2015 VINTAGE CHAMPIONSHIP

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

Want to see what rose to the top of the Vintage Championship? Then take a look at the Top 8 competitors' decklists! ...

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Aug 24 2015

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TOP 32 DECKLISTS

by Adam Styborski

Brian Demars's Hangarback Workshop - Vintage Championship, 9th Place ...

Aug 24 2015

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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

by Adam Styborski

What are you playing in the Vintage Championship, and why? The resurgence of Vintage in recent years can be attributed to many things. The live streaming of the Vintage Super League, a group of...

Aug 14 2015

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August Action

by Mike Rosenberg

The month of August is heating up, and we've got one double-GP weekend before we move into two more action-packed weekends, including PAX Prime at the end of the month. You can catch coverage...

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

Select a Deck

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

Deal Another Hand

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