MAGIC ONLINE CHAMPIONSHIP 2013

DAM CROWNED MAGIC ONLINE CHAMPION

Lars Dam finished off an amazing weekend by defeating Cory Lack in the finals of Magic Online Championship!

MAGIC ONLINE CHAMPIONSHIP 2013

TOP 4 COVERAGE

Lars Dam finished off an amazing weekend by defeating Cory Lack in the finals of the Magic Online Championship. Dam's Black Devotion deck put the pressure on early and Lack and his Blue Devotion deck never had a chance to recover, done in by lethal Gray Merchant of Asphodel plays in both games of the finals.

Sitting atop the standings all weekend, Dam not only earns the title of Magic Online Championship but also a seat at the 2014 World Championship, an invitation to next year's Magic Online Championship, and the $25,000 first prize.

Dam defeated the defending Magic Online Champion Dmitriy Butakov in the semifinals in a tense three-game match. Lack earned his spot in the finals by getting past Tamas Glied in the other semifinal.

Article

March 30 2014

MAGIC ONLINE CHAMPION - LARS DAM by Nate Price

After sitting atop the standings for most of the weekend, Lars Dam has won himself the right to take a break. His Finals match against Cory Lack was short and sweet. He was handed his giant check...

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Article

March 30 2014

FINAL: EVERY ANGLE COVERED by Mike Rosenberg

For Lars Dam, it did not dawn on him what all was on the line when he first qualified for this event. He knew that he would be playing for $25,000 but everything else that came with winning the...

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Mar 30 2014

Article

TOP 4 DECKLISTS (STANDARD)

by j.e.eggerth

Lars Dam (3-1) ...

Mar 30 2014

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TOP 4 DECKLISTS (THEROS/BORN OF THE GODS DRAFT)

by j.e.eggerth

Lars Dam (2-1) ...

Mar 30 2014

Article

TOP 4 DECKLISTS (MODERN)

by j.e.eggerth

Lars Dam (4-0) ...

Mar 30 2013

Article

TOP 4 DECKLISTS (CUBE DRAFT)

by j.e.eggerth

Lars Dam (2-1) ...

Mar 30 2014

Article

SEMIFINAL 1: LARS DAM VS. DMITRIY BUTAKOV

by Nate Price

Lars Dam has had one hell of a weekend. With a two-match lead over his closest competitors, Dam spent half of yesterday knowing that he would be sitting in the feature match area on Sunday, and it...

Mar 30 2014

Article

SEMIFINAL 2: TAMAS GLIED VS. CORY LACK

by Mike Rosenberg

For Tamas Glied, making it into the Top 4 was a joint effort. While he felt confident in his chances in Standard, Modern was a weak point for him due to his lack of understanding. "Matej Zatlkaj...

DAY 2 COVERAGE

For Lars Dam and Tamas Glied, both of whom locked their seat in the Top 4 tomorrow, their match was nothing more than a warm-up. With the pressure off, the two players had a fairly relaxed match, with Glied taking down Dam 2-0. When the two came up, Glied greeted Dam with a smile. "See you in the finals tomorrow?" he asked, as Dam nodded in agreement.

Article

March 29 2014

THE FINAL ROUND by Mike Rosenberg

For Lars Dam and Tamas Glied, both of whom locked their seat in the Top 4 tomorrow, their match was nothing more than a warm-up. With the pressure off, the two players had a fairly relaxed match,...

Learn More

Article

March 29 2014

STANDARD DEVIATION by Mike Rosenberg

It's not every day that you see players risking a rogue deck or larger scale deviations in a tournament with $25,000 and an invitation to two large-scale tournaments on the line, but that is...

Learn More

Mar 29 2014

Article

DRAFTING HEROES

by Mike Rosenberg

While Born of the Gods / Theros / Theros Limited has been a format that has had weeks of games and content dedicated to looking into it, the format nonetheless has some very interesting plays, as...

Mar 29 2014

Article

THEROS/BORN OF THE GODS DRAFT VIEWER: POD 2

by JordanComar

See how Pod 2's draft went down using the Theros/Born of the Gods Draft Viewer!

Mar 29 2014

Article

THEROS/BORN OF THE GODS DRAFT VIEWER: POD 1

by JordanComar

See how Pod 1's draft went down using the Theros/Born of the Gods Draft Viewer!

DAY 1 COVERAGE

At the end of four rounds of Modern, it is Melira Pod that stands above the rest of the field. Lars Dam swept through his opponents, emerging as the only undefeated player in Modern at the end of the day.

Article

March 28 2014

THE MODERN AFTERMATH by Mike Rosenberg

At the end of four rounds of Modern, it is Melira Pod that stands above the rest of the field. Lars Dam swept through his opponents, emerging as the only undefeated player in Modern at the end of...

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Article

March 28 2014

DRAFT VIEWER: CUBE DRAFT 2 by JordanComar

See how the second pod Cube Draft went down using the Draft Viewer!

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Mar 28 2014

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DRAFT VIEWER: CUBE DRAFT 1

by JordanComar

See how the first pod Cube Draft went down using the Draft Viewer!

Mar 28 2014

Article

CUBE RESULTS COMPILED

by Mike Rosenberg

The results from today's three rounds of Cube Draft have come in, and despite a solid effort from Hannes Kerem to earn the White Weenie archetype that he drafted an undefeated record, it was Rune...

Mar 28 2014

Article

THE MINIATURE MODERN METAGAME

by Mike Rosenberg

Sixteen-player Constructed metagames are an interesting beast to tackle. When building for a wide-open format like Modern where you know hundreds of players have a wide selection of archetypes,...

Mar 28 2014

Article

SOLVING THE CUBE

by Mike Rosenberg

With hundreds of Magic's most powerful creatures, spells, and lands all encompassing the Cube Draft format, it's no wonder that the Cube leaves players bedazzled and oftentimes going into unknown...

Mar 24 2014

Article

PLAYER PROFILES, PART 3

by Event Coverage Staff

We're down to the wire, and the Magic Online Championship Series is only days away! Without further ado, here are the final six participants in the 2013 finals. Cory J. Lack Hometown:...

Mar 17 2014

Article

PLAYER PROFILES, PART 2

by Event Coverage Staff

Last week, we met our first four participants in the Magic Online Championship. Our next six hail from three separate continents and five separate countries. We want you to get to know our...

Mar 10 2014

Article

PLAYER PROFILES, PART 1

by Event Coverage Staff

The MOCS are fast-approaching, and we couldn't be more excited to see what will happen in San Francisco. Mark your calendars for March 28–30, because some of the top players from around the...

TOP 4 DECKLISTS

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Lars Dam (3-1)

Decklist Stats Sample Hand

Creature (16)

2 Pack Rat 4 Desecration Demon 3 Nightveil Specter 1 Sire of Insanity 2 Lifebane Zombie 1 Erebos, God of the Dead 3 Gray Merchant of Asphodel

Sorcery (4)

4 Thoughtseize

Instant (11)

2 Bile Blight 4 Devour Flesh 4 Hero's Downfall 1 Ultimate Price

Enchantment (4)

4 Underworld Connections

Land (25)

13 Swamp 4 Blood Crypt 4 Mutavault 4 Temple of Malice

60 Cards

Sideboard (15)

2 Pack Rat 1 Sire of Insanity 2 Lifebane Zombie 1 Erebos, God of the Dead 1 Ultimate Price 1 Doom Blade 4 Duress 1 Pharika's Cure 1 Pithing Needle 1 Slaughter Games

Deal Another Hand

Dmitriy Butakov (2-2)

Decklist Stats Sample Hand

Planeswalker (7)

3 Elspeth, Sun's Champion 4 Jace, Architect of Thought

Creature (1)

1 Ætherling

Sorcery (6)

1 Revoke Existence 4 Supreme Verdict 1 Thoughtseize

Instant (15)

4 Dissolve 2 Doom Blade 2 Last Breath 1 Negate 4 Sphinx's Revelation 2 Syncopate

Enchantment (4)

4 Detention Sphere

Land (27)

2 Plains 5 Island 2 Godless Shrine 4 Hallowed Fountain 2 Mutavault 4 Temple of Deceit 4 Temple of Silence 4 Temple of Enlightenment

60 Cards

Sideboard (15)

1 Negate 1 Revoke Existence 3 Thoughtseize 2 Blind Obedience 2 Dark Betrayal 1 Elixir of Immortality 1 Gainsay 1 Pithing Needle 2 Ultimate Price 1 Fiendslayer Paladin

Deal Another Hand

Cory Lack (3-1)

Decklist Stats Sample Hand

Creature (29)

4 Judge's Familiar 4 Frostburn Weird 4 Cloudfin Raptor 4 Nightveil Specter 4 Tidebinder Mage 4 Thassa, God of the Sea 4 Master of Waves 1 Ephara, God of the Polis

Artifact (2)

2 Bident of Thassa

Enchantment (4)

4 Detention Sphere

Land (25)

10 Island 2 Godless Shrine 4 Hallowed Fountain 4 Mutavault 1 Azorius Guildgate 4 Temple of Enlightenment

60 Cards

Sideboard (15)

3 Domestication 4 Gainsay 2 Glare of Heresy 2 Jace, Memory Adept 2 Rapid Hybridization 2 Revoke Existence

Deal Another Hand

Tamas Glied (4-0)

Decklist Stats Sample Hand

Planeswalker (3)

3 Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver

Creature (15)

4 Pack Rat 4 Desecration Demon 3 Lifebane Zombie 4 Gray Merchant of Asphodel

Sorcery (4)

4 Thoughtseize

Instant (9)

2 Bile Blight 3 Devour Flesh 4 Hero's Downfall

Enchantment (4)

4 Underworld Connections

Land (25)

12 Swamp 1 Island 4 Watery Grave 4 Mutavault 4 Temple of Deceit

60 Cards

Sideboard (15)

1 Lifebane Zombie 1 Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver 1 Bile Blight 3 Dark Betrayal 2 Drown in Sorrow 3 Duress 4 Notion Thief

Deal Another Hand

TOP 4 BRACKET

Quarterfinals

(1) Lars Dam, 2-1

(4) Dmitriy Butakov

(2) Tamas Glied

(3) Cory Lack, 2-0

Finals

(1) Lars Dam, 2-0

(3) Cory Lack

TOP 4 PLAYERS

$25,000 Gentofte, Denmark –

LARS DAM

See Profile

$17,000 Boston, MA –

Cory Lack

See Profile

$9,000 Budapest, Hungary –

Tamas Glied

See Profile

$9,000 Barnaul, Russia –

Dmitriy Butakov

See Profile

PAIRINGS/RESULTS/STANDINGS

FINAL STANDINGS

PAIRINGS

DAY ONE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

DAY TWO 10 11 12 13 14

RESULTS:

DAY ONE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

DAY TWO 10 11 12 13 14

STANDINGS:

DAY ONE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

DAY TWO 10 11 12 13 14

VIDEO PLAYLIST

2013 Magic World Championship Semifinals

2013 Worlds Week Recap

2013 Magic World Championship Finals

2013 Magic World Championship Semifinals

COVERAGE ARCHIVE

article MAGIC ONLINE CHAMPIONSHIP 2013 March 30, 2014

MAGIC ONLINE CHAMPION - LARS DAM

by Nate Price

After sitting atop the standings for most of the weekend, Lars Dam has won himself the right to take a break. His Finals match against Cory Lack was short and sweet. He was handed his giant check...

article MAGIC ONLINE CHAMPIONSHIP 2013 March 30, 2014

FINAL: EVERY ANGLE COVERED

by Mike Rosenberg

For Lars Dam, it did not dawn on him what all was on the line when he first qualified for this event. He knew that he would be playing for $25,000 but everything else that came with winning the...

article MAGIC ONLINE CHAMPIONSHIP 2013 March 30, 2014

TOP 4 DECKLISTS (STANDARD)

by j.e.eggerth

Lars Dam (3-1) ...

article MAGIC ONLINE CHAMPIONSHIP 2013 March 30, 2014

TOP 4 DECKLISTS (THEROS/BORN OF THE GODS DRAFT)

by j.e.eggerth

Lars Dam (2-1) ...

article MAGIC ONLINE CHAMPIONSHIP 2013 March 30, 2014

TOP 4 DECKLISTS (MODERN)

by j.e.eggerth

Lars Dam (4-0) ...

article MAGIC ONLINE CHAMPIONSHIP 2013 March 30, 2013

TOP 4 DECKLISTS (CUBE DRAFT)

by j.e.eggerth

Lars Dam (2-1) ...

article MAGIC ONLINE CHAMPIONSHIP 2013 March 30, 2014

SEMIFINAL 1: LARS DAM VS. DMITRIY BUTAKOV

by Nate Price

Lars Dam has had one hell of a weekend. With a two-match lead over his closest competitors, Dam spent half of yesterday knowing that he would be sitting in the feature match area on Sunday, and it...

article MAGIC ONLINE CHAMPIONSHIP 2013 March 30, 2014

SEMIFINAL 2: TAMAS GLIED VS. CORY LACK

by Mike Rosenberg

For Tamas Glied, making it into the Top 4 was a joint effort. While he felt confident in his chances in Standard, Modern was a weak point for him due to his lack of understanding. "Matej Zatlkaj...

article MAGIC ONLINE CHAMPIONSHIP 2013 March 29, 2014

THE FINAL ROUND

by Mike Rosenberg

For Lars Dam and Tamas Glied, both of whom locked their seat in the Top 4 tomorrow, their match was nothing more than a warm-up. With the pressure off, the two players had a fairly relaxed match,...

article MAGIC ONLINE CHAMPIONSHIP 2013 March 29, 2014

STANDARD DEVIATION

by Mike Rosenberg

It's not every day that you see players risking a rogue deck or larger scale deviations in a tournament with $25,000 and an invitation to two large-scale tournaments on the line, but that is...

article MAGIC ONLINE CHAMPIONSHIP 2013 March 29, 2014

DRAFTING HEROES

by Mike Rosenberg

While Born of the Gods / Theros / Theros Limited has been a format that has had weeks of games and content dedicated to looking into it, the format nonetheless has some very interesting plays, as...

article MAGIC ONLINE CHAMPIONSHIP 2013 March 29, 2014

THEROS/BORN OF THE GODS DRAFT VIEWER: POD 2

by JordanComar

See how Pod 2's draft went down using the Theros/Born of the Gods Draft Viewer!

article MAGIC ONLINE CHAMPIONSHIP 2013 March 29, 2014

THEROS/BORN OF THE GODS DRAFT VIEWER: POD 1

by JordanComar

See how Pod 1's draft went down using the Theros/Born of the Gods Draft Viewer!

article MAGIC ONLINE CHAMPIONSHIP 2013 March 28, 2014

THE MODERN AFTERMATH

by Mike Rosenberg

At the end of four rounds of Modern, it is Melira Pod that stands above the rest of the field. Lars Dam swept through his opponents, emerging as the only undefeated player in Modern at the end of...

article MAGIC ONLINE CHAMPIONSHIP 2013 March 28, 2014

DRAFT VIEWER: CUBE DRAFT 2

by JordanComar

See how the second pod Cube Draft went down using the Draft Viewer!

article MAGIC ONLINE CHAMPIONSHIP 2013 March 28, 2014

DRAFT VIEWER: CUBE DRAFT 1

by JordanComar

See how the first pod Cube Draft went down using the Draft Viewer!

article MAGIC ONLINE CHAMPIONSHIP 2013 March 28, 2014

CUBE RESULTS COMPILED

by Mike Rosenberg

The results from today's three rounds of Cube Draft have come in, and despite a solid effort from Hannes Kerem to earn the White Weenie archetype that he drafted an undefeated record, it was Rune...

article MAGIC ONLINE CHAMPIONSHIP 2013 March 28, 2014

THE MINIATURE MODERN METAGAME

by Mike Rosenberg

Sixteen-player Constructed metagames are an interesting beast to tackle. When building for a wide-open format like Modern where you know hundreds of players have a wide selection of archetypes,...

article MAGIC ONLINE CHAMPIONSHIP 2013 March 28, 2014

SOLVING THE CUBE

by Mike Rosenberg

With hundreds of Magic's most powerful creatures, spells, and lands all encompassing the Cube Draft format, it's no wonder that the Cube leaves players bedazzled and oftentimes going into unknown...

article MAGIC ONLINE CHAMPIONSHIP 2013 March 24, 2014

PLAYER PROFILES, PART 3

by Event Coverage Staff

We're down to the wire, and the Magic Online Championship Series is only days away! Without further ado, here are the final six participants in the 2013 finals. Cory J. Lack Hometown:...

article March 17, 2014

PLAYER PROFILES, PART 2

by Event Coverage Staff

Last week, we met our first four participants in the Magic Online Championship. Our next six hail from three separate continents and five separate countries. We want you to get to know our...

article MAGIC ONLINE CHAMPIONSHIP 2013 March 10, 2014

PLAYER PROFILES, PART 1

by Event Coverage Staff

The MOCS are fast-approaching, and we couldn't be more excited to see what will happen in San Francisco. Mark your calendars for March 28–30, because some of the top players from around the...

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DAM CROWNED MAGIC ONLINE CHAMPION

DAM CROWNED MAGIC ONLINE CHAMPION