Welcome to our final report of the 2018 Calendar year and final event in the Deal Me In Games 2018 Invitational series. I'd like to congratulate Nick DiJohn for taking down the event last Sunday at Deal Me In Games, defeating Josh Barkon in the finals. We had an intense top 8 that included: Joe Brennan, Josh Barkon, Nick DiJohn, Chris Roepke, Evan Hunterdmark, Zach Dobbin and Dean Harris and Jose Ortiz.
The quarter finals saw Dean Harris, Joe Brennan, Josh Barkon and Nick Dijohn advance to the semis
The semis saw Nick and Josh advance to duke it out for the store champion of December.
Our top 8 decks were:
Nick DiJohn - Remora Outcome
Josh Barkon - Ravager Shops
Dean Harris - UR Delver
Joe Brennan - PO Xerox
Evan Hunterdmark - Ravager Shops
Zach Dobbin - Null Shops
Chris Roepke - PO Xerox
Jose Ortiz - Ravager Shops
In all we had 12 players with the following meta breakdown:
Workshops 4 (4 in top 8 )
1 null rod
3 ravager shops
Combo 3(0 made top 8 )
1 2 card monte
1 Bomberman
1 splintertwin
1 aggro control (1 made top 8 )
1 UR Delver
2 PO Decks (1 made top 8 )
2 PO Vault/Key decks
2 Xerox decks (2 made top 8 )
2 xerox jeskai control decks
Unique, interesting and rarely played cards:
1 narset the transcedent
4 Deceiver exarch (1 deck)
4 splinter twin (1 deck)
3 mystic remora (1 deck)
1 spell pierce
1 enlightened tutor
1 smash to smithereens
1 meltdown
3 thoughtseize (1 deck)
4 leyline of the void (1 deck)
3 helm of obedience (1 deck)
1 voltaic servant
1 transmute artifact
1 razormane masticore (sideboard)
2 traxos, scourge of kroog
1 propaganda
4 karn, scion of urza (2 decks)