Quick Summary of MTG Deals Legacy Open Experience 7/6/2013

[nudon]

It's been awhile since I last played but made a concerted effort to play today at the first ever MTG Deals Open legacy event. It was only my 2nd legacy tournament ever but pretty good experience overall. Here's a quick summary.

Round 1 - Deathblade (2-1); Overall (1-0)
G1: Being rusty, I sequence birchlore and nettle sentinel incorrectly and ultimately lose to jitte.
G2: Fast kill since I don't see any notes.
G3: Topdeck viridian shaman kills jitte and turns the tide.

Round 2 - Deathblade (1-2); Overall (1-1)
G1: Early jitte results in scoop.
G2: Glimpse combo.
G3: Lose in a grind-fest in extra turns due to ooze getting there too late.

Round 3 - Dark Maverick (2-0); Overall (2-1)
G1: Glimpse combo beats gaddock teeg + thalia.
G2: NO into progenitus.

Round 4 - Goblins (2-1); Overall (3-1)
G1: NO into craterhoof.
G2: Surprise piledriver into legion loyalist beats progenitus while facing lethal. Props to him for pulling it out despite the pressure.
G3: Survive and rebuild from pyrokinesis to hardcast craterhoof.

Round 5 - Punishing Jund (2-0); Overall (4-1)
G1: NO into craterhoof.
G2: NO into progenitus.

Round 6 - Belcher (1-2); Overall (4-2)
G1: Glimpse combo outraces empty the warrens despite being on the draw.
G2: I mulligan away a decent hand trying to find hate and thus lose to empty the warrens.
G3: Triple cabal therapy in opener so I figure I'll take a chance by naming belcher. Unfortunately, he has empty the warrens.

Round 7 - Deathblade (1-1-1); Overall (4-2-1); 21st
I'm paired with my friend and we're ranked 15/16 heading into the final round. We decide to draw since we're both out of top8 contention but want to guarantee that we both walk away with the top32 prize of $40.

Edit: Deck List
4 Elvish Visionary
4 Wirewood Symbiote
4 Nettle Sentinel
4 Heritage Druid
4 Quirion Ranger
4 Deathrite Shaman
1 Fyndhorn Elves
1 Llanowar Elves
2 Birchlore Rangers
1 Viridian Shaman
1 Regal Force
1 Craterhoof Behemoth

4 Glimpse of Nature
4 Green Sun's Zenith
3 Natural Order

2 Forest
2 Bayou
1 Savannah
1 Dryad Arbor
4 Misty Rainforest
4 Verdant Catacombs
4 Gaea's Cradle

4 Cabal Therapy
2 Abrupt Decay
1 Gaddock Teeg
1 Ruric Thar, the Unbowed
1 Harmonic Sliver
1 Progenitus
1 Dryad Arbor
1 Natural Order
2 Mindbreak Trap
1 Scavenging Ooze

[twndomn]

you didn't post your own deck list, this report can only be count as half the report.

[feline]

So how many people total hit the Legacy portion? I'm guessing around 100 or so?

[monovfox]

I believe my 2nd round opponent on shardless BUG cheated, and my 3rd round opponent cheated. I didn't realize both until today when I was talking with some friends.

Shardless BUG: wouldn't allow me to cut his deck. Never mulled. Ever.

Merfolk: foil lands, foil vials, no foil fishies.

I believe there were 49 tables, and 99 players.

[nudon]

@twndomn: Sorry, I posted the summary and linked it in the elves thread without realizing other people outside the thread would read it. I just updated the OP with my deck list. Thanks for catching that.

@feline: I don't know the exact number but I heard from multiple people it was around 100.

[nudon]

@monovfox: Dang, that really sucks. I think you should definitely report the shardless bug player to the store in case he tries those shenanigans in the future.

[feline]

Next time if someone doesn't let you cut their deck, call a judge, & have the judge shuffle it too. Someone not letting me cut their deck would not pass on my radar, that's extremely irregular for someone to outright refuse a cut like that.

[Kayradis]

Next time if someone doesn't let you cut their deck, call a judge, & have the judge shuffle it too. Someone not letting me cut their deck would not pass on my radar, that's extremely irregular for someone to outright refuse a cut like that.

+1

We have a player around here that we belive is cheating. ALWAYS cut your opponent's deck.

[Richard Cheese]

Next time if someone doesn't let you cut their deck, call a judge, & have the judge shuffle it too. Someone not letting me cut their deck would not pass on my radar, that's extremely irregular for someone to outright refuse a cut like that.

I believe it's actually a violation of the tournament rules. The last person to manipulate your deck before the game starts should be your opponent.