@vaughnbros
Who needs Serum powder when you mull to 1 in game 3 of the semi's and naturally draw Bazaar on your first try.

@ajfirecracker said:

Sanctum Prelate and the new white Imperial Recruiter were both impactful at Legacy Champs, I would be extremely surprised if they had zero impact in White Hatebears / White Eldrazi

We haven't even scratched the surface of a card like Leovald yet either. Despite it not being in top 8, this card is top 8 worthy imo. I would relish the idea of being able to test with this card on MTGO and not pay 50 tix per (which it will probably be if they are in chests only).

Congratulations Andy! My favorite part of your post was the venue. It looked amazing and reminds me of Muskoka here in Canada! Your list looks baller to boot!

Merry Christmas to you and Andy and all the Vintage community.

Great question Andy.
Starting with your last bullet first, I would almost always 100% of the time lead with COTV over a turn 1 revoker and pass scenario. Whether setting COTV at zero or one is one of those gut reads and how the rest of your hand is composed to set up a great f/u next turn.

I also cannot imagine too many hands where I will keep a hand with a turn 1 Revoker and pass turn. That seems incredibly weak in most instances. The only time I would consider this is with full information as in strong f/u turns and against a known opponent comprised of standstill, Belcher or Vault Key for example.

To answer your question though without getting to deep, If I am to play a turn 1 Revoker against and unknown opponent / deck I will almost always go for blind Black Lotus. It is the card which can hurt you the most.

I think all the decks you listed in TKS Ravager, Vehicles and White Eldrazi all have aggro components to them. A turn 1 Revoker isn't terrible if beatdown is the plan versus control. Of course we don't have that information so it is a moot point. I can see this play being most important though perhaps in a Vehicle build as you may need a crew ability sooner than later for that incoming Fleetwheel.

Congratulations Collecter!
Thanks for doing this Matt and Ryan.
Eldrazi must be good.

Nick I have enjoyed coming out to the NYSE tournaments and would like to continue doing so.
Costs increasing from $100-$120 is well worth it to keep up with card and venue inflation.
I hate to think of you taking a financial hit to run this event. A small price hike is a small price to pay to make NYSE sustainable.
I am in the minority here as I fly into NY for your event, but it would be great if the venue was a bit closer to the airport. It was 1.2 hour drive from JFK last year which prompted renting a car as a cab would have cost me twice as much.
If you were to change the month from June to July this could definitely impact my ability to come. The summers are busy for me from a Family perspective thus early June is much more maneuverable than July is for me.
Thanks again!

Nice write up Dave. Was good meeting you!

Congrats to Cageykg for taking it down. Well done.
As always huge ty to Ryan for organizing the data and to Shawn for watching a ton of replays.
p.s Shawn your deck was just super sweet. Survival is the bee's knee's.

Seems like alot of work just to get bounced by my Karakas

Congratulations Andy! My favorite part of your post was the venue. It looked amazing and reminds me of Muskoka here in Canada! Your list looks baller to boot!

@TheALPHA7

Great write up Logt1 and congratulations on the good run!

Thanks for the write up Dave. Congrats on a great finish!

@Smmenen Oh that is bizarre.

@Smmenen
On weekends Steve they only publish one of the events a day.

My fear of having Vintage leagues is that it causes a small player base to have no focused time to meet and play. This is why Daily events (DE's) are needed.
I have seen the repercussions of a similar ideal with increasing the amount of DE's throughout the week. What ended up happening was that none of the events fired as it was more unfocused.
Now, not to say Vintage leagues couldn't succeed. Having leagues will attract a lot of new players and current people that cannot commit to a DE or are intimidated to play in one will be inclined to try a League.
It will be interesting to see, but history is relevant here and I suspect Vintage leagues will not be successful.

Merry Christmas to you and Andy and all the Vintage community.

Matt, tyvm for taking the last 2 months to type this stuff up.
You and Ryan are tireless and i appreciate this contribution alot.

@ajfirecracker said:

Sanctum Prelate and the new white Imperial Recruiter were both impactful at Legacy Champs, I would be extremely surprised if they had zero impact in White Hatebears / White Eldrazi

We haven't even scratched the surface of a card like Leovald yet either. Despite it not being in top 8, this card is top 8 worthy imo. I would relish the idea of being able to test with this card on MTGO and not pay 50 tix per (which it will probably be if they are in chests only).