Kelly Explodes as Eternal Weekend's Vintage Master!

Brian Kelly's blend of Oath of Druids and an explosive surprise took him to the top of the Vintage world.

2015 Vintage Championship

COVERAGE

Five rounds into the 460 player Vintage Championship and Brian Kelly's friends had called it: His mix of Oath of Druids with the Bomberman combination of Black Lotus, Auriok Salvagers, and Pyrite Spellbomb was just the surprise he needed to take down one of the largest Vintage tournaments in history. Defeating his finals opponent, Robert Greene playing a Grixis Thieves deck, with both potent angles ended a long weekend of Eternal Magic.

With two Eternal champions crowned, and another year for the Eternal Weekend to clock in even larger numbers, it's clear that as along as there are players interested fascinating formats like Vintage will have a strong home.

After all, Kelly's story is just beginning. Congregations again to the 2015 Vintage Champion of Eternal Weekend, Brian Kelly!

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August 24 2015

TOP 5 CARDS by Adam Styborski

The 2015 Vintage Championship at Eternal Weekend was a mammoth event for the Vintage format. 460 players battled across 10 rounds, and a Top 8, to show off the depth and power of Magic’s oldest...

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August 24 2015

Finals: Brian Kelly (Oath) vs. Robert Greene (Grixis Thieves) by Adam Styborski

Robert Greene entered the finals of the 2015 Vintage Championship ready to prove he was worthy. Without a notable finish, such as a previous year’s Vintage Championship performance or another...

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August 24 2015

TOP 8 DECKLISTS by Adam Styborski

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Aug 24 2015

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TOP 32 DECKLISTS

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TOP 8 PROFILES

by Adam Styborski

Learn more about the Vintage Championship Top 8 competitors by taking a look through their profiles!   Name: Robert Greene Age: 32 Hometown: Sleepy Hollow, NY Previous Magic...

Aug 23 2015

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Quick Questions

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TOP 8 BRACKET

Quarterfinals

Brian Kelly, 2-0

Ryan Eberhart

Paul Mastriano, 2-1

Rich Shay

Michael Herbig

Robert Greene, 2-1

Sullivan Brophy, 2-1

John Grudzina

Semifinals

Brian Kelly, 2-1

Paul Mastriano

Robert Greene, 2-1

Sullivan Brophy

Finals

Brian Kelly, 2-0

Robert Greene

TOP 8 DECKLISTS

Brian Kelly's Oath

2015 Vintage Championship
Decklist Stats Sample Hand
Planeswalker (4)
2 Jace, the Mind Sculptor 2 Dack Fayden
Creature (3)
1 Dragonlord Dromoka 1 Auriok Salvagers 1 Griselbrand
Sorcery (5)
3 Gitaxian Probe 1 Ponder 1 Time Walk
Instant (13)
3 Force of Will 2 Mental Misstep 2 Flusterstorm 1 Ancestral Recall 1 Brainstorm 1 Repeal 1 Ancient Grudge 2 Dig Through Time
Artifact (13)
1 Black Lotus 1 Mox Sapphire 1 Mox Ruby 1 Mox Pearl 1 Mox Jet 1 Mox Emerald 1 Mana Crypt 1 Sol Ring 1 Engineered Explosives 2 Sensei's Divining Top 2 Pyrite Spellbomb
Enchantment (5)
4 Oath of Druids 1 Sylvan Library
Land (17)
4 Forbidden Orchard 3 Mana Confluence 2 Polluted Delta 2 Flooded Strand 1 Tundra 1 Tropical Island 1 Volcanic Island 1 Island 1 Library of Alexandria 1 Tolarian Academy
60 Cards
Sideboard (15)
1 Mental Misstep 1 Ancient Grudge 2 Nihil Spellbomb 3 Tormod's Crypt 2 Nature's Claim 2 Steel Sabotage 1 Magus of the Moat 1 Sphinx of the Steel Wind 2 Sudden Shock
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Robert Greene's Grixis Thieves

2015 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Decklist Stats Sample Hand
Planeswalker (5)
3 Dack Fayden 2 Jace, the Mind Sculptor
Creature (6)
2 Snapcaster Mage 2 Notion Thief 1 Consecrated Sphinx 1 Sphinx of the Steel Wind
Sorcery (7)
1 Toxic Deluge 1 Ponder 1 Treasure Cruise 1 Yawgmoth's Will 1 Tinker 1 Demonic Tutor 1 Time Walk
Instant (17)
4 Force of Will 3 Mana Drain 2 Flusterstorm 1 Pyroblast 1 Lightning Bolt 2 Dismember 1 Ancestral Recall 1 Brainstorm 1 Vampiric Tutor 1 Dig Through Time
Artifact (10)
1 Time Vault 1 Voltaic Key 1 Black Lotus 1 Mox Sapphire 1 Mox Jet 1 Mox Ruby 1 Mox Emerald 1 Mox Pearl 1 Sol Ring 1 Mana Crypt
Land (16)
3 Underground Sea 2 Volcanic Island 2 Island 4 Scalding Tarn 2 Polluted Delta 1 Tolarian Academy 1 Mikokoro, Center of the Sea 1 Mana Confluence
61 Cards
Sideboard (15)
1 Engineered Plague 2 Energy Flux 1 Mountain 3 Ingot Chewer 1 Nihil Spellbomb 1 Rakdos Charm 1 Slaughter Games 1 Pithing Needle 1 Yixlid Jailer 3 Grafdigger's Cage
Deal Another Hand

Sullivan Brophy's Dredge

2015 Vintage Championship
Decklist Stats Sample Hand
Creature (25)
4 Bloodghast 4 Ichorid 4 Narcomoeba 1 Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite 1 Flame-Kin Zealot 4 Golgari Grave-Troll 4 Stinkweed Imp 3 Golgari Thug
Sorcery (6)
4 Cabal Therapy 2 Dread Return
Artifact (4)
4 Serum Powder
Enchantment (8)
4 Leyline of the Void 4 Bridge from Below
Land (17)
4 Bazaar of Baghdad 4 Petrified Field 4 Undiscovered Paradise 4 City of Brass 1 Dakmor Salvage
60 Cards
Sideboard (15)
4 Barbarian Ring 4 Ingot Chewer 4 Nature's Claim 3 Wispmare
Deal Another Hand

Paul Mastriano's Hangarback Workshop

2015 Vintage Championship
Decklist Stats Sample Hand
Creature (18)
4 Hangarback Walker 3 Arcbound Ravager 3 Phyrexian Metamorph 4 Lodestone Golem 4 Phyrexian Revoker
Artifact (24)
1 Mox Jet 1 Mox Pearl 1 Mox Sapphire 1 Mox Ruby 1 Mox Emerald 1 Mana Crypt 1 Sol Ring 1 Black Lotus 4 Thorn of Amethyst 4 Sphere of Resistance 3 Chalice of the Void 4 Tangle Wire 1 Trinisphère
Land (18)
4 Mishra's Workshop 4 Wasteland 1 Strip Mine 1 Tolarian Academy 4 Mishra's Factory 4 Ancient Tomb
60 Cards
Sideboard (15)
1 Phyrexian Metamorph 2 Dismember 3 Ghost Quarter 2 Batterskull 4 Grafdigger's Cage 3 Tormod's Crypt
Deal Another Hand

Michael Herbig's Mentor

2015 Vintage Championship
Decklist Stats Sample Hand
Planeswalker (4)
3 Dack Fayden 1 Jace, the Mind Sculptor
Creature (3)
3 Monastery Mentor
Sorcery (9)
4 Preordain 2 Gitaxian Probe 1 Treasure Cruise 1 Time Walk 1 Ponder
Instant (20)
4 Force of Will 2 Pyroblast 1 Flusterstorm 4 Mental Misstep 2 Swords to Plowshares 3 Gush 2 Dig Through Time 1 Ancestral Recall 1 Brainstorm
Artifact (8)
1 Mana Crypt 1 Black Lotus 1 Mox Ruby 1 Mox Emerald 1 Mox Jet 1 Mox Sapphire 1 Mox Pearl 1 Sensei's Divining Top
Land (16)
1 Strip Mine 1 Library of Alexandria 2 Island 2 Tundra 4 Scalding Tarn 3 Volcanic Island 1 Misty Rainforest 1 Polluted Delta 1 Flooded Strand
60 Cards
Sideboard (15)
4 Ingot Chewer 2 Pulverize 1 Mountain 3 Grafdigger's Cage 2 Containment Priest 1 Balance 1 Sudden Shock 1 Rest in Peace
Deal Another Hand

Rich Shay's Hangarback Workshop

2015 Vintage Championship
Decklist Stats Sample Hand
Creature (18)
4 Lodestone Golem 4 Phyrexian Revoker 4 Arcbound Ravager 3 Triskelion 3 Hangarback Walker
Artifact (24)
4 Tangle Wire 4 Chalice of the Void 1 Trinisphère 4 Thorn of Amethyst 3 Sword of Fire and Ice 1 Mana Crypt 1 Sol Ring 1 Black Lotus 1 Mox Jet 1 Mox Pearl 1 Mox Sapphire 1 Mox Ruby 1 Mox Emerald
Land (18)
4 Ancient Tomb 4 Wasteland 4 Mishra's Workshop 4 Mishra's Factory 1 Strip Mine 1 Tolarian Academy
60 Cards
Sideboard (15)
4 Tormod's Crypt 3 Relic of Progenitus 3 Crucible of Worlds 3 Karakas 2 Dismember
Deal Another Hand

John Grudzina's Jeskai Control

2015 Vintage Championship
Decklist Stats Sample Hand
Planeswalker (7)
4 Dack Fayden 2 Jace, the Mind Sculptor 1 Narset Transcendent
Creature (1)
1 Snapcaster Mage
Sorcery (7)
1 Time Walk 1 Ponder 3 Preordain 1 Treasure Cruise 1 Supreme Verdict
Instant (20)
2 Flusterstorm 4 Force of Will 2 Mana Drain 3 Mental Misstep 2 Pyroblast 1 Ancestral Recall 1 Brainstorm 3 Dig Through Time 2 Swords to Plowshares
Artifact (8)
1 Black Lotus 1 Mox Sapphire 1 Mox Jet 1 Mox Ruby 1 Mox Emerald 1 Mox Pearl 1 Mana Crypt 1 Sol Ring
Enchantment (1)
1 Moat
Land (16)
1 Library of Alexandria 2 Island 3 Tundra 3 Volcanic Island 3 Polluted Delta 4 Flooded Strand
60 Cards
Sideboard (15)
1 Pyroblast 1 Swords to Plowshares 2 Tormod's Crypt 1 Pithing Needle 4 Containment Priest 4 Ingot Chewer 1 Wear // Tear 1 Mountain
Deal Another Hand

Ryan Eberhart's Delver

2015 Vintage Championship
Decklist Stats Sample Hand
Planeswalker (2)
2 Dack Fayden
Creature (8)
4 Delver of Secrets 4 Young Pyromancer
Sorcery (10)
1 Treasure Cruise 1 Time Walk 4 Preordain 1 Ponder 3 Gitaxian Probe
Instant (22)
3 Dig Through Time 3 Gush 4 Force of Will 1 Ancestral Recall 1 Brainstorm 4 Mental Misstep 1 Flusterstorm 1 Pyroblast 2 Lightning Bolt 2 Swords to Plowshares
Artifact (3)
1 Black Lotus 1 Mox Sapphire 1 Mox Ruby
Land (15)
4 Scalding Tarn 3 Flooded Strand 3 Volcanic Island 2 Tundra 2 Island 1 Strip Mine
60 Cards
Sideboard (15)
1 Pyroblast 1 Mountain 4 Ingot Chewer 2 Pulverize 2 Rest in Peace 2 Containment Priest 2 Grafdigger's Cage 1 Wear // Tear
Deal Another Hand

TOP 8 PLAYERS

1st Place  

Brian Kelly

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2nd Place  

Robert Greene

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3rd Place  

Sullivan Brophy

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4th Place  

Paul Mastriano

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5th Place  

Michael Herbig

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6th Place  

Rich Shay

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7th Place  

JOHN GRUDZINA

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8th Place  

RYAN EBERHART

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PAIRINGS, RESULTS, AND STANDINGS

FINAL STANDINGS

Note: final standings reflect the number of players participating in the event, not the number of preregistered players.

PAIRINGS

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

RESULTS

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

STANDINGS

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

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