WUR Flash - M14 Gameday Report

The M14 Gameday was held last weekend and I brought with me my WUR Flash deck. WUR decks are very well positioned in the current meta game along with Jund decks. These two decks are the most recent decks to beat and most popular decks recently. So in order to be successful in tournaments, our decks should have decent chances against these two decks. Since I am more familiar with WU, I used the WUR build instead and since I did not have enough play testing time if I decided to bring Jund.

WUR Flash by Bryan Inno Wong

Lands: 4 Steam Vents 4 Sulfur Falls 4 Hallowed Fountain 4 Glacial Fortress 3 Sacred Foundry 4 Clifftop Retreat 1 Moorland Haunt Creatures: 4 Restoration Angel 3 Augur of Bolas 3 Snapcaster Mage 1 AEtherling Instants: 4 Azorius Charm 1 Izzet Charm 3 Syncopate 2 Dissipate 3 Think Twice 3 Sphinx's Revelation 2 Renounce the Guilds 2 Warleader's Helix 2 Pillar of Flame Sorceries: 3 Supreme Verdict

Sideboard: 2 Pillar of Flame 2 Dispel 1 Negate 2 Assemble the Legion 1 Detention Sphere 1 Oblivion Ring 1 Ratchet Bomb 2 Izzet Staticaster 1 Mizzium Mortars 2 Rest in Peace

Unfortunately, I was 1 win short of the playmat. I ended up in the final round having a match with the only undefeated player after 4 rounds. And I was 3 wins, no loss, 1 draw entering the 5th round. I eventually lost the final round in 3 games and I ended up being the 3rd placer of the tournament. I fell short of winning the gameday event but I had a lot of realizations and possible decks to bring for the future tournaments that I think will be more successful.

One thing that I want to point out is that when you are playing Blue-white-red, play Assemble the Legion. Personally, I would recommend playing two of these in the sideboard. The card is simply amazing against mirror, control and Jund matchups.

October 2013 FNM Card - Ghor-Clan Rampager with Picture

October's Friday Night Magic Promo Card is Ghor-Clan Rampager.

Here's the original art of Ghor-Clan Rampager from Gatecrash.

September 2013 FNM Card - Experiment One with Picture

September's Friday Night Magic Promo Card is Experiment One.

Here's the original art of Experiment One from Gatecrash.

August 2013 FNM Card - Dimir Charm with Picture

August 2013's Friday Night Magic Promo Card is Dimir Charm!

And here is the regular Dimir Charm card from Gatecrash.

Which art is better for you?

Daylight / Girl on Fire, Raise Your Glass Cover

I was really busy the past few weeks and I spent 3 consecutive weekends away from my hobbies. To start off, I went home to Davao, then in the second week I went to Siargao for the 20th Anniversary Celebration of our company, then lastly, in the 3rd week, I spent the weekend with my high school friends by spending the night in the house of our batchmates away from the city and enjoying the infinity pool in their subdivision's clubhouse. If you spend almost a month away from the things you like doing, you should be doing something more interesting and my 3 weeks get away is simply one of the best 3 weekends of my life.

In our Siargao Outing, we had a simple performance by playing an intermission number composed of a cover of the mash up of Daylight and Girl on Fire by Maroon 5 and Alicia Keys followed by a cover of Raise Your Glass by Pink to celebrate the 20 successful years in our company. I'm a bit hesitant to share this to the public but this is just for the fun of it. We had many errors, voice is not very good because our throats were already tired and dry for the day's activities and there were also technical challenges, but what's important was that everybody had a good time and we are lucky enough to have this moment captured on video by our other office mates.


Band members: Dwain Jacob Cadenas - Beatbox, June Alice Besinga - Guitar/Vocals, Alvin Sarael - Bass, Eden Jane Pareno - Keyboards, Kayzel Marie Garbo - Vocals/Shaker, and yours truly Bryan Inno Wong - Vocals/Shaker!

Back to reality now and I am more than willing to get back to my weekly schedule of activities! ^_^

Featured deck: Simic Undying by Sanberth Claracay

Last Dragon's Maze Gameday, there was a Simic deck that made it to the Top 8 here in Neutral Grounds Cebu. It was actually the deck of my friend Mr. Sanberth Claracay, that employs the strategy of Undying creatures + Rapid Hybridization + Evolve to beat the opponent down. Personally, I would like to call this deck Simic Undying Evolve, I think it sounds cooler hehe. Anyway, the concept of the deck is actually very strong. The deck is aggressive and early creatures can quickly evolve by using the combo and Rancors give your creatures the needed reach. Zameck Guildmages ensure you have cards in your hand or can make your creatures bigger. With this aggressive strategy in the offensive end, board disruption and counter magic will seal the deal for this deck.

I talked to Sanberth after the tournament and picked his brains about the deck and how it fits in the current meta game. I have attached my short conversation with Sanberth. I really thought his deck was worth posting because the deck is very interactive and seems very fun to play with.

Why you chose the deck?

Simple, I love nature and science...but MTG wise, this deck is also flexible enough to be an Aggro, Mid-Range, Control Deck...Although
its main core is Aggro. Each creature inflicts enough damage, and when combined is much more powerful. The combination of Undying creatures plus
Evolve is very cool. This deck packs so much offensive power, but does not mean its left out on the defensive side.

Your favorite cards in the deck and why?

All?! because each cards synergizes with the other. My favorite cards are the Elusive Krasis, Stranglewood Geists, Rapid Hybridization, Simic Charm as well as SPELL RUPTURE... The look in their faces when you counter their spells and they cannot pay that amount.

Notable Cards

Elusive Krasis - it can evolve and it's unblockable, good finisher.
Strangleroot Geists - Haste and Undying? Good for Rapid Hybridization.
Rapid Hybridization - Who does not want an 3/3 Amphibian-Reptile hybrid? for just 1 Blue Mana.
Spell Rupture - A good counter spell if you've got enough power, literally!.
Simic Charm - Very very good card, can be used both offensively and defensively.

Why do you think the deck is good ?

Just remember the acronym SIMIC.

S - afe
I - mpetuous
M - etagaming and
I - nexpensive
C - asting Cost

For the complete deck list. See the list below.

Simic Undying (What kills you, makes U Grow stronger) by Sanberth Claracay

Lands: 3 Breeding Pool 4 Hinterland Harbor 2 Simic Guildgate 7 Forest 6 Island Creatures: 4 Cloudfin Raptor 3 Elusive Krasis 1 Shambleshark 4 Strangleroot Geists 4 Young Wolf 4 Zameck Guildmage Enchantments: 4 Rancor Instants: 4 Rapid Hybridization 4 Spell Rupture 4 Simic Charm 2 Unsummon

Sideboard: 3 Shambleshark 2 Tormod's Crypt 2 Primal Huntbeast 2 Renegade Krasis 2 Negate 2 Naturalize 1 Redirect 1 Dispel

Tournament Summary:
Round 1: vs Esper Spirits (Loss 0-2) : 0-1
Round 2: vs Rakdos Aggro (Win 2-1) : 1-1
Round 3: vs Bant Control (Win 2-0) : 2-1
Round 4: vs URG Aggro (Loss 0-2) : 2-2
Round 5: vs BW Reanimator (Win 2-1) : 3-2