i wasn't expecting a bye. but thats good!

I just play tested me vs Wolfking3000 and I lost 1-2. Hopefully the real game goes better for me.

this looks like a lot of work. Good luck!

Have at thee, twiggles!

Methinks this won't go well for me. Best of luck, y'all.

Don't worry Simic colors, I still love you.

Good luck everyone!

Oh poo. This slipped my mind and I forgot to get a deck together. Oh well, good luck everyone!

getting old aren'tcha

My deck... is going to get pulverized. mafteechr's FTFGAG is seriously scary. O.o

Ah, crap. I forgot that I need to use the HTML code for apostrophes instead of just typing the key. Rest assured; I know my grammar.

Games still underway. I'm honestly being a bit surprised by some of the results, but I'm not going to give anything away just yet.

Be patient and have good TappedOuting!

@w999 over 40 so I would have to say yes...

Good luck all!

Looks like fun!

Having seen my opponent's deck, I know I'm toast already. But no big deal. I didn't come to win.

Shhhh!

Nobody tell KrazyCaley!

Hooray, this got started! I've been excited, good luck to everyone

Speaking of Caley... didn't he submit a deck as well?

Or was that "disqualified" since he's from staff?

Anyway, I think I'll lose my round one. :D
My deck is too specific

zandl, I believe KrazyCaley's deck was Izzet Love That I'm Feeling. He posted it somewhere.

I forgot to submit my deck, oops. You ended up with an odd number too >_<

Caley's deck was posted on the tournament post, but not the submission page. I'm not sure if he did that on purpose or misread the submission rules.

Good luck to everyone! I'm excited to hear some of the highlights of the tournament.

Wow tough break... I spent time making my deck and I submitted it as private.

My deck wasn't very good anyway. I'll just be glad if it gets past round one.

Aaaaand I'm screwed....

Ick, the Hexproof matchup. Not going to be an easy one. :|

Eh, doesn't matter. I am self-disqualified for prizes anyway, but probably best for me to avoid having a deck in the challenge in any case.

@GureiSeion, With all the rampant removal everyone seems to have, I'm guessing (and hoping) that Hexproof will be a strong mechanic in this tournament.

I just went for an infinite combo. Nice to get the Agro matchup first.

I put in a couple copies of Devour Flesh precisely to fight hexproof. You don't wanna mess with hexproof.

I went for the good ole "Turn your guys sideways" approach. Ethereal Armor is killing me in my test plays D:

Thus far, I see most people's removal spells in the forms of Smite , Executioner's Swing , and burn. These are all good, but situational. What's wrong with Murder or Devour Flesh ? Some games have been won so far on the back of a single beat-stick pimped out with Ethereal Armor and friends.

I'll go more deeply into these types of trends in my next article.

I've found that slapping a Martial Glory and a Dynacharge on a Trained Caracal really increases my odds of not dying.

unless it dies before dealing damage. heheheh

You fiend! Although that happens a lot with Tragic Slip and Murder ...also Tormented Soul hurts.

i will be happy to get through round 1 it seems like with all the black/white with all the removal and all the life gain im dead in the water. that's at least in my play tests. good luck every one!!

I really like boros enchantments. Last Pauper challenge zandl hosted Volcanic Strength came through as a huge allstar. So I took that concept and added to it with Ethereal Armor and Madcap Skills relying on Bonds of Faith , Mugging , and Pillar of Flame for removal.

One "combo" I'm proud of is Unruly Mob + Thatcher Revolt . IDK how it's working in the tournament but it's very strong in playtesting.

thanks i'll need it. i'll tell you a secret, zandl told me that i made it through the first round. phew!

Yeah, Boros Enchantments is the one match-up my selesnya deck is afraid of. I just pray for Pacifism , or it is generally a loss.

I'm pretty happy with all the spot removal black has, having chosen Golgari. I'm more concerned about blue counterspells than anythign else.

im happy if my deck makes it past round one. i expect it do die

I am hoping my slightly different take on Hexproof (B/G instead of W/G) will offer me some options that the deck is usually lacking. Specifically lots of other creatures I won't mind sacking to devour flesh with scavenge and such.

Im just curious to see how it does I don't have a large playgroup to test with around me.

I haven't even looked at decks yet, I just know that AlexOAwesome is one smart cookie and I may be in big trouble.

@LittleBlueHero, I think we both had a similar idea when constructing decks. We seem to be the only B/G Hexproof decks in the mix that I have seen. Of course, you went heavy on scavenge where I dipped into regenerate and deathtouch. I think we'll get somewhat similar results, though.

Dimir control looks like it's mixing the most used and the less used colors. I just hope mine is tweaked enough to be able to keep up and get the right answers on time.

@sewellius

Yeah I wasn't noticing a lot of others with our game plan. Perhaps B/G Hexproof could become the sleeper deck?

Fingers crossed.

I just realized my deck is using ZERO of the most common creatures, ONE of the Sorceries, One of the Instants, ZERO of the enchantments.

Yay for going rogue :)

I do believe my deck uses exactly zero of the most common cards, and is also playing the two least common colors. I count that as a win.

So where are we in the rounds?

Here: Zandl's Standard Pauper Challenge - Round 1, Part 1