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Final standings Prague 22. 12. 2013

1. Chmelik Jaroslav 12 Dark Bant
2. Sedivy Jan 9 RG aggro
3. Klimes Tomas 9 Reanimator
4. Pokorny Jiri 6
5. Kostka Adam 6
6. Stefanova Jaroslava 6
7. Maly Matej 6
8. Buben Ales 3
9. Potuznik Lukas 3
10. Roub Jan 0

Decklist will be posted on mtgpulse.com soon.

[EDIT: I have added 4th decklist]

EDIT: I have added 4th decklist

Hi,

there was first tournament of our Highlander Series in Prague last Saturday. 18 players attended tournament. Entry fee was 2 euros, for prices Urborg, Ancient Tomb, Cephalid Coliseum, Dryad Arbor (all from FtV: Realms). Control and Combo were the succesful strategies this time. Decklist of TOP3 are:

1st place – Josef Šedivý (UWbr control)

// Lands
Polluted Delta
Marsh Flats
Flooded Strand
Misty Rainforest
Arid Mesa
Scalding Tarn
Creeping Tar Pit
City of Brass
Underground Sea
Verdant Catacombs
Swamp
Reflecting Pool
Watery Grave
Wasteland
Bloodstained Mire
Steam Vents
Mountain (1)
Volcanic Island
Badlands
Wooded Foothills
Scrubland
Maze of Ith
Tundra
Plateau
Celestial Colonnade
Plains
Tolaria West
Karakas
Drowned Catacomb
Glacial Fortress
Hallowed Fountain
Windswept Heath
2 Island
Arcane Sanctum
Sacred Foundry
Flagstones of Trokair

// Creatures
Shriekmaw
Trinket Mage
Grave Titan
Venser, Shaper Savant
Glen Elendra Archmage
Vendilion Clique
Phyrexian Metamorph
Consecrated Sphinx
Wurmcoil Engine
Snapcaster Mage
Flametongue Kavu
Olivia Voldaren
Inferno Titan
Restoration Angel
Sea Gate Oracle
Baleful Strix
Stoneforge Mystic

// Spells
Sensei's Divining Top
Engineered Explosives
Nihil Spellbomb
Force of Will
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
Demonic Tutor
Brainstorm
Preordain
Shadow of Doubt
Talisman of Dominance
Counterspell
Go for the Throat
Bribery
Dismember
Cryptic Command
Coalition Relic
Mana Leak
Mystical Teachings
Starstorm
Lightning Bolt
Terminate
Karn Liberated
Ponder
Mana Drain
Bonfire of the Damned
Rolling Earthquake
Ajani Vengeant
Oblivion Ring
Vindicate
Lightning Helix
Lingering Souls
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
Swords to Plowshares
Ancestral Vision
Personal Tutor
Talisman of Progress
Batterskull
Entreat the Angels
Elspeth, Knight-Errant
Wrath of God
Terminus
Talisman of Indulgence
Day of Judgment
Detention Sphere
Supreme Verdict
Dreadbore
Gideon Jura

2nd place – Jan Lodin (UWG blink)

// Lands
2 Forest
2 Island
Swamp
Plains
Overgrown Tomb
Temple Garden
Breeding Pool
Hallowed Fountain
Bayou
Scrubland
Savannah
Tundra
Tropical Island
Polluted Delta
Wooded Foothills
Flooded Strand
Windswept Heath
Arid Mesa
Verdant Catacombs
Marsh Flats
Scalding Tarn
Misty Rainforest
Evolving Wilds
Terramorphic Expanse
Karakas
Wasteland
Horizon Canopy
Creeping Tar Pit
Treetop Village
Stirring Wildwood
Celestial Colonnade
Maze of Ith

// Creatures
Quirion Ranger
Birds of Paradise
Noble Hierarch
Avacyn's Pilgrim
Deathrite Shaman
Mother of Runes
Quasali Pridemage
Spellstuter Sprite
Looter il-Kor
Stoneforge Mystic
Wall of Omens
Wall of Blossoms
Scryb Ranger
Snapcaster Mage
Waterfront Bouncer
Gilded Drake
Eternal Witness
Vendilion Clique
Aven Mindcensor
Rhox War Monk
Harmonic Sliver
Blade Splicer
Mangara of Corondor
Flickerwisp
Knight of the Reliquary
Trygon Predator
Venser, Shaper Savant
Restoration Angel
Glen Elendra Archmage
Ranger of Eos
Rafiq of the Many
Sower of Temptation
Thragtusk
Deranged Hermit
Mulldrifter
Reveillark
Shriekmaw
Acidic Slime

// Spells
Mox Diamond
Chrome Mox
Aether Vial
Winter Orb
Sword of Feast and Famine
Sword of Fire and Ice
Batterskull
Bitterblossom
Opposition
Parallax Wave
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
Elspeth, Knight-Errant
Venser, the Sojourner
Spell Pierce
Condemn
Path to Exile
Swords to Plowshares
Eladamri's Call
Momentary Blink
Daze
Remand
Evasive Action
Condescend
Mana Leak
Miscalculation
Beast Within
Ancestral Vision
Tariff
Timely Reinforcements

3rd place – Jan Opička (Hulk Combo)

// Lands
Volrath's Stronghold
Phyrexian Tower
Khalni Garden
Wasteland
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
Bojuka Bog
Dryad Arbor
Karakas
Gaea's Cradle
Bayou
Scrubland
Savannah
Overgrown Tomb
Godless Shrine
Temple Garden
Windswept Heath
Flooded Strand
Bloodstained Mire
Wooded Foothills
Polluted Delta
Misty Rainforest
Arid Mesa
Marsh Flats
Verdant Catacombs
Twilight Mire
Wooded Bastion
Reflecting Pool
Horizon Canopy
City of Brass
2 Forest
2 Swamp
Plains

// Creatures
Avacyn's Pilgrim
Noble Hierarch
Llanowar Elves
Fyndhorn Elves
Elves of Deep Shadow
Arbor Elf
Birds of Paradise
Sakura-Tribe Elder
Sylvan Ranger
Wall of Roots
Protean Hulk
Academy Rector
Reveillark
Saffi Eriksdotter
Karmic Guide
Viscera Seer
Carrion Feeder
Bloodthrone Vampire
Phyrexian Ghoul
Dimir House Guard
Tidehollow Sculler
Wall of Blossoms
Wall of Omens
Kitchen Finks
Obstinate Baloth
Shriekmaw
Bone Shredder
Murderous Redcap
Qasali Pridemage
Harmonic Sliver
Knight of the Reliquary
Fauna Shaman
Eternal Witness
Sun Titan
Phyrexian Metamorph
Scavenging Ooze
Thragtusk
Primeval Titan

// Spells
Eldrazi Conscription
Inquisition of Kozilek
Duress
Thoughtseize
Hymn to Tourach
Swords to Plowshares
Vindicate
Maelstrom Pulse
Oblivion Ring
Liliana of the Veil
Damnation
Go for the Throat
Crop Rotation
Worldly Tutor
Green Sun's Zenith
Diabolic Intent
Demonic Tutor
Eladamri's Call
Pattern of Rebirth
Chord of Calling
Natural Order
Primal Command
Recurring Nightmare
Animate Dead
Phyrexian Arena
Sensei's Divining Top
Night's Whisper
Sylvan Library
Garruk Relentless/Garruk, the Veil-Cursed
Nihil Spellbomb

4th place - Jan Vaněček (RB aggro)

// Lands (33)
Arid Mesa
Badlands
Blackcleave Cliffs
Blood Crypt
Bloodstained Mire
City of Brass
Graven Cairns
Lavaclaw Reaches
Marsh Flats
15 Mountain
Polluted Delta
Scalding Tarn
4 Swamp
Verdant Catacombs
Wasteland
Wooded Foothills

// Creature (23)
Ash Zealot
Ball Lightning
Bloodghast
Chandra's Phoenix
Crimson Muckwader
Dark Confidant
Falkenrath Aristocrat
Gloom Surgeon
Goblin Guide
Gore-House Chainwalker
Grim Lavamancer
Hell's Thunder
Hellrider
Hellspark Elemental
Jackal Pup
Keldon Marauders
Kiln Fiend
Porcelain Legionnaire
Rakdos Cackler
Spark Elemental
Stromkirk Noble
Tattermunge Maniac
Vexing Devil

// Spells
Ensnaring Bridge
Shrine of Burning Rage
Arc Trail
Blightning
Bonfire of the Damned
Breath of Darigaaz
Browbeat
Bump in the Night
Chain Lightning
Demonic Tutor
Fire Ambush
Flamebreak
Forked Bolt
Gitaxian Probe
Inquisition of Kozilek
Lava Blister
Lava Spike
Molten Rain
Night's Whisper
Rift Bolt
Slagstorm
Volcanic Hammer
Wheel of Fortune
Bitterblossom
Phyrexian Arena
Sulfuric Vortex
Chandra, the Firebrand
Koth of the Hammer
Act of Aggression
Chain of Plasma
Char
Fireblast
Flame Javelin
Flames of the Blood Hand
Incinerate
Lightning Bolt
Price of Progress
Pulse of the Forge
Searing Blaze
Searing Spear
Staggershock
Sulfurous Blast
Violent Eruption
Volcanic Fallout

Basically, I am the organizer;-)

Our tournaments were established on demand of our relatively close HL community (about ten people), but then we have opened them to other people. So I would say most of the players know each other, and we somehow trust each one to be honest. The same is applied to the prices. We just throw back to the prices every money we collect on entry fee minus some ammount we give for the "venue". There really isn't any support.

I think some players won't be happy they have to write down decklists with 100+ cards. Another reason being that some players want to keep their "secret techs". But I would like to have decklists sometime in the future. It's not good only against cheaters but for more information you can throw back to the community to adjust their decks. Or for example for some bigger tournaments with bigger entry fee and prices.

There was Highlander Tournament yesterday in Prague. It was supposed to be the last possibility to test before new Season, which will start in October, so several players tried new deck and new ideas (me as well - Bw pox, but without any success really;)). 17 players, entry fee 2 euros. For prices Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth, Watery Grave, Magus of the Moon and Serendib Efreet. We don't collect decklists, so I can't give you any.

1. Naya aggro (CORRECTED)
2. 5c aggro
3. BG rock
4. 4c control
5. MonoG ramp
6. WG midrange
7. 5c Oath
8. 5c aggro
9. WB control
10. MonoR aggro
11. UB control
12. MonoB aggro
13. WBG rock
14. MonoR aggro
15. Bw stax
16. Ub High Tide
17. MonoB aggro

Report from my point of view (i have played Bw stax including cards like Pox, Ensnaring Bridge or The Abyss)

1 round (vs 5c aggro - totally 2nd place)
First game I have made really a bad play. Opening hand was like 2 lands, Coldsteel Heart, Pristine Talisman, Magus of Tabernacle, Stoneforge Mystic, Crucible of Worlds. On turn 2 I have played Stoneforge Mystic for Batterskull, but he was killed. Turn 3 I draw The Abyss and played Coldsteel Heart, that was destroyed by Renegades and then I was wastelanded. I didn't draw any land several next draws. But I cannot blame fortune, I was supposed to play T2 Heart, T3 Talisman..!
Second game I had the opposite problem - too many lands, I really didn't have any chance.

2 round (vs monoB aggro - totally 14th place)
Game one he managed to dodge Academy Rector with sacrificing blocked creatures to Carrion Feeder. He had Reccuring Nightmare, too bad.
Second game he started with Gate to Phyrexia! (half of my deck are artifacts..) I was able to "kill" him with Abyssal Prosecutor but didn't draw any sack outlet.

3 round (vs monoB aggro (again;)) - totally 17th place)
No big deal - I have won quite easily.

4 round (vs UB control)
I have locked game with The Abyss, Ensnaring Bridge, Trading Post and other friends. But on the other side, there was Liliana Vess and Jace, TMS. Quite long game and quite close (most important was countering my Pox with daze, really).
Second game I have again created quite locked my opponent. With tutor I have found Armageddon, which gets resolved leaving me with 3 manastones and opponent with nothing. But it was end of round and I didn't kill my opponent in time.

Not wonderful success really, but it was fun deck to play with.

Han

Thanks for responses!

I have tested this deck a little and I have to aggree with several points you have.

I wasn't that impressed by Tangle Wire. It is true that against aggro it isn't good and against control I have many other tools. Generally deck should improve it's matchup against aggro (althought it is not that bad). With all the LD stuff (like Geddon, Pox or Braids) I have some hard times to hit 6 mana and play Grave Titan. That is the problem Tombstalker don't have. So I will cut Titan and also old Sorin is too expansive. Cards I really was impressed with are Ensnaring Bridge, Leyline of Void (yeah!) and Contagion.

About the discard: I know that Duress or IoK is great (2 life for Thougtseize are quite a lot for this deck) and I am considering them. But now i rather want to have discard that means card adventage, that's the reason I prefer Hymn, Verdict and Crime (about crime I am not that sure..)

Changes:

- Solemn Simulacrum (i would rather have stone like coldsteel hearth than a land, it fits more into deck)
- Tangle Wire
- Grave Titan
- Raven's Crime
- Cabal Coffer's (they are not that great either)

+ Coldsteel Hearth
+ Necrotic Sliver/Oblivion Ring/Faith't Fetters (here I am not really sure, each card has it's pros and cons, what do you think)
+ Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
+ Duress/Iok/Wrench Mind (again, what would you prefer for this kind of deck?)
+ Maze of Ith (oops)

I would like to test Ghostly Prison and The Abyss. On paper I think they should be good, but what to take out? Also I am considering Silent Arbiter and Consuming Vapors/Barter in Blood/Mutilate (opinions?).

Thanks!

[Pox Theme]

Hi, what I like about HL is deckbuilding and experimenting with new decks and themes. I have build WB pox-style deck with a lot of mana-denial, removal and so. After several games, I have realized, that the deck isn't only funny one, but could be quite strong as well. Here is my list and I would be glad to hear about some proposed changes and additions. I want to keep in deck some cute cards I like to play with like Trading Post, Ensnaring Bridge, Null Brooch or Masticore.

Pox Theme
Smallpox
Pox
Sinkhole
Tangle Wire
Braids, Cabal Minion
Smokestack
Lodestone Golem
Armageddon
Death Cloud
Crucible of Worlds
Contamination
Bloodghast
Bitterblossom

Acceleration/mana
Mox Diamond
Chrome Mox
Dark Ritual
Mindstone
Guardian Idol
Everflowing Chalice
Orzhov Signet
Charcoal Diamond
Phyrexian Totem
Coalition Relic
Pristine Talisman
Darksteel Ingot
Solemn Simulacrum

Draw/Tutor
Sensei's Divining Top
Sign in Blood
Night's Whisper
Demonic Tutor
Stoneforge Mystic
Beseech the Queen
Dimir Machinations
Dimir Houseguard
Phyrexian Arena
Liliana Vess
Bottled Cloister

Removal
Innocent Blood
Contagion
Ratched Bomb
Shriekmaw
Profane Command
Go for the Throat
Liliana of the Veil
Infest
Vindicate
Flashbag Marauders
Gatekeeper of Malakir
Masticore
Damnation
Cursed Scroll

Protection
Nihil Spellbomb
Leyline of the Void
Null Brooch
Raven's Crime
Hymn to Tourach
Gerrard's Verdict
Ensharing Bridge

Other "Creatures"
Vampire Hexmage
Lingering Souls
Gerralf's Messanger
Vampire Nighthawk
Lashwrite
Batterskull
Grave Titan
Tombstalker

Lands
Scrubland
Godless Shrine
Urborg, Tomgb of Yawgmoth
Cabal Coffers
Wasteland
Burried Ruin
Undiscovered Paradise
Volrath's Stronghold
Mishra's Factory
Mutavault
Cabal Pit
7 fetchlands
Plains
Bojuka Bog
15 Swamp

Thanks

Han

I have translated second part as well. When will be published next part? I have responses from several readers, that are eager to see part 3.

Anyway thank you for article again, it is very helpful for beginners and new members of our HL community.

Good article. I have translated the first part of it to Czech, and posted it on czech website. I will translate the rest as well.

http://www.magic-guru.cz/dnn/%C4%8Cl%C3%A1nky/V%C5%A1echny%C4%8Dl%C3%A1nky/tabid/303/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/3507/Highlander-Objevovn-manabze--st-prvn.aspx

Hi, I am from the same community as Ball Lightning (we're located in Prague, Czech Republic). I organize monthly tournaments, basicly without any support from anyone. And even though the attendance is quite stable, or rising a little (last season 15 players attended tournaments in average, there very 28 individuals). I also write from time to time some articles on czech magic website. I quite aggre with the others:

- let there be one international website, where will be articles and other content in english from different communities - I can help with some articles as well.
- let's make a group on Facebook/Twitted/Google+ connected to the website and forum.
- if there is another GP, it would be good to have trials for it. In Prague community some us are interested in attending such a GP

Hi, is there any idea where and when will be next GP in Highlander? I haven't attended any GP before, so I am not sure where to find the dates (I am not from Germany, but CZE).

Thanks.

[Sage's Doussing]

Hi, (cau Miro)

I quite aggree with obojetnik. Changes you have made should improve perfomance of your deck. Still I would omit several cards (several are same as mentioned by obojetnik)

Sage's Doussing - I understands your argument about Vedalken, but let's think about this "combo". If you want to suprise your opponent, you need 6 mana .. well... If dont want to "suprise" and your searching for Doussing EOT, then your opponent knows about this counterspell. Counterspell, that isnt hard to play around.
Flulsterstorm - this card is similar to Spell Pierce saying "counter target spell or pay 2 mana". There arent many examples, where it could be "counter target spell or pay x mana, where x > 2". Well actually it is worse then Spell Pierce because you cant counter artifacts, enchantments and plainwalkers. Finally .. i wouldnt play Spell Pierce either.
38 lands + 3 mana stones + playing blue - too many mana sources. I would cut 2 lands and add one mana stone (I suppose Talisman with black mana - helps with mystical teachings and explosives).
Tezzeret, the Seeker - I know, you have add some artifacts in last update. But there are still too few of them, and half of them you dont want to fetch. If you play more artifact answers or thophter combo, tezz is great. But not in your deck.
Fire//Ice - not bad card. But without Isochron Scepter you will mostly play the "fire" part. So you mean this as antiaggro. Where is Slagstorm then, which is better against aggro as well as against PWs?
Spellskite - I dont think this card is a good one. You may say that it protects your combo. Vendillion Clique will protect it better and will be more versatille. Also If you cut Tezzeret you should cut this also (on the contrary this is better thing to fetch with tezz, so if you want to keep him, you may keep Spellskite as well).

What to add?
Tolaria West, Wasteland - I understand you want to be "anti non-basicland-hate-deck", but wasteland fits this plan very well. Tolaria can find you explosives and riptide laboratory, which could create some nice lock.
Vendellion Clique - yep, man!
some mana stone - talisman I suppose - instead of land, it can ramp you.
Ponder - instead of land, Ponder together with Impulse, Preordain and Brainstorm is "glue" of every blue-based deck.

GL with testing.

[Badlands 1 [DIS] Blood Crypt 1 [CH] City of Brass 1 [MM] Rishadan Port 2 [CHK] Swamp (2) 1 [R] Bayou 8 [AT] Mountain (2) 1 Taiga 1 [ZEN] Verdant Catacombs 1 [UL] Ghitu Encampment 1 [ZEN] Marsh Flats 1 [LRW] Auntie's Hovel 1 [WWK] Bojuka Bog// Creatures1cc 1 [EVE] Figure of Destiny 1 [US] Goblin Lackey 1 [TO] Grim Lavamancer 1 [RAV] Frenzied Goblin 1 [ZEN] Goblin Guide 1 [ON] Skirk Prospector 1 [SHM] Tattermunge Maniac 1 [SOM] Spikeshot Elder2cc 1 [WWK] Slavering Nulls 1 [GP] Tin Street Hooligan 1 [ALA] Goblin Deathraiders 1 [RAV] Dark Confidant 1 [ON] Sparksmith 1 [TSP] Mogg War Marshal 1 [6E] Goblin Recruiter 1 [ON] Goblin Piledriver 1 [ZEN] Warren Instigator 1 [M11] Ember Hauler 1 [MBS] Goblin Wardriver 1 [ALA] Dragon Fodder3cc 1 [SHM] Boggart Ram-Gang 1 [EVG] Goblin Matron 1 [M10] Goblin Chieftain 1 [SC] Goblin Warchief 1 [JUN] Mad Auntie 1 Goblin King 1 [ON] Goblin Sharpshooter 1 [FUT] Magus of the Moon 1 [LE] Gempalm Incinerator 1 [CHK] Zo-Zu the Punisher 1 [NPH] Phyrexian Metamorph 1 [LRW] Boggart Harbinger4cc 1 [MBS] Hero of Oxid Ridge 1 [SHM] Murderous Redcap 1 [ZEN] Goblin Ruinblaster 1 [NE] Moggcatcher 1 [WWK] Tuktuk Scrapper 1 [LRW] Wort, Boggart Auntie 1 [AP] Goblin Ringleader5cc 1 [MOR] Earwig Squad 1 [LRW] Shriekmaw 1 [FNM] Flametongue Kavu 1 [SC] Siege-Gang Commander// Spellsdiscard 1 [FE] Hymn to Tourach (4) 1 [LRW] Thoughtseize 1 [M11] Duress 1 [ROE] Inquisition of Kozilek 1 [ALA] Blightningremoval 1 [WWK] Searing Blaze 1 [PS] Terminate 1 Lightning Bolt 1 [FD] Magma Jet 1 [SOM] Arc Trail 1 [MOR] Warren Weirding 1 [US] Arc Lightning 1 [MBS] Go for the Throat 1 [NPH] Dismemberother 1 [TE] Living Death 1 [ON] Patriarch's Bidding 1 [DS] AEther Vial 1 [R] Demonic Tutor 1 [DK] Blood Moon 1 [EX] Price of Progress 1 [CHK] Sensei's Divining Top 1 [AP] Phyrexian Arena 1 [DS] Sword of Fire and Ice 1 [TSP] Ancient Grudge]

After some serious testing, this is a list i am quite satisfied with. Have on mind, that in my meta we play 25 lifes and, it is quite artifact heavy. This weekend we have tournament, so I will report you my results. If you have any comments or ideas, i would be glad to hear them.

// Lands
   1 [IA] Sulfurous Springs
   1 [WWK] Lavaclaw Reaches
   1 [CHP] Mutavault
   1 [TE] Wasteland
   1 [SOM] Blackcleave Cliffs
   1 [M11] Dragonskull Summit
   1 [SHM] Graven Cairns
   1 [ON] Wooded Foothills
   1 [ON] Bloodstained Mire
   1 [ON] Polluted Delta
   1 [ZEN] Arid Mesa
   1 [ZEN] Scalding Tarn
   1 [OD] Barbarian Ring
   1 Badlands
   1 [DIS] Blood Crypt
   1 [CH] City of Brass
   1 [MM] Rishadan Port
   2 [CHK] Swamp (2)
   1 [R] Bayou
   8 [AT] Mountain (2)
   1 Taiga
   1 [ZEN] Verdant Catacombs
   1 [UL] Ghitu Encampment
   1 [ZEN] Marsh Flats
   1 [LRW] Auntie's Hovel
   1 [WWK] Bojuka Bog

// Creatures
1cc
   1 [EVE] Figure of Destiny
   1 [US] Goblin Lackey
   1 [TO] Grim Lavamancer
   1 [RAV] Frenzied Goblin
   1 [ZEN] Goblin Guide
   1 [ON] Skirk Prospector
   1 [SHM] Tattermunge Maniac
   1 [SOM] Spikeshot Elder

2cc
   1 [WWK] Slavering Nulls
   1 [GP] Tin Street Hooligan
   1 [ALA] Goblin Deathraiders
   1 [RAV] Dark Confidant
   1 [ON] Sparksmith
   1 [TSP] Mogg War Marshal
   1 [6E] Goblin Recruiter
   1 [ON] Goblin Piledriver
   1 [ZEN] Warren Instigator
   1 [M11] Ember Hauler
   1 [MBS] Goblin Wardriver
   1 [ALA] Dragon Fodder

3cc
   1 [SHM] Boggart Ram-Gang
   1 [EVG] Goblin Matron
   1 [M10] Goblin Chieftain
   1 [SC] Goblin Warchief
   1 [JUN] Mad Auntie
   1 Goblin King
   1 [ON] Goblin Sharpshooter
   1 [FUT] Magus of the Moon
   1 [LE] Gempalm Incinerator
   1 [CHK] Zo-Zu the Punisher
   1 [NPH] Phyrexian Metamorph
   1 [LRW] Boggart Harbinger

4cc
   1 [MBS] Hero of Oxid Ridge
   1 [SHM] Murderous Redcap
   1 [ZEN] Goblin Ruinblaster
   1 [NE] Moggcatcher
   1 [WWK] Tuktuk Scrapper
   1 [LRW] Wort, Boggart Auntie
   1 [AP] Goblin Ringleader

5cc
   1 [MOR] Earwig Squad
   1 [LRW] Shriekmaw
   1 [FNM] Flametongue Kavu
   1 [SC] Siege-Gang Commander

// Spells
discard
   1 [FE] Hymn to Tourach (4)
   1 [LRW] Thoughtseize
   1 [M11] Duress
   1 [ROE] Inquisition of Kozilek
   1 [ALA] Blightning

removal
   1 [WWK] Searing Blaze
   1 [PS] Terminate
   1 Lightning Bolt
   1 [FD] Magma Jet
   1 [SOM] Arc Trail
   1 [MOR] Warren Weirding
   1 [US] Arc Lightning
   1 [MBS] Go for the Throat
   1 [NPH] Dismember

other
   1 [TE] Living Death
   1 [ON] Patriarch's Bidding
   1 [DS] AEther Vial
   1 [R] Demonic Tutor
   1 [DK] Blood Moon
   1 [EX] Price of Progress
   1 [CHK] Sensei's Divining Top
   1 [AP] Phyrexian Arena
   1 [DS] Sword of Fire and Ice
   1 [TSP] Ancient Grudge

Hi, i am building RB goblin deck right now and would welcome some advice about gameplay.

1) Can anybody advice me some strong Goblin Recruiter chains on turn 2? What are the possibilities and disadvantages.
2) What do you think about Kiki-Jiki and Phyrexian Metamorph?
3) What kind of matchup is GBW hulk-pattern combo? What card choices helps here (some gy hate tutorable by goblins tutors?)

Thanks

1) It's always a bit risky to cast Recruiter on second turn but usually I search something like:
Warchief
Ringleader
Skirk Prospector
Mogg War Marshal
-after this it's much more situation and matchup dependent but most of the time you should go along the lines of:-
Goblin Piledriver
Goblin Incinerator
Goblin Chieftain, Mad Auntie or King
-this would be the first wave. Second wave could include something like:-
Siege Gang Commander
more Kings
Murderous Redcap
Wort
and so on...
Make sure you have access to at least 4 lands when doing this. Best second turn Recruiters are obviously supported by first turn discard to see if coast is clear.

2) Kiki-Jiki enables a tutorable combo kill but isn't very useful otherwise. Metamorph doesn't seem very good but then again I haven't tried it. Splashing Birthing Pod should increase the value of Metamorph.

3) Killing manadudes and landing Magus/Blood Moon seems like a good start. Discard is golden and Hulk is most of the time a bit clunky so fast starts+well timed removal might do the trick. If you have Pattern-Hulk in your meta and it poses an actual threat then you just might want to try combo them out faster (at least if they land an Academy Rector).

Thanks a lot for answers. My meta is quite different, because we are playing with players having 25 life at the beginning of the match. So its less aggroish.
There for I play Ruinblasters for example. I will post my list after some more testing.

Phyrexian metamorph is answer for some Natural order shenegains like Progenitus or also Thrun. It also can copy goblin with CIP effects. Truth being he is not goblin. So its tutorable only be Demonic Tutor (i dont have Imperial Recruiter).

I quite like cards not in your list:
Hero of Oxid Ridge
Reccuring Nightmare

And i am not sure about these cards (testing them right now):
Stingscourger - nice answer, reanimator in my meta as well
Clickslither - seems nice
Goblin Pyromancer - nice with sac outlet, and Moggcatcher trick

What do you think of them. And why dont you play Goblin Sharpshooter anymore? I have also thinking about green splash (tin street hooligan and maybe Food Chain of Fecundity), but i think that Moons are more important in the list. Thanks for more responses.

Hi, i am building RB goblin deck right now and would welcome some advice about gameplay.

1) Can anybody advice me some strong Goblin Recruiter chains on turn 2? What are the possibilities and disadvantages.
2) What do you think about Kiki-Jiki and Phyrexian Metamorph?
3) What kind of matchup is GBW hulk-pattern combo? What card choices helps here (some gy hate tutorable by goblins tutors?)

Thanks