Escapist Expo: Magic Tournament: Smosh Games vs. The Escapist

[Team Hollywood]

Magic Tournament: Smosh Games vs. The Escapist

Watch as the two fierce teams face off in a fight to the death with magical paper cards as the only weapon. It?s East Coast versus West, Good vs. Evil, Elite vs. Mainstream all rolled into one symbolic battle. The Smosh Games guys have been talking up a storm, while two thirds of the Escapist crew have been quietly plotting their demise. (Janelle has a big mouth.) Graham Stark will live shoutcast the proceedings. May the best team win.

Participants:
David Moss
Joshua Ovenshire
Matt Sohinki
Janelle Bonanno
Justin Clouse
Joshua Vanderwall
Graham Stark

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[ShikyoKami]

Would love to see a deck list for everyone.

 

[Eric the Orange]

that win with the one land game man. that's gotta be embarrassing to lose to.

 

[Valagetti]

So where is the hour of love? I guess that they are saving it for last, cause its the most popular panel.

 

[Gizmo1990]

I have been really enjoying the expo stuff (and this one was no different) but I have to ask, when do we get the hour of love 2?

 

[Slycne]

Would love to see a deck list for everyone.

There's been some minor revisions based on a few tournaments since then, but my GW Aggro [http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/rootborn-champions/] list is.

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Creature (23)
4x Boon Satyr
4x Experiment One
4x Fleecemane Lion
1x Scavenging Ooze
4x Soldier of the Pantheon
2x Trostani, Selesnya's Voice
4x Voice of Resurgence
Sorcery (3)
3x Call of the Conclave
Land (24)
9x Forest
8x Plains
3x Selesnya Guildgate
4x Temple Garden
Instant (9)
4x Advent of the Wurm
2x Rootborn Defenses
3x Selesnya Charm
Planeswalker (1)
1x Ajani, Caller of the Pride
Sideboard (15)
3x Banisher Priest
1x Druid's Deliverance
2x Glare of Heresy
2x Gods Willing
2x Pithing Needle
1x Rootborn Defenses
1x Selesnya Charm
3x Unflinching Courage

The Big Red [http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/shrine-to-mono-red/] deck is.

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Creature (23)
4x Ash Zealot
4x Boros Reckoner
4x Chandra's Phoenix
4x Ember Swallower
3x Purphoros, God of the Forge
4x Stormbreath Dragon
Sorcery (2)
2x Mizzium Mortars
Instant (6)
2x Lightning Strike
4x Magma Jet
Land (25)
22x Mountain
3x Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
Enchantment (1)
1x Hammer of Purphoros
Planeswalker (3)
3x Chandra, Pyromaster
Sideboard (15)
4x Anger of the Gods
4x Burning Earth
1x Chandra, Pyromaster
2x Flames of the Firebrand
2x Hammer of Purphoros
2x Shock

And finally the UW Control [http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/azorius-conviction/], also has had some revisions from what was played.

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Instant (18)
4x Azorius Charm
2x Celestial Flare
3x Dissolve
2x Essence Scatter
1x Quicken
3x Sphinx's Revelation
3x Syncopate
Sorcery (4)
4x Supreme Verdict
Enchantment (4)
4x Detention Sphere
Land (26)
4x Azorius Guildgate
4x Hallowed Fountain
7x Island
4x Mutavault
7x Plains
Planeswalker (5)
2x Elspeth, Sun's Champion
3x Jace, Architect of Thought
Artifact (1)
1x Ratchet Bomb
Creature (2)
2x AEtherling
Sideboard (15)
1x Blind Obedience
1x Domestication
4x Fiendslayer Paladin
2x Glare of Heresy
2x Jace, Memory Adept
2x Negate
3x Pithing Needle

 

[Akytalusia]

ah, went in expecting smosh to get smashed. was not disappointed. but now i'm jelly. i want to play magic too. looks like fun.

 

[ShikyoKami]

Awesome, thanks. Anyone have the smosh guys deck lists?

*Edit*
On a side note, love that selesnya deck, very similar to the one I run. Why don't you run Loxodon Smiter's though?

 

[Slycne]

On a side note, love that selesnya deck, very similar to the one I run. Why don't you run Loxodon Smiter's though?

Curve concern and one of the great things about that deck is how much it can actually play at instant speed. The ideal play is to put a threat on the board T1 and T2 and then just sit on Boon Satyrs, Rootbound Defenses, Advent of the Wurm and such.

Loxodon Smiter is also not too hot in the current, my local, meta. It's great when there are a lot of hyper-aggressive decks running around and it brick walls well, but it's a less exciting card as essentially a vanilla 4/4 when the devotion decks are just going bigger faster and control is shifting to the more spot removal heavy Esper builds.

 

[Slycne]

So where is the hour of love? I guess that they are saving it for last, cause its the most popular panel.

I have been really enjoying the expo stuff (and this one was no different) but I have to ask, when do we get the hour of love 2?

Unfortunately there was some technical issues with the capturing and some files got corrupted. Hour of Love 2 was sadly a casualty. Heck, I didn't even get to see it either and I was at the event - had been looking forward to watching it too.

 

[MrMixelPixel]

Very enjoyable! Loved seeing UW control get some love.

Graham did an excellent job of announcing the event.