Subject: AZ stae report Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1998 13:41:08 -0700 From: David Cramer To: fkusumot@ix.netcom.com The long overdue States report that does in fact prove green does not suck.... By David "Scrub" Cramer(Note: for the actuall tourney skip ahed a ways) Setting: School Date: The monday before the Az state tourney So I'm walking through school living my happy little life in my happy little school when my happy little friend John(His tourney report is already up on the dojo) tells me that state is that weekend. Oh shit... He then proceed to tell me about his happy little hatred deck he's been testing. I then decide I want to play thinking I'll be able to put together the hatred deck and play it. Setting: Coffee Town Date: Thursday before state. So I get picked up my house in the middle of BFE(Bloody Fuckin' Egypt) we go to the shop to play some. I look at his deck, scoff at the number of rares realizing I'd never be able to put it together and instead play Nick's Fiery Elves of Death deck, then search for cards. Setting: The Wizard's Tower Date: Friday before state. We arrive at the store to play in the Type 2 tourney. I playing Nick's deck, scrambling to get the stuff for the deck so I could play my own copy. Ironically I go 1-3 in the tourney (The 1 point was a bye) then drop to rare draft some, picking up my 5th Antagonismn and no good rares(But if anyone out there wants to give away some antagonisms I'm your man). Then I sell my Tolarian Academy to get money so I could hopefully buy the rest of my deck tommorow. Went home put together some of the deck aving to compromise some. MOst obviously lack of Child of GAea's. This was solved though as I pu in Mr. Ting's himself KELDON WARLORD!!!! Rahhh!!! Just the look on people's face when I play 12/12 Keldon Warload because of Saprolings is priceless. Another interesting tidbit, That night I felt my deck was somehow angry at me so I decided to make it happy. I turned on the tape for NAtional's. Put it in it's deck box, and tucked it in my bed.... all the while I was sleeping on the couch. Sure people laughed,but I made top 8 so who's laughing now? Setting: ASU West (Tourney site) Date:Day of state. I arrive with with John,NIck,Brandon, and Robinand we go reg. hunt for cards, and black border our own cards with the fattes Sharpie ever. I barely get my last Gaea's Cradle then registermy deck and get ready to play. Round 1-Some guy who decided not to show(note, I didn't get any names down at all) Round 2- I played some other guy playing a mono green beatdown deck. I quickly realized that this would be a very easy game for me just cause he had elves and Priest of Titania does in fact read all elves in play. combined with the new ruking that you can tap a legendary land for mana before it dies, the fireballs were fast and fierce. Combined with a cameo abbearance by Mr. Fatty supreme it was a ver easy match. 2-0 Round 3- Greg Plitzer(eventual winner) playing Academy Game 1 I go first turn elvish lyrist which holds him up some while I pound away with weenies till he's at like 7. He drws a fierball though to kill the elf then goes off... next card , Overrun. Game 2- Side in 4 pyros and 3 meltdowns. End of the game, there were 2 meltdowns and 2 pyros in my graeyard, all from windfall. 2-1 Round 4-.......uhhh..... I... uhh... forgot.......I did win though Round 5-some other guy playing a weird blue deck Game 1- get a fast start with weenies killing him quickly. Game2- He disks before I can do much damage. Regroup, lay some more creatures. He lays Zephid... what the fuck?? OKay I'm acing Zephid and stones but I draw fireball. Last chance I hurl the huge ball of fire at him. rebound......... on to game three...... Game 3- I come out racinf but only get him to 3 beofre disking. lay priest of Titania attack. He's at 2. Lays disk. Attack he's at 1. now it's stalled he has 6 land.We sit there drawing cards for like 4 turns till I end the game like this. Me: Attack with priest Him: blow disk Me: fireball for 1 Him: Counter Me: Disintigrate for 1 Him:Counter Me: Pyroblast Him: scoop 4-1 Round 6(last round) I decide to play cause I want points and to help my freinds get in. GAme 1- we both start fast I chump some then go 4th turn fatty supreme him: sure.... I sit back relax at an obscenely high life versus sligh until he concedes after I play 12/12 Dr. tings "Dr. Tings paging Dr. Tings". Game 2 side inanother scrubby card(Natural spring) and a couple meltdowns just cause my deck hates scrolls. he gets an incredibly slow start adn overrun to get him low then kill with some random weenies. did get scary though as he had a very active scroll. 5-1 Well I made top eight but no one else from the tower did. Going in as Seed 2 I played a sligh deck . First gaem I get stuck at 2 mana finally stabilizing the game at 3 life.... not good versus sligh. Game 2 I lost from bll lightning beaying all the while wishing to take a sip from the natural spring... oh well I got some packs and another Antagonism!!!! alright!!!! Props- everybody from the Wizard's Tower for the good times. Especially Jason who kicked my ass with a deck the killed with KArn SilverGolem. John - for the deck Charles- For falling off the chiar trying to close the blinds on the second story window. Eric- For entertining us with stories about the old country,m and giving my elves a pep talk. Gilbert high- Just cause we can say our school's more fucked up than yours( not to mention our drama dept.) Dr. Tings(Keldon Warlord) For being there when I needed you most. Robin, Nick, and Brandon- For all the rides you've given me, even though I life in B.F.E. Slops- No cash prizes The kid I played in the top eight(no-hygeine boy)- BRUSH YOUR HAIR FOR CRYING OUT LOUD!!! That's about it, David "Scrub" Cramer taddghostalker@hotmail.com