Five Card Blind (5CB) is a weekly Magic tournament, run entirely within this forum. To compete, players submit five-card decks which are played against each other. Scoring assumes optimal play, without randomness or concealed information.
1. Game Rules
1.1. Except for the changes described in these rules, games follow the rules of Magic.
1.2. Players' decks contain exactly five cards, which begin the game in hand. Players do not mulligan or sideboard.
1.3. Players' libraries begin the game empty. A player does not lose the game as a result of being unable to draw a card.
1.4. A random effect produces the result that least benefits the owner of the source of the effect.
1.5. Each player plays two games (one match) against each other player.
1.5a. Each player is the starting player once per match.
1.5b. If no player can win, the game is a draw.
1.5c. Games are played with perfect information.
1.5d. Games are played optimally; players attempt to win, draw, or extend the game – in that order.
2. Tournament Rules
2.1. Players submit their decks to the 5CB moderator.
2.1a. A player may submit multiple decks, but only the most recent deck is counted.
2.1b. An illegal deck is not counted. The removal of an illegal deck does not affect deck distribution (see Rule 2.4).
2.1c. The moderator determines the result of each match. Players may challenge results, but not after the results of the first round belonging to a new month have been posted (see Rule 2.5a).
2.2. Decks are subject to some restrictions.
2.2a. A player may not submit a deck that can – against any deck – win the game or force more than one card in an opponent's hand to change zones before an opponent's second turn.
2.2b. A player may not submit a deck that can't win both games of a match against at least one deck satisfying 2.2a and 2.2c.
2.2c. A deck may include any number of any card legal in Vintage (Type 1), with the exception of the following banned cards:
2.2d. A deck may include any number of any card that will become legal in Vintage upon release of a set that has been revealed fully and officially.
2.3. Points determine tournament standings.
2.3a. Players are ranked – first to last – in order of decreasing number of points.
2.3b. For each match, a player earns 3 points per game win and 1 point per drawn game. However, a player earns only 2 points for a split match (one win, one loss).
2.3c. A table of match results is posted each round. Its rows represent players and its columns represent opponents. Match results reflect the combined result of both games played in a match; 3 is a game win, 1 a drawn game, and 0 a game loss. 2 may be used instead of 3 to denote a split match. A player's points are listed at the end of his or her row.
2.4. In rounds of twenty or more players, players are divided randomly into equally-sized heats of n players, where n is the number of players divided by ten (rounded down).
For example, twenty-five players are divided into heats of twelve and thirteen.
2.4a. Except in the finals, a player only plays against players in his heat.
2.4b. The top four players of each heat advance to the finals, where they play again (with the same decks).
2.4c. Tiebreakers for advancement to the finals are as follows: number of matches in which a player wins both games, number of game wins, points scored against higher-scoring decks. If a tie is unresolved, the tied decks advance.
2.5. The player with the most POTM points over the course of a month is the Player of the Month.
2.5a. A month includes all rounds for which decks are due during that month.
2.5b. The top eight players – or more, if players are tied for the final spot – of rounds of less than twenty players, all players in rounds of eight or fewer players, and all players in the finals of rounds of twenty or more players earn POTM points according to their rank; The player with the highest score earns 8 POTM points, and each subsequent player earns one point less than the previous player, but can't earn less than 0 POTM points. Tied players earn equal points but are counted as separate players when calculating the points of other players.
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I highly miscalled the metagame. Was expecting slow-rolling commandeer decks and channel decks; neither of which made any showing.
I'm sure you could've found a better option. This folds to many Commandeer builds anyway, due to the fact that it depends entirely on resolving the Imp, and probably to Channel decks too depending on the build (Lich's Mirror, for example, ruins you).
Ugh - these small fields are just awful. If we can't get back up to double figures I might give up on this game.
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Actually, the numbers have consistently been down since the focus shifted away from the weird and wacky special weeks and onto a 'fixed stable metagame' of regular weeks. It appeals to a certain hard core to have a fixed metagame where the same old standbys are always solid, but I'm pretty sure that drives away the more casual players.
I think a serious look needs to be had at banning some of the 'classics'. The meta is stagnating - the best way to win is to pick the right existing deck, and that's terrible to recruitment. It rewards people who've been playing a while and obsessively run matchups through a filter so much that there's hardly any point for *me* to keep playing. I only submitted a deck this round because neo 5CB seemed interesting and I went 'ah sure, submit to the other one too'.
maybe a bit of a shakeup or some whacky special week would be good just for numbers. i like the metagaming part, but i just dont have time for it some weeks.
should have played Ulamog, would have given me the win this week.
Frost titan on the play makes me 3-3 against whammwhamm.
Taodd beats Mogg on the play(karakas,black lotus,kataki,sphere of resistance)
3-3
Whamm ties with Bateluer on the play. 1-4
- Urborg -> Thoughtseize Bridge.
- City of Traitors, Elixir
- Dark depths + Hexmage
- Elixir on upkeep, draw elixir. 25 life. Sac depths for Avatar.
- Swing for 20, 5 life
- Play workshop, sac traitors, play ensnaring bridge.
At this point bateluer cant play his win condition or activate elixir and so ties. If he played any other way he would lose before he could get his bridge down.
It's the holiday season + finals season so it's to be expected that the number of players would temporarily drop.
6 WhammWhamme – Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth / Dark Depths / Karakas / Thoughtseize / Vampire Hexmage
X| 1 2 3 4 5 6
1| X 6 6 0 6 4 |22
2| 0 X 3 0 6 0 |8
3| 0 3 X 1 3 1 |6
4| 6 6 4 X 3 6 |24
5| 0 0 3 3 X 3 |6
6| 1 6 4 0 3 X |13
1 bateleur – Mishra's Workshop / City of Traitors / Elixir of Immortality / Darksteel Reactor / Ensnaring Bridge
vs.
3 Taodd – Kataki, War's Wage / Black Lotus / The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale / Sphere of Resistance / Karakas
3-3 -> 6-0
Elixir is activated seven times, then Reactor is cast, and it wins.
1 bateleur – Mishra's Workshop / City of Traitors / Elixir of Immortality / Darksteel Reactor / Ensnaring Bridge
vs.
6 WhammWhamme – Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth / Dark Depths / Karakas / Thoughtseize / Vampire Hexmage
6-0 -> 4-1
MrCowFart explained this.
2 MrCowFart – Lion's Eye Diamond / Lion's Eye Diamond / Shelldock Isle / Frost Titan / Emrakul, the Aeons Torn
vs.
4 Mogg – Ajani Vengeant / Black Lotus / Black Lotus / Grand Arbiter Augustin IV / Karakas
3-3 -> 0-6
Ajani targets Isle.
3 Taodd – Kataki, War's Wage / Black Lotus / The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale / Sphere of Resistance / Karakas
vs.
4 Mogg – Ajani Vengeant / Black Lotus / Black Lotus / Grand Arbiter Augustin IV / Karakas
0-6 -> 1-4
Karakas destroys Karakas, so Sphere is a lock, provided Kataki is not cast.
3 Taodd – Kataki, War's Wage / Black Lotus / The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale / Sphere of Resistance / Karakas
vs.
6 WhammWhamme – Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth / Dark Depths / Karakas / Thoughtseize / Vampire Hexmage
3-3 -> 1-4
As with 3-4, Sphere must survive, and Karakas destroys Karakas, so Kataki isn't cast.
You can't cast turn one Frost Titan. Lion's Eye Diamond received errata some time ago, such that it can only be activated whenever you could cast an instant.
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1 - bateleur
Mishra's Workshop / City of Traitors / Elixir of Immortality / Darksteel Reactor / Ensnaring Bridge
Works a lot better than that last version, and you even had a use for the Elixir.
2 - MrCowFart
Lion's Eye Diamond / Lion's Eye Diamond / Shelldock Isle / Frost Titan / Emrakul, the Aeons Torn
It worked, I guess, but Karakas+Disruption kills you.
3 - Taodd
Kataki, War's Wage / Black Lotus / The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale / Sphere of Resistance / Karakas
Kataki wasn't too useful here - just a draw versus bateleur. Generally seemed underpowered.
4 - Mogg
Ajani Vengeant / Black Lotus / Black Lotus / Grand Arbiter Augustin IV / Karakas
Tried and true. Congratulations!
5 - Feyd_Ruin
Bayou / Putrid Imp / Vengevine / Vengevine / Basking Rootwalla
Allow me to quote what I said to Promatim a month ago:
"...What."
6 - WhammWhamme
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth / Dark Depths / Karakas / Thoughtseize / Vampire Hexmage
Didn't work too well this week. Karakas was, entertainingly, a major downside due to it being legendary.
X| 1 2 3 4 5 6
1| X 6 6 0 6 4 |22
2| 0 X 3 0 6 0 |8
3| 0 3 X 1 3 1 |6
4| 6 6 4 X 3 6 |24
5| 0 0 3 3 X 3 |6
6| 1 6 4 0 3 X |13
1. Mogg(4): 24
2. bateleur(1): 22
3. WhammWhamme(6): 13
4. MrCowFart(2): 8
5. Taodd(3): 6
=. Feyd_Ruin(5): 6
Mogg wins 5CB #161.
Player of the Month December 2010
1. Mogg: 8
2. bateleur: 7
3. WhammWhamme: 6
4. MrCowFart: 5
5. Taodd: 4
=. Feyd_Ruin: 4
Rules
0. Overview
Five Card Blind (5CB) is a weekly Magic tournament, run entirely within this forum. To compete, players submit five-card decks which are played against each other. Scoring assumes optimal play, without randomness or concealed information.
1. Game Rules
1.1. Except for the changes described in these rules, games follow the rules of Magic.
1.2. Players' decks contain exactly five cards, which begin the game in hand. Players do not mulligan or sideboard.
1.3. Players' libraries begin the game empty. A player does not lose the game as a result of being unable to draw a card.
1.4. A random effect produces the result that least benefits the owner of the source of the effect.
1.5. Each player plays two games (one match) against each other player.
2. Tournament Rules
2.1. Players submit their decks to the 5CB moderator.
2.2. Decks are subject to some restrictions.
2.3. Points determine tournament standings.
2.4. In rounds of twenty or more players, players are divided randomly into equally-sized heats of n players, where n is the number of players divided by ten (rounded down).
2.5. The player with the most POTM points over the course of a month is the Player of the Month.
Season 1
March 2005
Round 1 r_x, Greebo, zorbop
Round 2 Ankh-Morpokian
Round 3 Greebo
Round 4 Chimpanzee
POTM: Greebo
April 2005
Round 5 help im a bug, Draco9_1_1 (Only Creatures)
Round 6 Greebo (Only Creatures)
Round 7 spuzzem king
Round 8 bateleur
POTM: spuzzem king
May 2005
Round 9 Feyd_Ruin (Only Multicolor)
Round 10 jcsuperstar (Only Multicolor)
Round 11 Lone Warrior
Round 12 Wanderer359
POTM: WhammWhamme
June 2005
Round 13 Silver Seraph, Greebo (Titania's Song)
Round 14 WhammWhamme (Titania's Song)
Round 15 Tahn (Artist Tribute)
Round 16 Lone Warrior (Artist Tribute)
POTM: bateleur, Greebo
July 2005
Round 17 Shadowlord
Round 18 bateleur
Round 19 Shadowlord (Pay 19: Add 1)
Round 20 Greebo (Pay 19: Add 1)
POTM: Shadowlord
August 2005
Round 21 Greebo
Round 22 Greebo
Round 23 spuzzem king (One-Million Life)
Round 24 WhammWhamme (One-Million Life)
POTM: Greebo
September 2005
Round 25 Chimpanzee, Shadowlord
Round 26 dasheiff
Round 27 Chimpanzee (Orrery)
Round 28 Halinn (Orrery)
POTM: jcsuperstar
October 2005
Round 29 Beaker
Round 30 Feuerdrache, Wanderer359
Round 31 r_x (Dream Halls)
Round 32 Puzzle (Dream Halls)
POTM: Chimpanzee
November 2005
Round 33 bateleur
Round 34 Shadowlord
Round 35 jcsuperstar (Backbuild)
Round 36 jcsuperstar (Backbuild)
POTM: bateleur
December 2005
Round 37 bateleur
Round 38 Wanderer359
Round 39 WhammWhamme (Ban a Card)
Round 40 dasheiff, Lone Warrior (Ban a Card)
POTM: Beaker
January 2006
Round 41 Lone Warrior
Round 42 Silver Seraph
Round 43 Trojan (1984)
Round 44 Beaker (1984)
POTM: Lone Warrior
February 2006
Round 45 bateleur
Round 46 Halinn
Round 47 bateleur (7 Life)
Round 48 Chimpanzee (7 Life)
POTM: bateleur
March 2006
Round 49 armlx
Round 50 bateleur
Round 51 armlx (Leyline)
Round 52 Chimpanzee, Greebo (Leyline)
POTM: armlx
April 2006
Round 53 jcsuperstar
Round 54 armlx
Round 55 bateleur (Epic)
Round 56 Xyre (Epic)
POTM: jcsuperstar
May 2006
Round 57 jcsuperstar
Round 58 Pingele_Pats (Banathon)
Round 59 Amadi (Banathon)
Round 60 Solitaire (Banathon)
POTM: Pingele_Pats
June 2006
Round 61 Farik (One-Million Life)
Round 62 Wrath_of_Dog, zu_Faul (Leyline)
Round 63 Beaker (7 Life)
POTM: silicon
July 2006
Round 64 Pingele_Pats (Multi-Set)
Round 65 WhammWhamme, zu_Faul (Extended)
POTM: None
September 2007
Round 1 (Introduction)
Round 2 andelijah
POTM: None
October 2007
Round 3 Mogg
Round 4 Chimpanzee (Lorwyn)
Round 5 Meat Popsicle (Repeat Letters)
Round 6 Mogg (10 Life)
POTM: Mogg
November 2007
Round 7 Death_By_Beebles
Round 8 jcsuperstar (Mindslaver)
Round 9 Mogg (Thanksgiving Special)
Round 10 Mogg (Thanksgiving Special, Part Two)
POTM: Mogg
December 2007
Round 11 carrion pigeons
Round 12 Mogg (Later Alphabet)
Round 13 Mogg (Backbuild)
Round 14 Xyre (Backbuild)
POTM: Mogg
January 2008
Round 15 armlx
Round 16 Chimpanzee (Auras)
Round 17 Mogg (Doubling Season)
Round 18 carrion pigeons, Chimpanzee (Doubling Season)
Round 19 WhammWhamme (31 Bans)
POTM: Mogg
February 2008
Round 20 Chimpanzee
Round 21 Mogg (Combat)
Round 22 Mogg (Combat)
Round 23 Knowledge
POTM: Mogg
March 2008
Round 24 Mogg (Consecutive Names)
Round 25 Chimpanzee (Consecutive Names)
Round 26 The Mad Tapper
Round 27 The Mad Tapper
POTM: The Mad Tapper
April 2008
Round 28 The Mad Tapper (DC5)
Round 29 jcsuperstar (DC5)
Round 30 jcsuperstar (< 20)
Round 31 bateleur
POTM: bateleur
May 2008
Round 32 WhammWhamme (Leyline)
Round 33 Silver Seraph (Mana Market)
Round 34 bateleur (Helm of Awakening and Mirari)
Round 35 Alfred (Pre-entered Decks)
POTM: bateleur
June 2008
Round 36 bateleur, YuanTi
Round 37 WhammWhamme (Favorite Colors)
Round 38 YuanTi (Lotus)
Round 39 Mogg (Mogg Week)
POTM: WhammWhamme
July 2008
Round 40 bateleur (Mulligans)
Round 41 Mogg
Round 42 Chimpanzee
Round 43 ced395 (Even)
POTM: Mogg
August 2008
Round 44 WhammWhamme (Odd)
Round 45 Farik (No Bans)
Round 46 Mogg
POTM: Error1
September 2008
Round 47 ghweiss (Low-Scoring)
Round 48 theeguy (Backbuild, Part Two)
Round 49 Mogg
Round 50 Mogg (50 Life)
Round 51 Error1 (Landline)
POTM: Mogg
October 2008
Round 52 Shogun17 (Exploration)
Round 53 MT_Gunn (Multicolor Discount)
Round 54 Silkenfist (2-2)
Round 55 bateleur, WhammWhamme
POTM: Error1
November 2008
Round 56 Error1 (Colorless Creatures)
Round 57 Knowledge, Silkenfist (Legendary Creatures)
POTM: None
December 2008
Round 58 (Introduction)
Round 59 Halinn
Round 60 Halinn
Round 61 ced395 (Christmas Special)
Round 62 MyNameIsFourteen (New Year's Special)
POTM: None
January 2009
Round 63 Mogg
Round 64 Mogg (Nemesis)
Round 65 MyNameIsFourteen (Nemesis)
Round 66 Mogg
POTM: Mogg
February 2009
Round 67 Chimpanzee
Round 68 MyNameIsFourteen (Lovely Letters)
Round 69 Naphtali (Lovely Letters, Part 2)
Round 70 bateleur
POTM: bateleur
March 2009
Round 71 ced395, Chimpanzee
Round 72 ced395 (Activated)
Round 73 WhammWhamme (Activated)
Round 74 bateleur
POTM: Chimpanzee
April 2009
Round 75 Xyre
Round 76 Mogg, ngollon (Landline-Orrery)
Round 77 Mogg (Landline-Orrery)
Round 78 Mogg
POTM: Mogg
May 2009
Round 79 bateleur
Round 80 ced395 (Upwelling)
Round 81 Mogg (Upwelling)
Round 82 Halinn
Round 83 r_x_
New Player Round math_geek
POTM: Mogg
June 2009
Round 84 Kekekekeke (Block Party)
Round 85 FuriouslySleepingIdea (Block Party)
Round 86 Mogg
Round 87 Farik
POTM: Mogg
July 2009
Round 88 bateleur, dethwing (Infinite Cards)
Round 89 Farik, lOput (Infinite Cards)
Round 90 Farik, Mogg, Personman
Round 91 Madmanquail
Round 92 bateleur (Backbuild, Part Three)
POTM: Madmanquail
August 2009
Round 93 DragonDart (Backbuild, Part Three)
Round 94 lOput
Round 95 domogrue
Round 96 Mogg (Dream Halls)
POTM: ced395
September 2009
Round 97 Mogg (Dream Halls)
Round 98 ced395
Round 99 FuriouslySleepingIdea
Round 100 bateleur, dethwing, FuriouslySleepingIdea, Krashbot, Shogun17, VikingMetal4L (100 Turns)
POTM: FuriouslySleepingIdea
October 2009
Round 101 Shogun17 (100 Turns Revised)
Round 102 Madmanquail
Round 103 bateleur, bman65, ced395
Round 104 (Results) VikingMetal4L
Round 105 SumPhatGuy (Strawman)
POTM: ced395
November 2009
Round 106 bman65 (Strawman)
Round 107 bateleur
Round 108 Madmanquail
Round 109 bman65 (Respray)
POTM: bman65
December 2009
Round 110 Xyre (Respray)
Round 111 ced395
Round 112 Personman
Round 113 Hinotama, WhammWhamme (Niches)
POTM: bman65
January 2010
Round 114 Mogg (Niches)
Round 115 Madmanquail
Round 116 bmh, Personman
Round 117 bateleur (Suspense)
Round 118 VikingMetal4L (Suspense)
POTM: bmh
February 2010
Round 119 VikingMetal4L
Round 120 Madmanquail
Round 121 Madmanquail (Fork)
Round 122 Mogg, ~Tilde~ (Fork)
POTM: Madmanquail
March 2010
Round 123 Hinotama
Round 124 Madmanquail, Personman
Round 125 lOput (Library)
Round 126 lOput (Library)
POTM: lOput
April 2010
Round 127 tomsloger
Round 128 ~Tilde~, ced395
Round 129 Naphtali (Wordy)
Round 130 Feyd_Ruin (Wordy)
POTM: ced395
May 2010
Round 131 bmh
Round 132 bmh
Round 133 ced395 (Bargain)
Round 134 ced395, Madmanquail (Bargain)
POTM: ced395
June 2010
Round 135 jcsuperstar, WhammWhamme
Round 136 ced395
Round 137 Mogg (Timmy)
Round 138 Feyd_Ruin (Timmy)
POTM: bateleur
July 2010
Round 139 jcsuperstar
Round 140 Mogg, ~Tilde~
Round 141 Personman (Mana Market)
Round 142 Mogg (Mana Market)
Round 143 bmh
POTM: Mogg
August 2010
Round 144 ced395, Mogg
Round 145 Error1 (Duplicity)
Round 146 WhammWhamme (Duplicity)
Round 147 bateleur, Mogg
POTM: Mogg
September 2010
Round 148 Draco9_1_1 (Mostly Unbanned)
Round 149 Mogg (WUBRG)
Round 150 Powerrox93 (WUBRG)
Round 151 Mogg
POTM: Mogg
October 2010
Round 152 Promatim
Round 153 Anaklusmos, bateleur
Round 154 bateleur, BronYAur (Indigenous)
Round 155 bmh (Indigenous)
Round 156 bateleur
POTM: bateleur
November 2010
Round 157 ced395 (Banathon)
Round 158 FuriouslySleepingIdea, MrCowFart (Banathon)
Round 159 bateleur, Mogg (Banathon)
Round 160 MrCowFart (Banathon)
POTM: Mogg
December 2010
Rounds
Mogg: 36
bateleur: 27
ced395: 14
Chimpanzee: 13
WhammWhamme: 13
jcsuperstar: 10
Greebo: 8
Madmanquail: 8
bmh: 5
Farik: 5
Halinn: 5
Personman: 5
armlx: 4
FuriouslySleepingIdea: 4
Lone Warrior: 4
lOput: 4
Shadowlord: 4
VikingMetal4L: 4
Xyre: 4
~Tilde~: 3
Beaker: 3
bman65: 3
Error1: 3
Feyd_Ruin: 3
MyNameIsFourteen: 3
r_x: 3
Shogun17: 3
Silver Seraph: 3
The Mad Tapper: 3
Wanderer359: 3
carrion pigeons: 2
dasheiff: 2
dethwing: 2
Draco9_1_1: 2
Hinotama: 2
Knowledge: 2
MrCowFart: 2
Naphtali: 2
Pingele_Pats: 2
Silkenfist: 2
spuzzem king: 2
YuanTi: 2
zu_Faul: 2
Alfred: 1
Amadi: 1
andelijah: 1
Ankh-Morpokian: 1
BronYAur: 1
Death_By_Beebles: 1
domogrue: 1
DragonDart: 1
Feuerdrache: 1
ghweiss: 1
help im a bug: 1
Kekekekeke: 1
Krashbot: 1
math_geek: 1
Meat Popsicle: 1
MT_Gunn: 1
ngollon: 1
Powerrox93: 1
Promatim: 1
Puzzle: 1
Solitaire: 1
SumPhatGuy: 1
Tahn: 1
theeguy: 1
tomsloger: 1
Trojan: 1
Wrath_of_Dog: 1
zorbop: 1
POTM
Mogg: 15
bateleur: 8
ced395: 5
Greebo: 3
bman65: 2
Chimpanzee: 2
Error1: 2
jcsuperstar: 2
Madmanquail: 2
WhammWhamme: 2
armlx: 1
Anaklusmos: 1
Beaker: 1
bmh: 1
FuriouslySleepingIdea: 1
Lone Warrior: 1
lOput: 1
Pingele_Pats: 1
Shadowlord: 1
silicon: 1
spuzzem king: 1
The Mad Tapper: 1
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I highly miscalled the metagame. Was expecting slow-rolling commandeer decks and channel decks; neither of which made any showing.
That, and I'm continuing my streak of horribleness.
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I'm sure you could've found a better option. This folds to many Commandeer builds anyway, due to the fact that it depends entirely on resolving the Imp, and probably to Channel decks too depending on the build (Lich's Mirror, for example, ruins you).
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I think a serious look needs to be had at banning some of the 'classics'. The meta is stagnating - the best way to win is to pick the right existing deck, and that's terrible to recruitment. It rewards people who've been playing a while and obsessively run matchups through a filter so much that there's hardly any point for *me* to keep playing. I only submitted a deck this round because neo 5CB seemed interesting and I went 'ah sure, submit to the other one too'.
Frost titan on the play makes me 3-3 against whammwhamm.
Taodd beats Mogg on the play(karakas,black lotus,kataki,sphere of resistance)
3-3
Whamm ties with Bateluer on the play. 1-4
- Urborg -> Thoughtseize Bridge.
- City of Traitors, Elixir
- Dark depths + Hexmage
- Elixir on upkeep, draw elixir. 25 life. Sac depths for Avatar.
- Swing for 20, 5 life
- Play workshop, sac traitors, play ensnaring bridge.
At this point bateluer cant play his win condition or activate elixir and so ties. If he played any other way he would lose before he could get his bridge down.
It's the holiday season + finals season so it's to be expected that the number of players would temporarily drop.
1 bateleur – Mishra's Workshop / City of Traitors / Elixir of Immortality / Darksteel Reactor / Ensnaring Bridge
2 MrCowFart – Lion's Eye Diamond / Lion's Eye Diamond / Shelldock Isle / Frost Titan / Emrakul, the Aeons Torn
3 Taodd – Kataki, War's Wage / Black Lotus / The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale / Sphere of Resistance / Karakas
4 Mogg – Ajani Vengeant / Black Lotus / Black Lotus / Grand Arbiter Augustin IV / Karakas
5 Feyd_Ruin – Bayou / Putrid Imp / Vengevine / Vengevine / Basking Rootwalla
6 WhammWhamme – Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth / Dark Depths / Karakas / Thoughtseize / Vampire Hexmage
X| 1 2 3 4 5 6
1| X 6 6 0 6 4 |22
2| 0 X 3 0 6 0 |8
3| 0 3 X 1 3 1 |6
4| 6 6 4 X 3 6 |24
5| 0 0 3 3 X 3 |6
6| 1 6 4 0 3 X |13
1 bateleur – Mishra's Workshop / City of Traitors / Elixir of Immortality / Darksteel Reactor / Ensnaring Bridge
vs.
3 Taodd – Kataki, War's Wage / Black Lotus / The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale / Sphere of Resistance / Karakas
3-3 -> 6-0
Elixir is activated seven times, then Reactor is cast, and it wins.
1 bateleur – Mishra's Workshop / City of Traitors / Elixir of Immortality / Darksteel Reactor / Ensnaring Bridge
vs.
6 WhammWhamme – Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth / Dark Depths / Karakas / Thoughtseize / Vampire Hexmage
6-0 -> 4-1
MrCowFart explained this.
2 MrCowFart – Lion's Eye Diamond / Lion's Eye Diamond / Shelldock Isle / Frost Titan / Emrakul, the Aeons Torn
vs.
4 Mogg – Ajani Vengeant / Black Lotus / Black Lotus / Grand Arbiter Augustin IV / Karakas
3-3 -> 0-6
Ajani targets Isle.
3 Taodd – Kataki, War's Wage / Black Lotus / The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale / Sphere of Resistance / Karakas
vs.
4 Mogg – Ajani Vengeant / Black Lotus / Black Lotus / Grand Arbiter Augustin IV / Karakas
0-6 -> 1-4
Karakas destroys Karakas, so Sphere is a lock, provided Kataki is not cast.
3 Taodd – Kataki, War's Wage / Black Lotus / The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale / Sphere of Resistance / Karakas
vs.
6 WhammWhamme – Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth / Dark Depths / Karakas / Thoughtseize / Vampire Hexmage
3-3 -> 1-4
As with 3-4, Sphere must survive, and Karakas destroys Karakas, so Kataki isn't cast.
BWTeysa, Orzhov Scion
GWRhys the Redeemed
GUKruphix, God of Horizons
GRXenagos, God of Revels
GThrun, the Last Troll
GStompy
First turn Frost Titan wins the game for me when i'm on the play. 3-3
Same thing with me (2) vs Whamm (6)
X| 1 2 3 4 5 6
1| X 6 6 0 6 4 |22
2| 0 X 6 3 6 3 |16
3| 0 0 X 1 3 1 |4
4| 6 3 4 X 3 6 |20
5| 0 0 3 3 X 3 |6
6| 1 3 4 0 3 X |9
BWTeysa, Orzhov Scion
GWRhys the Redeemed
GUKruphix, God of Horizons
GRXenagos, God of Revels
GThrun, the Last Troll
GStompy
You declare you are casting Frost Titan, then you sac the lion's eyes to pay for it. It's the same way it is used in Legacy to cast Infernal Tutor.EDIT - I did some research and apparently I've been misunderstanding how lion's eye worked. My deck is broked
Ah right, I forgot i could do that. Well, that makes me
2| 0 X 3 0 6 3 |10
BWTeysa, Orzhov Scion
GWRhys the Redeemed
GUKruphix, God of Horizons
GRXenagos, God of Revels
GThrun, the Last Troll
GStompy
2| 0 X 3 0 6 0 |8