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By Tim Bachmann
1 Akroma's Vengeance, 2 Flooded Strand, 3 Temple of the False God
Thanks to the charity of my friends as well. Anyway, I took out my three cycling land for the temples, an Eternal Dragon for the Vengeance, and stalking stones for the Flooded Strand. The night started and I prayed.
ROUND 1: WARREN WITH AFFINITY
And I said the only deck I play tested against was affinity. I won the first with a fourth turn Wrath, fifth turn Vengeance, thanks to the temples.
Second game, I sideboarded in 3 annuls for 3 discombobulates. Let me tell you, if they can't get blue mana, they're not going to win.
His first turn, tree of tales, go. I win. I played island, had annul in hand. He plays great furnace, go. I win. Anyway, I countered his card draw and blue mana sources, vengeanced, and killed with an angel.
Matches 1-0 Games 2-0
ROUND 2: SOME-KINDA-ROGUE-DECK-A-TYPE
This guy was the cockiest son of a...anyway, he swept me. First game, he came out with a myr incubator, made twenty tokens. I had a decree of justice in hand with seven land. I was at thirteen. I scooped.
Second game, I made the mistake of sideboarding in two stifles, and a mindslaver and removed three discombobulates. I should have put in annuls. Anyway, expecting to stifle his incubator win condition, I kept it in had. He plays clockwork dragon. Did I say he used Urza's powerplant, mine and tower along with green mana accel.? Anyway, he got it up to a 21/18 with trample (loxodon warhammer). I shook his hand.
Matches 1-1 Games 2-2 Not what I wanted after not making top 8 two weeks ago.
ROUND 3: NICK WITH GRAB THE REINS/WALL OF BLOOD
I swept him. This deck just isn't good. He didn't get me below 15 each game, I won with angel. This deck sucks when you play against life gain.
Matches 2-1 Games 4-2
ROUND 4: COLE/MATT WITH GOBBO-BIDDING
Cole playing Matt's deck, I thought I was done for after game 1. He cast bidding on turn six after, of course, wrath of god. I knew this matchup was in my favor after sideboarding: In: 4 CoP: Reds, 2 Wing Shards. I took out some counter stuff. Each of the next games was playe with a third or fifth turn CoP: Red. Needless to say, I respect that he didn't scoop, but c'mon, it's just a waste of time
Matches 3-1 Games 6-3 I was fourth going into the finals.
FINALS ROUND 1: CODY WITH G/W CONTROL
Like I said in the Outpost, the only white control variant in type 1 is U/W because of counters. First game, he beat me down to ten with repetetive Troll Ascetics. I hard cast a decree of silence. It sits for four turns without doing anything, long enough for me to find my other one, a win condidtion, and counterspells. I won after hardcasting another decree of silence and Eternal Dragon.
Game 2. Cody and I are pretty good friends. We have light conversation here and there, but he's just like me after losing the first game. No talking from him in game 2. Complete determination. I hardcast decree of silence (by the way, I didn't side anything). He flipped me off. I played Dragon, He scooped.
Now I'm going against my worst matchup for top four winners bracket.
FINALS ROUND 2: JOSH WITH R/W SLIDE
Definately the best game I have EVER played. My hands are shaking writing about this part. I can't really remember what happened the first game, but I know I won with Akroma's vengeance and a dragon. Game 2. I sided in 4 CoP: Reds for lightning rift, two stifle, 1 mindslaver, 3 annuls, and 2 wing shards. All but three Karmas from the sideboard. He got me down to one. I was praying I didn't lose. Had a CoP: Red on the field and in my hand the entire game. Angels suck. He had three rifts and I had more land than God. He had an angel in play, me at one. Next turn I was dead unless I topdecked an...AKROMA'S VENGEANCE! I slammed it down on the table like a crazy lunatic. All threelightning rifts GONE! I played the CoP: Red in my hand, and decked him with...INSPIRATION! ONTO THE WINNERS BRACKET! (By the way, I have the best luck top-decking).
FINALS FINAL MATCH 1ST AND 2ND: CHRIS WITH AFFINITY
After the game I just played, didn't care how I did anymore. I played the game of my life. But then he played artifacts and more artifacts and I knew I had it in the bag. Chris and I have been playing together since I started, we started at the same time. We're good friends. I lost game one only because I couldn't get a second white mana source, the only time i got mana screwed the entire night. I sided in my annuls, and won the next two games. I won!
So, this leads me to wonder, am I that good of a player, that I can throw a deck together the night before and win? Or did I just get lucky? I'm no gloating, at least I don't mean to, but regionals, bring it!