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[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

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

[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