Being that I came all the way from Western MA to play and have fun. It was great. The players were cool, the trading was cool, my deck sucked(I am still working out the kinks) and the judging went over very well (Good job Evn!) I may casually go if I am in the mood for traveling to a miniature store(that was the only problem, the store had not one legacy card I needed)
The return of a Legend(in his own words)
On the other hand, it was the only store I could find Vision Charms >_<Originally Posted by insertnamehere
Close.
Top 4:
1/2 - R/w Goblins
1/2 - Dragon Stompy
3/4 - Death & Taxes (not angel stompy) Me
3/4 - TES
Other:
Janky Burn Deck
SI
R/B Goblins
Dragon Stompy
All in all the day was a lot of fun. I went 3-0 and T4'd with Death and Taxes which I just finished building literally on Friday. It was very nice to meet you guys and you even convinced me to sign up for an account here on the Source, heh.
Damn, if I would of gotten paired up with either Death & Taxes or Burn I would of made Top4. Just my luck that I got paired up versus Dragon Stompy, in the last round.I'm also kind of mad at BC for not including Naturalizes in the SB of the deck he lent me.
Xantid Swarm was a waste of a slot for this particular metagame. And during the whole tournament I only sideboarded once. It's all good though, B.C., I should of thought about the naturalizes ahead of time.
You were playing SI right? I was looking forward to playing you with Death and Taxes, due to my incredible amount of maindeck and sideboard combo hate, heh.
Fun tournament over all. Especially rewarding was my only match loss which was against death & taxes where I got cataclysm'ed off the top. I am just now mentally recovering.
I played this and made T2:
// Lands
11 Mountain
4 City of Traitors
4 Ancient Tomb
// Creatures
4 Magus of the Moon
4 Arc-Slogger
4 Gathan Raiders
4 Simian Spirit Guide
4 Rakdos Pit Dragon
3 Akroma, Angel of Fury
// Spells
3 Umezawa's Jitte
2 Blood Moon
1 Sword of Fire and Ice
4 Chalice of the Void
4 Chrome Mox
4 Seething Song
// Sideboard
SB: 1 Umezawa's Jitte
SB: 4 Tormod's Crypt
SB: 1 Shattering Spree
SB: 3 Pyrokinesis
SB: 4 Trinisphere
SB: 2 Powder Keg
I used the entire sideboard except the crypts. Blood moons came out every match in this meta. The Akroma's and SoF/I were not used and were just a bit too clunky. Arc-Slogger was great all day.
Sorry about that.
Anywho, I thought I'd post my decklist too.
// Land
11 Plains
4 Rishadan Port
4 Karakas
3 Flagstone of Trokair
//Creatures
4 Serra Avenger
3 Mangara of Corondor
3 Isamaru, Hound of Konda
3 Samurai of the Pale Curtain
3 True Believer
2 Jotun Grunt
//Spells
4 Swords to Plowshares
4 AEther Vial
3 Cataclysm
3 Umezawa's Jitte
3 Oblivion Ring
// Sideboard
SB: 4 Thorn of Amethyst
SB: 4 Orim's Chant
SB: 3 Tivadar of Thorn
SB: 1 True Believer
SB: 1 Jotun Grunt
SB: 1 Samurai of the Pale Curtain
SB: 1 Oblivion Ring
I went 3-0 vs. Burn, Dragon Stompy and TES only to lose to Goblins (a favorable matchup in my opinion) in the T4. Oh well.
If B.C. had his deck include naturalize instead of xantid swarm in the SB, I would of beat Never Easty for the Top4 spot. But oh well, maybe next time.
I played something close to this (I can't remember exactly):
6 Mountain
2 Plateau
4 Wooded Foothills
4 Bloodstained Mire
4 Wasteland
3 Rishadan Port
= 23 land
4 Lackey
4 Ringleader
4 Warchief
4 Piledriver
3 Gempalm Incinerator
2 Mogg Fanatic
4 Matron
1 Stingscourger
2 Siege-Gang
1 Kiki-Jiki
1 Sharpshooter
= 30 creatures
4 Aether Vial
3 Swords to Plowshares
= 7 other
4 Pyrostatic Pillar
4 Leyline of the Void
3 Pyrokinesis
3 Disenchant
1 Swords to Plowshares
= 15 sideboard cards
I play white splash instead of black splash because, as I told Lego, the Goblins are the ones that win the game, not the white or black cards. Those are just gravy. I prefer Swords to Weirding because it costs one less and it targets. On the other side of the argument, it can't be Matroned or Ringleadered, which would have been nice a couple of times. White also gives you Disenchant, and although I never cast it, I'm glad it's there.
Goblins is an utterly predictable deck. It won against Dragon Stompy, Burn, and (an unexpectedly tough match) against White Weenie. It lost to combo. How boring.
Blaine, check your inbox, damnit. lol.
It's not a rules thing. People forget to reveal for Confidant, and people activate Top when it's not in play (Tap top, draw a card, pass my turn. You take your turn, EOT, activate top to look at the top 3... happens all the time.) They become so difficult because there are questions of Missed Triggers, Failure to Reveal, Looking at Extra Cards, Drawing Extra Cards, etc.
As for the tournament, it was only 8 people, but it was a lot of fun! I'm thinking about running the next one here in Newton, on campus, because I can do it for free, and that way the entire entry fee can go to prizes. We'll see though. Looks like April 5th is the next time I can make this happen.
I was actually a little surprised that the payout was not 100% of the entry fee. It seems like that has become the standard for Eternal tournaments lately. And since the prize is store credit, the shop will still make money on the tournament. Anyway, I support moving to another location and having higher payout.
Yeah, I realized afterwards that it's because the store paid me. Which is cool, but I don't mind volunteering.
Is Newton ok for people? I know there are a couple of people who live up in Somerville who'd be happy to give rides, and the location is right off the T (ok, up a big-ass hill from the T, but I don't mind giving rides up the hill
Newton's fine for me. Walk 1 minute to the Kenmore Station, hop on the D line, get off in Newton, walk up a hill. Even less work than getting to Somerville. April 5th is also good as a date, I'll definitely be there.
I don't know man, you know what they say about those 'NEWTON' hills.
Team Hammafist-We don't take kindly to those who don't take kindly."Got any trade boogas?"
This ain't Heartbreak Hill.I don't know man, you know what they say about those 'NEWTON' hills.
On the other hand, in Newton Center, you have access to great Neapolitan pizza (Sweet Tomatoes), some good Thai food (Coconut Cafe... I suggest trying the Kai Sub Kraplao/Prik Ka Prow (ground chicken with onions, hot and sweet peppers, and basil)), ice cream (JP Licks and Cold Stone), and some take-out Chinese. There's just a lack of the more... standard fast-food.
You know, not all Magic players are out of shape. In fact, I just got back from a 9 mile run that took me through Newton Center. Hills be damned.
That being said, I'm looking forward to the prospect of stuffing myself full of Pad Thai and sitting on my ass playing some Legacy.
I'm not down for holding them at Newton. I rather play in a place I know how to get to. Plus the atmosphere at YMG is worth the hit in prize support IMO.
Newton would be great. It's so easy to get to both by car and by the T. There's definitely enough room (if Evn is planning on holding this in that largish common room thing).
He could even bring down the Wii and some controllers if someone happens to get DQed
I haven't the slightest clue as to who the fuck any of you are but I would like to play. That being said something extremely close to the T is going to be the best bet.
PS Tables and a decent amount of play space is pretty key IMO.
PSS Something that resembles a living space rather then a dungeon would be hot. Think Myriad Games in NH if any of you have been there, Dan Yarrington (SP?) keeps that place immaculate.
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