5/4-5/8 Deck of the Week

The 5/4-5/8 Deck of the Week is my "Merfolk" deck. It posted a respectable 6-1 record, beating a variety of different decks. Half of its victories came from decking the opponent and the other half came from swarming the opponent.

4/28-5/2 Deck of the Week

The 4/28-5/2 Deck of the Week is my "Fungus" deck. It posted an amazing 6-0 record, beating a variety of different decks. Each game was different from all of the others, as different cards sealed the victory each time.

4/21-4/25 Deck of the Week

The 4/21-4/25 Deck of the Week is really from each of the last three weeks, and the result is a tie between four decks. Here are the decks:

• My "Goblin Burn" deck (2-1)
  
• Karen's "Sliver" deck (2-0)
• Sam's "Elf" deck (1-0)
• Adam's "Elf" deck (1-0)
  

3/31-4/4 Deck of the Week

The 3/31-4/4 Deck of the Week is my "Kithkin" deck. It posted a strong 3-0 record, winning against various players playing with various decks. The winning strategy was to swarm and play removal spells when necessary.

3/24-3/28 Deck of the Week

The 3/24-3/28 Deck of the Week is my "Blue" deck. It posted an amazing 7-0 record, all of the games against Chiraag's "Madness" deck. My strategy was to control the game until I got enough offense to win the game. As you can tell, my strategy worked pretty well.

Burned and Almost Decked!

Yesterday, my "Izzet" deck squared off against Adam's "Discard" deck two times.

Game 1
Adam played an early Jaya Ballard, Task Mage, and I was beaten handily. Series record: 0-1

Game 2
The game lasted a very long time, and I finally won with only four cards left in my deck. Series record: 1-1

"Izzet" record: 7-4
"Izzet" record vs. Adam: 4-2
"Izzet" record vs. "Discard: 1-1

Whoops!

Today, my "Izzet" deck squared off against Sam's "Blue" deck. I started off by playing my Wee Dragonauts. Later, Sam tried to gain control of it with Confiscate, but I changed Confiscate's target with my Reroute. I won it easily after that, or so I thought. After the game, I realized that Reroute had to be used on an activated ability, giving me an automatic D.Q. for the match.
"Izzet" record: 6-3
"Izzet" record vs. Sam: 2-1
"Izzet" record vs. "Blue-Black": 0-1

Powering Up!

Today, my "Izzet" deck squared off against Sam's "Warrior" deck two times.

Game 1
I played an early Wee Dragonauts, followed by many instant and sorcery spells that helped power it up to finish Sam off. Series record: 1-0

Game 2
I used the same strategy to win the same way. Series record: 2-0

"Izzet" record: 6-2
"Izzet" record vs. Sam: 2-0
"Izzet" record vs. "Warrior": 2-0

Killed from Blocking!

Today, my "Gruul" deck squared off against Jared's "Azorius" deck. Jared was able to play to play some good small creatures, but I took them out by forcing them to block my Burning Tree Bloodscale. His swarm shrunk faster than it could grow.
"Gruul" record: 3-2
"Gruul" record vs. Jared: 1-0
"Gruul" record vs. "Azorius": 1-0

Deathspored!

Today, my "Fungus" deck squared off against Adam's "Sliver" deck. Due to mana problems, Adam was only able to play two slivers all game, which I quickly dispensed of with my Deathsore Thallid. I used Herd Gnarr to finish Adam off.
"Fungus" record: 9-3
"Fungus" record vs. Adam: 1-0
"Fungus" record vs. "Sliver": 1-0

Berserkers Over Warriors!

Today, my "Gruul" deck squared off against Sam's "Warrior" deck. For most of the game, all I was doing was giving my Gatherer of Graces lots of auras, which dealt enough damage to Sam for Scorched Rusalka to finish him off.
"Gruul" record: 2-2
"Gruul" record vs. Sam: 1-0
"Gruul" record vs. "Warrior": 1-0

Urza's Effort!

Today, my "Blue" deck squared off against Adam's "Faraie" deck. For the whole game, Adam had a huge swarm of creatures. I would have been killed very quickly, but I managed to play Urza's Armor which stopped all of Adam's 1/1 faraies in their tracks. I still lost though, when Adam played his Morsel Theft.
"Blue" record: 0-3
"Blue" record vs. Adam: 0-2
"Blue" record vs. "Faraie": 0-1

Spiraling Victory!

Today, my "Critical Mass" deck squared off against Jared's "Spirit Flames" deck. For the whole game, Jared was short on mana. Meanwhile, I kept my hand size full to maximize the power of my three Spiraling Embers, which were a big factor in my winning the game.
"Critical Mass" record: 6-6
"Critical Mass" record vs. "Spirit Flames": 2-2
"Critical Mass" record vs. Jared: 2-2

More Tribal Wars!

Today, my "Elf" deck squared off against Adam's "Faraie" deck. Early in the game, Adam was able to slow down my assault of elves, but the best defense can't last forever. My elves eventually built up a swarm for the win.
"Elf" record: 9-2-1
"Elf" record vs. Adam: 2-0
"Elf" record vs. "Faraie": 1-0

Tribal Wars!

Today, my "Kithkin" deck squared off against Adam's "Faraie" deck. For most of the game, I had no more than two creatures. In the end, Adam's faraies were able to fly over my grounded kithkin.
"Kithkin" record: 6-3
"Kithkin" record vs. Adam: 1-2
"Kithkin" record vs. "Faraie": 0-1

Mass Kill and Bounce Kill!

Today, my "Suspended Sentence" deck squared off against Sam's "Selesnya" deck. Sam started out by playing a Thallid, a Watchwolf and two saprolings, which all attacked me for points of damage. On my fifth turn though, my Riftwing Cloudskate came out of suspend and returned Reality Acid to my hand. In doing so, Watchwolf was sacrificed. During my main phase of that same turn, I played Festering March, which killed all of Sam's remaining creatures (since they were all 1/1). Sam never recovered from that turn, as he found himself stuck on two mana for most of the game.
"Suspended Sentence" record: 3-1
"Suspended Sentence" record vs. Sam: 1-0
"Suspended Sentence" record vs. "Selesnya": 1-0

Swarmed!

Today, my "Elf" deck squared off against Sam's "Selesnya" deck three times.

Game 1
I played a bunch of elves and an Imperious Perfect, helping to an easy victory. Series record: 1-0

Game 2
With the help of Wellwisher and Timberwatch Elf, I had both a ton of life and a powerful attacker. Series record: 2-0

Game 3
Sam only played four lands all game, making for another easy victory. Series record: 3-0

"Elf" record: 8-2-1
"Elf" record vs. Sam: 3-0-1
"Elf" record vs. "Selesnya": 3-0

Roaring Fire!

Today, my "Critical Mass" deck squared off agiainst Karen's "White-Black" deck three times.

Game 1
I built up an early swarm while Karen had early mana problems. When Karen finally did get some creatures out, I used Kami of Fires Roar to prevent them from blocking my creatures. Series record: 1-0

Game 2
This game, it was Karen that built up an early swarm and me that had mana problems. The result was reversed as well. Series record: 1-1

Game 3
I got many of the same creatures that I got in the first game, while Karen got many of the creatures that she got in the second game. Luckily for me though, I got many strong burn spells to limit Karen's creature supply. Series record: 2-1

"Critical Mass" record: 5-6
"Critical Mass" record vs Karen: 2-3
"Critical Mass" record vs. "White-Black": 2-1

Sharing the Acid!

Yesterday, my "Suspended Sentence" squared off against Karen's "Green" deck two times.

Game 1
To limit Karen's swarm, I combined Reality Acid with my bounce back spells. I used my fliers to whittle her life down for the victory. Series record: 1-0

Game 2
I used the same approach as before, and I got myself the same result. Series record: 2-0

"Suspended Sentence" record: 2-1
"Suspended Sentence" record vs. Karen: 2-1
"Suspended Sentence" record vs. "Green": 2-0

Trading Blows!

Today, my "Fungus" deck squared off against Chiraag's "Madness" deck four times.

Game 1
I had a large swarm of fungus out when Chiraag pulled out his Damnation, leading him to a comeback victory. Series record: 0-1

Game 2
Yet again, I built up a large swarm, but this time Chiraag had no Damnation to stop it. Series record: 1-1

Game 3
This game was almost an exact copy of the previous one. Series record: 2-1

Game 4
I had no chance in this game. Chiraag had Damnation in his hand for the whole game, but he never needed to use it. Series record: 2-2

"Fungus" record: 8-3
"Fungus" record vs. Chiraag: 3-3
"Fungus" record vs. "Madness": 3-3

Damnationed!

Today, my "Elf" deck squred off against Chiraag's "Madness" deck. The game went really well for me in the beginning. I started out with three Wellwishers (which were able to get me all the way up to 42 life), two Elvish Warriors, a Llanowar Elves and a Heedless One. Just when I thought I had myself an easy victory, Chiraag played Damnation, killing all of my creatures. He didn't let up after that either, as he followed up his mass creature removal spell with many of his own creatures. Chiraag took my life total all the way from 42 to 0.
"Elf" record: 5-2-1
"Elf" record vs. Chiraag: 3-2
"Elf" record vs. "Madness": 3-1

Short Lived!

Today, my "White" deck squared off against Chiraag's "Madness" deck. To make a long (actually short) story short, (shorter anyways), each creature I played did not live to see my following turn. At the end of the game, Chiraag had four Nightshade Assassins, two Trespasser il-Vecs and a Mirri the Cursed.
"White" record: 8-3
"White" record vs. Chiraag: 3-1
"White" record vs. "Madness": 1-1

Sliver of Lands!

Today, my "White" deck squared off against Chiraag's "Sliver" deck. I started out by playing five quick, aggressive creatures. Chiraag, on the other hand, had to mulligan twice, due to mana shortage. Most of my attackers had flying, so I wasn't slowed down much when Chiraag finallly managed to play a Gemhide Sliver.
"White" record: 8-2
"White" record vs. Chiraag: 3-0
"White" record vs. Chiraag: 1-0

Cursed by Mirri!

Today, my "Gruul" deck squared off against Adam's "Golgari" deck. At first, it appeared that I was in good shape, since I had built up a swarm of four creatures. When Adam played Mirri the Cursed, I decided that the only way I could win was to attack all out every turn, hopefull only losing only one creature a turn. That ended up being a very bad idea, since each time Adam's Mirri the Cursed took out one of my creatures, it got more powerful. I ran out of creatures and life very quickly.
"Gruul" record: 1-2
"Gruul" record vs. Adam: 1-1
"Gruul" record vs. "Golgari": 0-1

P.S.: Adam actually likes to pronounce this deck "Guglori".

Endless Burn Targets!

Today, my "Goblin Burn" deck squared off against Sam's "Endless March" deck three times.

Game 1
I built up a swarm early, and after I played Goblin King, Sam had no chance. Series record: 1-0

Game 2
This game was the complete opposite of the first one. Raging Goblin was the only creature I played all game. Series record: 1-1

Game 3
This was by far, the closest game of the three. Early in the game, Sam and I traded blows, but I was overpowered in the end by Sam's Dust Elemental and Calciderm. Series record: 1-2

"Goblin Burn" record: 4-3
"Goblin Burn" record vs. Sam: 3-2
"Goblin Burn" record vs. "Endless March": 1-2

Frenzy was Fatal!

Yesterday, my "Red-White Scrap" deck squared off against Adam's "Rat Discard" deck. We traded blows early on, but I pushed across the final points of damage when I gave my Brion Stoutarm a Fatal Frenzy.
"Red-White Scrap" record: 1-0
"Red-White Scrap" record vs. Adam: 1-0
"Red-White Scrap" record vs. "Rat Discard: 1-0

Raid the Law!

Yesterday, my "Gruul" deck squared off against Adam's "Azorius" deck. I started the game by trying to build up a swarm. That worked for a little while, but I had to blow up my Scorched Rusalka on Adam for the victory.
"Gruul" record: 1-1
"Gruul" record vs. Adam: 1-0
"Gruul" record vs. "Azorius": 1-0

Izzen't any Mutations!

Yesterday, my "Izzet" deck squared off against Adam's "Simic" deck three times.

Game 1
Adam drew two lands all game, while I combined my Wee Dragonauts with my Psycotic Fury. Series record: 1-0

Game 2
Adam still never drew a single Forest. Tibor and Lumia did the trick for me this game. Series record: 2-0

Game 3
Adam got more mana this game, but my Wee Dragonauts and Tibor and Lumia were still too much for him to handle. Series record: 3-0

"Izzet" record: 4-2
"Izzet" record vs. Adam: 3-1
"Izzet" record vs. "Simic": 3-0

Set Aflame!

Yesterday, my "Kithkin" deck squared off against Adam's "Elemental" deck. Right from the start, I was short on mana. Adam, on the other hand, had no shortage of mana. First, he used Seal of Fires to get rid of my early creatures. Then, he combined his Soulbright Flamekin with his Flamekin Brawler to deal more than enough damage to take me out.
"Kithkin" record: 6-2
"Kithkin" record vs. Adam: 1-1
"Kithkin" record vs. "Elemental": 0-1

Drawing, but not Damaging!

Yesterday, my "Critical Mass" deck squared off against Adam's "Draw" deck. To make a long story short, I started out by playing a bunch of small creatures that I attacked with each turn. Adam, on the other hand, played a bunch of spells that let him draw cards (most of which just let him draw more cards). You can probably guess the result.
"Critical Mass" record: 3-5
"Critical Mass" record vs. Adam: 2-1
"Critical Mass" record vs. "Draw": 1-0

Demon Horned!

Yesterdy, my "Black" deck squared of against Adam's "Rat Discard" deck. The both got off to pretty slow starts, but I had the advantage of a Demon's Horn, letting me outlast Adam for the victory.
"Black" record: 5-1
"Black" record vs. Adam: 3-0
"Black" record vs. "Rat Discard": 1-0

Second to Suffer!

Yesterday, my "Critical Mass" deck squared of against Adam's "Spirit" deck. Things started out slowly for me while Adam used his Elder Pine of Jukai to both get him the lands he needed and keep his hand size full. This all led up to one giant Kagemaro, First to Suffer. I got hit with a lot of damage making me the second to suffer.
"Critical Mass" record: 2-5
"Critical Mass" record vs. Adam: 1-1
"Critical Mass" record vs. "Spirit": 1-1

Lurking in Shadows!

Yesterday, my "Elf" deck squared off against Chiraag's "Madness" deck. Chiraag was able to keep my life from growing by making sure to burn my Wellwishers the instant I played them. He also had a Trespasser il-Vec out, which he would give shadow each turn and attack me for direct damage. I barely squeezed away with a victory, since Chiraag's Trespasser il-Vec got me almost single-handetly down to 3 life. In the end though, my swarm of elves were able to prevail agianst Chiraag's one shadow creature.
"Elf" record: 5-1-1
"Elf" record vs. Chiraag: 3-1
"Elf" record vs. "Madness": 3-0

Landing Defeats!

Yeterday, my "Critical Mass" deck squared off against Jared's "Spirit Flames" deck three times.

Game 1
I was able to burn most of Jared's early spirits, but most of them came back all too easily with many of Jared's later soulshifting spirits. Once they came back, I had run out of burn spells, so Jared bulit up a large swarm for the victory. Series record: 0-1

Game 2
Jared played two early Petalmane Bakus and a Soilshaper, which gave him both more than enough mana to play power up spells and enough leftover 3/3 lands that could attack me. I was killed by a 10/10 land with trample, thanks to Jared's Strength of Cedars, Soilshaper and O'Naginata. Series record: 0-2

Game 3
Unlike previous games, when I burned Jared's creatures, Jared found himself lacking spirits with soulshift, helping me to my only win in the series. Series record: 1-2

"Critical Mass" record: 2-4
"Critical Mass" record vs. "Spirit Flames": 1-2
"Critical Mass" record vs. Jared: 1-2

Spirited Victory!

Yeterday, my "Critical Mass" deck squared off against Adam's "Spirit" deck. Early in the game, I played many spirits along with my Skyfire Kirin, which let me gain control of Adam's creatures whenever I played may other spirits. Also, Adam stayed stuck on four lands for the whole game, leading my attackers through sparce defenses for the victory.
"Critical Mass" record: 1-2
"Critical Mass" record vs. "Spirit": 1-0
"Critical Mass" record vs. Adam: 1-0

Killed for Rebelling!

Today, my "Rebel" deck squared off against Adam's "Zombie" deck. During the early stages of the game, things were looking fine for me as I was getting out a lost of rebels and even limiting Adam's swarm of zombies. That didn't last long though. Before I could blink, Adam started taking out my creatures with his kill spells and building up a swarm that I could not stop. After that, I was able to slow down Adam's swarm slightly, but the ending result was inevitable.
"Rebel" record: 0-1
"Rebel" record vs. Adam: 0-1
"Rebel" record vs. "Zombie": 0-1

Swarm not Vanishing!

Today, my "White" deck squared off against Adam's "Vanishing" deck. I had a great early hand with lots of small creatures in it, including Suntail Hawk, Angelic Page, Tundra Wolves, Beacon Hawk and Crossbow Infantry. Using the swarm I built up, I got Adam down to 1 life fairly quickly. At that point, it looked like I had the victory all wrapped up, but it ended up being another four turns before I finally won, due to Adam's many damage preventing spells. Unfortunately for Adam the best defensive Magic deck can't win without some sort of offense.
"White" record: 7-2
"White" record vs. Adam: 5-2
"White" record vs. "Vanishing": 1-0

P.S.: A deck that I have that is all defense and no offense is my "Blue" deck.

Repeated Repeat!

Today, my "Fungus" deck squared off against Sam's "Blue-Black" deck. Things started out looking good for me when I played a Herd Grarr and enchanted it with a Verdant Embrace. Sam knew better than to let that go unnoticed though, as he quickly enchanted my Herd Gnarr with his Second Wind on the following turn, stopping my Herd Grarr from attacking. Still, my Verdant Embrace turned out to be very useful, giving me a saproling at the begining of both Sam and my turns. My saprolings came from other sources too, including my Sprout Swarm that I bought back every turn and an unmorphed Thelonite Hermit, which didn't just add four saprolings to the swarm, but it also made all of my saprolings 2/2. Using my giant swarm of 2/2 saprolings, I swarmed Sam for the victory.
"Fungus" reocord: 6-1
"Fungus" reocord vs. Sam: 4-0
"Fungus" reocord vs. "Blue-Black": 4-0

Flanked!

Today, my "Black" deck squared off against Jared's "Flanking" deck. On my second turn, I played my Demon's Horn, but throughout the game, I wasn't able to gain nearly enough life to stop Jared's assault of knights. Most of my creatures couldn't survive through flanking either.
"Black" record: 4-1
"Black" record vs. Jared: 0-1
"Black" record vs. "Flanking": 0-1

Strength in Numbers!

Today, my "White" deck squared off against Chraag's "Madness" deck. Early in the game, every creature I played was instantly burned or killed by Chiraag's arsenol of burn/kill spells. Luckilly for me, Chiraag ran out after about a half-dozen, allowing me to build up a swarm late in the game.
"White" record: 6-2
"White" record vs. Chiraag: 2-0
"White" record vs. "Madness": 1-0

Growing Up!

Today, my "White" deck squared off against Chiraag's "Green" deck. For most of the game, I had at least five creatures, making my Fortify extremely deadly.
"White" record: 5-2
"White" record vs. Chiraag: 1-0
"White" record vs. "Green": 1-0

The Dead not Coming Back!

Yesterday, my "Elf" deck squared off against Adam's "Zombie" deck. Throughout the game, Adam's resources were limited to him getting only three lands. I built up a swarm quickly, with the help of two Imperious Perfects and an Elvish Prominade, ending the game quickly.
"Elf" record: 4-1-1
"Elf" record vs. Adam: 1-0
"Elf" record vs. "Zombie": 1-0

Playing With Fire!

Today, my "Madness" deck squared off against Sam's "Red" deck two times. Early in the game, Sam played a Vulshock Sorcerer. This really slowed me down because all but one of the creatures I played had one toughness, making it really easy for Sam to pick them off one by one every turn. When I managed to finally play a creature with two toughness, Mirri the Cursed, Sam burned it on his following turn with his Volcanic Hammer leaving me without a creature.
"Unraveling Mind" record: 1-1
"Unraveling Mind" record vs. Sam: 0-1
"Unraveling Mind" record vs. "Red": 0-1

Too Much to Burn!

Yesterday, my "Elf" deck squared off against Chiraag's "Madness" deck two times.

Game 1
I played too many elves to count and finished Chiraag off with a huge Heedless One. Series record: 1-0

Game 2
This time Chiraag used his Dark Withering on my Heedless One, but I still had too many elves for him to stop. Series record: 2-0

"Elf" record: 3-1-1
"Elf" record vs. Chiraag: 2-1
"Elf" record vs. "Madness": 2-0

Poisoned to Death!

Yesterday, my "Elf" deck squared off against Chiraag's "Sliver" deck. Things looked really good for me when I started the game by playing two Wellwishers, which throughout the game, gave me more than enough life. Unfortunately for me, Chiraag played both Virulent Sliver and Shifting Sliver, leaving me wide open for poison counters every turn. By the end of the game, I had 43 life, but I also had 10 poison counters.
"Elf" record: 1-1-1
"Elf" record vs. Chiraag: 0-1
"Elf" record vs. "Sliver": 0-1

Forest Fire!

Today, my "Kithkin" deck squared off against Chiraag's "Madness" deck. The game started out looking pretty good for me when I got four kithkin out on the opening turns. The game turned sour quickly though, as my all of my creatures were burned and killed off the field, one by one. When Chiraag started to build up a swarm I had nothing left to defend myself.
"Kithkin" record: 6-1
"Kithkin" record vs. Chiraag: 0-1
"Kithkin" record vs. "Madness": 0-1

Opposite Results!

Today, my "Fungus" deck squared off against Chiraag's "Madness" deck two times.

Game 1
I enchanted my Herd Gnarr with both Verdant Embrace and Fallen Ideal, which led up to a monstrous game ending attack. Series record: 1-0

Game 2

The only fungus I played all game was Thallid Shell-Dweller, and Chiraag took it out right away with his Lightning Axe, leading to a quick loss. Series record: 1-1

"Fungus" record: 5-1
"Fungus" record vs. Chiraag: 1-1
"Fungus" record vs. "Madness": 1-1

Fire in the Labs!

Today, my "Izzet" deck squared off against Chiraag's "Madness" deck. I played an early Wee Dragonauts, but Chiraag instantly burned it with his Lightning Axe. After that, I found myself very short on creatures, which was very unfortunate because Chiraag quickly built up a swarm of four creatures, Mirri the Cursed, Nightshade Assassin, Trespasser il-Vec and Reckless Worm. I used Pyromatics to get rid of both Nightshade Assassin and Trespasser il-Vec, but there was really nothing I could do to stop the leftover assault, leading to a quick defeat.
"Izzet" record: 1-2
"Izzet" record vs. Chiraag: 1-1
"Izzet" record vs. "Madness": 0-1

P.S.: Even if I had managed to kill Chiraag's Mirri the Cursed, it turned out Chiraag had another one waiting in his hand.

Izzen't a Sliver of Hope!

Today, my "Izzet" deck squared off against Chiraag's "Sliver" deck. Early in the game, Chiraag mulliganed a hand due to a lack of the lands he needed. While Chiraag was doing this, I played a Wee Dragonauts and a Tibor and Lumia, which I attacked with each turn for direct damage. When Chiraag did play a sliver, I was able to get rid of it using my control spells. With the help of Pyromatics, I was able to push through exactly 20 damage.
"Izzet" record: 1-1
"Izzet" record vs. Chiraag: 1-0
"Izzet" record vs. "Sliver": 1-0

Repeat!

Today, my "Fungus" deck squared off against Sam's "Blue-Black" deck two times.

Game 1
I used Deathspore Thallid to contain Sam's swarm, then enchanted it with Verdant Embrace to attack once I had gotten rid of Sam's swarm. Series record: 1-0

Game 2
I used the same strategy as the previous game, and earned myself the same result. Series record: 2-0

"Fungus" record: 4-0
"Fungus" record vs. Sam: 3-0
"Fungus" record vs. "Blue-Black": 3-0

Ouch!

Today, my "Gruul" deck squared off against Karen's "Rakdos" deck. We both attempted to build up a swarm early in the game. Unfortunately for me though, my swarm was shrinking faster than growing due to Karen's abundance of kill spells. I on the other hand, didn't have nearly as many kill spells, so Karen increased her swarm of creatures almost at will. Karen's final attack included the creatures Gobhobbler Rats, Demon's Jester, Rakdos Pit Dragon and Rakdos Guildmage.
"Gruul" record: 0-1
"Gruul" record vs. Karen: 0-1
"Gruul" record vs. "Rakdos": 0-1

Madder Than Madness!

Today, my "Black" deck squared off against Chiraag's "Madness" deck. Early in the game, Chiraag had trouble playing many of his strong cards due to his lack of red mana. My deck on the other hand only needed black mana, which it got plenty. Chiraag had two Lightning Axes in his hand, but he was never able to play them since I took him out before he drew a single Mountain.
"Black" record: 4-0
"Black" record vs. Chiraag: 2-0
"Black" record vs. "Madness": 1-0

Picking on the Weak!

Today, my "Black" deck squared off against Chiraag's "Green" deck. Chiraag started out by playing three Thornweald Archers. I picked them off one by one. Chiraag responded with yet another Thornweald Archer and a Llanowar Mentor. I killed them both at once by playing my Ascendant Evincar on the following turn, since it gave all of his creatures -1/-1. Chiraag's last gasp was his Craw Giant. I dispensed of that with my 3/3 first striking Vampire Bats. After that, Chiraag was left defenseless against my attackers.
"Black" record: 3-0
"Black" record vs. Chiraag: 1-0
"Black" record vs. "Green": 1-0

Swarm Not Suspended!

Yesterday, my "Suspended Sentence" deck squared off against Karen's "White" deck. I started the game by suspending a Corpulent Corpse on turn one and an Infiltrator il-Kor on turn two. Once they got out, they almost single-handily got Karen down to 1. In the end though, Karen's swarm of six creatures ended up being too much for my mere two creatures.
"Suspended Sentence" record: 0-1
"Suspended Sentence" record vs. Karen: 0-1
"Suspended Sentence" record vs. "White": 0-1

Protecting the Wood!

Today, my "Kithkin" deck squared off against Jared's "Azorius" deck three times.

Game 1
Jared surrendered before the game started due to bad starting hands. Series record: 1-0

Game 2
I was able to shrink Jared's strong defense with the help of my early removal spells Oblivion Ring and Crib Swap. After that, my only attacker, a 5/4 double striking, first striking, changeling Kithkin Greatheart did the rest. Series record: 2-0

Game 3
With the help of two Cloudcoat Ranger's kithkin producing ability, I swarmed Jared for the victory. Series record: 3-0

"Kithkin" record: 6-0
"Kithkin" record vs. Jared: 3-0
"Kithkin" record vs. "Azorius": 3-0

P.S.: In the second game, Kithkin Greatheart became as powerful as it was with the help of Runed Stalactite, Wizened Cenn and Battle Mastery.

Powering Up and Replenishing!

Yesterday, my "Elf" deck squared off against Jared's "Flanking" deck. Jared got off to a bad start with only two lands and was never able to recover. I, on the other hand was able to get out eighteen elves (nine were tokens from Elvish Promenade). The non-token elves included two Wellwishers and an 18/18 Heedless One. The game ended very quickly.
"Elf" record: 1-0-1
"Elf" record vs. Jared: 1-0
"Elf" record vs. "Flanking": 1-0

My Very Own Sliver!

Today, my "Kithkin" deck squared off against Adam's "Sliver" deck. Adam got a very good initial hand, but his plans were completely squelched when I played my Avian Changeling (which got all of his sliver bonuses, since it is both a sliver and a kithkin, as well as every other creature type). While my Avian Changeling kept Adam's slivers at bay, my kithkin swarmed Adam for the victory.
"Kithkin" record: 3-0
"Kithkin" record vs. Adam: 1-0
"Kithkin" record vs. "Sliver": 1-0

Darker Than Dark!

Today, my "Black" deck squared off against Adam's "Zombie" deck. I gained a permanent advantage when I played my Demon's Horn on turn two (we were both playing with pure black decks). For the rest of the game, we traded blows, but unlike Adam, I had life to spare.
"Black" record: 2-0
"Black" record vs. Adam: 2-0
"Black" record vs. "Zombie": 1-0

Killing Everything!

Today, my "Black" deck squared off against Adam's "Time" deck. In the early game, I used my many kill spells to stop Adam's early suspend wave of creatures. I followed with a swarm of my own creatures and Adam had nothing left to stop them.
"Black" record: 1-0
"Black" record vs. Adam: 1-0
"Black" record vs. "Time": 1-0

Peaceful Victory!

Today, my "Kithkin" deck squared off against Sam's "Elf" deck two times.

Game 1
Sam played two lands all game, leading to an easy victory. Series record: 1-0

Game 2
I took out Sam's big threats with Oblivion Ring and Crib Swap. Wizened Cenn supercharged my horde of Kithkin for another victory for the village!

"Kithkin" record: 2-0
"Kithkin" record vs. Sam: 2-0
"Kithkin" record vs. "Elf": 2-0

Pointy Teeth Over Pointy Ears!

Today, my "Goblin Burn" deck squared off against Sam's "Elf" deck two times.

Game 1
Sam had no chance. Everything he played was quickly taken out with my loads of burn spells. Series record: 1-0

Game 2
Sam managed to play two Llanowar Elves, three Wellwishers and one Elvish Pioneer, all with one Forest! His mana problems caught up to him though, because he had nothing left to play after I stopped his early threats. I killed him with a 21/21 Clickslither. Series record: 2-0

"Goblin Burn" record: 3-1
"Goblin Burn" record vs. Sam: 2-0
"Goblin Burn" record vs. "Elf": 2-0

Never Ending!

Today, my "Elf" deck squared off against Sam's "Elf" deck. Both of us got out early Wellwishers and a ton of other elves, making it impossible for either of us to win. It was declared a draw.
"Elf" record: 0-0-1
"Elf" record vs. Sam: 0-0-1
"Elf" record vs. "Elf": 0-0-1

Delaying the Inevitable!

Today, my "Blue" deck squared off against Adam's "Modular" deck. Just like the game when my "Blue" deck played against Jared's "Rakdos" deck, I controlled my opponent, but was killed after I ran out of control spells.
"Blue" record: 0-2
"Blue" record vs. Adam: 0-1
"Blue" record vs. "Modular": 0-1

Race to the Kill!

Today, my "Goblin Burn" deck squared off against Adam's "Goblin" deck. To make a long story short, this game was a race to the finish. To make a long story even shorter, Adam won the race.
"Goblin Burn" record: 1-1
"Goblin Burn" record vs. Adam: 0-1
"Goblin Burn" record vs. "Goblin": 0-1