Sorry this took so long.
I was busy with speech contests...
(Really, I needed a break after this event.)
...So, anyway.
Last weekend, I went to a Grand Prix Trial in Ichinoseki.
Six of us drove down.
There were twelve players, so we were half of the metagame.
My decklist was my normal deck.
I want to try Daze more, but I don’t know what cards to remove.
To me, a GPT is too important to try new things.
...This event was a fucking disaster for me.
Maybe I should have played Daze...?
Round 1 - Eldrazi
...I’m playing against my friend.
He is playing the worst deck for me! I am not optimistic.
Normally, he’s not very serious, so I can ask him to concede...
However, this is Round 1, so even if I lose, I have hope.
I win the die roll.
Game 1, I keep Underground Sea, LED, Dark Ritual, Duress, Duress, Burning Wish, Doomsday.
I could discard a Chalice, but a Wasteland kills me.
Turn 1 Doomsday beats Chalice, and might beat Wasteland.
I decide to cast Doomsday.
I build Ideas Unbound, Island, Volcanic Island, Lotus Petal, Laboratory Maniac.
This way, I have 3 mana even if he plays Wasteland, and no 1 mana spells for Chalice. LED and Ideas Unbound can win the game in two turns.
My opponent plays Chalice on Turn 1.
Turn 2, he plays Wasteland, so I can’t cast Ideas Unbound.
Turn 3, he casts Revoker, naming LED. I lose.
(L)
-Misty Rainforest, 1 Ponder, 1 Duress, 2 Cabal Therapy, Rain of Filth
+2 Tropical Island, 4 Abrupt Decay
Game 2, I mulligan to six.
My seven card hand was Island, Sensei’s Divining Top, Gitaxian Probe, Dark Ritual, Abrupt Decay, Burning Wish, Burning Wish.
I keep Polluted Delta, Sensei’s Divining Top, Gitaxian Probe, Brainstorm, Burning Wish, Laboratory Maniac.
I scry Volcanic Island to the top of my deck.
Turn 1, I cast Gitaxian Probe.
My opponent has Ancient Tomb, City of Traitors, Thorn of Amethyst, Warping Wail, Faerie Macabre, Thought-Knot Seer, Reality Smasher.
Basically, he has disruption and big creatures. I lose.
(L)
I hate losing to Eldrazi.
I try not to be too upset...but my friend is a troll.
He says "Thanks for laying down for me."
God Damn It. I almost lost my mind.
This is only the beginning of a terrible day.
I scout.
This is the metagame:
Eldrazi
Maverick
Miracles
Show and Tell
Jund
Dredge
RUG Delver
4C Delver
BUG Delver (Team America; Stifle + Hymn)
Doomsday (me)
Imperial Taxes
-Unknown-
I didn’t see the last player’s deck before Round 2.
Round 2 - RUG Delver
I’m playing against another friend.
I win the die roll.
Game 1, I keep Island, Underground Sea, Brainstorm, Cabal Therapy, Dark Ritual, Rain of Filth, Ideas Unbound.
My opponent mulligans to five.
This is a closer game than it should be because I am cautious.
-4 Burning Wish, Laboratory Maniac
+Cabal Therapy, Cruel Bargain, Doomsday, Tendrils of Agony, Empty the Warrens
Game 2, I keep Flooded Strand, Underground Sea, LED, Gitaxian Probe, Ponder, Ponder, Doomsday.
My opponent mulligans to six.
My hand is very good, I only need Dark Ritual to win.
Easy game.
My friend is upset because he has had to mulligan all of his games.
At this point, I learn that the last player is also Eldrazi.
2 Eldrazi, Team America, and Miracles? This is Hell.
I already lost Round 1. I have no confidence I can win here.
I offer to concede to my friend. He refuses.
Round 3 - Miracles
I am unhappy. I am also paired down.
I win the die roll.
Game 1, I keep Underground Sea, Underground Sea, Lotus Petal, Brainstorm, Cabal Therapy, Dark Ritual, Burning Wish.
Turn 1, I cast Burning Wish for Doomsday.
Turn 2, I cast Cabal Therapy for Counterbalance.
He discards Counterbalance. His hand is very weak.
Turn 3, I try to combo. He had one draw to find Force of Will.
He drew Force of Will. I lose.
(L)
-2 Volcanic Island, 1 LED, 1 Ponder, 2 Cabal Therapy, 4 Burning Wish
+Shelldock Isle, 2 Tropical Island, 4 Abrupt Decay, Cruel Bargain, Doomsday, Tendrils of Agony, Emrakul
Game 2, I keep Underground Sea, Polluted Delta, LED, Abrupt Decay, Abrupt Decay, Doomsday, Tendrils of Agony.
This game, I use my Abrupt Decays on Monastery Mentor and Counterbalance.
I cast Tendrils for 12 life to stay alive against Monk Tokens and to bait counterspells from my opponent.
Then, I cast Doomsday to cast Emrakul.
(W)
I can see now that my opponent is not very experienced.
Game 3, I keep Island, Swamp, Underground Sea, Ponder, Brainstorm, Brainstorm, Abrupt Decay.
My opponent plays Turn 1 Brainstorm on his Main Phase.
...If I lose this game, I will be VERY upset.
This game is very long.
I grind my opponent down to nothing over 10+ Turns.
There’s five more minutes in the round.
I have seven lands in play so the Flusterstorm in my opponent’s hand is useless.
I cast Doomsday, play Shelldock Isle, and end the turn.
...My opponent has been hiding From the Ashes on top of his deck all game.
Do YOU know From the Ashes (灰からの再興)?
Holy Fucking Shit.
(L)
I got up and walked away.
My opponent borrowed his deck for the tournament.
I can’t even beat Miracles players who don’t have experience!
When I walked away, I heard my opponent talk about how exciting it is to play against strange new decks.
Normally, I also help new players when I see mistakes.
I’m glad you enjoyed the game, and I’m sorry for being so moody!
I have no chance of winning now. My soul is crushed.
Round 4 - Narita-Tell
The metagame is 50% friends, so guess what?
I win the die roll.
I keep Island, Underground Sea, Misty Rainforest, Gitaxian Probe, Gitaxian Probe, Rain of Filth.
My opponent puts Omniscience into play, but can’t find a way to win the game.
I use my cards very effectively to bait him into countering a discard spell, so I can use Burning Wish for Void Snare.
My opponent has a few cards in hand, but I resolve Doomsday.
I fuck up my pile.
Burning Wish is supposed to be the bottom card of the pile, but it isn’t. So, I don’t have red mana to cast it.
Even worse, I used Chromatic Sphere for this pile.
So, if I had just chosen red when I activated it...
(L)
-LED, 1 Gitaxian Probe
+Shelldock Isle, Emrakul
I forgot to side in Cruel Bargain.
Clearly, I am already done playing for today.
Game 2, I keep Island, Underground Sea, LED, Brainstorm, Cabal Therapy, Duress, Duress.
I probably should have mulliganed, since I know about Leyline of Sanctity.
No Turn 0 Leyline!
I play Duress. It’s countered by Force of Will.
Turn 2 I play Cabal Therapy. It’s countered by Daze.
I made a mistake by not playing my second land.
Later in the game, I know his hand has Show and Tell, Emrakul, and Sneak Attack.
I use Dark Ritual to cast Cabal Therapy and Duress to take Emrakul and Sneak Attack.
I want him to need Show and Tell because I can find my own Emrakul.
However, his next draw is Emrakul, and I lose.
(L)
This tournament is a travesty.
Round 5 - Jund
I have played against 4 out of my 5 friends.
This is my friend’s first Legacy event.
I lose the die roll.
Game 1, I keep Island, LED, Lotus Petal, Chromatic Sphere, Gitaxian Probe, Ponder, Ponder.
I draw nothing but discard spells. No win conditions.
(L)
-Gitaxian Probe
+Cruel Bargain
Game 2, I keep Island, Lotus Petal, Sensei’s Divining Top, Gitaxian Probe, Brainstorm, Duress, Rain of Filth.
My opponent’s lack of experience wins me this game.
On Turn 3, he casts Dark Confidant instead of Liliana of the Veil.
I have exactly enough cards to win.
(W)
Game 3, I keep Island, Flooded Strand, LED, Duress, Dark Ritual, Ideas Unbound, Burning Wish.
My opponent plays Turn 1 Thoughtseize, Turn 2 Hymn to Tourach.
The last turn of the game, I cast Cruel Bargain with a lot of mana floating.
I can’t find Burning Wish, and I don’t have a draw source for Doomsday.
(L)
So, that was discouraging.
Oh well, time to get back on the horse.
There are MANY more Grand Prix Trials happening.
I hope I have a chance to win one!
I really want those byes.
I can’t play at the GPT in Hachinohe this month because my family is coming.
Maybe I’ll find a GPT in Tokyo!
I was busy with speech contests...
(Really, I needed a break after this event.)
...So, anyway.
Last weekend, I went to a Grand Prix Trial in Ichinoseki.
Six of us drove down.
There were twelve players, so we were half of the metagame.
My decklist was my normal deck.
I want to try Daze more, but I don’t know what cards to remove.
To me, a GPT is too important to try new things.
...This event was a fucking disaster for me.
Maybe I should have played Daze...?
Round 1 - Eldrazi
...I’m playing against my friend.
He is playing the worst deck for me! I am not optimistic.
Normally, he’s not very serious, so I can ask him to concede...
However, this is Round 1, so even if I lose, I have hope.
I win the die roll.
Game 1, I keep Underground Sea, LED, Dark Ritual, Duress, Duress, Burning Wish, Doomsday.
I could discard a Chalice, but a Wasteland kills me.
Turn 1 Doomsday beats Chalice, and might beat Wasteland.
I decide to cast Doomsday.
I build Ideas Unbound, Island, Volcanic Island, Lotus Petal, Laboratory Maniac.
This way, I have 3 mana even if he plays Wasteland, and no 1 mana spells for Chalice. LED and Ideas Unbound can win the game in two turns.
My opponent plays Chalice on Turn 1.
Turn 2, he plays Wasteland, so I can’t cast Ideas Unbound.
Turn 3, he casts Revoker, naming LED. I lose.
(L)
-Misty Rainforest, 1 Ponder, 1 Duress, 2 Cabal Therapy, Rain of Filth
+2 Tropical Island, 4 Abrupt Decay
Game 2, I mulligan to six.
My seven card hand was Island, Sensei’s Divining Top, Gitaxian Probe, Dark Ritual, Abrupt Decay, Burning Wish, Burning Wish.
I keep Polluted Delta, Sensei’s Divining Top, Gitaxian Probe, Brainstorm, Burning Wish, Laboratory Maniac.
I scry Volcanic Island to the top of my deck.
Turn 1, I cast Gitaxian Probe.
My opponent has Ancient Tomb, City of Traitors, Thorn of Amethyst, Warping Wail, Faerie Macabre, Thought-Knot Seer, Reality Smasher.
Basically, he has disruption and big creatures. I lose.
(L)
I hate losing to Eldrazi.
I try not to be too upset...but my friend is a troll.
He says "Thanks for laying down for me."
God Damn It. I almost lost my mind.
This is only the beginning of a terrible day.
I scout.
This is the metagame:
Eldrazi
Maverick
Miracles
Show and Tell
Jund
Dredge
RUG Delver
4C Delver
BUG Delver (Team America; Stifle + Hymn)
Doomsday (me)
Imperial Taxes
-Unknown-
I didn’t see the last player’s deck before Round 2.
Round 2 - RUG Delver
I’m playing against another friend.
I win the die roll.
Game 1, I keep Island, Underground Sea, Brainstorm, Cabal Therapy, Dark Ritual, Rain of Filth, Ideas Unbound.
My opponent mulligans to five.
This is a closer game than it should be because I am cautious.
-4 Burning Wish, Laboratory Maniac
+Cabal Therapy, Cruel Bargain, Doomsday, Tendrils of Agony, Empty the Warrens
Game 2, I keep Flooded Strand, Underground Sea, LED, Gitaxian Probe, Ponder, Ponder, Doomsday.
My opponent mulligans to six.
My hand is very good, I only need Dark Ritual to win.
Easy game.
My friend is upset because he has had to mulligan all of his games.
At this point, I learn that the last player is also Eldrazi.
2 Eldrazi, Team America, and Miracles? This is Hell.
I already lost Round 1. I have no confidence I can win here.
I offer to concede to my friend. He refuses.
Round 3 - Miracles
I am unhappy. I am also paired down.
I win the die roll.
Game 1, I keep Underground Sea, Underground Sea, Lotus Petal, Brainstorm, Cabal Therapy, Dark Ritual, Burning Wish.
Turn 1, I cast Burning Wish for Doomsday.
Turn 2, I cast Cabal Therapy for Counterbalance.
He discards Counterbalance. His hand is very weak.
Turn 3, I try to combo. He had one draw to find Force of Will.
He drew Force of Will. I lose.
(L)
-2 Volcanic Island, 1 LED, 1 Ponder, 2 Cabal Therapy, 4 Burning Wish
+Shelldock Isle, 2 Tropical Island, 4 Abrupt Decay, Cruel Bargain, Doomsday, Tendrils of Agony, Emrakul
Game 2, I keep Underground Sea, Polluted Delta, LED, Abrupt Decay, Abrupt Decay, Doomsday, Tendrils of Agony.
This game, I use my Abrupt Decays on Monastery Mentor and Counterbalance.
I cast Tendrils for 12 life to stay alive against Monk Tokens and to bait counterspells from my opponent.
Then, I cast Doomsday to cast Emrakul.
(W)
I can see now that my opponent is not very experienced.
Game 3, I keep Island, Swamp, Underground Sea, Ponder, Brainstorm, Brainstorm, Abrupt Decay.
My opponent plays Turn 1 Brainstorm on his Main Phase.
...If I lose this game, I will be VERY upset.
This game is very long.
I grind my opponent down to nothing over 10+ Turns.
There’s five more minutes in the round.
I have seven lands in play so the Flusterstorm in my opponent’s hand is useless.
I cast Doomsday, play Shelldock Isle, and end the turn.
...My opponent has been hiding From the Ashes on top of his deck all game.
Do YOU know From the Ashes (灰からの再興)?
Holy Fucking Shit.
(L)
I got up and walked away.
My opponent borrowed his deck for the tournament.
I can’t even beat Miracles players who don’t have experience!
When I walked away, I heard my opponent talk about how exciting it is to play against strange new decks.
Normally, I also help new players when I see mistakes.
I’m glad you enjoyed the game, and I’m sorry for being so moody!
I have no chance of winning now. My soul is crushed.
Round 4 - Narita-Tell
The metagame is 50% friends, so guess what?
I win the die roll.
I keep Island, Underground Sea, Misty Rainforest, Gitaxian Probe, Gitaxian Probe, Rain of Filth.
My opponent puts Omniscience into play, but can’t find a way to win the game.
I use my cards very effectively to bait him into countering a discard spell, so I can use Burning Wish for Void Snare.
My opponent has a few cards in hand, but I resolve Doomsday.
I fuck up my pile.
Burning Wish is supposed to be the bottom card of the pile, but it isn’t. So, I don’t have red mana to cast it.
Even worse, I used Chromatic Sphere for this pile.
So, if I had just chosen red when I activated it...
(L)
-LED, 1 Gitaxian Probe
+Shelldock Isle, Emrakul
I forgot to side in Cruel Bargain.
Clearly, I am already done playing for today.
Game 2, I keep Island, Underground Sea, LED, Brainstorm, Cabal Therapy, Duress, Duress.
I probably should have mulliganed, since I know about Leyline of Sanctity.
No Turn 0 Leyline!
I play Duress. It’s countered by Force of Will.
Turn 2 I play Cabal Therapy. It’s countered by Daze.
I made a mistake by not playing my second land.
Later in the game, I know his hand has Show and Tell, Emrakul, and Sneak Attack.
I use Dark Ritual to cast Cabal Therapy and Duress to take Emrakul and Sneak Attack.
I want him to need Show and Tell because I can find my own Emrakul.
However, his next draw is Emrakul, and I lose.
(L)
This tournament is a travesty.
Round 5 - Jund
I have played against 4 out of my 5 friends.
This is my friend’s first Legacy event.
I lose the die roll.
Game 1, I keep Island, LED, Lotus Petal, Chromatic Sphere, Gitaxian Probe, Ponder, Ponder.
I draw nothing but discard spells. No win conditions.
(L)
-Gitaxian Probe
+Cruel Bargain
Game 2, I keep Island, Lotus Petal, Sensei’s Divining Top, Gitaxian Probe, Brainstorm, Duress, Rain of Filth.
My opponent’s lack of experience wins me this game.
On Turn 3, he casts Dark Confidant instead of Liliana of the Veil.
I have exactly enough cards to win.
(W)
Game 3, I keep Island, Flooded Strand, LED, Duress, Dark Ritual, Ideas Unbound, Burning Wish.
My opponent plays Turn 1 Thoughtseize, Turn 2 Hymn to Tourach.
The last turn of the game, I cast Cruel Bargain with a lot of mana floating.
I can’t find Burning Wish, and I don’t have a draw source for Doomsday.
(L)
So, that was discouraging.
Oh well, time to get back on the horse.
There are MANY more Grand Prix Trials happening.
I hope I have a chance to win one!
I really want those byes.
I can’t play at the GPT in Hachinohe this month because my family is coming.
Maybe I’ll find a GPT in Tokyo!
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