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Hey folks,

we want to try to establish a new regular HL-date in the west of Germany, namely Bielefeld and Münster.
First try will be in Bielefeld.

More information at Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/events/832838716913932/

As i intensified my preparations for the HL-Cup in Hanau, i came across some questions regarding decklists of this archetypes, especially this list: http://mtgpulse.com/event/18160#256484
I don't know if the pilot of this list is active here in the forums, but i'm sure some of the Berlin guys know something about the list.

1. Are the double-white cards (Brimaz, Finks, Council's Judgement) really worth littering your manabase with all these mediocre multicolour lands?
2. As you have no chance to tutor up a creature for the combo, isn't Imperial Recruiter an option? You already have some other nice targets for him in the deck.
3. Already playing Enlightened Tutor, don't you want at least one "removal enchantment" like O-Ring?
4. Is Chandra Pyromaster really that good to play her over the various other options at planeswalkers?
5. Are you sure, you don't need Force of Will and/or Mental Misstep in a deck going for tempo-plays like this?
6. Is saw you had Anger of the Gods in the Decks in past tournaments. What's the reason to play Slagstorm over it? Or better, why isn't Anger's effect not good enough compared to the option of burning your opponent?
7. No Karakas, no Wasteland seems like a big flaw to me. I can understand your demand for good mana, but as i wrote earlier, i don't know is it's worth it.

Thanks in advance for any answers.

Hey guys,
with the Highlander Cup just a couple of weeks away, what decks would you suggest for a competitive testing gauntlet?
Currently i'm including 4cBlood, UWx Control, UR Midrange, PatternRector, MonoR, maybe Eggs.
Am i missing something crucial? And is there a deck you would dismiss immediatly?
Thx for any advice.

[Top 4:]

There were 10 players again, mostly known faces. We played four rounds and had four players atop the standings with 3-1.

Top 4:

1. UBGw Goodstuff
2. 5c Goodstuff
3. ??
4. UGBw Goodstuff (me)

Match Report

First Round - UGBw Goodstuff
First round, first guy from Bielefeld with the mirror. Nils list differs from the one i play at around 7 cards or so. First game he just has the better draw and beats me easily. Game 2 is the other way round and i am able to tie the game. In game three i try to apply preasure against the NAtural Order in his hand, while keeping mana for a Miscalculation. As it turns out, this was a big mistake because he could counter all my threads while playing lands to trump my counter. Had the miscalculation been the Evasive Action i couldn't find, i should have won the game...

Second Round - UBg Oath
As my deck is build to stomp on slow decks and my opponent stumbles on his mana both games, nothing interessing happens here. Maybe i could have lost game 2, if my opponent countered my t2-play and played his Enlightened Tutor for Oath on his upkeep. But luckily he didn't see that...

Third Round - Elves
I expected the matchup to be really tough, but drawing one thread, one counter and cheap removal in time were enough both games. MVP of game 1 was Deathrite Shaman, who made 3 mana without me drawing any lands after the starting hand and getting my one land wasted.

Fourth Round - Naya
One game was won by his Kessing Wolf Run in combination with Mother of Runes and Garruk Primal Hunter. The other game i can't remember. But as i was paired down, my opponent couldn't reach the prices, so we split and he conceded.

Deck Report
I played Patrick's list from the GP, but couldn't find my Evasive Action and played a miscalculation which cost me a game. Before the tournament, i tried to add Ponder and Preordain to the list, but couldn't find a card besides the Sword of Fire and Ice to cut. All the time i drew the Sword, i hated it and would have loved to either draw Ponder or Preordain.
The deck has a big problem with planeswalkers and utility-lands, once they hit the board. Otherwise, one should win games against opposing goodstuff and control easily. Really agressive decks could poise problems, but the meta in Dortmund seems to shift more towards Goodstuff and Control.

Top 4 list will be on mtg-pulse as soon as they are posted on mtgforum by Auenland.

Hi folks

i have opened a blog, where i present my games from the HLL, my decklist and something else.
It's here: http://www.mtgblogs.de/galahad/

I hoped you like it.
Cheers