Xtreme Games May 2015 Decklists & Metagame Breakdown

Xtreme Games (Lindenhurst, IL, USA) hosted their monthly Vintage tournament on 05/23/2015, and below you can find the Top 8 decklists, as well as a brief metagame breakdown of all decks played.

There were a very good spread of decks that showed up this month, including all of the usual suspects, a return of Oath to the Top 8, as well as new back to back Xtreme Games Vintage winner Tommy Kolowith’s new 4C Control variant, utilizing Deathrite Shaman and zero basic lands.

Top 8 Decklists, by Final Standing

4C

[Business] (37)
Force of Will
Mental Misstep
Thoughtseize
Mana Drain
Fire // Ice
Abrupt Decay
Ancient Grudge
Engineered Explosives
Ponder
Brainstorm
Ancestral Recall
Time Walk
Dack Fayden
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
Dig Through Time
Treasure Cruise
Vampiric Tutor
Demonic Tutor
Crucible of Worlds
Deathrite Shaman
Snapcaster Mage

[/Business] (0)

[Mana Sources] (23)
Black Lotus
Mox Emerald
Mox Jet
Mox Ruby
Mox Sapphire
Sol Ring
Flooded Strand
Misty Rainforest
Scalding Tarn
Underground Sea
Tropical Island
Volcanic Island
Strip Mine
Wasteland

[/Mana Sources] (0)
[Sideboard] (15)
Nature’s Claim
Toxic Deluge
Ancient Grudge
Izzet Staticaster
Dismember
Nihil Spellbomb
Grafdigger’s Cage[/Sideboard]

Workshops

[Business] (34)
Chalice of the Void
Thorn of Amethyst
Sphere of Resistance
Phyrexian Revoker
Trinisphere
Tangle Wire
Phyrexian Metamorph
Lodestone Golem
Kuldotha Forgemaster
Wurmcoil Engine
Steel Hellkite
Duplicant
Sundering Titan
Dismember

[/Business] (0)

[Mana Sources] (26)
Black Lotus
Mox Emerald
Mox Jet
Mox Pearl
Mox Ruby
Mox Sapphire
Sol Ring
Tolarian Academy
Mishra’s Workshop
Ancient Tomb
Strip Mine
Wasteland
Homeward Path
Cavern of Souls

[/Mana Sources] (0)
[Sideboard] (15)
Grafdigger’s Cage
The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
Crucible of Worlds
Ghost Quarter
Razormane Masticore
Duplicant
Wurmcoil Engine
Dismember
Spine of Ish Sah
Karakas[/Sideboard]

Mentor

[Business] (38)
Force of Will
Misdirection
Mental Misstep
Pyroblast
Flusterstorm
Mana Drain
Repeal
Hurkyl’s Recall
Echoing Truth
Fire // Ice
Mystic Remora
Sensei’s Divining Top
Ponder
Brainstorm
Ancestral Recall
Time Walk
Thirst for Knowledge
Dack Fayden
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
Treasure Cruise
Dig Through Time
Mystical Tutor
Merchant Scroll
Tinker
Blightsteel Colossus
Monastery Mentor
Snapcaster Mage

[/Business] (0)

[Mana Sources] (23)
Black Lotus
Mox Emerald
Mox Jet
Mox Pearl
Mox Ruby
Mox Sapphire
Mana Crypt
Sol Ring
Tolarian Academy
Scalding Tarn
Flooded Strand
Tundra
Volcanic Island
Steam Vents
Island

[/Mana Sources] (0)
[Sideboard] (15)
Grafdigger’s Cage
Containment Priest
Rest in Peace
Supreme Verdict
Ingot Chewer
Pulverize
Mountain[/Sideboard]

Dredge,

[Business] (47)
Bazaar of Baghdad
Serum Powder
Golgari Grave-Troll
Stinkweed Imp
Golgari Thug
Narcomoeba
Bloodghast
Ichorid
Bridge from Below
Cabal Therapy
Unmask
Ingot Chewer
Ancient Grudge
Leyline of the Void

[/Business] (0)

[Mana Sources] (13)
Undiscovered Paradise
Mana Confluence
Petrified Field
Dakmor Salvage

[/Mana Sources] (0)
[Sideboard] (15)
Unmask
Mental Misstep
Nature’s Claim
Chain of Vapor
Wispmare[/Sideboard]

Oath,

[Business] (36)
Force of Will
Misdirection
Mental Misstep
Flusterstorm
Mana Drain
Abrupt Decay
Ponder
Brainstorm
Ancestral Recall
Time Walk
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
Treasure Cruise
Dig Through Time
Vampiric Tutor
Demonic Tutor
Oath of Druids
Show and Tell
Emrakul, the Aeons Torn
Griselbrand
Time Vault
Voltaic Key
Yawgmoth’s Will

[/Business] (0)

[Mana Sources] (24)
Black Lotus
Mox Emerald
Mox Jet
Mox Pearl
Mox Ruby
Mox Sapphire
Sol Ring
Tolarian Academy
Forbidden Orchard
Misty Rainforest
Scalding Tarn
Underground Sea
Tropical Island
Snow-Covered Island

[/Mana Sources] (0)
[Sideboard] (15)
Ravenous Trap
Yixlid Jailer
Forest
Nature’s Claim
Steel Sabotage
Hurkyl’s Recall
Flusterstorm
Show and Tell
Sphinx of the Steel Wind
Engineered Plague
Engineered Explosives[/Sideboard]

Oath,

[Business] (37)
Force of Will
Misdirection
Mental Misstep
Swan Song
Thoughtseize
Mana Drain
Abrupt Decay
Ponder
Brainstorm
Ancestral Recall
Time Walk
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
Dig Through Time
Vampiric Tutor
Demonic Tutor
Oath of Druids
Show and Tell
Gaea’s Blessing
Griselbrand
Yawgmoth’s Will

[/Business] (0)

[Mana Sources] (23)
Black Lotus
Mox Emerald
Mox Jet
Mox Pearl
Mox Ruby
Mox Sapphire
Mana Crypt
Sol Ring
Forbidden Orchard
Misty Rainforest
Underground Sea
Tropical Island
Island

[/Mana Sources] (0)
[Sideboard] (15)
Forest
Nature’s Claim
Hurkyl’s Recall
Abrupt Decay
Show and Tell
Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
Leyline of the Void[/Sideboard]

Mentor

[Business] (37)
Force of Will
Mental Misstep
Flusterstorm
Mana Drain
Repeal
Swords to Plowshares
Gush
Sensei’s Divining Top
Brainstorm
Ancestral Recall
Time Walk
Dack Fayden
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
Treasure Cruise
Dig Through Time
Mystical Tutor
Merchant Scroll
Tinker
Blightsteel Colossus
Monastery Mentor
Snapcaster Mage

[/Business] (0)

[Mana Sources] (23)
Black Lotus
Mox Emerald
Mox Jet
Mox Pearl
Mox Ruby
Mox Sapphire
Mana Crypt
Sol Ring
Tolarian Academy
Library of Alexandria
Polluted Delta
Flooded Strand
Tundra
Volcanic Island
Island

[/Mana Sources] (0)
[Sideboard] (15)
Grafdigger’s Cage
Rest in Peace
Ingot Chewer
Dack Fayden
Wear // Tear
Swords to Plowshares
Engineered Explosives
Mindbreak Trap[/Sideboard]

Grixis

[Business] (37)
Force of Will
Mental Misstep
Pyroblast
Red Elemental Blast
Mana Drain
Brainstorm
Ancestral Recall
Time Walk
Thirst for Knowledge
Dack Fayden
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
Mystical Tutor
Vampiric Tutor
Demonic Tutor
Tinker
Blightsteel Colossus
Dark Confidant
Vendilion Clique
Snapcaster Mage
Painter’s Servant
Grindstone
Yawgmoth’s Will

[/Business] (0)

[Mana Sources] (23)
Black Lotus
Mox Emerald
Mox Jet
Mox Pearl
Mox Ruby
Mox Sapphire
Mana Crypt
Tolarian Academy
Library of Alexandria
Scalding Tarn
Flooded Strand
Underground Sea
Volcanic Island
Island

[/Mana Sources] (0)
[Sideboard] (15)
Grafdigger’s Cage
Ravenous Trap
Nihil Spellbomb
Pyroclasm
Lightning Bolt
Ingot Chewer
Hurkyl’s Recall[/Sideboard]

Top 4 Playoff

Note: With 16 players 5 rounds of Swiss were played, with a cut to Top 4 to encourage more rounds actually being played out (and fewer draws), which worked well. The play/draw rule for the Top 4 was in effect, and the store still paid out to the Top 8.

Semifinals
1 Tommy Kolowith (4C Control) vs. 4 Chris Nighbor (Dredge) – Kolowith wins 2-1
2 Danny Friedman (Mentor Remora URW) vs. 3 Jason Jaco (Workshop Forgemaster) – Jaco wins 2-0

Finals
1 Tommy Kolowith (4C Control) vs. 3 Jason Jaco (Workshop Forgemaster) – Kolowith wins 2-1

Metagame Report

Grouped by Deck
4C Control – 1
Delver UR – 1
Dragon – 1
Dredge – 1
Grixis Control Slaver – 1
Grixis Painter – 1
Mentor Gush URW – 1
Mentor Remora URW – 1
Mono Blue Charbelcher – 1
Oath – 2
Rector Omniscience – 1
TurboTezz UBR – 1
Workshop Forgemaster – 1
Workshop Smokestack – 1
Workshop Terranova – 1
Total: 16