This is a short summariziation about the Highlander Grand Prix 9 which was held on January 8th in Hanau.
Konstantin Lorenz is the new Highlander champion with Red Deck Wins !
We had 164 players this time which is a new record.
Standings after 8 rounds of swiss:
1. Matthias Frauenschläger 20 (Naya)
2. Konstantin Lorenz 20 (RDW)
3 Patrick Richter 19 (4c Goodstuff)
4 Jochen Korbel 19 (5c Aggro)
5 Sven Fischer 19 (5c Goodstuff)
6 Sven Fischer 19 (Bant)
7 Christian Grosmayer 19 (RG-Beatz)
8 Alban Lauter 19 (5c Aggro)
Standings after T8:
1. Konstantin Lorenz
2. Jochen Korbel
3. Sven Fischer (Bant)
4. Alban Lauter
5. Matthias Frauenschläger
6. Partick Richter
7. Sven Fischer (5c Goodstuff)
8. Christian Grosmayer
Decklists http://mtgpulse.com/event/4985#66040
Metagame Breakdown ( Iwas able to look around the tables in round 1 and catch most of the decks. Obviously I wasnt able to catch all decks and be 100% sure what decktype it is so this graphic is just a orientation)
Nice
Hi there,
I just played 4c Goodstuff without black, not 5c
nice work
I think it shows that our metagame is very healthy, keep up the good work.
Good job, but it seems there is one Top8 list missing at MTGPulse
It will be added in the next few days.
Does anyone know what kind of reanimators were played? I guess it hasn’t been that competitive in a while, has it? I’m wondering why is that so. Is too slow or what?
its not Tier 1 but with combo(triskelion) its more competitive than the normal list.
btw: it’s good that rdw wins the tournament but I tested rdw and so my friends did and its almost always not good enough. gratz to the winner, but i guess rdw scoops against reanimator, combo and a lot of the midrange control decks in 70%.
Could it be possible that anyone add the decklists of the top 3? U really would make me and a lot of friends very happy…
Thy.
there is a link to the t8 lists.
here you’ll find the decklist of 9th placed UB-Reanimator-Deck on mtgpulse.com
I’ve played UBG-Reanimator and lost the games as soon scavening ooze hit the board … which happed way too often
(worldly tutor, eladamri’s call, green zenith, birthing pod, demonic tutor, fauna shaman…)
Thats why my reanimator deck stands dusty in the corner. Ooze is everywhere and beats this deck by itself. Top9 with a Reanimator in the current metagame is either lucky or skillfull (or both).
I guess reanimator should include some removal.. Though it’s easier said than done when reanimator should also be very concentrated on it’s win cons.
I just dislike so much all those 3+ color goodstuff decks and it would be nice to see combo or even control to be able to win. The current metagame is kinda boring imo. It’s a shame since i think this format could be the most interesting in magic.
Hey,
did anyone write a report?
It is always nice to read some stories and match reports when you could not be at the tournament location. Decklists are useful but not as nice to read as a well written story.
Any news on reports which have already been published here or in other forums would be highly appreciated.
Thanks for any replies to my request.