Zach Tartell
09-09-2007, 03:21 AM
Nobody actually reads the pre-tournament jabbering. Suffice it to say that I’m tired, and that I passed up on talking to Mike “WWHD” Herbig to write this report. It’s 3:45 local.
My list:
5 Forest
1 Taiga
4 Savannah
2 Bayou <- Secret, Savage Tech
2 Plains
4 Windswept Heath
2 Serra’s Sanctum
4 Exploration
4 Utopia Sprawl
2 Sylvan Library
4 Sterling Grove
3 Solitary Confinement
2 Ground Seal
1 Leyline of the Void
1 Aura of Silence
1 Seal of Primordium
1 Seal of Doom
1 Moat
1 The Abyss
2 Replenish
4 Argothian Enchantress
4 Enchantress’s Presence
4 Elephant Grass
1 Words of War
1 Sacred Mesa
Sideboard:
2 Leyline of the Void
3 Rule of Law
2 Karmic Justice
2 City of Solitude
1 Aura of Silence
1 Seal of Doom
2 Choke
1 Null Chamber
1 Solitary Confinement
I took Tacosnape (who killed Tacodumbledore)’s idea about adding a more functional color splash, as Red only had one main-boarded Words of War as a win, and the two Seal of Fire’s in the board. He suggested Necra Sanctuary, which, by the way, was a terrible idea. But The Abyss was ridiculous for creature control. And Seal of Doom is an actual answer to Tarmogoyf. So, props to him.
I arrived at the Tourny with Matt “bigbear102” Abold and Bryant “wastedlife” Cook (no relation to Sam Cooke), to find that the place was hopping. Eli (pronounced phonetic “E”-lie) set up his amazing spread of totally sweet cards. I ended up picking up a set of Italian Black bordered Tundras, which was completely great.
Round one goes up, and I’m paired with Adam “I’ve played him in locals” Phillips, with Turboland.
-Game 1: He keeps me off of my sanctums and cool-colored mana sources. I thought he was playing some sort of garden-variant, and was surprised when he dropped a Counterspell on something, and then the blessing made sense. I WOW’d him out at like turn 100.
-Game 2: My notes don’t show much, but it says Enchantress’s + enchantments = too much advantage. Judging by how his life total goes down by eights, I suppose I WOW’d him out too.
Matches 1-0-0
Games 2-0-0
Round 2: v. Nick Patnode w/Breakfast
-Game 1: I openhanded my 1 main-boarded leyline, and I dropped it, thinking he was playing thresh or something, on account of Nick was trading for Trops and Tundra’s at the last local. He doesn’t draw into bounce before I land two groves and a moat, to which he scoops.
-Game 2: I openhand leyline again, he scoops to a quick Ground Seal and double Sterling Grove lock.
Matches 2-0-0
Games 4-0-0
Round 3: v. Colin Chilbert w/Eternal Garden
-Game 1: He gets a really cool start: Fetch into Savannah, Mox Diamond pitching trop, life from the loam. He gets some cool crucible/exploration/wasteland tricks on, but I out-permenant him by drawing more land than I did that one time Friendly Phil Stolze ‘geddoned on turn four. Savage. Scoops to leyline late game.
-Game 2: He burns himself down to 3 with tombs and nomad stadium. He gets engineered explosives nastiness and smokestack craziness, but Replenish > permenant destruction. I don’t’ have notes on how I won, but “Replenish is sick nasty” says about it.
Matches 3-0-0
Games 6-0-0
Round 4: v. Kyle Cappello w/Grim Tutor IGGY Pop.
I’m not going to give you my notes to this one. It’s sad. He wins turn 3 game one, then he won turn one before I dropped my turn two Rule of Law. I hate combo.
Matches 3-1-0
Games 6-2-0
Round 5: v. Kyle Dorgan w/UGw(slightly smaller)r Thresh
-Game 1: He gets some beats down, but I stabilize at seven, he counters Moat, I then replenish it back. Scoop!
-Game 2: He scoops to choke when I get an elephant grass down. SVG.
Matches 4-1-0
Games 8-2-0
Round 6: v. Alix Hatfield (like the thing on his head, then the thing over there, where Adam is pointing)
My notes are his list of Breakfast – we ID’d.
Matches 4-1-1
Games 8-2-3
Top Eight: Kyle Dorgan… again.
I hate taking notes on matches I lose. Kyle gets quick, efficient Tarmogoyf beats. Game two I apparently could have won, though I refuse to recount the situation, lest Rich ridicule me again. He beats me, twice. Fuck.
I take badlands, and sell them back to Eli, and bulk off like my entire two trade binders, and pick up breakfast and other stuff for white thresh.
I think that the black splash is pretty good. I need to talk with both Tacosnape and Spatula of the Ages, but I think I’ll be revising the opening post of Enchantress soon.
Props:
-Jim Lampman, first and foremost, for helping me keep the dream alive.
-Matt, begrudgingly, because he did tell me that Elephant Grass > breakfast
-Eli, for hosting a great tournament.
-Adam and Colin, for being EPIC and making it to the top with me
-Alix Hatfield, for the same thing. And ID-ing with me twice of the three times we’ve done it.
-Tacosnape, for telling me about black
-Kyle Dorgan, for beating me. Good for him.
Slops:
-Eli, for not having Seas. Or, rather, not having FBB seas.
-That obnixous kid who came with Shane. Kid need to shut the hell up somethetimes.
-The Death and Taxes kid. Put on a real shirt.
My list:
5 Forest
1 Taiga
4 Savannah
2 Bayou <- Secret, Savage Tech
2 Plains
4 Windswept Heath
2 Serra’s Sanctum
4 Exploration
4 Utopia Sprawl
2 Sylvan Library
4 Sterling Grove
3 Solitary Confinement
2 Ground Seal
1 Leyline of the Void
1 Aura of Silence
1 Seal of Primordium
1 Seal of Doom
1 Moat
1 The Abyss
2 Replenish
4 Argothian Enchantress
4 Enchantress’s Presence
4 Elephant Grass
1 Words of War
1 Sacred Mesa
Sideboard:
2 Leyline of the Void
3 Rule of Law
2 Karmic Justice
2 City of Solitude
1 Aura of Silence
1 Seal of Doom
2 Choke
1 Null Chamber
1 Solitary Confinement
I took Tacosnape (who killed Tacodumbledore)’s idea about adding a more functional color splash, as Red only had one main-boarded Words of War as a win, and the two Seal of Fire’s in the board. He suggested Necra Sanctuary, which, by the way, was a terrible idea. But The Abyss was ridiculous for creature control. And Seal of Doom is an actual answer to Tarmogoyf. So, props to him.
I arrived at the Tourny with Matt “bigbear102” Abold and Bryant “wastedlife” Cook (no relation to Sam Cooke), to find that the place was hopping. Eli (pronounced phonetic “E”-lie) set up his amazing spread of totally sweet cards. I ended up picking up a set of Italian Black bordered Tundras, which was completely great.
Round one goes up, and I’m paired with Adam “I’ve played him in locals” Phillips, with Turboland.
-Game 1: He keeps me off of my sanctums and cool-colored mana sources. I thought he was playing some sort of garden-variant, and was surprised when he dropped a Counterspell on something, and then the blessing made sense. I WOW’d him out at like turn 100.
-Game 2: My notes don’t show much, but it says Enchantress’s + enchantments = too much advantage. Judging by how his life total goes down by eights, I suppose I WOW’d him out too.
Matches 1-0-0
Games 2-0-0
Round 2: v. Nick Patnode w/Breakfast
-Game 1: I openhanded my 1 main-boarded leyline, and I dropped it, thinking he was playing thresh or something, on account of Nick was trading for Trops and Tundra’s at the last local. He doesn’t draw into bounce before I land two groves and a moat, to which he scoops.
-Game 2: I openhand leyline again, he scoops to a quick Ground Seal and double Sterling Grove lock.
Matches 2-0-0
Games 4-0-0
Round 3: v. Colin Chilbert w/Eternal Garden
-Game 1: He gets a really cool start: Fetch into Savannah, Mox Diamond pitching trop, life from the loam. He gets some cool crucible/exploration/wasteland tricks on, but I out-permenant him by drawing more land than I did that one time Friendly Phil Stolze ‘geddoned on turn four. Savage. Scoops to leyline late game.
-Game 2: He burns himself down to 3 with tombs and nomad stadium. He gets engineered explosives nastiness and smokestack craziness, but Replenish > permenant destruction. I don’t’ have notes on how I won, but “Replenish is sick nasty” says about it.
Matches 3-0-0
Games 6-0-0
Round 4: v. Kyle Cappello w/Grim Tutor IGGY Pop.
I’m not going to give you my notes to this one. It’s sad. He wins turn 3 game one, then he won turn one before I dropped my turn two Rule of Law. I hate combo.
Matches 3-1-0
Games 6-2-0
Round 5: v. Kyle Dorgan w/UGw(slightly smaller)r Thresh
-Game 1: He gets some beats down, but I stabilize at seven, he counters Moat, I then replenish it back. Scoop!
-Game 2: He scoops to choke when I get an elephant grass down. SVG.
Matches 4-1-0
Games 8-2-0
Round 6: v. Alix Hatfield (like the thing on his head, then the thing over there, where Adam is pointing)
My notes are his list of Breakfast – we ID’d.
Matches 4-1-1
Games 8-2-3
Top Eight: Kyle Dorgan… again.
I hate taking notes on matches I lose. Kyle gets quick, efficient Tarmogoyf beats. Game two I apparently could have won, though I refuse to recount the situation, lest Rich ridicule me again. He beats me, twice. Fuck.
I take badlands, and sell them back to Eli, and bulk off like my entire two trade binders, and pick up breakfast and other stuff for white thresh.
I think that the black splash is pretty good. I need to talk with both Tacosnape and Spatula of the Ages, but I think I’ll be revising the opening post of Enchantress soon.
Props:
-Jim Lampman, first and foremost, for helping me keep the dream alive.
-Matt, begrudgingly, because he did tell me that Elephant Grass > breakfast
-Eli, for hosting a great tournament.
-Adam and Colin, for being EPIC and making it to the top with me
-Alix Hatfield, for the same thing. And ID-ing with me twice of the three times we’ve done it.
-Tacosnape, for telling me about black
-Kyle Dorgan, for beating me. Good for him.
Slops:
-Eli, for not having Seas. Or, rather, not having FBB seas.
-That obnixous kid who came with Shane. Kid need to shut the hell up somethetimes.
-The Death and Taxes kid. Put on a real shirt.