Limited

LCQ Recap: Rivals of Ixalan Limited

Rivals of Ixalan has been out for a while now, and we’ve all heard our fair share of Tetzimoc and Profane Procession horror stories. But, on Saturday a bunch of RPTQ hopefuls braved the waters of RIX Sealed at Face to Face Games Toronto at our Last Chance Qualifier for the Pro Tour Dominaria RPTQ.

Only one would go home with a shot at the PT.

Our Sealed LCQ Top 8. The winner, Sam Tyler, is the furthest to the right.

Sam Tyler was able to take down the event with his sweet 4C colour deck that was filled with removal spells.

Sam beat Nick Roberts, one of the nicest people in Toronto Magic, with an even nicer B/W Vampires deck in the finals to take down the win.

This Limited format is still actually a little more of a question mark than it’s predecessor. The tribal decks still exist, but so do these sweet 4C decks like the one Sam piloted to his victory. You can really be both aggressive or defensive and both options are fine, which is the mark of a healthy format. There are certainly some unbeatable bombs, but every format needs a boogeyman.

Speaking of boogeymen, I’d like to take this time to reinforce the fact that Tyler Nightingale is in fact the luckiest man alive, and opened Tetzimoc, Primal Death in his Top 8 draft. Some people have all the luck.

The rest of the Top 8 is a smattering of tribal shells and another deck like Sam’s. Nothing too surprising, nobody broke it wide open, but just what you’d expect deep in a format.

With his win on Sunday Sam qualified himself for the Regional Pro Tour Qualifier for Pro Tour Dominaria at Face to Face Games Toronto this Saturday where there will be some PT invites awarded! If you’re in town for the event and are looking to hangout and battle Sunday, join us for our 1k Pauper Showdown.

First Place, Sam Tyler- 4C Good Stuff

[Deck]
[Creatures]
1 Deathless Ancient
1 Skymarch Bloodletter
1 Fathom Fleet Firebrand
2 Raptor Hatchling
1 Deadeye Brawler
1 Slippery Scoundrel
1 Dinosaur Hunter
1 Dusk Legion Zealot
2 Forerunner of the Coalition
1 Vampire Revenant
1 Brazen Freebooter
1 Needletooth Raptor
1 Stampeding Horncrest
1 Swaggering Corsair
[/Creatures]
[Spells]
1 Impale
1 Moment of Craving
2 Luminous Bonds
1 Vances Blasting Cannons
1 Travelers Amulet
1 Contract Killing
1 Fiery Cannonade
[/Spells]
[Lands]
1 Island
6 Mountain
1 Plains
7 Swamp
1 Evolving Wilds
[/Lands]
[/Deck]

Second Place, Nick Roberts- B/W

[Deck]
[Creatures]
1 Forerunner of the Legion
2 Legion Conquistador
2 Martyr of Dusk
3 Sanguine Glorifier
1 Legion Lieutenant
1 Champion of Dusk
1 Dinosaur Hunter
1 Oathsworn Vampire
1 Vampire Revenant
1 Voracious Vampire
1 Glorifier of Dusk
1 Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
1 Paladin of the Bloodstained
1 Territorial Hammerskull
1 Anointed Deacon
1 Queens Bay Solider
1 Wanted Scoundrels
[/Creatures]
[Spells]
1 Moment of Craving
1 Arterial Flow
[/Spells]
[Lands]
8 Plains
9 Swamp
[/Lands]
[/Deck]

Third Place, Tyler Nightingale- Mardu

[Deck]
[Creatures]
3 Dusk Legion Zealot
1 Tetzimoc, Primal Death
1 Brazen Freebooter
1 Fanatical Firebrand
1 Goblin Trailblazer
2 Stampeding Horncrest
1 Swaggering Corsair
2 Tilonallis Summoner
1 Paladin of the Bloodstained
1 Desperate Castaways
1 Dire Fleet Hoarder
1 Tilonallis Knight
[/Creatures]
[Spells]
1 Vanquish the Weak
1 Repeating Barrage
1 Masterminds Acquisition
2 Travelers Amulet
1 Pride of Conquerors
1 Dark Inquiry
1 Costly Plunder
[/Spells]
[Lands]
6 Mountain
1 Plains
7 Swamp
1 Forsaken Sanctuary
1 Stone Quarry
[/Lands]
[/Deck]

Fourth Place, Sungho Lee- G/W

[Deck]
[Creatures]
1 Everdawn Champion
1 Imperial Ceratops
1 Skymarcher Aspirant
2 Colossal Dreadmaw
1 Giltgrove Stalker
3 Hardy Veteran
1 Swift Warden
1 Bishops Solider
1 Ripjaw Raptor
1 Tishanas Wayfinder
1 Siegehorn Ceratops
1 Atzocan Archer
[/Creatures]
[Spells]
1 Pounce
1 Baffling End
2 Hunt the Weak
1 Moment of Triumph
1 Pride of Conquerors
[/Spells]
[Lands]
9 Forest
8 Plains
[/Lands]
[/Deck]

Fifth Place, Eric Tuomi- Sultai

[Deck]
[Creatures]
1 Deadeye Rig-Hauler
2 Sailor of Means
1 Soul of the Rapids
1 Spire Winder
3 Dusk Legion Zealot
1 Sailor of Means
1 Storm Sculptor
1 Wind Strider
1 Dire Fleet Interloper
1 Belligerent Brontodon
[/Creatures]
[Spells]
1 Azors Gateway
1 Gleaming Barrier
1 Aquatic Incursion
1 Golden Demise
1 Prying Blade
1 Chart a Course
1 One With the Wind
2 Sea Legs
1 Expel from Orazca
1 Hornswaggle
[/Spells]
[Lands]
1 Forest
8 Island
6 Swamp
1 Evolving Wilds
[/Lands]
[/Deck]

Sixth Place, Roland Kiss- Esper

[Deck]
[Creatures]
1 Siren Reaver
1 Soul of the Rapids
1 Deadeye Brawler
1 Resplendent Griffin
2 Dinosaur Hunter
1 Dusk Charger
1 Vampire Revenant
1 Voracious Vampire
1 Sailor of Means
1 Shipwreck Looter
1 Siren Stormtamer
1 Wind Strider
1 Blight Keeper
1 Desperate Castaway
1 Queens Bay Soldier
[/Creatures]
[Spells]
1 Sea Legs
1 Secrets of the Golden City
1 Vanquish the Weak
1 Costly Plunder
1 Impale
1 Recover
1 Waterknot
1 Pirates Cutlass
[/Spells]
[Lands]
6 Island
2 Plains
6 Swamp
1 Arch of Orazca
1 Unknown Shores
[/Lands]
[/Deck]

Seventh Place, Jeffery Fernandes- 4C Merfolk

[Deck]
[Creatures]
2 Deadeye Rig-Hauler
1 Kitesail Corsair
2 Mist-Cloaked Herald
1 Sailor of Means
1 Silvergill Adept
1 Spire Winder
1 Giltgrove Stalker
1 Hardy Veteran
1 Jade Bearer
1 Jadecraft Artisan
1 Thrashing Brontodon
1 Siren Lookout
1 Storm Fleet Spy
1 Jungle Delver
1 Regisaur Alpha
[/Creatures]
[Spells]
1 Hornswaggle
1 Sirens Ruse
1 Strength of the Pack
1 Aggressive Urge
1 Luminous Bonds
1 Prying Blade
1 Run Aground
[/Spells]
[Lands]
7 Forest
7 Island
1 Mountain
1 Plains
[/Lands]
[/Deck]

Eighth Place, Adam Hoffman- R/W

[Deck]
[Creatures]
1 Snubhorn Sentry
1 Sun Sentinel
1 Sun-Crested Pterodon
1 Charging Tuskodon
1 Dire Fleet Daredevil
1 Fanatical Firebrand
1 Forerunner of the Empire
1 Frilled Deathspitter
2 Goblin Trailblazer
1 Stampeding Horncrest
1 Relentless Raptor
1 Inspiring Cleric
1 Territorial Hammerskull
1 Rigging Runner
1 Sky Terror
[/Creatures]
[Spells]
1 Swashbuckling
1 Path of Mettle
1 Mutiny
1 Pirates Pillage
1 See Red
1 Bombard
1 Squires Devotion
1 Firecannon Blast
[/Spells]
[Lands]
9 Mountain
7 Plains
[/Lands]
[/Deck]

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