Magic-League Coverage: June 12 Standard Master: Feature Matches

Written by God on June 14, 2009

1. Magic-League Master Tournament
   Semifinals
   Caith vs. DS_McWerp

2. Magic-League Master Tournament
    Finals
    DS_McWerp vs. GFSS

Magic-League Master Tournament
Caith vs. DS_McWerp

These two competitors have come through 7 grueling rounds and a quarter finals match to meet up here in the semi-finals. Caith is piloting Black/Green Elves, while McWerp brings Black/White Tokens to the virtual table.

Now... Let's find out who will move on to the finals!!! Caith's 13 trumps McWerp's 9, and he starts us off. Both players mulligan to six, and Caith leads off with a Gilt-Leaf Palace. McWerp answers with a Windbrisk Heights. Caith's next turn yields another land, as McWerp adds another Windbrisk Heights.

Finally, some action as Caith brings out Wren's Run Vanquishers, revealing Chameleon Colossus. McWerp has a Kitchen Finks for his turn, making the score 22-20 in his favor. Kaith's Chameleon Colossus comes down, and he ships the turn, not wanting to waste his Vanquishers on the Finks. and McWerp's Spectral Procession fills his board with 1/1s. Caith untaps for his turn and thinks for a bit before playing Thoughtseize (18-22), finding a hand of Cloudgoat Ranger, Path to Exile, Ajani Goldmane, Tidehollow Sculler, and Zealous Persecution. Caith is back in the tank, and he decides on Ajani. Caith then drops Maelstrom Pulse on the tokens, taking a pain from Llanowar Wastes (17-22), and the Chameleon swings in for four (17-18). McWerp plays his freshly drawn Spectral Procession and passes back. Caith swings in with both of his guys. Finks trade with with Vanquisher, and McWerp takes four and gains two as Finks pops back up with a counter (14-17). Caith adds a second Colossus to the board and ends. McWerp lays another Windbrisk and swings in with his tokens (14-14). He then actives Windbrisk Heights to bring out Tidehollow Sculler, stripping Profane Command from Caith's hand, leaving him with just a Llanowar Wastes. Caith comes in with his duo of 4/4s, which causes Kitchen Finks to chump one. Caith boosts the other, and as expected, Path to Exile sends it out of the game(until M10 rules), and offers up a Forest. Caith drops Llanowar Elves and passes. McWerp gets in for five with his guys, and a Windbrisk Heights sends out another Spectral Procession, finishing up his turn. Caith sends in the Elves, Colossus, and Mutavault. A token chumps the Colossus and makes it 5-13 in his opponent's favor.

McWerp draws and plays his first black source, Fetid Heath, and Caith concedes, knowing Spectral Procession cancels any out he may have drawn.

DS_McWerp 1-0 Caith

Caith will start us off once again, and he keeps his first seven. McWerp ships his back, but he's content with his six. Caith kicks off
game two with Forest->Llanowar Elves. McWerp has the time-tested Windbrisk, go. Treetop Village comes down, and the Elves get in(20-19). Land, go from McWerp; however Caith has no intention of slowing down, with his turn three Chameleon Colossus. McWerp's Spectral Procession bring some 1/1s out to play, but Caith is not concerned, charging in for five (20-14), and he adds Wren's Run Vanquishers and a second Llanowar Elves to the field. Ajani Goldmane leaps onto the board, making it 16-20, bringing the Planeswalker to five loyalty. Caith sends the two Treetops and the Elves at Ajani, while his Colossus and Vanquisher make it 20-7 in his favor [Note: I'm not 100% on how the attack was split, this is my best guess from the damage taken]. McWerp makes a Cloudgoat Ranger, but when Profane Command hits for six and gives his guys fear, Caith takes us into game three with a commanding victory.

1-1 Tied

McWerp opens this game, as both players keep, with a patented Windbrisk Heights (Are you shocked? I'm shocked). Gilt-Leaf Palace, revealing Nameless Inversion) brings Thoughtseize to the table. Caith looks at Mutavault, Plains, Fetid Heath, Glorious Anthem, Path to Exile, and
a Cloudgoat Ranger, which he chooses to send to the bin (18-20). McWerp drops his topdecked Bitterblossom and ends. Caith has Wren's Run
Vanquisher for his turn, passing back. A Faerie comes out (19-18) and is joined by Glorious Anthem. Caith's Vanquisher gets in for three(18-16), and a Treetop Village finishes up the turn. Another Faerie hits the field, while his companion makes it 15-16, and that concludes McWerp's turn. The Vanquisher makes it 16-12 for Caith. He thinks for a bit, plays a Llanowar Wastes and passes.
During McWerp's upkeep, Caith evokes Cloudthresher, killing off all three of the 1/1s, making it 14-9. McWerp's Spectral Procession makes
three 2/2 fliers, and he ships the turn back to Caith. After a few moments of thought, he fires Maelstrom Pulse at one of the tokens, but his opponent has Path to Exile to counter it and search up a Swamp. The Vanquisher swings in and trades with a token. After making a Faerie, cWerp sends in his last token and Mutavault, making it 8-9 for him. Murderous Redcap brings his opponent down to six, and Nameless Inversion from Caith picks off the Faerie Token, but he has nothing but a land for his turn. In McWerp's upkep, Caith attempts to Nameless Inversion Murderous Redcap, but Zealous Persecution stops that, and it's all over from there. Caith chumps the guys, falling to three. He draws for his turn and concedes, wishing McWerp luck in the finals. And DS_McWerp comes from behind to take game three and launch himself into the finals.

DS_McWerp 2-1 Caith

Magic-League Master Tournament
GFSS vs. DS_McWerp

Here it is... The Finals!!! I know everyone is excited, so let's get things rolling... You're going to see McWerp's Black/White Tokens take on GFSS's Bant Aggro Deck. McWerp's six takes down GFSS's two, and he plays first. They both like their opening seven, and both have just a land to start. McWerp hits 18 from two Caves of Koilos and drops Tidehollow Sculler, finding Rhox War Monk, Bant Charm, Treetop Village, Mystic Gate, Flooded Grove, Noble Hierarch, and a Shorecrasher Mimic, which he takes away. Noble Hierarch and Mystic Gate join GFSS's Treetop Village, and he ships the turn to McWerp, who takes him to 18 and drops Spectral Procession (16-18).
Rhox War Monk and a second Treetop Village come down, then McWerp's guys take GFSS to 13, and he adds another trio of tokens to the board, courtesy of Spectral Procession (another pain from Caves puts McWerp at 15). Rhox comes in for four (17-11) and is joined by another War Monk and a Shorecrasher Mimic. Ajani Goldmane hits the table on McWerp's side, pumping all of his men, then the Spirits swing in for 12 (11-5). The War Monks swing back for GFSS (11-5). Ajani pumps up McWerp's team, but Cryptic Command taps them down before they can swing for game. Kitchen Finks sends McWerk to 7, and when GFSS plays Bant Charm to get rid of the Finks, Zealous Persecuation kills off the Mimic and Hierarch, and with his War Monks only gaining him four life, he scooped up his cards.

DS_McWerp 1-0 GFSS

Sideboarding concludes, and we're off into game two! GFSS goes to six, and McWerp likes his seven. Brushland makes a Noble Hierarch, and Windbrisk Heights comes down on McWerp's side. No second land from GFSS, but he is able to bring down a Shorecrasher Mimic. McWerp comes up with a Bitterblossom, and after Jhessian Infiltrator comes down, he takes a 6/4 Shorecrasher to the face (14-18). McWerp gets a Faerie and Kitchen Finks takes him back to 15. Another Noble Hierarch comes down, and the Infiltrators get in for four (18-11). GFSS finishes things off with Birds of Paradise. After making another Faerie, the first swings in and is then joined by a second Kitchen Finks(12-16). Rafiq of the Many comes down on GFSS's side, Infiltrators charge straight into Path to Exile, fetching a Forest for him. Two Faeries and Kitchen Finks get in, and Windbrisk Heights makes an Ajani Goldmane who receives a fifth loyalty counter in Main Phase Two (13-11). Finest Hour comes down on GFSS's side, and McWerp has seen enough.

"That's good," announces McWerp, and we're on to game three!!!

1-1 Tied

McWerp opens up the final game, and he keeps his seven. GFSS goes down to six, and McWerp has the expected Windbrisk Heights. Brushland->Noble Hierarch is followed up by land, go. Shorecrasher Mimic and Treetop Village enter the fray, as do a trio of flying Spirits come down for McWerp. Rafiq of the many hits the table, and the Mimic swing in for FOURTEEN on turn THREE(17-6)!!! McWerp untaps and immediately Paths Rafiq, fetching up a Forest for GFSS. The tokens take GFSS to 15, and Murderous Redcap picks off the Mimic. GFSS sends Treetop Village in. It's blocked by Murderous Redcap, dropping McWerp to just 4, but the Persist picks off the Noble Hierarch.
Kitchen Finks comes down on McWerp's team, after the Spirits swing in(6-12), and he passes back. Rhox War Monk hits the board, and it's right back to McWerp who plays Glorious Anthem and swings in with his aerial tokens for six(6-5). Bant Charm costs McWerp three life, but it gets rid of Kitchen Finks and swings in, unblocked for three(6-3). McWerp untaps and swings in with his tokens for game. DS_McWerk pulls out another 2-1 victory here in the finals, he is your winner here at Magic-League.com's latest Master Tournament. Congratulations to both players on a well played match and especially to DS_McWerp on claiming first place!

DS_MCWerp 2-1 GFSS

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by Eliminator on 2009-06-14 09:43 EST

I'd like to give thanks to God for doing both matches, I only asked him to do finals, but he was sent both matches by McWerp and did it anyway.

by Bushviper on 2009-06-14 10:23 EST

See this is the kind of small little thing that makes the site that much better. This really should be done with every master. Heck if no one else wants to do it next master, send the logs to me I'll do it. But this sort of thing makes us look like a legitament magic site.

by TacoMaster on 2009-06-14 10:30 EST

I don't mind doing it. I like to write.

by Lynolf on 2009-06-14 10:36 EST

Bushviper said it all. Also, this has another good point, in which new and old m-l players can see how games between champions (I'm assuming people who made it to top8) progress, maybe learning something from it. I agree with Bushviper, this should be done all masters and, if possible, not only in the finals, but the semifinals as well. I would also like to thank God (not the supreme being, since I doubt his existance) for this wonderful idea! :D

MCWerp: Are you sure your deck only has 4 Spectral Processions?

by Rotstejn on 2009-06-14 12:10 EST

yep this is something that should be done every masters.

by DS_McWerp on 2009-06-14 12:30 EST

Yup. And only 4 heights too. :P

by TacoMaster on 2009-06-14 13:02 EST

Yeah, I'll prolly try to get all of the Top 8 matches next time... Might even do feature matches for the rounds (maybe not every round, though).

<----God, btw.

by Murphy on 2009-06-14 13:22 EST

Nice GFSS.

Congrat, :)

by Flaxh on 2009-06-14 17:25 EST

Gj God

by SchwipSchwap on 2009-06-15 03:01 EST

Thank you God for the nice coverage on the feature matches. Really enjoyed reading it. :o)

by darkwizard42 on 2009-06-16 10:28 EST

Nice coverage, I wouldn't mind doing this for a Master either

by Socks3 on 2009-06-16 11:23 EST

I'd do this if asked. Nicely done, too.

It does make the site feel more legit, too.

by AnnulVapore on 2009-06-16 13:53 EST

"You're all terrible, btw :)"

by six on 2009-06-17 14:07 EST

"Path to Exile sends it out of the game(until M10 rules)"

unless I'm mistaken, as long as the colossus is pumped, there is a chance to respond with PtE under m10 rules.

by Smut on 2009-06-17 14:58 EST

however, under m10 rules, path to exile is the most straightforwardly named card ever, and there is no rfg

by Manipul8r on 2009-06-25 13:44 EST

six: I think you're right, it was still the declare blockers step when the colossus was pumped, and that is the last step to play spells/abilities before the damage goes through in 2010.

Smut: The errata will be changed on all cards that say "removed from game" to "exiled."