Great Britain Prospects at Worlds

[Thomas David Baker]

Rich Hagon: Great Britain – Sad to say, there's not an awful lot that's Great about Britain these days, in Magic at least. Matteo Orsini-Jones is pretty clearly the best player in the country at the moment, followed (arguably quite closely) by Mark Glenister, who came close to posting his first Pro Tour Top 8 in Honolulu earlier this year. Unfortunately, Chris Rossiter, who lost to Dan Gardner in the Final at GB Nats, lost his battle with cancer over the Summer, and so misses a competition he threw all his energies into qualifying for. He will be missed. Joining Gardner are Peter Mottram and Mick Edwards, making for a team that doesn't look likely to improve on a record that isn't exactly sparkling, with 9th as Great Britain and 6th as England the best to date.

[Battlefield Schmattlefield]

I am surprised that he didn't mention up and coming soon to be regular on the PT circuit Stevie 'got any foils' Bernstein.

[Ben Titmarsh]

I'm pretty sure there was a mention of Stevie 'dock any boys' Bernstein in there somewhere.

[Daniel Royde]

I don't think our team got that bad a description compared to poor przem:
Luxembourg – Przemyslaw Nagadowski stands alone from the nation with more gas stations per capita than any other in the world. I think this is true, although that could be an urban myth. If Nagadowski takes the trophy back to Luxembourg, that'll be an urban legend.

[Peter Dun]

if our worlds team listens to me on decks I think we have a very good chance, sadly, I don't think it's happening :P

and no that isn't arrogance, atm they're discussing soldiers/wu control in t2 and TRON WITHOUT CHALLICE in extended.... *sigh* maybe next year

[Dan Barrett]

Charlie rates soldiers/WW i think, but WU has had it's time in the sun maybe - is Gardner just super attached to calling his deck "barnslayer" and doesn't want to change deck as a result?

Also, Tron?! Really?!


Seems to me our Nats team has the wrong Peter on it... :P

Peter Dun said:

if our worlds team listens to me on decks I think we have a very good chance, sadly, I don't think it's happening :P
and no that isn't arrogance, atm they're discussing soldiers/wu control in t2 and TRON WITHOUT CHALLICE in extended.... *sigh* maybe next year

[Peter Dun]

nono, wu control with wall of denial and jar jar sphinx, I actually think he SHOULD play a barnslayer angel deck, or ww, or jund (noone expects jund any more :P)

// Lands
4 [ZEN] Swamp (1)
4 [ZEN] Forest (1)
2 [ZEN] Mountain (1)
4 [M10] Rootbound Crag
3 [M10] Dragonskull Summit
4 [ALA] Savage Lands
4 [ZEN] Verdant Catacombs

// Creatures
4 [ARB] Bloodbraid Elf
4 [ARB] Putrid Leech
4 [ALA] Sprouting Thrinax
2 [ALA] Broodmate Dragon
4 [M10] Borderland Ranger
1 [ARB] Karrthus, Tyrant of Jund

// Spells
3 [ARB] Bituminous Blast
3 [ARB] Maelstrom Pulse
4 [ALA] Blightning
4 [M10] Lightning Bolt
2 [M10] Sign in Blood

// Sideboard
SB: 4 [ALA] Jund Charm
SB: 4 [ZEN] Goblin Ruinblaster
SB: 2 [FNM] Terminate
SB: 3 [M10] Great Sable Stag
SB: 2 [ARB] Thought Hemorrhage

or....

// Lands
4 [M10] Sunpetal Grove
2 [ZEN] Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
8 [MR] Plains (1)
9 [ALA] Forest (3)
1 [CFX] Ancient Ziggurat

// Creatures
4 [ZEN] Scute Mob
4 [CFX] Noble Hierarch
4 [ALA] Steward of Valeron
4 [ARB] Dauntless Escort
3 [ALA] Ranger of Eos
4 [M10] Baneslayer Angel
2 [CFX] Thornling

// Spells
2 [ARB] Behemoth Sledge
3 [ZEN] Vines of Vastwood
3 [ALA] Elspeth, Knight-Errant
3 [CFX] Path to Exile

// Sideboard
SB: 2 [CFX] Celestial Purge
SB: 4 [M10] Great Sable Stag
SB: 4 [ZEN] Day of Judgment
SB: 4 [ZEN] Luminarch Ascension
SB: 1 [ZEN] Vines of Vastwood

[Daniel Royde]

Dan Barrett said:

Seems to me our Nats team has the wrong Peter on it... :P

Obv!

[Peter Dun]

heh, I'm blushing :P

[Tom Reeve]

Well, I broke the other Peter's streak against London players in PTQs for you, so stop whining :P

[Charlie Grover]

Tell them to play this in extended. Everyone else here shuld to. Its the stone cold nuts, but sadly I dont think ill be playing extended PTQ's this season, so cba to keep "tech" (came 10th at austen, but no one seems to notice it. the guy x-2ed extended, with losses to playing errors):
ohn-Paul Kelly
Pro Tour-Austin 2009, Extended

2 Academy Ruins
1 Ancient Den
3 Arid Mesa
2 Hallowed Fountain
5 Island
1 Plains
1 Sacred Foundry
4 Scalding Tarn
1 Seat of the Synod
1 Steam Vents

4 Chrome Mox
(25)

3 Baneslayer Angel
4 Trinket Mage
3 Vendilion Clique
(10 )

3 Chalice of the Void
3 Condescend
2 Cryptic Command
3 Spell Snare
(11)

3 Engineered Explosives
1 Expedition Map
1 Pithing Needle
1 Pyrite Spellbomb
(6)

4 Thirst for Knowledge
2 Vedalken Shackles
2 Wrath of God
(8)

Sideboard:
1 Day of Judgment
2 Firespout
3 Glen Elendra Archmage
3 Meddling Mage
3 Path to Exile
1 Sunbeam Spellbomb
1 Tormod's Crypt
1 Vedalken Shackles
(15)

[Dan Barrett]

Thinking i should probably just start playing the "best deck" rather than sticking to what i'm comfortable with, so may well give that a spin as you're so keen.

[Charlie Grover]

Cool, but as a heads up its ridicolously hard to play :S