There has been a lot of interest and questions related to our upcoming two headed giant standard events. Here is a link http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=judge/resources/sfr2hg to check out official wording and here are answers to some of the most common questions.
1)Do landfall/allies trigger off your partner?
No. We received bad information from Wizards customer service last time for this one. I have checked and rechecked and basically life totals are the only thing you share with your partner (you start with a shared total of 30 life). Any cards that say "you control" (like honor of the pure) only impact one player.
2)How exactly does combat work?
Each member of the team declares attacks at the same time. You attack the other team, not individual players. Planeswalkers and combat work the same as in "normal" magic. Any creature attacking (regardless of which of the two players controls it) can attack a planeswalker controlled by either member of the opposing team.
3)What about discard?
If it says target player then choose one player. If it says each opponent then it impacts both members of the opposing team.
4)What is this unified deck construction I have heard about?
The two decks used by each two headed giant team can not have more than 4 total of any card other than basic land. In other words, if you shuffled the two decks together they would still be legal to take to a regular standard tournament.
5)Do I need to have a partner picked before the tournament?
No, but it helps. We will do our best to find partners for everyone, but several teams have already formed. If you need anyone's contact information please let me know.
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Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Top 4 Zen/World Block Decks and Updated League Standings
Congratulations to Allen Greer, winner of Jace the Mind Sculptor! The full top four at this tournament was:
1)3-0-1 Mono White Kor Equipment by Allen Greer
2)3-1 Vampires by Amanda Davis!
3)3-1 Vampires by Joe Gelli
4)2-0-2 U/W Control by Don Dahl
Updated Spring League Standings
1)41 Joe Gelli
2)36 Stormy Lombardi
3)32 Captain Thompson
4)28 Don Dahl
5)23 Allen Greer
6)19 Cody Church
7)18 Michael Mayo
8)18 Billy Barkley
9)17 Tom Nuzum
10)16 Rick Nuzum
11)15 Shannon Buchanan
12)15 Cory Hill
13)15 Joseph Nester
14)13 Amanda Davis
15)13 Andrew Davis
16)12 Steadman Demarco
17)10 Jay Buchanon
18)10 Victor Delacroix
19)10 Terrence Crosby
20)9 Michael Peterson
21)9 Nick Maley
22)9 Kelly Mayo
23)8 Sims Long
24)8 Andrew Philips
25)8 Geoffey Marsi
26)7 Joshua Dolinger
27)6 Will Bass
28)6 Nate Gauthier
29)6 Joel Dolinger
30)6 Joseph "Evan" Bradley
31)5 Chad Barnette
32)5 Perry Butt
33)5 Aaron Fritts
34)5 Michael Driggers
35)3 Adam Kawa
36)3 Jonathan Saylor
37)3 Kyle Schafer
38)3 Eric Grogan
39)3 Stephanie Ard
40)2 Cati Huff
41)2 John Jacob
42)2 Ally Blaber
43)2 Franklin "Cody" Stephen
44)2 Roy Cain
45)2 Aaron Blomberg
46)2 Nic Melendez
47)2 Adam Langston
48)2 Matthew Burcham
49)2 Karen Burcham
50)2 Todd Brooks
51)1 Jon Hoin
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
1)3-0-1 Mono White Kor Equipment by Allen Greer
2)3-1 Vampires by Amanda Davis!
3)3-1 Vampires by Joe Gelli
4)2-0-2 U/W Control by Don Dahl
Updated Spring League Standings
1)41 Joe Gelli
2)36 Stormy Lombardi
3)32 Captain Thompson
4)28 Don Dahl
5)23 Allen Greer
6)19 Cody Church
7)18 Michael Mayo
8)18 Billy Barkley
9)17 Tom Nuzum
10)16 Rick Nuzum
11)15 Shannon Buchanan
12)15 Cory Hill
13)15 Joseph Nester
14)13 Amanda Davis
15)13 Andrew Davis
16)12 Steadman Demarco
17)10 Jay Buchanon
18)10 Victor Delacroix
19)10 Terrence Crosby
20)9 Michael Peterson
21)9 Nick Maley
22)9 Kelly Mayo
23)8 Sims Long
24)8 Andrew Philips
25)8 Geoffey Marsi
26)7 Joshua Dolinger
27)6 Will Bass
28)6 Nate Gauthier
29)6 Joel Dolinger
30)6 Joseph "Evan" Bradley
31)5 Chad Barnette
32)5 Perry Butt
33)5 Aaron Fritts
34)5 Michael Driggers
35)3 Adam Kawa
36)3 Jonathan Saylor
37)3 Kyle Schafer
38)3 Eric Grogan
39)3 Stephanie Ard
40)2 Cati Huff
41)2 John Jacob
42)2 Ally Blaber
43)2 Franklin "Cody" Stephen
44)2 Roy Cain
45)2 Aaron Blomberg
46)2 Nic Melendez
47)2 Adam Langston
48)2 Matthew Burcham
49)2 Karen Burcham
50)2 Todd Brooks
51)1 Jon Hoin
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
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Top 4 Standard Decks and Spring League Standings
The top 4 finishers and their standard decks were:
1)3-0-1 Cruel Control with Thraximundar! by Tom Nuzum
2)3-0-1 Eldrazi Green by Andrew Davis
3)3-1 Vampires by Joe Gelli
4)3-1 Techy Vampires by Stormy Lombardi
Updated Spring League Standings
1)38 Joe Gelli
2)35 Stormy Lombardi
3)32 Captain Thompson
4)26 Don Dahl
5)19 Cody Church
6)18 Allen Greer
7)18 Billy Barkley
8)17 Michael Mayo
9)17 Tom Nuzum
10)16 Rick Nuzum
11)15 Shannon Buchanan
12)15 Cory Hill
13)14 Joseph Nester
14)12 Steadman Demarco
15)12 Andrew Davis
16)10 Jay Buchanon
17)10 Victor Delacroix
18)9 Amanda Davis
19)9 Michael Peterson
20)9 Nick Maley
21)9 Terrence Crosby
22)8 Kelly Mayo
23)8 Sims Long
24)8 Andrew Philips
25)7 Joshua Dolinger
26)6 Will Bass
27)6 Geoffey Marsi
28)6 Nate Gauthier
29)6 Joel Dolinger
30)5 Chad Barnette
31)5 Perry Butt
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)2 Matthew Burcham
49)2 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
1)3-0-1 Cruel Control with Thraximundar! by Tom Nuzum
2)3-0-1 Eldrazi Green by Andrew Davis
3)3-1 Vampires by Joe Gelli
4)3-1 Techy Vampires by Stormy Lombardi
Updated Spring League Standings
1)38 Joe Gelli
2)35 Stormy Lombardi
3)32 Captain Thompson
4)26 Don Dahl
5)19 Cody Church
6)18 Allen Greer
7)18 Billy Barkley
8)17 Michael Mayo
9)17 Tom Nuzum
10)16 Rick Nuzum
11)15 Shannon Buchanan
12)15 Cory Hill
13)14 Joseph Nester
14)12 Steadman Demarco
15)12 Andrew Davis
16)10 Jay Buchanon
17)10 Victor Delacroix
18)9 Amanda Davis
19)9 Michael Peterson
20)9 Nick Maley
21)9 Terrence Crosby
22)8 Kelly Mayo
23)8 Sims Long
24)8 Andrew Philips
25)7 Joshua Dolinger
26)6 Will Bass
27)6 Geoffey Marsi
28)6 Nate Gauthier
29)6 Joel Dolinger
30)5 Chad Barnette
31)5 Perry Butt
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)2 Matthew Burcham
49)2 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
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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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