![]() Of course, my first opponent was a tough matchup. Other (I saw someone playing Elves, someone was playing Lurrus of the Dream-Den as a companion, etc.).Blue Decks (any deck with Force of Will that will look to stop me from comboing off).Shops ( Mishra's Workshop, Trinisphere, and a bunch of unfun cards).Dredge ( Bazaar of Baghdad and friends).Because I’m a Storm player, I categorize other deck strategies into four major buckets: Perhaps that was a mistake… Match 1 Against a Blue DeckĪdmittedly, I’m not up to speed on the Vintage metagame and deck names. I had every intention of tweaking / updating the deck before the event, but since I hadn’t allocated time to practice with the new cards, I felt it would serve me best to stick to what I was already familiar with. Thus, the plan was to play in the event and then immediately walk over to the vendor’s booth to sell.Īs a refresher from a few weeks ago, here’s the list I landed on: ![]() Because I had pre-registered for the event, the head buyer was generous enough to let me play in it before completing the transaction. ![]() You see, prior to the event, I had negotiated a deal with the lead buyer at ’s booth to sell them my Power. If you narrow it down to sanctioned play, this was only the third Vintage event I ever played in, and it was going to be my last hurrah. I’ve maintained essentially the same Vintage deck list for about seven or eight years, though I can count on one hand how many opportunities I've had to shuffle up the deck and play it. I was disappointed that I didn’t get a chance to play more casual games for fun (more on that in a future article), but at least I did get to enjoy the two side events I pre-registered for.Īfter last week’s marathon of an article, I'm happy to share a lighter column of some mini-tournament reports detailing my play experience in Las Vegas. Although my priority at Magic 30 in Las Vegas was buying, selling, and talking with vendors, I also registered for a couple of side events to play some actual games of Magic. ![]()
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