The huge annual Ovino tournaments were recently held, and 407 people duked it out for a studly prize pool in Milan (Italy) on September 28 2013. Vladimir Padve (UR Delver) bested Ilya Sherbakov (Dark Depths Maverick) in the finals.
We are proud to bring you the Top 16 decklists from the Ovino 8 2013 Legacytournament, as well as the complete final standings.
Top 16 Decklists
UR Delver, by Vladimir Padve - 1st
| [Business] (42) 3 Force of Will 4 Daze 2 Spell Pierce 4 Stifle 4 Lightning Bolt 4 Delver of Secrets 4 Goblin Guide 3 Grim Lavamancer 4 Young Pyromancer 3 Gitaxian Probe 4 Brainstorm 3 Ponder [/Business] (0) [Mana Sources] (18) 4 Misty Rainforest 4 Scalding Tarn 4 Volcanic Island 1 Island 1 Mountain 4 Wasteland [/Mana Sources] (0) | [Sideboard] (15) 3 Submerge 2 Electrickery 2 Pyroblast 2 Red Elemental Blast 3 Smash to Smithereens 3 Relic of Progenitus[/Sideboard] |
Dark Depths Maverick, by Ilya Sherbakov - 2nd
| [Business] (39) 4 Aether Vial 4 Swords to Plowshares 1 Sylvan Library 1 Umezawa’s Jitte 1 Sword of Fire and Ice 1 Garruk Relentless 1 Crop Rotation 3 Birds of Paradise 3 Mother of Runes 2 Sylvan Safekeeper 3 Thalia, Guardian of Thraben 3 Phyrexian Revoker 2 Scavenging Ooze 4 Knight of the Reliquary 2 Weathered Wayfarer 1 Scryb Ranger 1 Stoneforge Mystic 1 Dark Depth 1 Thespian’s Stage [/Business] (0) [Mana Sources] (21) 2 Horizon Canopy 1 Karakas 1 Gaea’s Cradle 4 Windswept Heath 1 Marsh Flats 4 Savannah 2 Plains 1 Forest 4 Wasteland 1 Rishadan Port [/Mana Sources] (0) | [Sideboard] (15) 3 Mindbreak Trap 2 Surgical Extraction 2 Oblivion Ring 2 Pithing Needle 1 Eladamri’s Call 1 Ethersworn Canonist 1 Armonic Sliver 1 krosan Grip 2 Gaddock Teeg[/Sideboard] |
Death and Taxes, by Sasha Luescher - 3rd
| [Business] (37) 4 Aether Vial 1 Umezawa’s Jitte 1 Batterskull 4 Stoneforge Mystic 4 Thalia, Guardian of Thraben 4 Mother of Runes 4 Phyrexian Revoker 2 Serra Avenger 4 Mirran Crusader 3 Mangara of Corondor 2 Flickerwisp 4 Swords to Plowshares [/Business] (0) [Mana Sources] (23) 4 Karakas 1 Horizon Canopy 1 Eiganjo Castle 1 Cavern of Souls 8 Plains 4 Wasteland 4 Rishadan Port [/Mana Sources] (0) | [Sideboard] (15) 1 Cataclysm 3 Ethersworn Canonist 3 Rest in Peace 1 Umezawa’s Jitte 3 Oblivion Ring 2 Wilt-Leaf Liege 1 Fiend Hunter 1 Leonin Relic-Warder[/Sideboard] |
Shardless BUG, by Cibak Andrea - 4th
| [Business] (37) 3 Force of Will 2 Thoughtseize 2 Hymn to Tourach 4 Abrupt Decay 4 Ancestral Vision 4 Brainstorm 3 Jace, the Mind Sculptor 2 Liliana of the Veil 4 Deathrite Shaman 4 Tarmogoyf 2 Baleful Strix 3 Shardless Agent [/Business] (0) [Mana Sources] (22) 2 Misty Rainforest 4 Verdant Catacomb 4 Polluted Delta 4 Underground Sea 2 Bayou 2 Tropical Island 1 Creeping Tar Pit 3 Wasteland [/Mana Sources] (0) | [Sideboard] (15) 3 Flusterstorm 2 Nihil Spellbomb 2 Swan Song 1 Vendilion Clique 2 Pernicious Deed 2 Dismember 1 Force of Will 1 Sower of Temptation 1 Thoughtseize[/Sideboard] |
Sneak and Show, by Jiri Kaman - 5th
| [Business] (37) 4 Force of Will 2 Misdirection 4 Spell Pierce 4 Brainstorm 4 Ponder 1 Sensei’s Divining Top 2 Intuition 4 Show and Tell 4 Sneak Attack 4 Griselbrand 4 Emrakul, the Aeons Torn [/Business] (0) [Mana Sources] (23) 4 Lotus Petal 2 City of Traitors 3 Ancient Tomb 4 Scalding Tarn 3 Misty Rainforest 1 Polluted Delta 3 Volcanic Island 2 Island 1 Mountain [/Mana Sources] (0) | [Sideboard] (15) 2 Pyroclasm 4 Leyline of Sanctity 1 Hydroblast 2 Red Elemental Blast 2 Blood Moon 1 Tormod’s Crypt 2 Echoing Truth 1 Engineered Explosives[/Sideboard] |
RUG Delver, by Ivan Lòpez Garcia - 6th
| [Business] (42) 4 Force of Will 4 Daze 3 Spell Pierce 4 Stifle 4 Lightning Bolt 1 Forked Bolt 4 Brainstorm 4 Ponder 2 Gitaxian Probe 4 Nimble Mongoose 4 Delver of Secrets 3 Tarmogoyf 1 Young Pyromancer [/Business] (0) [Mana Sources] (18) 1 Cephalid Coliseum 1 Scalding Tarn 2 Flooded Strand 2 Misty Rainforest 2 Polluted Delta 3 Volcanic Island 3 Tropical Island 4 Wasteland [/Mana Sources] (0) | [Sideboard] (15) 4 Submerge 1 Young Pyromancer 2 Sulfur Elemental 1 Ancient Grudge 1 Envelop 1 Pyroblast 1 Red Elemental Blast 2 Grafdigger’s Cage 2 Rough // Tumble[/Sideboard] |
Death and Taxes, by Erik Morgante - 7th
| [Business] (38) 4 Aether Vial 1 Weathered Wayfarer 4 Mother of Runes 4 Thalia, Guardian of Thraben 3 Serra Avenger 4 Phyrexian Revoker 3 Flickerwisp 2 Mangara of Corondor 3 Mirran Crusader 4 Stoneforge Mystic 1 Umezawa’s Jitte 1 Batterskull 4 Swords to Plowshares [/Business] (0) [Mana Sources] (23) 3 Cavern of Souls 2 Horizon Canopy 3 Karakas 7 Plains 4 Wasteland 4 Rishadan Port [/Mana Sources] (0) | [Sideboard] (15) 2 Ethersworn Canonist 2 Cataclysm 1 Sunlance 3 Rest in Peace 1 Seal of Cleansing 2 Wilt-Leaf Liege 1 Manriki-Gusari 1 Sword of Fire and Ice 2 Grafdigger’s Cage[/Sideboard] |
Spiral Tide, by Michele Giua - 8th
| [Business] (42) 4 Force of Will 3 Flusterstorm 4 High Tide 3 Cloud of Faeries 3 Turnabout 4 Sensei’s Divining Top 4 Brainstorm 4 Ponder 4 Merchant Scroll 3 Cunning Wish 2 Meditate 4 Time Spiral [/Business] (0) [Mana Sources] (18) 4 Misty Rainforest 14 Island [/Mana Sources] (0) | [Sideboard] (13) 1 Surgical Extraction 1 Echoing Truth 1 Wipe Away 1 Brain Freeze 1 Blue Sun’s Zenith 2 Pact of Negation 1 Mindbreak Trap 1 Meditate 1 Intuition 1 Turnabout 1 Hurkyl’s Recall 1 Snap[/Sideboard] |
Punishing RUG Pyromancer, by Pedro J. Sanchez - 9th
| [Business] (38) 4 Force of Will 3 Flusterstorm 2 Counterspell 4 Lightning Bolt 3 Punishing Fire 1 Engineered Explosives 4 Brainstorm 2 Ponder 1 Intuition 3 Jace, the Mind Sculptor 1 Life from the Loam 4 Snapcaster Mage 2 Vendilion Clique 4 Young Pyromancer [/Business] (0) [Mana Sources] (22) 1 Academy Ruins 4 Grove of the Burnwillows 3 Scalding Tarn 1 Flooded Strand 4 Misty Rainforest 4 Volcanic Island 1 Tropical Island 2 Island 2 Wasteland [/Mana Sources] (0) | [Sideboard] (15) 1 Engineered Explosives 2 Krosan Grip 3 Pyroblast 2 Sower of Temptation 3 Submerge 3 Surgical Extraction 1 Swan Song[/Sideboard] |
Punishing RUG, by Roberto Sartini - 10th
| [Business] (39) 4 Force of Will 2 Lightning Bolt 4 Punishing Fire 2 Engineered Explosives 4 Brainstorm 3 Ponder 3 Ancestral Vision 1 Sensei’s Divining Top 2 Jace, the Mind Sculptor 3 Noble Hierarch 4 Tarmogoyf 2 Scavenging Ooze 1 Trinket Mage 3 Vendilion Clique 1 Bloodbraid Elf [/Business] (0) [Mana Sources] (21) 4 Grove of the Burnwillows 4 Misty Rainforest 3 Wooded Foothills 3 Volcanic Island 3 Tropical Island 1 Taiga 1 Mountain 1 Forest 1 Island [/Mana Sources] (0) | [Sideboard] (15) 2 Red Elemental Blast 1 Pyroblast 2 Swan Song 3 Flusterstorm 2 Submerge 2 Krosan Grip 1 Izzet Staticaster 2 Relic of Progenitus [/Sideboard] (0) |
Cabal Ad Nauseam Tendrils (ANT), by Busseto Dharma - 11th
| [Business] (30) 4 Duress 3 Cabal Therapy 4 Gitaxian Probe 4 Brainstorm 4 Ponder 3 Preordain 4 Infernal Tutor 1 Lim-Dul’s Vault 1 Ad Nauseam 1 Past in Flames 1 Tendrils of Agony [/Business] (0) [Mana Sources] (31) 4 Dark Ritual 4 Cabal Ritual 4 Lion’s Eye Diamond 4 Lotus Petal 1 Gemstone Mine 4 Polluted Delta 1 Bloodstained Mire 1 Misty Rainforest 1 Scalding Tarn 1 Volcanic Island 1 Badlands 1 Tropical Island 2 Underground Sea 1 Island 1 Swamp [/Mana Sources] (0) | [Sideboard] (15) 1 Empty the Warren 3 Carpet of Flowers 2 Xantid Swarm 3 Abrupt Decay 1 Karakas 2 Chain of Vapor 2 Pyroclasm 1 Bayou[/Sideboard] |
URW Delver, by Merolla Francesco - 12th
| [Business] (41) 3 Force of Will 4 Daze 2 Spell Pierce 4 Stifle 3 Swords to Plowshares 4 Lightning Bolt 4 Brainstorm 3 Ponder 4 Delver of Secrets 2 Grim Lavamancer 3 Stoneforge Mystic 3 Geist of Saint Traft 1 Umezawa’s Jitte 1 Batterskull [/Business] (0) [Mana Sources] (19) 2 Scalding Tarn 3 Polluted Delta 3 Flooded Strand 3 Volcanic Island 4 Tundra 4 Wasteland [/Mana Sources] (0) | [Sideboard] (0) (not listed) (0) [/Sideboard] (0) |
Jund, by Aceto Pierluigi - 13th
| [Business] (37) 4 Thoughtseize 1 Inquisition of Kozilek 3 Hymn to Tourach 3 Liliana of the Veil 2 Punishing Fire 3 Lightning Bolt 4 Abrupt Decay 1 Sylvan Library 4 Deathrite Shaman 4 Dark Confidant 4 Tarmogoyf 2 Scavenging Ooze 2 Bloodbraid Elf [/Business] (0) [Mana Sources] (23) 4 Grove of the Burnwillows 3 Verdant Catacombs 3 Bloodstained Mire 2 Wooded Foothills 3 Badlands 2 Bayou 1 Taiga 1 Swamp 1 Forest 3 Wasteland [/Mana Sources] (0) | [Sideboard] (15) 2 Chains of Mephistopheles 2 Pernicious Deed 1 Thrun, the Last Troll 1 Punishing Fire 2 Pyroblast 1 Red Elemental Blast 2 Extirpate 2 Golgari Charm 2 Choke[/Sideboard] |
Cabal Ad Nauseam Tendrils (ANT), by Fabio Mazzi - 14th
| [Business] (29) 3 Duress 4 Cabal Therapy 4 Gitaxian Probe 3 Preordain 4 Ponder 4 Brainstorm 4 Infernal Tutor 1 Past in Flames 1 Tendrils of Agony 1 Ad Nauseam [/Business] (0) [Mana Sources] (31) 4 Lion’s Eye Diamond 4 Lotus Petal 4 Dark Ritual 4 Cabal Ritual 2 Gemstone Mine 4 Polluted Delta 1 Bloodstained Mire 1 Misty Rainforest 2 Scalding Tarn 2 Underground Sea 1 Volcanic Island 1 Swamp 1 Island [/Mana Sources] (0) | [Sideboard] (15) 2 Chain of Vapor 3 Abrupt Decay 2 Slaughter Pact 1 Empty the Warrens 1 Ill-Gotten Gains 1 Massacre 1 Karakas 1 Tropical Island 3 Xantid Swarm[/Sideboard] |
CounterTop Thopter Miracles, by Emiliano Veronesi - 15th
| [Business] (38) 4 Force of Will 3 Spell Pierce 3 Counterbalance 3 Sensei’s Divining Top 4 Brainstorm 3 Jace, the Mind Sculptor 4 Swords to Plowshares 1 Vendilion Clique 1 Venser, Shaper Savant 3 Stoneforge Mystic 1 Batterskull 1 Sword of the Meek 3 Thopter Foundry 2 Terminus 1 Entreat the Angels 1 Elspeth, Knight-Errant [/Business] (0) [Mana Sources] (22) 1 Academy Ruins 1 Karakas 1 Glacial Fortress 4 Polluted Delta 4 Flooded Strand 3 Tundra 3 Volcanic Island 3 Island 2 Plains [/Mana Sources] (0) | [Sideboard] (15) 2 Pyroclasm 2 Wear // Tear 2 Surgical Extraction 1 Relic of Progenitus 1 Engineered Explosives 2 Flusterstorm 2 Blood Moon 3 Red Elemental Blast[/Sideboard] |
(16th place not listed yet)
Top 8 Bracket & Final Standings
Quarterfinals
Vladimir Padve (UR Delver) defeats Michele Giua (Spiral Tide)
Sasha Luescher (Death and Taxes) defeats Ivan Lòpez Garcia (RUG Delver)
Andrea Cibak (Shardless BUG) defeats Jiri Kaman (Shardless BUG)
Ilya Sherbakov (Dark Depths Maverick) defeats Erik Morgante (Death and Taxes)
Semifinals
Vladimir Padve (UR Delver) defeats Sasha Luescher (Death and Taxes)
Ilya Sherbakov (Dark Depths Maverick) defeats Andrea Cibak (Shardless BUG)
Finals
Vladimir Padve (UR Delver) defeats Ilya Sherbakov (Dark Depths Maverick)
Ovino 2013 Legacy Final Standings
Appendix of Tournament Reports, Videos, and Additional Info and Coverage
Interview with both Legacy finalists about Ovino and their decks:
– Top 32 Report with CounterTop Miracles UWR, by Einherjer
– Ovinotto 8 Results (Milan, Italy)
– Ovinotto 8 Announcement & Prize Payouts
Special thanks for this information goes out to Stinfo for organizing the Ovino tournaments, and for publishing decklists and information. We are grateful for them allowing access to this information for us to share with the world.
If you see any other tournament reports, videos, or additional coverage please let us know and we can add it to this collection. Likewise if you would provide your decklist and place you came in we would be happy to add that here as well.