N.Y.S.E. Open IV has come and gone. And it was a hell of an event.
For starters, with 156 attendees, N.Y.S.E. Open IV doubled the attendance of N.Y.S.E. Open I. As a tournament organizer, especially a Vintage tournament organizer, I cannot begin to adequately express how rewarding it is to see that so many people felt the event worth attending. We are a community built format, and to see so many members of our great community rally behind this event, and all the people who put in a great deal of effort to make it a success, is something that I will treasure. Thank you.
Many members of the community contributed their time, effort, and skill in order to make this event a success. I owe a debt of gratitude to Nick Coss, Calvin Hodges, Greg Fenton, Aaron Rubinstein, Mike Lupo, Visna Harris, Paul Baranay, Brian Paskoff, Mani Cavalieri, Adam Shaw, Gil Rappold, and the countless others who ensured that N.Y.S.E. Open IV was a success.
The top eight for this event was one of the most legendary top eights I've ever seen, as we mixed some of the old giants with the new pixel greats. Anytime you get to see Roland Chang and Andy Probasco in a top eight, it's a good event. That we also got to see many of the newer members of the community, including Andy Markiton, Hank Zhong and Tom Metelsky, was a great thing. Congrats to Montolio, and all of my top eight!
Top Eight Decklists:
Andy Markiton - Ravager TKS
4 Mishra’s Workshop
4 Ancient Tomb
4 Wasteland
4 Eldrazi Temple
1 Strip Mine
1 Tolarian Academy
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mana Crypt
1 Sol Ring
1 Black Lotus
1 Chalice of the Void
4 Phyrexian Revoker
1 Lodestone Golem
4 Thought-Knot Seer
4 Arcbound Ravager
4 Triskelion
3 Hangarback Walker
4 Sphere of Resistance
4 Thorn of Amethyst
1 Trinisphere
4 Tangle Wire
SB:
4 Grafdigger’s Cage
2 Relic of Progenitus
2 Tormod’s Crypt
3 Crucible of Worlds
2 Dismember
2 Witchbane Orb
Tom Metelsky - Grixis Pyromancer
2 Baleful Strix
3 Young Pyromancer
1 Black Lotus
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Brainstorm
4 Cabal Therapy
2 Flusterstorm
4 Gitaxian Probe
4 Mental Misstep
1 Ponder
3 Preordain
1 Demonic Tutor
2 Sudden Shock
1 Time Walk
2 Dack Fayden
1 Yawgmoth’s Will
1 Jace, the Mindsculptor
4 Force of Will
3 Gush
1 Pyroblast
1 Treasure Cruise
1 Island
3 Polluted Delta
4 Scalding Tarn
3 Volcanic Island
1 Strip Mine
2 Underground Sea
SB:
1 Dread of Night
3 Grafdigger’s Cage
1 Pyroblast
1 Shattering Spree
1 Null Rod
1 Dismember
1 Mindbreak Trap
3 Ravenous Trap
2 Ingot Chewer
1 Murderous Cut
Hank Zhong - Esper Mentor
4 Monastery Mentor
3 Jace, Vryn’s Prodigy
1 Snapcaster Mage
4 Force of Will
4 Mental Misstep
1 Flusterstorm
1 Thoughtseize
3 Swords to Plowshares
4 Gush
1 Dig through Time
1 Treasure Cruise
1 Jace, the Mindsculptor
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Demonic Consultation
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Time Walk
1 Ponder
1 Brainstorm
3 Gitaxian Probe
1 Preordain
1 Black Lotus
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Jet
1 Mana Crypt
3 Tundra
2 Underground Sea
1 Island
4 Flooded Strand
1 Misty Rainforest
1 Scalding Tarn
1 Polluted Delta
1 Library of Alexandria
1 Strip Mine
SB:
2 Disenchant
1 Swords to Plowshares
1 Balance
1 Engineered Explosives
4 Containment Priest
1 Rest in Peace
1 Ravenous Trap
1 Energy Flux
1 Plains
1 Ethersworn Canonist
1 Thoughtseize
Ryan Glackin - Amalgam Dredge
4 Narcomoeba
4 Bloodghast
4 Cabal Therapy
3 Golgari Thug
3 Ichorid
4 Bridge from Below
4 Leyline of the Void
4 Stinkweed Imp
4 Unmask
4 Golgari Grave-Troll
4 Prized Amalgam
4 Serum Powder
4 Bazaar of Baghdad
4 City of Brass
2 Dakmor Salvage
4 Undiscovered Paradise
SB:
4 Barbarian Ring
4 Ingot Chewer
3 Serenity
4 Wispmare
Vito Picozzo - Jeskai Mentor
4 Force of Will
4 Gush
4 Monastery Mentor
1 Young Pyromancer
2 Dack Fayden
1 Jace, the Mindsculptor
4 Preordain
1 Supreme Verdict
1 Pyroblast
1 Flusterstorm
2 Gitaxian Probe
2 Snapcaster Mage
2 Swords of the Plowshare
1 Mindbreak Trap
3 Mental Misstep
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Time Walk
1 Brainstorm
1 Wear/Tear
1 Black Lotus
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Island
1 Snow-Covered Island
4 Scalding Tarn
1 Misty Rainforest
1 Flooded Strand
1 Library of Alexandria
3 Tundra
3 Volcanic Island
1 Treasure Cruise
1 Dig through Time
SB:
4 Rest in Peace
2 City in a Bottle
2 Ingot Chewer
1 Wear/Tear
2 Containment Priest
1 Mountain
1 Swords to Plowshares
1 Flusterstorm
1 Supreme Verdict
Brian Kelly - Minus Five
1 Black Lotus
1 Mana Crypt
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Lotus Petal
2 Monastery Mentor
3 Dark Confidant
1 Snapcaster Mage
4 Force of Will
3 Mental Misstep
2 Flusterstorm
3 Gush
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Brainstorm
1 Steel Sabotage
1 Swords to Plowshares
3 Gitaxian Probe
3 Preordain
1 Ponder
1 Time Walk
1 Merchant Scroll
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Yawgmoth’s Will
1 Tendrils of Agony
2 Jace, the Mindsculptor
3 Polluted Delta
3 Flooded Strand
2 Misty Rainforest
3 Underground Sea
2 Tundra
1 Island
1 Library of Alexandria
1 Sensei’s Divining Top
SB:
2 Tormod’s Crypt
3 Containment Priest
2 Rest in Peace
2 Swords to Plowshares
1 Balance
1 Karakas
1 Disenchant
1 Steel Sabotage
1 Ethersworn Canonist
1 Mindbreak Trap
Roland Chang - Ravager TKS
1 Black Lotus
1 Chalice of the Void
1 Mana Crypt
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Sapphire
2 Hangarback Walker
1 Sol Ring
1 Umezawa’s Jitte
4 Arcbound Ravager
4 Phyrexian Revoker
4 Sphere of Resistance
4 Thorn of Amethyst
1 Trinisphere
4 Tangle Wire
1 Lodestone Golem
4 Thought-Knot Seer
4 Triskelion
1 Strip Mine
1 Tolarian Academy
4 Ancient Tomb
4 Eldrazi Temple
4 Mishra’s Workshop
4 Wasteland
SB:
3 Crucible of Worlds
3 Dismember
3 Grafdigger’s Cage
2 Karakas
4 Tormod’s Crypt
Andy Probasco - White Eldrazi
1 Chalice of the Void
3 Containment Priest
4 Eldrazi Displacer
1 Lodestone Golem
4 Phyrexian Revoker
4 Reality Smasher
3 Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
4 Thorn of Amethyst
4 Thought-Knot Seer
2 Vryn Wingmare
1 Black Lotus
4 Ancient Tomb
4 Cavern of Souls
4 Eldrazi Temple
1 Karakas
1 Sol Ring
1 Mana Crypt
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Jet
3 Plains
2 Snow-Covered Plains
1 Strip Mine
4 Wasteland
SB:
2 Aegis of the Gods
1 Dismember
1 Containment Priest
2 Disenchant
2 Grafdigger’s Cage
2 Umezawa’s Jitte
2 Tormod’s Crypt
2 Swords to Plowshares
1 Rest in Peace
With eight pieces of power given out, a playset of Workshop given out, a playset of English Mana Drains given out, sealed boxes of EMA and MM2 given out, and more than a thousand dollars extra in additional free giveaways, N.Y.S.E. Open IV came to an end.
Thank you all for your support. This series has been tremendously demanding in both time and effort, but seeing the community response makes it feel worthwhile.
See you all around!