Upcoming Standard Events

[John Galli]

For reference, here are the upcoming Standard Events for anyone semi-interested:

TCG States - Saturday, May 18th, Atomic Games, Manitowoc, WI
www.atomicfun.net/blogs/news/7677647-tcg-player-spring-states-2013-may-18th-2013

TCG Standard GOLD Event, Saturday, June 1st, Misty Mountain Games, Madison, WI
magic.tcgplayer.com/maxpoint/events.asp?ID=688&storeid=144

Pro Tour Qualifier, Sunday, June 2nd, Crowne Plaza Hotel Chicago O’Hare, Rosemont, IL
www.wizards.com/Magic/TCG/Events.aspx?x=mtg/event/protour/qualifierlist#friends

TCG Standard GOLD Event, Sunday, June 9th, Nerd Rage Gaming, Buffalo Grove, IL
magic.tcgplayer.com/maxpoint/events.asp?ID=630&storeid=132

TCG Standard DIAMOND Event, Saturday, June 29th, Monona Terrace, Madison, WI
magic.tcgplayer.com/maxpoint/130629-madison.asp

Pro Tour Qualifier, Saturday, July 27th, Gnome Games - Green Bay East
www.wizards.com/Magic/TCG/Events.aspx?x=mtg/event/protour/qualifierlist#friends

SCG Open Minneapolis, MN, August 3rd - 4th
www.starcitygames.com/events/130803_minneapolis_fact_sheet.html

Pro Tour Qualifier, Saturday, August 10th, Legion Games, Minneapolis, MN
www.wizards.com/Magic/TCG/Events.aspx?x=mtg/event/protour/qualifierlist#friends

[Travis Lannoye]

First off, thanks for compiling all of this info. It's very helpful for planning things out in advance (which is the best way for me to get clearance to play in these kinds of things).

The calendar looks pretty empty on June 1st. June 9th is a Sunday, not Saturday. I might be able to hit that one up as Jenna has a baby shower to go to that afternoon.

We have two weddings on June 29th, and I'll be on my annual baseball roadtrip on July 27th. August 3rd is our wedding shower.

August 10th might be a possibility.

In summary, it looks like either June 1st or June 9th will be the best days for me to hit up a large event, if I can manage to find a set of Voices...

[John Galli]

No problem. Sadly even though I posted this it doesn't look likely that ill be able to make any of this. Keeping the June 9th date in mind as the only outside possibility and maybe SCG Minneapolis for myself but man the summer is hard to find time for Magic

[John Galli]

On June 8th or 9th I believe, Mike at Mox is hosting some events. I think he's having a Standard 1K and a Modern Masters draft. His prize payouts are going to be a lot better than all of these TCG Gold Events and such. That's probably the ones I'm going to try and shoot for if I'm able to attend.

Can't remember exactly when he said for them but I'm sure it's on the website or facebook (or will be soon)

Edit- Confirmed Modern Masters Draft is Sunday, June 9th

[abeckett]

Any idea on cost? Prices for sealed product on MM are getting a little stupid.

[John Galli]

I believe the drafts will be $35 if I remember correctly from what he said and they'll be doing as many as they can that day starting at 11:30am

Standard 1K is on June 16th, and I think entry is either $25 or $30

[Travis Lannoye]

Hmm, I might be able to do the thing on June 16th...

[Travis Lannoye]

Is anyone else going to the TCG Player event this Saturday at Misty? I'm going to try and make an appearance with the BGW Immortal list I've been playing online.

[John Galli]

I can't make it, got a wedding. You may want to at least try out the new junk aristocrats list that won a premiere (Adam yurchick wrote about it on tcg). Colin La Fleur won the box on Tuesday with it and its really tough to beat plus it has similar concepts to your deck

magic.tcgplayer.com/db/article.asp?ID=11188

Sam Black's most recent list from today (similar to what Colin was playing)-

Creatures (28)

4 Blood Artist
4 Cartel Aristocrat
4 Doomed Traveler
1 Maw of the Obzedat
4 Skirsdag High Priest
4 Voice of Resurgence
4 Young Wolf
3 Varolz, the Scar-Striped

Lands (23)

1 Plains
1 Gavony Township
4 Godless Shrine
3 Isolated Chapel
4 Overgrown Tomb
2 Sunpetal Grove
4 Temple Garden
4 Woodland Cemetery

Spells (9)

1 Putrefy
2 Ready
4 Tragic Slip
2 Lingering Souls

Sideboard

4 Sin Collector
2 Gift of Orzhova
3 Abrupt Decay
1 Ready
2 Obzedat, Ghost Council
1 Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
2 Alive

[Travis Lannoye]

Hmm, the core concept looks pretty similar to what I'm doing, except it gets rid of the Grisly Salvages and Immortal Servitudes for other creatures that are just harder to kill, and Vorolz.

I will admit that I like the idea of using Young Wolf, Vorolz, and Sorin. They're probably a lot more consistent than Salvage/Servitude, and they allow you to run more than just a bunch of two-drops (not that any of the two drops I'm running are all that bad).

Does anyone have extra copies of Vorolz or Young Wolf?

[John Galli]

It's very resilient, it often just dumps a ape-ton of guys on the board that are hard to kill, a few blood artists and a volroz or aristocrat, and then just starts sacking. I've played against it online and in the store and it's really tough to beat.

For instance, in one game on Tuesday against Colin, he got two blood artists out and proceeded to sacrifice enough creatures / replacements (undying/doomed traveler tokens) to hit me for 12 and win the game. Not to mention Vorolz is just pure value town and hard as hell to kill. About the only weapons I've been able to kill the deck with have been Thundermaw (they don't have a lot of over the top answers at least maindeck and especially if they don't expect him) and Boros Reckoner into Blasphemous Act.

I have X4 Young Wolf I can hook you up with, no Vorolz, although he's only $4 at Mox Mania and they have a decent amount in stock

I think those options are a lot more reliable than servitude as well, and less expensive to get going. There's a lot of decks that have trouble with a swarm of undying guys not to mention the ways to finish them off (blood artist, aristocrat protection with vorolz counters, etc)

[Travis Lannoye]

Yeah, I don't mind picking up Young Wolves, Doomed Travelers, or Tragic Slips. If I can pick up some Vorolz-es by Saturday, I'll make the switch. Sorin also seems like winning in this list.