[DTB] Sneak Attack

[Griselpuff]

I keep both the Petals AND the Grids in. Petals are good when they tap out, then you can accelerate and kill them. Take out Probes and Intuitions and Counterspells that cost mana.

[blindspotxxx]

I guess we're the same Akatsuki lol

Typically whenever I board out Intuition I put 1-2 Through the Breach as replacement :)

To the other Sneak Show players what would you choose? (Strictly Blue Tempo Matchup only)

[koba]

Nobody is arguing you should not sideboard in defense grids against RUG tempo and other tempo decks. They are in your sideboard mainly for those matchups. You are not ‘giving up’ defense grids by keeping the petals. You take out intuitions and then some counters and maybe a few cantrips to make room.

A common way to win against RUG tempo is to reach as much mana as you can and play around taxing counters. Petal helps in that respect.

I would not sideboard out more than one petal against a deck with 4 daze and 4 spell pierce (after side) and especially not for a card that costs 5 mana. Through the breach is really bad in that matchup in my opinion.

[blindspotxxx]

I'm also not sure about the Through the Breach but I fear Surgical Extraction so I guess I want 1 copy? :) Intuition seems to suck when you're grabbing combo pcs and it gets Surgical'd maybe you can grab multiple different cards but I just side them out.

[Togores]

I played and event with the deck i posted here in the last page changing the 2 misdi for 1 more pierce and one more flusterstorm cause there was lot of combo in the metagame and i ended 3-2 losing vs the patriot who won, wining another patriot, losing to bug with 5 discards post board, no shardless and no liliana. Then wining counterbalance and back to basics control uwr.

My conclusions where:
3 pierce sucks so max 2 and one misdirection for it.
3 flusterstorm are the nuts.
Defense grid was nuts. So 3rd should come in side,I always liked to se her vs all decks with tons of counters.
Reb was really ok. So still 3.
Leyline was only bought in once. Vs bug. Was not good i put it in. 1st turn g3 and a g4 we played to test. 1st time i only clogged 1 hymn and 1 thoughseize. Wich got bs easy away. And a ve vendilion wich i had for counter anyway.
2nd time i laded it. I only catch 1 disvard spell and another vendilion i had to also counter. And this 2 games i lost. Also to bad draws but i felt they were crap. May be my opp with no liliana and only 5 discards post board bot like the 8 played by shardless and jund. Seemed bad. I think with SDT and countersi can fight it really good.
So i took them out. But will give them another try.

Then with the information got i played another tourbey with this list:
4 sneak atack
4 show and tell
4 brainstorm
4 ponder
4 force of will
2 spell pierce
2 flusterstorm
1 misdirection
2 senseis divining top
4 lotus petal
4 griselbrand
4 enrakul the aeons torn
3 island
1 mountain
2 flooded strand
2 polluted delta
4 scalding tarn
3 ancient tomb
2 city of traitors
3 volcanic island

side
2 pyroblast
1 red elemental blast
3 defense grid
2 echoing truth
4 pyroclasm
1 throug the breach
2 boseiju who selters all

Won the event.
2-0 vs reanimator
2-0 vs rw burn with lynx
2-1 vs bug with tarmos, delvet stifle and pyrexian dregnouth
2-1 vs esper deathblade. With md only 2 fows and some discard and post board 2 more fows, 3 pierce 2 medling and 1 fluster and more discard.
1st here i sided in 2 pyroclasm but later i sided all 4 and it was really really good.


So right now thats im playing. I havent still not played vs shardless or jund. Or even deathblade.
But right now. How the format is going i think its ok. Will se if i test vs this decks and rethink the leylines.
I also think vs tes and ant they are bad. Cause at least in tes in bryant cook s premier on how to sideboard (wich everyone is copying) he sides vs show and tell decks 2 chain of vapor so usualy they run silence and a few discard allong the 2 xantid. So u only get to crush 4 gitaxian and 2 duress 1 therapy. If they go off with ad nauseam they are more probably got the chains. And just combo of. So its better to have a fast deck and stand behind a counterwall in a fast deck.

[blindspotxxx]

Aside from the obvious Grafdigger's Cage. What are you guys sideboarding against Dredge? :)

[Koby]

Aside from the obvious Grafdigger's Cage. What are you guys sideboarding against Dredge? :)

Pyroclasm or Echoing Truth; both deal with the zombies and slow them down by a few turns.

[TerribleTim68]

Aside from the obvious Grafdigger's Cage. What are you guys sideboarding against Dredge? :)

Pyroclasm or Echoing Truth; both deal with the zombies and slow them down by a few turns.

I typically side 2 Tormod's Crypt & 3 Surgical Extraction. Most tell me it isn't the "ideal" setup. But it seems to fit my playstyle very well & I've blown Dredge out too many times with this setup, so I'm sticking with it.

[blindspotxxx]

Made top 8 again at our recent Major Tournament :) Report to follow! Didn't win the Trophy though :(

Cerberus Legacy Open 5

Metagame and Top 8 Decklists:

http://mtgmanila.wordpress.com/2013/...and-decklists/

Video Coverage: I'm Christopher Tan in the videos lol
http://mtgmanila.wordpress.com/2013/...tured-matches/

Semifinalist: Christopher Tan
“This one’s for you Richard So”

Creatures:
4 Emrakul, the Aeons Torn
4 Griselbrand

Instants:
2 Daze
1 Intuition
2 Misdirection
3 Spell Pierce
4 Brainstorm
4 Force of Will

Sorceries:
1 Preordain
4 Ponder
4 Show and Tell

Enchantments:
4 Sneak Attack

Artifacts:
4 Lotus Petal

Lands:
1 Mountain
2 City of Traitors
3 Ancient Tomb
3 Island
3 Misty Rainforest
3 Volcanic Island
4 Scalding Tarn

Sideboard:
3 Leyline of Sanctity
2 Defense Grid
2 Pyroclasm
1 Wipe Away
1 Echoing Truth
2 Blood Moon
2 Through the Breach
2 Pyroblast

Round 1: Bant Tempo Auras (WIN)

Game 1: Paired with a friend! He doesn't get early pressure and I set up a Sneak Attack with Griselbrand and Emrakul.
I remember we have a counterwar but I have too many mana sources to pay his tax counters.

Game 2: Board in my Defense Grids and Pyroblasts I think. He plays Gaddock Teeg which I don't have the counter for
and I just draw a Sneak Attack as enabler and no Show and Tells and he beats me down to death with Pridemage.

Game 3: I boarded in my Pyroclasms. On the play, he plays a Gaddock Teeg again (1 off! Argh!) and I don't get any
Force of Wills to kill Gaddock. I play a Show and Tell for Griselbrand and draw 7 and he plays a Karakas to bounce it
and swing with his guys. I'm at 9 life I think or lower and I go for it. I Brainstorm 1st which gives me Emrakul and a
second Daze which I really need. He has 2 open mana and I play Show and Tell. He counters with Spell Pierce and I try
to Force but Gaddock Teeg is in play so I can't. I go for a double Daze to tap him out and he also has Double Daze but I have
Exact mana to pay for 2 of them and 1 activation of Sneak Attack for Emrakul which clears his board. (I put Sneak Attack into
play from Show and Tell)

Round 2: Patriot (WIN)

Game 1: He has no early pressure and just bolts me 4 times. When he bolts me and he is tapped out I take the opportunity to
fetch basics. He eventually plays a Grim Lavamancer, later on I play a Sneak Attack and pays for his tax counters and we have a counter war.
I am unable to activate Sneak Attack that turn and I am pretty low on life. 9 Life I think or 7 from his lone Grim Lavamancer and the
4 bolts! During my turn I activate Sneak Attack and he Stifles and I fetch a Volcanic Island for a 2nd activation. Griselbrand swings and
I draw 7 with no more Stifles from him. I get an Emrakul and it swings later to take the game.

Game 2: Side in my Defense Grids, Pyroclasms, Pyroblasts and I think a lone Blood Moon. I resolve a Defense Grid which he can only Spell Pierce
but I had Daze back up. That's all she wrote as I was able to put Griselbrand into play and swing him to death.

Round 3: Beck/Call Elves (WIN)

Game 1: I turn 1 Ponder with Lotus Petal setting up a Show and Tell Emrakul the 2nd turn. I do it the 2nd turn and he lays down Craterhoof Behemoth!
I figured he is dead but then he Natural Orders another Craterhoof Behemoth with 3 other elves. Emrakul, can't stop 38 damage only 10 lol

Game 2: Side in Pyroclasms and Leylines for his Cabal Therapies. He goes for a huge Glimpse which I don't counter but he fizzles. He has also played a Gaddock
Teeg earlier before he glimpsed. I Pyroclasm his guys out but he has enough gas to strip my hand then kill me short after.

Game 3: Turn 0 Leyline!!! He has a very slow start and I think I had trouble assembling the combo. There were hardly any threats on his side of the board
because I guess he kept open mana for Spell Pierce and only plays a Gaddock Teeg on his 3rd turn. He plays some more elves after this and I Pyroclasm his board.
I have trouble finding the combo I guess I have mostly creatures. He starts to recover with 2-3 guys and I finally rip a Show and Tell and put Griselbrand into play.
He puts down Craterhoof from my Show and Tell and time is called. I have 2 Sneak Attacks in my hand after drawing 7 but on his turn he plays a Harmonic Sliver
on my Leyline of Sanctity and hits me with a Cabal Therapy. I couldn't draw because I was low on life already (7 life?). Despite this I counted only 9 power on his board
and when he attempts a GSZ for 1 I Force of Will it (Last card on his hand). 9 Power can't race Griselbrand so I don't go for the greedy play of drawing a lot of cards
and just swing 3 Times. I figured if he draws something really relevant then I will draw 7. There was a turn where he didn't swing and I was able to get 21 life but I
didn't activate just to play safe because he was dead the next swing.

Round 4: Reanimator (Lose)

Game 1: He simply has a God hand to my good keep of Daze, Force of Will, Ponder, Preordain and lands. He Thoughtseizes himself and I forgot to
ask the target and I thought he was targetting me turns out he did it to himself discarding Iona. I was able to Daze his 1st reanimation
spell and Force the Daze protection he had. When he played his next Reanimation spell I'm out of counters and he puts Iona into play on Blue. I attempt
a Sneak Attack with a Lotus Petal for Daze protection that I saw in his hand when he Thoughtseized himself. Turns out he drew a Force of Will and Iona
kills me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aXqB6ruFHQ

Game 2: I side out Show and Tells which is a mistake! I kept a double Force of Will hand with a bunch of Blue cards and Through the Breach I think. I
counter his combo but he wins the counter war for the 2nd reanimation spell animating Griselbrand which takes over the game. There was one point where
he didn't have the animation spell yet and we were both out of counters and I could have Show and Tell'd Griselbrand but I needed 5 mana because I sided them
out for Through the Breach! Lesson learned!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYIGJg7JC0k

Round 5: Patriot (Win)

Game 1: I am unable to get a creature despite having 3-4 enablers which will overload his hand of counters. Delver flips early
and ends me very fast. Sometimes 2 Ponders doesn't quite cut it.

Game 2: I was able to resolve a Defense Grid and was able to Sneak Griselbrand into Emrakul him.

Game 3: Time was called and he conceded to me because he had to leave early.

Round 6: Miracles (Draw)

ID with a friend into top 8

Top 8: Reanimator (Round 4 Opponent) (WIN)

Game 1: I know I'm in a bad spot getting paired against him again but what the hell right? I keep a similar hand from
our previous 1st game with Daze back up and Force of Will. He attempts a Careful Study I Force of Will. He attempts an
Entomb tapped out I Daze. He casts another Entomb and I think I also Force of Will or Daze. I figured that his deck has less
spells that put creatures in the graveyard so I counter most of them. Turns out he drew most of those spells and I am in
a tight spot. His 3rd Entomb resolves, getting him tapped out. I Ponder with a very difficult decision.
Top 3 cards are Daze, Intuition and Show and Tell. I only have 2 lands and a Lotus Petal in play so it will make me
have no more future lands to play the Sneak Attack in my Hand. My hand only has Emrakul, Misdirection and Sneak Attack.
He passes with no reanimation spell and I draw the Intuition. End of his turn I attempt an Intuition which he counters. I am
now down to 2 lands with just Daze as protection. He cantrips into a reanimation spell which I cannot answer. Iona naming
Blue comes into play again! After getting the Show and Tell I pass and he swings. I top deck an Ancient Tomb!!!

I attempt my Sneak Attack tapped out and I cross my fingers as he has 2 more cards in his hand. It resolves!!! On his turn
he thinks about killing my Sneak Attack and he casts a Show and Tell of his own. I figure if he has Terrastodon I lose right there
and then. So I put Emrakul into play and he scoops.

Game 2: I've got nothing to board in, that's how bad the situation is! Only my 2 bounce spells for Misdirections. My deck
wants revenge and gives me an opening 7 of Double Daze, Force of Will, some lands and cantrips. I keep this hand as I know
his deck is faster. I draw an Intuition and now I don't go for his cards that put creatures in the graveyard but his reanimation spells.
I eventually draw a Spell Pierce which solidifies my defense. I Daze somewhere but I forgot if it was a cantrup.
He doesn't have Reanimation spells and tries to dig for them. He plays a Pithing Needle on Sneak Attack which I let resolve as
I have Intuition for a different enabler. End of his turn I tutor up Show and Tell with Intuition and it resolves on my side surprisingly.
Griselbrand comes into play and that's all she wrote as I have so many counters in my hand after the 1st draw 7. Double Spell
Pierce, Daze and Double Force of Will and some blue cards. Griselbrand swings 3 times to end the game and revenge for
Sneak Show!

Top 4: Miracles (Round 6 Opponent and tournament winner) (LOSE)

Game 1: Paired against one of the top players of the Philippines who has won so many prestigious prizes. I
Failed to board out my bounce spells, game loss. I guess I was super stressed after winning against Reanimator that
I took a breather and forgot to deboard.

Game 2: Luck is really on my side as I Pyroblast a Vendillion Clique but his 2nd Clique puts my Through the Breach to the bottom.
I draw a Sneak Attack after he Cliques me and it resolves. At this point I have no creatures again and he also has a Karakas tap
into a 2nd Karakas, New Legend Rule! I play pass and he gets a Venser to bounce my Sneak Attack. I am nearly facing lethal so I
fetch my 2nd Misty Rainforest to improve my draw. It did as I top decked an Emrakul and Sneak it into play with 3 red mana.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5htqSD3a4nE

Game 3: I can't win this one as he told me after the match that he had an opening of Triple Force of Will, Top, Counterbalance,
Supreme Verdict and 1 land. He turn 1 tops, turn 2 Counterbalances. I Pyroblast the Counterbalance but he has Force of Will
back up. I am a little idiot from all the stress of the game loss that I don't grabe my early Ponder'd blue card for my own Force of
Will and I chose Through the Breach! What an idiot. Naturally Counterbalance resolves and he has 3, 4 and 5 casting cost spells on
top which spells game for me. He lays down a Pithing Needle some time for Sneak Attack and flips Misdirection and Entreat the Angels
as his Counterbalance top cards. Although he had difficulty with his 3rd and 4th land drops, it is very hard to win when you don't
resolve anything right?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOjuOH6jNBA

I won 2 Misty Rainforests for all my troubles but I am still determined to win myself a Trophy as my goal in Legacy. Thank
You for the time in reading my report.

Props:

-to one of our shop owners for becoming a Father on the day of the tournament because his wife gave birth that day.
I insist that he names his Son Jace but his wife refuses lol I named my decklist after him, Richard So!
-to Redmond James Lim who wins the whole tournament and helps us defend our home turf. You deserve to win after having
a streak of bad luck to a skilled player.
-to my awesome teammates who make Magic more than enjoyable and our home turf Neutral Grounds Quezon Avenue.
-to 747 who gave me the game on Round 5 because he had to leave.
-to Sneak and Show deck for being so good to me and giving me some really crazy top decks.
-to the event organizers and the coverage for being more comprehensive than usual.

[[SLAYER]chaos]

How do you guys fight reanimator? I've been getting crushed pretty badly at my LGS both game 1 and after board. I'm not running any dedicated grave hate cards right now but I'm thinking that may have to change.

[blindspotxxx]

How do you guys fight reanimator? I've been getting crushed pretty badly at my LGS both game 1 and after board. I'm not running any dedicated grave hate cards right now but I'm thinking that may have to change.

It's a bad matchup honestly. They have a faster combo than us therefore causing us to play into their dazes and etc. By analyzing the decklists, they also have more disruption than us. Sneak Show runs 9-11 Counter Spells while they can run 3-4 Daze, 4 Force of Will and 2-4 Thoughtseize. On the brightside, sometimes when they have animated a creature other than a fistful of counters we still have a chance to Sneak them as Emrakul > Reanimator's Creatures

[aljiichiban]

Made top 8 again at our recent Major Tournament :) Report to follow! Didn't win the Trophy though :(


Top 4: Miracles (Round 6 Opponent and tournament winner) (LOSE)

Game 1: Paired against one of the top players of the Philippines who has won so many prestigious prizes. I
Failed to board out my bounce spells, game loss. I guess I was super stressed after winning against Reanimator that
I took a breather and forgot to deboard.

Game 2: Luck is really on my side as I Pyroblast a Vendillion Clique but his 2nd Clique puts my Through the Breach to the bottom.
I draw a Sneak Attack after he Cliques me and it resolves. At this point I have no creatures again and he also has a Karakas tap
into a 2nd Karakas, New Legend Rule! I play pass and he gets a Venser to bounce my Sneak Attack. I am nearly facing lethal so I
fetch my 2nd Misty Rainforest to improve my draw. It did as I top decked an Emrakul and Sneak it into play with 3 red mana.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5htqSD3a4nE

Game 3: I can't win this one as he told me after the match that he had an opening of Triple Force of Will, Top, Counterbalance,
Supreme Verdict and 1 land. He turn 1 tops, turn 2 Counterbalances. I Pyroblast the Counterbalance but he has Force of Will
back up. I am a little idiot from all the stress of the game loss that I don't grabe my early Ponder'd blue card for my own Force of
Will and I chose Through the Breach! What an idiot. Naturally Counterbalance resolves and he has 3, 4 and 5 casting cost spells on
top which spells game for me. He lays down a Pithing Needle some time for Sneak Attack and flips Misdirection and Entreat the Angels
as his Counterbalance top cards. Although he had difficulty with his 3rd and 4th land drops, it is very hard to win when you don't
resolve anything right?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOjuOH6jNBA

I won 2 Misty Rainforests for all my troubles but I am still determined to win myself a Trophy as my goal in Legacy. Thank
You for the time in reading my report.

Props:

-to one of our shop owners for becoming a Father on the day of the tournament because his wife gave birth that day.
I insist that he names his Son Jace but his wife refuses lol I named my decklist after him, Richard So!
-to Redmond James Lim who wins the whole tournament and helps us defend our home turf. You deserve to win after having
a streak of bad luck to a skilled player.
-to my awesome teammates who make Magic more than enjoyable and our home turf Neutral Grounds Quezon Avenue.
-to 747 who gave me the game on Round 5 because he had to leave.
-to Sneak and Show deck for being so good to me and giving me some really crazy top decks.
-to the event organizers and the coverage for being more comprehensive than usual.

What did you side out for you pyroblasts, through the breach and wipe away vs Miracles? Has daze been working good for you?

[blindspotxxx]

What did you side out for you pyroblasts, through the breach and wipe away vs Miracles? Has daze been working good for you?

This is how I sideboard against Miracles:

-4 Lotus Petal
-2 Daze
-2 Misdirection

+2 Through the Breach
+2 Pyroblast
+1 Echoing Truth
+1 Wipe Away
+2 Defense Grid

It used to be a lot different but because of the Meta shift to tempo I have dropped my 1 Boseiju, Who Shelters All for Defense Grids. If you're fightning Miracles it will be an attrition war so your acceleration isn't that strong. You want to overload them with enablers to run them out of counter spells. Surprisingly, people don't know that you can Through the Breach at the end of the opponents turn which will make the creature carry over to your turn for attacking. This enables you to play 2 enablers in a turn. Different casting cost enablers are also great in the chance that they resolve a Counterbalance. It is preferable if you can counter the Counterbalance as it will be more difficult to resolve spells when it is in play. The bounce spells are also for the Counterbalance or Detention Sphere that they will use against you. Pyroblast also kills Detention Sphere and is one of the most important cards in your sideboard as it handles Counterbalance, Detention Sphere, Vendillion Clique and Jace. I find this matchup to be 50/50, you are at an advantage game 1 then the sideboard games they will be slightly advantaged.

Daze has been super amazing in this meta. They don't expect it that much and it catches tempo in their unready state. Sometimes Tempo Decks have to sculpt their hand for a good counter war but sometimes they just have a few. Daze has enabled me to cast a turn 2 Show and Tell with Daze and Force of Will back up and has won me games. Daze can also help you resolve a turn 2 Defense Grid, it's really great as you can compete with their tempo early on.

[coma]

This is how I sideboard against Miracles:

-4 Lotus Petal
-2 Daze
-2 Misdirection

+2 Through the Breach
+2 Pyroblast
+1 Echoing Truth
+1 Wipe Away
+2 Defense Grid

It used to be a lot different but because of the Meta shift to tempo I have dropped my 1 Boseiju, Who Shelters All for Defense Grids. If you're fightning Miracles it will be an attrition war so your acceleration isn't that strong. You want to overload them with enablers to run them out of counter spells. Surprisingly, people don't know that you can Through the Breach at the end of the opponents turn which will make the creature carry over to your turn for attacking. This enables you to play 2 enablers in a turn. Different casting cost enablers are also great in the chance that they resolve a Counterbalance. It is preferable if you can counter the Counterbalance as it will be more difficult to resolve spells when it is in play. The bounce spells are also for the Counterbalance or Detention Sphere that they will use against you. Pyroblast also kills Detention Sphere and is one of the most important cards in your sideboard as it handles Counterbalance, Detention Sphere, Vendillion Clique and Jace. I find this matchup to be 50/50, you are at an advantage game 1 then the sideboard games they will be slightly advantaged.

Daze has been super amazing in this meta. They don't expect it that much and it catches tempo in their unready state. Sometimes Tempo Decks have to sculpt their hand for a good counter war but sometimes they just have a few. Daze has enabled me to cast a turn 2 Show and Tell with Daze and Force of Will back up and has won me games. Daze can also help you resolve a turn 2 Defense Grid, it's really great as you can compete with their tempo early on.

hi and congrats for result.

@ side: I think that without boseiju vs miracle, post side we have much problems. Grid is not a right chosen card vs this mu, but only vs tempo-deck.
If miracle have a classic build , post side it has a counter wall more vendilion, venser, ...too much, it is their only strategy to fight.
If miracle has RIP, it has much permanents to lock our strategy.

So I have ever boseiju in side to win vs miracle. It is a tier 1 and we have to cosider this mu in our side.
Like bouncer I prefer rushing river , because in some MU like rip, we can buoncer 2 permanent before win (like needle, d. sphere, etc...). Vs rip, it's fantastic that we can use boseiju to cast it.

I think ttb isn't a very important card, we can cut it.

Normally I have good sensation with:
4 leyline
3 gride
3 boseiju
2 piroclasm
2 Rushing r.
1 reb

When I play with miracle without wasteland I play also with 1 intution post side, to be sure to have boseiju on board.

[blindspotxxx]

hi and congrats for result.

@ side: I think that without boseiju vs miracle, post side we have much problems. Grid is not a right chosen card vs this mu, but only vs tempo-deck.
If miracle have a classic build , post side it has a counter wall more vendilion, venser, ...too much, it is their only strategy to fight.
If miracle has RIP, it has much permanents to lock our strategy.

So I have ever boseiju in side to win vs miracle. It is a tier 1 and we have to cosider this mu in our side.
Like bouncer I prefer rushing river , because in some MU like rip, we can buoncer 2 permanent before win (like needle, d. sphere, etc...). Vs rip, it's fantastic that we can use boseiju to cast it.

I think ttb isn't a very important card, we can cut it.

Normally I have good sensation with:
4 leyline
3 gride
3 boseiju
2 piroclasm
2 Rushing r.
1 reb

When I play with miracle without wasteland I play also with 1 intution post side, to be sure to have boseiju on board.

Thanks!

You're right Defense Grid isn't that great against Miracles but Miracles in my area are at a total down low like only 2 people use them and 30%-40% of the meta is tempo and we have a worse match up against that. Through the Breach shines for me for Show and Tell mirrors and for matchups with Surgical, although this can also change. What is your strategy against other Show and Tell matchups? Blood Moon has also saved me numerous times against Death and Taxes and Maverick Variants and of course the occassional free wins against Deathblade and Shardless BUG.

[blindspotxxx]

Sneaked in Top 8 again for Legacy Wars VIII Will post report soon!

37 players

Decklist:

Creatures:
4 Emrakul, the Aeons Torn
4 Griselbrand

Instants:
2 Daze
1 Intuition
2 Misdirection
3 Spell Pierce
4 Brainstorm
4 Force of Will

Sorceries:
1 Preordain
4 Ponder
4 Show and Tell

Enchantments:
4 Sneak Attack

Artifacts:
4 Lotus Petal

Lands:
1 Mountain
2 City of Traitors
3 Ancient Tomb
3 Island
3 Misty Rainforest
3 Volcanic Island
4 Scalding Tarn

Sideboard:
3 Leyline of Sanctity
2 Defense Grid
2 Pyroclasm
1 Wipe Away
1 Echoing Truth
2 Blood Moon
2 Through the Breach
2 Pyroblast

Round 1: Turbo Eldrazzi (SBGpinas) - Win

Game 1: Paired with a team mate! How lucky! We scouted the meta while playing and since the metagame is so
diverse we decided to play it out. I was able to Turn 2 cast a Sneak Attack but he was able to Expedition Map a Karakas.
I have 2 Red Sources and when I attacked for Emrakul again for the 2nd time that turn after it got bounced, he
casted Crop Rotation. I was like "Vesuva for Karakas?" he said "What do you think?" and well I just Dazed and he
quickly scooped them up.

Board in: 2 Blood Moon, 2 Through the Breach, 2 Pyroblast, 1 Wipe Away, 1 Echoing Truth
Board out: 2 Daze, 4 Show and Tell, 2 Misdirection.

Game 2: Turn 2 Sneak Attack didn't get answered, I guess he wasn't able to draw any disruption I think and I
Sneaked in Emrakul once again.

Round 2: RW Goblins - Win

Game 1: Saw his FB post about buying Thalia so I think to myself he's on Death and Taxes. He wins the
die roll and goes turn 1 Lackey. I am dumbfounded to this point as I don't Daze and say "okay" and then I
suddenly regret saying "okay". So it's RW Goblins after all. Well too late for me I get a 4th turn Show and Tell
into play and I have used the Daze on a Krenko. Emrakul seems to finish the deal but due to his Lackey Speed
and a Goblin Chieftain I face lethal even after Annihilator 6. My God what an idiot I say to myself.

Board In: 2 Pyroclasm, 1 Echoing Truth, 1 Wipe Away, 2 Through the Breach
Board Out: 2 Misdirection, 2 Spell Pierce, 2 Daze?

Game 2: He mulls to 6. I get 1 Pyroclasm in my opening hand and a Wipe Away and I think a combo piece. As the
game progresses I cantrip into another Pyroclasm. He has a Rishadan Port lockdown to my Mountain
(lone red source) and when eh Wastes my Sol Land I Wipe Away his Rishadan Port. Pyroclasm clears Thalia and some
other goblins. A second Pyroclasm later and he has no board and I get a Sneak Attack into Emrakul. Later on I top
deck Griselbrand and we're onto Game 3.

Game 3: He mulls to 5 or 4. To further my advantage I get to Pyroclasm his only creatures that he had in play.
I get a turn 3 Show and Tell I think into Emrakul and he Pyroblasts. I have a
Force of Will and hand and when he flips he doesn't show a Matron or a Stingscourger. Emrakuls wins me
game 3!

Round 3: Punishing Jund (Chris Tayao) - Win

Game 1: I mull to 6 this game and he also mulls to 6. He opens with a turn 2 DRS and no discard spells or
disruption. I turn 3 Sneak Attack Griselbrand and draw 14 cards Forcing his Lightning Bolt and attacking for
the win.

Game 2: I mull to 6 this game and now he hits me with a ton of discard. I drew 0 counters or Brainstorms to
protect my combo and Sneak Attack Quickly hits the Bin. After getting hit by 2 Duress, I draw 0 cantrips or search
spells. Nearly the turn before I died I drew a Show and Tell and he Pyroblasted, I Force back and he Pyroblasts again.
Good Game as Tarmogoyf kills me.

Game 3: He mulls to 5 this game and get's mana screwed on just one badlands. I go first this game since I lost
and just play a fetchland. He casts an Inquisition of Kozilek and I think to myself if I would hit it with Misdirection
pitching my Spell Pierce or will I just Pierce it. I figure he probably would just choose the most useless card and
I can save the Misdirection for Hymn so I pierce it. I have no other blue cards though to pitch. Anyway no other follow
ups happened and I already had Emrakul, Through the Breach in my hand. When I get my 4th land a City of Traitors
I can already go for Through the Breach Emrakul but he only has one land and it didn't seem like a great plan. He top
decks a Wasteland to hit my City of Traitors, maybe I misplayed after all. Fortunately I Ponder into a Show and Tell
and play it. He casts a Red Elemental Blast and I Misdirect it. He doesn't have enough to cast Liliana and scoops.

Round 4: RUG Delver (Jacky Chan) - Lose

Game 1: Paired against a very good RUG player and a shop mate of mine. Game 1 he just beats me down with a
Nimble Mongoose and 2 Goyfs and has Double Force of Will for my Show and Tell and Misdirection back up. I don't
get Stifle or Wasted this match but quick clock plus Double Force is too much.

Board In: 2 Defense Grid, 2 Blood Moon, 2 Pyroblast
Board Out: 3 Spell Pierce, 2 Misdirection, 1 Emrakul, 1 Intuition.

Game 2: Fetch basics whenever I can as usual. Don't remember much but I was able to resolve an Early Blood Moon
vs his slow clock of a Nimble Mongoose. After the match he tells me that he had a Force of Will but not a Blue card.
I was eventually able to Show and Tell an
Emrakul and that's game.

Game 3: I was able to resolve 2 Blood Moons against his clock of Double Nimble Mongoose but I couldn't handle his hand
of Force of Will and Pyroblast. My Show and Tell and Counterback up weren't enough.

Round 5: Manaless Dredge (Fox) - Win

Game 1: He wins the dice rolll and of course wants to go on the draw. I know him because I was the one who
sold him his Dredge cards lol I get a very slow combo, in fact I wasn't able to combo off until he killed me with
Dread Return on Griselbrand to flip his deck. What a sad game 1 for me lol

Board In: 2 Through the Breach, 3 Leyline of Sanctity
Board Out: 2 Misdirection, 3 Spell Pierce

Game 2: I opt to draw obviously and I get to Show and Tell a Sneak Attack with a Petal into play. He goes Griselbrand.
I figure if I pass to the next turn he will kill me instantly. I can annihilate his Griselbrand with my Emrakul and atleast
dent his life total for one more swing. Surprisingly he activates Griselbrand and flips over his deck putting in 3 Narcomoebas
into play, because of this my Sneaking Emrakul was able to do lethal.

Game 3: I kept a turn 1 Show and Tell Emrakul hand with only a Sol Land and a Petal as mana sources. Time for an all in!!!
If he has Griselbrand then I automatically lose. Fortunately he only draws Griselbrand on his next turn before he discards
a Dredger. Emrakul saves me yet again!

Round 6: RUG Delver (Arrian Ordonez) - Draw

We did the math and even though I am at 8th place the only person who can catch up to a top
8 slot had only 41% tie breaks and I had 51% being the lowest so the Top 8 was secured. We all
decide to eat dinner and we are happy because three people from our Shop was able to make top
8.

ID into Top 8

Quarters: Shardless BUG (Ryan Payabyab)

INCOMING GREAT GAME!

Game 1: Paired against the guy considered to be the "Pillar of Philippine Magic", we chat a bit
and have a few laughs despite the intensity of a quarterfinals match. I open with 2 Show and
Tells, Sneak Attack, Emrakul, Island, Fetch and an Ancient Tomb. He wins the dice roll and I
cross my fingers for a no Thoughtseize turn one play from him. He does and he bins Emrakul.
Funny thing as one of the tournament organizers simply say top deck Emrakul, and of course
I do rip Emrakul again! On his 2nd turn he Thoughtseizes again... Takes Emrakul and leaves me
with no combo on the next turn. I draw a card, no creatures and just pass the turn.

He plays a Shardless Agent that fetches up a small Tarmogoyf. On my turn I think to myself if he
has a Maelstrom Pulse in his deck and I simply slam the Sneak Attack. On his turn unfortunately
he has the Pulse which clears the Sneak Attack. From a great opening hand to an empty hand. A
few turns later he hits me with Hymn to Tourach making me lose my Show and Tells. On my last
turn facing lethal I top deck Griselbrand with no more enablers in hand. :(

Board In: 3 Leyline of Sanctity, 2 Blood Moon
Board Out: 2 Daze, 1 Force of Will, 1 Spell Pierce, 1 Intuition

Game 2: Opening hand has Leyline, Blood Moon, Sol Land, Emrakul and some other cards I don't
exactly remember. Turn 0 Leyline, Turn 2 Blood Moon. Both resolves, we go into a fast top deck
mode and of course with no colored mana on his side my Sneak Attack is casted with a Force
of Will back up and Griselbrand Emrakul finished the job.

Game 3: Opening hand has Leyline again! Show and Tell, Sneak Attack, Griselbrand, Emrakul,
Ancient Tomb and Fetch! I say to myself this is a near God Draw and I will probably win against him.
Turns out I was wrong! He goes 1st and just plays a land, Leyline is in play of course so he can't
really discard me. I go Land and pass the turn. He lays a fetch land and passes as well. I go for a turn
2 Show and Tell. He Brainstorms and he Forces my Show and Tell. He plays a land and casts a
Tarmogoyf. I play land and I play a Sneak Attack tapped out, end of my turn he goes for a Golgari
Charm on my Sneak Attack! Ouch! That was my last enabler. I continue to draw trash and he lays
down a Liliana of the Veil to still eat my hand. My top decks were really sucky and I lose shortly after.

[Sunday Funday]

So 2 sneak show lists in the top 16 of the latest starcity legacy open. Both lists ran 4 gitaxian probes. Anybody tried this card? Care to share some thoughts?

[blindspotxxx]

So 2 sneak show lists in the top 16 of the latest starcity legacy open. Both lists ran 4 gitaxian probes. Anybody tried this card? Care to share some thoughts?

I will most definitely test them soon :) Hollywood has played a list with probes way back and he made top 8. I would assume yes it is great Gitaxian is a great card but it's still up to the player. Some RUG lists run it some don't so it will boil down to personal choice. I can see it's purpose when trying to fight Blue and RUG as you can be fearless after seeing no Wastelands or no Stifles.

[Griselpuff]

Yeah, the probes are pretty insane in this deck. Really any Show and Tell deck. They tell you when to play around Stifle/Wasteland/specific soft counters. I think the metagame is soft to Sneak and Show now that nobody is running Gilded Drake etc. and Young Pyromancer and SFM are pretty bad vs. combo.

The cycle is basically, the fair decks started beating up on Delver, so now combo is doing well again vs. the fair decks. Once enough people start playing combo, Delver will become good again. Delver is still decent, but has uphill match-ups over Shardless BUG and Loam decks (which combo decks typically beat)

[afb0032]

I've been playing 2 gitaxian probes in the deck since using them in omnitell and I've never been disappointed. The information they give has been just as valuable as the cantrip part almost every time I've cast them.