Before I begin, I would like to graciously thank the Clan Mods for allowing us the privileged to host our annual tournament int he Clan Forum.
I would like to invite you all into the Phyrexian Arena to stand up for the honor of your clan. All clan members and mods are welcome to participate in a tournament of sorts, where only one champion can be crowned.
Disclaimer:This tournament and participation on it has no bearing on the Clan of the Year, Clan Contests, or any other official clan happenings. This tournament is volunteer only and is only designed for members from all clans to come, play some Magic, and have a good time.
The Format: Build Your Own Standard
Quote from WOTC »
Have you ever wondered what Standard would have been like had Fifth Edition been the core set while the Mirrodin block was legal? Or how Ravnica block would have combined with Lorwyn block? Build Your Own Standard lets players experience exactly that!
Each player chooses a core set (Tenth Edition, Ninth Edition, etc.) and two blocks (Time Spiral block, Ice Age block, etc.) to create their own Standard world. Build Your Own Standard is the perfect opportunity to create your own world for exploring what could have been.
Blocks permitted ranger from Ice Age up to Return to Ravnica. Core Sets Permitted range from 5th Edition to Magic 2013
BANNED CARDS (your deck may not contain any copies of the following cards) The ban list is a compilation of all cards banned in Legacy, Modern, and in Block Formats. However, there were a few changes we at Clan Mono-Black had decided upon due to the peculiar nature of the format. Please pay close attention below. It should be noted that no new cards were added to the list, however, cards were removed.
Medium: Tournaments will be held on Cockatrice. It will be run as a standard Swiss format, cutting to top X after Y rounds (X and Y are dependent on attendance).
FIGURES Attached a 3 pie charts detailing the figures of the tournament.
STANDINGS
PLAYERS [CLAN AFFILIATION] (Match Results):
*snip* Current Standings are in the latest Round Post. Final standings will be updated at the end of the tournament.
ROUND 1By MONDAY, DECEMBER 10TH, 2012 AT 8:00 PM EST. ROUND 2By MONDAY, DECEMBER 17th, 2012 at 8:00 PM EST.
What if my opponent doesn't respond to me? If your opponent does not respond within 2-3 days of your request, forward Sir Auron25 the initial PM to play and I, the tournament organizer, will also message that player. If that player continues to be unresponsive by the end of the round, the player who had attempted communication will receive a 2-0 win. What if we attempt to play, but our schedules do not pan out? If both players contact each other and attempt to set up play times that all pan through by the end of the week, both players are responsible for messaging Sir Auron25. If no match is played during this time, the match will be considered a draw.
Disconnections? How are we addressing them? This has been a touchy subject in the past. The current ruling will be one disconnection per match will be deemed an accident. Null that game and start anew. A second disconnection by an individual player will be a game loss as deeming intent or no intent is difficult online. A third and they will forfeit the match. Please save Game Logs to prove this. One step further on Disconnections. If it has been noted that an individual player is consistently having disconnections each round, they will be suspended from the tournament.
Should a disconnection happen at an opportune time and a player suspects cheating, please refer the case and Game Logs to me and I, along with others will judge it and deem it intentional or not. This should be the case if, for example, player A disconnects when Player B is about to swing for lethal damage. Things like this should be noted and brought to my attention.
I'm ever so slightly confused. So we pick two blocks and a core set and then make a constructed deck?
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I'm ever so slightly confused. So we pick two blocks and a core set and then make a constructed deck?
Exactly right. Each player uses a combination of their choosing. Note this effectively means the minimum power level I'd expect from a deck would be in line with the best of past Standard environments.
I'm in. Timespiral Block/Masques Block/Fifth Edition. # ebffafgp
I am a representative of Clan Mono-Black, looking forward to this.
Cockatrice name: Gyroton
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Just a reminder to everyone playing that Saturday is the deadline to participate. You will need your Cockatrice user name, deck hash, and the Blocks/Coreset you used. When you post all of those, could you all post them together in one post, bolded. That way I don't have to dig as much and can just see them.
I would like to invite you all into the Phyrexian Arena to stand up for the honor of your clan. All clan members and mods are welcome to participate in a tournament of sorts, where only one champion can be crowned.
Disclaimer:This tournament and participation on it has no bearing on the Clan of the Year, Clan Contests, or any other official clan happenings. This tournament is volunteer only and is only designed for members from all clans to come, play some Magic, and have a good time.
The Format: Build Your Own Standard
Blocks permitted ranger from Ice Age up to Return to Ravnica.
Core Sets Permitted range from 5th Edition to Magic 2013
BANNED CARDS (your deck may not contain any copies of the following cards)
The ban list is a compilation of all cards banned in Legacy, Modern, and in Block Formats. However, there were a few changes we at Clan Mono-Black had decided upon due to the peculiar nature of the format. Please pay close attention below. It should be noted that no new cards were added to the list, however, cards were removed.
Ice Age/Alliances/Coldsnap
Amulet of Quoz
Dark Depths
Demonic Consultation
Necropotence
Rite of Flame
Zuran Orb
Mirage/Visions/Weatherlight
Flash
Mystical Tutor
Squandered Resources
Vampiric Tutor
Tempest/Stronghold/Exodus (aka. Rath Block)
Earthcraft
Hermit Druid
Oath of Druids
Survival of the Fittest
Urza's Saga/Urza's Legacy/Urza's Destiny
Frantic Search
Gaea's Cradle
Memory Jar
Serra’s Sanctum
Time Spiral
Tinker
Tolarian Academy
Voltaic Key
Windfall
Yawgmoth's Bargain
Yawgmoth's Will
Mercadian Masques/Nemesis/Prophecy
Gush
Lin Sivvi, Defiant Hero
Rishadan Port
Invasion/Planeshift/Apocalypse
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Odyssey/Torment/Judgment
Worldgorger Dragon
Onslaught/Legions/Scourge
Mind's Desire
Mirrodin/Darksteel/Fifth Dawn
Ancient Den
Arcbound Ravager
Chrome Mox
Disciple of the Vault
Great Furnace
Seat of the Synod
Skullclamp
Tree of Tales
Vault of Whispers
Champions of Kamigawa/Betrayers of Kamigawa/Saviors of Kamigawa
Blazing Shoal
Glimpse of Nature
Umezawa's Jitte
Ravnica/Guildpact/Dissension
Golgari Grave-Troll
Time Spiral/Planar Chaos/Future Sight
Dread Return
Hypergenesis
Sword of the Meek
Lorwyn/Morningtide/Shadowmoor/Eventide
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Shards of Alara/Conflux/Alara Reborn
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Zendikar/Worldwake/Rise of the Eldrazi
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
Punishing Fire
Stoneforge Mystic
Scars of Mirrodin/Mirrodin Besieged/New Phyrexia
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Innistrad/Dark Ascension/Avacyn Restored
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Return to Ravnica/Gatecrash/Dragon's Maze
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5th Edition
Mana Vault
Necropotence
6th Edition
Flash
Goblin Recruiter
Mystical Tutor
Vampiric Tutor
7th Edition
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8th Edition
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9th Edition
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10th Edition
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Magic 2010
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Magic 2011
Voltaic Key
Magic 2012
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Magic 2013
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Medium: Tournaments will be held on Cockatrice. It will be run as a standard Swiss format, cutting to top X after Y rounds (X and Y are dependent on attendance).
FIGURES
Attached a 3 pie charts detailing the figures of the tournament.
34% [Clan Mono-Black] (4 users: Chiligyro, Dechs Kaison, therestless, and bmp)
25% [Clan Flamingo] (3 users: Gerrard's Mom, Ninja Caterpie and Diefi00)
17% [House Dimir] (2 users: Digi and ajacobik)
8% [The Izzet] (1 User: Clem)
8% [The Pack] (1 user: Zephynoir]
8% [The Crafters] (1 user: pet_snake)
17% Scars of Mirrodin (4 Users: Digi,Clem, petsnake, and ajacobik)
13 %Time Spiral (3 Users: Chiligyro, Diefie00, and pet_snake)
9% Innistrad (2 Users: Dechs Kaison and Gerrard's Mom)
9% Zendikar (2 Users: therestless and bmp)
9% Shards of Alara (2 users: Digi and Gerrard's Mom)
8% Lorwyn/Shadowmoor (2 Users: Ninja Caterpie and Diefie00)
8% Urza (2 User: thestless and bmp)
8% Mirrodin (2 Users: Clem and ajacobik)
4% Onslaught (1 User: Dechs Kaison)
4% Odyssey (1 User:Zephynoir)
4% Masques (1 User: Chiligyro)
4%Rath (1 User: Zephynoir)
4% Ice Age (1 User: Ninja Caterpie)
*According to MS Excel, apparently Mirrodin, Urza, Shards, and Lorwyn count as 8% while Zendikar and Innistrad somehow get 9%.
41% Magic 2011 (5 Users: therestless, Digi, Gerrard's Mom, Ninjac Caterpie, Clem)
17% Fiffth Edition (2 USers: Chiligryo and Dechs Kaison)
17% Magic 2010 (2 Users: bmp and ajacobik)
17% Magic 2012 (2 Users: Zephynoir and petsnake)
8% Magic 2013 (1 User: Diefie00)
Clan Representation:
STANDINGS
PLAYERS [CLAN AFFILIATION] (Match Results):
*snip* Current Standings are in the latest Round Post. Final standings will be updated at the end of the tournament.
ROUND 1
By MONDAY, DECEMBER 10TH, 2012 AT 8:00 PM EST.ROUND 2 By MONDAY, DECEMBER 17th, 2012 at 8:00 PM EST.
If your opponent does not respond within 2-3 days of your request, forward Sir Auron25 the initial PM to play and I, the tournament organizer, will also message that player. If that player continues to be unresponsive by the end of the round, the player who had attempted communication will receive a 2-0 win.
What if we attempt to play, but our schedules do not pan out?
If both players contact each other and attempt to set up play times that all pan through by the end of the week, both players are responsible for messaging Sir Auron25. If no match is played during this time, the match will be considered a draw.
Disconnections? How are we addressing them?
This has been a touchy subject in the past. The current ruling will be one disconnection per match will be deemed an accident. Null that game and start anew. A second disconnection by an individual player will be a game loss as deeming intent or no intent is difficult online. A third and they will forfeit the match. Please save Game Logs to prove this. One step further on Disconnections. If it has been noted that an individual player is consistently having disconnections each round, they will be suspended from the tournament.
Should a disconnection happen at an opportune time and a player suspects cheating, please refer the case and Game Logs to me and I, along with others will judge it and deem it intentional or not. This should be the case if, for example, player A disconnects when Player B is about to swing for lethal damage. Things like this should be noted and brought to my attention.
Holder for now.
Whilst the multitudes go about their business, we listen; we skulk; we watch and see all. Do you yourself possess the necessary skills and aptitude to join our hidden ranks?
My Xbox Live gamertag is A3t0s - Hit me up for Bops or Bops 2 anytime
Exactly right. Each player uses a combination of their choosing. Note this effectively means the minimum power level I'd expect from a deck would be in line with the best of past Standard environments.
Are we allowed to talk to another member of our clan to bump around ideas, or is that a strict everyman alone?
540 Peasant cube- Gold EditionSomething SpicyYou can talk to anyone about it. It's all about whatever resources you want to use.
Ready for the apocalypses? The dark side is always open
I am a representative of Clan Mono-Black, looking forward to this.
Cockatrice name: Gyroton
Decks I play:
-Friedrich Nietzsche
Whilst the multitudes go about their business, we listen; we skulk; we watch and see all. Do you yourself possess the necessary skills and aptitude to join our hidden ranks?
My Xbox Live gamertag is A3t0s - Hit me up for Bops or Bops 2 anytime
Pristaxcontrombmodruu!
Urza's
Zendikar
M11
2a3h07lj
therestless
Putting the sexy in Science Fiction!
gamertag: filthychocolate
Zephynoir [The Pack]
Cocaktrice username: Zephynoir
Anyone can feel free to add me on there, always good to have more playing mates!
Done by Rivenor of Miraculous Recovery signatures!
Cockatrice name is GerrardsMom
Alara
Innistrad
M11
5vbg40jm
Cockatrice name is bmp, same as username.
Edit: I'm naming the Urza block and Zendikar block and M10 as my core. Hash is 1kdb1a1e
UB Fae
TES
Pox
Same name on Cockatrice.
Is Lorwyn/Shadowmoor counted as one block?
You got 99 attackers but I'm blocking with 1.
The Winner is Judge | 7
This Winner is Also Judge | 6
Club Flamingo | Lots
By the way.
Putting the sexy in Science Fiction!
gamertag: filthychocolate
Yes. They are considered one big 4-set block.
I'm Repping [The Crafters] and my Cockatrice name is "Trollak".
Semi-Retired EDH: Saffi Infinite Combo | Grenzo Mono-Red Aggro
Modern: Shamanism
Thread | CubeTutor :Jank Cube
Rath Cycle
Odyssey Cycle
M12
the hash is: l8evg828
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540 Peasant cube- Gold EditionSomething SpicyYou got 99 attackers but I'm blocking with 1.
The Winner is Judge | 7
This Winner is Also Judge | 6
Club Flamingo | Lots
My deck hashtag is: icce47m4
Because I'm cooooooool.
(Icey, icey)
Putting the sexy in Science Fiction!
gamertag: filthychocolate