Season V.2: 23rd of November 2012

And another great tournament in the Purperen Draak!

The top 6 of this tournament was aggressive, in your face and very very unfair with three faeries decks, MBA, a soldiers deck and the aptly named 'Can't touch this' of Sepp Jansen.

Let us first address Sepp's deck, some stats:

- Only two non-land card types, creatures and... ENCHANTMENTS!

- An enchantment to creature ratio of 27:14.

- Maybe the largest creature in peasant by turn three?

- I believe no one has played a portal: three kingdoms card before?

But all jokes aside, I think Sepp has showed his opponents that hexproof is a really good ability. Bring out your edict effects players!

Maarten saved my skin on my statement about discard from last tournament's blog. :) He also brought out one of the crown jewels of Peasant Magic, Sinkhole. His deck and performance persuaded me to finally get a playset of Sinkholes. Turn two Hymn or Sinkhole after a turn one dude will probably set you up beautifully for a win right then and there.

Jolmer played white weenie, as did Jan Rigter (not in top 6) and both players showed that white weenie will punish a player who misses a beat. This is the clear-cut sign of a good aggro deck, although I fear that sometimes white weenie is still too 'fair' to take on some of the other decks in the format.

Three faerie decks fill the remaining slots in top 6 and, although each player brought his own version of the deck, they proved that faeries remains a top contender in this format.

After two tournaments Desmond leads the charts of the competition with two very solid performances, good job! To all other seeking to gently drop-kick him from his throne, friday the 28th of December you will have the chance! I know I will try my hardest! :)

Le roi est mort, vive le roi!

Siebe says bye!

Rank

Player (click * to see decklist)

Deck

Colors

P/W/D

01.

Siebe van der Veer *

Faeries

4/3/0

Creatures 3 Cloud Sprite 4 Cloud of Faeries 4 Spellstutter Sprite 3 Zephyr Sprite 4 Ninja of the Deep Hours 3 Spire Golem Spells 4 Counterspell 4 Preordain 3 Gitaxian Probe 4 Snap 1 Mental Misstep (U) 4 Favorable Winds (U) 2 Daze Lands 17 Island Sideboard 4 Dispel 4 Blue Elemental Blast 3 Stormbound Geist 3 Pestermite 1 Gush

02.

Sepp Jansen *

Can't Touch This

4/3/0

Creatures 1 Primal Huntbeast 1 Taoist Hermit (U) 4 Slippery Bogle 4 Silhanna Ledgewalker 4 Gladecover Scout Spells 2 Abundant Growth 4 Rancor 3 Ancestral Mask 4 Hyena Umbra 2 Spider Umbra 1 Snake Umbra 3 Armadillo Cloak 2 Call to Serve 4 Ethereal Armor 1 Daily Regimen (U) 1 Flickering Ward (U) Lands 11 Forest 8 Plains Sideboard 1 Faith's Shield (U) 2 Sunlance 2 Prismatic Strands 1 Gleeful Sabotage 2 Aura Gnarlid 2 Journey to Nowhere 3 Temporal Isolation 1 Flickering Ward (U) 1 Hidden Spider

03.

Desmond Scholtens *

Faeries

4/3/0

Creatures 4 Spellstutter Sprite 4 Pestermite 4 Delver of Secrets 3 Cloud Sprite 1 Cloud of Faeries 4 Ninja of the Deep Hours Spells 1 Force of Will (U) 4 Mana Leak 4 Counterspell 4 Vapor Snag 3 Gush 4 Favorable Winds (U) Lands 17 Island 3 Desert Sideboard 2 Spell Pierce 3 Blue Elemental Blast 3 Weatherseed Faeries 3 Echoing Truth 2 Relic of Progenitus 2 Spire Golem

04.

Maarten Jacobs *

MBA - Black Fish

4/3/0

Creatures 4 Chittering Rats 4 Phyrexian Rager 2 Lilliana's Specter 1 Shriekmaw (U) 2 Crypt Rats 2 Okiba-gang Shinobi Spells 4 Dark Ritual 4 Hymn to Tourach 4 Sinkhole 4 Sign in Blood 4 Geth's Verdict 2 Snuff Out Lands 4 Mishra's Factory (U) 19 Swamp Sideboard 2 Crypt Rats 1 Snuff Out 1 Vendetta 1 Grim Harvest 3 Relic of Progenitus 3 Duress 4 Choking Sands

05.

Sven Smit *

Faeries

4/2/1

Creatures 4 Cloud of Faeries 4 Spellstutter Sprite 4 Pestermite 4 Ninja of the Deep Hours Spells 4 Snap 4 Gush 4 Counterspell 4 Mana Leak 3 Spell Pierce 1 Mental Misstep (U) 4 Force of Will (U) Lands 3 Desert 17 Island Sideboard 4 Echoing Truth 4 Weatherseed Faeries 2 Relic of Progenitus 1 Negate 4 Blue Elemental Blast

06.

Jolmer de Grijs *

WW Soldiers

4/2/1

Creatures 4 Gideon Lawkeeper 4 Veteran Armorsmith 4 Icatian Javelineer 4 Kor Skyfisher 4 Veteran Swordsmith 4 Enlistment Officer (U) 4 Kitesail Apprentice 3 Azorius Arrester 1 Elite Vanguard (U) Spells 4 Journey To Nowhere 4 Bonesplitter Lands 20 Plains Sideboard 4 Prismatic Strands 4 Aven Riftwatcher 4 Disenchant 3 Sunlance