Chasing AMI #3

This past weekend 41 players showed up to battle it out for another prestigious slot in the Arizona Magic Invitational at The Geekery in Flagstaff. Six rounds with a cut to the top eight was the order of the day. A variety of archetypes came to do battle with the best earning their slot in the Top 8.

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Jeffrey McCoy squared off with Ryan Singer in the finals.

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Jeff was piloting a hybrid version of Junk Reanimator and Hoof There It Is. While Ryan was battling with GR aggro. Jeffrey was able to overcome the beatdown of RG Aggro and take home the invite.

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The rest of the Top 8 was rounded out with Turbo Fog, GW Humans, Naya Blitz, RUG Flash and two other Junk decks. The metagame looks to be as diverse as ever.

The decklists can be found below.

With week 3 in the books we now have four players with an invite to the Invitational. There are 20 tournaments left to earn your guaranteed invite. There are currently three players with eight points leading the points race. They are all named Ryan. Singer, Leeper and Beaufeaux lead the pack. If you are named Ryan I would make sure to play in an AMIQ soon before the trend shifts.

With a win last week, Jeffrey McCoy took nine points out of the points race. This brings everyone one slot closer to qualifying.

This weekend you can chase AMI at Samurai Comics. There will be an AMIQ during the afternoon. The start time is fluid due to there being a PTQ the same day. However, the tournament organizer estimates it will start at around 2pm.

 

Samurai Comics
1120 S. Country Club Drive

480-962-1123 

  • AMIQ – Standard Format
  • Win-A-Box
  • 2pm
  • $10 entry

I hope everyone makes it out to battle for those prestigious AMI slots. Remember, even if you have already qualified you can still play. If you win another AMIQ the invite automatically goes to the highest placed player in the tournament without an invite.

Jeffrey McCoy

Current Point Standings can be found here

1st Place – Jeffrey McCoy

Creatures (25)
Angel of Serenity
Craterhoof Behemoth
Thragtusk
Avacyn's Pilgrim
Arbor Elf
Somberwald Sage
Restoration Angel

Spells (12)
Mulch
Unburial Rites
Grisly Salvage

Lands (23)
Forest
Vault of the Archangel
Cavern of Souls
Isolated Chapel
Godless Shrine
Sunpetal Grove
Woodland Cemetery
Overgrown Tomb
Temple Garden
Sideboard (15)
Sylvan Primordial
Vraska the Unseen
Trostani, Selesnya's Voice
Centaur Healer
Acidic Slime
Sepulchral Primordial
Witchbane Orb
Deathrite Shaman

2nd Place – Ryan Singer

Creatures (34)
Arbor Elf
Burning-Tree Emissary
Hellrider
Strangleroot Geist
Vexing Devil
Lightning Mauler
Experiment One
Thundermaw Hellkite
Ghor-Clan Rampager

Spells (5)
Domri Rade
Rancor

Lands (21)
Rootbound Crag
Stomping Ground
Kessig Wolf Run
Mountain
Forest
Sideboard (15)
Volcanic Strength
Boros Reckoner
Skullcrack
Thragtusk
Ground Seal

3rd/4th Place – Jason Stoeckley

Creatures (29)
Thragtusk
Sigarda, Host of Herons
Restoration Angel
Loxodon Smiter
Silverblade Paladin
Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
Frontline Medic
Avacyn's Pilgrim
Arbor Elf

Spells (7)
Selesnya Charm
Rancor

Lands (24)
Forest
Plains
Cavern of Souls
Gavony Township
Temple Garden
Sunpetal Grove
Sideboard (15)
War Priest of Thune
Angel of Jubilation
Rest in Peace
Witchbane Orb
Slayer of the Wicked
Ajani, Caller of the Pride
Blind Obedience
Trostani, Selesnya's Voice
Oblivion Ring
Centaur Healer

5th-8th Place – Louis Gall

Creatures (2)
Snapcaster Mage

Spells (33)
Sphinx's Revelation
Supreme Verdict
Fog
Clinging Mists
Farseek
Think Twice
Urban Evolution
Gideon, Champion of Justice
Elixir of Immortality
Dissipate
Tamiyo, the Moon Sage
Jace, Architect of Thought
Jace, Memory Adept

Lands (25)
Breeding Pool
Glacial Fortress
Hallowed Fountain
Temple Garden
Sunpetal Grove
Hinterland Harbor
Nephalia Drownyard
Watery Grave
Godless Shrine
Island
Sideboard (15)
Bramblecrush
Dispel
Jace, Memory Adept
Blind Obedience
Terminus
Dissipate
Witchbane Orb

5/8th – Gary Wong

Creatures (22)
Avacyn's Pilgrim
Angel of Serenity
Craterhoof Behemoth
Restoration Angel
Lotleth Troll
Somberwald Sage
Thragtusk
Obzedat, Ghost Council

Spells (13)
Lingering Souls
Mulch
Grisly Salvage
Unburial Rites

Lands (25)
Sever the Bloodline
Abrupt Decay
Sunpetal Grove
Cavern of Souls
Vault of the Archangel
Gavony Township
Forest
Overgrown Tomb
Temple Garden
Woodland Cemetery
Isolated Chapel
Godless Shrine
Sideboard (15)
Sever the Bloodline
Deathrite Shaman
Acidic Slime
Abrupt Decay
Rhox Faithmender
Centaur Healer
Tragic Slip
Obzedat, Ghost Council

5-8th Place – Nicholas Hyde

Creatures (37)
Boros Elite
Experiment One
Champion of the Parish
Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
Flinthoof Boar
Mayor of Avabruck
Lightning Mauler
Burning-Tree Emissary
Frontline Medic
Ghor-Clan Rampager

Spells (3)
Searing Spear

Lands (20)
Cavern of Souls
Clifftop Retreat
Rootbound Crag
Sacred Foundry
Stomping Ground
Sunpetal Grove
Temple Garden
Sideboard (15)
Pacifism
Nearheath Pilgrim
Rest in Peace
Boros Charm
Fiend Hunter
Boros Reckoner

5/8th – Andrew Caponera

Creatures (19)
Wolfir Avenger
Snapcaster Mage
Master Biomancer
Yeva, Nature's Herald
Huntmaster of the Fells
Thragtusk

Spells (15)
Garruk, Primal Hunter
Dissipate
Think Twice
Izzet Charm

Lands (26)
Breeding Pool
Steam Vents
Hinterland Harbor
Stomping Ground
Rootbound Crag
Forest
Kessig Wolf Run
Cavern of Souls
Sideboard (15)
Syncopate
Thragtusk
Searing Spear
Silklash Spider
Plummet
Acidic Slime
Ground Seal

5/8th – Zach Gray

Creatures (23)
Angel of Serenity
Centaur Healer
Obzedat, Ghost Council
Restoration Angel
Thragtusk
Abrupt Decay
Devour Flesh

Spells (12)
Farseek
Garruk, Primal Hunter
Lingering Souls
Unburial Rites

Lands (25)
Godless Shrine
Isolated Chapel
Overgrown Tomb
Sunpetal Grove
Temple Garden
Woodland Cemetery
Vault of the Archangel
Forest
Plains
Cavern of Souls
Sideboard (15)
Acidic Slime
Appetite for Brains
Deathrite Shaman
Duress
Golgari Charm
Planar Cleansing
Rhox Faithmender
Selesnya Charm
Staff of Nin
Witchbane Orb
Rest in Peace