European Vintage Champs 2019 Coverage, Decklists, and Results

This past week the tournament organizers Magic Bazaar hosted the European Eternal Weekend 2019, and held the European Vintage Champs on Sunday December 22, 2019.

This year’s event was held in Nanterre, France, just outside of Paris, and drew 75 players, which meant 7 rounds of Swiss, followed by a cut to Top 8 playoff. Prizes for the event included the notorious “prize wall tickets,” as well as a piece of exclusive original art for the winner, commissioned by Wizards of the Coast. This year the painting was a beautiful reinterpretation of Mox Pearl, by artist Sidharth Chaturvedi!

There was no official coverage in English of the event, so most of this is derived from the Magic Bazaar website, the Magic Bazaar Facebook page, as well as some Twitter posts, and adapted here with our analysis for digestion by English speaking audiences.

This event was filled with Paradoxical Outcome decks, which converted well and placed 6 variants in the Top 8 (most either 4C or UWB). A handful of Americans made the trip, placing 2 in the Top 8, alongside a trio of Spaniard teammates. Workshop Aggro and an interesting 4C Dreadhorde Planeswalker Control deck rounded out the Top 8 (similar to the previous RUG Planewalker Control lists from earlier this year, but also adding Deathrite Shaman). Amazingly, 4 players would Top 8 both the Legacy Champs and Vintage Champs at the same event this year. Congratulations to Alex Samaniego, Gael Bailly Maitre, Rodrigo Togores, and Thomas Mar!

Top 8 Playoff Bracket

Quarterfinals
1 Rodrigo Togores (Outcome 4C) vs. 8 Alex Samaniego (Workshop Aggro) – Togores wins
2 Benjamin Bouveret (Outcome 4C) vs. 7 Alejandro Younger (Outcome 4C) – Younger wins
3 Joan Anton Mateo (Outcome 4C) vs. 6 Thomas Mar (4C Dreadhorde Planeswalker Control) – Mar wins
4 Gael Maitre Bailly (Outcome UWB) vs. 5 Brian Coval (Outcome 4C) – Coval wins

Semifinals
1 Rodrigo Togores (Outcome 4C) vs. 5 Brian Coval (Outcome 4C) – Coval wins
6 Thomas Mar (4C Dreadhorde Planeswalker Control) vs. 7 Alejandro Younger (Outcome 4C) – Younger wins

Finals
5 Brian Coval (Outcome 4C) vs. 7 Alejandro Younger (Outcome 4C) – Younger wins

Top 8 Decklists

Outcome 4C, by Alejandro Younger – 1st Place

Business (35)
Force of Will
Mental Misstep
Chain of Vapor
Hurkyl’s Recall
Repeal
Pyroblast
Defense Grid
Sensei’s Divining Top
Gitaxian Probe
Ponder
Brainstorm
Ancestral Recall
Time Walk
Timetwister
Narset, Parter of Veils
Paradoxical Outcome
Bolas’s Citadel
Mind's Desire
Mystical Tutor
Vampiric Tutor
Demonic Tutor
Merchant Scroll
Tinker
Snapcaster Mage
Monastery Mentor
Tendrils of Agony
Yawgmoth’s Will

Mana Sources (25)
Lotus Petal
Black Lotus
Mox Emerald
Mox Jet
Mox Opal
Mox Pearl
Mox Ruby
Mox Sapphire
Mana Crypt
Sol Ring
Mana Vault
Tolarian Academy
Flooded Strand
Polluted Delta
Scalding Tarn
Misty Rainforest
Underground Sea
Tundra
Volcanic Island
Snow-Covered Island
Sideboard (15)
Pyroblast
Teferi, Time Raveler
Karakas
Volcanic Island
Lightning Bolt
Hurkyl’s Recall
Blightsteel Colossus
Tormod's Crypt

Outcome 4C, by Brian Coval – 2nd Place

Business (34)
Force of Will
Mental Misstep
Flusterstorm
Hurkyl’s Recall
Repeal
Sensei’s Divining Top
Gitaxian Probe
Ponder
Brainstorm
Ancestral Recall
Time Walk
Timetwister
Narset, Parter of Veils
Paradoxical Outcome
Bolas’s Citadel
Mind'd Desire
Mystical Tutor
Vampiric Tutor
Demonic Tutor
Merchant Scroll
Tinker
Lavinia, Azorius Renegade
Snapcaster Mage
Monastery Mentor
Yawgmoth’s Will

Mana Sources (26)
Lotus Petal
Black Lotus
Mox Emerald
Mox Jet
Mox Opal
Mox Pearl
Mox Ruby
Mox Sapphire
Mana Crypt
Sol Ring
Mana Vault
Tolarian Academy
Polluted Delta
Scalding Tarn
Misty Rainforest
Tundra
Underground Sea
Island
Sideboard (15)
Flusterstorm
Mindbreak Trap
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
Karakas
Island
Balance
Swords to Plowshares
Hurkyl’s Recall
Blightsteel Colossus
Tormod’s Crypt

Outcome 4C, by Rodrigo Togores – 3rd Place

Business (34)
Force of Will
Mental Misstep
Pyroblast
Hurkyl's Recall
Sensei’s Divining Top
Gitaxian Probe
Preordain
Ponder
Brainstorm
Ancestral Recall
Time Walk
Night's Whisper
Narset, Parter of Veils
Teferi, Time Raveler
Paradoxical Outcome
Bolas’s Citadel
Mystical Tutor
Vampiric Tutor
Demonic Tutor
Merchant Scroll
Tinker
Snapcaster Mage
Monastery Mentor
Yawgmoth’s Will

Mana Sources (26)
Black Lotus
Mox Emerald
Mox Jet
Mox Opal
Mox Pearl
Mox Ruby
Mox Sapphire
Mana Crypt
Sol Ring
Mana Vault
Tolarian Academy
Polluted Delta
Scalding Tarn
Flooded Strand
Misty Rainforest
Underground Sea
Tundra
Volcanic Island
Island
Sideboard (15)
Blightsteel Colossus
Hurkyl’s Recall
Rebuild
Volcanic Island
Lightning Bolt
Pyroblast
Flusterstorm
Yixlid Jailer
Tormod’s Crypt

4C Dreadhorde Planeswalker Control, by Thomas Mar – 4th Place

Business (40)
Force of Will
Mental Misstep
Daze
Lightning Bolt
Gitaxian Probe
Preordain
Ponder
Brainstorm
Ancestral Recall
Time Walk
Wrenn and Six
Dack Fayden
Oko, Thief of Crowns
Narset, Parter of Veils
Treasure Cruise
Dig Through Time
Demonic Tutor
Merchant Scroll
Deathrite Shaman
Dreadhorde Arcanist
Snapcaster Mage

Mana Sources (20)
Mox Emerald
Mox Ruby
Mox Sapphire
Misty Rainforest
Polluted Delta
Flooded Strand
Scalding Tarn
Tropical Island
Volcanic Island
Underground Sea
Strip Mine
Wasteland
Sideboard (15)
Fatal Push
Nature's Claim
Ancient Grudge
Assassin's Trophy
Veil of Summer
Pyroblast
Red Elemental Blast
Nihil Spellbomb
Tormod's Crypt

Outcome 4C, by Benjamin Bouveret – 5th Place

Business (35)
Force of Will
Mental Misstep
Pyroblast
Hurkyl's Recall
Repeal
Sensei’s Divining Top
Gitaxian Probe
Preordain
Ponder
Brainstorm
Ancestral Recall
Time Walk
Night's Whisper
Timetwister
Narset, Parter of Veils
Paradoxical Outcome
Bolas’s Citadel
Dig Through Time
Vampiric Tutor
Demonic Tutor
Merchant Scroll
Tinker
Snapcaster Mage
Monastery Mentor
Yawgmoth’s Will

Mana Sources (25)
Black Lotus
Mox Emerald
Mox Jet
Mox Opal
Mox Pearl
Mox Ruby
Mox Sapphire
Mana Crypt
Sol Ring
Mana Vault
Tolarian Academy
Polluted Delta
Flooded Strand
Scalding Tarn
Misty Rainforest
Underground Sea
Tundra
Volcanic Island
Island
Sideboard (15)
Blightsteel Colossus
Balance
Hurkyl’s Recall
Volcanic Island
Lightning Bolt
Pyroblast
Red Elemental Blast
Teferi, Time Raveler
Tormod’s Crypt

Outcome 4C, by Joan Anton Mateo – 6th Place

Business (35)
Force of Will
Mental Misstep
Flusterstorm
Chain of Vapor
Hurkyl’s Recall
Sensei’s Divining Top
Gitaxian Probe
Ponder
Brainstorm
Ancestral Recall
Time Walk
Night’s Whisper
Timetwister
Narset, Parter of Veils
Teferi, Time Raveler
Paradoxical Outcome
Bolas’s Citadel
Vampiric Tutor
Demonic Tutor
Merchant Scroll
Tinker
Lavinia, Azorius Renegade
Snapcaster Mage
Monastery Mentor
Tendrils of Agony
Yawgmoth’s Will

Mana Sources (25)
Black Lotus
Mox Emerald
Mox Jet
Mox Opal
Mox Pearl
Mox Ruby
Mox Sapphire
Mana Crypt
Sol Ring
Mana Vault
Tolarian Academy
Scalding Tarn
Misty Rainforest
Flooded Strand
Polluted Delta
Underground Sea
Tundra
Island
Sideboard (15)
Hurkyl’s Recall
Balance
Volcanic Island
Lightning Bolt
Pyroblast
Flusterstorm
Yixlid Jailer
Tormod’s Crypt

Outcome UWB, by Gael Maitre Bailly – 7th Place

Business (33)
Force of Will
Mental Misstep
Repeal
Arcum's Astrolabe
Sensei’s Divining Top
Gitaxian Probe
Ponder
Brainstorm
Ancestral Recall
Time Walk
Narset, Parter of Veils
Karn, the Great Creator
Paradoxical Outcome
Bolas’s Citadel
Dig Through Time
Vampiric Tutor
Demonic Tutor
Merchant Scroll
Tinker
Time Vault
Manifold Key
Monastery Mentor
Yawgmoth’s Will

Mana Sources (27)
Lotus Petal
Black Lotus
Mox Emerald
Mox Jet
Mox Opal
Mox Pearl
Mox Ruby
Mox Sapphire
Mana Crypt
Sol Ring
Mana Vault
Tolarian Academy
Polluted Delta
Flooded Strand
Scalding Tarn
Underground Sea
Tundra
Snow-Covered Island
Sideboard (15)
Blightsteel Colossus
Hurkyl’s Recall
Balance
Defense Grid
Flusterstorm
Ravenous Trap
Grafdigger's Cage
Tormod’s Crypt

Workshop Aggro, by Alex Samaniego – 8th Place

Business (35)
Chalice of the Void
Thorn of Amethyst
Sphere of Resistance
Trinisphere
Mystic Forge
Phyrexian Revoker
Arcbound Ravager
Foundry Inspector
Lodestone Golem
Precursor Golem
Traxos, Scourge of Kroog
Walking Ballista
Stonecoil Serpent
Hangarback Walker

Mana Sources (25)
Black Lotus
Mox Emerald
Mox Jet
Mox Pearl
Mox Ruby
Mox Sapphire
Mana Crypt
Sol Ring
Tolarian Academy
Mishra's Workshop
Ancient Tomb
Mishra's Factory
Strip Mine
Wasteland
Sideboard (15)
Precursor Golem
Wurmcoil Engine
Powder Keg
Ratchet Bomb
Ravenous Trap
Grafdigger's Cage
Leyline of Sanctity

Tournament Action

Here are a few pics from the event, courtesy of the organizers, and from various players in the event.

European Vintage Champs 2019 Top 8 Players

European Vintage Champs 2019 Winner Alexandro Younger

Thanks for reading, and we’ll catch you next time.