Old School 93-94 at Eternal Weekend 2015 – Decklists and Photo Report

The second annual Eternal Central Old School tournament at Eternal Weekend is over, and a huge thank you goes out to everyone who showed up to support Old School. Players traveled from all over the USA, France, Brazil, Germany, Norway, and New Zealand to battle with sweet brews, while drinking craft brews, and it seemed like everyone had a blast. Dozens of players commented things such as “this was the most fun I’ve had playing Magic in 10 years,” to “this was the most fun tournament I’ve ever played in!” This tournament was intentionally casual and old school in feeling, and that was great to hear. Next year will be even bigger and better, with some special surprises in store.

We had 56 players pre-registered, but unfortunately one of the players from overseas could not attend, dropping registered players to 55, so I bowed out to even out the number of players to 54. We did not want to have any byes for any players during rounds, as people are coming to play Old School, so this seemed like the best solution. While I was sad to not being able to play, it gave me a chance to run all over the tournament site (ie. hotel lobby, conference room, and our hotel rooms) to take pictures, chat, and do many, many, many Jaegerbombs with other players during and between rounds. That being said, we had 54 players, making this the second largest Old School tournament ever run (behind this year’s NoobCon)! Not bad for the second tournament we’ve ever run.

The tournament was run out of our hotel rooms, a conference room, and the hotel lobby. Entrance fee was a 6-pack of craft beer, a bottle of liquor, a 4-pack of Red Bull, or soda + bag of chips (for the teetotalers abstaining from liquor), and we had a nice spread of goodies, as you can see in the pics below. Jaegerbombs were provided throughout the day by the tournament organizer (yours truly, with help from the indispensable Danny Friedman).

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Everyone who played was pre-registered, and players showed up with drinks in hand, and grabbed name tags, and then got to signing the prize pool. Once again we gave out prizes to everyone who played, and every card was signed (or supposed to be signed) by each player. Here was the prize pool (before being signed):

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Due to the number of players we ran 6 rounds of Swiss, with untimed rounds, and NO DRAWS ALLOWED (unintentional or otherwise). The point of Old School is to play Old School with all of the sweet cards you don’t normally play, and not just try to draw into Top 8, so everyone had to play and fight each round to earn a Top 8 birth. Our live coverage of the event, including Pairings and Results from each round, can be found here. The Top 8 playoff info can be found below, and the original Old School Blog has an interview with winner Randy Buehler that can be found here. There were many of the ‘standard’ Old School decks like UR Control, UWx Control variants, White Weenie, RUG, Mono Black, The Deck, and then there were a lot of other cool and more unique decks like Eureka, Merfolk, Underworld Dreams Combo, High Tide, various Atog builds, Titania’s Song, Jund Land Destruction, numerous Workshop decks, and many more. You can dig in to the technology below, where we have listed all of the decklists in full. The more you play Old School, the more you’ll realize that it’s not about playing the most tuned or optimal deck, but simply playing fun cards you don’t get to play in other formats, and having interactions you don’t see anywhere else.

Top 8 Playoff Bracket

Top 8 Quarterfinals
1 Steven Menendian (UR) vs. 8 Justin Beckert (Underworld Dreams Combo) – Menendian wins
4 Randy Buehler (The Deck) vs. 5 Kevin An (RG Aggro) – Buehler wins
2 Richard Lessman (UR) vs. 7 Jeff Anand (The Hive 5C Control) – Anand wins
3 Bryan Manolakos (UWB Control) vs. 6 Jeff Gottstein (The Hive 5C Control) – Gottstein wins

Top 4 Semifinals
1 Steve Menendian (UR) vs. 4 Randy Buehler (The Deck) – Buehler wins
6 Jeff Gottstein (The Hive 5C Control) vs. 7 Jeff Anand (The Hive 5C Control) – Anand wins

Top 2 Finals
4 Randy Buehler (The Deck) vs. 7 Jeff Anand (The Hive 5C Control) – Buehler wins

ALL Decklists, Alphabetically, by Last Name

(Note: a few of the decklists are still streaming in from the last few participants, and this will continuously be updated, until we have them all over the next day or two.)

RG Aggro, by Kevin An

Business (39)
Lightning Bolt
Chain Lightning
Chaos Orb
Sylvan Library
Wheel of Fortune
Giant Growth
Blood Lust
Berserk
Kird Ape
Llanowar Wastes
Ironclaw Orcs
Barbary Apes
Grizzly Bears
Ball Lightning
Juggernaut
Black Vise

Mana Sources (21)
Black Lotus
Mox Emerald
Mox Ruby
Mishra’s Factory
City of Brass
Taiga
Mountain
Forest
Strip Mine
Sideboard (15)
Blood Moon
Tranquility
Channel
Fireball
Red Elemental Blast
Flashfires
Backdraft
Avoid Fate

KevinAnRGAggro

The Hive 5C Control, by Jeff Anand

Business (32)
Mana Drain
Counterspell
Power Sink
Swords to Plowshares
Disenchant
Balance
Wrath of God
The Abyss
Moat
Control Magic
Ancestral Recall
Time Walk
Sylvan Library
Timetwister
Jayemdae Tome
Braingeyser
Regrowth
Recall
Demonic Tutor
Mind Twist
Fireball
Mirror Universe
The Hive

Mana Sources (28)
Black Lotus
Mox Emerald
Mox Jet
Mox Pearl
Mox Ruby
Mox Sapphire
Sol Ring
Fellwar Stone
Library of Alexandria
City of Brass
Tundra
Volcanic Island
Underground Sea
Island
Plains
Sideboard (15)
Red Elemental Blast
Blue Elemental Blast
Earthquake
Swords to Plowshares
Karma
Divine Offering
Disenchant
Disrupting Scepter
Sol’Kanar, the Swamp King

JeffAnandTheHive5CControl

Mono Black, by Mark Arce

Business (31)
Demonic Tutor
Mind Twist
Sinkhole
Maze of Ith
Nevinyrral’s Disk
Drain Life
Black Knight
Hypnotic Specter
Juzam Djinn
Sengir Vampire
Underworld Dreams

Mana Sources (29)
Dark Ritual
Black Lotus
Mox Jet
Sol Ring
Mana Vault
Library of Alexandria
Mishra’s Factory
Urborg
14 Swamp
Strip Mine
Sideboard (15)
Swamp
Black Vise
Jayemdae Tome
Chaos Orb
Icy Manipulator
Paralyze
Gloom
Terror

MarcArceMonoBlack

The Deck, by Forrest Ashmore

Business (34)
Mana Drain
Counterspell
Power Sink
Swords to Plowshares
Disenchant
Balance
Chaos Orb
Forcefield
Icy Manipulator
Maze of Ith
The Abyss
Mind Twist
Demonic Tutor
Ancestral Recall
Time Walk
Jayemdae Tome
Braingeyser
Recall
Mirror Universe
Triskelion
Copy Artifact

Mana Sources (26)
Black Lotus
Mox Emerald
Mox Jet
Mox Pearl
Mox Ruby
Mox Sapphire
Sol Ring
Mishra’s Factory
City of Brass
Tundra
Underground Sea
Plains
Island
Strip Mine
Sideboard (15)
Blue Elemental Blast
Divine Offering
Dust to Dust
Wrath of God
Disrupting Scepter
Millstone
Ivory Tower
Greater Realm of Preservation

ForrestAshmoreTheDeck

The Deck, by Brett Attmore

Business (33)
Mana Drain
Counterspell
Power Sink
Mind Twist
Swords to Plowshares
Disenchant
Balance
Chaos Orb
Wrath of God
Icy Manipulator
Disrupting Scepter
Maze of Ith
Ancestral Recall
Time Walk
Sylvan Library
Timetwister
Jayemdae Tome
Braingeyser
Regrowth
Recall
Demonic Tutor
Mirror Universe
Serra Angel

Mana Sources (27)
Black Lotus
Mox Emerald
Mox Jet
Mox Pearl
Mox Sapphire
Sol Ring
Library of Alexandria
City of Brass
Tundra
Tropical Island
Volcanic Island
Underground Sea
Plains
Island
Strip Mine
Sideboard (15)
Red Elemental Blast
Lightning Bolt
Dust to Dust
Moat
Circle of Protection Red
Ivory Tower
Power Sink
Control Magic
Fountain of Youth
Gwendlyn Di Corci

BrettAttmoreTheDeck

Underworld Dreams Combo, by Justin Beckert

Business (31)
Flash Counter
Power Sink
Boomerang
Lightning Bolt
Winds of Change
Ancestral Recall
Time Walk
Howling Mine
Timetwister
Wheel of Fortune
Braingeyser
Fork
Demonic Tutor
Recall
Feldon’s Cane
Underworld Dreams

Mana Sources (29)
Dark Ritual
Black Lotus
Mox Jet
Mox Ruby
Mox Sapphire
Sol Ring
Library of Alexandria
City of Brass
Underground Sea
Badlands
Volcanic Island
Swamps
Island
Sideboard (15)
Red Elemental Blast
Blue Elemental Blast
The Abyss
City in a Bottle
Ivory Tower
Energy Flux

JustinBeckertUnderworldDreams

RUG, by Bobby Birmingham

Business (34)
Mana Drain
Power Sink
Lightning Bolt
Chain Lightning
Psionic Blast
Fireball
Control Magic
Ancestral Recall
Time Walk
Sylvan Library
Timetwister
Wheel of Fortune
Braingeyser
Kird Ape
Whirling Dervish
Serendib Efreet
Erhnam Djinn

Mana Sources (25)
Black Lotus
Mox Emerald
Mox Ruby
Mox Sapphire
Sol Ring
Library of Alexandria
Mishra’s Factory
City of Brass
Tropical Island
Volcanic Island
Taiga
Sideboard (15)
Energy Flux
Shatter
Shatterstorm
Black Vise
Island of Wak-Wak
Maze of Ith
Red Elemental Blast
Counterspell
Fireball
Erhnam Djinn
In the Eye of Chaos

BobbyBirminghamRUG

4C RUG, by Gene Brumby

Business (34)
Mana Drain
Counterspell
Lightning Bolt
Chain Lightning
Psionic Blast
Ancestral Recall
Time Walk
Sylvan Library
Kird Ape
Birds of Paradise
Whirling Dervish
Argothian Pixies
Serendib Efreet
Juggernaut
Shivan Dragon
Triskelion

Mana Sources (28)
Black Lotus
Mox Emerald
Mox Jet
Mox Ruby
Mox Sapphire
Mishra’s Factory
City of Brass
Volcanic Island
Taiga
Tropical Island
Bayou
Underground Sea
Sideboard (15)
Demonic Tutor
Mind Twist
Earthquake
Brass Man
Giant Growth
Triskelion
Juggernaut
Control Magic
Nevinyrral’s Disk
Blue Elemental Blast
Red Elemental Blast

The Deck, by Randy Buehler

Business (31)
Mana Drain
Counterspell
Red Elemental Blast
Swords to Plowshares
Disenchant
Balance
Chaos Orb
The Abyss
Mind Twist
Disrupting Scepter
Ancestral Recall
Time Walk
Jayemdae Tome
Braingeyser
Demonic Tutor
Regrowth
Recall
Ivory Tower

Mana Sources (29)
Black Lotus
Mox Emerald
Mox Jet
Mox Pearl
Mox Ruby
Mox Sapphire
Sol Ring
Library of Alexandria
Mishra’s Factory
City of Brass
Underground Sea
Tundra
Volcanic Island
Island
Plains
Strip Mine
Sideboard (15)
Amnesia
Divine Offering
Blue Elemental Blast
Red Elemental Blast
Circle of Protection Red
The Abyss
Island
Strip Mine

RandyBuehlerTheDeck

Stasis, by Paul Callis

Business (37)
Mana Drain
Power Sink
The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
Swords to Plowshares
Disenchant
Balance
Chaos Orb
Boomerang
Kismet
Land Tax
Time Vault
Recall
Ancestral Recall
Time Walk
Timetwister
Howling Mine
Stasis
Black Vise

Mana Sources (24)
Black Lotus
Mox Emerald
Mox Jet
Mox Pearl
Mox Ruby
Mox Sapphire
Sol Ring
Library of Alexandria
City of Brass
Tundra
Island
Plains
Sideboard (15)
Serra Angel
Time Elemental
Ivory Tower
Dust to Dust
Swords to Plowshares
Disenchant
Sleight of Mind
Magical Hack
Blue Elemental Blast
Icy Manipulator

Suicide Black and Blue, by Roland Chang

Business (33)
Sinkhole
Hymn to Tourach
Mind Twist
Chaos Orb
Terror
Drain Life
Psionic Blast
Oubliette
Nevinyrral’s Disk
Maze of Ith
Demonic Tutor
Ancestral Recall
Time Walk
Greed
Order of the Ebon Hand
Hypnotic Specter
Juzam Djinn

Mana Sources (27)
Dark Ritual
Black Lotus
Mox Jet
Mox Sapphire
Sol Ring
Urborg
Underground Sea
10 Swamp
Strip Mine
Sideboard (15)
Ashes to Ashes
Gloom
Nevinyrral’s Disk
Oubliette
Paralyze
Terror
Underworld Dreams

RolandChangSuicideBlackandBlue

Birdman Bant, by Shann Chaudhry

Business (38)
Mana Drain
Counterspell
Force Spike
Swords to Plowshares
Disenchant
Balance
Wrath of God
Moat
Alabaster Potion
Maze of Ith
Natural Selection
Ancestral Recall
Time Walk
Sylvan Library
Timetwister
Jayemdae Tome
Braingeyser
Regrowth
Ivory Tower
Serra Angel

Mana Sources (23)
Black Lotus
Mox Emerald
Mox Pearl
Sol Ring
Mox Sapphire
Library of Alexandria
Mishra’s Factory
City of Brass
Tundra
Tropical Island
Savannah
Sideboard (15)
Blue Elemental Blast
Boomerang
Disenchant
Icy Manipulator
City in a Bottle
Greater Realm of Preservation
Control Magic
Mahamoti Djinn
Vesuvan Doppelganger
Amnesia
The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale

ShannChaudhryBirdmanBant

UWR Merfolk, by Jimmy Cooney

Business (38)
Force Spike
Counterspell
Blue Elemental Blast
Unsummon
Lightning Bolt
Swords to Plowshares
Disenchant
Psionic Blast
Chaos Orb
Ancestral Recall
Time Walk
Timetwister
Braingeyser
Merfolk of the Pearl Trident
Lord of Atlantis
River Merfolk
Serendib Efreet
Dance of Many
Clone

Mana Sources (22)
Black Lotus
Mox Pearl
Mox Ruby
Mox Sapphire
Sol Ring
Mishra’s Factory
City of Brass
Tolaria
Volcanic Island
Tundra
Island
Sideboard (15)
Old Man of the Sea
Lightning Bolt
Disenchant
Balance
Phantasmal Terrain
Hurkyl’s Recall
Red Elemental Blast
Blue Elemental Blast
King Suleiman
Maze of Ith

JimmyCooneyUWRMerfolk

White Weenie, by Morgan Cooper

Business (39)
Swords to Plowshares
Disenchant
Armageddon
Land Tax
Crusade
Savannah Lions
Tundra Wolves
White Knight
Order of Leitbur
Thunder Spirit

Mana Sources (21)
Black Lotus
Mox Pearl
15 Plains
Strip Mine
Sideboard (0)

(Not listed) (0)

MorganCooperWhiteWeenie

UR, by Marcelo Coutinho

Business (37)
Mana Drain
Lightning Bolt
Chain Lightning
Psionic Blast
Fireball
Earthquake
Control Magic
Boomerang
Chaos Orb
Black Vise
Ancestral Recall
Time Walk
Timetwister
Wheel of Fortune
Serendib Efreet
Juggernaut
Shivan Dragon

Mana Sources (23)
Black Lotus
Mox Ruby
Mox Sapphire
Sol Ring
Mishra’s Factory
Volcanic Island
Island
Mountain
Strip Mine
Sideboard (15)
Blood Moon
Energy Flux
Red Elemental Blast
Blue Elemental Blast
Earthquake

MarceloCoutinhoUR

Eurweaka, by Fam Doola

Business (40)
Eureka
Demonic Tutor
Mind Twist
Channel
Fireball
Regrowth
Relic Barrier
Howling Mine
Sylvan Library
Wheel of Fortune
Wild Growth
Living Lands
Sword of the Ages
Diamond Valley
Llanowar Elves
Birds of Paradise
Force of Nature
Craw Wurm
Mahamoti Djinn
Triskelion
Colossus of Sardia

Mana Sources (20)
Sol Ring
Fellwar Stone
City of Brass
Tropical Island
Pendelhaven
Forest
Strip Mine
Sideboard (15)
Animate Dead
Black Vise
Strip Mine
Psionic Blast
Mind Bomb
Dark Sphere
Storm Seeker
Giant Shark

FamDoolaEurweaka

American Weenie, by Brian Fisher

Business (36)
Lightning Bolt
Chain Lightning
Psionic Blast
Disenchant
Ancestral Recall
Time Walk
Timetwister
Wheel of Fortune
Savannah Lions
White Knight
Thunder Spirit
Serendib Efreet
Serra Angel

Mana Sources (24)
Mox Pearl
Mishra’s Factory
City of Brass
Plateau
Tundra
Plains
Strip Mine
Sideboard (15)
King Suleiman
Preacher
Dust to Dust
Swords to Plowshares
Karma
Red Elemental Blast
Circle of Protection Red

Candelabra Tide Flare, by David Fleischmann-Rose

Business (33)
Mana Drain
Counterspell
Power Sink
Red Elemental Blast
Fireball
Disintegrate
Blood Moon
Ancestral Recall
Time Walk
Timetwister
Wheel of Fortune
Braingeyser
Recall
Fork
High Tide
Mana Flare
Candelabra of Tawnos
Black Vise

Mana Sources (25)
Black Lotus
Mox Ruby
Mox Sapphire
Sol Rin
Mana Vault
Library of Alexandria
City of Brass
Volcanic Island
Island
Mountain
Sideboard (15)
Blue Elemental Blast
Control Magic
Counterspell
Energy Flux
Boomerang
Hurkyl’s Recall
Steal Artifact
Lightning Bolt
Meekstone
Nevinyrral’s Disk
Fissure

DavidFleischmannRoseTideFlare

UR, by Bryan Freres

Business (36)
Mana Drain
Counterspell
Lightning Bolt
Chain Lightning
Psionic Blast
Fireball
Earthquake
Control Magic
Chaos Orb
Ancestral Recall
Time Walk
Timetwister
Wheel of Fortune
Braingeyser
Serendib Efreet
Juggernaut
Shivan Dragon
Black Vise

Mana Sources (24)
Black Lotus
Mox Ruby
Mox Sapphire
Sol Ring
Library of Alexandria
Mishra’s Factory
Volcanic Island
Island
Mountain
Strip Mine
Sideboard (15)
Blood Moon
Vesuvan Doppleganger
Blue Elemental Blast
Control Magic
Earthquake
Red Elemental Blast
Detonate
Shatter

BryanFreresUR

Workshop Atog, by Danny Friedman

Business (32)
Mana Drain
Lightning Bolt
Icy Manipulator
Fireball
Chaos Orb
Ancestral Recall
Time Walk
Howling Mine
Timetwister
Wheel of Fortune
Braingeyser
Atog
Serendib Efreet
Juggernaut
Triskelion
Copy Artifact

Mana Sources (28)
Black Lotus
Mox Emerald
Mox Jet
Mox Pearl
Mox Ruby
Mox Sapphire
Sol Ring
Mana Vault
Fellwar Stone
Library of Alexandria
Mishra’s Workshop
Mishra’s Factory
City of Brass
Volcanic Island
Island
Mountain
Strip Mine
Sideboard (15)
Blue Elemental Blast
Boomerang
Control Magic
Earthquake
Fireball
Red Elemental Blast
Shatter

DannyFriedmanWorkshopAtog

The Hive 5C Control, by Jeff Gottstein

Business (32)
Mana Drain
Counterspell
Power Sink
Swords to Plowshares
Disenchant
Balance
Wrath of God
The Abyss
Moat
Control Magic
Ancestral Recall
Time Walk
Sylvan Library
Timetwister
Jayemdae Tome
Braingeyser
Regrowth
Recall
Demonic Tutor
Mind Twist
Fireball
Mirror Universe
The Hive

Mana Sources (28)
Black Lotus
Mox Emerald
Mox Jet
Mox Pearl
Mox Ruby
Mox Sapphire
Sol Ring
Fellwar Stone
Library of Alexandria
City of Brass
Tundra
Volcanic Island
Underground Sea
Island
Plains
Sideboard (15)
Red Elemental Blast
Blue Elemental Blast
Earthquake
Swords to Plowshares
Karma
Divine Offering
Disenchant
Disrupting Scepter
Sol’Kanar, the Swamp King

White Weenie, by Trevor Hayden

Business (39)
Swords to Plowshares
Disenchant
Balance
Armageddon
Crusade
Army of Allah
Savannah Lions
Tundra Wolves
Icatian Javelineers
Order of Leitbur
White Knight
Preacher
Serra Angel

Mana Sources (21)
Black Lotus
Sol Ring
Mishra’s Factory
15 Plains
Strip Mine
Sideboard (0)

(not listed) (0)

TrevorHaydenWhiteWeenie

Workshop Atog, by Evan Husney

Business (32)
Lighting Bolt
Fireball
Chaos Orb
Demonic Tutor
Ancestral Recall
Time Walk
Howling Mine
Timetwister
Wheel of Fortune
Braingeyser
Icy Manipulator
Atog
Serendib Efreet
Juggernaut
Triskelion
Copy Artifact

Mana Sources (28)
Black Lotus
Mox Emerald
Mox Jet
Mox Pearl
Mox Ruby
Mox Sapphire
Sol Ring
Mana Vault
Fellwar Stone
Library of Alexandria
Mishra’s Workshop
Mishra’s Factory
City of Brass
Volcanic Island
Underground Sea
Island
Mountain
Sideboard (15)
Strip Mine
Red Elemental Blast
Boomerang
Blue Elemental Blast
Earthquake
Shatter

EvanHusneyAtog

UW Control, by Thomas Irmler

Business (34)
Mana Drain
Counterspell
Power Sink
Swords to Plowshares
Disenchant
Boomerang
Chaos Orb
Relic Barrier
Psionic Blast
Control Magic
Moat
Nevinyrral’s Disk
Icy Manipulator
Maze of Ith
Island of Wak-Wak
Ancestral Recall
Time Walk
Timetwister
Jayemdae Tome
Braingeyser
Recall
Transmute Artifact
Mirror Universe
Serra Angel

Mana Sources (24)
Black Lotus
Mox Pearl
Mox Sapphire
Sol Ring
Fellwar Stone
City of Brass
Tundra
Island
Plains
Strip Mine
Sideboard (15)
City in a Bottle
Flash Counter
Serra Angel
Island of Wak-Wak
Remove Soul
Relic Barrier
Psionic Blast
Boomerang

ThomasIrmlerUWControl

UG Tempo, by Garrett Koeppicus

Business (39)
Force Spike
Boomerang
Chaos Orb
Psionic Blast
Ice Storm
Ancestral Recall
Time Walk
Sylvan Library
Regrowth
Recall
Unstable Mutation
Llanowar Elves
Scryb Sprites
Whirling Dervish
Argothian Pixies
Serendib Efreet

Mana Sources (21)
Black Lotus
Mox Emerald
Mox Sapphire
City of Brass
Tropical Island
Island
Forest
Strip Mine
Sideboard (15)
Blue Elemental Blast
Boomerang
Unsummon
Tranquility
Energy Flux
Crumble

GarrettKoeppicusUnstableAggro

UR, by Richard Lessman

Business (36)
Mana Drain
Counterspell
Lightning Bolt
Chain Lightning
Psionic Blast
Earthquake
Fireball
Chaos Orb
Fork
Ancestral Recall
Time Walk
Timetwister
Wheel of Fortune
Black Vise
Serendib Efreet
Shivan Dragon

Mana Sources (24)
Black Lotus
Mox Emerald
Mox Jet
Mox Pearl
Mox Ruby
Mox Sapphire
Sol Ring
Library of Alexandria
Mishra’s Factory
Volcanic Island
Mountain
Island
Strip Mine
Sideboard (15)
Red Elemental Blast
Blue Elemental Blast
Blood Moon
Energy Flux

RichardLessmanUR

UR Workshops, by Heiner Litz

Business (28)
Lightning Bolt
Chaos Orb
Winter Orb
Ancestral Recall
Time Walk
Timetwister
Wheel of Fortune
Atog
Sage of Lat-Nam
Su-Chi
Triskelion
Tetravus
Copy Artifact

Mana Sources (32)
Black Lotus
Mox Emerald
Mox Jet
Mox Pearl
Mox Ruby
Mox Sapphire
Sol Ring
Mana Vault
Fellwar Stone
Mishra’s Workshop
Mishra’s Factory
City of Brass
Volcanic Island
Strip Mine
Sideboard (15)
Shatter
Red Elemental Blast
Blood Moon
Active Volcano
Jayemdae Tome

UWB Aggro Control, by Bryan ManolakosPlace

Business (30)
Mana Drain
Swords to Plowshares
Disenchant
Chaos Orb
Control Magic
Mind Twist
Demonic Tutor
Ancestral Recall
Time Walk
Braingeyser
Savannah Lions
Order of Leitbur
Serendib Efreet

Mana Sources (26)
Black Lotus
Mox Jet
Mox Pearl
Mox Sapphire
Sol Ring
Library of Alexandria
Mishra’s Factory
City of Brass
Tundra
Underground Sea
Plains
Island
Sideboard (15)
Circle of Protection Black
Circle of Protection Red
Divine Offering
Dust to Dust
Serra Angel
Aeolipile
Control Magic

BryanManolakosUWBControl

UR, by Jesse Martin

Business (35)
Mana Drain
Counterspell
Lightning Bolt
Chain Lightning
Psionic Blast
Fireball
Chaos Orb
Ancestral Recall
Time Walk
Timetwister
Wheel of Fortune
Braingeyser
Recall
Serendib Efreet
Aladdin
Old Man of the Sea
Vesuvan Doppelganger
Clone
Control Magic

Mana Sources (25)
Black Lotus
Mox Emerald
Mox Jet
Mox Pearl
Mox Ruby
Mox Sapphire
Sol Ring
Library of Alexandria
Mishra’s Factory
Volcanic Island
Island
Mountain
Strip Mine
Sideboard (15)
Maze of Ith
Blood Moon
Shatter
Red Elemental Blast
Red Elemental Blast
Control Magic

UR, by Steve Menendian

Business (35)
Mana Drain
Counterspell
Red Elemental Blast
Lightning Bolt
Chain Lightning
Psionic Blast
Earthquake
Chaos Orb
Maze of Ith
Blood Moon
Disrupting Scepter
Amnesia
Ancestral Recall
Time Walk
Timetwister
Braingeyser
Recall
Serendib Efreet
Serendib Djinn

Mana Sources (25)
Black Lotus
Mox Ruby
Mox Sapphire
Sol Ring
Library of Alexandria
Mishra’s Factory
City of Brass
Volcanic Island
Island
Mountain
Strip Mine
Sideboard (15)
Red Elemental Blast
Blue Elemental Blast
Control Magic
Shatter
Energy Flux
Blood Moon

SteveMenendianUR

Transmute Hive Control, by Daniel Miller

Business (32)
Mana Drain
Counterspell
Swords to Plowshares
Disenchant
Chaos Orb
Moat
The Abyss
City in a Bottle
Land Tax
Ivory Tower
Disrupting Scepter
Ancestral Recall
Time Walk
Timetwister
Greed
Jayemdae Tome
Braingeyser
Transmute Artifact
Demonic Tutor
Mind Twist
The Hive

Mana Sources (29)
Black Lotus
Mox Emerald
Mox Jet
Mox Pearl
Mox Ruby
Mox Sapphire
Sol Ring
Fellwar Stone
Library of Alexandria
Tundra
Underground Sea
Scrubland
Plains
Island
Strip Mine
Sideboard (15)
Balance
Blue Elemental Blast
City in a Bottle
Disrupting Scepter
Dust to Dust
Greater Realm of Preservation
Hurkyl’s Recall
Ivory Tower
Land Tax
Moat
Wrath of God
Swords to Plowshares

SolKanar Control, by Greg Mitchell

Business (34)
Sinkhole
Hymn to Tourach
Mind Twist
Lightning Bolt
Shatter
Nevinyrral’s Disk
Ancestral Recall
Time Walk
Demonic Tutor
Black Knight
Hypnotic Specter
Serendib Efreet
Sol’kanar the Swamp King

Mana Sources (26)
Dark Ritual
Black Lotus
Mox Jet
Mox Ruby
Mox Sapphire
Strip Mine
City of Brass
Underground Sea
Badlands
Volcanic Island
Urborg
Swamp
Sideboard (15)
Blue Elemental Blast
Energy Flux
Gloom
Power Sink
Red Elemental Blast
Storm World
Terror

Iman from Cairo, by Iman Motamed

Business (41)
Lightning Bolt
Chain Lightning
Fireball
Disintegrate
Earthquake
Fissure
Chaos Orb
Nevinyrral’s Disk
Mana Flare
Gauntlet of Might
Diamond Valley
Fork
Howling Mine
Wheel of Fortune
Blood Moon
Black Vise
Ball Lightning
Juggernaut
Ali from Cairo
Rukh Egg
Shivan Dragon
Rock Hydra

Mana Sources (19)
Black Lotus
Mox Ruby
Mana Crypt
Sol Ring
Library of Alexandria
12 Mountain
Strip Mine
Sideboard (0)

(not listed) (0)

ImanMotamedImanFromCairo

UR, by Luis Neiman

Business (33)
Mana Drain
Lightning Bolt
Chain Lightning
Psionic Blast
Earthquake
Fireball
Boomerang
Ancestral Recall
Time Walk
Timetwister
Wheel of Fortune
Braingeyser
Serendib Efreet
Su-Chi
Shivan Dragon

Mana Sources (27)
Black Lotus
Mox Jet
Ruby
Mox Sapphire
Sol Ring
Library of Alexandria
Mishra’s Factory
City of Brass
Volcanic Island
Island
Mountain
Strip Mine
Sideboard (15)
Blue Elemental Blast
Red Elemental Blast
Energy Flux
Blood Moon
Control Magic
Recall

LuisNeimanUR

Power Artifact Combo, by Thomas Nilsen

Business (30)
Mana Drain
Counterspell
Power Sink
Power Artifact
Transmute Artifact
Demonic Tutor
Mind Twist
Ancestral Recall
Time Walk
Timetwister
Wheel of Fortune
Book of Rass
Braingeyser
Fireball
Rocket Launcher
Icy Manipulator
Ivory Tower
Candelabra of Tawnos
Triskelion
Mirror Universe

Mana Sources (30)
Black Lotus
Mox Emerald
Mox Jet
Mox Pearl
Mox Ruby
Mox Sapphire
Sol Ring
Fellwar Stone
Basalt Monolith
Library of Alexandria
Mishra’s Workshop
City of Brass
Underground Sea
Volcanic Island
Island
Sideboard (15)
Maze of Ith
Island of Wak-Wak
The Abyss
Lightning Bolt
Control Magic
Red Elemental Blast
Shatter
Gloom

ThomasNilsenPowerArtifactCombo

UR, by David Nunez

Business (36)
Counterspell
Boomerang
Lightning Bolt
Chain Lightning
Psionic Blast
Earthquake
Ancestral Recall
Time Walk
Timetwister
Wheel of Fortune
Electric Eel
Serendib Efreet
Juggernaut

Mana Sources (24)
Black Lotus
Mox Ruby
Mox Sapphire
Sol Ring
Mishra’s Factory
Volcanic Island
Island
Mountain
Strip Mine
Sideboard (15)
Dandan
Control Magic
Red Elemental Blast
Blue Elemental Blast

DavidNunezUR

BGW, by Evan Nyquist

Business (35)
Swords to Plowshares
Terror
Disenchant
Balance
Chaos Orb
Mind Twist
Nevinyrral’s Disk
Icy Manipulator
Sylvan Library
Jayemdae Tome
Regrowth
Giant Growth
Berserk
Birds of Paradise
Juggernaut
Erhnam Djinn
Juzam Djinn
Sengir Vampire

Mana Sources (27)
Dark Ritual
Mox Emerald
Mox Jet
Mox Pearl
Mox Ruby
Sol Ring
Mishra’s Factory
City of Brass
Bayou
Savannah
Scrubland
Strip Mine
Sideboard (15)
Gloom
Circle of Protection Red
Taiga
Red Elemental Blast
Spinal Villain

Nether Void, by Sean O’Brien

Business (28)
Nether Void
Relic Barrier
Chaos Orb
Sinkhole
Hymn to Tourach
Mind Twist
Demonic Tutor
Black Knight
Juzam Djinn
Juggernaut
Sengir Vampire

Mana Sources (32)
Dark Ritual
Black Lotus
Mox Emerald
Mox Jet
Mox Pearl
Mox Ruby
Mox Sapphire
Sol Ring
Mana Vault
Mishra’s Factory
Urborg
Swamp
Strip Mine
Sideboard (15)
Ashes to Ashes
Gloom
Jovial Evil
Nevinyrral’s Disk
Xenic Poltergeist
Relic Barrier
Aeolipile
Paralyze

OBrienNetherVoid

Stasis, by Nate Ponce

Business (36)
Mana Drain
Counterspell
Force Spike
Power Sink
Unsummon
Boomerang
Ancestral Recall
Time Walk
Timetwister
Howling Mine
Time Vault
Stasis
Black Vise
Copy Artifact

[/Business] (0)

[Mana Sources] (24)
Black Lotus
Mox Sapphire
Sol Ring
21 Island

[/Mana Sources] (0)
[Sideboard] (15)
Ivory Tower
Feldon’s Cane
Flood
Siren’s Call
Mana Short
Blue Elemental Blast
Telekinesis[/Sideboard][/deck]

[deck title=BantamGeddon, by Hunter Prendergast] (0)

[Business] (37)
Swords to Plowshares
Disenchant
Balance
Armageddon
Wrath of God
Icy Manipulator
Natural Selection
Ancestral Recall
Time Walk
Sylvan Library
Regrowth
Recall
Storm Seeker
Birds of Paradise
Llanowar Eles
White Knight
Order of Leitbur
Erhnam Djinn
Serra Angel
Rubinia Soulsinger

Mana Sources (23)
Black Lotus
Mox Emerald
Mox Jet
Mox Pearl
Mox Ruby
Mox Sapphire
Sol Ring
Savannah
Tropical Island
Tundra
Plains
Forest
Strip Mine

Sideboard (15)
Circle of Protection Green
Juggernaut
Tsunami
Karma
Greater Relam of Preservation
Order of Leitbur
Hurricane
Presence of the Master
King Suleiman
Ivory Tower
Dust to to Dust
Divine Offering

4C Control, by Brian Plattenburg

Business (31)
Mana Drain
Counterspell
Power Sink
Lightning Bolt
Swords to Plowshares
Disenchant
Balance
Wrath of God
Moat
Fireball
Maze of Ith
Ancestral Recall
Time Walk
Sylvan Library
Timetwister
Braingeyser
Regrowth
Recall
Serra Angel

Mana Sources (30)
Black Lotus
Mox Emerald
Mox Jet
Mox Pearl
Mox Ruby
Mox Sapphire
Sol Ring
Fellwar Stone
Library of Alexandria
Mishra’s Factory
City of Brass
Tundra
Volcanic Island
Tropical Island
Island
Plains
Sideboard (15)
Fireball
Circle of Protection Red
King Suleiman
Disenchant
Wall of Heat
Dust to Dust
Red Elemental Blast
Field of Dreams
Jayemdae Tome
Disrupting Scepter

BrianPlattenburg4CControl

UW Control, by Chris Prementine

Business (31)
Mana Drain
Counterspell
Power Sink
Amnesia
Swords to Plowshares
Disenchant
Balance
Wrath of God
Maze of Ith
Ancestral Recall
Time Walk
Timetwister
Jayemdae Tome
Braingeyser
Recall
Serra Angel

Mana Sources (29)
Mox Emerald
Mox Jet
Mox Pearl
Mox Ruby
Mox Sapphire
Sol Ring
Mana Vault
Fellwar Stone
Library of Alexandria
Mishra’s Factory
City of Brass
Tundra
Island
Plains
Strip Mine
Sideboard (15)
Disrupting Scepter
Divine Offering
Energy Flux
Blue Elemental Blast
Red Elemental Blast
Force Spike

ChrisPrementineUWControl

Workshop Aggro UB, by Mith

Business (31)
The Abyss
Mind Twist
Chaos Orb
Demonic Tutor
Ancestral Recall
Time Walk
Timetwister
Winter Orb
Juggernaut
Su-Chi
Tetravus
Triskelion
Copy Artifact

Mana Sources (29)
Black Lotus
Mox Emerald
Mox Jet
Mox Pearl
Mox Ruby
Mox Sapphire
Sol Ring
Mana Vault
Mishra’s Workshop
Mishra’s Factory
City of Brass
Underground Sea
Strip Mine
Sideboard (15)
Guardian Beast
Nether Void
Blue Elemental Blast
Ankh of Mishra

Jund Land Destruction, by Seth Roncoroni

Business (35)
Sinkhole
Ice Storm
Stone Rain
Sylvan Library
Black Vise
Berserk
Demonic Tutor
Mind Twist
Chaos Orb
Ancestral Recall
Time Walk
Birds of Paradise
Erhnam Djinn
Juzam Djinn
Ifh-Biff Efreet

Mana Sources (24)
Black Lotus
Mox Emerald
Mox Jet
Mox Ruby
Mox Sapphire
Sol Ring
City of Brass
Bayou
Badlands
Taiga
Strip Mine
Sideboard (15)
Crumble
Tsunami
Lightning Bolt
Red Elemental Blast
Regrowth
King Suleiman

SethRoncoroniJundLandDestruction

RUG, by David Schooley

Business (40)
Lightning Bolt
Chain Lightning
Crumble
Chaos Orb
Winter Orb
Ancestral Recall
Time Walk
Sylvan Library
Wheel of Fortune
Regrowth
Giant Growth
Unstable Mutation
Kird Ape
Scryb Sprites
Whirling Dervish
Black Vise

Mana Sources (20)
Black Lotus
Mox Emerald
Mox Ruby
Mox Sapphire
City of Brass
Tropical Island
Taiga
Volcanic Island
Strip Mine
Sideboard (15)
Lifeforce
Tranquility
Blue Elemental Blast
Red Elemental Blast
Psychic Purge
Shatterstorm

UWB Control, by Shane Semmens

Business (31)
Mana Drain
Counterspell
Power Sink
Hymn to Tourach
Mind Twist
Swords to Plowshares
Disenchant
Balance
Icy Manipulator
Demonic Tutor
Time Walk
Greed
Hypnotic Specter
Serendib Efreet
Clone
Sengir Vampire
Serra Angel

Mana Sources (29)
Dark Ritual
Black Lotus
Mox Jet
Mox Pearl
Mox Sapphire
Sol Ring
Fellwar Stone
Library of Alexandria
Tundra
Underground Sea
Scrubland
Island
Plains
Swamp
Strip Mine
Sideboard (15)
Tormod’s Crypt
Blue Elemental Blast
Circle of Protection Red
City in a Bottle
Disenchant
Hymn to Tourach
Terror
Divine Offering
Forcefield
Gloom
Moat
Tawnos’s Coffin
Maze of Ith

ShaneSemmensUWBControl

UR, by Benoit Seveno and Benjamin Guillerm

Business (33)
Mana Drain
Counterspell
Red Elemental Blast
Lightning Bolt
Chain Lightning
Chaos Orb
Psionic Blast
Blood Moon
Energy Flux
Ancestral Recall
Time Walk
Timetwister
Wheel of Fortune
Electric Eel
Serendib Efreet
Serendib Djinn

Mana Sources (27)
Black Lotus
Mox Ruby
Mox Sapphire
Sol Ring
Library of Alexandria
Mishra’s Factory
Strip Mine
City of Brass
Volcanic Island
Island
Mountain
Sideboard (15)
Blood Moon
Energy Flux
Red Elemental Blast
Blue Elemental Blast
Wall of Heat
Earthquake
Power Sink
Psionic Blast

Hurkyl’s Recall Fireball Combo, by Hrishikesh Sidhartha

Business (31)
Counterspell
Power Sink
Mind Twist
Ivory Tower
Maze of Ith
Demonic Tutor
Ancestral Recall
Time Walk
Sylvan Library
Timetwister
Wheel of Fortune
Braingeyser
Regrowth
Recall
Hurkyl’s Recall
Channel
Fireball

Mana Sources (25)
Black Lotus
Mox Emerald
Mox Jet
Mox Pearl
Mox Ruby
Mox Sapphire
Sol Ring
Library of Alexandria
Mana Vault
Mishra’s Factory
Tropical Island
Underground Sea
Volcanic Island
Sideboard (15)
Lightning Bolt
Tormod’s Crypt
Red Elemental Blast
Shatter
Strip Mine
Tranquility

Jund Land Destruction, by Tu Ta

Business (35)
Sinkhole
Ice Storm
Stone Rain
Lightning Bolt
Hymn to Tourach
Mind Twist
Chaos Orb
Sylvan Library
Wheel of Fortune
Demonic Tutor
Black Vise
Kird Ape
Hypnotic Specter
Juzam Djinn

Mana Sources (26)
Dark Ritual
Black Lotus
Mox Emerald
Mox Jet
Mox Ruby
Sol Ring
City of Brass
Bayou
Badlands
Taiga
Swamp
Strip Mine
Sideboard (15)
Terror
Oubliette
Red Elemental Blast
Tranquility
Shatter

Black White, by Nick Vallas

Business (32)
Swords to Plowshares
Disenchant
Balance
Sinkhole
Tawnos’s Cofin
Icy Manipulator
Maze of Ith
Mind Twist
Demonic Tutor
Ankh of Mishra
White Knight
Black Knght
Hypnotic Specter
Juzam Djinn
Serra Angel
Triskelion

Mana Sources (29)
Dark Ritual
Black Lotus
Mox Emerald
Mox Jet
Mox Pearl
Mox Ruby
Mox Sapphire
Sol Ring
Mishra’s Factory
Karakas
Urborg
Scrubland
Swamp
Plains
Strip Mine
Sideboard (14)
Disenchant
Divine Offering
Terror
Dark Ritual
Library of Alexandria
Jayemdae Tome
Preacher
Circle of Protection Red
Triskelion
Abomination

Goblins, by Matt Webster

Business (38)
Ankh of Mishra
Blood Moon
Lightning Bolt
Chain Lightning
Goblin Grenade
Falling Star
Chaos Orb
Fork
Wheel of Fortune
Manabarbs
Goblins of the Flarg
Goblin Digging Team
Goblin King
Ball Lightning

Mana Sources (22)
Black Lotus
Mox Ruby
Hammerheim
19 Mountain
Sideboard (15)
Meekstone
Manabarbs
Storm World
City in a Bottle
Detonate
Shatter
Shatterstorm
Red Elemental Blast
Flashfires

MattWebsterGoblins

Titania’s Song Prison, by Aaron West

Business (34)
Power Sink
Avoid Fate
Swords to Plowshares
Disenchant
Balance
Chaos Orb
Relic Barrier
Winter Orb
Icy Manipulator
Ancestral Recall
Time Walk
Sylvan Library
Howling Mine
Regrowth
Mirror Universe
Jade Statue
Copy Artifact
Titania’s Song

Mana Sources (26)
Black Lotus
Mox Emerald
Mox Jet
Mox Pearl
Mox Ruby
Mox Sapphire
Sol Ring
Fellwar Stone
Library of Alexandria
Mishra’s Workshop
Mishra’s Factory
Savannah
Tropical Island
Tundra
Plains
Strip Mine
Sideboard (15)
Blue Elemental Blast
Disrupting Scepter
Jayemdae Tome
Ivory Tower
Circle of Protection Red
Disenchant
Dust to Dust
Wrath of God
Avoid Fate
City in a Bottle

AaronWestTitaniasPrison

BantamGeddon, by Zach Wilson

Business (33)
Swords to Plowshares
Disenchant
Balance
Armageddon
Ancestral Recall
Braingeyser
Regrowth
Birds of Paradise
Juggernaut
Erhnam Djinn
Serendib Djinn
Serra Angel

Mana Sources (27)
Black Lotus
Mox Emerald
Mox Jet
Mox Pearl
Mox Ruby
Mox Sapphire
Sol Ring
City of Brass
Savannah
Tropical Island
Tundra
Strip Mine
Sideboard (15)
Whirling Dervish
Dust to Dust
Tranquility
Jade Statue
Nevinyrral’s Disk

ZachWilsonBantamGeddon

Pink Weenie, by Andrew Wright

Business (43)
Lightning Bolt
Swords to Plowshares
Disenchant
Armageddon
Land Tax
Crusade
Savannah Lions
Tundra Wolves
Icatian Javelineers
White Knight
Order of Leitbur
Thunder Spirit

Mana Sources (3)
Black Lotus
Mox Pearl
Mox Ruby
Sideboard (15)
Blood Moon
Disenchant
Dust to Dust
Divine Offering
Swords to Plowshares
King Suleiman
Red Elemental Blast

AndrewWrightWRWeenie

Old School Deck Techs

Card Titan and the official coverage team were kind enough (and interested enough!) to come over to our tournament site and do a few deck tech videos for their official coverage. Those can be found below, with Kevin An, Steve Menendian, and Randy Buehler.

Photo Report

A huge thanks goes to all players and friends who snapped many of the following photos during this tournament, including but not limited to Brett Attmore, Sean O’Brien, Bryan Freres, Brian Plattenburg, Mith Rao, Thomas Nilsen, Roland Chang, Jimmy Cooney, Danny Friedman, and Andrew Wright. Long live the Old School! You can click on any of the photos below to slightly enlarge/expand it in a new window.

Pre-tournament sign ups, with Sean O’Brien and Team Tusk
PreTournament3

Yours truly, directing players
PreTournament1

Pre-tournament drinking and milling around the lobby, waiting for Round 1
PreTournament2

Pre-tournament signing of the prize pool
CardSigning

Eurweaka vs. Nether Void
EurweakaVSNetherVoid

Jund vs. Birmingham RUG
JundVSBirminghamRUG

Iman brings Mana Flare to the party
ImanLetsParty

Menendian vs. Plattenburg
MenendianVSPlattenburg

Attmore vs. Arce
AttmoreVSArce

Lessman vs. Mono Black
LessmanVSMonoBlack

Nilsen vs. Miller
NilsenVSMiller

Menendian vs. Anand
MenendianVSAnand

Buehler vs. Callis: Stasis lock
BuehlerVSCallisStasis

RUG on RUG crime
RUGVSRUG

Anand vs. Birmingham
AnandVSBirmingham

Lessman vs. Plattenburg
LessmanVSPlattenburg

WR Weenie vs. Mono Black
WrightVSMonoBlack

Litz vs. Ponce
LitzVSPonce

Husney vs. Nyquist: notice the Old School deck box – a 3.5″ floppy disk box
HusneyVSNyquist

Mana Flare into opponent’s Mind Twist
ManaFlareIntoMindTwist

Mith vs. O’Brien
RaoVSOBrien

Eurweaka vs. BantamGeddon
EurweakaVSBant

Mono Black vs. UW Control
MonoBlackVSUWControl

Irmler vs. Vallas: Vallas’ Black White deck would get decked this game
IrmlerVSVallas

Cooney Merfolk, swimming to victory
CooneyMerfolk

Eckert vs. Callis
EckertVSCallis

Chang vs. O’Brien: 1st turn Juzam showdown
ChangVSOBrienJuzamShowdown

Balance is just too good for some people
SweetBalance

The O’Brien School of Magic
OBrienSchool

Friedman vs. Ta: Friedman mulligans, then plays 1st turn Timetwister on the play
FriedmanVSTa

WR Weenie in action
WRWeenieInAction

Jaco, recording match results
Jaco

Gottstein vs. Arce
GottsteinVSArce

Thomas Nilsen Power Artifact combo killing Morgan Cooper with Braingeyser
ThomasNilsenPowerArtifactKill

So much Old School
MultipleGames

Eurweaka vs. UG Tempo
EurweakaVSUGTempo

Beckert vs. Menendian T8
BeckertVSMenendianT8

An vs. Buehler T8
AnVSBuehlerT8

Buehler vs. Menendian T4: deep thought
BuehlerVSMenendian1

Buehler vs. Menendian T4: Randy showing off his Chaos Orb technique
BuehlerVSMenendianT4

Gottstein vs. Anand T4: the 75 card Hive mirror match
AnandVSGottsteinT4

Finals Game 1, Anand vs. Buehler: After Buehler’s whole hand is Mind Twisted away, he topdecks Library of Alexandria, holds subsequent draws to refill his hand, and Library takes over the game from that point and delivers Buehler the victory
AnandVSBuehlerFinalsLibraryTakeoverG1

Finals Game 3, Anand vs. Buehler: Buehler resolves Amnesia for Jeff’s whole hand, and seals the match
AnandVSBuehlerFinalsAmnesiaG3

Anand and Buehler with prizes after the Finals
AnandVSBuehlerFinalsWithTrophy

If you have any other cool pictures from the event (or would like a photo of the deck you played added to the decklist section) please email us at jaco@eternalcentral.com and we’ll get them added. Thanks for reading!