Results June 26, 2010

Another tournament gone by, another slew of decklists. Quite a few innovative decks this time around, and I saw some uncommons I never saw before: Control Magic, Quest for Pure Flame, Lightning Greaves and Boar Umbra, amongst others. I must say, I'm happy to report that I didn't run into those Control Magics with my Mono Green Eldrazi deck :)

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Results

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Nr.	Name	Deck	Colors	P/W/D/Bye
01.	Siebe van der Veer	MBC		5/4/1/0
02.	Martijn Hennink	MGE		5/4/0/0
03.	Robert Bekker	GW Aura's		5/4/0/0
04.	Jan Kotlarski	Tortured Existence		5/3/1/0
05.	Johan Nobel	Boros		5/3/0/0
06.	Niels Gramser	Moosebite		5/3/0/0
07.	Mathijs Hoogeveen	Warrens Elves		4/2/0/1
08.	Sietze Wijma	Elves		5/3/0/0
09.	Johan Rots	WeeBee		5/3/0/0
10.	Julius Sijtstra	MUC		4/1/0/1
11.	Marc Evers	Naya Landfall		4/1/0/1
12.	Remco van den Berg	RW Walls		5/2/0/0
13.	Desmond Scholtens	Sligh		5/2/0/0
14.	Remi Niël	Goblins		5/2/0/0
15.	Enne Faber	Cheese		4/1/0/1
16.	Emily Niël	Mono Blue Affinity		4/0/0/1
17.	Egbert Jonkers	Eldrazi Ramp		5/1/0/0

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Siebe van der Veer - MBC

Creatures
4 Crypt Rats

Spells
2 Expedition Map
3 Innocent Blood
4 Consume Spirit
4 Diabolic Edict
4 Drain Life
4 Hymn to Tourach
3 Unmake
4 Tendrils of Corruption
3 Necrologia (U)

Lands
2 Cabal Coffers (U)
23 Swamp

Sideboard
SB: 4 Relic of Progenitus
SB: 4 Tanglebloom
SB: 2 Wrench Mind
SB: 1 Stench of Decay
SB: 1 Unmake
SB: 3 Pewter Golem

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Martijn Hennink - MGE

Creatures
4 Wall of Roots
2 Fierce Empath
3 Mold Shambler
4 Ulamog's Crusher
2 Artisan of Kozilek (U)

Spells
4 Ancient Stirrings
4 Crop Rotation
4 Explore
3 Lightning Greaves (U)
2 Reap and Sow
4 Dosan's Oldest Chant

Lands
12 Forest
4 Urza's Mine
4 Urza's Power Plant
4 Urza's Tower

Sideboard
SB: 1 Bojuka Bog
SB: 1 Quicksand
SB: 4 Relic of Progenitus
SB: 3 Lignify
SB: 3 Nourish
SB: 2 Overgrown Battlement
SB: 1 Mold Shambler

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Robert Bekker - GW Aura's

Creatures
3 Scryb Sprites
4 Kor Skyfisher
4 Lone Missionary
4 Aura Gnarlid
3 Daggerback Basilisk
2 Wildheart Invoker

Spells
2 Giant Growth
3 Hyena Umbra
3 Spider Umbra
3 Vines of Vastwood
1 Canopy Cover (U)
3 Nimbus Wings
2 Boar Umbra (U)
2 Mammoth Umbra (U)

Lands
9 Forest
10 Plains
2 Terramorphic Expanse

Sideboard
SB: 4 Brainwash
SB: 3 Holy Day
SB: 4 Eland Umbra
SB: 3 Pacifism
SB: 1 Palace Guard

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Jan Kotlarski - Tortured Existence

Creatures
3 Spore Frog
4 Sakura-Tribe Elder
3 Crypt Rats
1 Eternal Witness (U)
1 Faerie Macabre
1 Farhaven Elf
4 Golgari Brownscale
4 Stinkweed Imp
2 Tilling Treefolk
1 Heartstabber Mosquito
3 Wickerbough Elder
1 Battlefield Scrounger
1 Ulamog's Crusher
1 Artisan of Kozilek (U)

Spells
4 Tortured Existence
3 Sylvan Library (U)

Lands
1 Bojuka Bog
9 Forest
9 Swamp
4 Terramorphic Expanse

Sideboard
SB: 1 Spore Frog
SB: 2 Grim Discovery
SB: 1 Nausea
SB: 2 Night Soil
SB: 3 Nourish
SB: 2 Shrivel
SB: 1 Crypt Rats
SB: 1 Faerie Macabre
SB: 1 Tilling Treefolk
SB: 1 Mold Shambler

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Johan Nobel - Boros

Creatures
4 Keldon Marauders
4 Kiln Fiend
4 Kor Skyfisher
4 Plated Geopede
2 Aven Riftwatcher

Spells
4 Burst Lightning
3 Chain Lightning
4 Lightning Bolt
3 Incinerate
2 Isochron Scepter (U)
3 Lightning Helix (U)
3 Searing Blaze

Lands
4 Desert
2 Evolving Wilds
8 Mountain
4 Plains
2 Terramorphic Expanse

Sideboard
SB: 4 Hallow
SB: 3 Martyr of Ashes
SB: 2 Circle of Protection: Black
SB: 3 Smash to Smithereens
SB: 3 Oblivion Ring

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Niels Gramser - Moosebite

Creatures
4 Putrid Leech
1 Cadaver Imp
1 Eternal Witness (U)
4 Grazing Gladehart
2 Kitchen Finks (U)
2 Vampire Nighthawk (U)
4 Yavimaya Elder
3 Blastoderm
3 Wickerbough Elder

Spells
3 Raven's Crime
3 Unearth
4 Doom Blade
2 Sign in Blood

Lands
1 Evolving Wilds
3 Golgari Rot Farm
8 Snow-Covered Forest
8 Swamp
4 Terramorphic Expanse

Sideboard
SB: 4 Duress
SB: 3 Leaf Arrow
SB: 1 Sandstorm
SB: 2 Nausea
SB: 2 Night Soil
SB: 1 Crypt Rats
SB: 2 Rending Vines

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Mathijs Hoogeveen - Warrens Elves

Creatures
3 Fyndhorn Elves
2 Goblin Bushwhacker
3 Llanowar Elves
2 Skirk Prospector
2 Quirion Ranger
4 Tinder Wall
2 Elvish Visionary
4 Priest of Titania
4 Wellwisher

Spells
4 Lightning Bolt
4 Manamorphose
2 Ashnod's Altar
3 Fecundity (U)
4 Empty the Warrens

Lands
11 Forest
6 Mountain

Sideboard
SB: 1 Mountain
SB: 2 Birchlore Ranger
SB: 2 Elvish Visionary
SB: 2 Grotag Siege-Runner
SB: 2 Naturalize
SB: 2 Imperious Perfect (U)
SB: 4 Lys Alana Huntmaster

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Sietze Wijma - Elves

Creatures
4 Arbor Elf
2 Birchlore Rangers
4 Llanowar Elves
1 Treetop Scout
4 Elvish Visionary
3 Nissa's Chosen
4 Wellwisher
2 Wirewood Herald
1 Elvish Brancbender
4 Timberwatch Elf
3 Sylvan Messenger (U)

Spells
4 Giant Growth
1 Rancor
1 Wirewood Pride
2 Predator's Strike
1 Alpha Status (U)
1 Overrun (U)

Lands
18 Forest

Sideboard
SB: 7 Forest
SB: 2 Norwood Ranger
SB: 4 Naturalize
SB: 2 Thornweald Archer

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Johan Rots - WeeBee

Creatures
3 Dauthi Horror
4 Kor Skyfisher
4 Lone Missionary
3 Chittering Rats
4 Vampire Nighthawk (U)
2 Wispmare
3 Okiba-Gang Shinobi
1 Stormfront Riders (U)

Spells
4 Bonesplitter
2 Unearth
4 Hymn to Tourach
3 Unmake

Lands
2 Kabira Crossroads
5 Plains
12 Swamp
4 Terramorphic Expanse

Sideboard
SB: 4 Disfigure
SB: 4 Hallow
SB: 2 Disenchant
SB: 4 Holy Light
SB: 1 Unmake

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In the end, Siebe did it again with MBC. Nice job!

I was happy with the performance of my eldrazi deck as well, and that maindecked Dosan's Oldest Chant won me more than one game on the day. I highly recommend it to anyone looking to play big annihilating monsters in Peasant!

Until next time!

Results May 28, 2010

There's nothing like kicking off a new season! People, suddenly freed from the urge to play "the best deck" in order to qualify for the season's championship, start picking up new cards. Or do they? Well, I've seen quite a few new cards, but in the end, and old favorite reclaimed its position at the top of the food chain. Will it last? Only time will tell!

Oh, one other thing. I'll be listing the results slightly different from before. Now you can see additional statistics, like how many matches each players played, and to whom the byes, if any, were awarded!

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Results

Nr.	Name	Deck	Colors	P/W/D/Bye
01.	Siebe van der Veer	MBC		5/4/0/0
02.	Jan Kotlarski	MBC		5/4/0/0
03.	Johan Rots	Crushing Walls		5/4/0/0
04.	Maarten Jacobs	Tortured Existence		5/4/0/0
05.	Rob de Jonge	Machinehead		5/3/0/0
06.	Sietze Wijma	Elves		4/2/0/1
07.	Martijn Hennink	UB Lobotomy		5/3/0/0
08.	Sebastiaan Koopman	Wee Fiends		4/2/0/1
09.	Mathijs Hoogeveen	Warrens Elves		5/2/1/0
10.	Robert Bekker	RW Walls		4/1/1/1
11.	Remi Niël	Goblins		4/2/0/0
12.	Oswin ten Brinke	Taïga		5/2/0/0
13.	Johan Nobel	Boros Burn		5/2/0/0
14.	Guus Venhuizen	Quillspike Cloak		4/1/0/1
15.	Desmond Scholtens	RW Walls		4/1/0/1
16.	Julius Sijtstra	GU Tokens		4/1/0/0
17.	Emily Niël	Mono Blue Affinity		4/0/0/0

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Siebe van der Veer - MBC

Creatures
4 Crypt Rats

Spells
4 Dark Ritual
4 Innocent Blood
4 Consume Spirit
4 Diabolic Edict
4 Drain Life
4 Hymn to Tourach
4 Tendrils of Corruption
3 Necrologia (U)

Lands
2 Cabal Coffers (U)
23 Swamp

Sideboard
SB: 4 Duress
SB: 4 Relic of Progenitus
SB: 4 Tanglebloom
SB: 2 Terror
SB: 1 Pewter Golem

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Jan Kotlarski - MBC

Creatures
4 Crypt Rats

Spells
4 Innocent Blood
4 Consume Spirit
4 Diabolic Edict
4 Hymn to Tourach
1 Night's Whisper (U)
4 Sign in Blood
1 Beseech the Queen (U)
2 Diabolic Tutor (U)
4 Tendrils of Corruption
4 Corrupt

Lands
1 Bojuka Bog
1 Cabal Coffers (U)
22 Swamp

Sideboard
SB: 4 Duress
SB: 4 Relic of Progenitus
SB: 4 Wrench Mind
SB: 3 Unmake

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Johan Rots - Crushing Walls

Creatures
3 Keldon Marauders
4 Overgrown Battlement
2 Vine Trellis
4 Wall of Roots
4 Blastoderm
4 Endangered Armodon
1 Vent Sentinel
4 Ulamog's Crusher

Spells
2 Fireball
4 Lightning Bolt
2 Firespout (U)
3 Harmonize (U)

Lands
12 Forest
2 Hickory Woodlot
5 Mountain
4 Terramorphic Expanse

Sideboard
SB: 4 Naturalize
SB: 4 Nourish
SB: 4 Utopia Vow
SB: 3 Penumbra Spider

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Maarten Jacobs - Tortured Existence

Creatures
3 Spore Frog
4 Sakura-Tribe Elder
2 Wall of Roots
3 Crypt Rats
1 Eternal Witness (U)
4 Golgari Brownscale
4 Stinkweed Imp
1 Heartstabber Mosquito
2 Ondu Giant
3 Wickerbough Elder
1 Battlefield Scrounger
1 Krosan Tusker
1 Ulamog's Crusher
1 Artisan of Kozilek (U)

Spells
4 Tortured Existence
3 Sylvan Library (U)

Lands
11 Forest
11 Swamp

Sideboard
SB: 1 Spore Frog
SB: 3 Grim Harvest
SB: 3 Nausea
SB: 3 Night Soil
SB: 3 Nourish
SB: 1 Crypt Rats
SB: 1 Wickerbough Elder

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Rob de Jonge - Machinehead

Creatures
4 Vampire Lacerator
4 Keldon Marauders
4 Kiln Fiend
2 Hypnotic Specter (U)
3 Vampire Nighthawk (U)

Spells
4 Lightning Bolt
4 Unearth
2 Doom Blade
3 Sign in Blood
4 Terminate
4 Blightning

Lands
8 Mountain
10 Swamp
4 Terramorphic Expanse

Sideboard
SB: 4 Tormod's Crypt
SB: 4 Red Elemental Blast
SB: 3 Nausea
SB: 4 Smash to Smithereens

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Sietze Wijma - Elves

NB! The decklist below is illegal, as it has more than 5 uncommons between its maindeck and sideboard.

Creatures
2 Arbor Elf
2 Birchlore Rangers
1 Defiant Elf
1 Elvish Pioneer
4 Llanowar Elves
1 Treetop Scout
2 Elvish Visionary
2 Nissa's Chosen
2 Thornweald Archer
4 Wellwisher
2 Wirewood Herald
1 Elvish Brancbender
4 Timberwatch Elf
3 Sylvan Messenger (U)

Spells
4 Giant Growth
1 Rancor
1 Wirewood Pride
1 Dragon Fangs
1 Predator's Strike
1 Alpha Status (U)
1 Overrun (U)

Lands
18 Forest

Sideboard
SB: 2 Forest
SB: 1 Elvish Pioneer
SB: 2 Norwood Ranger
SB: 1 Wirewood Symbiote (U)
SB: 1 Dragon Fangs
SB: 2 Naturalize
SB: 2 Wirewood Hivemaster (U)
SB: 1 Elvish Guidance
SB: 1 Gilt-Leaf Seer
SB: 1 Wood Elves
SB: 1 Overrun (U)

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Martijn Hennink - UB Lobotomy

Creatures
2 Cavern Harpy
4 Ravenous Rats
4 Chittering Rats
4 Sea Gate Oracle
3 Vampire Nighthawk (U)
3 Errant Ephemeron

Spells
2 Bonesplitter
4 Agony Warp
4 Echoing Truth
4 Recoil
2 Lobotomy (U)

Lands
8 Island
12 Swamp
4 Terramorphic Expanse

Sideboard
SB: 2 Disfigure
SB: 3 Relic of Progenitus
SB: 1 Doom Blade
SB: 2 Terror
SB: 3 Recover
SB: 4 Weatherseed Faeries

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Sebastiaan Koopman - UR Wee Fiends

Creatures
4 Flamekin Harbinger (U)
4 Kiln Fiend
4 Wee Dragonauts
4 Mulldrifter

Spells
4 Distortion Strike
3 Lightning Bolt
2 Counterspell
3 Double Cleave
3 Searing Blaze
4 Snap
3 Wings of Velis Vel
2 Staggershock

Lands
2 Halimar Depths
8 Island
10 Mountain

Sideboard
SB: 1 Ponder
SB: 2 Deprive
SB: 3 Disperse
SB: 1 Double Cleave
SB: 1 Negate
SB: 1 Tremor
SB: 1 Wings of Velis Vel
SB: 1 Regress
SB: 1 Staggershock
SB: 1 Ricochet Trap (U)
SB: 1 Ingot Chewer

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Typical that we should see Vine Trellis in a decklist after my last blog no? Anyway, a whopping 8 new cards from Rise of the Eldrazi got into the top 8 this day! With Evolving Wilds, Leaf Arrow, Cadaver Imp and Snake Umbra from the Championship Tournament, that makes 12 card adopted into top 8 decks within the month. Did I mention Rise of the Eldrazi is awesome for peasant? Awesome!

See you next time!

The Future of Peasant - Rise of the Eldrazi

Welcome to the second installment of the Future of Peasant. This time, Rise of the Eldrazi is (mostly) fresh up for a review. We've had some time to evaluate the cards already, so I hope my evaluations are a bit more on target.

Let's have a quick look at Worldwake's anticipated cards to see what I mean by that. If I remember correctly, I saw 5 out of the 10 cards played at our peasant tournaments since Worldwake hit the market. Clearly not all that I anticipate is actually playable, or slots into a deck easily! The cards I did see were Æther Tradewinds (nr 10), Groundswell (nr 9), Rest for the Weary (nr 6), Halimar Depths (nr 5) and Searing Blaze (nr 2). It's a shame I didn't see Treasure Hunt and Calcite Snapper yet, I'll have to do something about that in the near future!

But, enough about that, let's see what Rise of the Eldrazi has in store!

For reference, you can find the full Visual Spoiler for Rise of the Eldrazi here!

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Psychic Venom and Evil Presence had a baby! Hooray! Ok, you're probably wondering why this gets the honorary mention, well... Two different players piloted Psychic Venom decks to an abysmal result this season, and one of them piloted a list concocted by me. It was great fun drawing up the deck (on request), and it's a blast to play, even if you can't win. Hearing your opponent groan in dismay as another of his lands becomes a liability is one of the more satisfying sensations magic has to offer :) What about this card then? I think this might be the additional punch this deck needs to be a real contender! Ok, I lied there, but I still squeeled with glee when I saw this in the spoiler!

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We start of with a functional reprint. Why does this make the list? Because some decks, like landfall and 3-or-more-color strategies, desperately wanted more than just the four.

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I haven't seen this card in action yet, but it brims with possibilities. Finding artifact, Eldrazi and lands, this can either fix your mana in the early game, or dig for something relevant in the mid to late game. I'm sure we'll see more of it!

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This seems like any X/U Aggro's wet dream. Punch through a high-powered attacker, not once, but twice! Excellent with both Kiln Fiend and Wee Dragonauts for maximum carnage.

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Sometimes simple is the best. I've been a fan of Temple Acolyte for ages, and depending on your deck, this might be miles better. While not as good on defense, it has the power to actually kill something, and it gains 4 life instead of 3. Keep this card in mind when you're looking for a way to beat burn in your white decks.

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It's Vine Trellis, but better. That's good too, because Trellis wasn't played in peasant. Together with Wall of Roots though, Overgrown Battlement quickly produces enough mana to put some serious beats on the table, all the while taking the hit on edict effects to save the men that really matter. Tasty!

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Oh wow, this one's a doozy! I don't think it's the best card in the set, but it's seriously good! Gravedigger already was quite a decent card, but just a bit too expensive. We would probably have been happy with a 1/1 'digger for 2B, but instead they gave us a 1/1 'digger with evasion for only a slightly more complicated cost. Do you know what that means? That means this will pick up a Bonesplitter after doing its job to smash your opponent's head in. Impressive!

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At 4 we find an innocious Eldrazi-aligned card. A lot of commons and uncommons in the set produce so-called Eldrazi Spawn creature tokens. Small critters that can be sacrificed for a colorless mana. At first sight that isn't that special, but if you build your deck around this, you can generate a lot of mana really fast. Of these cards, I like Nest Invader the best for peasant. It provides you with a warm body while setting you up for good old Blastoderm on your 3rd turn. That's a very, very fine play for an aggressive deck!

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Well, I haven't seen a bad card yet on this list, but these Eldrazi, well they're something else completely! This card on its own revives the age-old reanimator strategy. There used to be a time when both your reanimation spells (besides Exhume that is) and the creatures you wanted to reanimate were uncommon. Of course, with only 5 uncommons to play with, that made for very sad panda's. Well, those panda's won't have to grief no more because reanimating this puppy on turn 2 could very well end the game on the spot!

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At 2 we find a creature that I thoroughly underestimated when I first saw it. Three toughness already stops a few creatures, like Kird Ape and Trinket Mage, but the card selection is what really makes this card tick! Court Hussar saw a lot of play in standard when it was legal, and the comparison to Sea Gate Oracle is very valid. Even if you have to chump-block a larger creature, you still have that card you picked up on the Oracle's way in. One thing is clear, we have come a long way since Merchant of Secrets!

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This card has already been wrecking the tournaments. I ranked it first in my head the moment I saw it, there's simply so much raw power in this card that it will kill your opponent dead all on its lonesome if it isn't dealt with. Great card!

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You know, with more commons to choose from, this top 10 was even harder than Worldwake! I hope you enjoyed my musings, and I hope I inspired you to build yourself a new peasant deck. As always, leave your comments if you think I missed something! And let's not forget, have fun at the prerelease!

Until next time,

-Hennink

Banned List Update 2

For the second time since I host this blog, there's been an update to the banned list. As of 14/05/2010 Berserk and Diamond Valley are no longer banned.

With Season 3 around the corner, we decided to take a good look at the banned list, particular those cards that were banned since the beginning. The unbanned cards are two of the cards that were on the list because of their price. We believe that that argument no longer holds, unless we also ban cards like Force of Will, Sinkhole, and a host of Portal 3 Kingdom cards. Unwilling to add those cards to the list, we asked ourselves what would happen if we took the expensive cards off the banned list instead.

In most cases, the cards are expensive for a reason. Cards like Library of Alexandria and Mana Drain are simply broken (or at least not costed appropriately), and would most likely have a negative impact on the peasant metagame. We are willing to give Berserk and Diamond Valley the benefit of the doubt however. Since Berserk is cheaper than Sinkhole and Force of Will, and Diamond Valley is not a 4-of, neither looks to be prohibitively expensive. We are confident that both cards will not be a requirement to enjoy, or indeed win, peasant tournaments either. More importantly however, powerwise they both seem to be on par with the best uncommons in the metagame.

Other than that, there are no changes to the banned list or the watchlist.

To see the full list of banned cards, click here.

Results May 9, 2010

There we are, at the end of the second season! After 12 tournaments, today we battled it out for the title of Season 2 Groningen Peasant Champ! For the first time, Rise of the Eldrazi was legal, and already cards from the set showed up in prominent decks, including the winner's. Six rounds, double points, one trophy!

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Results

1. Martijn Beljaars (36 pt - Boros Burn)
2. Douwe van Noordenburg (30 pt - Taïga)
3. Martijn Hennink (24 pt - WeeBee)
4. Rob de Jong (24 pt - Predator Stompy)
5. Allard van der Made (24 pt - Elves)
6. Jasper Boelens (18 pt - Dirty Kitty)
7. Michiel Deunk (18 pt - Izzet Aggro Combo)
8. Niels Gramser (18 pt - Moosebite)
9. Erik-Sander Kwebeman (18 pt - UB Thopter Control)
10. Gijsbert Haaksman (18 pt - Reanimator)
11. Oswin ten Brinke (14 pt - Moosebite)
12. Johan Rots (12 pt - Faeries)
13. Matthijs Hoogeveen (12 pt - Channel Elfball)
14. Guus Venhuizen (8 pt - Astral Slide)
15. Martijn Labohm (6 pt - Moosebite)
16. Bart Holkenborg (6 pt - Faeries)

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Martijn Beljaars - Boros Burn
1st place (36 points)

Creatures
4 Keldon Marauders
4 Kiln Fiend
4 Kor Skyfisher
4 Plated Geopede
2 Aven Riftwatcher

Spells
4 Burst Lightning
3 Chain Lightning
4 Lightning Bolt
1 Incinerate
1 Isochron Scepter (U)
4 Lightning Helix (U)
3 Searing Blaze
2 Rift Bolt

Lands
4 Desert
2 Evolving Wilds
8 Mountain
4 Plains
2 Terramorphic Expanse

Sideboard
SB: 1 Bloodfire Dwarf
SB: 3 Hallow
SB: 1 Martyr of Ashes
SB: 4 Pyroblast
SB: 2 Journey to Nowhere
SB: 2 Oblivion Ring
SB: 2 Prismatic Strands

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Douwe van Noordenburg - Taïga
2nd place (30 points)

Creatures
1 Jungle Lion
4 Kird Ape
4 Wild Nacatl
2 Keldon Marauders
4 Kiln Fiend
3 Scab-Clan Maulers
1 Bloodbraid Elf (U)

Spells
4 Chain Lightning
4 Lava Dart
4 Lightning Bolt
2 Rancor
2 Reckless Charge
1 Colossal Might
2 Incinerate

Lands
2 Evolving Wilds
8 Forest
2 Gemstone Mine (U)
10 Mountain

Sideboard
SB: 3 Flaring Pain
SB: 4 Martyr of Ashes
SB: 1 Pyroblast
SB: 1 Gaea's Blessing (U)
SB: 3 Smash to Smithereens
SB: 1 Choke (U)
SB: 2 Vulshok Sorcerer

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Martijn Hennink - WeeBee
3rd place (24 points)

Creatures
4 Kor Skyfisher
4 Ravenous Rats
4 Chittering Rats
4 Vampire Nighthawk (U)
4 Wispmare
3 Okiba-Gang Shinobi

Spells
3 Bonesplitter
3 Unearth
1 Loxodon Warhammer (U)
3 Riding Red Hare
4 Unmake

Lands
8 Plains
11 Swamp
4 Terramorphic Expanse

Sideboard
SB: 4 Disfigure
SB: 3 Relic of Progenitus
SB: 4 Blood Seeker
SB: 4 Holy Light

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Rob de Jonge - Predator Stompy
4th place (24 points)

Creatures
4 Jungle Lion
4 Nettle Sentinel
4 Slippery Bogle
4 Skarrgan Pit-Skulk
4 Kavu Predator (U)
4 Silhana Ledgewalker

Spells
4 Giant Growth
4 Rancor
4 Vines of Vastwood
4 Invigorate
2 Snake Umbra
1 Bounty of the Hunt (U)

Lands
17 Forest

Sideboard
SB: 4 Nature's Claim
SB: 4 Relic of Progenitus
SB: 3 Sandstorm
SB: 4 Scattershot Archer

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Allard van der Made - Elves
5th place (24 points)

Creatures
4 Birchlore Rangers
3 Fyndhorn Elves
4 Heritage Druid (U)
4 Llanowar Elves
4 Nettle Sentinel
4 Quirion Ranger
1 Wirewood Symbiote (U)
4 Elvish Visionary
3 Quirion Sentinel

Spells
2 Chromatic Star
4 Land Grant
4 Manamorphose
2 Compulsive Research
4 Distant Melody
3 Temporal Fissure

Lands
10 Forest

Sideboard
SB: 2 Magnify
SB: 4 Relic of Progenitus
SB: 4 Scattershot Archer
SB: 4 Echoing Truth
SB: 1 Deep Analysis

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Jasper Boelens - Dirty Kitty
6th place (18 points)

Creatures
1 Goblin Bushwacker
2 Goblin Sledder
4 Skirk Prospector
4 Tinder Wall
1 Wild Cantor
1 Goblin Recruiter (U)
4 Mogg War Marshal
4 Goblin Matron

Spells
4 Lotus Petal
4 Rite of Flame
1 Grapeshot
4 Fecundity (U)
4 Seething Song
4 Empty the Warrens

Lands
8 Forest
10 Mountain

Sideboard
SB: 4 Nature's Claim
SB: 3 Pyroblast
SB: 2 Red Elemental Blast
SB: 2 Grapeshot
SB: 4 Wrap in Vigor

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Michiel Deunk - Izzet Aggro Combo
7th place (18 points)

Creatures
4 Izzet Guildmage (U)
4 Kiln Fiend
3 Wee Dragonauts

Spells
4 Brainstorm
4 Lava Spike
4 Lightning Bolt
1 Mystical Tutor (U)
4 Ponder
4 Desperate Ritual
4 Incinerate
2 Muddle the Mixture

Lands
11 Island
7 Mountain
4 Terramorphic Expanse

Sideboard
SB: 2 Annul
SB: 4 Blue Elemental Blast
SB: 4 Red Elemental Blast
SB: 4 Echoing Truth
SB: 1 Wee Dragonauts

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Niels Gramser - Moosebite
8th place (18 points)

Creatures
4 Putrid Leech
1 Eternal Witness (U)
4 Grazing Gladehart
2 Kitchen Finks (U)
2 Vampire Nighthawk (U)
4 Yavimaya Elder
3 Blastoderm
1 Cadaver Imp
3 Wickerbough Elder

Spells
3 Raven's Crime
3 Unearth
4 Doom Blade
2 Sign in Blood

Lands
1 Evolving Wilds
3 Golgari Rot Farm
4 Terramorphic Expanse
8 Snow-Covered Forest
8 Swamp

Sideboard
SB: 3 Leaf Arrow
SB: 1 Sandstorm
SB: 4 Hymn to Tourach
SB: 2 Nausea
SB: 2 Night Soil
SB: 1 Crypt Rats
SB: 2 Rending Vines

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Erik-Sander Kwebeman - UB Thopter Control
9th place (18 points)

Creatures
3 Crypt Rats
2 Trinket Mage
4 Mulldrifter

Spells
1 Æther Spellbomb
4 Innocent Blood
1 Relic of Progenitus
1 Sensei's Divining Top (U)
4 Accumulated Knowledge
3 Counterspell
4 Diabolic Edict
1 Echoing Decay
1 Echoing Truth
3 Muddle the Mixture
2 Sword of the Meek (U)
2 Thopter Foundry (U)
3 Mistvein Borderpost

Lands
2 Esper Panorama
2 Evolving Wilds
6 Island
8 Swamp
2 Terramorphic Expanse

Sideboard
SB: 4 Blue Elemental Blast
SB: 4 Duress
SB: 1 Relic of Progenitus
SB: 1 Echoing Truth
SB: 1 Shrivel
SB: 4 Errant Ephemeron

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Gijsbert Haaksman - Reanimator
10th place (18 points)

Creatures
3 Gamekeeper (U)
4 Ulamog's Crusher

Spells
4 Lotus Petal
2 Cabal Therapy (U)
4 Careful Study
4 Dark Ritual
1 Duress
4 Innocent Blood
2 Dragon Breath
4 Exhume
3 Ideas Unbound
4 Impulse
3 Compulsive Research

Lands
7 Island
2 Forest
5 Swamp
4 Terramorphic Expanse

Sideboard
SB: 2 Tormod's Crypt
SB: 3 Disrupt
SB: 3 Duress
SB: 4 Early Frost
SB: 3 Naturalize

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And so, after 10 decklists, only one question remains. Who won? Well, faithfully playing fun homebrew decks has paid off! In the end, my third place was more then enough to take home that trophy.

Peasant Magic Groningen Season 2 Final Standings Top 20
1. Martijn Hennink (127 pt)
2. Jasper Boelens (99 pt)
3. Niels Gramser (88 pt)
4. Martijn Beljaars (88 pt)
5. Rob de Jonge (87 pt)
6. Martijn Labohm (85 pt)
7. Maarten Jacobs (84 pt)
8. Erik-Sander Kwebeman (82 pt)
9. Douwe van Noordenburg (78 pt)
10. Allard van der Made (64 pt)
11. Bart Holkenborg (55 pt)
12. Arne Haak (51 pt)
13. Johan Rots (51 pt)
14. Gijsbert Haaksman (51 pt)
15. Michiel Deunk (49 pt)
16. Oswin ten Brinke (47 pt)
17. Guus Venhuizen (40 pt)
18. Jan Kortlarski (36 pt)
19. Mathijs Hoogeveen (33 pt)
20. Anne Cnossen (22 pt)

I had great fun, and I hope you had fun reading up on these decklists! Season 3 starts on the 28th of May. Whatever the coming year may bring, I'll make sure to keep you up to date!

Results March 26, 2010

13 players showed up in march for the last peasant tournament of our second season. I concocted a new deck, together with a friend, and had a blast playing it!

Of the top 5 players, four were absent, visiting Grand Prix Bruxelles instead. Good news for me, since I already was on top in this season's standings. Still, with so many players missing, we had a really nice showing! Also, for the second month in a row, combo took the top spot!

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Results

1. Arne Haak (13 pt - Arcane Tide)
2. Johan Rots (12 pt - WeeBee)
3. Bart Holkenborg (10 pt - Faeries)
4. Oswin ten Brinke (9 pt - ???)
5. Desmond Scholtens (9 pt - Naya Landfall)
6. Niels Gramser (9 pt - BG Moosebite)
7. Martijn Hennink (9 pt - BeeWee)
8. Rob de Jonge (6 pt - ???)
9. Mathijs Hoogeveen (6 pt - Channel Elfball)
10. Remco van den Berg (6 pt - ???)
11. Jan Kotlarski (6 pt - Taïga)
12. Julius Sijtstra (6 pt - ???)
13. Robert Bekker (3 pt - BG)

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Arne Haak - Arcane Tide
1st place (13 points)

Creatures

Spells
1 Gigadrowse
4 Brainstorm
4 High Tide
4 Ponder
4 Reach Through Mists
1 Evermind (U)
2 Dampen Thought (U)
2 Stream of Consciousness (U)
4 Accumulated Knowledge
4 Ideas Unbound
4 Merchant Scroll
4 Peer Through Depths
4 Psychic Puppetry
1 Oona's Grace

Lands
17 Island

Sideboard
SB: 4 Blue Elemental Blast
SB: 4 Disrupt
SB: 3 Gigadrowse
SB: 4 Relic of Progenitus

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Johan Rots - WeeBee
2nd place (12 points)

Creatures
4 Soul Warden
4 Kor Skyfisher
4 Aven Riftwatcher
4 Chittering Rats
3 Shrieking Grotesque
4 Vampire Nighthawk (U)
3 Okiba-Gang Shinobi

Spells
3 Bonesplitter
3 Unearth
4 Journey to Nowhere
1 Loxodon Warhammer (U)

Lands
8 Plains
11 Swamp
4 Terramorphic Expanse

Sideboard
SB: 4 Hallow
SB: 4 Nausea
SB: 3 Unmake
SB: 4 Wispmare

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Bart Holkenborg - Faeries
3rd place (10 points)

Creatures
4 Cloud of Faeries
4 Spellstutter Sprite
4 Ninja of the Deep Hours
4 Pestermite

Spells
4 Force Spike
1 Spell Snare (U)
4 Counterspell
4 Mana Leak
3 Snap
4 Force of Will (U)
4 Gush

Lands
3 Desert
17 Island

Sideboard
SB: ? Annul
SB: ? Blue Elemental Blast
SB: ? Relic of Progenitus
SB: ? Viridian Longbow
SB: ? Negate

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Oswin ten Brinke - ???
4th place (9 points)

Creatures


Spells


Lands


Sideboard
SB:

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Desmond Scholtens - Naya Landfall
5th place (9 points)

Creatures
3 Steppe Lynx
4 Wild Nacatl
2 Elvish visionary
3 Plated Geopede
4 Grazing Gladehart
3 Territorial Baloth
3 Baloth Woodcrasher (U)

Spells
4 Vines of Vastwood
2 Explore
2 Manamorphose
4 Harrow
2 Harmonize (U)

Lands
1 Gruul Turf
1 Selesnya Sanctuary
12 Forests
5 Mountain
5 Plains

Sideboard
SB: 4 Lightning Bolt
SB: 4 Nature's Claim
SB: 3 Shieldmate's Blessing 
SB: 2 Journey to Nowhere
SB: 2 Night Soil

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Niels Gramser - BG Moosebite
6th place (9 points)

Creatures
4 Putrid Leach
1 Eternal Witness (U)
4 Grazing Gladehart
2 Kitchen Finks (U)
2 Vampire Nighthawk (U)
4 Yavimaya Elder
2 Blastoderm
1 Gravedigger
3 Wickerbough Elder

Spells
3 Raven's Crime
4 Unearth
4 Doom Blade
2 Sign in Blood

Lands
4 Golgari Rot Farm
4 Terramorphic Expanse
8 Forest
8 Swamp

Sideboard
SB: 3 Diabolic Edict
SB: 4 Nausea
SB: 3 Night Soil
SB: 2 Safehold Elite
SB: 2 Rending Vines
SB: 1 Mold Shambler

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Martijn Hennink - WeeBee
7th place (9 points)

Creatures
4 Soul Warden
4 Kor Skyfisher
4 Aven Riftwatcher
4 Chittering Rats
3 Shrieking Grotesque
4 Vampire Nighthawk (U)
3 Okiba-Gang Shinobi

Spells
3 Bonesplitter
3 Unearth
4 Journey to Nowhere
1 Loxodon Warhammer (U)

Lands
8 Plains
11 Swamp
4 Terramorphic Expanse

Sideboard
SB: 4 Nausea
SB: 4 Rest for the Weary
SB: 3 Unmake
SB: 4 Wispmare

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