Gunk and Tentacles

I went to Titan on 1/11 for a 5 round Legacy event. I had hoped to go 3-2 to be honest, that would have been better than my previous showing.

My Eldrazi stompy deck with Once Upon a Time had been doing fairly well at the weeklies I was able to make it out to. I named it Gunk and Tentacles because of the Chalices, Thorns, and sideboard Sphere affects. Often if any two hit the board at the same time, the other player was just in a world of hurt.

Three other friends joined the fray and we wound up with a total of 25 playing for the hopes of making top 8.

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Round 1 vs Miracles (Adam)

Every time I play him he announces- "you are always my worst match-up. No matter what you play." Always a good guy to play, and only plays a version of Miracles. So props to him for sticking with it.

I stomp all over him to be honest. Both games I got a Chalice out, and he was pretty hosed. Eldrazi does what Eldrazi does.

2-0 in games, 1-0 over all

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Round 2 vs Elves (buddy Dan)

We knew this would happen after our other two buddies played each other in the first round. Kinda funny to be honest. We knew exactly what each other were running, and had played against each other countless times on random weekend Legacy plays.

Won game 1 with stompings, some minor gunk.

Lost game 2 when he got a Hexdrinker to level up to 6 and I had next to nothing.

Won game 3 convincingly with a turn 1 Chalice, and Smashers. He said he screwed up in a turn 2 play but I have no clue how.

2-1 in games, 2-0 over all
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Round 3 vs Death Shadow

Game 1 when he Fetched and shocked I knew exactly what he was on. I couldn't find a Chalice to lock him out to save myself. He never found a Death Shadow, but got there with an angry fish and a Delver.

Game 2 I locked him out of casting most things. He Forced my Chalice, then I played a Sphere and promptly stomped him

Game 3 I kept an ok hand with two lands and NEVER SAW ANOTHER LAND. UGH... I kept turning over cards and it was another 4 after I died before I would have seen an Eye. I mean, seriously. Ugh. If I had won that game, I could have drawn into top 8.

1-2 in games, 2-1 over all

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Round 4 vs Oko Miracles (Paul)
Widely regarded as one of the best players at Titan, and I had razor thin chances at him. None of which worked out.

Game 1 I thought for sure he was on his r/u delver build, nope. It was a fairly long game in which he played 3 Mystic Sanctuary and won him the game off their backs. I had him down to 1 and had hoped to top a third Smasher but thats not where I wanted to be.

Game 2 Just got stomped. I plopped down an Eye, Mimic, then saw a Chalice. Miss played my lands, but I don't think it would have helped. He wound up with like 5 Angels from a miracle. It was bad.

0-2 in games, 2-2 over all

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Round 5 vs Sn-Oko (Jay)
Local player I run into at MTG First usually. I usually give him fits with this build, and I didn't care a damn bit and my deck reflected my distaste for even being at 2-2

Game 1 He whooped up on me with Elks, I had a small chance but he got an Oko on line and just crushed my soul.

Game 2 He countered a Chalice, and a Thorns, but the Sphere got to the board and just hosed him. I closed it out with bit weird creatures.

Game 3 See game 3 of match 3. It was embarrassing. My deck hated the idea of lands.