Highlander SummerSlam Results

[Maqi]

Hi!

Our community ran a HL League that started end of June. The tournament was divided in group playouts and a final day with top 8 double elimination plajavascript:void(0);yoffs.

We had 28 players participating in four groups where everybody had to play everybody. Only the two best of each group would advance to the finals, which were held last week.

The final standings are as follows:

Group A
1 Oliver Säuberlich
2 Alexander Bastian
3 Maximilian Stief
4 Sebastian Nötzel
5 Jürgen Fischer
6 Ulrich Marzenell

Group B
1 Achim Günzel
2 Boris Hoischen
3 Christoph Reuss-Klingmüller
4 Christian Hauck
5 Patrick Kunz
6 Can Özen
7 Marco Pino

Group C
1 Manuel Hauck
2 Thomas Stier
3 Kai Thiemann
4 Stefan Czolk
5 Jonathan Nowak
6 Markus Gölz
7 Dominik Luis

Group D
1 Alexander Thomas
2 Philip Ehrle
3 Giuseppe Iacono
4 Ronald Lehmann
5 Alexander Rosenberger
6 Hüseyin Balikci
7 Ethem Ucar

During group play everybody could use up to 10 proxies. Decks could be changed between matches.

On the finals day, everybody was locked in to one deck with no proxies.

These are the final results of the double elimination top 8 bracket:

1. Thomas Stier - Bant
2. Philip Ehrle - Bant
3. Alexander Thomas - Ub Artifact Control
4. Achim Günzel - 4c Blood Midrange
5. Manuel Hauck - Bg Control
5. Boris Hoischen - America Control
7. Oliver Säuberlich - Bant
7. Alexander Bastian - UWb Blink

And here are the decklists for the top 4:

1st place - Thomas Stier - Bant
Horizon Canopy
Breeding Pool
Arid Mesa
Hallowed Fountain
Tropical Island
Savannah
Flooded Strand
Wooded Foothills
Island
Flooded Grove
Island
Wasteland
Forest
Misty Rainforest
Karakas
Windswept Heath
Plains
Forest
Celestial Colonnade
Polluted Delta
Gaea's Cradle
Island
Reflecting Pool
Tundra
Scalding Tarn
Yavimaya Coast
Marsh Flats
Verdant Catacombs
Tectonic Edge
Forest
Temple Garden
Stirring Wildwood
Dryad Arbor
Maze of Ith
Sensei's Divining Top
Aether Vial
Vedalken Shackles
Sword of Feast and Famine
Phyrexian Metamorph
Batterskull
Qasali Pridemage
Eladamri's Call
Edric, Spymaster of Trest
Kitchen Finks
Knight of the Reliquary
Geist of Saint Traft
Sigarda, Host of Herons
Harmonic Sliver
Swords to Plowshares
Mana Tithe
Stoneforge Mystic
Aven Mindcensor
Oblivion Ring
Restoration Angel
Elspeth, Knight-Errant
Parallax Wave
Green Sun's Zenith
Birds of Paradise
Noble Hierarch
Llanowar Elves
Fyndhorn Elves
Avacyn's Pilgrim
Three Visits
Nature's Lore
Sylvan Library
Sakura-Tribe Elder
Lotus Cobra
Wall of Roots
Scavenging Ooze
Tarmogoyf
Fauna Shaman
Eternal Witness
Thrun, the Last Troll
Thragtusk
Acidic Slime
Primeval Titan
Natural Order
Garruk Wildspeaker
Garruk Relentless
Preordain
Ponder
Brainstorm
Stifle
Force Spike
Daze
Mana Leak
Phantasmal Image
Snapcaster Mage
Mana Drain
Counterspell
Vendilion Clique
Fact or Fiction
Glen Elendra Archmage
Sower of Temptation
Venser, Shaper Savant
Opposition
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
Cryptic Command
Bribery
Tamiyo, the Moon Sage
Treachery

2nd place - Philip Ehrle - Bant
2 Forest
3 Island
2 Plains
Savannah
Tropical Island
Tundra
Temple Garden
Breeding Pool
Hallowed Fountain
Flooded Grove
Mystic Gate
Celestial Colonnade
Stirring Wildwood
Treetop Village
Wasteland
Tectonic Edge
Karakas
Vesuva
Reflecting Pool
Polluted Delta
Flooded Strand
Windswept Heath
Wooded Foothills
Scalding Tarn
Misty Rainforest
Marsh Flats
Verdant Catacombs
Arid Mesa
Horizon Canopy
Tranquil Thicket
Lonely Sandbar
Yavimaya Hollow
Maze of Ith
Birds of Paradise
Noble Hierarch
Wall of Roots
Tarmogoyf
Scavenging Ooze
Qasali Pridemage
Stoneforge Mystic
Spellskite
Fauna Shaman
Sakura-Tribe Elder
Lotus Cobra
Phantasmal Image
Snapcaster Mage
Vendilion Clique
Knight of the Reliquary
Harmonic Sliver
Kitchen Finks
Eternal Witness
Aven Mindcensor
Restoration Angel
Glen Elendra Archmage
Thrun, the Last Troll
Venser, Shaper Savant
Phyrexan Metamorph
Acidic Slime
Thragtusk
Primeval Titan
Consecrated Sphinx
Jace Beleren
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
Garruk Wildspeaker
Elspeth, Knight-Errant
Gideon Jura
Ancestral Vision
Brainstorm
Sensei's Divining Top
Green Sun's Zenith
Swords to Plowshares
Path to Exile
Stifle
Eladamri's Call
Mana Leak
Miscalculation
Counterspell
Mana Drain
Memory Lapse
Daze
Sylvan Library
Regrowth
Life from the Loam
Bant Charm
Forbid
Sword of Feast and Famine
Coalition Relic
Oblivion Ring
Intuition
Wrath of God
Day of Judgement
Fact or Fiction
Cryptic Command
Batterskull
Bribery
Force of Will

3rd place - Alexander Thomas - Ub Artifact Control

Maze of Ith
14x Snow-covered Island
Seat of the Synod
Tolaria West
Creeping Tar Pit
Watery Grave
Drowned Catacomb
Underground Sea
Tectonic Edge
Ancient Tomb
Academy Ruins
Mishra's Workshop
Mouth of Ronom
Homeward Path
City of Traitors
Dust Bowl
Wasteland
Misty Rainforest
Scalding Tarn
Flooded Strand
Polluted Delta
Chrome Mox
Ancestral Vision
Tormod's Crypt
Sensei's Divining Top
Pithing Needle
Expedition Map
Brainstorm
Preordain
Ponder
Stifle
Coldsteel Heart
Mind Stone
Into the Roil
Mana Leak
Animate Dead
Grim Monolith
Talisman of Dominance
Daze
Dimir Signet
Snapcaster Mage
Miscalculation
Counterspell
Demonic Tutor
Sword of the Meek
Thopter Foundry
Merchant Scroll
Transmute Artifact
Repeal
Mana Drain
Spellskite
Baleful Strix
Negate
Coalition Relic
Worn Powerstone
Jace Beleren
Vendilion Clique
Fabricate
Intuition
Rhystic Tutor
Crucible of Worlds
Ensnaring Bridge
Trinket Mage
Vedalken Shackles
Oblivion Stone
Propaganda
Thran Dynamo
Cryptic Command
Phyrexian Metamorph
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
Trading Post
Glen Elendra Archmage
Argivian Restoration
Tezzeret, Agent of Bolas
Control Magic
Gilded Lotus
Treachery
Bribery
Tamiyo, the Moon Sage
Tezzeret, the Seeker
Force of Will
Crumbling Sanctuary
Future Sight
Staff of Nin
Volition Reins
Wurmcoil Engine
Mindslaver
Sundering Titan

Hopefully the decklist can be found again so I can share it with you. (UPDATE 15.10.12 - Decklist found and completed)

4th place - Achim Günzel - 4c Blood Midrange
Arid Mesa
Badlands
Bayou
Bloodstained Mire
Copperline Gorge
Dryad Arbor
Flooded Strand
Forest
Horizon Canopy
Karakas
Marsh Flats
Maze of Ith
Misty Rainforest
Overgrown Tomb
Plains
Plateau
Polluted Delta
Raging Ravine
Razorverge Thicket
Reflecting Pool
Sacred Foundry
Savannah
Scalding Tarn
Scrubland
Snow-covered Forest
Stirring Wildwood
Stomping Ground
Taiga
Tectonic Edge
Temple Garden
Treetop Village
Verdant Catacombs
Wasteland
Windswept Heath
Wooded Foothills
Woodland Cemetery
Acidic Slime
Avacyn's Pilgrim
Aven Mindcensor
Birds of Paradise
Bloodbraid Elf
Cunning Sparkmage
Dark Confidant
Eternal Witness
Fauna Shaman
Flametongue Kavu
Fyndhorn Elves
Hellrider
Huntmaster of the Fells
Imperial Recruiter
Kitchen Finks
Knight of the Reliquary
Llanowar Elves
Lotus Cobra
Mirran Crusader
Mother of Runes
Noble Hierarch
Phyrexian Metamorph
Prmeval Titan
Qasali Pridemage
Restoration Angel
Scavenging Ooze
Shriekmaw
Stoneforge Mystic
Tarmogoyf
Thragtusk
Thrun, the Last Troll
Wolfir Silverheart
Ajani Vengeant
Ajani, Caller of the Pride
Chandra, the Firebrand
Elspeth, Knight-Errant
Garruk Relentless
Garruk Wildspeaker
Liliana of the Veil
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
Animate Dead
Oblivion Ring
Parallax Wave
Sylvan Library
Aether Vial
Sword of Feast and Famine
Sword of Fire and Ice
Arc Trail
Bonfire of the Damned
Demonic Tutor
Firebolt
Green Sun's Zenith
Lingering Souls
Maelstrom Pulse
Natural Order
Vindicate
Eladamri's Call
Go for the Throat
Lightning Bolt
Lightning Helix
Path to Exile
Putrefy
Swords to Plowshares
Tainted Pact

I want to thank everybody who participated in what I think was a fantastic tournament! I'm looking to forward to repeat these kind of league tournament in the near future. Cya!

[MMD]

Thanks for your report and the deck lists, Maqi. Your tournament system looks like fun to me.

It seems that your playgroup is in love with Planeswalkers 

I like the first list as it has a clear plan with back-to-back foundamental turns 3+4. I never tested Bant with all this 2CC ramp myself, but it looks like a good idea, beside the possibility to build it more aggroish. There are just some cards left (e.g. Edric, Aether Vial) which belong in a more aggressive build IMO.

The second Bant list seems too clunky for me nowadays. I had similar lists before (because the sole card power is tempting), but sometimes lost because I did not find grip in time. Certainly if you have the right draws...but this happed too seldom for me. Therefore I streamlined it to hit harder in the face, therefore most of the walkers had to go, but more ramp is certainly also an out to that.

I wonder if the 4C aggro list asks for Kiki-Jiki to have a combo-out for difficult game states/matchups. This will certainly make the mana base requirements challenging. But this will also open the deck for other goodies (e.g. Searing Blaze, Thundermaw Hellkite...)

[Maqi]

I finally managed to get a hold on the missing decklist - Alexander Thomas' 3rd place deck.
His Ub-Artifact-Control list is now completed (see the first post above).