Four Card Blind - Round 3

[Thomas David Baker]

http://www.starcitygames.com/article/25627_Bringing-Theory-To-Your-...

Decks:

[Phil]
Snow Covered Forest
Mox Emerald
Channel
Emrakul, the Aeons Torn

[Simon]
Mox Jet
Dark Ritual
Dark Depths
Vampire Hexmage

[Tom]
Channel
Elvish Spirit Guide
Forest
Emrakul, the Aeon's Torn

[Louis]
Lion's Eye Diamond
Darksteel Citadel
Unburial Rites
Inkwell Leviathan

[Ross]
Talon Trooper
Mox Pearl
Mox Sapphire
Island

[Kieran]
Remote Farm
Crystal Vein
Lotus Blossom
Barren Glory

[Thom]
Crucible of Worlds
Mishra's Workshop
Ensnaring Bridge
Scalding Tongs

Banned:

Black Lotus
Calciform Pools
Chancellor of the Annex
Dismember
Force of Will
Gitaxian Probe
Laboratory Maniac
Mishras Factory

Table:

Name        P   W  D   L   F   A   P

Simon      12  11  1   0  23   1  34 *2*

Tom        12   7  2   3  15   7  23 *1*

Kieran     12   5  4   3  10   6  19

Louis      12   3  3   6   6  12  12

Charlie     6   3  2   1   6   2  11

Levi       12   2  4   6   4  12  10

Thom        6   2  2   2   4   4   8

Ross       12   0  0  12   0  24   0

Submit decklists to [e-mail] ... anyone can play.

[Louis Mackie]

Minor nitpick, I think it would be cooler if the banlist was set up such that we can see what the deck was that got the card banned, as opposed to in alphabetical order

[Thomas David Baker]

Once it gets a little longer I think you are unlikely to want that.

[Thomas David Baker]

Got four decks ...

[Thomas David Baker]

Five decks!

[Philip Dickinson]

submitted! i have so many ideas.

[Thomas David Baker]

Here goes ...

[Phil]
Snow Covered Forest
Mox Emerald
Channel
Emrakul, the Aeons Torn

[Simon]
Mox Jet
Dark Ritual
Dark Depths
Vampire Hexmage

[Tom]
Channel
Elvish Spirit Guide
Forest
Emrakul, the Aeon's Torn

[Louis]
Lion's Eye Diamond
Darksteel Citadel
Unburial Rites
Inkwell Leviathan

[Ross]
Talon Trooper
Mox Pearl
Mox Sapphire
Island

[Kieran]
Remote Farm
Crystal Vein
Lotus Blossom
Barren Glory

[Thom]
Crucible of Worlds
Mishra's Workshop
Ensnaring Bridge
Scalding Tongs

Tom 1 - 1 Phil
Making Emrakul gives you an extra turn where you put your opponent to 5 so he can't make his Emrakul.  So the player on the play wins.

Simon 0 - 2 Thom
Ensnaring Bridge means no attacks for Marit Lage. Scalding Tongs has as long as it needs.

Simon 0 - 2 Tom/Phil
Emrakul's Annihilator trigger means no Marit Lage for Simon.

Simon 2 - 0 Louis
20 damage races faster than 7 damage, even on the draw.

Simon 2 - 0 Ross
Turn 1 20/20 flier beats turn 1 2/3 flier.

Simon 2 - 0 Kieran
Turn 1 20/20 flier too fast for Lotus Bloom.

Thom 2 - 0 Tom/Phil
Turn 1 Emrakul, does get in for 15 damage on the extra turn (on the play) but Ensnaring Bridge prevents the lethal attack. Scalding Tongs does the rest.

Thom 2 - 0 Louis
Leviathan can't attack through Ensnaring Bridge. Scalding Tongs does the rest.

Thom 0 - 2 Kieran
Scalding Tongs doesn't do enough damage before Barren Glory resolves and triggers.

Thom 2 - 0 Ross
Talon Trooper can't attack after turn 2 because of Ensnaring Bridge and Scalding Tongs takes it home.

Tom/Phil 2 - 0 Louis
Turn 1 Emrakul with extra turn beats turn 1 Inkwell Leviathan play or draw.

Tom/Phil 2 - 0 Ross
Turn 1 Emrakul with extra turn beats turn 1 Talon Trooper play or draw.

Tom/Phil 2 - 0 Kieran
Emrakul says no.

Louis 2 - 0 Ross
Turn 1 Inkwell Leviathan outraces turn 1 Talon Trooper

Louis 2 - 0 Kieran
Kieran dies to Leviathan (with Barren Glory in play but before the upkeep trigger on the play) on Louis' t4.

Ross 0 - 2 Kieran
Kieran wins in his t5 upkeep having taken 6-8 damage form Talon Trooper.

Thom 15
Phil 13
Tom 13
Simon 9
Louis 6
Kieran 6
Ross 0

[Thomas David Baker]

I think Ensnaring Bridge pretty much broke it.  It'll be banned now, of course, assuming I got the results right.

[Philip Dickinson]

next level'd by the bridge!

[Thom Richardson]

Darn. My last minute swap of crucible for strip mine stopped me doing the clean sweep and keeps strip mine legal.

[Louis Mackie]

Aw man, I'm not doing particularly well at this :(

[Louis Mackie]

It'll take a long time until all the Strip Mine effects are out of the format

Thom Richardson said:

Darn. My last minute swap of crucible for strip mine stopped me doing the clean sweep and keeps strip mine legal.

[Simon O'Keeffe]

I like how Ross' deck is slowly getting better and better, eventually it will win!