Okay, I’ve been a bit lax keeping up with these blog entries—but I’ve only missed one week of league play in the last month, so I’ve been solid on playing. Just bad at writing. Progress?
Let’s start with something I’m proud of: I haven’t spent a dime on store play since February! I didn't pay cash/credit for one $40 tournament and picked up a couple singles—a $5 Stock Up as a 4th copy, and a playset of old-bordered Griselbrands from Innistrad Remastered. (I’m a sucker for old borders.) But overall, I’ve been sticking to the plan: play weekly, play for free.
Am I crushing the league with 3-0s? Not really. Am I going 2-1 more often than 1-2 or 0-3? Yes—and that’s the real goal.
Will I make the season-end playoffs? Probably not. The odds aren't great, especially with a vacation coming up. But who knows?
Recent Match Results
4/23: Went 2-1
4/30: Went 1-2 (played S&S, fizzled after round one)
Leyline Binding continues to be the bane of Show and Tell. Oof.
Most recent week: Took OmniTell, G/U for a spin, and I think this might be what I run for the 5/17 local tournament. Auroral Procession is sneaky good, and the Cunning Wish package gives the deck more options.
Round 1 vs. Doomsday (Danny)
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Game 1: Wasn’t 100% sure he was still on Doomsday, but once I saw the BUG colors and some cyclers, I had a feeling. Brought out the beatstick and OmniShowed him. (Couldn’t resist.)
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Game 2: Tried to keep him off mana early with counters, but couldn’t find my combo. He resolved Doomsday and that was that.
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Game 3: Managed to hardcast Omniscience not once, but twice. A clutch counter on Jace, Wielder of Mysteries saved my life. Wild game.
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Round 2 vs. Nadu (Brady)
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Game 1: Missed a crucial counter on Green Sun’s Zenith and that was basically game.
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Game 2: Drew nothing relevant. Nadu stomped me.
Post-match chat with another player confirmed it—Nadu is Omni’s matchup by far. So... I don’t feel too bad.
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Round 3 vs. Boros Energy (Dylan)
Dylan had just made Top 8 at a BQC event, so I was definitely not excited about this pairing.
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Game 1: He curved perfectly into a field full of cats. No chance.
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Game 2: Thank goodness for Cunning Wish. I dropped Omni off a Show and Tell, he dropped Static Prison (main deck, seriously?). I grabbed Krosan Grip, cleared the way, went into top-deck mode. Found Atraxa, got Swords’d, then drew into Emrakul for the win.
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Game 3: Similar story—Omni, Sublime Epiphany to bounce and draw, eventually found the win. Felt slick.
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I’ve been cleaning up the box of playables a bit. Originally got the Masters version of Wasteland for D&T when I was getting my first fully paper-legal deck together. Then I grabbed the Secret Lair Mark Poole versions—signed, because that art is too good.
And finally, picked up a set with the original art. At this point, I think it’s safe to dump the Masters ones. I don’t need three sets of Wastelands. Set and forget.
