4 Card Blind: The Silkster Seasons

[FTW]

FTW: Black Lotus, Laboratory Maniac, Subtlety, Commandeer, comment: Broken record with subtle changes

GoblinSmashmaster: Black Lotus, Warren Instigator, Goblin Settler, Lightning Crafter
T1 Lab Man, Subtlety your creature. WW 6-0

dte: Black lotus, Black lotus, Laboratory Maniac, Elixir of Immortality
T1 Lab Man, Subtlety yours to stall. WW 6-0

Reeplcheep: Black Lotus, Lab Maniac, Simian Spirit Guide, Pyroblast
OTP T1 Lab Man, you Pyroblast, and I Subtlety yours to draw.
OTD you play Lab Man, I Subtlety, and you Pyroblast to protect and win first.
DL 1-4

Wrath of Pie: Strip Mine, Aether Vial, Meddling Mage, Vexing Bauble
OTP Lab Man and win.
OTD T1 Bauble stops 3 of my cards and Commandeering it doesn't help.
WL 3-3

Silkster: Black Lotus, Laboratory Maniac, Black Lotus, Chaoslace
T1 Lab Man, Subtlety yours to stall. WW 6-0

Asthereal: Azorius Chancery, Wasteland, Hope-Ender Coatl, Dovin, Grand Arbiter
T1 Lab Man WW 6-0

28 points (9 wins, 1 draw, 2 loss)

Strafe was on my shortlist but I thought it was too narrow. I saw this round going 2 ways: "loses to Sunlance" or "raced by Lackey + disrupton that doesn't stop Lackey". Strafe is great vs "loses to Sunlance" and terrible otherwise, so I avoided it. I also had a narrow meta deck that scores a perfect sweep here, but it's terrible against so many things, and I didn't expect this much Lotus + Lab Man.

[GoblinSmashmaster]

Ceiling Deck results for Round "Goblins!"

Goblin smash!
Goblin smash!
Goblin smash!
Goblin smash!
Goblin smash!
Goblin smash!
Goblin smash!

Sweep! Goblins win :) :)

GoblinSmashmaster: 9 goblin points :(

[Asthereal]

I made the ceiling deck again. 0-6 in all, by the looks of things.
Maybe I shouldn't enter at all if I can only spend 5 minutes on my deck.

[Wrath of Pie]

Wrath of Pie: Strip Mine, Aether Vial, Meddling Mage, Vexing Bauble, comment:

GoblinSmashmaster: Black Lotus, Warren Instigator, Goblin Settler, Lightning Crafter, comment: Goblin Blast! - WL
dte: Black lotus, Black lotus, Laboratory Maniac, Elixir of Immortality, comment: 25! - WL - 25! is great, but 25 not so much.
FTW: Black Lotus, Laboratory Maniac, Subtlety, Commandeer, comment: Broken record with subtle changes - WL
Reeplcheep: Black Lotus, Lab Maniac, Simian Spirit Guide, Pyroblast, comment: Dies to doom blade - WL
Silkster: Black Lotus, Laboratory Maniac, Black Lotus, Chaoslace, comment: fine line between stupid and genius - WL
Asthereal: Azorius Chancery, Wasteland, Hope-Ender Coatl, Dovin, Grand Arbiter, comment: - WW - Well, you made Vexing Bauble a blank.

7w = 21 points

Vexing Bauble was good.

[FTW]

I made the ceiling deck again. 0-6 in all, by the looks of things.
Maybe I shouldn't enter at all if I can only spend 5 minutes on my deck.

Keep playing! At worst it sets the ceiling deck to a lower power level that shakes up the whole format and makes the next round more interesting. You're still having a fun impact on the game even if you can only spare 5 mins.

[Asthereal]

Keep playing! At worst it sets the ceiling deck to a lower power level that shakes up the whole format and makes the next round more interesting. You're still having a fun impact on the game even if you can only spare 5 mins.

That's true. The power level gets quite a swing next round.

[Wrath of Pie]

That's true. The power level gets quite a swing next round.

Storage lands might actually be playable for once.

[Reeplcheep]

Reeplcheep: Black Lotus, Lab Maniac, Simian Spirit Guide, Pyroblast, comment: Dies to doom blade
FON + subtlety seemed like the obvious best interaction, so I played this. Luckily, no one played strafe instead.

GoblinSmashmaster: Black Lotus, Warren Instigator, Goblin Settler, Lightning Crafter, comment: Goblin Blast!
You ping on T3 so I’m too fast. WW 6-0

dte: Black lotus, Black lotus, Laboratory Maniac, Elixir of Immortality, comment: 25!
Too slow to rebuild. WW 6-0

FTW: Black Lotus, Laboratory Maniac, Subtlety, Commandeer, comment: Broken record with subtle changes
My interaction is slightly better. WD 4-1

Wrath of Pie: Strip Mine, Aether Vial, Meddling Mage, Vexing Bauble, comment:
Bauble stops lotus, mage names blast. WL 3-3

Silkster: Black Lotus, Laboratory Maniac, Black Lotus, Chaoslace, comment: fine line between stupid and genius
Red maniac too strong. WL 3-3

Asthereal: Azorius Chancery, Wasteland, Hope-Ender Coatl, Dovin, Grand Arbiter, comment:
Luckily I’m too fast for hope ender. WW 6-0

9W 1D 2L for 28/36.

[silkster]

Sorry for the delay in the formal announcement, though it did sound like everyone was already on the same page.

Next ceiling deck: Azorius Chancery, Wasteland, Hope-Ender Coatl, Dovin, Grand Arbiter.

[silkster]

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Coming in late. Checking now.

[Asthereal]

Coming in late. Checking now.

For me it's early.

Replied to your PM. I think I'm good but maybe I missed something.

[silkster]

Round 6 - Azorius Chancery, Wasteland, Hope-Ender Coatl, Dovin, Grand Arbiter

GoblinSmashmaster: Mercardian Bazaar, Chancellor of the Forge, Fury, Squee, the Immortal, comment: Furious goblins!
dte: Laboratory maniac, Chancellor of the annex, Mana crypt, archway commons, comment: Cryptic labman
Asthereal: Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth, Mishra's Factory, Maze of Ith, Liliana of the Veil, comment:
Wrath of Pie: Saprazzan Cove, Thassa's Oracle, Thassa's Oracle, Force of Negation, comment:
Silkster: Radiant Fountain, Hex Parasite, Force of Will, Snapback, comment: just barely legal
Ftw: Black Lotus, Black Lotus, Persecute, Kitesail Freebooter, comment: Coin flip

[silkster]

GoblinSmashmaster: Mercardian Bazaar, Chancellor of the Forge, Fury, Squee, the Immortal, comment: Furious goblins!
LL - Between Bazaar, the token, and Fury, I can stop two out of three.

dte: Laboratory maniac, Chancellor of the annex, Mana crypt, archway commons, comment: Cryptic labman
DD - Wow, this is cool. I tried to come up with a thing that loses to Wasteland like this, but the best I found was Pact of Negation + Angel's Grace. I'm also kicking myself here because I should have played City of Traitors which would have let me win this.

Asthereal: Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth, Mishra's Factory, Maze of Ith, Liliana of the Veil, comment:
LL - I missed the line where the ceiling deck discards Coatl, plays and upticks Dovin, eats one attack from Factory, and then wastes the Factory. Tendo, Ice Bridge over Fountain would have snatched a draw here.

Wrath of Pie: Saprazzan Cove, Thassa's Oracle, Thassa's Oracle, Force of Negation, comment:
WW - Finally a deck that I was prepared for!

Silkster: Radiant Fountain, Hex Parasite, Force of Will, Snapback, comment: just barely legal
I believe that I lose against the ceiling deck while it's at 1 life, with the Dovin gaining 1 and the Force of Will costing 1 both being relevant.

Ftw: Black Lotus, Black Lotus, Persecute, Kitesail Freebooter, comment: Coin flip
DD - You can't catch the Parasite. Forcing Lotus or Persecute is the same: you land Freebooter either way. I can't block you, but you can't race.

[dte]

GoblinSmashmaster: Mercardian Bazaar, Chancellor of the Forge, Fury, Squee, the Immortal, comment: Furious goblins!
6-0, I am a bit faster
6

dte: Laboratory maniac, Chancellor of the annex, Mana crypt, archway commons, comment: Cryptic labman
Me, apparently determined to never turn creatures sideways this season

Asthereal: Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth, Mishra's Factory, Maze of Ith, Liliana of the Veil, comment:
6-0, channex counter lili otd
12

Wrath of Pie: Saprazzan Cove, Thassa's Oracle, Thassa's Oracle, Force of Negation, comment:
6-0, I am a turn faster
18

Silkster: Radiant Fountain, Hex Parasite, Force of Will, Snapback, comment: just barely legal
2-2, we stare
20

Ftw: Black Lotus, Black Lotus, Persecute, Kitesail Freebooter, comment: Coin flip
3-3, devious.
23

[FTW]

Ftw: Black Lotus, Black Lotus, Persecute, Kitesail Freebooter, comment: Coin flip

Tempted to submit Thassa+FoN again but wanted to play something different for once. Let's see how it pans out.

GoblinSmashmaster: Mercardian Bazaar, Chancellor of the Forge, Fury, Squee, the Immortal
T1 Persecute Red. Your 1/1 goblin can't attack into my 1/2, so I'd race you on the play, except you can recast Squee from graveyard.
LL 0-6

dte: Laboratory maniac, Chancellor of the annex, Mana crypt, archway commons
Nice deck! I considered a similar T2 Lab Man but did not expect Chancellor, which stops Persecute.
OTP Freebooter exiles Mana Crypt. OTD you play Crypt first and Channex stops me from discarding Lab Man.
WL 3-3

Asthereal: Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth, Mishra's Factory, Maze of Ith, Liliana of the Veil
Freebooter exiles Liliana, but Maze forever stops my 1/2 while Factory races.
LL 0-6

Wrath of Pie: Saprazzan Cove, Thassa's Oracle, Thassa's Oracle, Force of Negation, comment:
You either Force Lotus or Persecute. Either way, you're down to 2 cards. But Freebooter misses Thassa and you win.
LL 0-6

Silkster: Radiant Fountain, Hex Parasite, Force of Will, Snapback, comment: just barely legal
One way or another Force+Snapback trade with my 1st Lotus + Persecute, but Hex Parasite resolves. It would race me thanks to Radiant Fountain, so I stay back to block.
DD 2-2

5 points (1 win, 2 draw, 7 loss)
Edit: Thassa + FoN was the smarter play

[Wrath of Pie]

Wrath of Pie: Saprazzan Cove, Thassa's Oracle, Thassa's Oracle, Force of Negation, comment:

GoblinSmashmaster: Mercardian Bazaar, Chancellor of the Forge, Fury, Squee, the Immortal, comment: Furious goblins! - WW
dte: Laboratory maniac, Chancellor of the annex, Mana crypt, archway commons, comment: Cryptic labman - LL
Asthereal: Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth, Mishra's Factory, Maze of Ith, Liliana of the Veil, comment: - WW
Silkster: Radiant Fountain, Hex Parasite, Force of Will, Snapback, comment: just barely legal - LL
Ftw: Black Lotus, Black Lotus, Persecute, Kitesail Freebooter, comment: Coin flip - WW

6w = 18 points

I can only hope to match dte's brilliance one day.

[GoblinSmashmaster]

GoblinSmashmaster Results for "Round 6: Turn 4?"

GoblinSmashmaster: Mercardian Bazaar, Chancellor of the Forge, Fury, Squee, the Immortal, comment: Furious goblins!
That's me still on Goblins!

dte: Laboratory maniac, Chancellor of the annex, Mana crypt, archway commons, comment: Cryptic labman
Thassa :( 0-6

Asthereal: Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth, Mishra's Factory, Maze of Ith, Liliana of the Veil, comment:
Goblin stare 2-2

Wrath of Pie: Saprazzan Cove, Thassa's Oracle, Thassa's Oracle, Force of Negation, comment:
Thassa :( 0-6

Silkster: Radiant Fountain, Hex Parasite, Force of Will, Snapback, comment: just barely legal
Goblin smash! 6-0

Ftw: Black Lotus, Black Lotus, Persecute, Kitesail Freebooter, comment: Coin flip[/QUOTE]
Goblin smash! 6-0

14 goblin points!

[Asthereal]

EDIT: Never mind, I missed something very relevant.

My results:

GoblinSmashmaster: Mercardian Bazaar, Chancellor of the Forge, Fury, Squee, the Immortal DD
dte: Laboratory maniac, Chancellor of the annex, Mana crypt, archway commons LL (this one is very clever)
Asthereal: Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth, Mishra's Factory, Maze of Ith, Liliana of the Veil <-me
Wrath of Pie: Saprazzan Cove, Thassa's Oracle, Thassa's Oracle, Force of Negation LL (I had this deck in mind, but somehow forgot that the CD can just EOT cast Coatl without countering anything and then Wasteland the Cove ftw)
Silkster: Radiant Fountain, Hex Parasite, Force of Will, Snapback WW
Ftw: Black Lotus, Black Lotus, Persecute, Kitesail Freebooter WW

Total: 14 points

[silkster]

Next Ceiling Deck: Black Lotus, Black Lotus, Persecute, Kitesail Freebooter

A reminder (in part to myself): Black Lotus, Persecute, and Kitesail Freebooter are banned this round.

As general commentary, I think not having a banlist is working out fine for this season. If people are up for it, I'd do another 9-round season of the same thing with a banlist of maybe 10-20 cards.

[silkster]

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Checking now. I'm guessing it'll be straightforward this week.