Has it really been two weeks since my last post? Well...crap.
I went to TNM at Beyond Comics, located in Frederick, MD.
A dozen people showed up for a four-round standard tournament.
I took Ian Kendell's R/B Aggro deck to see how it played out.
The Deck:
4 Stromkirk Noble
4 Rakdos Cackler
4 Ash Zealot
4 Knight of Infamy
3 Hellhole Flailer
4 Falkenrath Aristocrat
3 Hellrider
2 Thundermaw Hellkite
4 Searing Spear
4 Pillar of Flame
4 Blood Crypt
4 Cavern of Souls
4 Dragonskull Summit
10 Mountain
2 Swamp
Round 1: Aaron Blough with G/W Werewolves/Humans
Aaron was unable to put any real pressure on me, while my maindeck Knights of Infamy did an excellent job against the White half of his deck. His creature drops were not on par with mine in the Power+Toughness/mana cost department and I was able to overwhelm him in both games.
2-0
Round 2: Megan Hill with Budget Epic Experiment
Megan's deck revolved around ramping up to a large epic experiment to hopefully reveal a worldfire and another burn spell.
Her deck was woefully unprepared for an aggro deck.
2-0
Round 3: Steve Martino with 5-color mythic rares.
Steve built his deck on really good rares and mythic rares. He had Terminus, Bonfire, Thragtusk, Restoration Angel, Huntmaster of the Fells, and others.
Steve easily took the first game on the back of Thragtusk and removal for most of my one-drop creatures. I scooped when he dropped Garruk, Primal Hunter.
I sided out all of my one drops and brought in 2 Duress, 2 Appetite for Brains, 3 Vampire Nighthawks, and an Olivia Voldaren. In game two I cast a turn one Appetite for Brains, he reveals five land, a Searing Spear, and a Sphinx's revelation. I play out Hellrider to get the Spear out of his hand, and then Thundermaw Hellkite and Falkenrath Aristocrat to seal the game.
In game three, Steve got out an early Rhox Faithmender and began to gain a TON of life off of the Thragtusk/Restoration Angel combo. Eventually, he began to run out of threats and dropped a Supreme Verdict when our boards were very full. I was able to get through with a lot of fliers, while I kept Ash Zealot's on the ground to block. I sacrificed all of my creatures to a Falkenrath Aristocrat, making her a 7/4, while Steve was left with a 3/3 Beast from a Thragtusk. I top decked a Thundermaw Hellkite and swung for 12, putting Steve to 2.
All he had was a restoration angel and a Sphinx's Revelation, neither could save him.
2-1
Round 4: Alex Geck with BUG Zombies
As the sole 3-0's, Alex and I decide to split (5 packs each) and play for the Silverblade Paladin promo card.
In game one, Alex dropped a Lotleth Troll. I cast searing spear and asked if he had 3 creature cards to pitch to it. He obliged. On my turn, I cast two Pillar of Flames to see if he had one more. He did. The troll is now 6/5. We begin racing, but since Alex has dropped so many cards into Lotleth troll, I am able to race him with Thundermaw Hellkite and Falkenrath Aristocrat.
In game two, Alex got two lands and conceded when I told him that, yes, I would trade him the Silverblade Paladin.
1-1-1 (ID)
I like this deck, it is fast and can easily side into a control-esque midrange deck.
I went 2-0, 2-0, 2-1, ID, which I think is nice. I will take this deck to FNM tonight to see how it does.
Until next time.
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