GenCon 2013 Vintage Saturday 12pm Decklists, Metagame Breakdown, & Photo Roundup

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We are proud to bring you the Top 8 decklists from the GenCon 2013 Vintage Saturday 12pm tournament (for uncut sheet of Urza’s Saga and other prizes). Below you will also find a complete metagame breakdown, with a list of what deck type each player played, a metagame breakdown, and pictures from the event itself. Enjoy!

Top 8 Playoff

Quarterfinals
8 Mike Solymossy (Doomsday) defeats 1 Adrian Becker (Affinity Workshops)
4 Marc Lanigra (Grixis Control) defeats 5 Steven Stierman (Humans 4C)
3 Jordi Amat Puig (Forgemaster Workshops) defeats 6 Jason Jaco (TurbOathTezz)
2 Anthony Michaels (Terranova Workshops) defeats 7 Sam Krohlow (Doomsday)

Semifinals
8 Mike Solymossy (Doomsday) defeats 4 Marc Lanigra (Grixis Control)
3 Jordi Amat Puig (Forgemaster Workshops) defeats 2 Anthony Michaels (Terranova Workshops)

Finals
3 Jordi Amat Puig (Forgemaster Workshops) defeats 8 Mike Solymossy (Doomsday)

Top 8 Decklists

1st Place – Jordi Amat Puig - Forgemaster Workshops

Business (35)
Chalice of the Void
Thorn of Amethyst
Sphere of Resistance
Lightning Greaves
Metalworker
Trinisphere
Staff of Domination
Lodestone Golem
Kuldotha Forgemaster
Wurmcoil Engine
Duplicant
Staff of Nin
Sundering Titan
Blightsteel Colossus

Mana Sources (25)
Black Lotus
Mox Emerald
Mox Jet
Mox Pearl
Mox Ruby
Mox Sapphire
Mana Crypt
Sol Ring
Tolarian Academy
Mishra’s Workshop
Ancient Tomb
Cavern of Souls
Strip Mine
Wasteland
Sideboard (15)
Razormane Masticore
Spine of Ish Sah
Helm of Obedience
Leyline of the Void
Grafdigger’s Cage
Caltrops
Batterskull

2nd Place – Mike Solymossy – Doomsday

Business (37)
Force of Will
Mental Misstep
Flusterstorm
Thoughtseize
Duress
Hurkyl’s Recall
Gush
Preordain
Gitaxian Probe
Ponder
Brainstorm
Sensei’s Divining Top
Ancestral Recall
Mystical Tutor
Vampiric Tutor
Merchant Scroll
Demonic Tutor
Doomsday
Fastbond
Yawgmoth’s Will
Laboratory Maniac
Tendrils of Agony

Mana Sources (23)
Dark Ritual
Black Lotus
Lotus Petal
Mana Crypt
Mox Emerald
Mox Jet
Mox Sapphire
Polluted Delta
Misty Rainforest
Scalding Tarn
Underground Sea
Tropical Island
Volcanic Island
Island
Sideboard (15)
Mountain
Ingot Chewer
Ancient Grudge
Hurkyl’s Recall
Teferi’s Realm
Thoughtseize
Pyroclasm
Extirpate
Xantid Swarm

3rd Place – Anthony Michaels - Terranova Workshops

Business (30)
Chalice of the Void
Pithing Needle
Sphere of Resistance
Thorn of Amethyst
Phyrexian Revoker
Trinisphere
Tangle Wire
Lodestone Golem
Dismember

Mana Sources (30)
Black Lotus
Mox Emerald
Mox Jet
Mox Pearl
Mox Ruby
Mox Sapphire
Sol Ring
Tolarian Academy
Mishra’s Workshop
Ancient Tomb
City of Traitors
Mishra’s Factory
Mutavault
Strip Mine
Wasteland
Sideboard (15)
The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
Grafdigger’s Cage
Relic of Progenitus
Null Rod
Tangle Wire
Pithing Needle

4th Place – Marc Lanigra – Grixis Control

Business (37)
Force of Will
Mental Misstep
Spell Pierce
Mana Drain
Lightning Bolt
Nihil Spellbomb
Sensei’s Divining Top
Brainstorm
Ancestral Recall
Time Walk
Dark Confidant
Snapcaster Mage
Vendilion Clique
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
Mystical Tutor
Vampiric Tutor
Merchant Scroll
Demonic Tutor
Tinker
Time Vault
Voltaic Key
Blightsteel Colossus
Yawgmoth’s Will

Mana Sources (23)
Black Lotus
Mox Emerald
Mox Jet
Mox Pearl
Mox Ruby
Mox Sapphire
Mana Crypt
Sol Ring
Tolarian Academy
Library of Alexandria
Scalding Tarn
Polluted Delta
Flooded Strand
Underground Sea
Volcanic Island
Island
Sideboard (15)
Mountain
Pyroclasm
Ingot Chewer
Yixlid Jailer
Nihil Spellbomb
Grafdigger’s Cage
Hurkyl’s Recall
Fire Covenant

5th Place – Adrian Becker - Affinity Workshops

Business (38)
Memnite
Signal Pest
Skullclamp
Genesis Chamber
Steel Overseer
Phyrexian Revoker
Arcbound Ravager
Tangle Wire
Frogmite
Lodestone Golem
Memory Jar

Mana Sources (22)
Mox Opal
Mox Emerald
Mox Jet
Mox Pearl
Mox Ruby
Mox Sapphire
Mana Crypt
Sol Ring
Mana Vault
Tolarian Academy
Gaea’s Cradle
Mishra’s Workshop
Ancient Tomb
Strip Mine
Wasteland
Sideboard (15)
Grafdigger’s Cage
Witchbane Orb
Phyrexian Metamorph
Dismember
Thorn of Amethyst
Tormod’s Crypt

6th Place – Steven Stierman - Humans (4C)

Business (36)
Deathrite Shaman
Noble Hierarch
Mayor of Avabruck
Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
Qasali Pridemage
Dark Confidant
Scavenging Ooze
Orzhov Pontiff
Imperial Recruiter
Huntmaster of the Fells
Exava, Rakdos Blood Witch
Ingot Chewer
Demonic Tutor
Oath of Ghouls
Liliana of the Veil
Abrupt Decay
Swords to Plowshares

Mana Sources (24)
Mox Emerald
Mox Jet
Mox Pearl
Mox Ruby
Cavern of Souls
City of Brass
Verdant Catacombs
Savannah
Badlands
Taiga
Bayou
Scrubland
Strip Mine
Wasteland
Sideboard (15)
Wasteland
Surgical Extraction
Grafdigger’s Cage
Rest in Peace
Ingot Chewer
Stingscourger
Qasali Pridemage
Ethersworn Canonist
Red Elemental Blast

7th Place - Sam Krohlow - Doomsday

Business (38)
Force of Will
Mental Misstep
Flusterstorm
Thoughtseize
Duress
Hurkyl’s Recall
Gush
Preordain
Sensei’s Divining Top
Ponder
Brainstorm
Ancestral Recall
Time Walk
Mystical Tutor
Vampiric Tutor
Imperial Seal
Merchant Scroll
Demonic Tutor
Doomsday
Fastbond
Laboratory Maniac
Tendrils of Agony
Yawgmoth’s Will

Mana Sources (22)
Dark Ritual
Black Lotus
Lotus Petal
Mana Crypt
Mox Emerald
Mox Jet
Mox Sapphire
Polluted Delta
Flooded Strand
Misty Rainforest
Scalding Tarn
Underground Sea
Tropical Island
Island
Sideboard (15)
Oath of Druids
Forbidden Orchard
Nature’s Claim
Xantid Swarm
Slaughter Pact
Memory’s Journey

8th Place - Jason Jaco - TurbOathTezz

Business (36)
Force of Will
Spell Pierce
Thoughtseize
Mana Drain
Hurkyl’s Recall
Repeal
Sensei’s Divining Top
Brainstorm
Ancestral Recall
Time Walk
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
Vampiric Tutor
Demonic Tutor
Tinker
Tezzeret, the Seeker
Time Vault
Voltaic Key
Blightsteel Colossus
Vendilion Clique
Yawgmoth’s Will

Mana Sources (24)
Black Lotus
Mox Emerald
Mox Jet
Mox Pearl
Mox Ruby
Mox Sapphire
Mana Crypt
Sol Ring
Mana Vault
Grim Monolith
Tolarian Academy
Polluted Delta
Flooded Strand
Underground Sea
Tropical Island
Island
Swamp
Sideboard (15)
Oath of Druids
Forbidden Orchard
Woodripper
Rune-Scarred Demon
Griselbrand
Gaea’s Blessing
Defense Grid

Decks Played (Alphabetically, by Player)

Jon Acton – TurboTezz UB
Jordi Amat – Forgemaster Workshops
Adrian Becker – Affinity Workshops
John Beste – Young Pyromancer (4C Gush)
Scott Bray – Terranova Workshops
Camille Brunel – Young Pyromancer (4C Tempo)
Jesse Cagle – Young Pyromancer (RUG Gush)
Nathaniel Comisney – UW Fish
Adam Costabile – Doomsday
Kevin Cron – Young Pyromancer (4C Gush)
Danny Friedman – Young Pyromancer (UR Tempo)
Micah Greenbaum – Young Pyromancer (4C Rich Shay Special)
James Grindell – BUG Fish
Benjamin Guillerm – Young Pyromancer (4C Tempo)
Matt Hazard – Confidant TPS
Thomas Irmler – Forgemaster Workshops
Jason Jaco – TurbOathTezz
Richard Johnson – Burning Tendrils
Sean Johnson – UBW Confidant Jace Vault
Mike Keith – Dredge (Ingot Chewer main)
Steven Killine – Steel City Vault 2013
Charlie King – Young Pyromancer (4C Rich Shay Special)
William Kirkwood – Burning Tendrils
Sam Krohlow – Doomsday
Mark Lanigra – Grixis Control
Richard Lessman – Dredge (Ingot Chewer main)
William Marten – Humans (4C)
Jesse Martin – TPS
Anthony Michaels – Terranova Workshops
Dan Milian – Burning Tendrils
Geoffrey Moes – Mono Blue Stage-Depths
Nat Moes – Regrowth Gush Combo
Matt Ochs – Reanimator
Brian Potter – UBW Confidant Jace Vault
Raphael Puleo – BUG Control
Mith Rao – Young Pyromancer (RUG Gush)
Gilberto Rivera – Balustrade Spy/Undercity Informer Combo
William Rosa – UB Confidant Jace Vault
Michael Scheffenacker – MUD Stage-Depths Workshops
Mike Solymossy – Doomsday
William Stevens – Humans (4C)
Steven Stierman – Humans (4C)
Thomas Swindell – MUD Stage-Depths Workshops
Michael Wallace – UB Phage the Untouchable Control
Jerry Yang – Burning Tendrils
Total: 45

Metagame Breakdown

Affinity Workshops – 1
Balustrade Spy/Undercity Informer Combo – 1
BUG Control – 1
BUG Fish – 1
Burning Tendrils – 4
Confidant TPS – 1
Doomsday – 3
Dredge Variants – 2
Forgemaster Workshops – 2
Grixis Control – 1
Humans (4C) – 3
Mono Blue Stage-Depths – 1
MUD Stage-Depths Workshops – 2
Reanimator – 1
Regrowth Gush Combo – 1
Steel City Vault 2013 – 1
Terranova Workshops – 2
TurbOathTezz – 1
TurboTezz UB – 1
TPS – 1
UB Confidant Jace Vault – 1
UB Phage the Untouchable Control – 1
UBW Confidant Jace Vault – 2
UW Fish – 1
Young Pyromancer (4C Gush) – 2
Young Pyromancer (4C Rich Shay Special) – 2
Young Pyromancer (4C Tempo) – 2
Young Pyromancer (RUG Gush) – 2
Young Pyromancer (UR Tempo) – 1
Total: 45

Photos From Vintage Saturday 12pm

Vintage Saturday 12pm John Beste (Young Pyromancer 4C Gush) vs. Kevin Cron (Young Pyromancer 4C Gush)

Vintage Saturday 12pm John Beste (Young Pyromancer 4C Gush) vs. Kevin Cron (Young Pyromancer 4C Gush)

Vintage Saturday 12pm Mike Solymossy (Doomsday) vs. Camille Brunel (Young Pyromancer 4C Tempo)

Vintage Saturday 12pm Mike Solymossy (Doomsday) vs. Camille Brunel (Young Pyromancer 4C Tempo)

Vintage Saturday 12pm Steven Stierman (Humans 4C) vs. Jerry Yang (Burning Tendrils)

Vintage Saturday 12pm Steven Stierman (Humans 4C) vs. Jerry Yang (Burning Tendrils)

Vintage Saturday 12pm Mith Rao (Young Pyromancer RUG Gush) vs. Jesse Martin (TPS)

Vintage Saturday 12pm Mith Rao (Young Pyromancer RUG Gush) vs. Jesse Martin (TPS)

Vintage Saturday 12pm Matt Hazard (Confidant TPS) vs. Jon Acton (TurboTezz UB)

Vintage Saturday 12pm Matt Hazard (Confidant TPS) vs. Jon Acton (TurboTezz UB)

Vintage Saturday 12pm The French Contingent (Benjamin Guillerm, Camille Brunel, Raphael Puleo)

Vintage Saturday 12pm The French Contingent (Benjamin Guillerm, Camille Brunel, Raphael Puleo)

Vintage Saturday 12pm Sam Krohlow (Doomsday) vs. Mike Solymossy (Doomsday)

Vintage Saturday 12pm Sam Krohlow (Doomsday) vs. Mike Solymossy (Doomsday)

Vintage Saturday 12pm Anthony Michaels (Terranova Workshops) vs. Kevin Cron (Young Pyromancer 4C Gush)

Vintage Saturday 12pm Anthony Michaels (Terranova Workshops) vs. Kevin Cron (Young Pyromancer 4C Gush)

Vintage Saturday 12pm Semifinals Anthony Michaels (Terranova Workshops) vs. Jordi Amat Puig (Forgemaster Workshops)

Vintage Saturday 12pm Semifinals Anthony Michaels (Terranova Workshops) vs. Jordi Amat Puig (Forgemaster Workshops)

Vintage Saturday 12pm Semifinals Marc Lanigra (Grixis Control) vs. Mike Solymossy (Doomsday)

Vintage Saturday 12pm Semifinals Marc Lanigra (Grixis Control) vs. Mike Solymossy (Doomsday)

Vintage Saturday 12pm Finals Mike Solymossy (Doomsday) vs. Jordi Amat Puig (Forgemaster Workshops)

Vintage Saturday 12pm Finals Mike Solymossy (Doomsday) vs. Jordi Amat Puig (Forgemaster Workshops)

Vintage Saturday 12pm Winner Jordi Amat Puig (with Urza's Saga uncut sheet!)

Vintage Saturday 12pm Winner Jordi Amat Puig (with Urza’s Saga uncut sheet!)