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Title: Ladder Tournament 2017 - Reports
Post by: Vazdru on 15-01-2018, 10:27:26 PM
Pairings: (seed)   

   
   Winner-Bracket                                                                                           
   TaZi 3 UGrb Scapeshift vs    
1
                                                                                        
   dsck 2 UWb Control                                            TaZi 2 UGbr Scapeshift vs    
7
                                            
                                               firestarter 3 Izzet Control                                               
   firestarter 3 Izzet Control vs    
2
                                                                                        
   Vazdru 2 UB Necro                                                                                        firestarter 3 Izzet Control    vs    
11
                                                                                           r4nd0m 2 Izzet Control   
   r4nd0m 3 Izzet Control vs    
3
                                                                                        
   Silberhase 1 Academy                                            r4nd0m 3 Izzet Control vs    
8
                                            
                                               K0d013e4st 1 Sultai Midrange                                               
   Payron 0 4c (w/o W) Scapeshift vs    
4
                                                                                        
   K0d013e4st 3 Sultai Midrange                                                                                           
                              
   
   Looser-Bracket                                                                                           
   dsck 0 UWb Control vs    
5
                                         K0d013e4st 1  Sultai Midrange vs    
9
                                            
   Vazdru 3 Dimir Ooze                                             Vazdru 3 Dimir Ooze                                               
                                                                                           Vazdru 3 Dimir Ooze    vs    
12
                                                                                           Payron 0 4c (w/o W) Scapeshift   
                                               Payron 3 4c (w/o W) Scapeshift vs    
10
                                            
                                               TaZi 2 UGbr Scapeshift                                               
   Silberhase 2 Academy vs    
6
                                                                                        
   Payron 3 4c (w/o W) Scapeshift                                                                                           


Seeding list:

1. TaZi - Top 8 Limited GP Utrecht, Champion HL GP X in 2012, Online Champion 2015 + 2016, Reigning HLL Champion, Runner-Up Metagame Masters #4
2. Payron - Runner-Up Metagame Masters #3, Online Champion 2013
3. r4nd0m - Top 8 + Top 16 Austrian Nationals, Online Champion 2012
4. firestarter - 11 times HL GP Top 8, German HL National Champion 2011, HLL Online Champion Season 30
5. Vazdru - Top 8 HL GP in 2014, Runner-Up The One 2017
6. Silberhase - 4 times Top 8 Metagame Masters (Runner-Up MGM #3, Top 4 MGM #2, Top 8 MGM #5 + #6)
7. K0d013e4st - Top 16 HL Cup in 2017
8. dsck - Top 8 Finnish Legacy Championship 2011, HLL Online Runner-Up Season 26
Title: Re: Ladder Tournament 2017 - Reports
Post by: r4nd0m1 on 21-01-2018, 09:16:26 PM

3:1 vs Silberhase
If decklists will be published after round 1, I will upload the replay, if that is okay.
Title: Re: Ladder Tournament 2017 - Reports
Post by: Vazdru on 21-01-2018, 09:33:24 PM
Quote from: r4nd0m1 on 21-01-2018, 09:16:26 PM

3:1 vs Silberhase
If decklists will be published after round 1, I will upload the replay, if that is okay.

gratz

yes, decklists will be published after round 1 on tappedout.net
upload the replays would be nice
Title: Re: Ladder Tournament 2017 - Reports
Post by: Vazdru on 22-01-2018, 09:57:14 PM
Decklist r4nd0m / Izzet Control: https://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/22-01-18-vMx-izzet/

Decklist Silberhase / Academy: https://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/22-01-18-academy
Title: Re: Ladder Tournament 2017 - Reports
Post by: r4nd0m1 on 23-01-2018, 10:26:32 PM
http://www.filedropper.com/180121replayladderr1vssilberhase
Title: Re: Ladder Tournament 2017 - Reports
Post by: Vazdru on 25-01-2018, 10:10:28 PM
Decklist TaZi UGrb Scapeshift: https://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/25-01-18-scapeshift/

Decklist dsck UWb Control: https://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/uwb-special-edition/
Title: Re: Ladder Tournament 2017 - Reports
Post by: K0d013e4st on 25-01-2018, 11:19:25 PM
K0d013e4st(HittelBUG) - Payron (Scapeshift) 3-0

G1: he was stuck at 2 mana and my Thrun won me that game very quick.

G2: was a long game with a transformed SFA on my and a Tasigur on his side. In the end ,I had luck that my draws was better than his

G3: I had a Deathrite Shaman into a Lili which he could kill 2 turns later. A grim flayer and a hymn which kills his hand won me the game

Thx for the games
Title: Re: Ladder Tournament 2017 - Reports
Post by: Vazdru on 26-01-2018, 02:22:23 PM
Quote from: K0d013e4st on 25-01-2018, 11:19:25 PM
K0d013e4st(HittelBUG) - Payron (Scapeshift) 3-0

report follows

gratz


you can already date your next opponents if you like

K0d013e4st vs r4nd0m -> Semifinals (winner-bracket)
Silberhase vs Payron -> first round looser-bracket

decklists will be online soon
Title: Re: Ladder Tournament 2017 - Reports
Post by: Vazdru on 27-01-2018, 07:25:57 PM
Decklist Payron 4c (w/o W) Scapeshift: https://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/4c-wo-w-scapeshift/

Decklist K0d013e4st Sultai Midrange: https://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/27-01-18-sultai-midrange/
Title: Re: Ladder Tournament 2017 - Reports
Post by: Vazdru on 30-01-2018, 09:10:57 PM
Decklist firestarter Izzet: https://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/30-01-18-izzet-control/

Decklist Vazdru Dimir Ooze: https://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/ub-necro/
Title: Re: Ladder Tournament 2017 - Reports
Post by: Payron on 04-02-2018, 11:52:33 PM
Silberhase (Artifact Combo) vs Payron (4c Scapeshift)

2:3

report follows
Title: Re: Ladder Tournament 2017 - Reports
Post by: Vazdru on 05-02-2018, 12:43:12 AM
dsck (UWb https://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/uwb-special-edition/) - Vazdru (Dimir Ooze https://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/ub-necro/)

0:3

report follows
Title: Re: Ladder Tournament 2017 - Reports
Post by: Vazdru on 05-02-2018, 10:18:43 PM
Quote from: Vazdru on 05-02-2018, 12:43:12 AM
dsck (UWb https://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/uwb-special-edition/) - Vazdru (Dimir Ooze https://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/ub-necro/)

0:3

report follows

g1: His first 7 are 4 lands, one of it Maze of Ith, Back to Basics, Muddle the Mixture and Fact or Fiction. My T1 Thoughtseize took away Back to Basics as I've had only 2 lands and one of it was Sunken Ruins. Furthermore I've had Opt, Mana Drain, Animate Dead and Thirst for Knowledge. T2 I suspend Ancestral Visions and play Opt. His T3 Lingering Souls has been countered by Mana Drain so in my Turn I am able to play Thirst (discard Baleful Strix) + Treasure Cruise for massive card advantage. He plays Glen Elendra T4 so I've had a window for Liliana, the last hope + Hymn to Tourach (Fact or Fiction + Muddle the Mixture). Glen Elendra counters Ancestral Visions but dies afterwards to Liliana which ticks up to 5 already. I've got Demonic Tutor and has been ready for combo kill #1 shortly afterwards.

g2: He keeps 5 lands, Mana Drain and Moat. I have 3 lands, Demonic Tutor, Dig Through Time, Intuition, Cryptic Command and Necromancy. After 3 draws he had only two relevant Spell (Mana Drain, Gideon), Moat + Path to Exile - rest are lands. Intuition resolves and Devourer gets discarded in end step as i refused playing a land this turn. Combo was ready to be fired. Nevertheless he has gathered some good defense with Mana Drain, Counter Spell + Force of Will. So Necromancy got countered like Treasure Cruise too. Demonic resolves for Reanimate but he finds another Counterspell from the top. His Gideon faces True-Name Nemesis, anyhow he is able to hit me to 4 lp before Gideon dies. He tries to lock me out of this game with back to basics which is hard as i also play 17 basic lands so i can play my new drawn Dance of the Dead right in time for combo-kill #2.  

g3: we both take a free mull and I keep this one: Island, Swamp, Bazaar, Inquisition of Kozilek, Remand, Fact or Fiction and Jin-Gitaxias. My Inquisition takes Enlightened Tutor and left him with Ponder, 3 Lands and Mystic Confluence. We have some draw-go-action and cantrips. Bazaar cycles some cards and Search for Azcanta hit the board on my side of the table. He tries to exile it with Council's Judgment which got Remanded. Search flips and i play Intuition but can't search my library because he has Shadow of Doubt. Now the way is clear for Dance of the Dead which brings Jin-Gitaxias online which gave me some fresh cards in endstep. He replays Councils Judgment and Jin got exiled and he draws a few cards with Treasure Cruise. But i've had already Demonic for Force of Will, Buried Alive and Reanimate in hands for combo-kill #3.

Thanks for ggs.
Title: Re: Ladder Tournament 2017 - Reports
Post by: TaZi on 05-02-2018, 11:27:28 PM
Alright, everything is up.

https://youtu.be/6w18jNd6rbA
https://youtu.be/E2YAkSzGBsE
https://youtu.be/c_shahX5uVU
https://youtu.be/vVM18wIZsO0
https://youtu.be/_phABMsUXI4
Title: Re: Ladder Tournament 2017 - Reports
Post by: Payron on 08-02-2018, 02:33:53 PM
Here are alle 5 games vs Silberhase   


https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJsYCeZCThFCAYCci6SDTwkPYckuSOp7j
Title: Re: Ladder Tournament 2017 - Reports
Post by: firestarter on 15-02-2018, 10:56:48 PM
Firestarter - Tazi 3-2

Game 1:
Game 1 started with some lands on both sides after a mulligan 6 from me. I coult Drain his Treasure Cruise and play a Thundermaw Hellkite. At 7 life he played FTK and Lightning Bolt. I drew too much land and lost against a slow beatdown.

Game 2:
Game 2 started with a mulligan 6 from Tazi and a Sylvan Library in turn 3, which got him back into the game, I had a massive Counterwall with misdirection. After a counterbattle I could bring him down with my beatdown. His Treasure Cruise was canceled from my Clique.

Game 3:
In game 3 I had a hand with one Land but Ancestral Vision and another Wasteland which took his only land. After some draws I had a big counterwall and Price of Progress for 10 and my Torrential Gearhulk killed him with second Price.

Game 4
Tazi had his best hand and I could not stop him, controlling the game. He finished me with Scapeshift countering my Price of Progress in response to his trigger.

Game 5
I stopped playing lands at 4 lands, but could counter some Threats. His Tasigur knocked at my door, I could rerace him with Price of Progress and Snapcaster Mage (without spell). My end of turn Lightning Bolt killed him at three life.

Every game was a close one, thanks for the games!
Title: Re: Ladder Tournament 2017 - Reports
Post by: Vazdru on 26-02-2018, 09:37:22 PM
reminder @ r4nd0m & K0d013e4st

Quote from: Vazdru on 04-02-2018, 12:27:15 AM
First round of Ladder Tournament is in the books.
Please finish second round no later than 02.03.
Title: Re: Ladder Tournament 2017 - Reports
Post by: Vazdru on 28-02-2018, 08:52:54 PM
Quote from: Vazdru on 26-02-2018, 09:37:22 PM
reminder @ r4nd0m & K0d013e4st

Quote from: Vazdru on 04-02-2018, 12:27:15 AM
First round of Ladder Tournament is in the books.
Please finish second round no later than 02.03.


Match is scheduled on Monday March, 5th
Title: Re: Ladder Tournament 2017 - Reports
Post by: Payron on 28-02-2018, 11:23:07 PM
Tazi (4c Scapeshift) vs Payron (4c Scapeshift)

2 : 3

g1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9m4eaZ3Z__8&feature=youtu.be
g2: https://youtu.be/ndJFk6nsyVU
g3: https://youtu.be/6hqS8-mardY
g4: https://youtu.be/jjqbQk0PaqQ
g5: https://youtu.be/RqBcGafxRcU


gg's
Title: Re: Ladder Tournament 2017 - Reports
Post by: r4nd0m1 on 05-03-2018, 11:39:47 PM
3:1 vs K0d0

Replays will be posted soon. Thanks for playing, ggs!

EDIT: http://www.filedropper.com/180305replayladder2017r2vsk0d0
Title: Re: Ladder Tournament 2017 - Reports
Post by: Vazdru on 06-03-2018, 12:35:18 AM
current pairings:

winner-bracket: r4nd0m vs firestarter

looser-bracket: K0d013e4st vs Vazdru

deadline: April, 4th
Title: Re: Ladder Tournament 2017 - Reports
Post by: Vazdru on 12-03-2018, 02:35:07 PM
Quote from: Vazdru on 06-03-2018, 12:35:18 AM
current pairings:

winner-bracket: r4nd0m vs firestarter

looser-bracket: K0d013e4st vs Vazdru

deadline: April, 4th

K0d013e4st vs Vazdru will take place tonight 9 PM
Title: Re: Ladder Tournament 2017 - Reports
Post by: Vazdru on 12-03-2018, 11:31:57 PM
K0d013e4st (Sultai Midrange) vs Vazdru (Dimir Necrotic Ooze)

1:3
report follows
Title: Re: Ladder Tournament 2017 - Reports
Post by: Vazdru on 13-03-2018, 11:01:23 PM
g1: i have a decent first 7 on the play: Gitaxian Probe, Thoughtseize, Jace Prodigy, Fetchland, Land, Dig Through Time, Treasure Cruise! Thoughtseize takes his Remand and leave him with some lands, Cryptic Command and Gearhulk. I play Jace T2 and he got Hymn from the top which hits Dig Though Time + Land. Jace flips and Treasure Cruise refills my hand. Jace took control as his threats and buisness spells got countered and discarded. Furthermore Champion of Withs and Baleful Strix blocks his manlands. Replayed Treasure Cruise and resolved Ancestral Visions grants me enough card advantage. His Thrun do not harm much as I can animate Jin-Gitaxias for his concession.

g2: After mull i have 4 lands + Hymn + Clique and Demonic Tutor on top. He keeps a one-lander with some cantrips and have Sylvan Library on the play. My Hymn hits Sultai Charm and Kitchen Finks. He can afford to pay some lp to balance this card loss. My Clique is countered. He plays Sylvan Advocate + Leovold which denies me from drawing some extra cards as I've had Baral, Miscaculation and Remand but no spot removal. He slowroll his Mana Drain and can counter Buried Alive. With Dig Through Time, Mystical Teachings, Thoughtseize and Snapcaster he is able to ship this game home.

g3: This is a fast one – my first 7 were 3 lands, Jace Prodigy, Exhume, Necromancy and Rystic Tutor. My Jace was force spiked T2. When he fetch eot of my T3 i play Intution but he has Daze + Cycle Unearth. In his T3 he plays Thoughtseize (Rystic Tutor) + Tasigur which looks grim. But i have Brainstorm, play land + Careful Study and exhume my freshly discarded Jin Gitaxias for 7 extra cards at endstep. He can't find an answer so a 18 cards swing within 2 turns leads to a concession.

g4: i have only one land in my first 20 cards but keep this 6: Island, Ancestral Visions, Preordain, Careful Study, Remand and Champion of Wits.  He kept 7 but is unable to find a third land for almsot 10 turns. So I can even win this one although Preordain reveals 2 non-landcards but third one is fetchland finally so Careful Study grants another one (at cost of another card). Baral and some counterspells give some protection and loots some unnecessary cards away. Nevertheless he can Force of Will my Vision but I have Jace Prodigy again which flips turn later and replays some Cantrips. I counter his Snapcaster and Reanimate it turn later so Baral and Snapcaster Beatdown end this game.

thx fort he ggs and cya Saturday!
Title: Re: Ladder Tournament 2017 - Reports
Post by: Vazdru on 18-03-2018, 10:13:57 PM
as clarification:

Further matches:

Winner of Payron vs Vazdru plays vs Looser of firestarter vs r4nd0m (Small final)

Winner of small final plays vs Winner of firestarter vs r4nd0m
(if winner of small final wins, there will be another one)
Title: Re: Ladder Tournament 2017 - Reports
Post by: Vazdru on 01-04-2018, 11:54:57 PM
Payron (4c Scapeshift w/o W) vs Vazdru (Dimir-Ooze-Combo)

Cockatrice safed no replays this time, so ...
g1: I have Entomb, Reanimate and Duress + 2 lands (both generating black) on the draw. T2 he plays Deathrite Shaman which would be one turn too slow...so Entomb gets Griselbrand, Duress got countered with Spell Pierce so way is up for Reanimate -> he plays Force of Will. Next turn he drops Scavenging Ooze, Deathrite eats a land in my gy, Ooze eats my Griselbrand. But he is down to 2 cards and can't draw any lands so i just had the plan to grind him out in this game. So Jace, Vryn Prodigy took contral after Toxic Deluge ripped the board. I have some crtitters like Necrotic Ooze, Clique and True-Name Nemesis and double Fact or Fiction generating some card advantage. As his deck refuses to present lands this one wasn't quite close.

g2: i have a fantastic hand again, with T1 Discard some Counterspells, Liliana the last Hope, Necrotic Ooze and True-Name-Nemesis. He can't find lands but me. So Shred Memory got transmuted to Demonic Tutor, Liliana revived Ooze and Demonic found Buried Alive to get Necrotic Ooze ready for take off.

g3: i have another fantastic hand: T1 Discard -> Deathrite Shaman. Futhermore 2 lands, Reanimate, FoW, Demonic Tutor, Baral. I got a land + Mana Leak from the Top, FoW + Baral countered his T2 Sylvan Library, T2 -> Demonic Tutor for Buried Alive and T4-Kill while he was almost tapped out and I was knowing most of his handcards which weren't of any use in this situation.

Sorry for the screw and the one-sided games.

0:3  
Title: Re: Ladder Tournament 2017 - Reports
Post by: firestarter on 08-04-2018, 06:59:11 PM
Firestarter - R4nd0m1 3-2

Report follows
Title: Re: Ladder Tournament 2017 - Reports
Post by: Vazdru on 08-04-2018, 08:54:00 PM
small final:

R4nd0m1 - Vazdru

match has to be finished no later than May 7th
Title: Re: Ladder Tournament 2017 - Reports
Post by: Vazdru on 06-05-2018, 10:24:37 PM
r4nd0m (Izzet-Control) - Vazdru (Dimir-Combo)

we played on chickatrice, so no replays just game-log:

g1: we both keep after free-mull, we won the roll and starts with island + sleigth of hand. I have Baral, Hymn, Cabal Therapy, Necromancy, Mystical Confluence, one Island and Swamp and start with Swamp go. He plays Mountain go, I play Baral which sticks. He plays True-Name Nemesis T3, i've got Buried Alive from the top and play it for combo-tools, then i play cabal Therapy (name Mana Drain) and he reveals: Magus of the Moon, Price of Progress, Venser, Land and Arc Trail. I maybe misplayed a bit sacrifice Baral to flashback Therapy for Discard Venser as I've had already Necromany for next turn kill. He can't find a counterspell and slammed Magus of the Moon so combo-kill Turn 4.

g2: we both keep first 7 and I have a nice one with Island, Sunken Ruins, Duress, Peek, Entomb, Animate Dead, T1 he played Mental Misstep on my Peek which was unlucky for him as he didn't know I have Duress+Entomb too. T2 I play Sunken Ruins, Duress (-> Negate) and Entomb for Griselbrand. Animate Dead sticks T3, he tries to stifle my draw seven once but I've had Force of Will for that so 14 extracards made the game.

g3: he chose to draw t1, i had to go down to 6 cards but have a decent start again with Fetchland for Island and Ancestral Vision T1, T2 I play Demonic on Entomb as I've had already Exhume in hand. He played Young Pyromancer, Gitaxian Probe and can see his doom. T3 I play Entomb for Griselbrand and Exhume. As he hasn't had a FoW or Daze the next extracards were too much again. He tries to Jace TMS T4 but I had Daze for his concession.

Quite brutal draws of my combo deck and no Daze or FoW on his side which could have stopped my all-in-deck.
Thanks for the games!
Title: Re: Ladder Tournament 2017 - Reports
Post by: Vazdru on 07-05-2018, 02:03:12 PM
grand final:

firestarter - Vazdru

match has to be finished no later than June 6th


if firestarter loses there will be another one
Title: Re: Ladder Tournament 2017 - Reports
Post by: Vazdru on 03-06-2018, 11:22:10 PM
firestarter is the next online champion beating me in 3 straight games

congratz