11-6-2009 FNM Report

11-6-2009 FNM REPORT
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I played: Cruel Control.
Attendance: 27
Prize Distribution: 9-6-4-4-1-1-1-1

So I played a brand new list tonight.

Cruel Control
4 Rupture Spire 4 Arcane Sanctum 4 Crumbling Necropolis 2 Glacial Fortress 1 Drowned Catacomb 1 Magosi, the Waterveil 1 Arid Mesa 1 Marsh Flats 2 Scalding Tarn 3 Island 2 Mountain 1 Swamp 1 Plains 1 Sphinx of the Steel Wind 1 Sphinx of Jwar Isle	2 Jace Beleren 2 Ajani Vengeant 2 Swerve 4 Esper Charm 4 Celestial Purge 3 Cruel Ultimatum 3 Lightning Bolt 2 Obelisk of Alara 3 Day of Judgment 3 Path to Exile 3 Double Negative 2 Earthquake	Sideboard: 2 Swerve 2 Pithing Needle 2 Baneslayer Angel 3 Flashfreeze 2 Negate 3 Thought Hemorrhage 1 Day of Judgment

I think it's a lot better than my old list--those maindeck Purges help out a ton in a heavy Vamps/Jund meta.

MATCH 1: Vampires

With all the maindeck hate for Jund and Vampires, this match isn't really even worth talking about. The only annoying thing about this matchup was I had to kill Bloodghast about 15 #*&%ing times with Obelisk of Alara before I found a Path.

Win 2-0
Matches: 1-0

MATCH 2: Rock

The first game was extremely long, mainly due to Obelisk keeping me alive while a Baneslayer Angel smacked me around repeatedly. By the time I could remove it, he was at 60+ life. I blew up all his lands with Ajani and he was still almost able to recover.

Game 2 I tapped out for Sphinx of the Steel Wind and forgot he was playing white. LOL Path, then Identity Crisis while you're tapped out. I was sitting on a Swerve but no mana to play it. Game 3 I drew two-thirds of my deck but could not find a Cruel.

Lose 1-2
Matches: 1-1

MATCH 3: Mighty Polymorphin' Progenitus

This matchup is a virtual bye for me. One game I let him get Progenitus out just to see the look on his face when I Wrathed it away.

Win 2-0
Matches: 2-1

MATCH 4: Haste

Played just about every haste creature on color. Obelisk went the distance, doing all the damage by itself.

Win 2-0
Matches: 3-1

MATCH 5: Vampires

Different deck. He gets a turn 1 Bloodchief Ascension in game 1 then goes land pass turn 2. I blow away the Ascension as soon as it's active, then start burying him in card advantage. The next two games, I got double Duressed on turn 2, along with a third-turn Blightning in game 3.

Lose 1-2
Matches: 3-2