Deal Me In Games January 2018 TO Report

Khahan

Evening all and welcome back to the Deal Me In Games tournament report. Last Saturday (January 13) we had 18 competitors show up to duke it out for top honors in the first event of our 2018 series. After 5 rounds we cut to top 8, and as always at Deal Me In the top 8 was pretty stacked as continue to draw tough competition year round to all our events.

Before we get into the top 8, I have the meta breakdown. Although there were only 16 decks I found many of them particularly difficult to fit into standard classifications. Yes, we have a very diverse meta. Lets start with the basics:

Workshop decks (4)
All 4 were Ravager style workshops.
They all featured:
4 [[sphere of resistance]], 1 [[thorn of amethyst]], 1 [[trinisphere]], 1 [[lodestone golem]], 1 [[chalice of the void]], 4 [[phyrexian revokers]] 4 [[wasteland]], 1 [[stripmine]], 4 [[arcbound ravager]], 4 [[walking ballista]] 4 [[foundry inspector]]

3 of them had 2-4 [[chief of the foundry]], All 4 had [[hangarback walker]] (2 had 2 and 2 had 3) 1 had a singleton [[sorcerous spyglass]], 2 had 2 of them and 1 had none. All 4 of them featured some number of [[phyrexian metamorph]]
Big beats wincons varied from [[wurmcoil engine]] to [[steel hellkite]] to [[precursor golem]]

Oath of Druids (2)
1 featured 3 [[griselbrand]] and the other had 1 [[griselbrand]] and 2 [[inferno titan]]
1 deck had 3 [[show and tell]] the other had none
1 was black, white, green, blue the other was black, red, green blue
Both were straightforward, "get oath into play, protect it, trigger it and win" style oath decks.

Dredge (3)
Pretty straight forward dredge decks.
2 were near carbon copies of each other with the only differences being in [[ancestral recall]] and 2 [[dakmor salvage]]s in 1 compared to 2 [[petrified field]]s and 1 [[dakmor salvage]] in the other.
Both featured [[flame-kin zealot]] kills with 4 [[fatestitcher]] to help set it up.
The third featured [[iona, shield of emeria]] and [[ashen rider]] and [[elesh norn]] for [[dread return]] targets and ran 4 [[unmask]] instead of 4 [[fate stitcher]]

Pyromancer decks (2)
I dont really think its fair to clump these 2 together.
The first was a u/r/g delver with 3 [[tarmogoyf]], 4 [[delver of secrets]] and 3 [[young pyromancer]]. It featured heavy control elements including [[daze]] and [[spell pierce]] on top of the standard counter magic package.
The other was u/r/w pyromancer with [[skullclamp]] and a [[monastery mentor]] packed into an otherwise standard draw and counter package.

Combo decks (5)
2 bomberman
1 dps
2 paradoxical storm style decks

The first salvagers was a u/w/r/b 4 color bomberman with [[tendrils of agony]], [[monastery mentor]] and [[walking ballista]] as combo win-cons along with [[tinker]]/[[blightsteel colossus]] The other was a mesh of tezzerator and bomberman with [[time vault]]/[[voltaic key]] (I was the 4 color bomberman player and until 2 days prior I was a 3 color featuring vault/key as well)

2 Rogue decks
These were blue style control decks featuring pretty standard blue draw spells, blue counter magic and diverging from there into a planeswalker control 1 [[chandra, torch of defiance]], 2 [[dack fayden]], 2 [[jace, the mind sculptor]] and 3 [[jace, vryn's prodigy]] and stayed all American being in Red, White and Blue.

The other was creature based and went Red, Black, Blue featuring 3 [[dark confidant]], 1 [[notion thief]] and 2 [[snapcaster mage]] as well as a [[daretti, ingenious iconoclast]].

Surprisingly both featured a copy (or more) of [[search for azcanta]]

Khahan

Our top 8 had some very familiar names in it and some new names:
We featured Dan Barkon on shops, Josh Barkon on Shops, Matt Buck on Oath, Stephen Harvey on Oath, Evan Huntertmark on shops, Dan Miller on a Dan Miller deck, John Nelson on pyro-clamp, and Will Dayton on DPS.

The finals match saw Dan Miller bring down Dan Barkon to win the 1st Deal Me In Games event of 2018. Congratulations to Dan Miller.

#Chandra and the Monkees
## Dan Miller
Instant (8)
1 ancestral recall
1 brainstorm
1 dig through time
1 fire (fire/ice)
4 force of will
1 gush
3 mental misstep
1 pyroblast
3 swords to plowshares
1 wear (wear/tear)
Artifact (6)
1 black lotus
1 mox emerald
1 mox jet
1 mox pearl
1 mox ruby
1 mox sapphire
Planeswalker (5)
1 chandra, torch of defiance
2 dack fayden
2 jace, the mind sculptor
Enchant/Land (1)
1 search for azcanta
Land (16)
2 flooded strand
1 island
1 karakas
1 library of alexandria
2 polluted delta
3  misty rainforest
3 tundra
3 volcanic island
sorcery (8)
1 balance
1 by force
1 gitaxian probe
1 ponder
2 preordain
1 time walk
1 treasure cruise
Creature (6)
3 jace, vryn's prodigy
1 monastery mentor
1 snapcaster mage
1 vendilion clique
Sideboard (15)
2 by force
2 containment priest
1 engineered explosives
2 grafidggers cage
2 pithing needle
2 pyroblast
2 rest in peace
1 swords to plowshares
1 tear (wear/tear)

#Shops
## Dan Barkon
Land and Artifact mana (25)
4 mishra's workshop
4 ancient tomb
4 wasteland
3 mishra's factory
1 strip mine
1 tolarian academy
1 mox jet
1 mox pearl
1 mox ruby
1 mox sapphire
1 mox emerald
1 black lotus
1 sol ring
1 mana crypt
Creatures (28)
4 foundry inspector
4 arcbound ravager
4 walking ballista
4 phyrexian revoker
3 hangarback walker
3 precursor golem
3 phyrexian metamorph
2 chief of the foundry
1 lodestone golem
Other artifact (7)
4 sphere of resistance
1 thorn of amethyst
1 chalice of the void
1 trinisphere

Congratulations to Dan Barkon on 2nd place in the first event of 2018 and being crowned our 2017 Store Championship. And a big Congratulations to Dan Miller on winning the first event of 2018 and taking down the 2017 store champion!

Khahan

The Semi Finals saw Matt Buck and Evan Huntertmark get knocked out of the competition by Dan and Dan (I hope I can actually read these deck lists).

#Oath of Druids
##Matt Buck
Land (17)
1 flooded strand
4 forbidden orchard
1 island
1 library of alexandria
2 misty rainforest
1 polluted delta
2 scalding tarn
2 tropical island
1 underground sea
2 volcanic island
Creatures (3)
1 griselbrand
2 inferno titan
Instant (16)
1 abrade
1 ancestral recall
1 ancient grudge
1 brainstorm
1 dig through time
2 flusterstorm
4 force of will
1 gush
3 mental misstep
1 slice and dice
Sorcery (7)
1 demonic tutor
1 gitaxian probe
2 preordain
1 time walk
1 yawgmoth's will
1 see beyond
Planeswalkers (4)
2 dack fayden
2 jace, the  mind sculptor
Artifact (8)
1 black lotus
1 mox emerald
1 mox sapphire
1 mox pearl
1 mox jet
1 mox ruby
1 sol ring
1 sorcerous spyglass
Enchantment (5)
4 oath of druids
1 sylvan library
Sideboard (15)
2 ancient grudge
1 firespout
1 gisela, blade of goldnight
1 nature's claim
1 nihil spellbomb
1 pithing needle
1 stripmine
1 sudden shock
4 tormod's crypt
1 carnage tyrant
1 stormbreath dragon

#shops
##Evan Hundertmark
Mana Sources (26)
4 mishra's workshop
1 tolarian academy
4 ancient tomb
4 mishra's factory
4 wasteland
1 stripmine
1 black lotus
1 mox emerald
1 mox jet
1 mox pearl
1 mox ruby
1 mox sapphire
1 mana crypt
1 sol ring
Creature (28)
1 lodestone golem
4 foundry inspector
4 phyrexian revoker
2 phyrexian metamorph
4 steel overseer
4 arcbound ravager
4 walking ballista
3 hangarback walker
2 wurmcoil engine
Other artifacts (7)
4 sphere of resistance
1 thorn of amethyst
1 trinisphere
1 chalice of the void
Sideboard (15)
1 duplicant
1 ratchet bomb
1 witchbane orb
1 steel overseer
4 grafdigger's cage
1 relic of progenitus
2 tormod's crypt
2 dismember
2 sorcerous spyglass

Khahan

Our decklists for 4-8 for Josh Barkon, John Nelson, Stephen Harvey and Wil Dayton

#Ravager Shops
##Josh Barkon
Main Deck (61)
4 mishra’s workshop
4 ancient tomb
4 wasteland
4 mishra's factory
1 stripmine
1 tolarian academy
4 arcbound ravager
4 foundry worker
4 phyrexian revoker
4 steel overseer
4 walking ballista
4 sphere of resistance
2 hangerback walker
2 phyrexian metamorph
2 sorcerous spyglass
1 lodestone golem
1 steel hellkite
1 thorn of amethyst
1 trinisphere
1 chalice of the void
1 black lotus
1 mana crypt
1 mox jet
1 mox emerald
1 mox pearl
1 mox ruby
1 mox sapphire
1 sol ring
Sideboard (15)
4 grafdigger's cage
2 relic of progenitus
2 wurmcoil engine
2 dismember
2 jester's cap
1 hangarback walker
2 tormod's crypt

#Red Storm
## Will Dayton
Main  Deck (60)
1 badlands
1 bloodstained mire
1 island
1 library of Alexandria
4 scalding tarn
1 tolarian academy
3 underground sea
1 volcanic island
1 ancestral recall
1 brainstorm
3 cabal ritual
1 chain of vapor
1 collective brutality
4 dark petition
4 dark ritual
1 demonic tutor
4 duress
1 gitaxian probe
1 hurkyl’s recall
1 mind’s desire
1 ponder
2 preordain
1 tendrils of agony
1 time walk
1 timetwister
1 vampiric tutor
1 wheel of fortune
1 yawgmoth’s will
1 black lotus
3 defense grid
1 lotus petal
1 mana crypt
1 mana vault
1 mox emerald
1 mox jet
1 mox pearl
1 mox ruby
1 mox sapphire
1 necropotence
1 sensei’s divining top
1 sol ring
Sideboard (15)
2 ancient tomb
1 defense grid
2 empty the warrens
2 flusterstorm
1 hurkyl’s recall
2 ingot chew
2 mountain
2 pulverize
1 sadistic sacrament

#Pog  Champ aka Oath
##Stephen Harvey
Main Deck (60
1 enlightened tutor
1 ancestral recall
1 brainstorm
1 dig through time
2 flusterstorm
4 force of will
1 hurkyl's recall
1 memory's journey
1 misdirection
1 mystical tutor
1 ponder
4 preordain
3 show and tell
1 time walk
1 demonic tutor
3 griselbrand
1 imperial seal
1 vampiric tutor
1 beast within
4 oath of druids
2 sylvan library
1 black lotus
1 mox emerald
1 mox jet
1 mox pearl
1 mox ruby
1 mox sapphire
1 bayou
1 flooded strand
4 forbidden orchard
1 forest
1 island
1 library of alexandria
4 misty rainforest
1 scalding tarn
2 tropical island
1 tundra
1 underground sea
Sideboard (15)
2 abrupt decay
1 balance
1 hurkyl's recall
4 leyline of the void
3 nature's claim
1 null rod
1 pithing needle
2 rest in peace

#pyro-clamp
## John Nelson
Main Deck (60)
4 force of will
4 mental misstep
4 preordain
3 snapcaster mage
3 young pyromancer
2 pyroblast
2 swords to plowshares
1 gitaxian probe
1 skullclamp
1 mox sapphire
1 mox ruby
1 mox pearl
1 black lotus
1 ancestral recall
1 time walk
1 treasure cruise
1 shattering spree
1 ponder
1 merchant scroll
1 lightning bolt
1 gush
1 flusterstorm
1 dig through time
1 brainstorm
1 abrade
1 monastery mentor
1 jace, the mind sculptor
1 dack fayden
1 mystical tutor
4 scalding tarn
3 volcanic island
2 flooded strand
2 tundra
2 wasteland
1 stripmine
1 library of alexandria
1 island
Sideboard (15)
3 grafdigger's cage
2 abrade
2 rest in peace
2 containment priest
1 pyroblast
1 shattering spree
1 null rod
1 by force
1 flusterstorm
1 mountain

Khahan

Our 2018 standings are now official. Like last year I'm going to keep these in alphabetical order so that i can update them easier and more efficiently. I'll post the actual current top 8 at the end of the list:

Leon Anton 9
Dan Barkon 20
Josh Barkon 12
Joe Brennan 7
Sullivan Brophy 9
Matt Buck 16
William Dayton 12
Stephen Ganter 6
Ryan Glackin 7
Chuck Greb 11
Dean Harris 7
Stephen Harvey 13
Greg Hoover 9
Evan Huntertmark 17
Dan Miller 21
Zack Mullin 11
John Nelson 13
Keith Seals 5

And our top 8 is:

Dan Miller 21
Dan Barkon 20
Evan Huntertmark 17
Matt Buck 16
Stephen Harvey/John Nelson 13
John Nelson/Stephen Harvey 13
Josh Barkon 12
Will Dayton/Chuck Greb/Zack Mullin 11