GP Melbourne "Big Tix" Vintage Event
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Also available here: http://mtgvintageadventures.blogspot.com.au/2016/03/gp-melbourne-vintage-winning-decklists.html
On the third of March 14 brave souls made their way to the GP Halls to compete in the “Big Tix” Sanctioned Vintage event. This was an extremely disappointing turn out as the previous Melbourne GP event had 50 players. As the event was only Swiss + 1 with no top 8, was poorly advertised, and had no guaranteed prizes this was not as surprising as it may have been otherwise. Having the event of day 1 of the main event did not help matters. As it was, the Vintage stalwarts prepared their Moxen for what would be an exciting event.
As the event was Swiss + 1 there were 5 rounds of Magic to be played. At the conclusion of the event, it was Graham King who stood unopposed with a 5 – 0 record on BUG fish. Graham has been a huge force in the Australian Vintage scene for many years and adding another major event to his title only cements him as one of Melbourne’ best.
As we could not receive the final standings from the organiser we only have the final results.
1) Graham King – BUG Fish (15 points)
2) Luke McCoy – Dredge (10)
3) Socrates Stavropoulos – Suicide Tendrils (10)
4) Joshua Butler – Urb Painter (9)
5) James O'Rourke – RW Beats (9)
6) Sarven McLinton – Gush Control (9)
7) Timothy Tai – Survival Mask (9)
Nicholas Zappacosta – BUG Fish (9)
9) Nicholas Chmielewski – Grixis Control (6)
10) Ben McCoy – Tezzeret (6)
11) William Wong – Grixis Control (6)
12) David Brotchie – Standstill (3)
13) Jeremy Kajfes – Dredge (3)
14) Corey Elliot – Mentor Salvagers (0)X – 2 or better decklists
Graham King – BUG Fish (15 Points)
1 Island
1 Polluted Delta
4 Misty Rainforest
3 Underground Sea
2 Tropical Island
1 Bayou
4 Wasteland
1 Strip Mine1 Black Lotus
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Emerald4 Deathrite Shaman
4 Dark Confidant
3 Trygon Predator
2 Vendilion Clique
2 Tarmogoyf
2 Snapcaster Mage
1 Notion Thief
1 Tasigur, the Golden Fang4 Force of Will
3 Mental Misstep
2 Spell Pierce
3 Stifle4 Abrupt Decay
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Time Walk
1 Brainstorm
1 Hurkyl’s RecallSideboard:
4 Leyline of the Void
1 Grafdigger’s Cage
2 Yixlid Jailer
2 Mindbreak Trap
2 Seeds of Innocence
2 Nature’s Claim
1 ForestLuke McCoy – Dredge (10 Points)
4 Bazaar of Baghdad
2 Dakmoor Salvage
1 Petrified Field
3 Mana Confluence
4 Undiscovered Paradise4 Serum Powder
4 Bridge from Below
4 Leyline of the Void3 Ingot Chewer
3 Golgari Thug
1 Flame-kin Zealot
4 Golgari Grave-Troll
4 Narcomoeba
4 Stinkweed Imp
4 Bloodghast
1 Fatestitcher
3 Ichorid2 Dread Return
4 Cabal TherapySideboard:
2 Serenity
2 Wispmare
2 Petrified Field
1 Ingot Chewer
3 Nature’s Claim
4 Barbarian Ring
1 Riftstone PortalSocrates Stavropoulos – Suicide Tendrils (10 Points)
2 Underground Sea
2 Swamp
2 Island
1 Misty Rainforest
1 Bayou
4 Polluted Delta1 Black Lotus
1 Lotus Petal
2 Chrome Mox
1 Mana Crypt
1 Mana Vault
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Sol Ring1 Necropotence
1 Yawgmoth’s Bargain1 Ancestral Recall
1 Brainstorm
4 Gitaxian Probe
1 Mystical Tutor
4 Pact of Negation
1 Preordain
2 Quicken
1 Timetwister
4 Ad Nauseum
3 Cabal Ritual
4 Dark Ritual
1 Demonic Tutor
4 Duress
3 Tendrils of Agony
1 Yawgmoth’s WillSideboard:
2 Chain of Vapor
2 Extirpate
3 Hurkyl’s Recall
1 Praetors Grasp
2 Slaughter Pact
1 Tropical Island
4 Xantid SwarmJoshua Butler – Urb Painter (9 Points)
4 Scalding Tarn
1 Polluted Delta
1 Misty Rainforest
3 Island
3 Volcanic Island
2 Underground Sea
1 Tolarian Academy
1 Strip Mine1 Black Lotus
1 Mana Crypt
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Sol Ring
2 Grindstone3 Painter’s Servant
1 Blightsteel Colossus
2 Jace, Vryn’s Prodigy1 Dack Fayden
4 Force of Will
4 Pyroblast
3 Mental Misstep
3 Thirst for Knowledge
2 Gush
1 Misdirection
1 Dig Through Time
1 Brainstorm
1 Ancestral Recall
2 Thoughtseize
1 Yawgmoth’s Will
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Treasure Cruise
1 Time Walk
1 TinkerSideboard:
1 Mindbreak Trap
1 Duress
1 Toxic Deluge
1 Shattering Blow
1 Shattering Spree
3 Ingot Chewer
1 Mountain
2 Grafdigger’s Cage
4 Leyline of the VoidJames O’Rourke – RW Beats (9 Points)
1 Mountain
2 Plains
1 Karakas
4 Arid Mesa
1 Marsh Flats
4 Cavern of Souls
3 Plateau
1 Strip Mine
3 Wasteland1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Pearl
1 Umezawa’s Jitte4 Simian Spirit Guide
3 Prophetic Flamespeaker
4 Containment Priest
4 Leonin Arbiter
3 Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
4 Spirit of the Labyrinth
3 Phyrexian Revoker
3 Mother of Runes
1 Hammer Mage
1 Gorilla Shaman4 Swords to Plowshares
3 Sudden ShockSideboard:
4 Grafdigger’s Cage
3 Ingot Chewer
1 Hammer Mage
1 Phyrexian Revoker
2 Kataki, War’s Wage
1 Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
1 Sudden Shock
2 Red Elemental BlastSarven McLinton – Gush Control (9 Points)
4 Misty Rainforest
1 Polluted Delta
1 Flooded Strand
2 Underground Sea
2 Tropical island
3 Island
1 Tolarian Academy
1 Library of Alexandria1 Black Lotus
1 Sol Ring
1 Mana Crypt
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Pearl
1 Time Vault
1 Voltaic Key1 Fastbond
2 Jace, the Mind Sculptor
1 Blightsteel Colossus
1 Snapcaster Mage
1 Trygon Predator4 Force of Will
2 Mana Drain
2 Mental Misstep
2 Flusterstorm
4 Gush
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Dig Through Time
1 Brainstorm
1 Ponder
2 Preordain
1 Merchant Scroll
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Time Walk
1 Tinker
1 Tendrils of Agony
1 Hurkyl’s Recall
1 Steel SabotageSideboard:
2 Nihil Spellbomb
1 Grafdigger’s Cage
1 Ravenous Trap
1 Yixlid Jailer
2 Trygon Predator
2 Nature’s Claim
1 Hurkyl’s Recall
1 Forest
1 Notion Thief
1 Mental Misstep
1 Abrupt Decay
1 Illness in the RanksTimothy Tai – Survival Mask
2 Bayou
1 Tropical Island
1 Taiga
1 Forest
3 Verdant Catacombs
2 Misty Rainforest
3 Mana Confluence
2 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
2 Dark Depths1 Black Lotus
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Sapphire
2 Illusionary Mask4 Phyrexian Dreadnaught
2 Varolz, the Scar-Striped
2 Vengevine
1 Basking Rootwalla
3 Vampire Hexmage
2 Deathrite Shaman
4 Dark Confidant4 Survival of the Fittest
4 Thoughtseize
3 Mental Misstep
2 Abrupt Decay
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Time WalkSideboard:
1 Chains of Mephistopheles
3 Red Elemental Blast
4 Nature’s Claim
3 Artifact Mutation
3 Nihil Spellbomb
1 Yixlid JailerNicholas Zappacosta – BUG Fish
4 Wasteland
3 Polluted Delta
1 Forest
1 Island
3 Verdant Catacombs
1 Tropical Island
1 Misty Rainforest
2 Underground Sea
1 Bayou
1 Strip Mine1 Black Lotus
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Sapphire2 Null Rod
4 Dark Confidant
4 Deathrite Shaman
2 Trygon Predator
2 Jace, Vryns Prodigy
2 Snapcaster Mage
1 Notion Thief4 Mental Misstep
2 Flusterstorm
1 Steel Sabotage
1 Spell Pierce
4 Force of Will
1 Brainstorm
4 Abrupt Decay
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Time Walk
1 Ponder
1 Dismember -
Zero Shops, Zero Delver, Zero Gush Mentor...wow, what an odd event.
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Shops hate still present in the sideboards or main decks, looking at the deck lists.
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Melbourne has been know for having a very shops heavy meta hence the sideboard hate, we were quite surprised it didn't show up
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As I wrote on my blog post I felt that the lack of shops was due more in part to the lack of pleyers rather than the choice of people to not bring shops.
@ChubbyRain The last place deck is 99% a Gush mentor list. It had a thrown a single salvager in there so I felt I had to make note of that.