MWS Source Tournaments (Playoffs)

[GreenOne]

2 Italians in the Top8 can mean a thing only. Italy has to be in the DTB forum.

[Sanguine Voyeur]

Elfrago won 3-1.

Black isn't as easy as blue.

[Elfrago]

I won 3-1 aganist Sanguine Voyeur.
Eva Green land distruption and discard proved too much for Wildfire.

[deviant]

NOOOooooooooo!!!!

[Elfrago]

NOOOooooooooo!!!!

Yeah, I know. I crushed the dream...

[Eldariel]

Klaus beat me 3-1. G1 I drew no non-land cards off the top over the entire game, G2 I beat a quick win, G3 I had a nice beatdown position but his singleton Return to Dust on my SoLS coupled with Humility and no equipment for me solved and G4 I mulled to 5. Interesting games and I'm sure I played like crap without noticing, but congratulations.

[klaus]

Klaus beat me 3-1. G1 I drew no non-land cards off the top over the entire game, G2 I beat a quick win, G3 I had a nice beatdown position but his singleton Return to Dust on my SoLS coupled with Humility and no equipment for me solved and G4 I mulled to 5. Interesting games and I'm sure I played like crap without noticing, but congratulations.

Confirmed:
>>undefeated-VS-tournament<< beats >>undefeated-VS-Landstill<<

You seemed to play really tight and well - as far as I could tell.
GGs.

[Elfrago]

Confirmed:
>>undefeated-VS-tournament<< beats >>undefeated-VS-Landstill<<

You seemed to play really tight and well - as far as I could tell.
GGs.

So we will have to play again Klaus, let's see if I can have my revenge

[georgjorge]

Question to Nihil Credo (as I haven't seen this deck put up results before): How many of your games did you actually win with the Swans combo, and how many on the power of Goyf/Mongeese/CBalance backed up by Forces ?

[Whit3 Ghost]

Question to Nihil Credo (as I haven't seen this deck put up results before): How many of your games did you actually win with the Swans combo, and how many on the power of Goyf/Mongeese/CBalance backed up by Forces ?

The combo was awful against me. Every game he won in our matchups involved Top advantage.

[Sanguine Voyeur]

So what happens now? Am I out completely, or do I still get to play?

[Van Phanel]

Sorry it took so long, I just came back from GP Kopenhagen (where I managed to start 6-0 in the mainevent and then lose three matches in a row...). I'll PM Phantom and probably we're going to play our game sometime tomorrow night.

Edit: Also I am totally in the wrong bracket. Shit.

[Nihil Credo]

Question to Nihil Credo (as I haven't seen this deck put up results before): How many of your games did you actually win with the Swans combo, and how many on the power of Goyf/Mongeese/CBalance backed up by Forces ?

So far, I went for the combo twice. I'd estimate that in general going off is the optimal route for Swan-Thresh about once in ten games or so, primarily against control and midrange decks. In this tournament they've mostly been Force-pitch, since I played against aggro six rounds out of seven:

R1: Verdana with Goblins (burned his guys and attacked FTW)
R2: Whit3_Ghost with Thrash (I don't get manascrewed and out-CQ him)
R3: Poichoi with Ichorid (burned her guys and attacked FTW - no, really)
R4: KillemallCFH with Merfolk (burned his guys and attacked FTW)
R5: Elfrago with Eva Green (won G1 by dropping Swans at six mana and Chaining them for a few pitch counters plus a second Chain, then blocking a lethal Tombstalker, untapping and going off again for the kill; lost the other two games.)
R6: IBA with Quinn (in G2 I dropped Swans with Force backup, but before I could untap he revealed his two-card-hand to be Orim's Chant into E. Tutor into Grindstone into activation. Frownz. Won the other two.)

I'll probably write a decent report when this is all over, though.

[Van Phanel]

I did it. I beat Phantom It with 3-2.

Game 5 was a monster of an epic game. I'll write a report about this tournament so you can read about it later as I don't want to spoil my sideboard plans as they might be pretty close to what I'll board against Nihil Credo.

Two of three Threshold players are already out. You'll be the next (or so I hope).

[Nihil Credo]

It's certainly been a hell of a while since I faced Solidarity, and I look forward to our match.

Also, ugh, it's been nine years since I last used it and ICQ still sucks male Equus Asinus genital organs.

So what happens now? Am I out completely, or do I still get to play?

I guess you could ask the other Top 8ers if they want to play out for who gets to be 5th place, 6th place, etc.

[technogeek5000]

The semi finalists can play out there matches now. Good luck to everyone.

Semi-final Pairings

Klaus vs. Elfrago
Nihil Credo vs. Van Phanel

[klaus]

Alright, I beat Elfrago 3-0.

Jace wins G1 on his own. I wanted to cut that guy for good. Now I gotta think it over. I mean Evagreen is as (non-tribal-)aggro as it gets. Wow.

Tough luck for him: G3 he mulls to 4 due to 3 consecutive no-landers and scoops it up when he is left with 3 no non-land cards in hand and meager 2 lands in play after I took care of 2 Goyfs and one Seal.

Final here I come!

[Elfrago]

Yep, lost 0-3.
Lost the first games due to a combination of bad luck/bad plays/bad matchup and really never played g3.
Oh, I guess I have a couple streaks now: the <I-always-lose-to-landstill-streak>> and the <<I-always-lose-the-game-right-before-winning-some-prizes-streak>>

[Eldariel]

Due to losing to klaus, my streaks are down to always Top 8ing online (for this year) and always beating DiF :(

Now that I think of it, I may have been well adviced to bring in Umezawa's Jittes vs. klaus. I didn't think of it at the time, but having one piece of equipment is absolutely pivotal to beating Humility, and that card indeed cost me games. This does warrant further consideration.

[deviant]

I did it. I beat Phantom It with 3-2.

Yess!!
I'm probably the only one excited, but whatever, go Soli!