So.
Some of you are aware that I called a full audible on my decklist about 4 hours before the tournament.
Made some changes from my usual build based on my understanding of the metagame and what I was expecting to see.

Let's start with the meat:

Lands // 17 :

4 x Gaea's Cradle
2 x Bayou
1 x Savannah
1 x Dryad Arbor
2 x Forest
3 x Verdant Catacombs
3 x Windswept Heath
1 x Wooded Foothills

Spells // 13

1 x Crop Rotation
4 x Green Sun's Zenith
4 x Natural Order
4 x Glimpse Of Nature

Creatures // 30

2 x Quirion Ranger
4 x Birchlore Ranger
4 x Heritage Druid
4 x Nettle Sentinel
4 x Deathrite Shaman
4 x Wirewood Symbiote
4 x Elvish Visionary
1 x Multani's Acolyte
1 x Ruric Thar, The Unbowed
1 x Regal Force
1 x Craterhoof Behemoth

SB //15

2 x Thorn Of Amethysm
1 x Thalia, Guardian Of Thraben
1 x Meekstone
2 x Abrupt Decay
4 x Cabal Therapy
1 x Progenitus
1 x Gaddock Teeg
1 x Harmonic Sliver
1 x Qasali Pridemage
1 x Scavenging Ooze


Some of you might contest my choices, but overall the list has proven itself in my eyes. I've been playing with Ruric Thar MD for a couple of months now and everytime I want to cut it, I miss the power he brings to the board.

RD 1 vs Doug McGuire (Grixis Delver/Pyromancer)

Game 1: Doug is a T.O. in the same shop where I run events here in Halifax. He's a good player, participated at 2 PT and got an habit of money finishes. I expect him to be on ANT or TES. The first game was pretty fast. I quickly assembled the super friends team to generate card advantage and blockers. He casted Bob. Used Glimpse as a chaff for the counterspells I know he's holding. Let it resolve, create a good board state then pass turn. Bob flip a Force of Will, the he plays Young Pyromancer and start creating his own little army. I chaffed the Counterspell then NO for Ruric Thar. Scooped.

Game 2: I don't remember too much of G2. I remember it was quick as well. He ended up winning. Long story short.

Game 3: I quickly assembled a good board presence then T3 NO into Hoof for lethal. Gotta love stomping opponents!

1-0 (2-1)

RD 2 vs Sheldon Macarty (Punishing JUND)

My lifetime record against Sheldon's JUND is 0-X. Didn't had great expectations. My notes are missing from that one.
Won game 1, lost 2 and 3 to punishing fire.

1-1 (3-2)

RD 3 vs unknown Opponent (Mono-R Burn)

I fairly believe the guy had no clue what was happening. He probably borrowed the deck from someone. For the sake of respecting all the bad plays he made, I'll refrain from reporting that match.

2-1 (5-2)

RD 4 vs unknown Opponent (JUND)

I've seen that guy play weird brews over the past weeks, so I dont really know what to expect of him. This match his hilarious since I've pushed the limits of bad plays to a whole new level for the sake of trolling and unlocking achievements.

Game 1: Alright. I had one secret goal today. I wanted to assemble the Ruric Thar/Behemoth duo. I created a board state while he played goyfs and friends. I wasn't stressed at all since I had the superfriend combo active for blockers. NO'ed for Ruric Thar when I was at 18 life total, the GSZ for 8 for Behemoth, going down to 12 but killing him in the process. The whole event created a good laugh in the room.


Game 2: Long story short, T2 NO into Hoof, Swinging w/ Dryad Arbor and Hoof for 15. Played Ooze, cycled cradles passed turn. He played goyfs. Swung with the ooze and Hoof, removed all his creatures then finished him w/ DRS activations.

3-1 (7-2)

RD 5 vs Matt Holland (Merfolks)

Matt is a good friend of mine and we playtest together a lot. He knew it was a bad matchup.

Game 1 : T3 NO into hoof for lethal.

Game 2 : Mulled into oblivion. Enough.

Game 3 : He got stuck on 1 land, played Ruric Thar, he bounced it, replayed it then he scooped.

4-1 (9-3)

TOP 8
RD 6 Vs Carlos Locsin (Meathooks)

Game 1 : T2 Hoof. BOOM!

Game 2 : T4 Hoof. BOOM!

5-1 (11-3)

Lost in the top 4 against Neil, a friend of mine playing U/R Standstill.
Walked away with 100$ in my pockets. Not a bad Saturday.

PROS:
-Good crowds and friends
-Ruric Thar For The Win!
-Hoofing people Turn 2
-m1n1l337 being the first one to sign my MTGTHESOURCE playmat. (If you're active on the board and wish to sign it during GP Washington, lemme know!)

CONS:
-Bad chairs, my back hurt like never before
-Lost in Top 4(I WANT MORE MONEY!!!)


-Gabe