On Sunday, February 16th, The End Games hosted our first ever PTQ! Despite the recent weather (read: snow in abundance), we had 87 Participants show up ready to do battle.
With Abe our level headed Judge leading the charge, we promptly began at 11am. There were plenty of brew decks around, with a few staple decks of course making their appearances, but nothing with quite as much force as the R/G decks were putting out. Roughly 7 hours later after 7 rounds of Swiss we cut to the Top 8 competitors. With so many explosive decks around and a trip to Atlanta on the line, each game was exciting to watch. Eventually it came down to Erik Hensley and Jon Wood for the top prize. It was a Monster Mash all the way to game 3, but after all was said and done Jon Wood emerged the Victor.
Congratulations to the Top 8 competitors, and thank you to everyone that showed up to participate. It was a pleasure having you and we hope to see you all again!
Here are your top 8 Decklists! Start teching for your next tournament!
1st Place: Jon Wood
Deck: R/G Monsters Main Deck: 60 Sideboard: 15
- 4 Elvish Mystic
- 4 Sylvan Caryatid
- 4 Domri Rade
- 3 Courser of Kruphix
- 4 Ghor-Clan Rampager
- 2 Xenagos, The Reveler
- 3 Polukranos, World Eater
- 4 Stormbreath Dragon
- 2 Xenagos, God of Revels
- 2 Arbor Colossus
- 4 Mizzium Mortars
- 4 Stomping Ground
- 4 Temple of Abandon
- 1 Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
- 8 Forest
- 7 Mountain
Sideboard:
- 3 Mistcutter Hydra
- 2 Anger of the Gods
- 1 Garruk, Caller of Beasts
- 1 Destructive Revelry
- 1 Flesh // Blood
- 1 Pithing Needle
- 2 Plummet
- 1 Scavenging Ooze
- 2 Unravel the Aether
- 1 Ruric Thar, The Unbowed
2nd Place: Erik Hensley
Deck: R/G Monsters Main Deck: 60 Sideboard: 15
- 4 Elvish Mystic
- 3 Sylvan Caryatid
- 4 Courser of Kruphix
- 4 Polukranos, World Eater
- 4 Ghor-Clan Rampager
- 4 Stormbreath Dragon
- 2 Xenagos, God of Revels
- 4 Domri Rade
- 2 Xenagos, The Reveler
- 2 Chandra, Pyromaster
- 3 Mizzium Mortars
- 1 Flesh // Blood
- 4 Stomping Ground
- 4 Temple of Abandon
- 3 Mutavault
- 5 Mountain
- 7 Forest
Sideboard:
- 1 Shock
- 1 Mizzium Mortars
- 1 Arbor Colossus
- 2 Unravel the Aether
- 2 Ruric Thar, The Unbowed
- 4 Miscutter Hydra
- 2 Plummet
- 2 Gruul Charm
3rd Place: Jimmy Tessitore
Deck: Mono Red Main Deck: 60 Sideboard: 15
- 4 Fanatic of Mogis
- 4 Boros Reckoner
- 3 Chandra’s Phoenix
- 4 Burning-Tree Emissary
- 4 Firefist Striker
- 4 Ash Zealot
- 4 Rakdos Cackler
- 4 Firedrinker Satyr
- 4 Lightning Strike
- 4 Shock
- 19 Mountain
- 2 Mutavault
Sideboard:
- 2 Flames of the Firebrand
- 1 Seismic Stomp
- 2 Skullcrack
- 1 Mutavault
- 1 Chandra’s Phoenix
- 3 Peak Eruption
- 2 Hammer of Purphoros
- 3 Mizzium Mortars
4th Place: James Waugh
Deck: Rakdos Main Deck: 60 Sideboard: 15
- 1 Stormbreath Dragon
- 2 Rakdos’s Return
- 2 Chandra’s Phoenix
- 2 Fanatic of Mogis
- 4 Ash Zealot
- 4 Rakdos Cackler
- 4 Dreadbore
- 4 Spike Jester
- 4 Firedrinker Satyr
- 2 Exava, Rakdos Blood Witch
- 4 Lightning Strike
- 2 Herald of Tormet
- 2 Read the Bones
- 7 Swamp
- 11 Mountain
- 1 Temple of Malice
- 4 Blood Crypt
Sideboard:
- 1 Underworld Cerberus
- 3 Slaughter Games
- 2 Skullcrack
- 3 Dark Betrayal
- 4 Doom Blade
- 2 Mizzium Mortars
5th Place: Mark Costantini
Deck: Orzhov Main Deck: 60 Sideboard: 15
- 4 Blood Baron of Vizkopa
- 3 Lifebane Zombie
- 4 Desecration Demon
- 4 Pack Rat
- 2 Read the Bones
- 2 Underworld Connections
- 4 Devour Flesh
- 2 Bile Blight
- 1 Ultimate Price
- 4 Thoughtseize
- 4 Hero’s Downfall
- 12 Swamp
- 1 Plains
- 1 Orzhov Guildgate
- 4 Godless Shrine
- 4 Temple of Silence
- 4 Mutavault
Sideboard:
- 2 Sin Collector
- 1 Revoke Existence
- 2 Glare of Heresy
- 2 Doom Blade
- 2 Dark Betrayal
- 2 Erebos, God of the Dead
- 3 Duress
- 1 Drown in Sorrow
6th Place: Dave Tosto
Deck: BR(W) Control Main Deck: 60 Sideboard: 15
- 4 Thoughtseize
- 3 Mizzium Mortars
- 2 Dreadbore
- 4 Hero’s Downfall
- 3 Bile Blight
- 2 Drown in Sorrow
- 2 Rakdos’s Return
- 3 Underworld Connection
- 4 Desecration Demon
- 4 Blood Baron of Viskopa
- 3 Stormbreath Dragon
- 4 Blood Crypt
- 4 Temple of Malice
- 4 Temple of SIlence
- 2 Godless Shrine
- 2 Sacred Foundry
- 3 Mutavault
- 5 Swamp
- 2 Mountain
Sideboard:
- 3 Lifebane Zombie
- 3 Duress
- 2 Slaughter Games
- 1 Stormbreath Dragon
- 1 Rakdos’s Return
- 1 Skullcrack
- 1 Pithing Needle
- 2 Ratchet Bomb
- 1 Drown in Sorrow
7th Place: Geoff Mullin
Deck: UW Control Main Deck: 60 Sideboard: 15
- 1 Aetherling
- 3 Elspeth, Sun’s Champion
- 1 Elixir of Immortality
- 4 Jace, Architect of Thought
- 4 Detention Sphere
- 4 Supreme Verdict
- 3 Divination
- 4 Dissolve
- 3 Syncopate
- 4 Sphinx’s Revelation
- 2 Azorius Charm
- 1 Quicken
- 6 Island
- 6 Plain
- 2 Mutavault
- 4 Azorius Guildgate
- 4 Hallowed Fountain
- 4 Temple of Enlightenment
Sideboard:
- 3 Archangel of Thune
- 2 Revoke Existence
- 3 Brimaz, King of Oreskos
- 2 Fated Retribution
- 1 Glare of Heresy
- 2 Negate
- 2 Gainsay
8th Place: Simen Korzunov
Deck: RGW Midrange Main Deck: 60 Sideboard: 15
- 4 Domri Rade
- 1 Chandra, Pyromaster
- 2 Xenagos, the Reveler
- 2 Archangel of Thune
- 4 Courser of Kruphix
- 4 Fleecemane Lion
- 4 Voice of Resurgence
- 4 Chained to the Rocks
- 4 Elvish Mystic
- 2 Loxodon Smiter
- 2 Mizzium Mortars
- 1 Scavenging Ooze
- 3 Temple of Plenty
- 1 Selesnya Guildgate
- 1 Plain
- 4 Temple Garden
- 4 Forest
- 4 Sacred Foundry
- 4 Stomping Ground
- 2 Temple of Triumph
- 1 Mountain
Sideboard:
- 3 Unravel the Aether
- 1 Mizzium Mortars
- 1 Last Breath
- 3 Glare of Heresy
- 2 Elspeth, Sun’s Champion
- 4 Mistcutter Hydra
- 1 Plummet
