There was one thing that united the top 8 more than their love of Manitoba. 32 copies of [card]Thragtusk[/card] made it into the decklists of these competitors, and justified some frankly ludicrous strategies. Is there any way to stop this monstrosity?
Name?
Jason Howden
Deck today?
Fusion Gaming Bant Control
Any previous Magic accomplishments?
Top 8 GP Austion
7-8 Pro Tours Attended
Canadian Nationals Top 8
Local Game store you play at?
The Only game in town. Fusion gaming
All-star card of the day?
[card]Terminus[/card]
Card you didn’t want to play against?
[card]Thalia, Guardian of Thraben[/card]
[deck title=Jason Howden – 775257 – Top 8 – Winnipeg – Howden Bant Control]
[Lands]
4 Glacial Fortress
4 Hallowed Fountain
4 Temple Garden
4 Sunpetal Grove
3 Hinterland Harbor
4 Island
2 Plains
[/lands]
[Creatures]
4 Thragtusk
3 Centaur Healer
3 Angel of Serenity
[/Creatures]
[Planeswalkers]
3 Jace, Architect of Thought
2 Tamiyo the Moon Sage
[/planeswalkers]
[Enchantments]
4 Detention Sphere
[/enchantments]
[Sorceries]
4 Terminus
1 Supreme Verdict
[/sorceries]
[Instants]
2 Azorius Charm
1 Sphinx’s Revelation
1 Dissipate
1 Selesnya Charm
3 Think Twice
1 Syncopate
[/instants]
[Sideboard]
1 Rhox Faithmender
2 Ray of Revelation
1 Centaur Healer
2 Divine Verdict
3 Purify the Grave
2 Dissipate
3 Witchbane Orb
1 Sphinx’s Revelation
[/sideboard]
[/deck]
Name?
Nathan Fortin
Deck today?
Bant midrange
Any previous Magic accomplishments?
Almost top 8’d a PTQ
Local game store you play at?
I Want That Stuff!
All-star card of the day?
[card]Sphinx’s Revelation[/card]
Card you didn’t want to play against?
[card]Rakdos’s Return[/card]/ [card]Niv-Mizzit, Dracogenius[/card]
[deck title=Nathan Fortin – 9300396251 – Top 8 – Winnipeg – Bant Luck Sack]
[Creatures]
1 Armada Wurm
2 Angel of Serenity
4 Thragtusk
[/creatures]
[Enchantments]
4 Detention Sphere
[/enchantments]
[Planeswalkers]
4 Jace, Architect of Thought
2 Tamiyo, the Moon Sage
[/planeswalkers]
[Sorceries]
2 Entreat the Angels
4 Farseek
4 Terminus
2 Supreme Verdict
[/sorceries]
[Instants]
2 Sphinx’s Revelation
2 Azorius Charm
2 Syncopate
[/instants]
[Lands]
4 Hallowed Fountain
4 Hinterland Harbor
4 Glacial Fortress
3 Sunpetal Grove
3 Temple Garden
3 Island
1 Plains
1 Forest
1 Ghost Quarter
1 Alchemist’s Refuge
[/lands]
[Sideboard]
1 Azorius Charm
2 Dissipate
3 Geist of Saint Traft
2 Negate
2 Purify the Grave
1 Ray of Revelation
2 Sigarda, Host of Herons
1 Supreme Verdict
1 Sphinx’s Revelation
[/sideboard]
[/deck]
Name?
Jason Cormier
Deck today?
Junk Reanimator
Any previous Magic accomplishments?
X2 Canadian Nationals
Local game store you play at?
Gameknight Games
All-star card of the day?
[card]Vraska the Unseen[/card]
Card you didn’t want to play against?
[card]Angel of Serenity[/card]
[deck title=Jason Cormier – 6208133167 – Top 8 – Winnipeg – Beauty and the Beast]
[Planeswalkers]
2 Liliana of the Veil
[/planeswalkers]
[Creatures]
4 Thragtusk
2 Arbor Elf
4 Avacyn’s Pilgrim
4 Angel of Serenity
2 Deathrite Shaman
4 Grisly Salvage
2 Centaur Healer
3 Restoration Angel
[/creatures]
[Sorceries]
4 Unburial Rites
4 Mulch
2 Lingering Souls
[/sorceries]
[Lands]
4 Overgrown Tomb
4 Temple Garden
3 Sunpetal Grove
3 Isolated Chapel
4 Woodland Cemetery
3 Forest
2 Gavony Township
[/lands]
[Sideboard]
1 Deathrite Shaman
2 Centaur Healer
2 Appetite for Brains
2 Ray of Revelation
2 Abrupt Decay
2 Oblivion Ring
2 Vraska the Unseen
2 Sever the Bloodline
[/sideboard]
[/deck]
Name?
Ian Last
Deck today?
4-colour reanimator
Any previous Magic accomplishments?
13th at GP KC
Local game store you play at?
Fusion Gaming
All-star card of the day?
[card]Angel of Serenity[/card]
Card you didn’t want to play against?
[card]Rest In Peace[/card]
[deck title=Ian Last – 1201708643 – Top 8 – Winnipeg – 4 Color Reanimator]
[Creatures]
2 Griselbrand
4 Thragtusk
3 Centaur Healer
4 Angel of Serenity
[/creatures]
[Sorceries]
4 Mulch
4 Faithless Looting
4 Unburial Rites
3 Lingering Souls
2 Rolling Temblor
2 Dreadbore
[/sorceries]
[Instants]
1 Golgari Charm
4 Grisly Salvage
[/instants]
[Lands]
4 Temple Garden
4 Blood Crypt
4 Overgrown Tomb
2 Woodland Cemetery
3 Rootbound Crag
3 Sunpetal Grove
3 Clifftop Retreat
[/lands]
[Sideboard]
1Ray of Revelation
1 Ancient Grudge
2 Purify the Grave
1 Sever the Bloodline
1 Centaur Healer
1 Trostani, Selesnya’s Voice
1 Olivia Voldaren
2 Oblivion Ring
1 Golgari Charm
3 Duress
1 Vraska the Unseen
[/sideboard]
[/deck]
Name?
Brendan Klein
Deck today?
Jund Midrange (JUND-D-D-D)
Any previous Magic accomplishments?
Winning PTQ Barcelona, Winnipeg 2012
Local game store you play at?
I Want That Stuff
All-star card of the day?
[card]Thundermaw Hellkite[/card]
Card you didn’t want to play against?
[card]Sigarda, Host of Herons[/card], [card]Armada Wurm[/card]
[deck title=Brendan Klein – 8223879506 – Top 8 – Winnipeg – JUND-D-D-D-D]
[Creatures]
4 Thragtusk
2 Olivia Voldaren
2 Vampire Nighthawk
4 Huntmaster of the Fells
3 Thundermaw Hellkite
[/creatures]
[Planeswalkers]
2 Garruk, Primal Hunter
[/planeswalkers]
[Artifacts]
2 Rakdos Keyrune
[/artifacts]
[Instants]
1 Abrupt Decay
[/instants]
[Sorceries]
1 Dreadbore
1 Mizzium Mortars
4 Pillar of Flame
2 Sever the Bloodline
4 Farseek
2 Rakdos’s Return
2 Bonfire of the Damned
[/sorceries]
[Lands]
6 Forest
2 Kessig Wolf Run
4 Overgrown Tomb
4 Rootbound Crag
4 Woodland Cemetery
4 Blood Crypt
[/lands]
[Sideboard]
1 Abrupt Decay
1 Acidic Slime
3 Deathrite Shaman
2 Dreadbore
1 Golgari Charm
1 Rakdos’s Return
2 Slaughter Games
2 Underworld Connections
2 Vraska the Unseen
[/sideboard]
[/deck]
Name?
Jonathan Lange
Deck today?
Junk Tokens
Local game store you play at?
Fusion Gaming
All-star card of the day?
[card]Garruk Relentless[/card]
Card you didn’t want to play against?
[card]Terminus[/card]
[deck title=Jonathan Lange – 9208498222 – Top 8 – Winnipeg – Junk Tokens]
[Creatures]
1 Angel of Serenity
4 Arbor Elf
4 Borderland Ranger
4 Avacyn’s Pilgrim
1 Armada Wurm
4 Thragtusk
[/creatures]
[Enchantments]
3 Intangible Virtue
1 Oblivion Ring
[/enchantments]
[Sorceries]
4 Lingering Souls
1 Sever the Bloodline
[/sorceries]
[Planeswalkers]
3 Garruk Relentless
3 Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
[/planeswalkers]
[Lands]
4 Overgrown Tomb
4 Temple Garden
2 Isolated Chapel
2 Woodland Cemetery
1 Sunpetal Grove
5 Forest
2 Plains
1 Swamp
2 Selesnya Charm
3 Gavony Township
1 Vault of the Archangel
[/lands]
[Sideboard]
2 Angel of Serenity
4 Centaur Healer
2 Appetite for Brains
1 Sever the Bloodline
1 Golgari Charm
3 Deathrite Shaman
1 Ray of Revelation
1 Vraska the Unseen
[/sideboard]
[/deck]
Name?
Dan Paille
Deck today?
Bant
Any previous Magic accomplishments?
Buying too many expensive cards!
Local game store you play at?
Fusion + back alleys
All-star card of the day?
[Card]Sphinx’s Revelation[/card]
Card you didn’t want to play against?
[Card]Thundermaw Hellkite[/card]
[deck title=Daniel Paille – 3101696750 – Top 8 – Winnipeg – Bant]
[Creatures]
3 Angel of Serenity
4 Thragtusk
4 Centaur Healer
2 Snapcaster Mage
[/creatures]
[Enchantments]
3 Detention Sphere
2 Oblivion Ring
[/enchantments]
[Sorceries]
4 Supreme Verdict
[/sorceries]
[Instants]
3 Sphinx’s Revelation
3 Selesnya Charm
[/instants]
[Planeswalkers]
4 Jace, Architect of Thought
2 Tamiyo, the Moon Sage
1 Garruk, Primal Hunter
[/planeswalkers]
[Lands]
2 Alchemist’s Refuge
2 Cavern of Souls
2 Island
4 Temple Garden
4 Hinterland Harbor
4 Glacial Fortress
4 Hallowed Fountain
4 Sunpetal Grove
[/lands]
[Sideboard]
1 Sigarda, Host of Herons
1 Elixir of Immortality
2 Jace, Memory Adept
3 Geist of Saint Traft
3 Dissipate
3 Feeling of Dread
2 Garruk Relentless
[/sideboard]
[/deck]
Name?
Vincent Paul Vergel
Deck today?
Jund
Any previous Magic accomplishments?
Day 2 GP Toronto/PTQ Top 8
Local game store you play at?
Any store in Winnipeg: Fusion, Galaxy, Gameknight.
All-star card of the day?
[card]Rakdos’s Return[/card]
Card you didn’t want to play against?
[card]Angel of Serenity[/card]
[deck title=Vincent Vergel – 42779648 – Top 8 – Winnipeg – Smash Sideways]
[Creatures]
4 Huntmaster of the Fells
3 Olivia Voldaren
1 Thundermaw Hellkite
4 Thragtusk
[/creatures]
[Artifacts]
3 Rakdos Keyrune
[/artifacts]
[Sorceries]
4 Pillar of Flame
3 Bonfire of the Damned
2 Dreadbore
2 Sever the Bloodline
2 Rakdos’s Return
4 Farseek
[/sorceries]
[Instants]
1 Ultimate Price
1 Abrupt Decay
2 Searing Spear
[/instants]
[Lands]
4 Dragonskull Summit
4 Rootbound Crag
4 Overgrown Tomb
4 Woodland Cemetery
4 Blood Crypt
1 Kessig Wolf Run
1 Swamp
1 Mountain
1 Forest
[/lands]
[Sideboard]
2 Deathrite Shaman
1 Rakdos’s Return
1 Bonfire of the Damned
1 Tormod’s Crypt
2 Dreadbore
2 Abrupt Decay
2 Slaughter Games
1 Mizzium Mortars
2 Thundermaw Hellkite
1 Ultimate Price
[/sideboard]
[/deck]
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