TNM Highlander Tournament Karlsruhe

[Silencesoul]

Hi,

here are my pimped Staxx:

Mana-Lands (34):

- All ten Duals
- Flooded Strand
- Misty Rainforest
- Polluted Delta
- Arid Mesa
- Scalding Tarn
- Marsh Flats
- Windswept Heat
- Exotic Orchard
- City of Brass
- Seat of the Synod
- Darksteel Ctadel
- Ancient Den
- Ancient Tomb
- Flagstones of Trokair
- City of Traitors
- Rishadan Port
- Volrath's Stronghold
- Glimmervoid
- Mishras Workshop
- Mishra's Factory
- Wasteland
- Dust Bowl
- Tendo-Icebridge
- Academy Ruins

Stall Lands (2):
- Tabernacle
- Maze of Ith

Creatures (7):
- Baneslayer Angel
- Braids
- Wurmcoil Engine
- Frost Titan
- Primeval Titan
- Sun titan
- Grave Titan

Mana Artifact (12):
- Coalition Relic
- Guilded Lotus
- Grim Monolith
- Mox Diamond
- Thran Dynamo
- Khalni-Gemme
- Darksteelsteel Ignot
- Azorius Signet
- Simic Signet
- Orzhov Signet
- Selesnya Signet
- Worn Powerstone

Other Artifacts (11)
- Tangle Wire
- Winter Orb
- Batterskull
- Smokestack
- Expedition Map
- Crucible of Worlds
- Memory Jar
- Static Orb
- Sensei's Divining Top
- Thopter Foundry
- Sword of the Meek

Instants (5):
- Gifts Ungiven
- Tainted Pact
- Fact or Fiction
- Mana Drain
- Thirst for Knowledge

Sorcery (13):
- Armageddon
- Revages of War
- Burning of Xinye
- Inferno
- Wildfire
- Devastation
- Vindicate
- Maelstrom Pulse
- Demonic Tutor
- Bribery
- Timetwister
- Wrath of God
- Damnation

Entchantment (9):
- Nether Void
- Moat
- Collective Restraint
- Awakening Zone
- Rising Waters
- Oblivion Ring
- Bitterblossom
- Oath of Druids
- Faith'S Fetters


Planeswalker (7):
- Ajani Vengeant
- Garruk Wildspeaker
- Karn Liberated
- Elspeth, Knight Errant
- Tezzeret, Agent of Bolas
- Elspeth Tirel
- Tezzeret the Seeker
- Jace The Mind Sculptor


Its a Agro-Handle-Stacks-Variant, so its perfect for the Meta at the moment.

Reguards
Jan

[LasH]

thanks for sharing its a nice list

[Vazdru]

Vol. XXVII

7 players, 4 rounds

1. Andi (Uwb-Control) 10 pts
2. Vazdru (Gwb-Elves!) 9 pts (loss vs. Sven)
3. Goblinpiledriver (5C-Alara-Aggro) 7 pts (loss vs. Vazdru)
4. Sven (UR-Control) 6 pts (loss vs. Andi, Goblinpiledriver)
5. Fips (Persist-Combo) 6 pts (loss vs. Andi, Sven)
6. Tobi (5C-Goodstuff) 6 pts (loss vs. Vazdru, Fips)
7. Jan (Kassow-Rossings pimped Titan-Oath-Staxx 3 pts (loss vs. Vazdru, Goblinpiledriver, Tobi)

R1: Sven
g1: i was rdy for the final blow as rolling earthquake left me with nothin
g2: t4 wurmcoilengine followed by two extra turns for 18 extralife (had only shriekmaw)

R2: Tobi
g1: he had Thoughtseize, Duress but I've had enough pressure left to close the books quite fast
g2: he had Stoneforge Mystic, Gifts, Batterskull - I've won with Eladamri, Elvish Champion and little forestwalkers as he had no massremoval except EE - O-Ring on Batterskull was helpfully to bring that game home in time

R3: Jan
g1: T3 Tabernacle and he cleared the board twice with Damnation and Devastation during the game - but i just need one green mana to recover for Elf + SoLS for the win
g2: he had bad draws, i had massive preasure for the win

R4: Goblinpiledriver
g1: he had to react (Magma Jet on Elf, Vindicate on another Elf...) the first turns - i was still able to put enough elves on the board - wirewood symbiote and joraga warcaller with 4 counters are the matchwinners
g2: close game, in the end shriekmaw and rafiq raised by birthing pod made it in time for him
g3: BoP, Stoneforge (-> Sofi), Tarmogofy on my side - he had Aethervial, Goblin Guide, Rancor, Bitterblossom, Watchwolf - as i topdecks SoLS i was able to break the enemy lines (blossom tokens) and win

[Vazdru]

Vol. XXVIII

5 players

1. Goblinpiledriver (5C-Alara-Aggro) 12 pts
2. Vazdru (GBw-Elves!) 9 pts
3. Tobi (Staxx) 6 pts
4. Fips (Persist-Combo) 3 pts
5. Sven (Pattern-Rector) 0 pts

[Vazdru]

Vol. XXIX

1. Andi aka Kapu (Reanimator-Combo) 12 pts
2. Goblinpiledriver (Jund-Ramp feat. Scapeshift-Combo) 9 pts
3. Christian (Bant)
4. Vazdru (GBw-Elves)
5. Jan (5C-Aggro)
6. Sven (Grixis)
7. Tobi (Staxx)

1. round vs Jan 2:0
2. round vs Tobi 2:0
3. round vs Kapu 1:2
in the third game i've almost got him but he was able to reanimate hermit druid at end of turn step, milling his whole deck next upkeep and putting random reanimation-spell on top with krosan reclamtion for kiki-jiki-pestermite-tokens
4. round vs Goblinpiledriver 0:2
first game i've lost vs an early Garruk Primal Hunter which i couldn't bring down before it produced half a dozen 3/3 beasts
second game i took him down to 2 lp when he scapeshifted for 5 mountains (+ valakut and one mountain in play) for the win

[Vazdru]

Vol. XXX, 15 players, 4 rounds

1. Max 10 pts (5C Aggro)
2. Giuseppe 10 pts (Pattern-Rector)
3. Jan P 9 pts (Rock-Aggro)
4. Goblinpiledriver 9 pts (Jund-Ramp)
5. Sven 7 pts (UG-Aggro-Control)
6. Kapu 6 pts (RB-Gobblins)
7. Ronald 6 pts (UR-Control)
8. Silencesoul 6 pts (Staxx)
9. Sebastian 6 pts (bRant)
10. Christian 6 pts (UWgr)
11. Tobi 4 pts (5C-Goodstuff)
12. Boris 4 pts (bRant)
13. Maqi 4 pts (Pattern-Rector)
14. Vazdru 3 pts (Elves)
15. Thorsten 3 pts (Bant)

1st round vs. Sven 0:2
1st game: neiter reached critical mass nor handled Master of the Wild Hunt in time
2nd game: his defense held long enough till he presented the much better critters

2nd round vs Goblinpiledriver 1:2
1st game: Arc Trail, Lavalanche and Inferno Titan is too much to handle for Woodfolk
2nd game: Overruned
3rd game: Birthing Pod made the difference, close one

3rd round vs Thorsten 2:0
1st game: goldfished turn 5 kill
2nd game: Winter Orb + Mana Elves

4th round vs Sebastian 1:2
1st game: looked like an easy win for me, but stupid blunders and Scavening Ooze while he had 1 lp and 2 fetchies in play cost me the game - always 1dam away of killing him he played Rafiq, Natural Order, Progenitus
2nd game: overruned
3rd game: thoughtseized his critter, t2 winterorb but his topdecked BoP + Sword of Feast and Famine destroyed my plan of locking him long enough for the kill

devasting 1:3 ... could have been 3:1 but like last TNM i've lost all close games...time for a different deck  

[Vazdru]

Vol. XXXI, 9 players, 4 rounds

1. Sven 12 pts (Boros)
2. Vazdru 9 pts (UB-Control feat. Dragon-Combo)
3. hitman 9 pts (RDW)
4. Christian L. 7 pts (RDW)
5. Goblinpiledriver 6 pts (5C-Alara-Aggro)
6. Fips 6 pts (Persist-Combo)
7. Christian H. 4 pts (MUC)
8. Maqi 3 pts (Tokenmania)
9. Silencesoul 3pts (UG-AggroControl)

Question of the day:

Is RDW sexy again since Wheel of Fortune has been unbanned recently?

R1 vs Maqi
G1: Phyrexian Arena and Shadowmage Infiltrator revealed nothing helpful but Geth's Verdict, Diabolic Edict and lands - easy win for Tokens! - one decision made before the tournament was more important than the decisions made during that game...as i've decided NOT to play Tabernacle...played G1, T1: expedition map...would have been the gamebreaker with a better toolbox of lands
G2: he had Cradle - I'm too slow, once again no Buried Alive, Intuition, Tutor for me

R2 bye

R3 vs Christian H.
G1: T2 Confidant got countered, had some discard and Arena afterwards. Back to Basics on his side was no danger at all. Bribery for Wormcoil Engine which got killed once and came back via Animate Dead to join the nice army while he had all is dust in hand
G2: Midgame Dragon Combo

R4 vs goblinpiledriver
G1: T1 Expedition Map, Animate Dead and Vampire Hexmage in hand. Assembeld Dark Deapth combo but missed his Wasteland. From that point on i was in defense mode but didn't manage to stay alive as i topdecked nights whisper, land and discard.
G2: an early back to basics gave me enough time to gather what i need - intuition got "countered" by Mindcensor -> Buried Alive, Fact, Sensei revealed -> got Top. Snapcaster flashbacked Buried Alive for combo-win.
G3: Mental Misstep, Edict, Bone Shredder for his T1, T2 and T3 drop. A few turns later Intuition for combo-win.


Top 3 decklists will be published soon on mtgpulse.com.

[Vazdru]

Vol. XXXII, 10 players, 4 rounds

1. Sebastian 9 pts (Bant)
2. Goblinpiledriver 9 pts (5C-Alara-Aggro)
3. Christian L. 9 pts (4C-Blood Aggro)
4. Dan 7 pts (Jund-Ramp)
5. Syras 7 pts (Grixis-Control)
6. Tobi 6 pts (Izzet-Control)
7. Vazdru 6 pts (Grixis-Control)
8. Andre 3 pts (BR-Goblins)
9. Sven 3pts (Boros)
10. Silencesoul (Multi-Combo)

R1 vs Andre 2:0
R2 vs Jan 2:0
R3 vs Syras 0:2 (see HLL Report)
R4 vs Goblinpiledriver 1:2
G1: T1 Mental Misstep, T2 Talisman, T3 Skinrender, T4 Phantasmal Image (Skin Render) + B2B -> concede
G2: T1 Ancestral, T2 nothing, T3 Edict, T4 -> Pestermite tapped one of my lands in upkeep (i had control Magic, Explosives, Venser...) -> i'm dead (he: T1 hierarch, T2 leach, T3 Ranger of Eos, T4 Pestermite)
G3: had 2 lands + counter, Recoil, spoiled 3 cards (grave titan, cruel ultimatum...) got 2 lands + Talisman...and now? played and flooded from the top...

[Vazdru]

Vol. XXXIII, 9 players, 5 rounds

1. Sebastian 12 pts (Bant)
2. Goblinpiledriver 12 pts (5C-Aggro)
3. Vazdru 9 pts (UR-Counterburn)
4. Christian 9 pts (4C-BloodAggro)
5. Dennis 9 pts (UB-Control)
6. Jan 9 pts (5C-Goodstuff)
7. Sven 6 pts (Pattern-Rector)
8. Tobi 6 pts (Staxx)
9. Maxe 3 pts (Rogue)

[Vazdru]

Vol. XXXIV, 11 players, 4 rounds

1. Vazdru 12 pts
2. Goblinpiledriver 9 pts
3. Christian 9 pts
4. Dennis 6 pts
5. Sven 6 pts
6. hitman/Maxi 6 pts
8. Tobi/Manu 6 pts
10. Kira 3 pts
11. Jan 3 pts

further infos and decklist(s) will follow after GP

[Vazdru]

Vol. XXXIV, 11 players, 4 rounds

1. Vazdru 12 pts - UBG-Reanimator
2. Goblinpiledriver 9 pts - 5C Alara Aggro
3. Christian 9 pts - 4C BloodAggro
4. Dennis 6 pts - 5C Alara Aggro
5. Sven 6 pts - UG-AggroControl
6. hitman/Maxi 6 pts - RDW/ 5C Alara Aggro
8. Tobi/Manu 6 pts - 5C Alara Aggro/Rock
10. Kira 3 pts - Naya-Aggro
11. Jan 3 pts - 5C-Goodstuff

further infos and decklist(s) will follow after GP

R1 vs Jan 2:0 Combo twice, 10 min
R2 vs hitman 2:1 mana screwed, T2 Iona, T2 Oath -> T3 Simic Skyswallower
R3 vs goblinpiledriver 2:0 combo twice, 5 min
R4 vs Dennis 2:1 lost vs Scavening Ooze, combo twice

Decklist: http://www.magic-tutor.com/de/features/decks.details//?id=580&return=myDecks

I played a different decklist in GP, it looked better on paper and performed well in test-games + the first three rounds of GP. Since then i faced Scavening Ooze in 5 out of 7 games while luck seemed totally vanished and unconcentrated play get me a 1:6 record after starting with 6:1 in games. In the end 4:4 (11:9 games).

[Vazdru]

Vol. XXXV, 9 players, 4 rounds

1. Goblinpiledriver 12 pts - RB-Goblins
2. Syras 9 pts - Esper
3. Christian 9 pts - 4C BloodAggro
4. Sebastian 7 pts - Bant
5. Sven 7 pts - UR-AggroControl
6. Vazdru 3 pts - Bant
7. MSC 3 pts - Esper
8. Patrick 3 pts - 5C Alara Aggro
9. Maxe 0 pts - RUG-Kiki-Jiki

[Vazdru]

Vol. XXXVI, 6 players, 4 rounds

1. goblinpiledriver 9pts (5C-Alara-Aggro)
2. Sebastian 9pts (Bant)
3. Sven 9pts (RGU feat. Twin-Combo)
4. Christian 6 pts (4C-BloodAggro)
5. Vazdru 3 pts (RGu-Aggro)
6. Silencesoul 0 pts (UW-Aggro)

[Vazdru]

Vol. XXXVII, 6 players, 4 rounds

1. Sven 10 pts (RGU feat. Twin-Combo) - draw vs. Syras
2. Vazdru 7 pts (MBC) - loss vs. Sven
3. Syras 6 pts (Esper) - 3 draws
4. Tobi 4 pts (Goodstuff)
5. Christian 4 pts (4C Blood)
6. Sebastian 2 pts (Bant)

[Nastaboi]

3. Syras 6 pts (Esper) - 3 draws

Sensei's Divining Top much?