I played in the Time Vault Games 1k Legacy tournament this Sunday, ended up in 6th out of around 60 people. Shoutouts to Time Vault Games for hyping legacy in the Pacific Northwest with their open series - between them and CardKingdom, medium sized tournaments are getting to be fairly frequent.
2 Griselbrand
1 Emrakul, the Aeons Torn
1 Children of Korlis

4 Entomb
4 Shallow Grave
3 Goryo's Vengeance
2 Reanimate

4 Gitaxian Probe
4 Brainstorm
4 Ponder
2 Sensei's Divining Top

4 Cabal Therapy
2 Thoughtseize

4 Lotus Petal
4 Dark Ritual

4 Polluted Delta
2 Flooded Strand
2 Marsh Flats
2 Underground Sea
2 Tundra
1 Scrubland
1 Island
1 Swamp

// Sideboard
4 Monastery Mentor
3 Stoneforge Mystic
1 Batterskull
1 Umezawa's Jitte
3 Swords to Plowshares
2 Serenity
1 Flusterstorm

I was much happier with the sideboard after the event. Stoneforge felt much better than Bob and I got to board it in more matchups. I'm pretty disappointed in the loss in the quarters, it was a pretty good matchup and our draws just lined up in his favor.

I'll just do an abbreviated summary. The notes are board plans because that seems like the most likely to have been a mistake or confusing to others)
R1 - Infect 2-0 (+3 Stoneforge, +1 Umezawa's Jitte, +3 Swords to Plowshares, -2 Sensei's Divining Top, -2 Goryo's Vengeance, -1 Dark Ritual, -1 Thoughtseize, -1 Griselbrand)
R2 - BUG Delver 1-2 (grr Stifle + Wasteland draws with Deathrite... +3 Stoneforge Mystic, +1 Umezawa's Jitte, +1 Batterskull, +3 Swords to Plowshares, +4 Monastery Mentor; -1 Griselbrand, -1 Children of Korlis, -1 Emrakul, -3 Goryo's Vengeance, -2 Shallow Grave, -1 Entomb, -2 Thoughtseize, -1 Dark Ritual)
R3 - Enlightened Tutor Miracles 2-0 (Nice Rest in Peace, here's a Mentor: +3 Stoneforge Mystic, +1 Umezawa's Jitte, +1 Batterskull, +4 Monastery Mentor, +1 Flusterstorm, +2 Serenity; -1 Griselbrand, -1 Children of Korlis, -1 Emrakul, -3 Goryo's Vengeance, -1 Shallow Grave, -1 Entomb, -2 Thoughtseize, -2 Dark Ritual)
R4 - Painter 2-0 (+4 Monastery Mentor, +3 Swords to Plowshares, +2 Serenity; -1 Griselbrand, -1 Children of Korlis, -3 Goryo's Vengeance, -1 Shallow Grave, -2 Thoughtseize, -1 Gitaxian Probe)
R5 - Reanimator 2-0 (+3 Swords to Plowshares, +1 Flusterstorm; -1 Sensei's Divining Top, -1 Griselbrand, -2 Goryo's Vengeance)
R6 - Aggro Loam 2-0 (+3 Stoneforge Mystic, +1 Umezawa's Jitte, +1 Batterskull, +3 Swords to Plowshares, +4 Monastery Mentor; -1 Griselbrand, -1 Children of Korlis, -1 Emrakul, -3 Goryo's Vengeance, -2 Shallow Grave, -1 Entomb, -2 Thoughtseize, -1 Dark Ritual)
Quarters - Painter 1-2 (same)

So yeah, losing 4 games of 16 is a nice win rate. I got to bring in Stoneforge in a few matchups where Bob would be irrelevant like Infect and BUG Delver. Chain of Vapor would have been relevant for the Painter matchup, but otherwise the heavy white sideboard worked ok. Transformational plan was hella strong. Nice looks of confusion.


Quote Originally Posted by quadich View Post
Hey guys,

I am sort of new to tin fins but determined to play it. I was looking through some of the posts here (not all of them so i am unsure if it has been asked before). I do get the feeling that while the maindeck seems to be somewhat set in stone (with maybe 5-6 cards differing here and there), the sideboard is still subject to constant change. Since i do not own the cardpool to freely switch back and forth between boardplans, i was wondering what the most solid configuration looks like in your opinion. I am sure its mentor +xyz or something, but before buying any possible iteration of xyz i would like to ask you,as experts. :)
You're right that the sideboard is still in flux. For me, evidence points to Stoneforge, but it's hard to say.

Quote Originally Posted by DNSolver View Post
Guys,

What are some thoughts about Traverse the Ulvenwald ?

I've been playing this deck online a bit and the real lynchpin in the deck are the Entombs. I have been playing 2 Buried Alive over the typical discard number 5 and 6. Buried Alive can grab 3 Griselbrands (which outright beats DRS with a Shallow Grave) if you have 3 Griselbrands, or if you're only running 2 can grab Griselbrand with Children of Korlis directly under it. Perhaps Traverse would offer some good options?

Edit: Also, what are thoughts on the power of Unmask in this kind of deck? It appears to be popular in these decks in Japan (linked below):

http://www.hareruyamtg.com/en/k/kD07565S/
http://www.hareruyamtg.com/en/k/kD02215W/
1. Traverse - why would you play this card? I does nothing for a reanimator deck.
2. It's been a while since I've tried Unmask. It was bad back then because it makes the deck more glass-cannon-y, but maybe worth trying again. Japanese lists are always incredibly weird. I don't put much stock in their decklists.