So there have been several questions lately related to various aspects of the league. Most of the answers are in earlier posts, but for convenience sake here they are in one place.
1)How are league points assigned?
Each League event you play in gets you one automatic point no matter how you do.
Top finishers are then awarded league points based on the followed structure:
1-8 players
1st=3 total points (1 participation plus two bonus)
2nd=2 total points (1 participation plus one bonus)
3rd-8th=1 total point each (1 participation point plus 0 bonus points)
9-12 players
1st=4 total points
2nd=3 total points
3rd=2 total points
4th-12th=1 total point each
13-16 players
1st=5 total points
2nd=4 total points
3rd=3 total points
4th=2 total points
5th-16th=1 1 total point
The tiers continue on with points being bumped up each time a new tier of 4 players is reached.
2)What are the prizes?
Last time we gave out prizes worth over 200 dollars to the top 4 finishers and the two players tied for most events attended. These prizes included trophies, packs, foil cards playmats and more. This time we are expanding to reward the top 8 finishers with similar prizes and a special invitation only free tournament with an extended art Baneslayer Angel to the winner!
3)When does the league end?
The last league event to earn points for Spring League standings is Sunday Free Standard at Hampton Courts Clubhouse on March 28th.
4)Am I allowed to play in league events if I have not started before now?
Yes. Everyone is encouraged to play in league events, first timers are welcome and it is not too late to make a run at the top 8 and the free Baneslayer tournament.
Looking for casual, stress-free cheap magic with a friendly crowd? Try us out for Free 1 PM Sunday Legacy events at Heroes and Dragons at 510 Bush River Rd. We also have free E.D.H. Mondays at 6 PM at Books a Million at Trenholm Plaza off Forest Drive. See you soon!
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Monday, February 8, 2010
Top 4 Zen/World Block Decks, Updated League Standings and an Apology to Joe
Okay, I found the mistake Joe. All of your matches and Rick's matches were correctly entered, but an earlier match between Allen Greer and Terance Crosby (Rick's other opponent and source of tiebreaks) was wrong. With that fix, the tiebreaks become correct. Don't worry Rick you can keep your foil prize and point. I will just let you both have third place credit.
So the top four Zendikar/Worldwake Block decks and players were:
1)2-0-1 U/W Control by Don Dahl
2)2-0-1 Vampires by Andrew Davis
3)2-1 Vampires by Joe Gelli
4)2-1 Merfolk by Rick Nuzum (just kidding, it was more vampires)
Updated League Standings
1)35 Joe Gelli
2)33 Stormy Lombardi
3)32 Captain Thompson
4)26 Don Dahl
5)19 Cody Church
6)18 Allen Greer
7)18 Billy Barkley
8)16 Michael Mayo
9)15 Rick Nuzum
10)14 Shannon Buchanan
11)14 Cory Hill
12)13 Joseph Nester
13)12 Steadman Demarco
14)12 Tom Nuzum
15)9 Jay Buchanon
16)9 Victor Delacroix
17)9 Michael Peterson
18)9 Nick Maley
19)9 Terrence Crosby
20)8 Kelly Mayo
21)8 Amanda Davis
22)8 Sims Long
23)8 Andrew Davis
24)7 Andrew Philips
25)7 Joshua Dolinger
26)6 Geofrey Marsi
27)6 Nate Gauthier
28)6 Joel Dolinger
29)5 Chad Barnette
30)5 Perry Butt
31)5 Will Bass
32)5 Aaron Fritts
33)5 Joseph "Evan" Bradley
34)4 Michael Driggers
35)3 Adam Kawa
36)3 Jonathan Saylor
37)3 Kyle Schafer
38)3 Eric Grogan
39)2 Cati Huff
40)2 John Jacob
41)2 Ally Blaber
42)2 Franklin "Cody" Stephen
43)2 Roy Cain
44)2 Aaron Blomberg
45)2 Stephanie Ard
46)2 Nic Melendez
47)2 Adam Langston
48)1 Matthew Burcham
49)1 Karen Burcham
50)1 Jon Hoin
51)1 Geoffrey Marsi
52)1 Dominique Bove
53)1 Keaton But
54)1 Matthew Crosby
55)1 Mark Green
56)1 Brendon Kelly
57)1 Joey Peidmonte
58)1 Jason Gregoire
59)1 Chris Wingard
60)1 John Welch
61)1 Adam Langston
62)1 Robin Dial
63)1 Frank McMahon
64)1 Stephanie Henricks
66)1 Elizabeth Driggers
67)1 Shane Hiott
68)1 Brandon Hudgins
69)1 Joshua Parsons
70)1 David Reeves
71)1 Todd Brooks
So the top four Zendikar/Worldwake Block decks and players were:
1)2-0-1 U/W Control by Don Dahl
2)2-0-1 Vampires by Andrew Davis
3)2-1 Vampires by Joe Gelli
4)2-1 Merfolk by Rick Nuzum (just kidding, it was more vampires)
Updated League Standings
1)35 Joe Gelli
2)33 Stormy Lombardi
3)32 Captain Thompson
4)26 Don Dahl
5)19 Cody Church
6)18 Allen Greer
7)18 Billy Barkley
8)16 Michael Mayo
9)15 Rick Nuzum
10)14 Shannon Buchanan
11)14 Cory Hill
12)13 Joseph Nester
13)12 Steadman Demarco
14)12 Tom Nuzum
15)9 Jay Buchanon
16)9 Victor Delacroix
17)9 Michael Peterson
18)9 Nick Maley
19)9 Terrence Crosby
20)8 Kelly Mayo
21)8 Amanda Davis
22)8 Sims Long
23)8 Andrew Davis
24)7 Andrew Philips
25)7 Joshua Dolinger
26)6 Geofrey Marsi
27)6 Nate Gauthier
28)6 Joel Dolinger
29)5 Chad Barnette
30)5 Perry Butt
31)5 Will Bass
32)5 Aaron Fritts
33)5 Joseph "Evan" Bradley
34)4 Michael Driggers
35)3 Adam Kawa
36)3 Jonathan Saylor
37)3 Kyle Schafer
38)3 Eric Grogan
39)2 Cati Huff
40)2 John Jacob
41)2 Ally Blaber
42)2 Franklin "Cody" Stephen
43)2 Roy Cain
44)2 Aaron Blomberg
45)2 Stephanie Ard
46)2 Nic Melendez
47)2 Adam Langston
48)1 Matthew Burcham
49)1 Karen Burcham
50)1 Jon Hoin
51)1 Geoffrey Marsi
52)1 Dominique Bove
53)1 Keaton But
54)1 Matthew Crosby
55)1 Mark Green
56)1 Brendon Kelly
57)1 Joey Peidmonte
58)1 Jason Gregoire
59)1 Chris Wingard
60)1 John Welch
61)1 Adam Langston
62)1 Robin Dial
63)1 Frank McMahon
64)1 Stephanie Henricks
66)1 Elizabeth Driggers
67)1 Shane Hiott
68)1 Brandon Hudgins
69)1 Joshua Parsons
70)1 David Reeves
71)1 Todd Brooks
Top Finishers from Launch Party Events and Updated League Standings
The top finishers from the two launch party events are...
Afternoon Launch Party
1)3-0 Cory Hill
2)2-1 Nick Maley
3)2-1 Allen Greer
4)2-1 Adam Kawa
Evening Launch Party
1)3-0 Sims Long
2)3-0 Nick Maley
3)2-1 Joe Gelli
1)33 Joe Gelli
2)32 Captain Thompson
3)32 Stormy Lombardi
4)22 Don Dahl
5)19 Cody Church
6)18 Billy Barkley
7)17 Allen Greer
8)16 Michael Mayo
9)14 Rick Nuzum
10)14 Shannon Buchanan
11)14 Cory Hill
12)12 Steadman Demarco
13)12 Joseph Nester
14)12 Tom Nuzum
15)9 Jay Buchanon
16)9 Victor Delacroix
17)9 Michael Peterson
18)9 Nick Maley
19)8 Kelly Mayo
20)8 Terrence Crosby
21)8 Amanda Davis
22)8 Sims Long
23)7 Joshua Dolinger
24)7 Andrew Philips
25)6 Nate Gauthier
26)6 Geofrey Marsi
27)6 Joel Dolinger
28)5 Chad Barnette
29)5 Andrew Davis
30)5 Perry Butt
31)5 Will Bass
32)5 Aaron Fritts
33)4 Michael Driggers
34)4 Joseph "Evan" Bradley
35)3 Adam Kawa
36)3 Jonathan Saylor
37)3 Kyle Schafer
38)3 Eric Grogan
39)2 Cati Huff
40)2 John Jacob
41)2 Ally Blaber
42)2 Franklin "Cody" Stephen
43)2 Roy Cain
44)2 Aaron Blomberg
45)2 Stephanie Ard
46)2 Nic Melendez
47)2 Adam Langston
48)1 Matthew Burcham
49)1 Karen Burcham
50)1 Jon Hoin
51)1 Geoffrey Marsi
52)1 Dominique Bove
53)1 Keaton But
54)1 Matthew Crosby
55)1 Mark Green
56)1 Brendon Kelly
57)1 Joey Peidmonte
58)1 Jason Gregoire
59)1 Chris Wingard
60)1 John Welch
61)1 Adam Langston
62)1 Robin Dial
63)1 Frank McMahon
64)1 Stephanie Henricks
66)1 Elizabeth Driggers
67)1 Shane Hiott
68)1 Brandon Hudgins
69)1 Joshua Parsons
70)1 David Reeves
Afternoon Launch Party
1)3-0 Cory Hill
2)2-1 Nick Maley
3)2-1 Allen Greer
4)2-1 Adam Kawa
Evening Launch Party
1)3-0 Sims Long
2)3-0 Nick Maley
3)2-1 Joe Gelli
1)33 Joe Gelli
2)32 Captain Thompson
3)32 Stormy Lombardi
4)22 Don Dahl
5)19 Cody Church
6)18 Billy Barkley
7)17 Allen Greer
8)16 Michael Mayo
9)14 Rick Nuzum
10)14 Shannon Buchanan
11)14 Cory Hill
12)12 Steadman Demarco
13)12 Joseph Nester
14)12 Tom Nuzum
15)9 Jay Buchanon
16)9 Victor Delacroix
17)9 Michael Peterson
18)9 Nick Maley
19)8 Kelly Mayo
20)8 Terrence Crosby
21)8 Amanda Davis
22)8 Sims Long
23)7 Joshua Dolinger
24)7 Andrew Philips
25)6 Nate Gauthier
26)6 Geofrey Marsi
27)6 Joel Dolinger
28)5 Chad Barnette
29)5 Andrew Davis
30)5 Perry Butt
31)5 Will Bass
32)5 Aaron Fritts
33)4 Michael Driggers
34)4 Joseph "Evan" Bradley
35)3 Adam Kawa
36)3 Jonathan Saylor
37)3 Kyle Schafer
38)3 Eric Grogan
39)2 Cati Huff
40)2 John Jacob
41)2 Ally Blaber
42)2 Franklin "Cody" Stephen
43)2 Roy Cain
44)2 Aaron Blomberg
45)2 Stephanie Ard
46)2 Nic Melendez
47)2 Adam Langston
48)1 Matthew Burcham
49)1 Karen Burcham
50)1 Jon Hoin
51)1 Geoffrey Marsi
52)1 Dominique Bove
53)1 Keaton But
54)1 Matthew Crosby
55)1 Mark Green
56)1 Brendon Kelly
57)1 Joey Peidmonte
58)1 Jason Gregoire
59)1 Chris Wingard
60)1 John Welch
61)1 Adam Langston
62)1 Robin Dial
63)1 Frank McMahon
64)1 Stephanie Henricks
66)1 Elizabeth Driggers
67)1 Shane Hiott
68)1 Brandon Hudgins
69)1 Joshua Parsons
70)1 David Reeves
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Top Decks Feature (Legacy)
Legacy is a really fun format that lets you play cards from any set in magic except for the silver bordered Unglued and Unhinged. This can be a little intimidating if you are a new player. Here are some of the decks that have been doing well lately at Columbia Free Magic. Feel free to copy them or make your own monster that will crush them. Happy building!
1)G/W/B Rock or "Junk". This deck uses efficient creatures like tarmogoyf and Knight of the Reliquary along with card advantage spells like Hymn to Tourach to grind out advantageous board states where they have at least one morethreat than their opponents has answers. Here is a decklist http://sales.starcitygames.com//deckdatabase/displaydeck.php?DeckID=37047 Potential Weaknesses: Hyper aggressive decks like Mono Red Burn or glacially slow decks like Landstill
2)Dredge. This deck abuses it's graveyard by using a card called Bridge from Below that makes zombie tokens even when it is in the graveyard and several "dredgers" like Golgari Grave Troll that repeatedly put useful cards into the graveyard. Decklist: http://sales.starcitygames.com//deckdatabase/displaydeck.php?DeckID=37034 Potential Weaknesses: Anything that can repeatedly remove graveyards. Once is not enough.
3)Affinity. This deck makes lots of artifacts very quickly and boosts their power using an equipment called Cranial Plating or sacrifices some to make one huge creature using an artifact creature called Arcbound Ravager. They also play a card called disciple of the vault that hurts their opponent whenever an artifact dies. Decklist: http://sales.starcitygames.com//deckdatabase/displaydeck.php?DeckID=37037 Potential Weaknesses: Decks with both pinpoint removal like Swords to Plowshares to deal with Disciple and mass removal to destroy lots of artifacts at once.
4)Landstill. This control deck plays lots of counters and an enchantment called Standstill that lets a player draw three cards if their opponent plays a spell. By playing lots of lands that can turn into creatures like Mishra's Factory, Landstill can win if neither person plays spells. Decklist:
http://sales.starcitygames.com//deckdatabase/displaydeck.php?DeckID=36639 Potential Weaknesses: Decks that win quickly without relying on one key spell to resolve and/or decks that feature creatures with island walk that its lands can't block.
There are lots more decks, but these are a good starting point to consider. Have fun!
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Worldwake Gameday Fearless Five Finishers
Top 4 Zen Block Multiplayer Finishers
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