Dortmund 18.08.2012

[MMD]

12 players  

We had about 35°C, so possibly some guys choose the swimming pool instead of a sticky room with +100 sweaty (not sweety!) guys but I think declining numbers of tournament players is still the trend in my area which I have to accept.

1st   Patrick Richter - Team America
2nd   Mathias von der Heyde – 4C Goodstuff
3rd Jonas Grohmann - Cephalid Breakfast

Unfortunately I had no time to collect the decklists, but will contact the organizer and hand them in later.

I piloted 4c Scapeshift against the expected field of Goodstuff decks. My expectations were met (approx. half of the field) but I only faced one of them and lost  
Just before the tournament I removed most of my burn package for more brokenness which was a very BAD idea in the end. Proud 2-3 finish in the end. Time for some whining and bad beats:

1st round – UG with r splash (I think)
I ramped up to 7-8 lands and overloaded him with must counter spells in both games.
1-0
Games in which more burn would have been awesome: 1of2

2nd round - Cephalid Breakfast aka the unwinnable matchup
I had lucky draws in both games (1st turn discard plus some creature removal spells) and scapeshifted both games just in time. Win, but I had used up my luck with this.
2-0
Games in which more burn would have been awesome: 3of4

3rd round – Team America aka the unwinnable matchup part 2
First game was a grind but he had Dark Confidant to win it. I had the two chances for a topdeck to steal the game but missed.
The second game was a massacre. I had to mull to 6 which is already nearly good game in this grinding matchup but got punished even more from an 2nd turn Dimir Cutpurse
No chance here, as expected.
2-1
Games in which more burn would have been awesome: 5of6

4th round – 4C goodstuff - YEAH, here we go!
Game 1 - I was dead on turn 4 with a flying 5/5 Mirran Crusader attacking me on turn 3 and 4 while my two green dorks stalling the ground...
Game 2 – Stoneforge Mystic into Sword of Feast and Famine plus another Mirran Crusader was good game again. But this time I had enough lands and time to find one of my +15 I win cards in my Sylvan Library which I reshuffled every turn but missed them all.  
2-2
Games in which more burn would have been awesome: 7of8

5th round – RDW
I won the die roll in this coinflip matchup which made me quite confident for a positive end result
Game 1 – Taking his 1st turn thread and a turn 4 Inferno Titan was too much for him
Game 2 – 2nd turn Ankh of Mishra! Was too much for me 
Game 3 – Thragtusk is much weaker with a Sulfuric Vortex in play... I the end I lost because I had to deal 1 damage to myself by a fetchland, so he finished me off right in time before I could Scapeshift.
2-3
Games in which more burn would have been awesome: 8of11

Scapeshift ist certainly not a Tier1 strategy but can be a strong contender and a good choice against a metagame which does not have a lot of counters and fast combo.

Decklists will follow.

[Tabris]

I like the decision to play scapeshift even in a goodstuff meta like yours. I think the burn is essential to stand against this 4/5c madness and dont lose against the t1 noble hierarch into gg no re.

[Doks]

Nice report, thanks a lot.


I think you shouldn't worry about the number of participants. 12 players at a new location during the arguably hottest day of this year so far is pretty good. In addition, it's vacation time and examination time at several near and big universites.

[MMD]

Top 2 lists:

1st place – Patrick Richter – Team America

List non-disclosed on request of the player.
Borderline tempo strategy, similar game plan like the Legacy lists. Cheap/conditional (sometimes suicide) beaters/counters/discard/draw spells like Tombstalker, Serendib Efreet, Snuff Out, Spell Pierce, Delay...secondary strategy is forcing damage of card advantage creatures Dimir Cutpurse, Edric etc.

2nd place – Matthias von der Heyde – GWur Goodstuff (one card missing)

1 Mother of Runes
1 Stoneforge Mystic
1 Mirran Crusader
1 Baneslayer Angel
1 Aven Mindcensor
1 Inferno Titan
1 Flametongue Kavu
1 Grim Lavamancer
1 Phantasmal Image
1 Snapcaster Mage
1 Venser, Shaper Savant
1 Glen Elendra Archmage
1 Sower of Temptation
1 Noble Hierarch
1 Fyndhorn Elves
1 Avacyn's Pilgrim
1 Birds of Paradise
1 Primeval Titan
1 Lotus Cobra
1 Wall of Roots
1 Scavenging Ooze
1 Eternal Witness
1 Tarmogoyf
1 Sakura-Tribe Elder
1 Phyrexian Revoker
1 Wickerbough Elder
1 Trinket Mage
1 Vendilion Clique
1 Qasali Pridemage
1 Rafiq of the Many
1 Kitchen Finks
1 Knight of the Reliquary
1 Bloodbraid Elf
1 Trygon Predator
1 Huntmaster of the Fells

1 Swords to Plowshares
1 Path to Exile
1 Tithe
1 oblivion Ring
1 Gideon Jura
1 Elspeth, Knight-Errant
1 Lightning Bolt
1 Brainstorm
1 Mana Drain
1 Ponder
1 Bribery
1 Jace, the Mind Sculptor
1 Upheaval
1 Natural Order
1 Green Sun's Zenith
1 Worldly Tutor
1 Garruk Relentless
1 Sensei's Divining Top
1 Sword of Feast and Famine
1 Batterskull
1 Mox Diamond
1 Aether Vial
1 Fact or Fiction
1 Engineered Explosives
1 Ajani Vengeant
1 Lightning Helix
1 Eladamri's Call
1 Fire//Ice

1 Maze of Ith
1 Raging Ravine
1 Karakas
1 Gaea's Cradle
1 Celestial Colonnade
1 Wasteland
1 Windswept Heath
1 Misty Rainforest
1 Flooded Strand
1 Wooded Foothills
1 Arid Mesa
1 Verdant Catacombs
1 Polluted Delta
1 Marsh Flats
1 Bloodstained Mire
1 Scalding Tarn
1 Taiga
1 Tundra
1 Volcanic Island
1 Savannah
1 Tropical Island
2 Island
3 Forest
1 Mountain
3 Plains
1 Plateau
1 Breeding Pool
1 Hallowed Fountain
1 Temple Garden
1 Steam Vents
1 Dryad Arbor

3rd place – Jonas Grohmann – 5C Cephalid Breakfast (one card missing)

1 Hermit Druid
1 Cephalid Illusionist
1 Shaman en-Kor
1 Nomads en-Kor
1 The Mimeoplasm
1 Lord of Extinction
1 Murderous Redcap
1 Fatestitcher
1 Narcomoeba
1 Stoneforge Mystic
1 Imperial Recruiter
1 Trinket Mage
1 Fauna Shaman
1 Dimir Infiltrator
1 Elvish Spirit Guide
1 Elves of the Deep Shadow
1 Llanowar Elves
1 Noble Hierarch
1 Fyndhorn Elves
1 Birds of Paradise
1 Snapcastermage
1 Spellskite
1 Vendilion Clique

1 Shred Memory
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Worldly Tutor
1 Green Sun's Zenith
1 Sylvan Tutor
1 Rhystic Tutor
1 Muddle the Mixture
1 Eladamri's Call
1 See Beyond
1 Diabolic Vision
1 Faithless Looting
1 Sensei's Divining Top
1 Sleight of Hand
1 Ponder
1 Lim Dûl's Vault
1 Preordain
1 Frantic Search
1 Brainstorm
1 Careful Study
1 Impulse
1 Chain of Vapor
1 Repeal
1 Inquisition of Kozilek
1 Duress
1 Cabal Therapy
1 Silence
1 Orim's Chant
1 Abeyance
1 Force of Will
1 Misdirection
1 Pact of Negation
1 Chrome Mox
1 Lotus Petal
1 Mox Diamond
1 Lightning Greaves
1 Aether Vial
1 Memory's Jorney
1 Reanimate
1 Recoup
1 Forbidden Alchemy
1 Dread Return
1 Shuko
1 Lingering Souls
1 Jace, the Mind Sculptor (place holder for Grim Tutor)

1 Tundra
1 Taiga
1 Underground Sea
1 Badlands
1 Tropical Island
1 Scrubland
1 Savannah
1 Plateau
1 Bayou
1 Volcanic Island
1 Hallowed Fountain
1 Stomping Ground
1 Watery Grave
1 Blood Crypt
1 Breeding Pool
1 Godless Shrine
1 Temple Garden
1 Sacred Foundry
1 Overgrown Tomb
1 Steam Vents
1 Flooded Strand
1 Wooded Foothills
1 Polluted Delta
1 Misty Rainforest
1 Marsh Flats
1 Windswept Heath
1 Arid Mesa
1 Verdant Catacombs
1 Scalding Tarn
1 Forbidden Orchard
1 City of Brass
1 Gemstone Mine

4th – RDW
5th – RUG
6th – GWUb Goodstuff
7th – 4C Scapeshift