APriestOfGix
12-03-2007, 12:03 AM
Testing the week of, i decide i'm going to be running Erayo affinity. In all testing flipped erayo = game win. It's just amazing when affinity can vomit it's hand turn 1. I wake up nice and early, pack my bag, and jump in the car.
MapQuest says 2 hour drive, but my mom convinces me to leave at 7. I head out 7:15, thinking this is WAY too early. Grab a RockStar from the gass station when filling up, and hit the road. I get lost right from the get go. I love not knowing my own freeways, and find the way to get back on track is blocked and their is a freeway detour.
I finally make it to the 5, and start blazing down the freeway, eating pavement. 109 miles later, i'm there, at the amazing hour of 9:00am. YES I'm there 1:30 early. I sit in my car, and play Contra on my phone.
I walk into the store at 10:00 and ask for the Erayo's i called about Friday. They are amazingly missing. Thus i sign up at 10:30, and jump back in the car to drive 20 min's to grab 3 from another store.
Making it back, i meet up with Team FUNK, and slip the Erayo's into the covers. However i can't find one BEFORE the tourny, and mave to run a 4th Mox over the last Erayo slot.
Here is what i ran:
// Deck file for Magic Workstation (http://www.magicworkstation.com)
// Lands
4 [MR] Seat of the Synod
4 [MR] Vault of Whispers
4 [DS] Blinkmoth Nexus
4 [DS] Darksteel Citadel
// Creatures
4 [MR] Frogmite
4 [MR] Disciple of the Vault
4 [10E] Ornithopter
4 [DS] Arcbound Ravager
3 [SOK] Erayo, Soratami Ascendant
3 [MR] Somber Hoverguard
// Spells
4 [MR] Thoughtcast
4 [FD] Cranial Plating
4 [DS] AEther Vial
2 [10E] Pithing Needle
4 [MR] Chrome Mox
4 [TSB] Tormod's Crypt
// Sideboard
SB: 1 [MR] Somber Hoverguard
SB: 2 [10E] Pithing Needle
SB: 4 [MR] Chalice of the Void
SB: 4 [FUT] Yixlid Jailer
SB: 4 [DS] Echoing Truth
Round 1: Ben playing SI (he top 8's)
Game 1: I mull to 5 and keep. He goes first turn grant. I play some spells and watch as he combo's 3rd turn with little i can do, and him at 7 life.
In: 4 Chalice Out: 4 Crypt
Game 2: I mull to 5 and start off with disciple, and pass, he grants and passes back. I play ravager, and a grip of artifacts. He combos out using belcher, and i never get a chance to see his life drop to sub disciple/ravager range.
0-2, 0-2
Round 2: Mike playing FlingNought
Game 1: I have erayo and enough to play 3 spells to almost flip. I lay a land and pass, he goes land Mongouse. I draw a Mox, and flip and Erayo. Ravager joins the team and thats game.
(i though he way playing thresh)
No boarding
Game 2: I lay some stuff, he get a nought into play. I swing in for 11 putting him at 7. He swings with the nought. If i block with frog it takes 2 turns to win, so i say ok. He flings it FTW.
Out: -4 Crypt, In: 4 Chalice
Game 3: I beat down with flyers, as he proceads to draw shit.
1-1, 2-3
Round 3: Matt playing ATS
Game 1: Affinity beats face, and does it's job.
Out: 4 Frogmite, 2 Vial, In: 4 Jailer, 2 Needle
Game 2: He stalls with tradewind rider. I needle it, he grips, and i concead with 10 minuets left in the round. (Stupid mistake, but i thought i could finish him next game, I know i should have waited longer, as he couldn't draw a win to save his life.)
No board
Game 3: He gets an active Survival. I drop jailer, and he messes up getting squee, and anger. I tap the jailer, and he go opps. he grabs Kavu, kills the jailer, and beats for the win, while i draw lands, and vials.
1-2, 3-5
Round 4: John playing IGGy Pop
Game 1: I mull to 5, He combo's turn 2.
Out: -2Needle, -2 Vial In: +4 Chalice
Game 2: I mull to 4, I make the hand playable, First turn of crypt, land, diciple go. Draw a land and drop the ravager. He chains the crypt, i kill his grave, and he combo's turn 4 at 2 life after i sac all to ravager.
1-3, 3-7
Round 5: Wilber (Team FUNK) playing Glimpse.dec
Before the round he tells me has hasn't combed all day...
Game 1: He goes petal go. I drop vial, he says fuck it i'll try and wins turn 2.
Out: -4 Crypt In: +4 Chalice
Game 2: I mull to 6, and drop a challice and disiple. He oxidizes the chalice. I play ravager, and beat. He combo's trun 2. (would have turn 1 w/o chalice) I win the amazing Jesters Cap oversized card. Yeah, dosn't help the sting of the loss.
1-4, 3-9
Round 6: Gregg playing Bad.dec
Game 1: He tells me this is the most annoying deck to play against, that he will prevent all my damage. FINALLY my decks wants to work, and i win turn 3 with a plated Hoverguard.
Board nothing
Game 2: I win turn 4 with a double plated thopper.
He says he left in CoP Black and Blue in, and i laugh saying all my damage is colorless. He shows me his 7 mana combo of Island Sancuatuary, and a 2UU that stops all flying and islandwalk creatures...
2-4, 5-9
I stick around, and pick up cards for the deck i SHOULD have been playing, WURbliterate. w/e. I'll be back. I drive home in and hour and a half, laughing at traffic and slapping myself for never flipping the decks name sake.
The 2 games i won (last match wasn't really a deck, more of a pile) i flipped erayo one of them, and vomitted my hand the other. Affinity crapped on me all the other games!
Props:
Robert for Tops
Ben for buying my Bayou
WURbliterate for smashing everyone in the test games after the match.
Game Empire, for an amazing tourny
The players for a great turnout, and good smart nice players.
Slops:
Drawing like fucking shit, and mulling like 50% of my games.
Getting paired Combo round 1
Not seeing Thresh or goblins ALL day!
Lack of cards Game Empire had for WURbliterate.
Lack of trades people had.
Having to run 3 Erayo.
MapQuest says 2 hour drive, but my mom convinces me to leave at 7. I head out 7:15, thinking this is WAY too early. Grab a RockStar from the gass station when filling up, and hit the road. I get lost right from the get go. I love not knowing my own freeways, and find the way to get back on track is blocked and their is a freeway detour.
I finally make it to the 5, and start blazing down the freeway, eating pavement. 109 miles later, i'm there, at the amazing hour of 9:00am. YES I'm there 1:30 early. I sit in my car, and play Contra on my phone.
I walk into the store at 10:00 and ask for the Erayo's i called about Friday. They are amazingly missing. Thus i sign up at 10:30, and jump back in the car to drive 20 min's to grab 3 from another store.
Making it back, i meet up with Team FUNK, and slip the Erayo's into the covers. However i can't find one BEFORE the tourny, and mave to run a 4th Mox over the last Erayo slot.
Here is what i ran:
// Deck file for Magic Workstation (http://www.magicworkstation.com)
// Lands
4 [MR] Seat of the Synod
4 [MR] Vault of Whispers
4 [DS] Blinkmoth Nexus
4 [DS] Darksteel Citadel
// Creatures
4 [MR] Frogmite
4 [MR] Disciple of the Vault
4 [10E] Ornithopter
4 [DS] Arcbound Ravager
3 [SOK] Erayo, Soratami Ascendant
3 [MR] Somber Hoverguard
// Spells
4 [MR] Thoughtcast
4 [FD] Cranial Plating
4 [DS] AEther Vial
2 [10E] Pithing Needle
4 [MR] Chrome Mox
4 [TSB] Tormod's Crypt
// Sideboard
SB: 1 [MR] Somber Hoverguard
SB: 2 [10E] Pithing Needle
SB: 4 [MR] Chalice of the Void
SB: 4 [FUT] Yixlid Jailer
SB: 4 [DS] Echoing Truth
Round 1: Ben playing SI (he top 8's)
Game 1: I mull to 5 and keep. He goes first turn grant. I play some spells and watch as he combo's 3rd turn with little i can do, and him at 7 life.
In: 4 Chalice Out: 4 Crypt
Game 2: I mull to 5 and start off with disciple, and pass, he grants and passes back. I play ravager, and a grip of artifacts. He combos out using belcher, and i never get a chance to see his life drop to sub disciple/ravager range.
0-2, 0-2
Round 2: Mike playing FlingNought
Game 1: I have erayo and enough to play 3 spells to almost flip. I lay a land and pass, he goes land Mongouse. I draw a Mox, and flip and Erayo. Ravager joins the team and thats game.
(i though he way playing thresh)
No boarding
Game 2: I lay some stuff, he get a nought into play. I swing in for 11 putting him at 7. He swings with the nought. If i block with frog it takes 2 turns to win, so i say ok. He flings it FTW.
Out: -4 Crypt, In: 4 Chalice
Game 3: I beat down with flyers, as he proceads to draw shit.
1-1, 2-3
Round 3: Matt playing ATS
Game 1: Affinity beats face, and does it's job.
Out: 4 Frogmite, 2 Vial, In: 4 Jailer, 2 Needle
Game 2: He stalls with tradewind rider. I needle it, he grips, and i concead with 10 minuets left in the round. (Stupid mistake, but i thought i could finish him next game, I know i should have waited longer, as he couldn't draw a win to save his life.)
No board
Game 3: He gets an active Survival. I drop jailer, and he messes up getting squee, and anger. I tap the jailer, and he go opps. he grabs Kavu, kills the jailer, and beats for the win, while i draw lands, and vials.
1-2, 3-5
Round 4: John playing IGGy Pop
Game 1: I mull to 5, He combo's turn 2.
Out: -2Needle, -2 Vial In: +4 Chalice
Game 2: I mull to 4, I make the hand playable, First turn of crypt, land, diciple go. Draw a land and drop the ravager. He chains the crypt, i kill his grave, and he combo's turn 4 at 2 life after i sac all to ravager.
1-3, 3-7
Round 5: Wilber (Team FUNK) playing Glimpse.dec
Before the round he tells me has hasn't combed all day...
Game 1: He goes petal go. I drop vial, he says fuck it i'll try and wins turn 2.
Out: -4 Crypt In: +4 Chalice
Game 2: I mull to 6, and drop a challice and disiple. He oxidizes the chalice. I play ravager, and beat. He combo's trun 2. (would have turn 1 w/o chalice) I win the amazing Jesters Cap oversized card. Yeah, dosn't help the sting of the loss.
1-4, 3-9
Round 6: Gregg playing Bad.dec
Game 1: He tells me this is the most annoying deck to play against, that he will prevent all my damage. FINALLY my decks wants to work, and i win turn 3 with a plated Hoverguard.
Board nothing
Game 2: I win turn 4 with a double plated thopper.
He says he left in CoP Black and Blue in, and i laugh saying all my damage is colorless. He shows me his 7 mana combo of Island Sancuatuary, and a 2UU that stops all flying and islandwalk creatures...
2-4, 5-9
I stick around, and pick up cards for the deck i SHOULD have been playing, WURbliterate. w/e. I'll be back. I drive home in and hour and a half, laughing at traffic and slapping myself for never flipping the decks name sake.
The 2 games i won (last match wasn't really a deck, more of a pile) i flipped erayo one of them, and vomitted my hand the other. Affinity crapped on me all the other games!
Props:
Robert for Tops
Ben for buying my Bayou
WURbliterate for smashing everyone in the test games after the match.
Game Empire, for an amazing tourny
The players for a great turnout, and good smart nice players.
Slops:
Drawing like fucking shit, and mulling like 50% of my games.
Getting paired Combo round 1
Not seeing Thresh or goblins ALL day!
Lack of cards Game Empire had for WURbliterate.
Lack of trades people had.
Having to run 3 Erayo.