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
Workshops
Mentor
Dredge,
| [Business] (47) 4 Bazaar of Baghdad 4 Serum Powder 4 Golgari Grave-Troll 4 Stinkweed Imp 2 Golgari Thug 4 Narcomoeba 4 Bloodghast 3 Ichorid 4 Bridge from Below 4 Cabal Therapy 1 Unmask 4 Ingot Chewer 1 Ancient Grudge 4 Leyline of the Void [Mana Sources] (13) 4 Undiscovered Paradise 4 Mana Confluence 4 Petrified Field 1 Dakmor Salvage [Sideboard] (15) 3 Unmask 2 Mental Misstep 4 Nature’s Claim 4 Chain of Vapor 2 Wispmare[/Sideboard] |
Oath,
Oath,
| [Business] (37) 4 Force of Will 2 Misdirection 4 Mental Misstep 2 Swan Song 2 Thoughtseize 2 Mana Drain 1 Abrupt Decay 1 Ponder 1 Brainstorm 1 Ancestral Recall 1 Time Walk 2 Jace, the Mind Sculptor 2 Dig Through Time 1 Vampiric Tutor 1 Demonic Tutor 4 Oath of Druids 2 Show and Tell 1 Gaea’s Blessing 2 Griselbrand 1 Yawgmoth’s Will [Mana Sources] (23) 1 Black Lotus 1 Mox Emerald 1 Mox Jet 1 Mox Pearl 1 Mox Ruby 1 Mox Sapphire 1 Mana Crypt 1 Sol Ring 4 Forbidden Orchard 4 Misty Rainforest 3 Underground Sea 2 Tropical Island 2 Island [Sideboard] (15) 1 Forest 4 Nature’s Claim 1 Hurkyl’s Recall 2 Abrupt Decay 2 Show and Tell 1 Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite 4 Leyline of the Void[/Sideboard] |
Mentor
Grixis
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