So I went to my first ever MtG event this past weekend. I was nervous as all get out and thought I was going to make a fool of myself and lose every game.
Round 1:
The first game I was super nervous and made some simple mistakes. The guy I played against was very helpful, but also very unforgiving. It was a good way to start out though. It made me realize that I had to bite down and play my deck like I knew how and to quit letting my nerves get the better of me. He played a deck built around Advanced Stitchwing and Pized Amalgam
Game 1
He got out 2 Fevered Visions right off the bat. I had no cards in my hand to counter. I realized shortly after the game started that I shouldn't have kept my hand, but for some reason I didn't. I had no enchantment hate in my deck so he bled me dry fairly quick. then got an Advanced Stitchwing out on to the field and with nothing to block the flying I was left dead in the water. DEFEATED
Game 2
Second game I did much better. I held my ground and lasted a lot longer then the first game. I added some enchantment hate from my sideboard and was able to stop his Fevered Visions from coming out. I got a couple of creatures out to help block (I can't remember what). Then though he pulled the 2 Advanced Stitchwings from the graveyard which pulled 2/3 Prized Amalgam's from the graveyard too. From there it was a very short game. DEFEATED
Round 1 Results: 0-2-0 A very resounding defeat
Round 2:
My confidence was at an all-time low at this point. I didn't think I could feel more nervous than I had when I first walked into the tournament, but I did. I kept seeing my name flash by the last place slot. Good thing that this game didn't go like the last game! This guy was a little bit older and a lot more forgiving. He gave me an energy token to put my dice on top of. Gave me some good tips. Shook my hand. Most of all though he gave me the chance to small talk which really helped loosen me up and really cut the tension that was in the air. He was playing a deck that seemed to be based around Voltaic Brawler and Architect of the Untamed.
Game 1
The First game I held my own, but both Thing in the Ice
Flip that I laid down got hit by some spells in his hand that I wasn't expecting. I lost the first Thing in the Ice
Flip to a Blossoming Defense that I wasn't able to counter and the second to a Lightning Axe that I wasn't able to counter. From there the mana seemed to instantly dry up and the Torrential Gearhulk never got to leave my hand. I was able to drop a Baral, Chief of Compliance, but that 1 toughness wasn't enough to bring him to his knees cowering in fear. DEFEATED
Game 2
The Second game I got a beautiful hand. 4 Lands a couple cheap counterspells and a Thing in the Ice
Flip. I got the Thing in the Ice
Flip down fast. Countered some of his heavy-hitting spells that he had hiding in his deck and got Thing in the Ice
Flip flipped. Getting Thing in the Ice
Flip flipped that early on lead to a swift victory. It was a well-played game that helped skyrocket my confidence. VICTORY!!!
Game 3
The Third game started out strong. I had a nice hand and confidence. I thought it was going to go the same way as the second game, too bad I didn't see the flood coming. There I was just sitting there reveling in the previous victory and this glorious hand that I had, when out of nowhere MANA FLOOD hit me like a freight train heading down a steep hill hits a watermelon at the bottom. Luckily though 2 of the mana that I kept getting flooded with were Wandering Fumarole's, Without those 2 guys to save my life this would have been a much different game. I had a few creatures to put onto the field to act as shields and a few counterspells to keep his creatures from ever reaching the field and then the Wandering Fumarole's to do the damage. Too bad for me that it wasn't enough. We ran out of time went back and forth for a couple of turns and ended in a very sad draw. DRAW
Round 2 Results: 1-1-1 A much need draw for me and my confidence!
Round 3:
The third round got even better. I ran into a friend I hadn't seen in forever and I did even better than I did in the second round. He was running a deck that was built around Spire of Industry and Sram, Senior Edificer. I'm not sure what else was in his deck though, because he never got any room to breathe.
Game 1
The first game I got a beautiful hand. From there it all went downhill for my opponent. I was able to counter absolutely everything that he tried to play, get a Thing in the Ice
Flip down and slowly bleed him dry. It was a very, very quick victory.VICTORY!!!
Game 2
The second game was even more devestating. I got a nice hand after I used a mulligan. Then I quickly got a Thing in the Ice
Flip out followed by a Baral, Chief of Compliance, followed by another Thing in the Ice
Flip. While always leaving myself plenty of room to counter things I was easily able to flip a Thing in the Ice
Flip. Then when he thought he was going to be able to come back and put up a fight I flashed in a Torrential Gearhulk that allowed me to play another counter which flipped another Thing in the Ice
Flip which got rid of the Sram, Senior Edificier that he got out. Then on my turn, I was able to attack an empty board and take my second win for the round! VICTORY!!!
Round 3 Results: 2-0-0 My first victory and definitely got me excited to play again!
All-in-all I was 3-3-1, which for my first ever tournament I thought was pretty good!!
