 2
I keep a hand of Island, Polluted Delta, Dark Ritual, Wipe Away, Echoing Truth, Lim-Dul's Vault, Necrotic Ooze. I say Island Go. He plays Chalice of the Void with X=1 on his turn 1 and passes. Turn 2, I play land go. His turn 2, he casts an Infect Myr. EOT, I cast Lim-Dul's Vault. Turn 3, I do nothing and pass. His turn 3, he plays another Myr and Chalice of the Void X=0. EOT, I cast Echoing Truth targeting Chalice of the Void. Turn 4, I cast Necrotic Ooze off a Dark Ritual then crack a Misty Rainforest for an Underground Sea despite knowing he has Wasteland then cast Personal Tutor for Exhume. I was thinking that if he wasted the Underground Sea, he wouldn't be able to cast Chalice of the Void for X=1, which I was scared of for some reason (read: no legitimate reason). However, his turn 3, he Wastes the Underground Sea, and is still able to cast Chalice of the Void. The rest of the game, I don't draw mana, and can't cast Buried Alive. He beats me down with Inkmoth Nexus and some Infect Myrs. Really dumb mistake on my part that he was able to capitalize on and cost me that game.
1-1
Round 3 vs. Alexander with Goblins
Game 1
I lose the die roll and keep Island, Lotus Petal, Force of Will, Brainstorm, Personal Tutor, Buried Alive, Aquamoeba. He leads with Goblin Lackey, which I Force pitching Moebs. My turn 1, I Personal Tutor for Reanimate and pass. Turn 2, he plays Goblin Lackey and AEther Vial. Turn 2, I brainstorm and see no land. I put Necrotic Ooze and an extra Buried Alive on top. I reanimate his Goblin Lackey using Lotus Petal for mana, hoping it will slow him down enough for me to draw into what I need. His turn 3, he cycles Gemplam Incinerator killing my Lackey, then hitting me with his Lackey putting in Goblin Piledriver. I draw dead for the next few turns. His Turn 4, he puts Mogg War Marshall in via Lackey then Vials in another Mogg War Marshall. I'm beatdown soon after.
-4 Force of Will
-3 Duress
+4 Echoing Truth
+3 Pithing Needle
Game 2
He keeps his 7 and I mulligan to a 5 of Polluted Delta, Lotus Petal, Pithing Needle, Buried Alive, Buried Alive. I play land go. He plays a Goblin Lackey and says go. Turn 2 I draw Dark Ritual and say go. Turn 2 Lackey puts in Seige Gang commander. He plays Rishadan Port and says go. He makes me crack my Delta on my upkeep and I find an Island. I draw another Dark Ritual, cast Pithing Needle and Name Rishadan Port. Turn 3 he Matrons for Goblin Chieftain. Lackey puts in Chieftain. I need to draw a reanimation spell this turn or lose. I don't draw one.
1-2
Round 4 vs. Doug with Zoo
Game 1
I'm on the draw and keep a 7 of Swamp, Polluted Delta, Underground Sea, Dark Ritual, Dark Ritual, Buried Alive, Necrotic Ooze. He mulligans to 6. He leads with Wild Nacatl off a Forest. I play Underground Sea, Dark Ritual, Buried Alive. He plays a Savannah and Qasali Pridemage and hits me for 3. Turn 2, I cast Necrotic Ooze and combo off.
-4 Force of Will
-2 Thoughtseize
+4 Echoing Truth
+2 Pithing Needle
Game 2
My opening 7 is Underground Sea, Bloodstained Mire, Lotus Petal, Dark Ritual, Personal Tutor, Personal Tutor, Exhume. He plays land go. Turn 1, I Tutor for Buried Alive. Turn 2, again he plays Land go. Something's up. Turn 2, I Personal Tutor for Duress. Turn 3, again, Land go on his part. My turn 3, I Duress him and see 3 Path to Exile, 1 Qasali Pridemage. Ok. I cast Buried Alive then Exhume the Ooze. He tries to Path it, but I show him I can combo in response
2-2
Round 5 vs. Sean with Zoo
Game 1
I'm on the draw and keep Island, Underground Sea, Polluted Delta, Misty Rainforest, Force of Will, Personal Tutor, Lim-Dul's Vault. He leads with a Wild Nacatl. My turn 1, I Personal Tutor for Buried Alive. His Turn 2, he knocks me to 17 and plays a second Wild Nacatl. Turn 2, I play Land go. Turn 3, he casts Qasali Pridemage, knocks me down to 11, then I fetch and go to 10. EOT, I cast Lim-Dul's Vault. I'm able to combo out next turn.
-4 Force of Will
-2 Thoughtseize
+4 Echoing Truth
+2 Pithing Needle
Game 2
He mulligans to 6 and I keep Island, Dark Ritual, Dark Ritual, Reanimate, Lim-dul's Vault, Brainstorm, aquamoeba. He plays Dryad Arbor and passes. I cast Brainstorm on my first turn and see no land. Turn2 He casts Green Sun's Zenith for X=1 to find Noble Hierarch. Turn 2 I cast Personal Tutor to get Buried Alive. His Turn 3, he casts Knight of the Reliquary. Turn 3 for me is Draw go. Turn 4, he casts Green Sun's Zenith for a second Knight of the Reliquary. He swings at me with Noble Hierarch, so not only do I have to find black mana, but also have to answer Bojuka Bog -- sweet. Turn 4, I Brainstorm and draw an island for mana. I cast Personal Tutor and fail to find so I can get a shuffle effect. His Turn 5, he casts Elspeth, and a Flying Knight of the Reliquary kills me.
Game 3
I keep a 6 card hand of Polluted Delta, Duress, Dark Ritual, Dark Ritual, Brainstorm, Buried Alive. I lead with Duress, and I believe I take a burn spell. His first Turn he casts Green Sun's Zenith for Dryad Arbor. My turn 2, I brainstorm into the reanimation spell I needed and pass. He casts Knight of the Reliquary turn 2 and passes. I combo out turn 3 before KoTR can become active.
3-2
Round 6 vs. Joe with Dragon Stompy
Game 1
Joe and I have played A LOT of games against each other, though surprisingly, neither of us had played this match-up before, so I was curious how it would play out. He wins the die roll - seriously in 6 rounds of the tournament, I only won 1 die roll - and my hand is Underground Sea, Underground Sea, Personal Tutor, Force of Will, Buried Alive, Phyrexian Devourer. He plays Mountain go. I draw an Exhume and play land go. He gets a turn 2 Trinisphere. I decide to save the Force in case I need to deal with Chalice of the Void and hope my next mana source is a land. My turn 2 is land go. He gets Magus of the Moon on turn 3, and I really need a basic swamp. I don't draw a land turn 3 and pass. He swings at me turn 4, plays a Morph creature (Gathan Raiders) and passes. I topdeck a swamp (yes!) and cast Buried Alive. He morphs Gathan Raiders and Swings Turn 5. I draw Reanimate, and cast Exhume on turn 5 to win it.
-1 Dark Ritual
-2 Personal Tutor
-1 Duress
+2 Wipe Away
+2 Echoing Truth
Game 2
He mulligans to 5, I keep Underground Sea, Bloodstained Mire, Swamp, Lotus Petal, Wipe Away, Force of Will, Reanimate. Turn 1, he plays Tormod's Crypt, Chalice of the Void X=1, which I Force of Will, and then Chalice of the Void X=0. I draw Personal Tutor and search for Buried Alive. Turn 2, he casts Simian Spirit Guide. Turn 2, I play Land go. His Turn 3, he hits me with the Monkey and passes. I draw Necrotic Ooze, and can now play around Crypt, but Chalice stops me from having enough mana, so I pass. Turn 4, he plays another Simian Spirit Guide. I play draw go. Turn 5 he casts Tauren Mauler. I duress him and pass. He casts another Mauler and wins shortly after.
Game 3
I keep Polluted Delta, Polluted Delta, Swamp, Island, Lotus Petal, Brainstorm, Duress. Turn 1, I duress him and take Chalice of the Void and play Petal. He plays Land Go. I play Land go. He plays Trinisphere turn2. I cast Brainstorm turn 3. His Turn 3, he plays a morph creature (Gathan Raiders). Turn 4, I cast Buried Alive and pass. He morphs Gathan Raiders and swings for 5. Turn 5, I cast Exhume to win the match.
4-2
I finish 14th overall. Top 8 starts up, and I join in a single elimination 8-person side event.
Round 1 vs. DJ with Supreme Blue
Game 1
I win the die roll and mulligan to 6. He keeps his 7. My hand is Swamp, Marsh Flats, Dark Ritual, Buried Alive, Force of Will, Brainstorm. Turn 1, I play Buried Alive. He Forces pitching Jace. I Force back and Buried Alive resolves. I pass the turn. He plays Flooded Strand and passes. I draw reanimate, reanimate Ooze, and combo.
+3 Echoing Truth
+1 Wipe Away
-1 Lotus Petal
-1 Lim-Dul's Vault
-1 Personal Tutor
-1 Reanimate
Game 2
I keep a 6 card hand of Polluted Delta, Lotus Petal, Dark Ritual, Buried Alive, Thoughtseize, Aquamoeba. He leads with Sensei's Divining Top and passes. I thoughtseize him, take Force of Will, see another Top, Predict, Vendellion Clique, and Jace. I play Petal and Buried Alive. Turn 2, he tops at his upkeep and misses a land drop. I play Aquamoeba. Turn 3 he plays Pithing Needle naming Necrotic Ooze. I begin beating him down with Aquamoeba. Moeba gets him down to 8 until he finally finds a land and Pyroblasts Aquamoeba. After his second land shows up, he gains control of the game, and Tarmogoyf beats me down.
-4 Buried Alive
-4 Reanimate
-2 Exhume
-1 Necrotic Ooze
-1 Triskelion
-1 Phyrexian Devourer
-1 Aquamoeba
+All the Board except 1 Echoing Truth
Game 3
He keeps his 7, and I mulligan to Polluted Delta, Swamp, Lim-Dul's Vault, Brainstorm, Dark Ritual, Dark Ritual. I play Brainstorm turn 1 and pass. He plays Land go. Turn 2, I brainstorm, play a land and pass. Turn 2, he plays land go. Turn 3, I cast Lim-Dul's Vault. Turn 3, he plays Karkas and Sensei's Divining Top. Turn 4, I Thoughtseize. I see Jace, Krosan Grip, Counterbalance, Tarmogoyf, Misty Rainforest, and counterspell. I take counterspell, cast Dark Ritual, and Doomsday. My pile is Brainstorm, Shelldock Isle, Pithing Needle, Doomsday, Emrakul. He plays Pithing Needle turn 4, names Shelldock Isle, and I concede. I think since I knew he had balance, my Pile should have been Shelldock Isle, Pithing Needle, Doomsday, Emrakul, Wipe Away.
So there it is. Hope you enjoyed it. Thanks to the whole Lansing Crew for the testing earlier in the week.