Invitational Tournament Budget Season IV

And when the smoke cleared a storm rose?!

Congratulations to Gijsbert for stealing the trophy from under everyone's nose. Kind of a cool story, since he only heard he could join the invitational two days prior to the tournament day and still 3-0'd both formats (Pauper as well as Peasant was played).

Furthermore we saw during the invitational that a significant number of players picked up the locus lands to render their endgame mana supply neigh infinite! Especially in mirror situations this led to stupid situations: tap a land, gain 8 mana :P

Rank

Player (click * to see decklist)

Deck

Colors

P/W/D

01.

Gijsbert Haaksman *

Storm Combo

3/3/0

Creatures Spells 4 Lotus Petal 4 Chomatic Sphere 4 Chromatic Star 4 Dark Ritual 4 Rite of Flames 4 Demonic Tutor (U) 4 Grapeshot 4 Ideas Unbound 4 Manamorphose 3 Words of Wisdom 4 Seething Song 1 Ignite Memories (U) Lands 4 Anchient Spring 4 Irrigation Ditch 4 Island 4 Sulfur Vent Sideboard SB: 4 Disrupt SB: 4 Vaporsnag SB: 3 Echoing truth SB: 4 Early Frost

02.

Johan Rots *

W/u Blink

3/2/0

Creatures 4 Icatian Javelineers 4 Kor Skyfisher 4 Aven Riftwatcher 4 Mulldrifter 2 Artisan of Kozilek (U) Spells 3 Swords to Plowshares (U) 4 Journey to Nowhere 4 Judge Unworthy 4 Prophetic Prism 4 Momentary Blink Lands 9 Plains 4 Island 4 Cloudpost 4 Glimmerpost 2 Desert Sideboard SB: 3 Relic of Progenitus SB: 2 Oblivion Ring SB: 3 Sea Gate Oracle SB: 1 Desert SB: 3 Wispmare SB: 1 Ulamog's Crusher SB: 2 Leonin Bola

03.

Maarten Jacobs *

UR in the Cloud

3/2/0

Creatures 2x Sea Gate Oracle 1x Archaeomancer 4x Mulldrifter 1x Artisan of Kozilek (U) Spells 4x Preordain 1x Flame Slash 3x Lightning Bolt 1x Lightning Helix (U) 4x Prophetic Prism 1x Echoing Truth 2x Counterspell 2x Prohibit 1x Mana Leak 2x Isochron Scepter (U) 2x Ghostly Flicker 1x Firespout (U) 1x Serated Arrows 3x Mystical Teachings 1x Rolling Thunder Lands 4x Cloudpost 4x Glimmerpost 2x Izzet Boilerworks 1x Shimmering Grotto 8x Island 4x Mountain u>Sideboard SB: 2x Relic of Progenitus SB: 3x Blue Elemental Blast SB: 4x Pyroblast SB: 3x Ancient Grudge SB: 1x Flame Slash SB: 1x Serrated Arrows SB: 1x Capsize

04.

Chris *** *

Slivers

3/3/0

Creatures 3x Sidewinder Sliver 3x Plated Sliver 4x Virulent Sliver 4x Muscle Sliver 4x Sinew Sliver 4x Gemhide Sliver 2x Heart Sliver 1x Spinneret Sliver 1x Crystalline Sliver 2x Homing Sliver Spells 4x Aether Vial 3x Lightning Bolt 3x Temporal Isolation 1x Disintegrate 2x Ranger's Guile Lands 4x Naya Panorama 6x Forest 6x Plains 3x Mountain Sideboard SB: 3x Faerie Macabre SB: 2x Obsidian Acolyte SB: 2x Ancient Grudge SB: 3x Holy Light SB: 2x Ranger's Guile SB: 3x Exile

05.

MartijnHennink *

Homicide Black

3/2/0

Creatures 4 Crypt Rats 4 Phyrexian Rager 4 Liliana's Shade Spells 2 Chainer's Edict (U) 4 Geth's Verdict 2 Grim Harvest 4 Sign in Blood 3 Sorin's Thirst 1 Vicious Hunger 3 Homicidal Seclusion (U) 4 Corrupt Lands 25 Swamp Sideboard SB: 4 Duress SB: 4 Hymn to Tourach SB: 4 Faerie Macabre SB: 3 Snuff Out

06.

Siebe van der Veer *

W/u Blink

3/1/0

Creatures 4 Icatian Javelineers 4 Kor Skyfisher 4 Aven Riftwatcher 4 Mulldrifter 2 Artisan of Kozilek (U) Spells 3 Swords to Plowshares (U) 4 Journey to Nowhere 4 Judge Unworthy 4 Prophetic Prism 4 Momentary Blink Lands 9 Plains 4 Island 4 Cloudpost 4 Glimmerpost 2 Desert Sideboard SB: 4 Relic of Progenitus SB: 2 Oblivion Ring SB: 4 Sea Gate Oracle SB: 1 Desert SB: 3 Wispmare SB: 1 Ulamog's Crusher

07.

Rob de Jonge *

U/B The Rack

3/1/0

Creatures 4 Chittering Rats 3 Sea Gate Oracle 4 Mesmeric Fiend 3 Trinket Mage Spells 1 Executioner's Capsule 4 Doom Blade 4 Hymn to Tourach 4 Raven's Crime 4 The Rack [U] 2 Disfigure 2 Echoing Decay 1 Bonesplitter 1 Funeral Charm 1 Engineered Plague [U] Lands 4 Evolving Wilds 1 Terramorphic Expanse 1 Vault of Whispers 11 Swamp 5 Island Sideboard SB: 1 Disfigure SB: 2 Echoing Decay SB: 2 Okiba-Gang Shinobi SB: 1 Nihil Spellbomb SB: 1 Coffin Purge SB: 3 Desert SB: 2 Tormod's Crypt SB: 3 Dispel

08.

Andre Pannekoek *

Faeries

3/2/0

Creatures 4 Delver of Secrets 4 Cloud of Faeries 4 Cloud Sprite 4 Spellstutter Sprite 4 Pestermite Spells 2 Favorable Winds (U) 2 Force of Will (U) 3 Ponder 2 Repeal 4 Brainstorm 4 Counterspell 4 Vapor Snag Lands 20 Island Sideboard SB: 1 Force of Will (U) SB: 2 Relic of Progenitus SB: 1 Repeal SB: 3 Dispel SB: 3 Stitched Drake SB: 3 Ninja of the Deep Hours SB: 1 Gigadrowse SB: 1 Echoing Truth

Only the players' scores with their Peasant decks was displayed in the table, but their overall ranking was also influenced by their Pauper result.

Top8 Decklists 4th Peasant Grand Prix Ingolstadt

More Peasant is more better!

Our good friends in Ingolstadt, Germany, have organized another Peasant tournament on July 21st. With 19 players attending it was once more a smashing success!

When we look at the top 8 we see a highly diverse metagame, with several new renditions of very familiar archetypes, such as MBC, MBA and tortured existence. Additionally, a couple of decks popped up that look really interesting, but which I was unfamiliar with, i.e. Canadian Threshold, Spielplatz mit Rutsche (playground with slide) and (the aptly dubbed) OP Delver is OP. But ultimately, the (in my opinion) often underestimated brute force of those tree-hugging, earth-loving, pointy eared freaks (cookies for the first one to recognize the reference) took home the victory in one gracious swipe of elven steel. Congratulations to Andreas H for appreciating the joy of emptying your hand on turn 2 or 3 and smashing your opponent's face in!

Siebe

Rank

Player (click * to see decklist)

Deck

Colors

P/W/D

01.

Andreas H *

Swarm Elves

5/5/0

Creatures 4 Sylvan Messenger (U) 4 Llanowar Sentinel 4 Wellwisher 4 Timberwatch Elf 4 Elvish Visionary 4 Birchlore Rangers 4 Quirion Ranger 4 Priest of Titania 3 Arbor Elf 3 Llanowar Elves 3 Winnower Patrol 1 Imperious Perfect (U) Lands 18 Forest Sideboard SB: 4 Night Soil SB: 4 Thornweald Archer SB: 4 Naturalize SB: 3 Essence Warden

02.

Max S *

Schwarzer Haufen

5/4/0

Creatures 4 Vampire Lacerator 4 Nezumi Cutthroat 3 Carnophage 2 Dauthi Marauder 2 Porcelain Legionnaire 2 Dauthi Slayer 2 Wicked Akuba 2 Skittering Skirge 2 Gatekeeper of Malakir (U) 1 Phyrexian Rager 1 Vampire Nighthawk (U) 1 Foul Imp 1 Dauthi Horror Spells 4 Disfigure 3 Hymn to Tourach 3 Doom Blade 2 Geth’s Verdict 2 Loxodon Warhammer (U) 1 Grasp of Darkness Lands 19 Swamp Sideboard Used no sideboard

03.

Rainer S *

Tortured Existence

5/3/1

Creatures 4 Basking Rootwalla 4 Wild Mongrel 4 Putrid Leech 4 Grave Scrabbler 2 Putrid Imp 2 Carrion Feeder 2 Eternal Witness (U) 2 Nightshade Assassin (U) 2 Vampire Hounds 2 Stinkweed Imp 1 Golgari Brownscale 1 Wickerbough Elder 1 Deepcavern Imp 1 Shriekmaw (U) Spells 4 Tortured Existence 1 Rancor Lands 6 Forest 10 Swamp 3 Golgari Rot Farm 4 Terramorphic Expanse Sideboard SB: 3 Faerie Macabre SB: 3 Crypt Rats SB: 3 Nausea SB: 2 Golgari Brownscale SB: 2 Wickerbough Elder SB: 1 Spore Frog SB: 1 Battlefield Scrounger

04.

Bastian K *

Spielplatz mit Rusche

5/3/1

Creatures 4 Tilling Treefolk 4 Sakura-Tribe Elder 4 Aven Riftwatcher 2 Stonehorn Dignitary 2 Chittering Rats 1 Wickerbough Elder 1 Eternal Witness (U) Spells 4 Last Gasp 3 Unearth 2 Astral Slide (U) 2 Demonic Tutor (U) 2 Expunge 1 Eyeblight’s Ending Lands 6 Forest 4 Swamp 4 Barren Moor 4 Tranquil Thicket 4 Secluded Steppe 3 Terramorphic Expanse 2 Plains 1 Evolving Wilds Sideboard SB: 4 Duress SB: 3 Relic of Progenitus SB: 2 Wickerbough Elder SB: 1 Stonehorn Dignitary SB: 1 Chittering Rats SB: 1 Rest for the Weary SB: 1 Grim Harvest SB: 1 Auramancer SB: 1 Doom Blade

05.

Markus G *

Canadian Threshold

5/3/0

Creatures 4 Delver of Secrets 4 Werebear 2 Nimble Mongoose (U) 2 Porcelain Legionnaire Spells 4 Lightning Bolt 4 Thought Scour 4 Daze 4 Brainstorm 4 Ponder 3 Force of Will (U) 3 Mana Leak 3 Incinerate 2 Burst Lightning Lands 5 Island 4 Evolving Wilds 4 Terramorphic Expanse 2 Forest 2 Mountain Sideboard SB: 3 Red Elemental Blast SB: 3 Blue Elemental Blast SB: 3 Faerie Macabre SB: 2 Echoing Truth SB: 2 Naturalize SB: 2 Spell Pierce

06.

Micheal R *

OP Delver is OP

5/3/0

Creatures 4 Delver of Secrets 3 Invisible Stalker (U) 3 Alchemist’s Apprentice 2 Tandem Lookout (U) Spells 4 Negate 4 Brainstorm 4 Tragic Slip 3 Doom Blade 3 Mana Leak 3 Predator’s Gambit 3 Spectral Flight 2 Undying Evil 2 Ponder Lands 13 Island 7 Swamp Sideboard SB: 4 Vapor Snag SB: 3 Outwit SB: 3 Bone to Ash SB: 2 Undying Evil SB: 1 Mana Leak SB: 1 Spectral Flight SB: 1 Alchemist's Apprentice

07.

Tobias G *

Mono Black Control

5/3/0

Creatures 4 Vampire Nighthawk (U) 3 Child of Night 2 Markov Patrician Spells 4 Morbid Plunder 4 Geth’s Verdict 4 Douse in Gloom 4 Hymn to Tourach 4 Duress 3 Diabolic Edict 3 Corrupt 3 Consume Spirit 1 Morbid Hunger 1 Death’s Duet Lands 20 Swamp Sideboard SB: 4 Death's-Head Buzzard SB: 4 Mind Rot SB: 4 Butcher Ghoul SB: 1 Sorin's Thirst SB: 1 Vicious Hunger SB: 1 Elixir of Immortality

08.

Thomas H *

Canadian Threshold

5/3/0

Creatures 4 Delver of Secrets 4 Porcelain Legionnaire 4 Werebear Spells 4 Lightning Bolt 4 Ponder 4 Brainstorm 4 Daze 3 Rancor 3 Thought Scour 3 Spell Pierce 3 Force of Will (U) 2 Fire/Ice (U) Lands 6 Island 4 Terramorphic Expanse 3 Evolving Wilds 3 Forest 2 Mountain Sideboard SB: 4 Blue Elemental Blast SB: 4 Red Elemental Blast SB: 3 Smash to Smithereens SB: 2 Hurly-Burly SB: 2 Ancient Grudge

Judgment Day!

#Loving all the positive vibes going on here!

Today is a big day, the final tournament of this year's budget league. We'll be playing three rounds of pauper and three rounds of peasant. This nicely reflects the setup of the past season, where we also played both formats.

I'm going to take a blue delver deck to the pauper rounds and for peasant I'll pick up our 'baby', our precious :P For us this deck tells the story of peasant, that you can create a tier 1 deck in this format by constant tuning, tweaking and testing. Our W/u blinkpost deck once started as W/G/U, then got red added, subsequently had green removed from it, red turned to black, black got removed, blue got tuned down until it was basically a white deck with mulldrifters :P I'm really pumped to play it again today and I hope to post the result with the deck that it deserves!

Decklists will follow suit!