Tournament #5: The Finals!

[Cabal_chan]

Here you go. Congratulations on making it this far. Top 8, please post your lists before proceeding to your games. Thank you.



Rules

Spoiler:

1) Rounds will have an alloted time of six days. (We couldn't wrap things up with seven days, and giving people fourteen led to the death of our beloved second tournament.)

2) Use deckcodes to identify your opponent! (There was an issue with this in the last tournament. Deckcodes are the only surefire way to avoid imposters.)

3) Save your PMs! If there is an issue, any and all records will help in determining where the fault lies, and the necessary action.

4) No shows will be dropped. If someone misses a round, and hasn't replied to their opponent's communications, then that person will be dropped. Hopefully, this will allow people to earn that 4-0 score.

Deckcodes

Spoiler:

tanarin: abc0a477
APriestOfGix: 127af7fa
Van Phanel: 8eb04e49
Cecilia: 37f1f1ef
TheRedViper: D8B21D03 (39E838D3 when at his dad's house)
Eldariel: b3cc400d
DalkonCledwin: 01809ef6
WolSHaman: f3c9dc3b
Verdana: A11B6E93
Infinitium: 313c75ee
YuanTi: 1e931796
Der_imaginäre_Freund: 6338f272
Master of puppets: 144e1dbb
jaiminho: 1E4801A5
Cabal_chan: 956c870d
Phantizle: 4D53596C
Nihil: a83000bd
Nemcon: a2f11290
Avatar of Light: F22AABCB
marit: 69aae19d
illissius: C67A08DD

Timezone map (courtesy Der_imaginäre_Freund):

Spoiler:

[WolSHaman]

Well, I guess I'll be the first one to post. Here's my list:

needs moar shackles
Land 4 island 4 flooded strand 3 tundra 2 underground sea 1 academy ruins 1 swamp 1 plains 3 polluted delta 1 scrubland 1 volrath's stronghold Creatures 2 exalted angel 1 eternal dragon 2 tombstalker	Spells 3 stifle 3 swords to plowshares 4 thoughtseize 3 vindicate 3 engineered explosives 2 smother 4 fact or fiction 4 force of will 4 counterspell 4 brainstorm	Sideboard 1 vindicate 1 engineered explosives 2 smother 2 pithing needle 2 hymn to tourach 3 tormod's crypt 4 orim's chant

[Nihil Credo]

Well, let's see if I can figure out how the deck template works...

Siege Tower of the Fittest
Priced €1.52/Liter 4 Wooded Foothills 4 Windswept Heath 4 Bayou 4 Savannah 4 Forest 1 Plains 4 Birds of Paradise One Mana Says "No" 4 Thoughtseize 4 Cabal Therapy 4 Swords to Plowshares Mudkipz I Liek 4 Tarmogoyf 3 Doran, the Siege Tower 2 Eternal Witness 1 Mystic Enforcer 2 Shriekmaw 2 Kitchen Finks	Spring Forth, Burly Protector 1 Squee, Goblin Nabob 1 Genesis 1 Viridian Zealot 1 Loaming Shaman 1 Vexing Shusher Oops, I Almost Forgot 4 Survival of the Fittest	Sideboard 3 Extirpate 3 Krosan Grip 3 Gaddock Teeg 1 Yixlid Jailer 1 Spore Frog 3 Engineered Explosives 1 Fulminator Mage

Incidentally, I've talked to Illissius and we'll play tomorrow.

[illissius]

Here's mine:

In The Flesh?, AKA Should've Played Pendelhaven
Creatures 4 Tarmogoyf 4 Bitterblossom 4 Spellstutter Sprite 2 Vendilion Clique Draw 4 Intuition 4 Brainstorm 2 Ponder 1 Life from the Loam Disruption 4 Force of Will 4 Cabal Therapy Removal 2 Vedalken Shackles 2 Engineered Explosives 1 Shriekmaw	Colored Mana 4 Polluted Delta 4 Flooded Strand 4 Tropical Island 4 Underground Sea 1 Island 1 Swamp Colorless Mana 2 Mutavault 1 Academy Ruins 1 Volrath's Stronghold	Sideboard 4 Extirpate 4 Mind Harness 4 Hydroblast 3 Krosan Grip

May everyone not get manascrewed, because otherwise it's boring.

[YuanTi]

Illissius dislikes my Rock list. :(
4 Bayou 4 Forest 1 Plains 1 Polluted Delta 2 Savannah 1 Scrubland 2 Swamp 4 Treetop Village 4 Windswept Heath 4 Birds of Paradise 4 Tarmogoyf 2 Garruk Wildspeaker 3 Eternal Witness 2 Kitchen Finks	4 Swords to Plowshares 3 Thoughtseize 3 Cabal Therapy 3 Living Wish 3 Harmonize 3 Pernicious Deed 3 Sensei's Divining Top	Sideboard 1 Eternal Witness 2 Kitchen Finks 1 Harmonic Sliver 1 Faerie Macabre 1 Shriekmaw 1 Tombstalker 4 Extirpate 1 Gaea's Blessing 2 Krosan Grip 1 Volrath's Stronghold

Glad to see Nihil discovered the brilliance that is Kitchen Finks.

If you want to netdeck remove a SB Finks for a Darkheart Sliver, to act as Harmonic #2.

[APriestOfGix]

Round By Round Write-Up's

Everyone should go sign-up there. It's a nice little competitive legacy nitch.

Plugs aside, here is my list:

APriestOfGix (Team FUNK) - WURbliterate
The Lands 4 Polluted Delta 4 Flooded Strand 4 Tundra 4 Volcanic Island 2 Island 1 Mountain 2 Plains The Beaters 3 Meddling Mage 4 Mishra's Factory The Control 4 Force of Will 4 Counterspell 4 Counterbalance	The Diggers 4 Sensei's Divining Top 4 Brainstorm The Combo 4 Academy Rector 3 Greater Gargadon 2 Form of the Dragon The Obliteration 3 Obliterate	Sideboard 1 Dovescape 3 Propaganda 4 Disenchant 3 Ghostly Prison 4 Wheel of Sun and Moon

[Avatar of Light]

Tempo Thresh
Land 2x Flooded Strand 2x Polluted Delta 2x Wooded Foothills 4x Wasteland 4x Tropical Island 4x Volcanic Island Beats 4x Nimble Mongoose 4x Tarmogoyf Spells 4x Brainstorm 4x Daze 4x Force of Will 4x Ponder 4x Spell Snare 4x Stifle 4x Fire/Ice 4x Lightning Bolt 2x Engineered Explosives		Sideboard 3x Trygon Predator 2x Pyroclasm 2x Krosan Grip 2x Pithing Needle 2x Red Elemental Blast 2x Pyroblast 2x Tormod's Crypt

[illissius]

Originally Posted by YuanTi

Illissius dislikes my Rock list.

I am not sure from whence this misunderstanding springeth. I like a Rock list which doesn't play horrible cards like Ravenous Baloth and Putrefy.

[YuanTi]

Originally Posted by illissius

I am not sure from whence this misunderstanding springeth. I like a Rock list which doesn't play horrible cards like Ravenous Baloth and Putrefy.

It was just a joke because you (rightly) criticised my real life list for running Vets (which, as I explained, were because i couldn't get Birds), and (wrongly) criticised it for running Harmonize (which is as awesome as ever).

[illissius]

That wasn't really criticism (I like Harmonize and almost ran a Harmonize deck myself), I was just using "bad cards" to mean cards the CW holds to be bad, and last I checked Harmonize was still one of them.

[Nihil Credo]

The CW?

[illissius]

The conventional wisdom.

[Der_imaginäre_Freund]

// Deck file for Magic Workstation (http://www.magicworkstation.com)

// Lands
    2 [FUT] Horizon Canopy
    2 [A] Savannah
    6 [PT] Forest (3)
    3 [US] Gaea's Cradle
    3 [MOR] Mutavault
    4 [TE] Wasteland

// Creatures
    4 [A] Llanowar Elves
    4 [IA] Fyndhorn Elves
    4 [US] Priest of Titania
    4 [AL] Elvish Spirit Guide
    2 [TE] Eladamri, Lord of Leaves
    4 [IN] Elvish Champion
    4 [LRW] Imperious Perfect
    2 [SHM] Wilt-Leaf Liege
    2 [LRW] Mirror Entity
    4 [AP] Sylvan Messenger
    2 [EX] Skyshroud Elite
    4 [LRW] Wren's Run Vanquisher

// Sideboard
SB: 2 [LE] Caller of the Claw
SB: 4 [DK] Tormod's Crypt
SB: 4 [LRW] Thorn of Amethyst
SB: 2 [DS] Viridian Zealot
SB: 3 [PLC] Seal of Primordium

The white splash was rather bad all day long though.

[Nihil Credo]

I beat Illissius 2-1. Solid games.

[Eldariel]

I have returned.

Ps. Propaganda sucks
Lands 4 City of Traitors 4 Ancient Tomb 9 Island Creatures 1 Shoreline Ranger 4 Serendib Efreet 4 Trinket Mage 4 Sea Drake 3 Sower of Temptation 4 Mulldrifter 3 Pestermite	Spells 4 Force of Will 4 Sword of Fire and Ice 3 Sword of Light and Shadow 4 Chrome Mox 4 Chalice of the Void 1 Pithing Needle	Sideboard 1 Sower of Temptation 1 Pithing Needle 3 Tormod's Crypt 3 Back to Basics 3 Misdirection 3 Propaganda 1 Engineered Explosives

Will be trying to play my game with YuanTi before my trip to Rome.