[Deck] T.E.S. - The EPIC Storm

[alderon666]

Bryantt should really thank that the MUD player was so bad. Playing against Chalice of the Void/3-Sphere on the finals would be bad times.


Bryant Cook
Age: 24
Occupation: Graphic Designer
Hometown:Syracuse, NY
Archetype:The Epic Storm
What is your plan against UWR Miracles?
Sideboard Abrupt Decay, show Counterbalance what's up!
What was the best card in your sideboard today?
Tendrils of Agony

[feline]

Alright! Bryant Cook wins the Open Series playing his infamous Combo deck, gotta love seeing that! From 1 combo player to another, Congratulations on the victory! You should have a fun read when you get home from the forums & the coverage alone ^.^

[jin]

The turn before Bryant's duress the opponent played a ponder (maybe a brainstorm, I was half watching so I'm not sure) and didn't shuffle. Opponent elected not to play his bolt in response to the discard although it was the only card that could be discarded. So it had to be some kind of a value card on top.
Then Bryant cabal therapies the geist leaving the opponent with just a land in hand. The opponent still opts to draw that card.
Not many chances he opts to draw a lone fow and it doesn't do anything anyway.
It can't be a spell pierce because :
A) he would have drawn it instead of keeping it second
B) he would have played it in resp to the first ritual
It also couldn't be a stifle for reason A or daze for both reasons.

Therefore it has to be a clique. Once first dark ritual resolves the right play against clique was to play IT and in resp play DR. If opponent plays clique you can still play the last DR with city of brass. If he doesn't we resolve DR and still in resp to the IT play the last DR.

But well you don't have to play perfectly to win at magic. You just need to be better than the other guy. He didn't play clique sooner and if I remember correctly didn't fetch in his turn opening himself to silence in resp to fetching. He also kept a lose hand on the draw against TES, so congratulations to Bryant still.

Learned more about playing around Vendilion Clique. Thanks.

That's really next level....

[Deviruchi]

About time Bryant! Congratulations for not only reaching top8 like you wished for in one of your articles but for winning it. What a great feeling to see TES taking first place. Report will be at Jupiter of SCG? ;)

[P-E]

Good job Bryant !! Nice to see storm winning some tournament ^^

[Zombie]

*Dark, Dark, Infernal with 5 mana open*
"This is probably going to get another Infernal Tutor and then Empty the Warrens for ten Goblins."

[leegoo]

Well done Bryant! Enjoyed watching your games, even though I had to do a face palm when they listed you as playing ANT :P

[Sockosensei]

Are the videos posted anywhere? I'm on my iPad and couldn't watch SCGLive without their app...which isn't available in Japan

[JDK]

Already done...

Post sb cascade guy should have let BC start and mulliganed agressively.

Did this guy really think Deathrite Shaman alone is going to win him games against TES? Strange keeps.

[Bryant Cook]

Thanks everyone. As for my "misplay", sure, in hindsight I would've made a different line of play. However, I wasn't playing around a two-of in my opponents deck at the time. Sometimes your opponents have it, sometimes you refuse to prize split and get rewarded.

[Megadeus]

*Dark, Dark, Infernal with 5 mana open*
"This is probably going to get another Infernal Tutor and then Empty the Warrens for ten Goblins."

This. I was like... He is at 18 life... his opponent cant stop him... Either they know something I don't or they are actually idiots...

[RaNDoMxGeSTuReS]

Thanks everyone. As for my "misplay", sure, in hindsight I would've made a different line of play. However, I wasn't playing around a two-of in my opponents deck at the time. Sometimes your opponents have it, sometimes you refuse to prize split and get rewarded.

So you didn't chop, right?

[Whippoorwill]

A little late, but congrats Bryant on the well deserved win!

[Psyqo]

Congrats Bryant! Loved the Grapeshot kill.

Mods: DTB yet??

[Jay_Gatz]

Very well done Bryant, and thank you for crushing Ralph round one of Top8

[Lejay]

Thanks everyone. As for my "misplay", sure, in hindsight I would've made a different line of play. However, I wasn't playing around a two-of in my opponents deck at the time.

Why ?

[Megadeus]

Bryant smelled blood and went in for the kill

[SaberTooth]

congrats bryant!!! anybody with links to the matches¿?

[.dk]

Congrats on the win Bryant! Always a pleasure to see the good guys take one down! Combo is the good guys, obv.

[thekmind]

congrats bryant!!! anybody with links to the matches¿?

http://www.twitch.tv/scglive

They have 15 hours long videos for each day.