Nationals Qualifier, March 21st

Hi all!

This event was a special one.

We had 68 players competing for 8 slots over 7 rounds of Swiss play. As always, the top lists will follow.

What is different about this is that, thanks to all the players contributing a record of who won or lost the die roll, and a thorough metagame breakdown, we have a lot of extra information about this event!

We're going to start with just the meta breakdown and the qualifying lists. Then, each day this week, we'll update with some more statistics on the tournament.

So, without further ado:

METAGAME BREAKDOWN

Jund 15

Naya 10

UW control 10

Burn 9

Elves! 4

White Weenie 4

Open the Vaults 3

Mythic 2

Vampires 2

Allies 1

Boros 1

Goblins 1

GW control 1

GW Junk 1

Mill 1

Monowhite control 1

TurboFog 1

Valakut 1

The Top 8 looked like this (in no particular order):

Steve Bains

4 Burst Lightning

4 Lightning Bolt

4 Searing Blaze

4 Blightning

1 Banefire

3 Earthquake

/20 spells

4 Hellspark Elemental

4 Goblin Guide

4 Hell’s Thunder

4 Ball-Lightning

/16 creatures

4 Arid Mesa

4 Lavaclaw Reaches

4 Dragonskull Summit

4 Scalding Tarn

7 Mountain

1 Swamp

/24 lands

//60 cards

SB:

4 Goblin Ruinblaster

2 Doom Blade

3 Dragon’s Claw

4 Deathmark

2 Slave of Bolas

Dominic Pietron’s “Jund”

4 Putrid Leech

4 Bloodbraid Elf

4 Sprouting Thrinax

2 Broodmate Dragon

2 Master of the Wild Hunt

/16 creatures

4 Blightning

4 Lightning Bolt

3 Maelstrom Pulse

3 Bituminous Blast

2 Garruk Wildspeaker

2 Terminate

1 Burst Lightning

/19 spells

4 Savage Lands

4 Verdant Catacombs

3 Dragonskull Summit

2 Raging Ravine

2 Rootbound Crag

2 Oran-Rief, the Vastwood

3 Mountain

3 Swamp

2 Forest

/25 lands

//60 cards

SB:

3 Doom Blade

3 Goblin Ruinblaster

3 Jund Charm

2 Thought Hemorrhage

1 Maelstrom Pulse

3 Malakir Bloodwitch

Updated 23rd March: Sorry, but due to human error, Rob Davies' White Weenie deck was listed as qualifying instead of Russ Davies.

Correct decklist to follow ASAP. Mea culpa.

Rob Davies’ “Plan Z”

3 Kor Duelist

2 Kor Skyfisher

4 White Knight

4 Kor Firewalker

2 Stoneforge Mystic

3 Knight of the White Orchid

2 Devout Lightcaster

2 Emeria Angel

/22 creatures

1 Basilisk Collar

1 Hammer of Ruin

1 Sigil of Distinction

3 Path to Exile

2 Brave the Elements

2 Oblivion Ring

2 Elspeth, Knight-Errant

2 Ajani Goldmane

2 Day of Judgment

/16 spells

13 Plains

3 Dread Statuary

2 Emeria, the Sky Ruin

2 Arid Mesa

2 Marsh Flats

/22 lands

//60 cards

SB:

1 Path to Exile

3 Relic of Progenitus

1 Brave the Elements

3 Celestial Purge

2 Devout Lightcaster

1 Oblivion Ring

3 Scepter of Dominance

1 Day of Judgment

Gary Lynch

4 Bloodbraid Elf

2 Broodmate Dragon

4 Putrid Leech

4 Sprouting Thrinax

1 Borderland Ranger

2 Siege-Gang Commander

/17 creatures

2 Terminate

4 Blightning

3 Bituminous Blast

4 Maelstrom Pulse

4 Lightning Bolt

/17 spells

4 Verdant Catacombs

4 Savage Lands

4 Raging Ravine

1 Rootbound Crag

3 Swamp

3 Mountain

3 Forest

1 Lavaclaw Reaches

3 Dragonskull Summit

/26 lands

//60 cards

SB:

1 Basilisk Collar

3 Malakir Bloodwitch

4 Goblin Ruinblaster

4 Deathmark

1 Mind Rot

2 Duress

James Mills’ “Dan Barrett is the best friend ever!”

4 Baneslayer Angel

2 Iona, Shield of Emeria

3 Knight of the White Orchid

/9 creatures

4 Mind Spring

4 Martial Coup

2 Divination

2 Treasure Hunt

3 Path to Exile

3 Day of Judgment

3 Oblivion Ring

4 Everflowing Chalice

3 Fieldmist Borderpost

/28 spells

4 Celestial Colonnade

4 Glacial Fortress

6 Island

8 Plains

1 Tectonic Edge

/23 lands

//60 cards

SB:

1 Kor Firewalker

2 Celestial Purge

2 Jace, the Mind Sculptor

3 Negate

3 Flashfreeze

1 Marshal’s Anthem

2 Mind Control

1 Elspeth, Knight-Errant

Arun Banghar’s “RDW”

4 Goblin Guide

4 Plated Geopede

4 Hell’s Thunder

4 Ball-Lightning

4 Hellspark Elemental

/20 creatures

4 Burst Lightning

4 Searing Blaze

4 Lightning Bolt

3 Earthquake

/15 spells

4 Scalding Tarn

4 Arid Mesa

3 Teetering Peaks

1 Terramorphic Expanse

13 Mountain

/25 lands

//60 cards

SB:

3 Rakka Mar

3 Unstable Footing

4 Journey to Nowhere

1 Plains

4 Chandra Nalaar

Kris Pietron

4 Bloodbraid Elf

2 Broodmate Dragon

4 Putrid Leech

3 Siege-Gang Commander

4 Sprouting Thrinax

/17 creatures

4 Blightning

2 Garruk Wildspeaker

4 Lightning Bolt

3 Maelstrom Pulse

2 Rampant Growth

2 Terminate

/17 spells

3 Dragonskull Summit

3 Forest

1 Lavaclaw Reaches

3 Mountain

4 Raging Ravine

1 Rootbound Crag

4 Savage Lands

3 Swamp

4 Verdant Catacombs

/26 lands

//60 cards

SB:

4 Goblin Ruinblaster

1 Terminate

2 Master of the Wild Hunt

3 Deathmark

2 Malakir Bloodwitch

3 Great Sable Stag

Aaron Cadwallader’s “Bunch of Jaces”

1 Iona, Shield of Emeria

/1 creature

4 Everflowing Chalice

2 Oblivion Ring

1 Essence Scatter

2 Flashfreeze

2 Negate

3 Path to Exile

4 Cancel

4 Jace, the Mind Sculptor

2 Mind Spring

2 Martial Coup

3 Day of Judgment

4 Treasure Hunt

/33 spells

1 Scalding Tarn

2 Marsh Flats

3 Island

4 Tectonic Edge

4 Celestial Colonnade

4 Halimar Depths

4 Glacial Fortress

4 Plains

/26 lands

//60 cards

SB:

1 Essence Scatter

1 Luminarch Ascension

1 Negate

1 Elspeth, Knight-Errant

1 Plains

2 Celestial Purge

3 Kor Firewalker

2 Flashfreeze

3 Baneslayer Angel

Come back Monday for the first of our statistics!