Wilkin
11-18-2013, 11:56 PM
1698 players. Placed 45th with a record of 11-3-1. Playing....Deadguy Ale of course, I suck at playing tier 1 decks....the only other decks I can even do ok with is janky combo homebrews.
Decklist.
4 Dark Confidant
3 Stoneforge Mystic
3 Deathrite Shaman
2 Shriekmaw
2 Hero of Bladehold. Yes, hero of bladehold
3 Thoughtseize
1 Cabal therapy
3 hymn to tourach
3 Liliana of the Veil
3 Vindicate
4 Swords to PLowshares
2 Chrome Mox
3 Lingering Souls
1 Sword of Fire and Ice
1 Umezawa's Jitte
1 Batterskull
4 Scrubland
1 Bayou
3 swamp
1 plains
1 Karakas
4 wasteland
4 Marsh flats
2 verdant catacombs
1 Bloodstained mire
SIDE. 2 Humility. 2 Engineered Explosives. 2 Zealous Persecution. 2 Phyrexian Revoker. 2 Thalia, Guardian of Thraben. 2 Surgical Extraction.
2 Rest in Peace. 1 Duress
Round 1. BYE. GPT trial Oshawa
Round 2. BYE GPT Trial Oshawa
Round 3. 2-1 vs Sneak and Show. Herndon.
He gets a game 1 loss for showing up late. Game 2. He show and tells in sneak attack and Emrakul....GG. Game 3, I apply pressure with Batterskull and lingering SOuls.....he casts Show and tell. I put in Humility....he puts in Emrakul. He immediately concedes since he didn't board in bounce vs me.
Sided in.....2 humility, 2 revoker, 2 thalia, 2 surgical and 1 duress.
Round 4. 2-0 vs. blue black storm. Michael.
I have way too much discard for him to handle and then in game 2....a RIP seals the deal.
Round 5. 1-2 vs UR Delver. Raymond.
I'm ok with these matchups but sometimes they can ride the delver to victory. Key play for him is game 3, he flips bolt to delver (he pondered turn before), allowing him to kill bob and Liliana. Boo urns.
Round 6. 0-2. Dark Maverick. Jacob.
Didn't have a chance here. He had too many threats for me to handle. Knight of Reliquary with mom and SOFI. Uh.....yeah.
Round 7. 2-0. RUW Delver. Li.
Delver game 1 beats me down to 8. Tried Swords...counter. Vindicate....counter. Vindicate....counter. Finally Liliana. resolves. Bout time. Able to stablize. Game 3 key play was we both had Batterskull out....but Bob flips and gives me a Vindicate. At this point, my sideboard plan for these delver decks is completely overload with removal. So in goes EE, and Zealous Persecution and RIP vs the goyf and goose decks and out goes Hymn to Tourach and a Hero. Stifle and wasting me sucks but with no dudes applying pressure I can survive.
Round 8 2-1 Elves. Francis.
Game 1, He has enough for Craterhoof Overrun. Game 2 and 3, I kill every creature on board. Shriekmaw, EE, Jitte, etc. etc. Got him with Humility game 3.
Round 9. 2-1 MUD. Joe.
He plays a buried ruin....so I put him on mud and I cabal therapy him naming Metalworker. I nab it and see 2 thran Dynamo. He had to mull to 5 so with not much action I get him. Game 2. Wurmcoil beats. Game 3...
OK, so he's got a Chalice on 2. He casts a Grim monolith....we both miss the trigger....the monolith allows him to cast a Wurmcoil engine. To his credit he realizes the error and we call a judge. Judge rules that he gets a warning but he keeps the monolith and Wurmcoil in play. I appeal. But nothing. I did have the Swords to plowshares in hand but still. I'm able to pull it out with 4 Lingering Soul tokens and vindicating mana sources so he can't cast another fatty.
7-2 record. Pretty tense since I had to go 3-0 to get there.
DAY 2
Round 10. BYE. 235 players made day 2. So one of us gets a bye. It was me.
Round 11. 2-0 RUG Delver. Justin.
I have too much removal for him to handle. Winning play in game 2 was.....I had rest in peace out. He just cast goyf as a chump blocked for my Mystic with a SOFI on it. I topdeck Zealous Persecution to not only allow me to kill Goyf but give me +1/+1 to win.
Round 12. 2-1 Reanimator. Ken.
He scoops a bit early game 1. Funny thing was he has no lands in play and when I cast Hymn to tourach on him, a griselbrand was pitched. I have a Mystic out that just got a Batterskull. I try and Thoughtseize him and he scoops, saying he doesn't want to reveal what he is playing. :)
Sided in 11 cards. lol. only things I didn't put in were Zealous and EE.
Still, he's able to show and tell Griselbrand out game 2.
Game 3. I have a Liliana, 2 Deathrite, 1 bob and Humility out. On 2 occasions he calls a judge to talk to him privately. Ken later tells me that he asks how creatures like Elesh Norn, Ashen Rider and Tidespout are afffected by Humility. He realizes his only out is to bounce Humility, which he doesn't find in time.
Round 13. 2-0 Merfolk. Eric.
Game 1. Turn 1 thoughtseize I see. 1 island, 2 lords, 2 vials, 1 adept and 2 true name. I take a true name. And take the other True-name with another thoughtseize, turn 2. I'm able to bring out a stoneforge mystic that tutored for SOFI and already have a hardcast Jitte in play. He does have 2 mutavaults so he's able to double block and kill stoneforge. his other lords were killed by removal. so we go into top deck mode and brick on lands until I land Bob....and then GG>
Game 2. Key play was I'm able to kill 2 True-Name Nemesis with Zealous Persecution. Felt great. Soon after I have Humility out with a Batterskull. Funny thing was he casts a 4mana creature and laughs since it's pretty useless with Humility out. I go...oh yeah? On my turn I cast Shriekmaw for 5 mana (I might add the only time I cast him for 5 mana the entire tournament).
Round 14. 0-2 Shardless BUG. Ted, who would go onto top 8.
I can't beat Shardless BUG. Only time I ever beat that deck was when I cast bob first turn and flipped nothing but wastelands. Too much value in Shardless for me to deal with. Apparently there were like 4 Shardless in the top 16, so I'm fortunate to avoid the matchup for the most part.
Round 15. ID. Hugo
I want to place in top 64 badly. I was 50th going in. Opponent offers the draw, I accept. Plus I was getting really tired, didn't sleep much since I was so jacked up from knowing I made day 2.
All in all, very happy with the result. My goal was to make day 2 and I did. And record was as good as 11-2, which at that time was 26th place I think. LOL, pretty sure I was only guy who was playing Hero of Bladehold. I never got to cast her AT ALL. Either didn't see her or couldn't cast her. Maindeck MVP was Bob. Sideboard MVP was Humility. It beat Sneak, Reanimator, Elves and Merfolk.
Probably guessing I was one of only a few Deadguy players there. Speaking of which, I saw Chris Pikula quite often walking around. No, he wasn't playing Deadguy lol. Think he was on RUG Delver.
So wanted to make at least top 16 so people could see the decklist. LOL, I can imagine the people going Shriekmaw and Hero MAIN???
Decklist.
4 Dark Confidant
3 Stoneforge Mystic
3 Deathrite Shaman
2 Shriekmaw
2 Hero of Bladehold. Yes, hero of bladehold
3 Thoughtseize
1 Cabal therapy
3 hymn to tourach
3 Liliana of the Veil
3 Vindicate
4 Swords to PLowshares
2 Chrome Mox
3 Lingering Souls
1 Sword of Fire and Ice
1 Umezawa's Jitte
1 Batterskull
4 Scrubland
1 Bayou
3 swamp
1 plains
1 Karakas
4 wasteland
4 Marsh flats
2 verdant catacombs
1 Bloodstained mire
SIDE. 2 Humility. 2 Engineered Explosives. 2 Zealous Persecution. 2 Phyrexian Revoker. 2 Thalia, Guardian of Thraben. 2 Surgical Extraction.
2 Rest in Peace. 1 Duress
Round 1. BYE. GPT trial Oshawa
Round 2. BYE GPT Trial Oshawa
Round 3. 2-1 vs Sneak and Show. Herndon.
He gets a game 1 loss for showing up late. Game 2. He show and tells in sneak attack and Emrakul....GG. Game 3, I apply pressure with Batterskull and lingering SOuls.....he casts Show and tell. I put in Humility....he puts in Emrakul. He immediately concedes since he didn't board in bounce vs me.
Sided in.....2 humility, 2 revoker, 2 thalia, 2 surgical and 1 duress.
Round 4. 2-0 vs. blue black storm. Michael.
I have way too much discard for him to handle and then in game 2....a RIP seals the deal.
Round 5. 1-2 vs UR Delver. Raymond.
I'm ok with these matchups but sometimes they can ride the delver to victory. Key play for him is game 3, he flips bolt to delver (he pondered turn before), allowing him to kill bob and Liliana. Boo urns.
Round 6. 0-2. Dark Maverick. Jacob.
Didn't have a chance here. He had too many threats for me to handle. Knight of Reliquary with mom and SOFI. Uh.....yeah.
Round 7. 2-0. RUW Delver. Li.
Delver game 1 beats me down to 8. Tried Swords...counter. Vindicate....counter. Vindicate....counter. Finally Liliana. resolves. Bout time. Able to stablize. Game 3 key play was we both had Batterskull out....but Bob flips and gives me a Vindicate. At this point, my sideboard plan for these delver decks is completely overload with removal. So in goes EE, and Zealous Persecution and RIP vs the goyf and goose decks and out goes Hymn to Tourach and a Hero. Stifle and wasting me sucks but with no dudes applying pressure I can survive.
Round 8 2-1 Elves. Francis.
Game 1, He has enough for Craterhoof Overrun. Game 2 and 3, I kill every creature on board. Shriekmaw, EE, Jitte, etc. etc. Got him with Humility game 3.
Round 9. 2-1 MUD. Joe.
He plays a buried ruin....so I put him on mud and I cabal therapy him naming Metalworker. I nab it and see 2 thran Dynamo. He had to mull to 5 so with not much action I get him. Game 2. Wurmcoil beats. Game 3...
OK, so he's got a Chalice on 2. He casts a Grim monolith....we both miss the trigger....the monolith allows him to cast a Wurmcoil engine. To his credit he realizes the error and we call a judge. Judge rules that he gets a warning but he keeps the monolith and Wurmcoil in play. I appeal. But nothing. I did have the Swords to plowshares in hand but still. I'm able to pull it out with 4 Lingering Soul tokens and vindicating mana sources so he can't cast another fatty.
7-2 record. Pretty tense since I had to go 3-0 to get there.
DAY 2
Round 10. BYE. 235 players made day 2. So one of us gets a bye. It was me.
Round 11. 2-0 RUG Delver. Justin.
I have too much removal for him to handle. Winning play in game 2 was.....I had rest in peace out. He just cast goyf as a chump blocked for my Mystic with a SOFI on it. I topdeck Zealous Persecution to not only allow me to kill Goyf but give me +1/+1 to win.
Round 12. 2-1 Reanimator. Ken.
He scoops a bit early game 1. Funny thing was he has no lands in play and when I cast Hymn to tourach on him, a griselbrand was pitched. I have a Mystic out that just got a Batterskull. I try and Thoughtseize him and he scoops, saying he doesn't want to reveal what he is playing. :)
Sided in 11 cards. lol. only things I didn't put in were Zealous and EE.
Still, he's able to show and tell Griselbrand out game 2.
Game 3. I have a Liliana, 2 Deathrite, 1 bob and Humility out. On 2 occasions he calls a judge to talk to him privately. Ken later tells me that he asks how creatures like Elesh Norn, Ashen Rider and Tidespout are afffected by Humility. He realizes his only out is to bounce Humility, which he doesn't find in time.
Round 13. 2-0 Merfolk. Eric.
Game 1. Turn 1 thoughtseize I see. 1 island, 2 lords, 2 vials, 1 adept and 2 true name. I take a true name. And take the other True-name with another thoughtseize, turn 2. I'm able to bring out a stoneforge mystic that tutored for SOFI and already have a hardcast Jitte in play. He does have 2 mutavaults so he's able to double block and kill stoneforge. his other lords were killed by removal. so we go into top deck mode and brick on lands until I land Bob....and then GG>
Game 2. Key play was I'm able to kill 2 True-Name Nemesis with Zealous Persecution. Felt great. Soon after I have Humility out with a Batterskull. Funny thing was he casts a 4mana creature and laughs since it's pretty useless with Humility out. I go...oh yeah? On my turn I cast Shriekmaw for 5 mana (I might add the only time I cast him for 5 mana the entire tournament).
Round 14. 0-2 Shardless BUG. Ted, who would go onto top 8.
I can't beat Shardless BUG. Only time I ever beat that deck was when I cast bob first turn and flipped nothing but wastelands. Too much value in Shardless for me to deal with. Apparently there were like 4 Shardless in the top 16, so I'm fortunate to avoid the matchup for the most part.
Round 15. ID. Hugo
I want to place in top 64 badly. I was 50th going in. Opponent offers the draw, I accept. Plus I was getting really tired, didn't sleep much since I was so jacked up from knowing I made day 2.
All in all, very happy with the result. My goal was to make day 2 and I did. And record was as good as 11-2, which at that time was 26th place I think. LOL, pretty sure I was only guy who was playing Hero of Bladehold. I never got to cast her AT ALL. Either didn't see her or couldn't cast her. Maindeck MVP was Bob. Sideboard MVP was Humility. It beat Sneak, Reanimator, Elves and Merfolk.
Probably guessing I was one of only a few Deadguy players there. Speaking of which, I saw Chris Pikula quite often walking around. No, he wasn't playing Deadguy lol. Think he was on RUG Delver.
So wanted to make at least top 16 so people could see the decklist. LOL, I can imagine the people going Shriekmaw and Hero MAIN???