Glicerio Garcia and Richard Badlon splits a huge cardpool

Sorry for the late result posting here. Everyone was busy commenting on our facebook photos (Titan Hobby Shop) that we forgot all about our blog.

117 players joined the event and it was Glicerio Garcia and Richard Badlon who were facing each other at the finals of JTQ Manila. Before playing the finals, they decided to split the cardpool (people will always find a way to split - DJ), 2 cards each, and draft the mythic rares; winner of the match gets priority.

Glicerio Garcia (aka Surge) was the eventual winner and JTQ Manila champion.

Champion: Glicerio Garcia - Boros

4 Goblin Guide
4 Steppe Lynx
4 Plated Geopede
3 Kor Firewalker
2 Hellspark Elemental
4 Ranger of Eos
2 Goblin Bushwhacker

4 Lightning Bolt
3 Path to Exile
3 Burst Lightning
3 Earthquake

4 Arid Mesa
4 Marsh Flats
4 Scalding Tarn
2 Terramorphic Expanse
5 Mountain
5 Plains

SB
2 Day of Judgment
2 Journey to Nowhere
1 Elspeth
4 Hell's Thunder
2 White Knight
3 Celestial Purge
1 Hellspark Elemental

2nd: Richard Badlon - Boros

4 Arid Mesa
4 Scalding Tarn
4 Marsh Flats
3 Terramorphic Expanse
5 Plains
4 Mountains

4 Steppe Lynx
1 Elite Vanguard
4 Ranger of Eos
4 Goblin Guide
4 Hellspark Elemental
4 Plated Geopede
2 Boros Bushwhacker (sic)

4 Lightning Bolt
3 Burst Lightning
3 Path to Exile
3 Earthquake

SB
2 Elspeth Knight Errant
3 Hell's Thunder
3 Journey to Nowhere
2 Celestial Purge
2 DOJ
3 Kor Skyfisher

3rd: Rudi Asinas - Jund

3 Putrid Leech
4 Bloodbraid Elf
4 Sprouting Thrinax
2 Siege-Gang Commander
2 Broodmate Dragon
1 Thornling
1 Borderland Ranger
4 Lightning Bolt
4 Blightning
3 Maelstrom Pulse
3 Bituminous Blast
3 Terminate
1 Bestial Menace

4 Savage Lands
1 Rootbound Crag
3 Raging Ravine
1 Lavaclaw Reaches
3 Dragonskull Summit
1 Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
4 Verdant Catacombs
3 Forest
3 Mountain
3 Swamp

SB
3 Shadowfeed
3 Mind Rot
2 Deathmark
2 Doom Blade
1 Burst Lightning
2 Master of the Wild Hunt
1 Basilisk Collar
1 Maelstrom Pulse

4th: Thons Galano - BR

4 Hell's Thunder
4 Goblin Guide
4 Ball Lightning
4 Hellspark Elemental
1 Plated Geopede
2 Earthquake
4 Lightning Bolt
4 Blightning
2 Quenchable Fire
4 Searing Blaze
3 Burst Lightning

4 Arid Mesa
4 Lavaclaw Reaches
4 Scalding Tarn
4 Dragonskull Summit
8 Mountain

SB
2 Pithing Needle
1 Quenchable Fire
4 Goblin Ruinblaster
2 Doom Blade
4 Deathmark
2 Unstable Footing

5th: Ricky Perez - Mono-white

4 White Knight
4 Kor Firewalker
4 Steppe Lynx
4 Knight of the White Orchid
3 Honor of the Pure
1 Basilisk Collar
3 Conqueror's Pledge
1 Stoneforge Mystic
2 Oblivion Ring
3 Path to Exile
1 Sigil of Distinction
2 Elspeth Knight Errant
4 Kor Skyfisher
1 Brave the Elements

4 Arid Mesa
4 Marsh Flats
1 Dread Statuary
1 Gargoyle Castle
13 Plains

SB
1 Brave the Elements
2 Wall of Reverce (sic)
2 Day of Judgment
2 Oblivon Ring
3 Devout Lightcaster
3 Celestial Purge
2 Journey to Nowhere

6th: Charles Cunanan - BR

4 Searing Blaze
4 Lightning Bolt
4 Burst Lightning
4 Goblin Guide
4 Hellspark Elemental
4 Hell's Thunder
4 Ball Lightning
2 Doom Blade
2 Quenchable Fire
4 Goblin Bushwhacker
2 Earthquake

4 Dragonskull Summit
4 Lavaclaw Reaches
14 Mountain

SB:
4 Death Shadow
4 Needle Bite Trap
4 Deathmark
3 Unstable Footing

7th: Ray Rivas - Jund

4 Putrid Leech
4 Sprouting Thrinax
4 Bloodbraid Elf
2 Siege-Gang Commander
2 Broodmate Dragon

4 Lightning Blot
1 Doom Blade
2 Terminate
3 Explore
3 Maelstrom Pulse
4 Blightning
2 Bituminous Blast

3 Forest
3 Mountain
3 Swamp
2 Rootbound Crag
3 Raging Ravine
4 Dragonskull Summit
4 Verdant Catacomb
4 Savage Lands

SB
2 Deathmark
1 Doom Blade
1 Maelstrom Pulse
2 Jund Charm
4 Goblin Ruinblaster
2 Master of the Wild Hunt
3 Malakir Bloodwitch

8th: Ralph Santos - Mythic

* Decklists to follow, naiwan kay head judge DJ, waiting for him to send them.

JTQ Manila

March 2010 at Titan Hobby Shop

Organized play:
We will be running FNMs again this March. We really want these events to run this time and so, we will be giving away WPN foil cards in addition to the usual FNM cards. But wait! There's more! If we reach at least 24 players, we will be giving away 36 booster packs as prize support.

Weekly Block Constructed - Thursdays. WPN foils and Worldwake booster packs at stake.
Entry fee: Php 200
Round 1 pairings at 7:00pm
36 packs prize support if 24 or more players joins

FNM Standard - Fridays. FNM foils, and Worldwake booster packs at stake.
Entry fee: Php 200
Round 1 pairings at 7:00pm
36 packs prize support if 24 or more players joins


Wizards of the Coast products:
We still have M10 booster packs, Garruk vs Liliana duel decks, and From the Vault: Exiled box sets available at the store.

Rainier Santiago wins JTQ #2

Congrats to Rainier Santiago for winning JTQ #2!

Congrats to the players from the South for destroying the opposition in both events.

Champion: Ranier Santiago - Jund

4 Savage Land
3 Dragonskull Summit
3 Rootbound Crag
3 Mountain
3 Swamp
3 Forest
2 Terramorphic Expanse
2 Verdant Catacombs
2 Raging Ravine

3 Siege-gang Commander
3 Broodmate Dragon
4 Sprouting Thrinax
4 Bloodbraid Elf

4 Lightning Bolt
3 Rampant Growth
3 Maelstrom Pulse
2 Bituminous Blast
4 Blightning
2 Terminate

1 Basilisk Collar
2 Master of the Wild Hunt

SB:
2 Mind Rot
2 Burst Lightning
2 Deathmark
2 Mind Rot
3 Malakir Bloodwitch
4 Goblin Ruinblaster

2nd: Richard Badlon - Boros

4 Arid Mesa
4 Scalding Tarn
4 Marsh Flats
3 Teetering Peaks
5 Plains
4 Mountains

4 Steppe Lynx
4 Ranger of Eos
1 Elite Vanguard
4 Goblin Guide
4 Plated Geopede
4 Hellspark Elemental
2 Goblin Bushwhacker

3 Path to Exile
4 Lightning Bolt
3 Earthquake
3 Burst Lighting

SB:
3 Hell's Thunder
2 Elspeth, Knight Errant
2 Day of Judgement
3 Kor Skyfisher
3 Journey to Nowhere
2 Celestial Purge

3rd: Andrew Cantillana - UW Aggro

4 Glacial Fortress
4 Celestial Colonade
2 Sejiri Refuge
13 Plains
1 Stoneforge Mystic
3 Knight of the White Orchid
3 Baneslayer Angel
4 Devout Lightcaster
4 White Knight
4 Kor Firewalker
4 Kor Skyfisher
2 Elspeth, Knight Errant
2 Brave the Elements
2 Negate
2 Sigil of Distinction
3 Honor of the Pure
3 Path to Exile

SB:
4 Flashfreeze
3 Day of Judgement
2 Brave the Elements
2 Negate
3 Oblivion Ring
1 Path to Exile

4th: Dexter Vierneza - "RamBant"

4 Noble Hierarch
4 Rhox War Monk
4 Baneslayer Angel
3 Thornling
3 Rafiq of the Many
2 Pilgrim's Eye
1 Jenara, Asura of War
1 Jhessian Infiltrator

4 Rampant Growth
2 Elspeth Knight Errant
2 Garruk Wildspeaker
2 Vines of Vastwood
2 Day of Judgement
2 Path to Exile

4 Seaside Citadel
2 Sunpetal Grove
2 Glacial Fortress
2 Celestial Colonade
2 Stirring Wildwood
2 Misty Rainforest
2 Island
2 Plains
6 Forest

SB:
4 Great Sable Stag
2 Rite of Replication
2 Day of Judgement
2 Negate
2 Oblivion Ring
2 Telemin Performance
1 Tectonic Edge

5th: Charles Basilio - Jund

2 Terminate
3 Sprouting Thrinax
2 Garruk Wildspeaker
3 Maelstrom Pulse
4 Lightning Bolt
4 Explore
4 Blightning
1 Master of the Wild Hunt
1 Borderland Ranger
3 Siege-gang Commander
4 Great Sable Stag
4 Bloodbraid Elf

3 Mountain
3 Swamp
3 Forest
1 Oran-rief, the Vastwood
2 Rootbound Crag
2 Raging Ravine
3 Dragonskull Summit
4 Savage Lands
4 Verdant Catacombs

SB:
2 Jund Charm
2 Terminate
3 Bituminous Blast
3 Duress
3 Malakir Bloodwitch
2 Pithing Needle

6th: Thons Galano - Vampires

4 Marsh Flats
4 Verdant Catacombs
15 Swamp
3 Bloodghast
4 Gatekeeper of Malakir
2 Malakir Bloodwitch
4 Vampire Hexmage
3 Vampire Nighthawk
4 Vampire Nocturnus
4 Kalastria Highborn
2 Mind Sludge
2 Grim Discovery
2 Urge to Feed
3 Tendrils of Corruption
4 Sign in Blood

SB:
1 Bloodghast
1 Malakir Bloodwitch
1 Vampire Nighthawk
2 Mind Sludge
1 Grim Discovery
1 Urge to Feed
4 Deathmark
4 Duress

7th: Mike Batac - UW Control

2 Arid Mesa
4 Celestial Colonnade
4 Glacial Fortress
4 Halimar Depths
3 Island
4 Plains
1 Scalding Tarn
4 Tectonic Edge

1 Iona, Shield of Emeria

4 Cancel
1 Celestial Purge
3 Day of Judgment
2 Essence Scatter
4 Everflowing Chalice
2 Flashfreeze
4 Jace, the Mind Sculptor
2 Martial Coup
2 Mind Spring
1 Negate
3 Oblivion Ring
1 Path to Exile
4 Treasure Hunt

SB:
2 Negate
2 Path to Exile
3 Kor Firewalker
3 Baneslayer Angel
1 Perimeter Captain
2 Mind Control
2 Luminarch Ascension

8th: Ralf Santos - Ranger-Crab

4 Knight of the White Orchid
4 Hedron Crab
2 Ranger of Eos

3 Day of Judgement
4 Path to Exile

4 Howling Mine
4 Jace Beleren

3 Timewarp
4 Negate
3 Archive Trap

4 Fieldmist Borderpost
4 Glacial Fortress
6 Plains
5 Island
3 Arid Mesa
3 Misty Rainforest

SB:
2 Pithing Needle
4 Perimeter Captain
4 Kor Firewalker
1 Rite of Replication
4 Angelsong

The feature match playmat now belongs to the South

More photos on our facebook page (Titan Hobby Shop)

Richard Badlon wins JTQ #1

Congrats to Richard Badlon for winning JTQ #1!

Champion: Richard Badlon - Boros

4 Arid Mesa
4 Scalding Tarn
4 Marsh Flats
3 Teetering Peaks
5 Plains
4 Mountains

4 Steppe Lynx
4 Ranger of Eos
1 Elite Vanguard
4 Goblin Guide
4 Plated Geopede
4 Hellspark Elemental
2 Goblin Bushwhacker

4 Path to Exile
4 Lightning Bolt
3 Earthquake
2 Burst Lighting

SB:
3 Hell's Thunder
2 Elspeth, Knight Errant
2 Day of Judgement
3 Kor Skyfisher
3 Journey to Nowhere
2 Celestial Purge

2nd: Jay Falag-ey - BW tokens

2 Elspeth, Knight Errant
4 Emeria Angel
4 Honor of the Pure
4 Conqueror's Pledge
4 Knight of the White Orchid
4 Steppe Lynx
4 Tidehollow Sculler
3 Zealous Persecution
4 Path to Exile
1 Ajani Goldmane
1 Captain of the Watch

2 Terramorphic Expanse
4 Swamp
4 Arid Mesa
7 Plains
4 Arcane Sanctum
4 Marsh Flats

SB:
2 Brave the Elements
2 Day of Judgement
3 Devout Lightcaster
3 Kor Firewalker
2 Identity Crisis
3 Luminarch Ascension

3rd: Ralf Santos - UW Ranger Crab

4 Knight of the White Orchid
4 Hedron Crab
2 Ranger of Eos

3 Day of Judgement
4 Path to Exile

4 Howling Mine
4 Jace Beleren

3 Timewarp
4 Negate
3 Archive Trap

4 Fieldmist Borderpost
4 Glacial Fortress
6 Plains
5 Island
3 Arid Mesa
3 Misty Rainforest

SB:
2 Pithing Needle
4 Perimeter Captain
4 Kor Firewalker
1 Rite of Replication
4 Angelsong

4th: Richmond Tan - GWb

4 Noble Hierarch
4 Lotus Cobra
4 Knight of the Reliquary
3 Baneslayer Angel
4 Emeria Angel
2 Ob-Nixilis, the Fallen
2 Pilgrim's Eye
1 Master of the Wild Hunt
4 Path to Exile
3 Maelstrom Pulse
2 Elspeth, Knight Errant
1 Garruk Wildspeaker
1 Eldrazi Monument
1 Behemoth Sledge
1 Basilisk Collar

4 Verdant Catacombs
4 Marsh Flats
5 Forest
4 Plains
2 Swamp
1 Sejiri Steppe
1 Tectonic Edge
2 Stirring Wildwood

SB:
2 Luminarch Ascension
1 Day of Judgement
1 Martial Coup
1 Liliana Vess
2 Identity Crisis
3 Acidic Slime
3 Celestial Purge
2 Wall of Reverence

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Champion: Richard Badlon - Boros 4 Arid Mesa 4 Scalding Tarn 4 Marsh Flats 3 Teetering Peaks 5 Plains 4 Mountains 4 Steppe Lynx 4 Ranger of Eos 1 Elite Vanguard 4 Goblin Guide 4 Plated Geopede 4 Hellspark Elemental 2 Goblin Bushwhacker 4 Path to Exile 4 Lightning Bolt 3 Earthquake 2 Burst Lighting SB: 3 Hell's Thunder 2 Elspeth, Knight Errant 2 Day of Judgement 3 Kor Skyfisher 3 Journey to Nowhere 2 Celestial Purge

5th: Paul Mendoza - Jund

4 Sprouting Thrinax
4 Bloodbraid Elf
3 Abyssal Persecutor
4 Siege-gang Commander

3 Duress
3 Maelstrom Pulse
2 Terminate
3 Trace of Abundance
4 Lightning Bolt
2 Eldrazi Monument
4 Blightning

2 Lavaclaw Reaches
2 Dragonskull Summit
1 Raging Ravine
3 Rootbound Crag
4 Verdant Catacombs
4 Savage Lands
3 Forest
3 Swamp
2 Mountain

SB:
2 Smother
3 Jund Charm
3 Malakir Bloodwitch
2 Mind Shatter
4 Goblin Ruinblaster
1 Terminate

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Champion: Richard Badlon - Boros 4 Arid Mesa 4 Scalding Tarn 4 Marsh Flats 3 Teetering Peaks 5 Plains 4 Mountains 4 Steppe Lynx 4 Ranger of Eos 1 Elite Vanguard 4 Goblin Guide 4 Plated Geopede 4 Hellspark Elemental 2 Goblin Bushwhacker 4 Path to Exile 4 Lightning Bolt 3 Earthquake 2 Burst Lighting SB: 3 Hell's Thunder 2 Elspeth, Knight Errant 2 Day of Judgement 3 Kor Skyfisher 3 Journey to Nowhere 2 Celestial Purge

6th: Rei Tay - Vampires

4 Gatekeeper of Malakir
4 Vampire Nighthawk
4 Vampire Nocturnus
3 Bloodghast
3 Vampire Hexmage
3 Kalastria Highborn
3 Malakir Bloodwitch

4 Tendrills of Corruption
4 Sign in Blood
3 Urge to Feed
2 Mind Sludge

4 Verdant Catacombs
2 Marsh Flats
17 Swamp

SB:
1 Malakir Bloodwitch
1 Vampire Hexmage
1 Mind Sludge
4 Duress
4 Deathmark
3 Marsh Casualties
1 Urge to Feed

7th: Vic Lim - Valakut ramp

4 Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle
3 Terramorphic Expanse
2 Naya Panorama
3 Forest
13 Mountains

4 Bloodbraid Elf
4 Goblin Ruinblaster
3 Siege-gang Commander
2 Oracle of Mul Daya

4 Expedition Map
4 Explore
3 Harrow
3 Khalni Heart Expedition
3 Lightning Bolt
3 Burst Lightning
2 Rampant Growth

SB:
2 Demolish
3 Chandra Nalaar
2 Pithing Needle
3 Pyroclasm
2 Lavaball Trap
3 Tectonic Edge

8th: Winfred Candaza - Vampires

4 Pulse Tracker
4 Bloodghast
4 Vampire Hexmage
4 Gatekeeper of Malakir
4 Vampire Nighthawk
4 Vampire Nocturnus
4 Malakir Bloodwitch
4 Sign in Blood
4 Tendrills of Corruption
1 Mind Sludge

4 Verdant Catacombs
2 Marsh Flats
17 Swamp

SB:
4 Duress
2 Mind Sludge
2 Swamp
3 Deathmark
4 Underworld Dreams

More photos on our facebook page (Titan Hobby Shop)

We would also like to thank everyone who played at the JTQ. Sorry for the late start as we had some difficulties processing the byes. The late tables and chairs did not help too.

Hope to see you again next week!

Constructed with Worldwake

Worldwake becomes Constructed legal this Friday, February 5, 2010. A lot of big Standard events will be running this month and a lot of players have already been doing some testing, and just like the majority of the population, we have also been doing some testing of our own.

Here are some of our findings so far (Mythic Rares):

Abyssal Persecutor - I did not like this card at first. It's a Platinum Devil, something that requires you to have a solution. Imagine needing a solution for your own card? It sucks! That was until I revisited the old Jund deck back when Shards of Alara was the only expansion in Block Constructed. It was perfect with the old Jund synergies; the combination of Sprouting Thrinax, Sarkhan Vol, Bone Splinter, and Fleshbag Marauder.

Admonition Angel - Another 6-mana landfall card. The 1st of this kind was Rampaging Baloth, a card that somehow found its way into a deck. This one is so much better, specially now that Knight of the Reliquary is around to help. We have been trying this card out in Lotus Cobra decks, it is not as spectacular as you may imagine but it is a very decent utility card.

Avenger of Zendikar - A fun card that would seem to fit into the Eldrazi Green deck. It has a very prohibitive cost though, a 1-of at the most.

Comet Storm - This is a bomb in Limited, a much better Fireball as you get more targets. Will it find a home in Constructed? Probably not until the Cascade mechanic leaves the format.

Dragonmaster Outcast - The creature with the coolest ability in this set; there is only 1 problem... 1/1. How do you expect it to survive in time for it to spawn a dragon? It is also a bad early drop because it's just a 1/1 in a world filled with undercosted 1-drops. Our next option was to use it in a control deck like Grixis because it looked really good as a 1 mana must answer threat. Unfortunately, that did not work out too. Your opponent would just have targets for his otherwise dead removal spells.

Eye of Ugin - There are no Eldrazi spells in the Magic universe yet. None. I was even told that Eldrazi Monument is NOT an Eldrazi spell (judges please confirm this). This card is probably a card from the next set that got lost in the print run.

Jace, the Mind Sculptor - Hands down the best card in this set for every format. If you do not agree with me, chances are, you have not played with this card yet (or you are playing it wrong).

Novablast Wurm - I have no idea how to use this card. No idea at all. They should have just printed this as an angel so that we have a chance to sell it for its collector value.

Omnath, Locus of Mana - A guy that grows out of proportion if you have abundance of mana. What are the odds of that happening? Competitive decks are built too tightly and with optimal use of every mana that they can produce every turn. So where would you get the extra floating green? Oh and it is also a creature that is very easy to kill via spot removal so good luck with that. Lets just wait for someone to build a deck that is centered on this card.

Wrexial, the Risen Deep - We've had better 6-drops before, but this card is really cool when stealing a Cruel Ultimatum from an opponent. An EDH general perhaps?


That's it for now, I will try to go over the rares next time and try to post some updates on these once we get more testing time in.

JTQ Kuala Lumpur final details

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Here are some details that were not included in the poster.


Prize Support and other giveaways:

The winner gets a round trip ticket to Kuala Lumpur Malaysia and 3 nights hotel accomodation (Fri, Sat, and Sun). If the winner already has travel arrangements or still does not wish to go, he may take the alternative prize of Php 8,000. Other top finishers will get booster packs as prizes.

Freebies and other items will also be raffled off to random participants. Details of which are not yet final as we have to wait for our potential sponsors.


Trials:

Byes may be acquired by playing in the regular tournaments of our affiliates.
- Bacolod Chicken Inasal, Greenhills
- Gamer's Lounge, Fairview
- M4 Trading, Recto
- Ongkeco's Hobby Shop, Taft Avenue Manila
- Titan Hobby Shop, Kapitolyo Pasig
- Zuran Gaming Center, Binan Laguna

Players are allowed to have a maximum of 3 byes per JTQ (6 total).


Side events:

Legacy Constructed Format
Saturday, February 13, 2010
Registration starts at 1:00pm
Event starts at 2:00pm
Entry fee: Php 200

Vintage Constructed Format
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Registration starts at 1:00pm
Event starts at 2:00pm
Entry fee: Php 200

On-demand ZEN-ZEN-WWE Booster Drafts
February 13 and 21, 2010
Entry fee: Php 600
1 pack per win or 5-3-2-2 prize payouts


Contact info:
Titan Hobby Shop (Tue-Sat 3pm-9pm): (632) 494-4066 (look for Veronica)
Office: (632) 896-7284 (look for JT)
Facebook: Titan Hobby Shop
Email: jt_ebay3@yahoo.com

JTQ flier/poster

Ayan kumpleto na!

A rising tide will raise all the ships

Sa tagalog, kapag tumaas ang tubig ay aangat lahat ng barko.

Affordable?

Titan Hobby Shop Vintage tourney 12/20/09

WHEN: DECEMBER 20, 2009 SUNDAY
WHERE: TITAN HOBBY SHOP
WHAT: SANCTIONED VINTAGE TOURNAMENT
TIME: 12PM START
REG FEE: 200

Tourney format:
5 Rounds of Swiss
Top 8

Attendance of 8-15 players: 1st place chooses a Zendikar fetchland. Booster packs will be given to the top 4 (TBD on the tourney itself).
16-23 players: 1st and 2nd gets a Zendikar fetchland. Booster packs will be given to the top 8 (TBD on the tourney itself).
24-31 players: 1st to 3rd gets a Zendikar fetchland. Booster packs will be given to the top 12 (TBD on the tourney itself).
32+ players: 1st to 4th gets a Zendikar fetchland. Booster packs will be given to the top 16 (TBD on the tourney itself).
+ random prizes to be given away!
* seating capacity is at 36 players max. We suggest that participants preregister to avail a spot or you can be there early and register on the same day.

Gold Rush Warm-up at Titan

Thursday Dec 10, 2009.
Php 200 entry
Standard

32 players max.
Round 1 pairings at 7:00pm

FOIL Day of Judgement will be given to the top 2 finishers. Lots of boosters will also be given away.

Gold Rush Trials Results

Random photos during the swiss:




Total players: 20
Swiss rounds: 5

1st - Ray De Guzman

3 Baneslayer Angel
3 Thornling
4 Borderland Ranger
4 Noble Hierarch
4 Lotus Cobra
4 Knight Of The Reliquary
3 Master of The Wild Hunt
2 Elspeth Knight Errant
2 Vines of the Vast wood
3 Maelstrom Pulse
2 Souls majesty
2 Path to Exile
1 Behemoth Sledge

4 Verdant Catacombs
4 Marsh Flats
2 Terramorphic Expanse
2 Sunpetal Grove
3 Plains
4 Forest
2 Swamp
1 Gargoyle Castle
1 Oran Rief, the Vastwood

SB
3 Great Sable Stag
2 Identity Crisis
2 Celestial Purge
2 Malakir Bloodwitch
1 Maelstrom Pulse
2 Mind Shatter
3 Zealous Persecution

2nd - Lloyd Tan: The New Moon

4 Verdant Catacombe
4 Akoum Refuge
4 Dragonskull Summit
2 Crumbling Necropolis
10 Swamp

4 Vampire Hexmage
3 Child of Night
2 Bloodghast
4 Gatekeeper of Malakir
3 Vampire Nighthawk
4 Vampire Nocturnus
4 Malakir Bloodwitch
4 Bituminous Blast
4 Terminate
2 Disfigure
2 Sign in Blood

SB :
3 Doom Blade
2 Earthquake
1 Disfigure
3 Duress
4 Blightning
2 Relic of Progenitus

3rd - Rey Abella

1 Arid Mesa
4 Forest
1 Island
1 Kabira Crossroads
2 Marsh Flats
4 Misty Rainforest
2 Plains
3 Seaside Citadel
4 Sunpetal Grove
1 Verdant Catacombs

4 Baneslayer Angel
2 Birds of Paradise
1 Borderland Ranger
1 Captain of the Watch
4 Emeria Angel
4 Knight of the Reliquary
4 Noble Hierarch
4 Rhox War Monk
4 Steward of Valeron
2 Ajani Goldmane
3 Honor of the Pure
4 Path to Exile


SB:
4 Acidic Slime
3 Brave the Elements
2 World Queller
2 Great Sable Stag
4 Grizzled Leotau

4th - Rudi Ansinas

3 Putrid Leech
4 Sprouting Thrinax
4 Bloodbraid Elf
3 Broodmate Dragon
1 Master of the Wild Hunt
4 Lightning Bolt
4 Blightning
4 Maelstrom Pulse
3 Bituminous Blast
3 Garruk Wildspeaker
1 Chandra Nalaar
1 Terminate

2 Oran-rief the vastwood
3 Verdant Catacombs
4 Savage Lands
4 Rootbound Crag
3 Dragonskull Summit
4 Forest
3 Swamp
3 Mountain

SB
2 Mind Rot
3 Great Sable Stag
3 Thought Hemorrage
2 Pyroclasm
2 Jund Charm
1 Earthquake
1 Rise from the Grave
1 Terminate

5th - Billy Gragasin - Crypt of Agadeem
6th - Cesyl Azarias - Jund
7th - Jao Fronteras - Boros
8th - Ian Cabillos - Boros

Gold Rush Trials at Titan

What: Gold Rush Trials
Where: Titan Hobby Shop
When: Dec 3, 2009.

More details:
Standard
Round 1 pairings at 7:00pm
Php 200 entry
Zendikar packs and DCI foils at stake
32 players max (para hindi abuting ng umaga), 1st come 1st served. You may also pre-register.

In other news, Celsus Kintanar wins the very 1st draft for the month of December.

Introducing: Quick Standard Pods

We finally found a much better way to make Standard tournaments fire up; quick pods.

Starting next week (Tuesday), we will be running on-demand 3 round Standard tournaments. These are Standard tournaments that are run like they are booster drafts. Entry fee would be Php 88 and the pods will start as soon as we get 8 players (16 players max). This is a sure way for us to run Standard tournaments that is sure to fit your schedule; whatever it may be.

Our initial run was held yesterday and we were able to succesfully run 2 pods.

Standard pod 1 winner: Cesyl Azarias (RW landfall)

Standard pod 2 winner: Billy Gragasin (4-color control)

For whatever concerns or questions you may have, feel free to contact us:
Landline: 494-4066
Mobile: 0920-9530103
Facebook: Titan Hobby Shop

Cobra Ramp for Standard

Zendikar has been a really hot topic these past few weeks and it keeps getting hotter as the release date draws near and more cards are discovered. A lot of people are already thinking about possible decks for the upcoming Standard format and Extended season. I have also been brainstorming a few deck ideas in preparation for the upcoming World Championships this November.

Here is one of my concept decks.
Warning: this deck is not for the weak budgeted. The deck is also untested and is just pure theory.

4-color cobra ramp for SOA-CON-ARB-M10-ZEN Standard

4 Lightning Bolt
4 Lotus Cobra
4 Maelstrom Pulse
4 Great Sable Stag / Sprouting Thrinax
4 Bloodbraid Elf
4 Garruk Wildspeaker
3 Bituminous Blast
3 Broodmate Dragon
2 Chandra Ablaze
2 Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker / Bogardan Hellkite

4 UR fetchland
4 UG fetchlend
4 BG fetchland
1 Island
5 Forest
5 Mountain
3 Swamp

The deck is designed to run like the Jund control decks from Alara block. It mostly contains midrange spells that generate virtual card advantage. I figured that this strategy would be a lot more viable these days because Faeries, Cryptic Command, and Gaddock Teeg would be rotating out of Standard.

The mid-range spells feature the powerful Garruk Wildspeaker and Bloodbraid Elf; which is a staple in almost every deck that can play it. I am still unsure of which creature to put on the 3-drop slot though. It mostly depends on how good vampires will be.

As for the late-game or accelerated spells, Broodmate Dragon is obviously present and would be joined by 2 planeswalkers. Chandra is a really cool card that would let you draw 3 cards when your hand runs out and Nicol Bolas or Bogardan Hellkite would surely be a game-ender.

As for the mana base, I prefered running all basic lands which would be supported by the new fetchlands. This setup is the best compromise between quick and consistent. It also maximizes the power of Lotus Cobra which will turn every fetchland you have into a potential Black Lotus.

Osmond Go and his Merfolks win the 1st Titan Legacy tourney

Final standings:
1. Go, Osmond - Merfolk
2. Ang, Arvin - Mono-red burn
3. Sales, Joseph - BG
4. Fach, Bernnar - Zoo
5. Gisbert, Philip - White Stax
6. Reyes, Koko - BG
7. Consunji, David - Threshold
8. Go, Jay - Mono-green Natural Order

Other highlights:

COP: Red actually works on Progenitus

Philip Gisbert playing White Stax, and owner of the COP

Jay Go can't help but smile about how his Progenitus was answered

Eduds Prangan destroys Standard

Eduds Prangan wins (4-0) the very first Standard tourney at Titan Hobby Shop using an unconventional White Weenie deck that had maindeck Safe Passage and Lapse of Certainty.

Final standings:
1. Prangan, Eduds - White Weenie
2. Caghastian, David - UB Fae
3. Cruz, Neil - UW Isda
4. Bausa, Patrick - UW Baneslayer
5. Sulpico, Ben - UB Fae
6. Jaso-Jaso, Edilberto - Good stuff
7. Azarias, Cesyl - Jund
8. Santos, Ralf - Elf Combo
9. San Juan, Jason - Red
10. Uy, Alexander - GB
11. Rama, Philip Christopher - Toast
12. Reyes, Anthony Paul - Warp World
13. Tan, Lloyd - UBr Fae
14. de Ramos, Joseph - Shards Block 5cc

More photos from the event:

Philip Rama...

... vs Patrick Bausa

Wow andaming tao!

Guest "DJ" on the driver's seat