[Deck] T.E.S. - The EPIC Storm

Bryantt should really thank that the MUD player was so bad. Playing against Chalice of the Void/3-Sphere on the finals would be bad times.


Bryant Cook
Age: 24
Occupation: Graphic Designer
Hometown:Syracuse, NY
Archetype:The Epic Storm
What is your plan against UWR Miracles?
Sideboard Abrupt Decay, show Counterbalance what's up!
What was the best card in your sideboard today?
Tendrils of Agony

https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/i...L0kDYIKzyh_76v

Alright! Bryant Cook wins the Open Series playing his infamous Combo deck, gotta love seeing that! From 1 combo player to another, Congratulations on the victory! You should have a fun read when you get home from the forums & the coverage alone ^.^

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Originally Posted by Lejay

The turn before Bryant's duress the opponent played a ponder (maybe a brainstorm, I was half watching so I'm not sure) and didn't shuffle. Opponent elected not to play his bolt in response to the discard although it was the only card that could be discarded. So it had to be some kind of a value card on top.
Then Bryant cabal therapies the geist leaving the opponent with just a land in hand. The opponent still opts to draw that card.
Not many chances he opts to draw a lone fow and it doesn't do anything anyway.
It can't be a spell pierce because :
A) he would have drawn it instead of keeping it second
B) he would have played it in resp to the first ritual
It also couldn't be a stifle for reason A or daze for both reasons.

Therefore it has to be a clique. Once first dark ritual resolves the right play against clique was to play IT and in resp play DR. If opponent plays clique you can still play the last DR with city of brass. If he doesn't we resolve DR and still in resp to the IT play the last DR.

But well you don't have to play perfectly to win at magic. You just need to be better than the other guy. He didn't play clique sooner and if I remember correctly didn't fetch in his turn opening himself to silence in resp to fetching. He also kept a lose hand on the draw against TES, so congratulations to Bryant still.

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Learned more about playing around Vendilion Clique. Thanks.

That's really next level....

About time Bryant! Congratulations for not only reaching top8 like you wished for in one of your articles but for winning it. What a great feeling to see TES taking first place. Report will be at Jupiter of SCG? ;)

Good job Bryant !! Nice to see storm winning some tournament ^^

*Dark, Dark, Infernal with 5 mana open*
"This is probably going to get another Infernal Tutor and then Empty the Warrens for ten Goblins."

Well done Bryant! Enjoyed watching your games, even though I had to do a face palm when they listed you as playing ANT :P

Are the videos posted anywhere? I'm on my iPad and couldn't watch SCGLive without their app...which isn't available in Japan:frown:

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Originally Posted by Lejay

Already done...

Post sb cascade guy should have let BC start and mulliganed agressively.

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Did this guy really think Deathrite Shaman alone is going to win him games against TES? Strange keeps.

Thanks everyone. As for my "misplay", sure, in hindsight I would've made a different line of play. However, I wasn't playing around a two-of in my opponents deck at the time. Sometimes your opponents have it, sometimes you refuse to prize split and get rewarded.

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Originally Posted by Zombie

*Dark, Dark, Infernal with 5 mana open*
"This is probably going to get another Infernal Tutor and then Empty the Warrens for ten Goblins."

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This. I was like... He is at 18 life... his opponent cant stop him... Either they know something I don't or they are actually idiots...

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Originally Posted by Bryant Cook

Thanks everyone. As for my "misplay", sure, in hindsight I would've made a different line of play. However, I wasn't playing around a two-of in my opponents deck at the time. Sometimes your opponents have it, sometimes you refuse to prize split and get rewarded.

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So you didn't chop, right?

A little late, but congrats Bryant on the well deserved win!

Congrats Bryant! Loved the Grapeshot kill.

Mods: DTB yet??

Very well done Bryant, and thank you for crushing Ralph round one of Top8

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Originally Posted by Bryant Cook

Thanks everyone. As for my "misplay", sure, in hindsight I would've made a different line of play. However, I wasn't playing around a two-of in my opponents deck at the time.

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Why ?

Bryant smelled blood and went in for the kill

congrats bryant!!! anybody with links to the matches¿?

Congrats on the win Bryant! Always a pleasure to see the good guys take one down! Combo is the good guys, obv.

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Originally Posted by SaberTooth

congrats bryant!!! anybody with links to the matches¿?

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http://www.twitch.tv/scglive

They have 15 hours long videos for each day.

So any advice for TES mirror matches this weekend at SCG KC? :rolleyes:

1.) Win the die roll.
2.) Get lucky.

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Originally Posted by RaNDoMxGeSTuReS

So any advice for TES mirror matches this weekend at SCG KC? :rolleyes:

1.) Win the die roll.
2.) Get lucky.

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3.) Draw multiple Silence.

Remember to be faster and don't dilute your deck with unnecessary boarding.

Show boat. If they grapeshot you for 21, go for 30.

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Originally Posted by Lejay

The turn before Bryant's duress the opponent played a ponder (maybe a brainstorm, I was half watching so I'm not sure) and didn't shuffle. Opponent elected not to play his bolt in response to the discard although it was the only card that could be discarded. So it had to be some kind of a value card on top.
Then Bryant cabal therapies the geist leaving the opponent with just a land in hand. The opponent still opts to draw that card.
Not many chances he opts to draw a lone fow and it doesn't do anything anyway.
It can't be a spell pierce because :
A) he would have drawn it instead of keeping it second
B) he would have played it in resp to the first ritual
It also couldn't be a stifle for reason A or daze for both reasons.

Therefore it has to be a clique. Once first dark ritual resolves the right play against clique was to play IT and in resp play DR. If opponent plays clique you can still play the last DR with city of brass. If he doesn't we resolve DR and still in resp to the IT play the last DR.

But well you don't have to play perfectly to win at magic. You just need to be better than the other guy. He didn't play clique sooner and if I remember correctly didn't fetch in his turn opening himself to silence in resp to fetching. He also kept a lose hand on the draw against TES, so congratulations to Bryant still.

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Originally Posted by Tammit67

A good point, thank you

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Actually even with that "misplay" he could have still won. Hand is triple dark ritual infernal tutor. Cast dark ritual, it resolves like in the match, cast infernal tutor holding priority cast dark ritual. If dark ritual resolves, cast another dark ritual going to 0 cards in hand. If Ben doesnt clique during the first dark ritual he does not get another opportunity till after AN resolves and cook casts his first spell. Regardless, congrats cook and thank you for signing my set of tendrils!

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Originally Posted by mario91234

Actually even with that "misplay" he could have still won. Hand is triple dark ritual infernal tutor. Cast dark ritual, it resolves like in the match, cast infernal tutor holding priority cast dark ritual. If dark ritual resolves, cast another dark ritual going to 0 cards in hand. If Ben doesnt clique during the first dark ritual he does not get another opportunity till after AN resolves and cook casts his first spell. Regardless, congrats cook and thank you for signing my set of tendrils!

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That's exactly the line Lejay suggested.

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Originally Posted by phazonmuant

That's exactly the line Lejay suggested.

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I wanted to be more specific since I didn't exactly see it. Also if he had any other card in that situation the game ends in W because they have nothing or L because they had a tax counter.

I could swear his hand was DRx2, LED, Infernal Tutor. But I could be wrong...

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Originally Posted by RaNDoMxGeSTuReS

So any advice for TES mirror matches this weekend at SCG KC?

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Last time I had a TES mirror I kept Empty in when on the play, and boarded it out (and one Infernal) for Tendrils on the draw. I reasoned that an early Empty could still be fast enough to win on the play, but probably wouldn't be on the draw. I'm not sure if this was correct.

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Originally Posted by sconnell

Last time I had a TES mirror I kept Empty in when on the play, and boarded it out (and one Infernal) for Tendrils on the draw. I reasoned that an early Empty could still be fast enough to win on the play, but probably wouldn't be on the draw. I'm not sure if this was correct.

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OK, kids -- I was sarcastic. Relax.

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Originally Posted by SaberTooth

congrats bryant!!! anybody with links to the matches¿?

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The video's have also been uploaded to Blip: here


Nice work, Bryant!
You accomplished a New Year's resolution right around the time the rest of us have forgotten ours.

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Originally Posted by Sockosensei

The video's have also been uploaded to Blip: here


Nice work, Bryant!
You accomplished a New Year's resolution right around the time the rest of us have forgotten ours.

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I wonder if they'll post my g3 against JD since it was only a single game. I'd like to include the link in my report.

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Originally Posted by Bryant Cook

I wonder if they'll post my g3 against JD since it was only a single game. I'd like to include the link in my report.

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It's up, Twitch archives anything broadcast while streaming

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Originally Posted by thekmind

http://www.twitch.tv/scglive

They have 15 hours long videos for each day.

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Originally Posted by Sockosensei

The video's have also been uploaded to Blip: here


Nice work, Bryant!
You accomplished a New Year's resolution right around the time the rest of us have forgotten ours.

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thank you!!

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Originally Posted by Arew

It's up, Twitch archives anything broadcast while streaming

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I know that. But I just want the segment with that single game. Not all 15 hours of Sunday magic.

Yea I've noticed sometimes they cut up each match into it's own video, and other times on Twitch it's just one huge save for each day and you have to look for a specific time.

Most of the youtube stuff is Deck Tech related.

As far as what is noted it's http://www.twitch.tv/scglive/b/378858417 around 11 hours 5 min's in round 8 of 9 / 13 hours 13 min's in for the quarter finals / 14 hours 40 mins in for the finals.

-edit- also I must say, I like the choice of sleeves, I love that color and use the same ones!

Congrats on your win, Bryant Cook!

"Last time I had a TES mirror I kept Empty in when on the play, and boarded it out (and one Infernal) for Tendrils on the draw. I reasoned that an early Empty could still be fast enough to win on the play, but probably wouldn't be on the draw. I'm not sure if this was correct."

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Originally Posted by RaNDoMxGeSTuReS

OK, kids -- I was sarcastic. Relax.

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I am actually interested in whether this line of sideboarding was a good idea or not, as I suspect it might be best to always go for Tendrils>Empty main in the mirror.

All three Feature Matches have been added to the opening post.

How does one side vs other stormdecks? People have been picking up TinFins and ANT in my meta lately.

Most of the time I do something like this:
-1 EtW
-1 Infernal

+1 PiF
+1 Cabal Therapy

But I am unsure whether this is actually correct.