Lantern's Light- Insight on the state of the meta.
This was by far the weirdest IQ yet. Look at that meta again. First off, 4 freakin Death and taxes? Thats some craziness, and 2 got into the top 8. But before we really get a head of our selves lets look at the styles broken down:
Combo: 20
Control:4
Midrange: 2
Aggro: 7
Tempo: 5
Brew: 5
(What I classified as what:)
Zoo- aggro
Jund- control
Assult Loam- combo
Restoration control- control
Death and Taxes- aggro
Infect- combo
Storm- combo
American Tempo- tempo
glitter control- control
Scapeshift- combo
Living End- combo
Mono- Black control (Brew)- brew
Red Hate (brew)- brew
Elemental Aggro- combo
Tokens (brew)- brew
B/R Blaster- aggro
Bant- tempo
Affinity- aggro
Tron- combo
Ad Nauseam- combo
Eggs- combo
Goryos vengerance- combo
Wish on a Stick (brew)- brew
U/B tempo- tempo
Elves- combo
BUG tempo- tempo
Moat (brew)- brew
Hmm... Seems to be a little one sided? the funny thing is the top 8 is 1 control, 1 midrange, 3 aggro, 1 combo, 2 brews.
Crazy sauce. This brings up 2 questions I'd ask myself for the next IQ. 1, should I be preping against combo next go around? And why didnt combo dominate?
I think that second question is a pretty good one to ask yourself. People seem ready for combo, and are packing grave hate. Im sure with jund being what it is now too, people are reading that shaman hate, and if they arent... well they probably are using him.
Death and taxes is the break out deck for this IQ, I'd keep that in mind. Its a deck ment to punish greedy mana, expensive spells, and slower decks. Maybe its time for an affinity come back? Maybe a RDW?
Players to watch:
MTGbarbados shows he's got the skill to take the gold. Plus I'm sure watching every modern game that exists (IQ or not) helps. Big brother is watching.
But I really want to put out LEH. This guys been in the sidelines for recent IQs, but he has always done well, and has only ever lost in really close games. Keep an eye on him.
Pyro, Loke and Yarn has been also putting up the results, always close to that top 8.
Lantern is deadly with some animals, but I've heard from a little birdy (Aven Mindcensor actually.) that hes putting the little critters away until GTC comes around.
Badd's always meta gaming for an advantage, and now the breakout cards of RTR reared their ugly Golgari heads, be sure to keep him on your radar.
Tom has shown he can make it to a top 8 without rocking D&T, as well as his ability to read a meta getting to the top 8 so watch him as well.
Ofcourse there are others too, vets like GT, DXI and U-579. Theres also a ton of new players this go around signing up, and IQ 6 was dominated by fresh blood. Who knows?
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I have to say, if these tournaments haven't proven that Death and Taxes is a "real" deck, then I don't know what will.
Death and Taxes has probably been the most consistent performing deck in the iq tournaments along with Jund. If there was a modern deck that was flying under the radar, it's definitely death and taxes.
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As far as points go, Badd and tom are still in the lead. But leh jumped to tie SPC for 3/4th from there its a giant mix of people who got second, and people who got top 8 and third. So bad is lookin like hes almost got it clinched (Should he get another second place its almost a lock at this point) Tom still holding on strong, but its still very catchable. After that though its anyones game.
The top 8, 5th-8th single points have ended up making a huge difference, as both SPC and LEH got there off a top 8 and a second place. Tom even is got one of his 6 points from a top 8.
As far as points go, Badd and tom are still in the lead. But leh jumped to tie SPC for 3/4th from there its a giant mix of people who got second, and people who got top 8 and third. So bad is lookin like hes almost got it clinched (Should he get another second place its almost a lock at this point) Tom still holding on strong, but its still very catchable. After that though its anyones game.
The top 8, 5th-8th single points have ended up making a huge difference, as both SPC and LEH got there off a top 8 and a second place. Tom even is got one of his 6 points from a top 8.
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if there is a tie for wildcard points will we have a mini tournament?
If needed, yeah. RIght now the numbers end up perfectly, but I suppose I can arrange for a small elimination bracket. Probably double there, because it will be tops 6 people
Lantern did you not give out points for the 1st IQ top 8? I should be at 2 points right?
Edit: found the post, nvm
Ok apparently I need to step my game up...
Yep. the over all conclusion with talking with some people and mods is that top 8 should only get points if there was more than 32 people in the event. Other wise all you need to do is win a single match.
First up lets take a look at that info were all dieing for, the meta board and top 8 decklists!
Zoo- 1
Jund- 2
Assult Loam- 1
Restoration control- 3
Death and Taxes- 4
Infect- 4
Storm- 3
American Tempo- 2
glitter control- 1
Scapeshift- 3
Living End- 1
Mono- Black control (Brew)- 1
Red Hate (brew)- 1
Elemental Aggro- 2
Tokens (brew)- 1
B/R Blaster- 1
Bant- 1
Affinity- 1
Tron- 1
Ad Nauseam- 1
Eggs- 1
Goryos vengerance- 1
Wish on a Stick (brew)- 1
U/B tempo- 1
Elves- 1
BUG tempo- 1
Moat (brew)- 1
1-8th
mtgbarbados- akaiser47- 5u42u17h
3 Vendilion Clique
4 Celestial Colonnade
4 Spell Snare
3 Cryptic Command
4 Path to Exile
4 Seachrome Coast
4 Island
3 Hallowed Fountain
1 Marsh Flats
4 Tectonic Edge
3 Geist of Saint Traft
4 Restoration Angel
3 Misty Rainforest
1 Plains
1 Eiganjo Castle
1 Moorland Haunt
4 Mana Leak
2 Dismember
2 Kitchen Finks
1 Consecrated Sphinx
leh1982- LEH- j9gd6ouk
4 Tarmogoyf
4 Bloodbraid Elf
4 Lightning Bolt
3 Liliana of the Veil
3 Kitchen Finks
4 Treetop Village
4 Verdant Catacombs
1 Stomping Ground
1 Overgrown Tomb
1 Blood Crypt
2 Twilight Mire
2 Forest
2 Swamp
3 Thoughtseize
4 Blackcleave Cliffs
3 Inquisition of Kozilek
1 Copperline Gorge
2 Raging Ravine
3 Abrupt Decay
1 Maelstrom Pulse
2 Terminate
2 Vampire Nighthawk
yarn- yarn - uguijc8t
4 Leonin Arbiter
4 Ghost Quarter
2 Tectonic Edge
9 Plains
4 AEther Vial
3 Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
3 Blade Splicer
2 Kitchen Finks
4 Flickerwisp
2 Mask of Memory
4 Horizon Canopy
3 Mutavault
1 Eiganjo Castle
2 Jötun Grunt
2 Aven Mindcensor
2 Serra Avenger
2 Ethersworn Canonist
2 Student of Warfare
1 Silverblade Paladin
Loke- Loke- kevgs36j
1 Flagstones of Trokair
4 Ghost Quarter
3 Horizon Canopy
10 Plains
3 Aven Mindcensor
3 Blade Splicer
4 Flickerwisp
3 Kitchen Finks
4 Leonin Arbiter
3 Serra Avenger
3 Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
4 Path to Exile
4 Tectonic Edge
3 Student of Warfare
4 AEther Vial
1 Restoration Angel
2 Judge's Familiar
Tom- Tom88- bvad76ie
4 Simian Spirit Guide
4 Moltensteel Dragon
4 Thundermaw Hellkite
4 Trinisphere
4 Chalice of the Void
4 Seething Song
4 Magus of the Moon
3 Blood Moon
4 Desperate Ritual
15 Mountain
3 Mutavault
3 Slagstorm
Lantern- Lantern- e8kdv441
3 Grim Lavamancer
4 Tarmogoyf
3 Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
3 Qasali Pridemage
4 Knight of the Reliquary
4 Bloodbraid Elf
4 Lightning Bolt
4 Lightning Helix
4 Path to Exile
4 Arid Mesa
3 Marsh Flats
1 Plains
2 Sacred Foundry
1 Sejiri Steppe
2 Stomping Ground
1 Temple Garden
1 Slayers' Stronghold
1 Scalding Tarn
1 Mountain
2 Verdant Catacombs
1 Treetop Village
1 Forest
1 Kessig Wolf Run
1 Forked Bolt
Gaka Gaka k6f09rpc
4 Kiln Fiend
2 Flamekin Harbinger
4 Gitaxian Probe
4 Mutagenic Growth
4 Apostle's Blessing
4 Gut Shot
4 Tainted Strike
4 Ground Rift
3 Thoughtseize
2 Assault Strobe
1 Mountain
4 Slaughter Pact
4 Blackcleave Cliffs
3 Blood Crypt
4 Scalding Tarn
3 Arid Mesa
2 Gemstone Mine
pyro314 -- pyro314 -- 4aijun1f
4 Call of the Conclave
2 Growing Ranks
4 Call of the Herd
4 Lingering Souls
1 Birds of Paradise
2 Wayfaring Temple
3 Trostani, Selesnya's Voice
3 Path to Exile
2 Temple Garden
1 Godless Shrine
4 Verdant Catacombs
4 Marsh Flats
2 Overgrown Tomb
3 Razorverge Thicket
1 Isolated Chapel
1 Sunpetal Grove
2 Forest
1 Plains
1 Swamp
1 Vault of the Archangel
2 Vitu-Ghazi, the City-Tree
2 Abrupt Decay
2 Garruk Wildspeaker
4 Deathrite Shaman
Lantern's Light- Insight on the state of the meta.
This was by far the weirdest IQ yet. Look at that meta again. First off, 4 freakin Death and taxes? Thats some craziness, and 2 got into the top 8. But before we really get a head of our selves lets look at the styles broken down:
Combo: 20
Control:4
Midrange: 2
Aggro: 7
Tempo: 5
Brew: 5
(What I classified as what:)
Zoo- aggro
Jund- control
Assult Loam- combo
Restoration control- control
Death and Taxes- aggro
Infect- combo
Storm- combo
American Tempo- tempo
glitter control- control
Scapeshift- combo
Living End- combo
Mono- Black control (Brew)- brew
Red Hate (brew)- brew
Elemental Aggro- combo
Tokens (brew)- brew
B/R Blaster- aggro
Bant- tempo
Affinity- aggro
Tron- combo
Ad Nauseam- combo
Eggs- combo
Goryos vengerance- combo
Wish on a Stick (brew)- brew
U/B tempo- tempo
Elves- combo
BUG tempo- tempo
Moat (brew)- brew
Hmm... Seems to be a little one sided? the funny thing is the top 8 is 1 control, 1 midrange, 3 aggro, 1 combo, 2 brews.
Crazy sauce. This brings up 2 questions I'd ask myself for the next IQ. 1, should I be preping against combo next go around? And why didnt combo dominate?
I think that second question is a pretty good one to ask yourself. People seem ready for combo, and are packing grave hate. Im sure with jund being what it is now too, people are reading that shaman hate, and if they arent... well they probably are using him.
Death and taxes is the break out deck for this IQ, I'd keep that in mind. Its a deck ment to punish greedy mana, expensive spells, and slower decks. Maybe its time for an affinity come back? Maybe a RDW?
Players to watch:
MTGbarbados shows he's got the skill to take the gold. Plus I'm sure watching every modern game that exists (IQ or not) helps. Big brother is watching.
But I really want to put out LEH. This guys been in the sidelines for recent IQs, but he has always done well, and has only ever lost in really close games. Keep an eye on him.
Pyro, Loke and Yarn has been also putting up the results, always close to that top 8.
Lantern is deadly with some animals, but I've heard from a little birdy (Aven Mindcensor actually.) that hes putting the little critters away until GTC comes around.
Badd's always meta gaming for an advantage, and now the breakout cards of RTR reared their ugly Golgari heads, be sure to keep him on your radar.
Tom has shown he can make it to a top 8 without rocking D&T, as well as his ability to read a meta getting to the top 8 so watch him as well.
Ofcourse there are others too, vets like GT, DXI and U-579. Theres also a ton of new players this go around signing up, and IQ 6 was dominated by fresh blood. Who knows?
Lantern's MD/Side cards to keep on mind:
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Lantern. I'm not spewing empty smoke. Big Brother and I are testing, and of course I'll find Samiamnot again and test more with him.
this one's mine. Pyro, akaiser, you...my bros are in. I gotta get in
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Everybody's forum name seems to be the same as their cockatrice name. Took me forever to figure out which one people were putting first.
Death and Taxes has probably been the most consistent performing deck in the iq tournaments along with Jund. If there was a modern deck that was flying under the radar, it's definitely death and taxes.
TAKE IT DOWN BRUTHA!!
I'm coming with my jankiest brew yet this month
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Lantern!
BRAVO with the IQ recap, and so timely! 7 Down, 5 To-Go, May is rapidly approaching!
BTW, where are the Wildcarder's at right now? Badd with 10,000 points, and 2nd place with 8 I assume?
Thanks to Rivenor for the signature and XenoNinja for the Avi!
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LOL It sure has. That restoration pumpkin looks sweet!!
Don't forget: Big Brother is watching!!!
Serious question: Do you prefer "mtgbarbados", "MTGBarbados", or "akaiser"? Example, I prefer "pyro" above all, and that's the UN I'm trying to swoop in on, once it becomes eligible to be taken
Thanks to Rivenor for the signature and XenoNinja for the Avi!
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Yes, yes. I have seen you spectating my games from time to time. And here I just thought I had a new stalker.
FREE BLOODBRAID ELF
I'm gonna get past round two this time. That's my goal.
Modern:
(online)Enduring Ideal
(online)BUG
(paper)Mono White Control
Standard:
(paper) Whatever I can throw together
(online) UWR Control
Legacy:
(paper)The Gate
(paper)Dream Halls
cockatrice: Antz0r
Modern:
UW Tron
BR Vampires
WX Death and Taxes
The top 8, 5th-8th single points have ended up making a huge difference, as both SPC and LEH got there off a top 8 and a second place. Tom even is got one of his 6 points from a top 8.
Bold for who's in the lead for 4 wildcard spots
Badd Business-8 points
Tom- 6 points
leh1982- 4 points
SPC- 4 points
Beast89- 3 points
Samiamnot- 3 point
Landtax- 3 points
DOLZero- 3 points
1nf1d3l- 2 points
Kiblar- 2 points
TheCreCrarc- 2 points
Yarn- 2 points
Loke- 2 points
Forest Fire- 2 points
Hellsend- 2 points
Suechtler- 2 points
Nyktos- 2 points
Aspasia- 2 points
Black19- 2 points
Shed- 1 points
Koopa- 1 points
Gaka- 1 points
DXI-Edge- 1 points
clairval- 1 points
U-579- 1 points
Rhinne- 1 points
UWRasputin DreamweaverUW
UWBSen TripletsUWB
if there is a tie for wildcard points will we have a mini tournament?
Cockatrice username- Chrismp19.
Formats played: Modern
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Cocaktrice Game Room Quotes
[14:58]  Paramount_Elite: Anyways don't confuse Casual EDH with EDH or the highly compettive format called French Duel Commander.
Edit: found the post, nvm
Ok apparently I need to step my game up...
Thanks Hero's of the Plane
Modern
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xRxAffinityxRx
If needed, yeah. RIght now the numbers end up perfectly, but I suppose I can arrange for a small elimination bracket. Probably double there, because it will be tops 6 people
Yep. the over all conclusion with talking with some people and mods is that top 8 should only get points if there was more than 32 people in the event. Other wise all you need to do is win a single match.
Rhinne-Rhin-b31goqif
UWRasputin DreamweaverUW
UWBSen TripletsUWB
that would make tournaments feed into a tournament, which feeds into a tournament....tourneception
Thanks to Rivenor for the signature and XenoNinja for the Avi!
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Deck code: Nvkqved
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