AZMagicPlayers 2014 Legacy Series – January Top 8 Decklists & Metagame Breakdown

We had a record breaking 57 players at our event this past Sunday.

1st/2nd Place – Trevor Carr – Death and Taxes

Creatures (26)
Mother of Runes
Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
Stoneforge Mystic
Phyrexian Revoker
Serra Avenger
Flickerwisp
Mirran Crusader
Aven Mindcensor

Spells (11)
AEther Vial
Swords to Plowshares
Batterskull
Umezawa’s Jitte
Sword of Fire and Ice

Lands (23)
10 Plains
Wasteland
Rishadan Port
Karakas
Cavern of Souls
Eiganjo Castle
Sideboard (15)
Holy Light
Cataclysm
Ethersworn Canonist
Rest in Peace
Oblivion Ring
Ratchet Bomb
Meekstone
Pithing Needle
Sunlance

1st/2nd Place – Phimus Pan – BUG Delver

Creatures (14)
Deathrite Shaman
Delver of Secrets
Tarmogoyf
Tombstalker

Spells (26)
Brainstorm
Ponder
Hymn to Tourach
Daze
Abrupt Decay
Force of Will
Liliana of the Veil

Lands (20)
Polluted Delta
Verdant Catacombs
Misty Rainforest
Underground Sea
Bayou
Tropical Island
Wasteland
Sideboard (15)
Golgari Charm
Disfigure
Spell Pierce
Pithing Needle
Krosan Grip
Life from the Loam
Grafdigger’s Cage
Surgical Extraction
Vendilion Clique
Liliana of the Veil

3rd/4th Place – Mike Griffin – UWr Miracles

Creatures (1)
Vendilion Clique

Spells – 37 (37)
Brainstorm
Swords to Plowshares
Sensei’s Divining Top
Pithing Needle
Spell Pierce
Enlightened Tutor
Counterbalance
Rest in Peace
Counterspell
Entreat the Angels
Detention Sphere
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
Misdirection
Force of Will
Terminus
Engineered Explosives

Lands (22)
Arid Mesa
Flooded Strand
Scalding Tarn
Karakas
Island
Plains
Tropical Island
Tundra
Sideboard (15)
Rest in Peace
Helm of Obedience
Blood Moon
Energy Field
Tormod’s Crypt
Surgical Extraction
Sulfur Elemental
Pyroblast
Red Elemental Blast
Pyroclasm
Swan Song
Terminus
Meddling Mage

3rd/4th Place – Zach McKeown – UWR Delver

Creatures (10)
Delver of Secrets
Stoneforge Mystic
True-Name Nemesis

Spells (30)
Brainstorm
Ponder
Lightning Bolt
Daze
Spell Pierce
Force of Will
Swords to Plowshares
Gitaxian Probe
Umezawa’s Jite
Batterskull

Lands (20)
Scalding Tarn
Arid Mesa
Misty Rainforest
Tundra
Volcanic Island
Wasteland
Sideboard (15)
Meddling Mage
Grafdigger’s Cage
Sword of Feast and Famine
Rest in Peace
True-Name Nemesis
Grim Lavamancer
Swords to Plowshares
Wear / Tear
Pyroblast
Red Elemental Blast

5th-8th Place – Scott Alter – Elves

Scott Alter (0)

Creatures (30)
Deathrite Shaman
Nettle Sentinel
Quirion Ranger
Elvish Visionary
Wirewood Symbiote
Heritage Druid
Elvish Mystic
Craterhoof Behemoth
Viridian Shaman
Birchlore Rangers

Spells (11)
Glimpse of Nature
Green Sun’s Zenith
Natural Order

Lands (19)
Windswept Heath
Verdant Catacombs
Wooded Foothills
Forest
Bayou
Savannah
Dryad Arbor
Gaea’s Cradle
Sideboard (15)
Cabal Therapy
Thoughtseize
Abrupt Decay
Natural Order
Progenitus
Worldspine Wurm
Scavenging Ooze
Mindbreak Trap
Qasali Pridemage

6th Place – Matt Czuzak – Junk Depths

Creatures (9)
Knight of the Reliquary
Scavenging Ooze
Vampire Hexmage
Gaddock Teeg
Dark Confidant

Spells (24)
Chalice of the Void
Abrupt Decay
Sylvan Library
Mox Diamond
Maelstrom Pulse
Living Wish
Green Sun’s Zenith
Life from the Loam

Lands (28)
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
Dark Depths
Dryad Arbor
Savannah
Scrubland
Bayou
Windswept Heath
Verdant Catacombs
Karakas
Barren Moor
Thespian’s Stage
Cavern of Souls
Bojuka Bog
Wasteland
Forest
Swamp
Plains
Sideboard (15)
Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
Phyrexian Revoker
Golgari Charm
Orzhov Pontiff
Vampire Hexmage
Diabolic Edict
Peacekeeper
Dark Depths
Gaddock Teeg
Knight of the Reliquary
Bojuka Bog
Qasali Pridemage

7th Place – Charles Kraver – Monogreen Infect

Creatures (20)
Glistener Elf
Noble Hierarch
Necropede
Ichorclaw Myr
Xantid Swarm
Elvish Spirit Guide

Spells (20)
Invigorate
Mutagenic Growth
Vines of Vastwood
Berserk
Wild Defiance
Umezawa’s Jitte

Lands (20)
11 Forest
Pendelhaven
Inkmoth Nexus
City of Traitors
Sideboard (15)
Faerie Macabre
Nature’s Claim
Mindbreak Trap
Pithing Needle

5th-8th Place – Tyler Libraro – Affinity

Creatures (25)
Signal Pest
Ornithopter
Memnite
Vault Skirge
Arcbound Ravager
Etched Champion
Phyrexian Revoker

Spells (19)
Springleaf Drum
Mox Opal
Thoughtcast
Cranial Plating
Tezzeret, Agent of Bolas

Lands (16)
Ancient Tomb
Seat of the Synod
Vault of Whispers
Ancient Den
Sideboard (15)
Chalice of the Void
Ethersworn Canonist
Rest in Peace
Spell Pierce
Phyrexian Revoker

Metagame Breakdown:

  • Death and Taxes 4
  • Elves 4
  • Burn 3
  • Esper Stoneblade 3
  • Merfolk 3
  • OmniTell 3
  • Pox 3
  • Sneak and Show 3
  • Affinity 2
  • ANT 2
  • BUG Delver 2
  • Punishing Jund 2
  • UWR Delver 2
  • 4-Color Loam 1
  • 4-Color Stoneblade 1
  • Belcher 1
  • DeathBlade 1
  • Esper Deathblade 1
  • Esper Delver 1
  • Goblins 1
  • Infect 1
  • Jund 1
  • Jund Depths 1
  • Junk Depths 1
  • Manaless Dredge 1
  • MUD 1
  • NO Junk 1
  • Oozing 1
  • Punishing Maverick 1
  • RW Grindstone 1
  • Sac Land Tendrils 1
  • Shardless BUG 1
  • UW Miracles 1
  • UW Stoneblade 1