A Fine Vintage, Indeed

Vintage is a tricky format.

I am not talking about the vast card pool and complex card interactions or even the steep supply-and-demand curve that pushes the prices of the most desirable cards ever higher. What's truly tough to gauge is the popularity of the format. Wizards of the Coast relies on tracking sanctioned events to take the temperature of a format, but there has been a thriving Vintage tournament scene that eschews sanctioning to allow competitors to play with up to five proxies in a deck.

On one hand, it has been great for the Vintage community. Not only are there more tournaments every weekend at which for them to sling their oh-so-expensive-spells, but there are bigger and better prizes being given away as well. Star City Games recently ran a proxy tournament and gave away the Power Nine for the Top 8 competitors to divvy up as the prize. It was a smash success and it seems to have inspired other organizers to join in the fun.

The increase in tournament activity has also led to a more vociferous dialogue about the format on various websites. A batch of new writers has sprouted up talking about cards and decks that make Standard and Block players just scratch their heads. There was even a terrific article on this very site by Steve Menendian, one of the new breed of Vintage writers.

I was very curious to find out how the recent popularity of the format would translate to last weekend's Vintage Championships that Wizards held at Gen Con Indy. The Championships meant that players would need to have all the cards -- no proxies allowed in a sanctioned event -- and that could have been a barrier for players who play in unsanctioned events. Of course, the exclusive piece of Mark Tedin's Timetwister artwork produced specifically for the winner was quite a draw.

More than 150 players decked out with their Vintage best showed up to play. In the end, Mark Biller hoisted the trophy and is currently looking for a nice spot on his wall to hang his own private version of Timetwister. Biller's Control Slaver (or Drain Slaver) deck took down David Allen's Aggro Workshop deck in two games. Allen did manage to get Biller down to one life in the second game but could not draw the crucial Fire/Ice he needed to force a rubber game.

Mark Biller

Decklist Stats Sample Hand

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Creature (7)

4 Goblin Welder 1 Pentavus 1 Sundering Titan 1 Platinum Angel

Sorcery (6)

1 Time Walk 1 Tinker 1 Yawgmoth's Will 1 Demonic Tutor 2 Duress

Instant (19)

4 Mana Drain 4 Force of Will 4 Brainstorm 4 Thirst for Knowledge 1 Ancestral Recall 1 Fact or Fiction 1 Mystical Tutor

Artifact (10)

2 Mindslaver 1 Mox Jet 1 Mox Sapphire 1 Mox Emerald 1 Mox Ruby 1 Mox Pearl 1 Sol Ring 1 Black Lotus 1 Mana Crypt

Land (18)

4 Volcanic Island 3 Underground Sea 4 Polluted Delta 1 Flooded Strand 4 Island 2 Darksteel Citadel

60 Cards

Sideboard (15)

2 Duress 3 Blue Elemental Blast 2 Red Elemental Blast 3 Flametongue Kavu 3 Old Man of the Sea 2 Mogg Salvage

Blue (27)

4 Mana Drain 4 Force of Will 4 Brainstorm 4 Thirst for Knowledge 1 Ancestral Recall 1 Time Walk 1 Fact or Fiction 1 Mystical Tutor 1 Tinker 3 Blue Elemental Blast 3 Old Man of the Sea

Black (6)

1 Yawgmoth's Will 1 Demonic Tutor 4 Duress

Red (11)

4 Goblin Welder 2 Red Elemental Blast 3 Flametongue Kavu 2 Mogg Salvage

Colorless (31)

4 Volcanic Island 3 Underground Sea 4 Polluted Delta 1 Flooded Strand 4 Island 2 Darksteel Citadel 1 Pentavus 1 Sundering Titan 1 Platinum Angel 2 Mindslaver 1 Mox Jet 1 Mox Sapphire 1 Mox Emerald 1 Mox Ruby 1 Mox Pearl 1 Sol Ring 1 Black Lotus 1 Mana Crypt

75 Cards

1 (20)

4 Goblin Welder 4 Brainstorm 1 Ancestral Recall 1 Mystical Tutor 4 Duress 1 Sol Ring 3 Blue Elemental Blast 2 Red Elemental Blast

2 (6)

4 Mana Drain 1 Time Walk 1 Demonic Tutor

3 (11)

4 Thirst for Knowledge 1 Tinker 1 Yawgmoth's Will 3 Old Man of the Sea 2 Mogg Salvage

4 (4)

1 Fact or Fiction 3 Flametongue Kavu

5 (4)

4 Force of Will

6 (2)

2 Mindslaver

7 (2)

1 Pentavus 1 Platinum Angel

8 (1)

1 Sundering Titan

50 Cards

Common (24)

4 Island 4 Force of Will 4 Brainstorm 1 Ancestral Recall 1 Time Walk 4 Duress 1 Mox Jet 1 Mox Sapphire 1 Mox Emerald 1 Mox Ruby 1 Mox Pearl 1 Black Lotus

Uncommon (18)

2 Darksteel Citadel 4 Thirst for Knowledge 1 Fact or Fiction 1 Sol Ring 3 Blue Elemental Blast 2 Red Elemental Blast 3 Flametongue Kavu 2 Mogg Salvage

Rare (17)

4 Volcanic Island 3 Underground Sea 4 Goblin Welder 1 Pentavus 1 Sundering Titan 1 Platinum Angel 3 Old Man of the Sea

Mythic (16)

4 Polluted Delta 1 Flooded Strand 4 Mana Drain 1 Mystical Tutor 1 Tinker 1 Yawgmoth's Will 1 Demonic Tutor 2 Mindslaver 1 Mana Crypt

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David Allen

Decklist Stats Sample Hand

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Creature (14)

2 Su-Chi 1 Sundering Titan 1 Gorilla Shaman 4 Goblin Welder 4 Juggernaut 1 Triskelion 1 Duplicant

Sorcery (3)

1 Tinker 1 Time Walk 1 Wheel of Fortune

Instant (6)

4 Thirst for Knowledge 1 Mystical Tutor 1 Ancestral Recall

Artifact (16)

1 Memory Jar 3 Crucible of Worlds 1 Mox Sapphire 1 Mox Jet 1 Mox Ruby 1 Mox Emerald 1 Mox Pearl 1 Sol Ring 1 Black Lotus 1 Mana Vault 1 Mana Crypt 3 Trinisphere

Land (19)

4 Wasteland 4 Mishra's Workshop 4 Volcanic Island 2 Polluted Delta 1 Tolarian Academy 1 Strip Mine 3 Shivan Reef

Other (2)

2 Fire/Ice

60 Cards

Sideboard (15)

1 Trinisphere 1 Tormod's Crypt 4 Chalice of the Void 3 Red Elemental Blast 3 Rack and Ruin 3 Hydroblast

Blue (11)

1 Tinker 4 Thirst for Knowledge 1 Mystical Tutor 1 Time Walk 1 Ancestral Recall 3 Hydroblast

Red (12)

1 Gorilla Shaman 4 Goblin Welder 1 Wheel of Fortune 3 Red Elemental Blast 3 Rack and Ruin

Colorless (52)

4 Wasteland 4 Mishra's Workshop 4 Volcanic Island 2 Polluted Delta 1 Tolarian Academy 1 Strip Mine 3 Shivan Reef 2 Su-Chi 1 Sundering Titan 4 Juggernaut 1 Triskelion 1 Duplicant 1 Memory Jar 3 Crucible of Worlds 1 Mox Sapphire 1 Mox Jet 1 Mox Ruby 1 Mox Emerald 1 Mox Pearl 1 Sol Ring 1 Black Lotus 1 Mana Vault 1 Mana Crypt 2 Fire/Ice 4 Trinisphere 1 Tormod's Crypt 4 Chalice of the Void

75 Cards

1 (15)

1 Gorilla Shaman 4 Goblin Welder 1 Sol Ring 1 Mana Vault 1 Mystical Tutor 1 Ancestral Recall 3 Red Elemental Blast 3 Hydroblast

2 (1)

1 Time Walk

3 (16)

3 Crucible of Worlds 1 Tinker 4 Thirst for Knowledge 4 Trinisphere 1 Wheel of Fortune 3 Rack and Ruin

4 (6)

2 Su-Chi 4 Juggernaut

5 (1)

1 Memory Jar

6 (2)

1 Triskelion 1 Duplicant

8 (1)

1 Sundering Titan

42 Cards

Common (17)

1 Mox Sapphire 1 Mox Jet 1 Mox Ruby 1 Mox Emerald 1 Mox Pearl 1 Black Lotus 2 Fire/Ice 1 Time Walk 1 Ancestral Recall 4 Chalice of the Void 3 Hydroblast

Uncommon (19)

2 Su-Chi 1 Gorilla Shaman 4 Juggernaut 1 Sol Ring 4 Thirst for Knowledge 1 Tormod's Crypt 3 Red Elemental Blast 3 Rack and Ruin

Rare (15)

4 Volcanic Island 3 Shivan Reef 1 Sundering Titan 4 Goblin Welder 1 Triskelion 1 Duplicant 1 Mana Vault

Mythic (24)

4 Wasteland 4 Mishra's Workshop 2 Polluted Delta 1 Tolarian Academy 1 Strip Mine 1 Memory Jar 3 Crucible of Worlds 1 Mana Crypt 1 Tinker 1 Mystical Tutor 4 Trinisphere 1 Wheel of Fortune

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Biller's deck abuses Goblin Welder and tries to either set up a board position where he can “tinker” away a Pentavite token each turn to take his opponent's turn with Mindslaver. With so many broken cards flitting about the Vintage metagame, why shouldn't he get to play with all of them -- regardless of whose deck they are in?

Biller had fought his way past another Aggro Workshop deck played by Giovanni Conedera while Allen had made it past one of the more exciting decks to make the elimination rounds. Michael Simester's Goblin Charbelcher deck featured only two lands and was a dedicated combo deck. While most Vintage decks have some combo features, it is rare to see a deck with only one route to victory. In this case, Simester relied on getting out a Charbelcher and activating it to win. His only other option was to attack with Elvish Spirit Guides.

Giovanni Conedera

Decklist Stats Sample Hand

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Creature (18)

4 Goblin Welder 4 Juggernaut 4 Su-Chi 3 Triskelion 2 Gorilla Shaman 1 Sundering Titan

Sorcery (3)

1 Demonic Tutor 1 Yawgmoth's Will 1 Wheel of Fortune

Artifact (13)

1 Memory Jar 4 Trinisphere 1 Mana Crypt 1 Sol Ring 1 Mox Sapphire 1 Mox Jet 1 Mox Ruby 1 Mox Emerald 1 Mox Pearl 1 Black Lotus

Enchantment (6)

3 Blood Moon 3 Chains of Mephistopheles

Land (20)

4 Mishra's Factory 4 Bloodstained Mire 4 Wasteland 3 Badlands 2 Mountain 2 Swamp 1 Strip Mine

60 Cards

Sideboard (15)

3 Chalice of the Void 3 Crucible of Worlds 3 Red Elemental Blast 3 Rack and Ruin 3 Coffin Purge

Black (8)

3 Chains of Mephistopheles 1 Demonic Tutor 1 Yawgmoth's Will 3 Coffin Purge

Red (16)

4 Goblin Welder 2 Gorilla Shaman 3 Blood Moon 1 Wheel of Fortune 3 Red Elemental Blast 3 Rack and Ruin

Colorless (51)

4 Mishra's Factory 4 Bloodstained Mire 4 Wasteland 3 Badlands 2 Mountain 2 Swamp 1 Strip Mine 4 Juggernaut 4 Su-Chi 3 Triskelion 1 Sundering Titan 1 Memory Jar 4 Trinisphere 1 Mana Crypt 1 Sol Ring 1 Mox Sapphire 1 Mox Jet 1 Mox Ruby 1 Mox Emerald 1 Mox Pearl 1 Black Lotus 3 Chalice of the Void 3 Crucible of Worlds

75 Cards

1 (13)

4 Goblin Welder 2 Gorilla Shaman 1 Sol Ring 3 Red Elemental Blast 3 Coffin Purge

2 (4)

3 Chains of Mephistopheles 1 Demonic Tutor

3 (15)

4 Trinisphere 3 Blood Moon 1 Yawgmoth's Will 1 Wheel of Fortune 3 Crucible of Worlds 3 Rack and Ruin

4 (8)

4 Juggernaut 4 Su-Chi

5 (1)

1 Memory Jar

6 (3)

3 Triskelion

8 (1)

1 Sundering Titan

45 Cards

Common (16)

2 Mountain 2 Swamp 1 Mox Sapphire 1 Mox Jet 1 Mox Ruby 1 Mox Emerald 1 Mox Pearl 1 Black Lotus 3 Chalice of the Void 3 Coffin Purge

Uncommon (21)

4 Mishra's Factory 4 Juggernaut 4 Su-Chi 2 Gorilla Shaman 1 Sol Ring 3 Red Elemental Blast 3 Rack and Ruin

Rare (17)

3 Badlands 4 Goblin Welder 3 Triskelion 1 Sundering Titan 3 Blood Moon 3 Chains of Mephistopheles

Mythic (21)

4 Bloodstained Mire 4 Wasteland 1 Strip Mine 1 Memory Jar 4 Trinisphere 1 Demonic Tutor 1 Yawgmoth's Will 1 Wheel of Fortune 1 Mana Crypt 3 Crucible of Worlds

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Michael Simester

Decklist Stats Sample Hand

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Creature (11)

4 Elvish Spirit Guide 4 Tinder Wall 3 Goblin Welder

Sorcery (13)

4 Land Grant 2 Living Wish 1 Demonic Tutor 1 Tinker 1 Wheel of Fortune 1 Yawgmoth's Will 1 Channel 1 Tendrils of Agony 1 Timetwister

Instant (11)

2 Cabal Ritual 4 Dark Ritual 1 Mystical Tutor 1 Vampiric Tutor 2 Brainstorm 1 Ancestral Recall

Artifact (22)

1 Mana Crypt 1 Chrome Mox 1 Lotus Petal 1 Sol Ring 1 Mana Vault 1 Lion's Eye Diamond 4 Chromatic Sphere 1 Mana Cylix 1 Memory Jar 4 Goblin Charbelcher 1 Black Lotus 1 Mox Sapphire 1 Mox Jet 1 Mox Ruby 1 Mox Emerald 1 Mox Pearl

Enchantment (1)

1 Necropotence

Land (2)

1 Tropical Island 1 Bayou

60 Cards

Sideboard (15)

1 Goblin Welder 1 Artifact Mutation 4 Xantid Swarm 1 Taiga 1 Uktabi Orangutan 1 Gemstone Mine 1 Scavenger Folk 3 Oxidize 1 Darksteel Colossus 1 Mishra's Workshop

Blue (6)

1 Tinker 1 Mystical Tutor 2 Brainstorm 1 Timetwister 1 Ancestral Recall

Black (11)

2 Cabal Ritual 4 Dark Ritual 1 Demonic Tutor 1 Vampiric Tutor 1 Yawgmoth's Will 1 Necropotence 1 Tendrils of Agony

Red (5)

4 Goblin Welder 1 Wheel of Fortune

Green (24)

4 Elvish Spirit Guide 4 Tinder Wall 4 Land Grant 2 Living Wish 1 Channel 4 Xantid Swarm 1 Uktabi Orangutan 1 Scavenger Folk 3 Oxidize

Multi colored (1)

1 Artifact Mutation

Colorless (28)

1 Tropical Island 1 Bayou 1 Mana Crypt 1 Chrome Mox 1 Lotus Petal 1 Sol Ring 1 Mana Vault 1 Lion's Eye Diamond 4 Chromatic Sphere 1 Mana Cylix 1 Memory Jar 4 Goblin Charbelcher 1 Black Lotus 1 Mox Sapphire 1 Mox Jet 1 Mox Ruby 1 Mox Emerald 1 Mox Pearl 1 Taiga 1 Gemstone Mine 1 Darksteel Colossus 1 Mishra's Workshop

75 Cards

1 (32)

4 Tinder Wall 4 Goblin Welder 1 Sol Ring 1 Mana Vault 4 Chromatic Sphere 1 Mana Cylix 4 Dark Ritual 1 Mystical Tutor 1 Vampiric Tutor 2 Brainstorm 1 Ancestral Recall 4 Xantid Swarm 1 Scavenger Folk 3 Oxidize

2 (11)

4 Land Grant 2 Living Wish 2 Cabal Ritual 1 Demonic Tutor 1 Channel 1 Artifact Mutation

3 (10)

4 Elvish Spirit Guide 1 Tinker 1 Wheel of Fortune 1 Yawgmoth's Will 1 Necropotence 1 Timetwister 1 Uktabi Orangutan

4 (5)

1 Tendrils of Agony 4 Goblin Charbelcher

5 (1)

1 Memory Jar

11 (1)

1 Darksteel Colossus

60 Cards

Common (25)

4 Tinder Wall 4 Land Grant 4 Chromatic Sphere 1 Mana Cylix 2 Brainstorm 1 Black Lotus 1 Timetwister 1 Mox Sapphire 1 Mox Jet 1 Mox Ruby 1 Mox Emerald 1 Mox Pearl 1 Ancestral Recall 1 Gemstone Mine 1 Scavenger Folk

Uncommon (12)

4 Elvish Spirit Guide 1 Lotus Petal 1 Sol Ring 2 Cabal Ritual 1 Uktabi Orangutan 3 Oxidize

Rare (25)

1 Tropical Island 1 Bayou 4 Goblin Welder 1 Chrome Mox 1 Mana Vault 2 Living Wish 4 Dark Ritual 1 Tendrils of Agony 4 Goblin Charbelcher 1 Artifact Mutation 4 Xantid Swarm 1 Taiga

Mythic (13)

1 Mana Crypt 1 Lion's Eye Diamond 1 Demonic Tutor 1 Tinker 1 Mystical Tutor 1 Vampiric Tutor 1 Wheel of Fortune 1 Memory Jar 1 Yawgmoth's Will 1 Necropotence 1 Channel 1 Darksteel Colossus 1 Mishra's Workshop

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The rest of the Top 8 was rounded out by Nick Trudeau (lost to Simester in the quarterfinals), Stephen Menendian (lost to Allen), Tom Rotchadl (lost to Conedera), and Kevin Cron (lost by Biller). Trudeau's match with Simester was lightning fast -- it took a total of five turns (three in game one and two in the second). Trudeau conceded to Simester's Land Grant in one game when he revealed the combo to pay the alternate casting cost.

Simester claims his deck kills 30 percent of the time on turn one and 70-80 percent of the time on turn two if his opponent is not playing counters. He playtested 100+ hours with hundreds of goldfish hands. He only played two lands in his main deck, but the basic lands in his sideboard were there to get around Trinisphere. His secondary kill condition was Tendrils, and he described his deck as being like a puzzle -- every game is different and you have to put the right pieces together to win.

One example of such problem solving saw Simester with an active Welder and an unimprinted Chrome Mox in play. In his hand he had Lion's Eye Diamond, Charbelcher, and some nonessential cards. He played Lion's Eye Diamond and discarded the Belcher for three mana from the pseudo-Lotus. He welded the Mox for the Belcher and belched his opponent for the win. Fun stuff.

Menendian played a monoblue deck that was designed to foil the metagame. With so many Crucible decks running around to abuse Strip Mine and Wasteland, Menendian tried to give those decks no targets while denying them mana with Back to Basics and Energy Flux. Menendian's metagaming seemed prescient since he went 6-0 in the Swiss before conceding to his teammate Kevin Cron to ensure Cron back-to-back Top 8 appearances in this event (Allen also went back to back this year).

Stephen Menendian

Decklist Stats Sample Hand

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Creature (6)

4 Ophidian 2 Morphling

Sorcery (1)

1 Time Walk

Instant (20)

4 Impulse 4 Mana Drain 4 Force of Will 4 Mana Leak 2 Counterspell 1 Misdirection 1 Ancestral Recall

Artifact (10)

1 Black Lotus 1 Mox Sapphire 1 Mox Jet 1 Mox Ruby 1 Mox Pearl 1 Mox Emerald 1 Sol Ring 3 Powder Keg

Enchantment (4)

4 Back to Basics

Land (19)

8 Island 3 Polluted Delta 2 Flooded Strand 4 Wasteland 1 Strip Mine 1 Library of Alexandria

60 Cards

Sideboard (15)

1 Counterspell 4 Energy Flux 3 Control Magic 4 Propaganda 3 Blue Elemental Blast

Blue (46)

4 Ophidian 2 Morphling 4 Impulse 4 Mana Drain 4 Force of Will 4 Mana Leak 3 Counterspell 1 Misdirection 1 Ancestral Recall 1 Time Walk 4 Back to Basics 4 Energy Flux 3 Control Magic 4 Propaganda 3 Blue Elemental Blast

Colorless (29)

8 Island 3 Polluted Delta 2 Flooded Strand 4 Wasteland 1 Strip Mine 1 Library of Alexandria 1 Black Lotus 1 Mox Sapphire 1 Mox Jet 1 Mox Ruby 1 Mox Pearl 1 Mox Emerald 1 Sol Ring 3 Powder Keg

75 Cards

1 (5)

1 Sol Ring 1 Ancestral Recall 3 Blue Elemental Blast

2 (19)

4 Impulse 4 Mana Drain 4 Mana Leak 3 Counterspell 1 Time Walk 3 Powder Keg

3 (16)

4 Ophidian 4 Back to Basics 4 Energy Flux 4 Propaganda

4 (3)

3 Control Magic

5 (7)

2 Morphling 4 Force of Will 1 Misdirection

50 Cards

Common (32)

8 Island 4 Ophidian 1 Black Lotus 1 Mox Sapphire 1 Mox Jet 1 Mox Ruby 1 Mox Pearl 1 Mox Emerald 4 Impulse 4 Force of Will 4 Mana Leak 1 Ancestral Recall 1 Time Walk

Uncommon (15)

1 Sol Ring 3 Counterspell 4 Energy Flux 4 Propaganda 3 Blue Elemental Blast

Rare (11)

1 Misdirection 4 Back to Basics 3 Powder Keg 3 Control Magic

Mythic (17)

3 Polluted Delta 2 Flooded Strand 4 Wasteland 1 Strip Mine 1 Library of Alexandria 2 Morphling 4 Mana Drain

75 Cards

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Cron played a Smokestack control deck that he described as the "fastest chronological combo concession" deck. Some decks have combos that kill in the first two turns but they take a long time to play the cards and actually "go off." His deck draws a concession with only a few cards in play -- Cron showed off his ideal turn-three board position as an example. He did not mulligan throughout the Swiss and he modestly gave that credit for his repeat visit to the Top 8. Matches where he played a turn-one Trinisphere against Affinity, followed by a Smokestack on the next turn, probably had more to do with it, though.

Kevin Cron

Decklist Stats Sample Hand

Sort by: OverviewColorCostRarity

Creature (6)

4 Goblin Welder 2 Sundering Titan

Sorcery (4)

1 Tinker 1 Wheel of Fortune 1 Demonic Tutor 1 Balance

Instant (5)

3 Meditate 1 Ancestral Recall 1 Hurkyl's Recall

Artifact (28)

4 Smokestack 4 Tangle Wire 4 Trinisphere 4 Crucible of Worlds 1 Black Lotus 1 Mox Sapphire 1 Mox Jet 1 Mox Ruby 1 Mox Emerald 1 Mox Pearl 1 Sol Ring 1 Mana Crypt 1 Mana Vault 1 Lotus Petal 1 Grim Monolith 1 Darksteel Ingot

Land (17)

4 Mishra's Workshop 4 City of Brass 3 Gemstone Mine 1 Tolarian Academy 4 Wasteland 1 Strip Mine

60 Cards

Sideboard (15)

1 Hurkyl's Recall 3 Red Elemental Blast 2 Blue Elemental Blast 2 Fire/Ice 1 Mindslaver 1 Triskelion 2 Tormod's Crypt 3 Tsabo's Web

White (1)

1 Balance

Blue (9)

3 Meditate 1 Ancestral Recall 1 Tinker 2 Hurkyl's Recall 2 Blue Elemental Blast

Black (1)

1 Demonic Tutor

Red (8)

4 Goblin Welder 1 Wheel of Fortune 3 Red Elemental Blast

Colorless (56)

4 Mishra's Workshop 4 City of Brass 3 Gemstone Mine 1 Tolarian Academy 4 Wasteland 1 Strip Mine 2 Sundering Titan 4 Smokestack 4 Tangle Wire 4 Trinisphere 4 Crucible of Worlds 1 Black Lotus 1 Mox Sapphire 1 Mox Jet 1 Mox Ruby 1 Mox Emerald 1 Mox Pearl 1 Sol Ring 1 Mana Crypt 1 Mana Vault 1 Lotus Petal 1 Grim Monolith 1 Darksteel Ingot 2 Fire/Ice 1 Mindslaver 1 Triskelion 2 Tormod's Crypt 3 Tsabo's Web

75 Cards

1 (12)

4 Goblin Welder 1 Ancestral Recall 1 Sol Ring 1 Mana Vault 3 Red Elemental Blast 2 Blue Elemental Blast

2 (8)

1 Demonic Tutor 2 Hurkyl's Recall 1 Balance 1 Grim Monolith 3 Tsabo's Web

3 (18)

4 Tangle Wire 4 Trinisphere 4 Crucible of Worlds 3 Meditate 1 Tinker 1 Wheel of Fortune 1 Darksteel Ingot

4 (4)

4 Smokestack

6 (2)

1 Mindslaver 1 Triskelion

8 (2)

2 Sundering Titan

46 Cards

Common (12)

3 Gemstone Mine 1 Ancestral Recall 1 Black Lotus 1 Mox Sapphire 1 Mox Jet 1 Mox Ruby 1 Mox Emerald 1 Mox Pearl 2 Fire/Ice

Uncommon (10)

1 Sol Ring 1 Lotus Petal 1 Darksteel Ingot 3 Red Elemental Blast 2 Blue Elemental Blast 2 Tormod's Crypt

Rare (21)

4 City of Brass 4 Goblin Welder 2 Sundering Titan 3 Meditate 2 Hurkyl's Recall 1 Mana Vault 1 Grim Monolith 1 Triskelion 3 Tsabo's Web

Mythic (32)

4 Mishra's Workshop 1 Tolarian Academy 4 Wasteland 1 Strip Mine 4 Smokestack 4 Tangle Wire 4 Trinisphere 4 Crucible of Worlds 1 Tinker 1 Wheel of Fortune 1 Demonic Tutor 1 Balance 1 Mana Crypt 1 Mindslaver

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Rotchadl and Trudeau provided two different examples of how you can approach the format. Rotchadl's blue-red Fish deck is relatively inexpensive to build and sports none of the flash that the other decks were bringing to the table. Trudeau took pride in his unique foil and Asian cards residing alongside his power cards. Even without a Black Lotus -- he calls his Mana Vault the poor man's Lotus -- he estimated his deck's value to be over $3,000!

Nick Trudeau

Decklist Stats Sample Hand

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Creature (21)

4 Goblin Welder 4 Juggernaut 3 Su-Chi 1 Masticore 1 Triskelion 2 Sundering Titan 1 Duplicant 1 Anger 1 Squee, Goblin Nabob 1 Flametongue Kavu 1 Uktabi Orangutan 1 Karn, Silver Golem

Artifact (15)

4 Trinisphere 1 Memory Jar 2 Crucible of Worlds 1 Sol Ring 1 Mox Emerald 1 Mox Pearl 1 Mox Jet 1 Mox Sapphire 1 Mox Ruby 1 Mana Crypt 1 Mana Vault

Enchantment (5)

4 Survival of the Fittest 1 Blood Moon

Land (20)

4 Mishra's Workshop 1 Strip Mine 4 Wasteland 3 Forest 1 Mountain 4 Taiga 3 Wooded Foothills

61 Cards

Sideboard (15)

1 Duplicant 2 Blood Moon 3 Tormod's Crypt 2 Artifact Mutation 2 Naturalize 1 Viashino Heretic 1 Genesis 1 Platinum Angel 2 Chalice of the Void

Red (11)

4 Goblin Welder 1 Anger 1 Squee, Goblin Nabob 1 Flametongue Kavu 3 Blood Moon 1 Viashino Heretic

Green (8)

1 Uktabi Orangutan 4 Survival of the Fittest 2 Naturalize 1 Genesis

Multi colored (2)

2 Artifact Mutation

Colorless (55)

4 Mishra's Workshop 1 Strip Mine 4 Wasteland 3 Forest 1 Mountain 4 Taiga 3 Wooded Foothills 4 Juggernaut 3 Su-Chi 1 Masticore 1 Triskelion 2 Sundering Titan 2 Duplicant 1 Karn, Silver Golem 4 Trinisphere 1 Memory Jar 2 Crucible of Worlds 1 Sol Ring 1 Mox Emerald 1 Mox Pearl 1 Mox Jet 1 Mox Sapphire 1 Mox Ruby 1 Mana Crypt 1 Mana Vault 3 Tormod's Crypt 1 Platinum Angel 2 Chalice of the Void

76 Cards

1 (6)

4 Goblin Welder 1 Sol Ring 1 Mana Vault

2 (8)

4 Survival of the Fittest 2 Artifact Mutation 2 Naturalize

3 (12)

1 Squee, Goblin Nabob 1 Uktabi Orangutan 4 Trinisphere 2 Crucible of Worlds 3 Blood Moon 1 Viashino Heretic

4 (10)

4 Juggernaut 3 Su-Chi 1 Masticore 1 Anger 1 Flametongue Kavu

5 (3)

1 Karn, Silver Golem 1 Memory Jar 1 Genesis

6 (3)

1 Triskelion 2 Duplicant

7 (1)

1 Platinum Angel

8 (2)

2 Sundering Titan

45 Cards

Common (13)

3 Forest 1 Mountain 1 Mox Emerald 1 Mox Pearl 1 Mox Jet 1 Mox Sapphire 1 Mox Ruby 2 Naturalize 2 Chalice of the Void

Uncommon (15)

4 Juggernaut 3 Su-Chi 1 Anger 1 Flametongue Kavu 1 Uktabi Orangutan 1 Sol Ring 3 Tormod's Crypt 1 Viashino Heretic

Rare (24)

4 Taiga 4 Goblin Welder 1 Masticore 1 Triskelion 2 Sundering Titan 2 Duplicant 1 Squee, Goblin Nabob 1 Karn, Silver Golem 3 Blood Moon 1 Mana Vault 2 Artifact Mutation 1 Genesis 1 Platinum Angel

Mythic (24)

4 Mishra's Workshop 1 Strip Mine 4 Wasteland 3 Wooded Foothills 4 Survival of the Fittest 4 Trinisphere 1 Memory Jar 2 Crucible of Worlds 1 Mana Crypt

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Tom Rotchadl

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Creature (12)

4 Grim Lavamancer 4 Spiketail Hatchling 4 Cloud of Faeries

Instant (10)

3 Stifle 3 Daze 4 Force of Will

Artifact (5)

3 Null Rod 2 Crucible of Worlds

Enchantment (8)

4 Standstill 4 Curiosity

Land (25)

4 Volcanic Island 4 Polluted Delta 1 Bloodstained Mire 4 Wasteland 1 Strip Mine 2 Faerie Conclave 4 Mishra's Factory 3 Island 2 Mountain

60 Cards

Sideboard (15)

2 Fire/Ice 3 Rack and Ruin 3 Sigil of Sleep 4 Red Elemental Blast 3 Sword of Fire and Ice

Blue (29)

4 Spiketail Hatchling 4 Cloud of Faeries 4 Standstill 4 Curiosity 3 Stifle 3 Daze 4 Force of Will 3 Sigil of Sleep

Red (11)

4 Grim Lavamancer 3 Rack and Ruin 4 Red Elemental Blast

Colorless (35)

4 Volcanic Island 4 Polluted Delta 1 Bloodstained Mire 4 Wasteland 1 Strip Mine 2 Faerie Conclave 4 Mishra's Factory 3 Island 2 Mountain 3 Null Rod 2 Crucible of Worlds 2 Fire/Ice 3 Sword of Fire and Ice

75 Cards

1 (18)

4 Grim Lavamancer 4 Curiosity 3 Stifle 3 Sigil of Sleep 4 Red Elemental Blast

2 (18)

4 Spiketail Hatchling 4 Cloud of Faeries 4 Standstill 3 Daze 3 Null Rod

3 (8)

2 Crucible of Worlds 3 Rack and Ruin 3 Sword of Fire and Ice

5 (4)

4 Force of Will

48 Cards

Common (17)

3 Island 2 Mountain 3 Daze 4 Force of Will 2 Fire/Ice 3 Sigil of Sleep

Uncommon (29)

2 Faerie Conclave 4 Mishra's Factory 4 Spiketail Hatchling 4 Cloud of Faeries 4 Standstill 4 Curiosity 3 Rack and Ruin 4 Red Elemental Blast

Rare (14)

4 Volcanic Island 4 Grim Lavamancer 3 Stifle 3 Null Rod

Mythic (15)

4 Polluted Delta 1 Bloodstained Mire 4 Wasteland 1 Strip Mine 2 Crucible of Worlds 3 Sword of Fire and Ice

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Rotchadl's deck is one of the most popular decks in the format because you can probably build it for less than it costs for any one of the power cards. Yet it is still a potent enough force in the metagame that the winner's deck was sporting Old Man of the Sea in his sideboard to stem the rising tide of Fish decks (they are also pretty good against opposing Welders). With so many cards to choose from, anything is possible in this format. In round two, Rotchadl had an opponent go infinite against him with a Fastbond, Crucible of Worlds, and Barbarian Ring with Glacial Chasm to prevent the damage.

One of the big surprises in the Top 8 was the absence of Hulk Smash, Carl Winter's winning Psychatog deck from last year. It was handicapped as one of the best decks coming into the event but neither it nor Winter could repeat last year's performance. Also absent was the four-color control deck that won a recent Star City event. With the increasing schedule of Vintage tournaments over the coming year, these players will have ample opportunity to avenge their poor showing in the Championships.

For those Vintage players out there interested in slinging against a Wizards of the Coast R&D member, mark your calendars for Oct. 23 in Richmond, Va. That's when Star City's Power Nine Tournament will feature guest player Aaron Forsythe! StarCityGames.com president Pete Hoefling said that anyone who defeats Forsythe in Swiss will receive an Italian Legends booster pack, courtesy of StarCityGames.com.

Play of the Week

This week's play comes from the PTQ for Columbus in Berlin. Top-8 competitor Lukas Rohland was playing his Big Red deck (with a little black -- see Swimming with Sharks for the decklist) in the semifinals. He attacked with a Megatog on his fourth turn, backed up by two artifact lands and a Talisman. His opponent chose not to block and Rohland floated four mana and ate his artifacts to boost his 'Tog to 12 power. He finished his opponent off when he "flung" the Tog for another 12 points with an nonentwined Grab the Reins.

Setting up Nagoya

This past weekend was also the 2004 Japan Junior Championship. The event was held at the Character Hobby Festa in Chiba, Japan. There were 39 competitors -- all aged 15 and younger -- for this Standard event. The Japan Junior Championship invites players who win an in-store qualifier tournament (held between April and August), as well as the top players from the Japan Junior Ranking. Prizes were as follows:

1st: Box each of Mirrodin, Darksteel, Fifth Dawn; ¥30,000 in book coupons
2nd: 18 packs each of Mirrodin, Darksteel, Fifth Dawn; ¥20,000 in book coupons
3rd-4th: Box of Fifth Dawn; ¥10,000 in book coupons
5th-8th: 18 packs of Fifth Dawn; ¥5,000 in book coupons
9th-16th: 9 packs of Fifth Dawn; ¥3,000 in book coupons
17th-32nd: 6 packs of Fifth Dawn; ¥1,000 in book coupons

Here's a look at the Top 8 decklists:

Takayuki Koike

Decklist Stats Sample Hand

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Creature (6)

3 Exalted Angel 3 Eternal Dragon

Sorcery (11)

3 Decree of Justice 2 Concentrate 2 Akroma's Vengeance 4 Wrath of God

Instant (17)

1 Vex 3 Condescend 2 Renewed Faith 4 Mana Leak 4 Thirst for Knowledge 3 Rewind

Artifact (1)

1 Scrabbling Claws

Land (25)

2 Flooded Strand 3 Temple of the False God 3 Coastal Tower 9 Island 8 Plains

60 Cards

Sideboard (15)

2 Scrabbling Claws 1 Decree of Silence 2 Mindslaver 3 Silver Knight 2 Acquire 2 Annul 3 Relic Barrier

White (20)

3 Exalted Angel 3 Eternal Dragon 2 Renewed Faith 3 Decree of Justice 2 Akroma's Vengeance 4 Wrath of God 3 Silver Knight

Blue (22)

1 Vex 3 Condescend 4 Mana Leak 4 Thirst for Knowledge 3 Rewind 2 Concentrate 1 Decree of Silence 2 Acquire 2 Annul

Colorless (33)

2 Flooded Strand 3 Temple of the False God 3 Coastal Tower 9 Island 8 Plains 3 Scrabbling Claws 2 Mindslaver 3 Relic Barrier

75 Cards

1 (8)

3 Condescend 3 Scrabbling Claws 2 Annul

2 (10)

4 Mana Leak 3 Silver Knight 3 Relic Barrier

3 (7)

1 Vex 2 Renewed Faith 4 Thirst for Knowledge

4 (12)

3 Rewind 3 Decree of Justice 2 Concentrate 4 Wrath of God

5 (2)

2 Acquire

6 (7)

3 Exalted Angel 2 Akroma's Vengeance 2 Mindslaver

7 (3)

3 Eternal Dragon

8 (1)

1 Decree of Silence

50 Cards

Common (24)

9 Island 8 Plains 1 Vex 4 Mana Leak 2 Annul

Uncommon (29)

3 Temple of the False God 3 Coastal Tower 3 Condescend 2 Renewed Faith 4 Thirst for Knowledge 3 Rewind 3 Scrabbling Claws 2 Concentrate 3 Silver Knight 3 Relic Barrier

Rare (18)

3 Exalted Angel 3 Eternal Dragon 3 Decree of Justice 2 Akroma's Vengeance 4 Wrath of God 1 Decree of Silence 2 Acquire

Mythic (4)

2 Flooded Strand 2 Mindslaver

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Akihiro Kawamura

Decklist Stats Sample Hand

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Creature (20)

2 Ornithopter 4 Disciple of the Vault 4 Frogmite 4 Arcbound Ravager 3 Somber Hoverguard 3 Arcbound Worker

Sorcery (8)

4 Night's Whisper 4 Thoughtcast

Instant (4)

4 Shrapnel Blast

Artifact (8)

4 Cranial Plating 4 Chromatic Sphere

Land (20)

4 Blinkmoth Nexus 3 Glimmervoid 4 Seat of the Synod 3 Vault of Whispers 4 Great Furnace 2 Darksteel Citadel

60 Cards

Sideboard (15)

2 Shatter 3 Mana Leak 4 Furnace Dragon 3 Seething Song 3 Pyroclasm

Blue (10)

3 Somber Hoverguard 4 Thoughtcast 3 Mana Leak

Black (8)

4 Disciple of the Vault 4 Night's Whisper

Red (16)

4 Shrapnel Blast 2 Shatter 4 Furnace Dragon 3 Seething Song 3 Pyroclasm

Colorless (41)

4 Blinkmoth Nexus 3 Glimmervoid 4 Seat of the Synod 3 Vault of Whispers 4 Great Furnace 2 Darksteel Citadel 2 Ornithopter 4 Frogmite 4 Arcbound Ravager 3 Arcbound Worker 4 Cranial Plating 4 Chromatic Sphere

75 Cards

1 (11)

4 Disciple of the Vault 3 Arcbound Worker 4 Chromatic Sphere

2 (24)

4 Arcbound Ravager 4 Cranial Plating 4 Shrapnel Blast 4 Night's Whisper 2 Shatter 3 Mana Leak 3 Pyroclasm

3 (3)

3 Seething Song

4 (4)

4 Frogmite

5 (4)

4 Thoughtcast

6 (3)

3 Somber Hoverguard

9 (4)

4 Furnace Dragon

53 Cards

Common (49)

4 Seat of the Synod 3 Vault of Whispers 4 Great Furnace 4 Disciple of the Vault 4 Frogmite 3 Somber Hoverguard 3 Arcbound Worker 4 Cranial Plating 4 Night's Whisper 4 Thoughtcast 4 Chromatic Sphere 2 Shatter 3 Mana Leak 3 Seething Song

Uncommon (11)

2 Darksteel Citadel 2 Ornithopter 4 Shrapnel Blast 3 Pyroclasm

Rare (15)

4 Blinkmoth Nexus 3 Glimmervoid 4 Arcbound Ravager 4 Furnace Dragon

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Kouei Itou

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Creature (20)

4 Birds of Paradise 3 Vine Trellis 4 Ravenous Baloth 3 Molder Slug 2 Arc-Slogger 4 Eternal Witness

Sorcery (13)

4 Stone Rain 4 Creeping Mold 3 Plow Under 2 Pyroclasm

Instant (4)

3 Magma Jet 1 Starstorm

Land (23)

3 Contested Cliffs 2 City of Brass 4 Wooded Foothills 7 Forest 7 Mountain

60 Cards

Sideboard (15)

1 Plow Under 2 Pyroclasm 3 Naturalize 3 Oxidize 3 Flashfires 2 Dwarven Blastminer 1 Hunted Wumpus

Red (19)

2 Arc-Slogger 4 Stone Rain 3 Magma Jet 4 Pyroclasm 1 Starstorm 3 Flashfires 2 Dwarven Blastminer

Green (33)

4 Birds of Paradise 3 Vine Trellis 4 Ravenous Baloth 3 Molder Slug 4 Eternal Witness 4 Creeping Mold 4 Plow Under 3 Naturalize 3 Oxidize 1 Hunted Wumpus

Colorless (23)

3 Contested Cliffs 2 City of Brass 4 Wooded Foothills 7 Forest 7 Mountain

75 Cards

1 (7)

4 Birds of Paradise 3 Oxidize

2 (16)

3 Vine Trellis 3 Magma Jet 4 Pyroclasm 1 Starstorm 3 Naturalize 2 Dwarven Blastminer

3 (8)

4 Eternal Witness 4 Stone Rain

4 (12)

4 Ravenous Baloth 4 Creeping Mold 3 Flashfires 1 Hunted Wumpus

5 (9)

3 Molder Slug 2 Arc-Slogger 4 Plow Under

52 Cards

Common (20)

7 Forest 7 Mountain 3 Vine Trellis 3 Naturalize

Uncommon (24)

4 Eternal Witness 4 Creeping Mold 3 Magma Jet 4 Pyroclasm 3 Oxidize 3 Flashfires 2 Dwarven Blastminer 1 Hunted Wumpus

Rare (27)

3 Contested Cliffs 2 City of Brass 4 Birds of Paradise 4 Ravenous Baloth 3 Molder Slug 2 Arc-Slogger 4 Stone Rain 4 Plow Under 1 Starstorm

Mythic (4)

4 Wooded Foothills

75 Cards

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Changsu Kou

Decklist Stats Sample Hand

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Creature (3)

3 Eternal Dragon

Sorcery (12)

3 Akroma's Vengeance 1 Concentrate 4 Decree of Justice 4 Wrath of God

Instant (17)

3 Thirst for Knowledge 4 Mana Leak 3 Condescend 2 Rewind 3 Pulse of the Fields 2 Wing Shards

Artifact (3)

3 Wayfarer's Bauble

Land (25)

2 Temple of the False God 4 Cloudpost 4 Flooded Strand 7 Island 8 Plains

60 Cards

Sideboard (15)

2 Wing Shards 3 Stifle 3 March of the Machines 2 Decree of Silence 2 Last Word 3 Circle of Protection: Red

White (24)

3 Eternal Dragon 3 Akroma's Vengeance 4 Decree of Justice 4 Wrath of God 3 Pulse of the Fields 4 Wing Shards 3 Circle of Protection: Red

Blue (23)

3 Thirst for Knowledge 4 Mana Leak 3 Condescend 1 Concentrate 2 Rewind 3 Stifle 3 March of the Machines 2 Decree of Silence 2 Last Word

Colorless (28)

2 Temple of the False God 4 Cloudpost 4 Flooded Strand 7 Island 8 Plains 3 Wayfarer's Bauble

75 Cards

1 (9)

3