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37 People at Trader J's July 20th.

I played Burn for a long time before finally making the switch to Threshold. That's why my list still looks a bit like Burn.

4 Polluted Delta
4 Flooded Strand
4 Tropical Island
4 Volcanic Island
1 Island
4 Nimble Mongoose
4 Tarmogoyf
2 Fledgeling Dragon
3 Fire/Ice
4 Lightning Bolt
4 Magma Jet
4 Brainstorm
4 Ponder
2 Predict
4 Force of Will
4 Daze
4 Repeal

Sideboard
3 Tormod's Crypt
2 Pyroclasm
4 Krosan Grip
4 Red Elemental Blast
2 Vedalken Shackles
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Rd 1 vs. Enrique with Every-color-but-red-Landstill
I lost hard to an early Counterbalance game 1. I lost slowly to it in game 2. Counterbalance is for guys who can't get it up. Seriously they are trying to make up for their shortcomings.

Rd 2 vs. The Hedgehog with Straight Burn
This was glittering with coolness. I rocked him with my burn deck on steroids. I did not even sideboard. Outgunned, Enrique went down in two straight games and dropped.

Rd 3 vs. Hot-as-hell Karl with Ubw Fish
Karl's deck was ill-prepared for my panda style. He was also not ready for mucho spot removal. Wizards, Avengers, and such all went poof as Tarmos and Dragons hurt him every turn.

Rd 4 vs. Lucas with Dreadnought-Trinket combo
Before the tournament I was talking with Lucas who foolishly told me "Keep the Trinket Mages, Stifles and charms from happening and this deck does very little." If you are reading this: "Thanks, Luke." Your deck did very little.

Rd 5 vs. Vanessa's boyfriend who's-name-I-forgot with Fetchland Tendrils
I understand that this deck is supposed to kill with a lethal Tendrils. But it does not like Red Blasts or Tormod's Crypts. So it didn't.

Rd 6 vs. Ken with Hogwarts
Ken wanted to draw into top 8. He claimed that it was in my best interest to do so since we would both be in. But I came to play so I declined. His wizard deck had cool effects like vialing in Patron Wizard in response to a spell. But it did not really have a way to deal damage. He died to a long stream of burn and his own fetchlands in three games. He did not make top 8.

Top 8 vs. CleverPetriDish with Death and Taxes
I spent the majority of all three games looking at my 1/1 Mongeese and unimpressive Tarmos. Mangara came out a total of once and I quickly dispatched him. But it didn't matter. I hate that deck so much. It sucks moose dong and yet I can't beat it.

So I took 6th. I am fine with that.

Top 8 Decklists

1st Death and Taxes

3 Isamaru, Hound of Konda
4 Swords to Plowshares
4 Aether Vial
2 True Believer
4 Serra Avenger
3 Jotun Grunt
3 Samurai of the Pale Curtain
3 Umezawa's Jitte
3 Oblivion Ring
3 Stonecloaker
3 Mangara of Corondor
3 Cataclysm
4 Karakas
4 Rishadan Port
3 Flagstones of Trokair
11 Plains

Sideboard
3 Glowrider
1 Oblivion Ring
4 Orim's Chant
3 Seal of Cleansing
3 Tivadar of Thorn
1 Cataclysm

2nd Dragon Stompy

4 Magus of the Moon
4 Rakdos Pit Dragon
4 Gathan Raiders
4 Simian Spirit Guide
4 Seething Song
2 Blood Moon
4 Urza's Rage
4 Chalice of the Void
4 Umezawa's Jitte
3 Trinisphere
4 Chrome Mox
4 Ancient Tomb
4 City of Traitors
11 Mountains

Sideboard
1 Blood Moon
3 Flametongue Kavu
3 Powder Keg
4 Tormod's Crypt
4 Ingot Chewer

3rd Ichorid

4 City of Brass
4 Gemstone Mine
4 Cephalid Coliseum
4 Lion's Eye Diamond
4 Putrid Imp
4 Golgari Grave Troll
4 Stinkweed Imp
3 Golgari Thug
4 Bridge from Below
4 Ichorid
4 Narcomoeba
4 Cabal Therapy
2 Dread Return
1 Flame Kin Zealot
1 Cephalid Sage
4 Breakthrough
3 Careful Study
2 Deep Analyis

Sideboard
3 Pithing Needle
3 Chain of Vapor
2 Ray of Revelation
3 Chalice of the Void
4 Leyline of the Void

4th Thrash

1 Breeding Pool
2 Island
2 Wooded Foothills
2 Polluted Delta
3 Flooded Strand
4 Tropical Island
4 Wasteland
4 Tarmogoyf
4 Werebear
4 Nimble Mongoose
4 Force of Will
4 Daze
4 Stifle
4 Predict
4 Brainstorm
4 Ponder
3 Counterbalance
3 Sensei's Divining Top

Sideboard
4 Rishadan Port
3 Umezawa's Jitte
2 Krosan Grip
2 Hail Storm
4 Tormod's Crypt

5th Rw Goblins

4 Wasteland
4 Wooded Foothills
4 Bloodstained Mire
6 Mountain
4 Plateau
4 Aether Vial
4 Lighting Bolt
4 Goblin Warchief
4 Goblin Ringleader
4 Goblin Matron
4 Goblin Piledriver
4 Goblin Lackey
4 Gempalm Incinerator
4 Mogg Fanatic
1 Goblin Tinkerer
1 Siege-Gang Commander

Sideboard
4 Swords to Plowshares
3 Goblin Tinkerer
4 Tormod's Crypt
4 Orim's Chant

6th UGr Threshold

4 Polluted Delta
4 Flooded Strand
4 Tropical Island
4 Volcanic Island
1 Island
4 Nimble Mongoose
4 Tarmogoyf
2 Fledgeling Dragon
3 Fire/Ice
4 Lightning Bolt
4 Magma Jet
4 Brainstorm
4 Ponder
2 Predict
4 Force of Will
4 Daze
4 Repeal

Sideboard
3 Tormod's Crypt
2 Pyroclasm
4 Krosan Grip
4 Red Elemental Blast
2 Vedalken Shackles

7th Aggro Loam

4 Gamble
4 Burning Wish
3 Countryside Crusher
3 Devastating Dreams
4 Tarmogoyf
4 Terravore
3 Life from the Loam
4 Thoughtseize
3 Engineered Explosives
4 Mox Diamond
4 Wooded Foothills
4 Bloodstained Mire
3 Taiga
2 Badlands
3 Bayou
3 Wasteland
1 Forgotten Cave
1 Tranquil Thicket
1 Volrath's Stronghold
1 Barbarian Ring

Sideboard
1 Reverent Silence
3 Shattering Spree
1 Life from the Loam
1 Devastating Dreams
4 Duress
1 Decompose
1 Unearth
3 Faerie Macabre

8th Rg Goblins

4 Aether Vial
4 Goblin Lackey
4 Mogg Fanatic
4 Goblin Matron
4 Goblin Piledriver
4 Goblin Ringleader
4 Goblin Warchief
3 Gempalm Incinerator
2 Siege-Gang Commander
1 Tin Street Hooligan
3 Wooded Foothills
3 Bloodstained Mire
4 Mountain
4 Taiga
4 Wasteland
4 Rishadan Port

Sideboard
4 Tormod’s Crypt
3 Tin Street Hooligan
4 Krosan Grip
3 Pyrokinesis

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Originally Posted by SouthAlly

I hate that deck so much. It sucks moose dong and yet I can't beat it.

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I get that all the time when I play that deck. I played Elias after you and he was furious to see Samurai of the Pale Curtain in game one. He already had two Bridges in the graveyard and could not use them. He mumbled alot of cool things at me. I never even knew "jankass" was a word.