Blue Skies
Adam Reed
Burlington, NC
March 23, 2001

 

Considering this was my first tournament, I think I did pretty good.  There were about 18 or so people attending, consisting mostly of Control.  I played Blue Skies, it being the least expensive to build, also being THE best deck in T2 currently.  The tournament was single elimination

 

Blue Skies

 

4 Spiketail Hatchling

4 Rishadan Airship

4 Chimeric Idol

4 Troublesome Spirit

4 Thwart

4 Foil

4 Opt

4 Gush

4 Wash Out

3 Sky Diamond

21 Island

 

Sideboard

 

4 Submerge

4 Rushing River (These are now Withdraw)

4 Rising Waters

2 Disrupt

1 Sky Diamond

 

Round 1

I get a bye

 

Round 2 vs. Chris playing U/W Control

Game one goes by quickly. I get a little mana screwed but get an early Hatchling. He plays a turn 4 Ankh of Mishra, after which I draw lands.  I play an Airship and Spirit and take him to 5.  He casts Wrath of God, I Foil, he scoops.  Game 2 I play turn three Airship. He Wraths. I play Spirit. He plays Jeweled Spirit.  I attack with my Spirit, he blocks with his Spirit without giving it protection(I still can't figure out why). I play Rising Waters, followed by a Sky Diamond and Airship, and he scoops.

 

Round 3 vs. Ryan playing Counter Rebel

Game 1 starts off with him playing some Ramosian Sergeants, Steadfast Guards and a Lin Sivvi. I play a Hatchling, Airship, and Idol. He Dismantling Blows on my Idol. I play Spirit and bring him down to 5-ish.  He searches for Sky Marshall, I Wash Out. He scoops. Games 2 and 3 I Mulligan a few times and end up keeping 1 and 2 land hands, not drawing any more until it was too late. His Port didn't help either.  He wins.

 

I end up coming in 5th, getting some practice but not much else but still had fun anyway.  Now, time for Props & Slops

 

Props to Next Level for hosting the tournament

Props to my opponents for being such good sports

Slops to, uh, no one I guess. See ya.

 

Adam Reed

Abra985@yahoo.com