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MTGConflux Cast #5
This week the group talks about different things to keep in mind when preparing for a PPTQ and some things they are keeping in mind for RPTQs. They also give some quick notes on changes to MTG rules and policies.
NOTE: Sorry for the 2 week old upload, after some scheduling issues and host issues, we should be back to our normal schedule.
UR Swans 1st Place PPTQ Report
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This is my first PPTQ win and first tournament write up so I apologize if it’s a bit long winded. I played UR Swans at a 68 man PPTQ in Concord, CA last Sunday. It’s basically a Blue Moon deck with Swans of Bryn Argoll as the win condition. Playing tons of basics goes hand in hand with a Blood Moon strategy and you get to play snow basics together with Skred to either kill creatures much larger than a typical UR deck could handle, or draw tons of cards by pointing it at your Swan. You also get to play Stubborn Denial to counter early spells and protect your Swans from removal or enemy burn spells. Here’s the list:
UR Swans
| Creatures (9) 4 Swans of Bryn Argoll 4 Snapcaster Mage 1 Kefnet the Mindful Enchantments (1) 1 Blood Moon Spells (27) 4 Opt 1 Anticipate 3 Stubborn Denial 2 Spell Snare 2 Mana Leak 2 Remand 2 Cryptic Command 1 Disrupting Shoal 4 Skred 4 Lightning Bolt 2 Anger of the Gods | Lands (23) 4 Scalding Tarn 2 Polluted Delta 1 Arid Mesa 1 Scrying Sheets 9 Snow-Covered Island 4 Snow-Covered Mountain 2 Steam Vents Sideboard (15) 2 Blood Moon 1 Anger of the Gods 1 Batterskull 1 Counterflux 1 Dispel 1 Echoing Truth 1 Harvest Pyre 1 Kefnet the Mindful 1 Keranos, God of Storms 1 Pithing Needle 1 Shatterstorm 1 Spellskite 1 Vendilion Clique 1 Wurmcoil Engine |
FNM Series: Jeskai Tempo (#2)
Jeskai Tempo
| Creatures (11) 4 Snapcaster Mage 4 Spell Queller 3 Geist of Saint Traft Spells (25) 3 Cryptic Command 2 Electrolyze 4 Lightning Bolt 2 Lightning Helix 3 Logic Knot 4 Path to Exile 2 Spell Snare 2 Serum Visions 3 Opt | Lands (24) 3 Island 1 Mountain 1 Plains 4 Celestial Colonnade 4 Flooded Strand 2 Hallowed Fountain 1 Sacred Foundry 4 Scalding Tarn 2 Steam Vents 2 Sulfur Falls Sideboard (15) 1 Engineered Explosives 2 Relic of Progenitus 1 Izzet Staticaster 1 Celestial Purge 2 Disdainful Stroke 2 Dispel 1 Negate 1 Wear // Tear 2 Pia and Kiran Nalaar 1 Vendilion Clique 1 Supreme Verdict |
My Magic Journey to The Battle Box
The Battle Box
Welcome to MTGConflux.com. If this is your first time here, thanks for stopping by. Check out our videos and podcast. If this isn’t your first time here, thank you for coming back. Either way, this is almost certainly your first time reading anything by me.
My name is Zach and I have been playing Magic: the Gathering for most of my life. I started playing when I was twelve years old after my family moved from San Diego to Sacramento. My younger brother and I hadn’t made many friends yet so when we spotted a 7th Edition two player starter set at Wal-Mart, our mom was happy to get it for us. When we got it home, we cracked it open. Staring back at me was a Foil Thorn Elemental. At that moment, my spark ignited.
FNM Series: Jeskai Tempo
Jeskai Tempo
| Creatures (11) 4 Snapcaster Mage 4 Spell Queller 3 Geist of Saint Traft Spells (25) 3 Cryptic Command 2 Electrolyze 4 Lightning Bolt 3 Lightning Helix 3 Logic Knot 4 Path to Exile 2 Spell Snare 4 Serum Visions | Lands (24) 3 Island 1 Mountain 1 Plains 4 Celestial Colonnade 4 Flooded Strand 2 Hallowed Fountain 1 Sacred Foundry 4 Scalding Tarn 2 Steam Vents 2 Sulfur Falls Sideboard (15) 1 Engineered Explosives 2 Relic of Progenitus 1 Izzet Staticaster 1 Celestial Purge 2 Disdainful Stroke 2 Dispel 1 Negate 1 Wear // Tear 2 Pia and Kiran Nalaar 1 Vendilion Clique 1 Supreme Verdict |