5 Card Blind #16

[Mogg]

So, here goes round 16. I hope everyone else is enjoying this as much as I am.  Rules are in the spoiler and decklists are due this Saturday, December 23rd.


These are the rules for Vanishing 5 Card Blind:
Your deck is composed of 5 cards which all start in your hand.
Your library contains 0 cards and you don’t have a sideboard (Wishes fetch nothing).
Random effects always go in your opponent's favor.
You can see your opponent's hand, so you make the best possible play.
You don't lose as a result of not being able to draw a card.
You play each opponent twice; once going first and once going second.
For each win, you score 3 points.
For each draw, you score 1 point.
For each loss, you score 0 points.

Two rules restrict the kind of deck you can send. They are:
1.You may not submit a deck that can win before the opponent's first main phase.
2.You may not submit a deck that can force an opponent to lose more than one card from his hand per turn.

Other than the aforementioned, everything is handled exactly like a real game of Magic.

If you want to play, PM me a message with a heading similar to "Vanishing 5 Card Blind Tournament". The format for the message should be:
Card #1
Card #2
Card #3
Card #4
Card #5

The "Vanishing" part is the twist. After each round, the cards in the winning deck and any cards in at least 1/3 of the decks for that round will be banned for all future rounds.

------------ Winning Decks so far: ------------

- Round #1 [ Mogg ] : Swords to Plowshares + Plains + Mishra's Factory
- Round #2 [ Pingele_Pats ] : Maze of Ith + Scalding Tongs + Ancient Tomb
- Round #3 [ Pingele_Pats ] : Ancient Spring + The Rack + Balance
- Round #4 [ Pingele_Pats ] : Strip Mine + Æther Vial + Faceless Butcher
- Round #4 [ Mogg ] : Mishra's Workshop + Steel Golem + Trinisphere
- Round #5 [ Mogg ] : Wasteland + Lion's Eye Diamond + Nether Spirit
- Round #6 [ Mogg] : Mox Pearl + Soldevi Sentry + Ghost Quarter
- Round #7 [ Hiakashi ] : Mox Sapphire + Ancient Den + Meddling Mage
- Round # 7 [ Pingele_Pats ] : Blinkmoth Nexus + Mox Jet + Mesmeric Fiend
- Round #8 [ Mogg ] Bayou + Blackmail + Rogue Elephant
- Round #8 [ Pingele_Pats ] Bayou + Blackmail + Rogue Elephant
- Round #9 [ Pingele_Pats ] City of Traitors + Isochron Scepter + Lightning Helix
- Round #10 [ Mogg ] Mercadian Bazaar + Flame Fusillade + Urza's Contact Lenses
- Round #10.5 [ Pingele_Pats ] Lotus Bloom + Lotus Bloom + The Cheese Stands Alone
- Round #11 [ Yezzandrix ] Gemstone Mine + Restore Balance + Durkwood Baloth
- Round #12 [ Mogg ] Chain of Vapor + Keldon Halberdier + Volcanic Island
- Round #13 [ Mogg ] Channel + Darksteel Colossus + Force of Will + Hickory Woodlot + Misdirection
- Round #13 [ Pingele_Pats ] Force of Will + Echoing Truth +
Undiscovered Paradise + Yavimaya Hollow + Nezumi Shortfang
- Round #14 [ RichardMNixon ] Karakas + Leyline of Singularity + Isamaru, Hound of Konda + Savannah Lions + Mox Pearl
- Round #15 [ Pingele_Pats ] Snow-Covered Island + Mana Crypt + Show and Tell + Form of the Dragon + Feldon’s Cane

--------------Current banned list--------------

All Ante cards
All Promo cards not available on Gatherer/Autocard
All Unglued and Unhinged Card (excluding basic land)

Æther Vial
Ancient Spring
Ancient Tomb
Balance
Black Lotus
Blackmail
Blinkmoth Nexus
Chain of Vapor
Channel
City of Traitors
Darksteel Colossus
Durkwood Baloth
Echoing Truth
Faceless Butcher
Feldon’s Cane
Flame Fusillade
Force of Will
Form of the Dragon
Gemstone Mine
Ghost Quarter
Isamaru, Hound of Konda
Isochron Scepter
Karakas
Keldon Halberdier
Leyline of Singularity
Lightning Helix
Lion's Eye Diamond
Lotus Bloom
Mana Crypt
Maze of Ith
Meddling Mage
Mesmeric Fiend
Misdirection
Mishra's Factory
Mishra's Workshop
Nether Spirit
Nezumi Shortfang
Restore Balance
Rogue Elephant
Savannah Lions
Scalding Tongs
Show and Tell
Soldevi Sentry
Steel Golem
Strip Mine
Swords to Plowshares
The Rack
Trinisphere
Undiscovered Paradise
Wasteland
Yavimaya Hollow


New cards on the banned list are Mana Crypt, Show and Tell, Form of the Dragon and Feldon’s Cane.

Good luck to all. The cards in my deck for this round have starting letters D, K, O, S and V.

Please post in this thread if you plan on playing.

[Death_By_Beebles]

I'm in.

[DarkRequiem]

I'll send something later on.
Will you also adopt DBB's score system, Mogg?

[Mogg]

.Yes.

[Niv-Mizzet_Rulez!]

I am in. Got to think up a fun deck for this format too now.:plotting:

[Cashew]

I'm in, just can't figure out a deck for it yet.

[MoRS]

Sending decklist as soon as I think of one. So count me in.:D

[The_Defiler!]

What the heck, I'd like to give this a try... I think I have an interesting deck, I'll send it shortly.:icon_twisted:

[Niv-Mizzet_Rulez!]

I sent my deck in. Its..........interesting. I'll go with that.

[Mogg]

List of people playing (Asterisk means I've received a decklist from that person):
Mogg*
Death_By_Beebles*
DarkRequiem*
Niv-Mizzet_Rulez!*
Cashew*
MoRS*
The_Defiler!*
guest1234*
Halinn*
SenorClown*
Pingele_Pats*

[Pingele_Pats]

ARGH!!! My computer fried the day before yesterday.
I lots all my stuff and I don't have internet available.
Can we extend the deadline untill after X-mas?
That would be great.

In the meanwhile. If I don't see ya guys:
*HAVE A NICE X-MAS AND HAPPY 2007!*

[Mogg]

Wow, I'm sorry that happened to you. I'm certainly willing to extend the deadline. Just tell me how long you need, because I'll extend it a couple days at most. All things considered, I want to keep the game moving.

Happy Holidays to you, too. I hope it all works out ok, and soon.

[Ryuzaki]

I'm in, give us until the 26th? Since you round up 25 cause of Holidays...:paranoid:

[Mogg]

Sounds good. The deadline for this round will be Tuesday, December 26th.

[Niv-Mizzet_Rulez!]

:samus: till then we'll play the waiting game.............................................
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................................................. This is boring lets play hungry hungry hippos. I call green!

[Ryuzaki]

Mogg's getting an avvytar!!! Yayyyyyy.....

I wish i could make them, i'd make a few hundred for ya mogg ; )

Hmmm want some sexy girls in your avvytar there Mogg, or you going to use your bitmap one you're trying to convert?

Yeah waiting game, I need to work on a new idea I had and forgot...dang it..

[Mogg]

Hey, I just wanted to remind everyone that decklists are due to today. So if you haven't, send me something! I'll post the results tomorrow.

[Pingele_Pats]

Hi All! I'm back online again.
Thanks for extending the deathline, I really appreciate that.
Mogg, I send you my decklist.

Sincerely, P_P

[Mogg]

So, here are the results:

Mogg 1
Duress
Kjeldoran Outpost
Orzhov Basilica
Scrubland
Vindicate

Halinn 2
Unmask
Sickening Shoal
Tropical Island
Thallid
Mana Chains

Niv-Mizzet_Rulez! 3
Tolarian Academy
Mox Sapphire
Mox Pearl
Welding Jar
Leveler

The_Defiler! 4
Tolarian Academy
Mox Ruby
Mox Jet
Ornithopter
Leveler

guest1234 5
Mox Pearl
Plains
Kirtar's Desire
Master Decoy
Master Decoy

Cashew 6
Mox Ruby
Mox Jet
Dark Ritual
Rift Bolt
Empty the Warrens

SenorClown 7
Swamp
Dark Ritual
Smallpox
Reanimate
Akroma, Angel of Wrath

Death_By_Beebles 8
Mox Pearl
Scrubland
True Believer
Castigate
Arcbound Slith

MoRS 9
Mox Jet
Pendelhaven
Dark Ritual
Channel the Suns
Sliver Queen

DarkRequiem 10
Swamp
Tainted Island
Dark Ritual
Fear
Blizzard Specter

Pingele_Pats 11
Snow-Covered Forest
Sarpadian Empires, Vol. VII
Eladamri's Vineyard
Conjurer's Bauble
Meekstone

X 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1
1 X 0 3 3 0 3 3 1 3 3 0
2 6 X 3 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 6
3 3 3 X 2 6 6 6 3 6 0 6
4 3 3 2 X 6 6 6 3 6 0 6
5 6 6 0 0 X 6 2 4 6 0 6
6 3 3 0 0 0 X 0 3 6 0 0
7 3 6 0 0 2 6 X 3 0 0 0
8 4 6 3 3 1 3 3 X 3 0 0
9 3 6 0 0 0 0 6 3 X 0 0
0 3 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 X 6
1 6 0 0 0 0 6 6 6 6 0 X

1. Cashew (45)
2. Mogg (40)
3. Halinn (39)
4. SenorClown (38)
5. MoRS (36)
6. Death_By_Beebles (32)
7. Pingele_Pats (30)
8. guest1234 (21)
9. Niv-Mizzet_Rulez! (17)
9. The_Defiler! (17)
11. DarkRequiem (3)

Congrats to Cashew for winning!

[Niv-Mizzet_Rulez!]

Wait hold the phone here.
On the chart i was #3 right?
so this is my records right.
3 3 3 X 2 6 6 6 3 6 0 6=41 not 17. Thats a huge difference. Am i missing something here?

[Mogg]

You are. Your score is column 3, not row 3.

[Niv-Mizzet_Rulez!]

You should lable that. Most pepole read from left to right not up to down. I go first game 1 second 2. the final number is my scour after all the games up till there.

Mogg 1
Duress
Kjeldoran Outpost
Orzhov Basilica
Scrubland
Vindicate Yeah i see how i lose game 2. 3

Halinn 2
Unmask
Sickening Shoal
Tropical Island
Thallid
Mana Chains Same here. 6

The_Defiler! 4
Tolarian Academy
Mox Ruby
Mox Jet
Ornithopter
Leveler Draw. 8.

guest1234 5
Mox Pearl
Plains
Kirtar's Desire
Master Decoy
Master DecoyI see how i lose. 8

Cashew 6
Mox Ruby
Mox Jet
Dark Ritual
Rift Bolt
Empty the WarrensOk how do i lose. He would have to give up t=ither all of his goblins to kill levler.(which then i just regenerat.) Rift bolt is not an instent its a sorcery.8/14

SenorClown 7
Swamp
Dark Ritual
Smallpox
Reanimate
Akroma, Angel of WrathYeah i know i lose.8/14

Death_By_Beebles 8
Mox Pearl
Scrubland
True Believer
Castigate
Arcbound Slithyeah same here. 11/17.

MoRS 9
Mox Jet
Pendelhaven
Dark Ritual
Channel the Suns
Sliver QueenWouldn't i win the damage race. here And he couldn't make enough tokenss when i go first to kill my guy before he dies.and anyways my guy regenerates.11/23

DarkRequiem 10
Swamp
Tainted Island
Dark Ritual
Fear
Blizzard SpecterYeah i win. 17/29

Pingele_Pats 11
Snow-Covered Forest
Sarpadian Empires, Vol. VII
Eladamri's Vineyard
Conjurer's Bauble
Meekstoneyeah i lose.17/29

Could someone please tell me how i lose match against player 6 and 9!?

[Cashew]

Niv -
Turn 1: You cast Leveler
Turn 1: I storm 8 goblins into play
Turn 2: I Suspend Rift Bolt

Your Leveler can either attack to a chump block (no trample on the sucker) or block to kill a goblin.
We can go 2 routes. You attack and I chump block to a single goblin death, or you block with leveller and I lose a single goblin each attack.

Seeing as you have 2 blockers and I have 8 attackers. 7 damage first attack, 6 second, 5 third. Rift bolt goes straight to yoru face for 2. 7 + 6 + 5 + 2 = 20 damage by turn 4. I can easily chump block.

I don't have to kill your Leveler, or even care about it. It could be a 2/2 for all my token alpha strikes would care. Can tell I got a lot of sleep. No ornithopter 2 less goblins - same results. Fixed the explanation.

[Mogg]

Niv isn't playing ornithopter and the most goblins you can make is 8. Despite that, Cashew wins the race by holding back a goblin on each attack to chump.

The same is true of the sliver matchup. MoRS makes a token each turn to block Leveler and attacks with Sliver Queen. If Niv-Mizzet holds Leveler back to block, MoRS just builds up tokens until he can overwhelm the lone Leveler.

[Niv-Mizzet_Rulez!]

woops i though levler had trample. Stupid me for not reading closely enough. Well thanks for clearing that up.

[DarkRequiem]

*sighs*