Pro Tour Avacyn Restored 2012 Barcelona

Pro Tour Avacyn Restored 2012

Top 8 Coverage

Alexander Hayne looked to be a long shot when Sunday dawned at Pro Tour Avacyn Restored. But when your deck features 16 miracles, anything is possible. A thrilling run through the Top 8 with victories over all-time great Jon Finkel, Joshua Cho, and Gaudenis Vidugiris secured the title of Pro Tour champion, the lead seat on the Canadian national team at this summer’s World Magic Cup, a spot in the Magic Players Championship, and Rookie of the Year honors for Hayne.

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May 14 2012

Top 5 Cards of Pro Tour Avacyn Restored by Nate Price

"In the current Limited format, Mist Raven shines above all other cards and helps make blue one of the dominant forces of the format." 5. Mist Raven Last but not least, we have the...

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May 13 2012

Finals: Miracle Whipped by Josh Bennett

Joshua Cho (Wolves and Angels) vs. Alexander Hayne (White-Blue Miracle) Alexander Hayne(White-Blue Miracle) vs. Gaudenis Vidugiris (Geists) Coming into this weekend, Gaudenis Vidugiris...

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May 12 2012

Top 8 Decklists by Event Coverage Staff

Alexander Hayne ...

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May 13 2012

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Top Block Constructed Decks

by Event Coverage Staff

Ali Aintraazi - 22 Points ...

May 14 2012

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Video Feature: Day Three Wrap-up

by Rich Hagon and Brian David-Marshall

What an amazing Pro Tour! Brian David-Marshall and Rich Hagon do their best to put Alexander Hayne's miraculous victory here in Barcelona into words as they recap his run to a Pro Tour title.

May 12 2012

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CoverItLive: Day 3 Session

by Event Coverage Staff

Want to catch up on the minute-by-minute action from Sunday's Top 8 at Pro Tour Avacyn Restored? Check out the full archive of Day 3's CoverItLive chat session.

May 12 2012

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Video Deck Tech: Spirits with Sam Black

by Zac Hill

Zac Hill interviews Sam Black, the deck designer for Team StarCityGames Black's deck that performed extremely well in the Block Constructed rounds at Pro Tour Avacyn Restored. ...

May 12 2012

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Video Deck Tech: Naya with Joshua Cho

by Zac Hill

Zac Hill talks with Joshua Cho and his Naya build that he and Team StarCityGames.com Blue put together for the Block Constructed portion of Pro Tour Avacyn Restored. ...

May 12 2012

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Video Deck Tech: Fight Club with Justin Plocher

by Brian David-Marshall

Brian David-Marshall reviews the Mono-green Aggro deck played by Justin Plocher in the Block Constructed rounds at Pro Tour Avacyn Restored. ...

May 12 2012

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Video Deck Tech: Blue-white Control with Alexander Hayne

by Brian David-Marshall

Brian David-Marshall walks through a Blue-white Control deck played by Alexander Hayne here at the Block Constructed rounds of Pro Tour Avacyn Restored. ...

May 11 2012

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Video Deck Tech: Raisin' Brand with Pat Cox

by Brian David-Marshall

Brian David-Marshall sits down with Pat Cox to get the inside story on his reanimator deck focused on using Unburial Rites to bring Griselbrand and Gisela, Blade of Goldnight back from the...

May 11 2012

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Video Deck Tech: Red-white Aggro with Paul Rietzl

by Brian David-Marshall

Brian David-Marshall gets the scoop on Paul Rietzl's Red-white aggro build for the Block Constructed rounds of Pro Tour Avacyn Restored. We apologize for the audio issues. ...

May 12 2012

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Video Deck Tech: The Cranberries with Conley Woods

by Brian David-Marshall

Brian David-Marshall welcomes Conley Woods into the Tournament Center to discuss his mono-Black Zombies-based deck for the Block Constructed rounds at Pro Tour Avacyn Restored. ...

May 13 2012

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Semifinals: Overzealous Outcomes

by Steve Sadin

Gaudenis Vidugiris (Geists) vs. Ken Yukuhiro (Reanimator) Joshua Cho(Wolves and Angels) vs. Alexander Hayne(White-Blue Miracle) Alexander Hayne (White-Blue Miracle) vs. Gaudenis...

May 13 2012

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Semifinals: No Geists, No Glory

by Nate Price

Denniz Rachid (White-Green Humans) vs. Ken Yukuhiro (Reanimator) Gaudenis Vidugiris(Geists) vs. Ken Yukuhiro(Reanimator) Joshua Cho (Wolves and Angels) vs. Alexander Hayne (White-Blue...

May 13 2012

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Quarterfinals: Rising to the Occasion

by Steve Sadin

Naoki Shimizu (Wolves and Angels) vs. Gaudenis Vidugiris (Geists) Denniz Rachid(White-Green Humans) vs. Ken Yukuhiro(Reanimator) Gaudenis Vidugiris (Geists) vs. Ken Yukuhiro (Reanimator)...

May 13 2012

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Quarterfinals: Flash, Flicker, and Fly Onward

by Josh Bennett

Jon Finkel (Wolves and Angels) vs. Alexander Hayne (White-Blue Miracle) Naoki Shimizu(Wolves and Angels) vs. Gaudenis Vidugiris (Geists) Denniz Rachid (White-Green Humans) vs. Ken...

May 13 2012

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Quarterfinals: One Miraculous Match

by Nate Price

Joshua Cho (Wolves and Angels) vs. Thomas Holzinger (Wolves and Angels) Jon Finkel(Geists) vs. Alexander Hayne(White-Blue Miracle) Naoki Shimizu (Wolves and Angels) vs. Gaudenis...

May 13 2012

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Quarterfinals: We Didn't Start the Bonfire

by Mike Rosenberg

Stanislav Cifka (Reanimator) vs. Naoki Shimizu (Wolves and Angels) Joshua Cho(Wolves and Angels) vs. Thomas Holzinger(Wolves and Angels) Jon Finkel (Geists) vs. Alexander...

May 13 2012

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Feature: 2012 World Magic Cup Captains Set!

by Nate Price

With the culmination of the 2012 season here at Pro Tour Avacyn Restored, the final Pro Point tallies have been collected, giving us our list for the captains for the World Magic Cup! Scanning...

May 13 2012

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Feature: 2012 Magic Players Championship Invitees

by Nate Price

With the conclusion of Pro Tour Avacyn Restored, the final spots for the Players Championship, taking place in Seattle during the last week of August, have been decided. Six slots had been...

May 13 2012

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Feature: Rookie of the Year - Alexander Hayne

by Nate Price

Coming into Pro Tour Avacyn Restored, Canadian Alexander Hayne was a Level 3 Pro Player with nothing more significant than a Finals appearance at Grand Prix Montreal earlier this season to his...

May 13 2012

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Feature: The Fantasy Breakdown

by Trick Jarrett

We now know how the cards played in this event and thus how they scored for the Fantasy Pro Tour. We're going to break down the best card from each of the categories and talk a little about them....

May 13 2012

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Feature: Archetype Breakdown for Pro Tour Avacyn Restored

by Paul Jordan

Block Constructed formats have historically been easier to figure out and harder to secretly break before a Pro Tour. The smaller card pool, compared the other Constructed formats like Standard or...

May 12 2012

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Top 8 Profiles

by Event Coverage Staff

Jon Finkel Age: 33Hometown: Fanwood, NJOccupation: Managing Partners Landscape Capital Number of Times Playing on the Pro Tour: Many How did you qualify for Pro Tour Avacyn...

Day 2 Coverage

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May 12 2012

Video Feature: Day Two Wrap-up by Rich Hagon and Brian David-Marshall

Brian David-Marshall and Rich Hagon go over the major stories from Saturday at the Pro Tour, including Jon Finkel's amazing run to yet another Top 8.

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May 12 2012

CoverItLive: Day 2 Session by Event Coverage Staff

Want to catch up on the minute-by-minute action from Saturday at Pro Tour Avacyn Restored? Check out the full archive of Day 2's CoverItLive chat session.

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May 12 2012

Feature: Day Two Constructed Metagame Breakdown by Nate Price

Of the 379 players that began Pro Tour Avacyn Restored on Friday, only 242 mustered up the requisite 4-4 record required to advance to Day Two. After exhaustedly poring through the Day One...

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May 12 2012

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Feature: 6-0 Limited Pros

by Josh Bennett

Avacyn Restored draft has had its professional debut, and after six rounds there were only a handful of players who had managed the perfect 6-0. I talked to some of the best known to find out...

May 12 2012

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Feature: Deck Tech Red-Green Wolf Run with Matthias Hunt

by Craig Gibson and Josh Bennett

At the end of Day One, we, your humble coverage slaves, were toiling away in the word mines of the dusky coverage room. Oblivious to the world around us as we struggled to make our fingers work...

May 12 2012

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Feature: From Draft to Block Constructed

by Steve Sadin

Sometimes synergies that are found in draft decks are powerful enough to build entire Constructed decks around. And, no, I'm not just thinking about decks that are built on a budget. Rather, I'm...

May 12 2012

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Round 15 Feature Match: Seconds, Please

by Steve Sadin

Josh Cho (Wolves and Angels) vs. Gaudenis Vidugiris (Geists) Denniz Rachid(White-Green Humans) vs. Naoki Shimizu(Wolves and Angels) Stanislav Cifka (Reanimator) vs. Naoki Shimizu (Wolves...

May 12 2012

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Feature: Pro Tour Avacyn Restored Photo Essay

by Craig Gibson and Josh Bennett

Glorious Barcelona welcomes all to her fair streets. A city of history and beauty... ... of majesty and mystery... ... of hams beyond imagination. Or,...

May 12 2012

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Round 14 Feature Match: Black and Blue

by Josh Bennett

Jon Finkel (Geists) vs. Naoki Shimizu (Wolves and Angels) Josh Cho (Wolves and Angels)vs. Gaudenis Vidugiris (Geists) Denniz Rachid (White-Green Humans) vs. Naoki Shimizu (Wolves and...

May 12 2012

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Round 13 Feature Match: An American Idol

by Nate Price

Shahar Shenhar (Red-Green Wolf Run) vs. Yuuya Watanabe (White-Blue-Red Geists) Jon Finkel(Geists) vs. Naoki Shimizu (Wolves and Angels) Josh Cho (Wolves and Angels) vs. Gaudenis...

May 12 2012

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Round 12 Feature Match: Restoring Hope

by Steve Sadin

Michael Hetrick vs. David Ochoa (Draft) Shahar Shenhar(Red-Green Wolf Run) vs. Yuuya Watanabe (White-Blue-Red Geists) Jon Finkel (Geists) vs. Naoki Shimizu (Wolves and Angels) Shahar...

May 12 2012

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Feature: Angels Everywhere

by Josh Bennett

The Helvault was smashed, as angels poured out into the world, and apparently they all wound up in Barcelona. Unfortunately for Avacyn, Angel of Hope, she hasn't shown up in person. Instead her...

May 12 2012

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Feature: Drafting Mono Black with Korey McDuffie

by Steve Sadin

While most players at Pro Tour Avacyn Restored have chosen to forgo black entirely during their drafts, Grand Prix Dallas Top 8 competitor Korey McDuffie has embraced it, drafting Mono-Black in...

May 11 2012

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Video Draft Tech with Paul Rietzl

by Marshall Sutcliffe

Marshall Sutcliffe gets the lowdown on triple-Avacyn Restored Booster Draft from Paul Rietzl. A noted red-white player in Constructed, Rietzl has used that color combination here in the draft...

May 11 2012

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Round 11 Feature Match: They Came From Above

by Josh Bennett

Jon Finkel vs. Shahar Shenhar (Draft) Michael Hetrickvs.David Ochoa(Draft) Shahar Shenhar (Red-Green Wolf Run) vs. Yuuya Watanabe (White-Blue-Red Geists) ChannelFireball's...

May 11 2012

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Feature: A Look at Flicker Effects in Avacyn Restored Limited

by Nate Price

There is a hidden theme hiding under the obvious contents of Avacyn Restored, one that everyone knows exists, but no one really acknowledges as a theme unto itself: abilities that trigger upon...

May 12 2012

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Round 10 Feature Match: Trusting Opponents

by Nate Price

Antonino De Rosa vs. Matthias Hunt (Draft) Jon Finkelvs.Shahar Shenhar(Draft) Michael Hetrick vs. David Ochoa (Draft) You will always remember where you were when you see greatness...

May 12 2012

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Feature: Drafting Green in Avacyn Restored

by Josh Bennett

You only have to play Trusted Forcemage once to get a feel for how powerful it is. It is the undisputed number one common in green, so I decided to pick the brains of some pros who had pinned...

May 12 2012

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Round 9 Feature Match: Go Easy On Me, Okay?

by Steve Sadin

Tomek Pedrakowski vs. Shouta Yasooka (Draft) Antonino De Rosavs.Matthias Hunt(Draft) Jon Finkel vs. Shahar Shenhar (Draft) Matthias Hunt put up a series of strikingly consistent...

Day 1 Coverage

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May 11 2012

CoverItLive: Day 1 Session by Event Coverage Staff

Want to catch up on the minute-by-minute action from Friday at Pro Tour Avacyn Restored? Check out the full archive of Day 1's CoverItLive chat session.

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May 11 2012

Video Feature: Day One Wrap-up by Rich Hagon and Brian David-Marshall

Rich Hagon and Brian David-Marshall recap all the exciting storylines from Pro Tour Avacyn Restored's opening day in Barcelona.

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May 11 2012

Feature: Day One Constructed Metagame Breakdown by Nate Price

Even as the last minutes ticked away before the first round of this tournament, many players, even established pros, had no idea what they were going to play. While there were 51 different deck...

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May 11 2012

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Video Draft Tech with Jon Finkel

by Marshall Sutcliffe

Marshall Sutcliffe welcomes Pro Tour Hall of Famer Jon Finkel into the Tournament Center for a walkthrough of his key picks in the first Avacyn Restored Booster Draft at Pro Tour Avacyn Restored....

May 11 2012

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Feature: Avacyn Restored Limited- Expectations and Reality

by Josh Bennett

When the full set of Avacyn Restored was spoiled, players were surprised. Where was all the removal? Red gets a sorcery-speed Shock? The Pacifism effect in the set is Defang? Even black has to...

May 11 2012

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Feature: Blurring the Lines Between Beatdown and Control

by Steve Sadin

While there's typically a clear distinction between beatdown decks and control decks in constructed formats, the line that separates aggressive and controlling draft decks can be fairly...

May 11 2012

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Round 7 Feature Match: Blazing Bonds

by Nate Price

Brad Nelson vs. Kai Budde Tomek Pedrakowskivs.Shouta Yasooka(Draft) Antonino De Rosa vs. Matthias Hunt (Draft) By now, Shouta Yasooka should be a familiar name. I mentioned him...

May 11 2012

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Round 6 Feature Match: Haymaker Havoc

by Nate Price

Pat Cox vs. Jeremy Neeman Brad Nelsonvs.Kai Budde (Draft) Shouta Yasooka vs. Tomek Pedrakowski "How's your deck?" Nelson casually asked as Kai Budde sat down to the table. "Ehh,...

May 11 2012

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Round 5 Feature Match: Rite Back At You!

by Josh Bennett

Melissa DeTora vs. Florian Pils Pat Cox(Reanimator) vs.Jeremy Neeman(Blue-Red-Green Control) Brad Nelson vs. Kai Budde Australia's Jeremy Neeman is perhaps best known as Luis...

May 11 2012

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Round 4 Feature Match: Going for the Gold

by Steve Sadin

Sam Black vs. Shuhei Nakamura Melissa DeTora(Wolves and Angels) vs.Florian Pils(Wolves) Pat Cox vs. Jeremy Neeman Long time pro and three-time Grand Prix Top 8 competitor Florian Pils...

May 11 2012

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Feature: Spotlight on Wolfir Silverheart

by Steve Sadin

Wolfir Silverheart has quickly established itself as one of the defining cards of Innistrad Block Constructed. If you have a creature to soulbond Wolfir Silverheart with, then you're going to add...

May 11 2012

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Feature: Planeswalkers in Innistrad Block Constructed

by Josh Bennett

When you want to get a feel for the pulse of a format, it makes sense to look at the game's most powerful card type, the planeswalker. Looking around the hall, there are a couple Liliana of the...

May 11 2012

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Round 3 Feature Match: Do You See the Plan?

by Nate Price

Elie Pichon vs. Gabriel Nassif Sam Black(Geists) vs.Shuhei Nakamura(White-Green Humans) Melissa DeTora vs. Florian Pils So Sam Black is kind of a legend around Japan. I first found this...

May 11 2012

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Feature: The Magic Players Championship Final Stretch

by Nate Price

With Round 1 of Pro Tour Avacyn Restored underway, the hourglass has been upended, as each round that passes is one more grain of sand counting down to the last chance for Pro Points for the...

May 11 2012

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Round 2 Feature Match: Goldnight or Glory?

by Josh Bennett

Antonino De Rosa vs. Luis Scott-Vargas Gabriel Nassif(White-Blue-Red Control) vs.Elie Pichon(Reanimator) Sam Black vs. Shuhei Nakamura It was a showdown between two faces of French...

May 11 2012

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Round 1 Feature Match: Hearts of Silver

by Steve Sadin

Antonino De Rosa(Wolves and Angels) vs.Luis Scott-Vargas(White-Green Humans) Gabriel Nassif vs. Elie Pichon The last time Antonino De Rosa and Luis Scott-Vargas (LSV) played against each...

May 11 2012

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Feature: The Evolving Coverage Landscape

by Trick Jarrett

Magic's scenery changes every set. Sometimes it's as dramatic as the lands in Innistrad as compared to those of Avacyn Restored, but it's change that always comes in unique and exciting ways....

May 11 2012

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Video Preview: Fantasy Pro Tour

by Rich Hagon and Brian David-Marshall

Brian David-Marshall and Rich Hagon discuss top cards to consider for your Fantasy Pro Tour roster here at Pro Tour Avacyn Restored.

May 11 2012

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Video Preview: Players to Watch

by Rich Hagon and Brian David-Marshall

Rich Hagon and Brian David-Marshall break down the names to watch here in Barcelona for Pro Tour Avacyn Restored.

May 11 2012

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Video Preview: Cards to Watch

by Rich Hagon and Brian David-Marshall

Brian David-Marshall and Rich Hagon preview the key cards in Innistrad-Avacyn Restored Block Constructed and Avacyn Restored Booster Draft on the eve of Pro Tour Avacyn Restored in Barcelona.

May 11 2012

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Barcelona Briefs

by Brian David-Marshall

The Magic world has converged on Barcelona, Spain, for the final event of the 2011–2012 Pro Tour season. By the time this column goes live on the mothership, we will be getting underway for...

May 10 2012

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The Geists of Christmas Future

by Mike Flores

Last week here on Top Decks, we looked at some of the existing archetypes of the Innistrad-Dark Ascension two-thirds iteration of Innistrad Block... the so-called "Geists of Christmas Past and...

May 09 2012

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Barcelona Bound

by Steve Sadin

I did my first Avacyn Restored Booster Drafts this past weekend, and I still can't believe some of the things that happened... In my very first draft, I...

TOP 8 DECKLISTS

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Alexander Hayne

Decklist Stats Sample Hand

Planeswalker (4)

4 Tamiyo, the Moon Sage

Sorcery (16)

4 Devastation Tide 4 Entreat the Angels 4 Temporal Mastery 4 Terminus

Instant (13)

1 Dissipate 4 Feeling of Dread 4 Think Twice 4 Thought Scour

Land (27)

4 Evolving Wilds 13 Island 10 Plains

60 Cards

Sideboard (15)

3 Dissipate 1 Angel's Mercy 4 Cathedral Sanctifier 3 Geist of Saint Traft 2 Midnight Haunting 2 Snapcaster Mage

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Gaudenis Vidugiris

Decklist Stats Sample Hand

Creature (22)

4 Avacyn's Pilgrim 3 Dungeon Geists 4 Geist of Saint Traft 4 Invisible Stalker 3 Strangleroot Geist 4 Wolfir Silverheart

Sorcery (7)

4 Increasing Savagery 3 Silent Departure

Enchantment (7)

3 Abundant Growth 4 Spectral Flight

Land (24)

4 Cavern of Souls 4 Evolving Wilds 9 Forest 4 Hinterland Harbor 2 Island 1 Plains

60 Cards

Sideboard (15)

3 Dissipate 2 Garruk Relentless 4 Tree of Redemption 2 Undead Alchemist 1 Witchbane Orb 3 Wolfir Avenger

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Joshua Cho

Decklist Stats Sample Hand

Planeswalker (4)

4 Garruk Relentless

Creature (28)

4 Avacyn's Pilgrim 3 Borderland Ranger 3 Fiend Hunter 4 Huntmaster of the Fells 1 Mikaeus, the Lunarch 4 Restoration Angel 4 Scorned Villager 1 Ulvenwald Tracker 4 Wolfir Silverheart

Sorcery (3)

3 Bonfire of the Damned

Land (25)

4 Cavern of Souls 3 Clifftop Retreat 4 Evolving Wilds 8 Forest 3 Gavony Township 1 Mountain 2 Plains

60 Cards

Sideboard (15)

1 Ulvenwald Tracker 2 Brimstone Volley 1 Grafdigger's Cage 3 Nevermore 3 Sigarda, Host of Herons 1 Slayer of the Wicked 2 Tree of Redemption 2 Zealous Conscripts

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Ken Yukuhiro

Decklist Stats Sample Hand

Creature (25)

3 Angel of Glory's Rise 4 Borderland Ranger 4 Cathedral Sanctifier 3 Falkenrath Aristocrat 4 Fiend Hunter 4 Griselbrand 3 Huntmaster of the Fells

Sorcery (12)

4 Faithless Looting 4 Mulch 4 Unburial Rites

Land (23)

1 Cavern of Souls 4 Clifftop Retreat 4 Evolving Wilds 3 Forest 2 Mountain 4 Plains 1 Swamp 4 Woodland Cemetery

60 Cards

Sideboard (15)

1 Falkenrath Aristocrat 3 Blasphemous Act 3 Geist-Honored Monk 3 Purify the Grave 3 Restoration Angel 2 Witchbane Orb

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Jon Finkel

Decklist Stats Sample Hand

Creature (22)

4 Avacyn's Pilgrim 3 Dungeon Geists 4 Geist of Saint Traft 4 Invisible Stalker 3 Strangleroot Geist 4 Wolfir Silverheart

Sorcery (7)

4 Increasing Savagery 3 Silent Departure

Enchantment (7)

3 Abundant Growth 4 Spectral Flight

Land (24)

4 Cavern of Souls 4 Evolving Wilds 9 Forest 4 Hinterland Harbor 2 Island 1 Plains

60 Cards

Sideboard (15)

3 Dissipate 2 Garruk Relentless 4 Tree of Redemption 2 Undead Alchemist 1 Witchbane Orb 3 Wolfir Avenger

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Denniz Rachid

Decklist Stats Sample Hand

Creature (27)

3 Avacyn's Pilgrim 4 Champion of the Parish 2 Druid's Familiar 3 Fiend Hunter 3 Mayor of Avabruck 2 Restoration Angel 3 Sigarda, Host of Herons 4 Silverblade Paladin 3 Thalia, Guardian of Thraben

Sorcery (4)

4 Gather the Townsfolk

Instant (4)

3 Divine Deflection 1 Faith's Shield

Land (25)

4 Cavern of Souls 7 Forest 3 Gavony Township 11 Plains

60 Cards

Sideboard (15)

1 Thalia, Guardian of Thraben 1 Faith's Shield 2 Crushing Vines 1 Garruk Relentless 1 Grafdigger's Cage 1 Purify the Grave 2 Ray of Revelation 1 Riders of Gavony 1 Seraph of Dawn 1 Tree of Redemption 1 Witchbane Orb 2 Wolfir Silverheart

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Thomas Holzinger

Decklist Stats Sample Hand

Planeswalker (3)

3 Garruk Relentless

Creature (24)

4 Avacyn's Pilgrim 2 Borderland Ranger 4 Huntmaster of the Fells 3 Restoration Angel 4 Scorned Villager 3 Wolfir Avenger 4 Wolfir Silverheart

Sorcery (7)

3 Bonfire of the Damned 4 Pillar of Flame

Instant (2)

2 Brimstone Volley

Land (24)

3 Clifftop Retreat 4 Evolving Wilds 11 Forest 2 Gavony Township 3 Mountain 1 Plains

60 Cards

Sideboard (15)

1 Bonfire of the Damned 1 Garruk Relentless 1 Burning Oil 2 Cloudshift 2 Divine Deflection 1 Grafdigger's Cage 1 Increasing Savagery 1 Smite the Monstrous 1 Tree of Redemption 2 Triumph of Ferocity 2 Zealous Conscripts

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Naoki Shimizu

Decklist Stats Sample Hand

Creature (26)

4 Avacyn's Pilgrim 4 Borderland Ranger 4 Huntmaster of the Fells 4 Restoration Angel 3 Scorned Villager 3 Wolfir Avenger 4 Wolfir Silverheart

Sorcery (6)

3 Bonfire of the Damned 3 Pillar of Flame

Instant (4)

4 Brimstone Volley

Land (24)

4 Clifftop Retreat 4 Evolving Wilds 10 Forest 1 Gavony Township 2 Kessig Wolf Run 2 Mountain 1 Plains

60 Cards

Sideboard (15)

1 Bonfire of the Damned 1 Pillar of Flame 3 Devil's Play 1 Faith's Shield 2 Garruk Relentless 3 Grafdigger's Cage 1 Increasing Savagery 1 Smite the Monstrous 2 Zealous Conscripts