Round 1: UW Control (Kelvin Chew, yes THAT Kelvin Chew)
When the pairing for round 1 was announced, I went over to look at it and felt my balls shrink. I mean, I was playing THE Kelvin Chew. He was really cool and humble though.
Game 1: I kept a one lander, and prayed for insane top decks and my trusty deck responded. He destroyed my Tower with a Tectonic Edge, but my godly top decking skills pulled me another one when I drew. After baiting out his counter spells until I could freely search for my cards and eventually Emrakul.
Game 2: I kept yet another one lander, but I wasn't so lucky this time. I got beat down by Celestial Colonnade. It was a painful death.
Game 3: I resolved to not keep another one lander after the disaster that was Game 2. I managed to pull out a Turn 3/4 Tron, but I had nothing to do with it seeing as the only card I could really use was Emrakul, and I had no mana for it. He destroyed my land yet again with another Tectonic Edge, and then I drew a Karn. (OTL) The game was pretty much over when he played Stony Silence, and then slowly made sure I wouldn't be able to get Tron up by using Spreading Seas on my Tron lands. This game was hilarious since the game ended up with him having 3 Stony Silence on the board while casting one Spreading Seas after another.
I think at some point during game 3, he commented that I seemed to have the ability to top deck any Tron land that gets destroyed.
Results: OXX
Round 2: Jund (Mike)
I felt so scared when I realised I was up against another Jund player since I don't have the best records against them. (CURSE YOU SOWING SALTS)
Game 1: He managed to flood the field with 2 Bloodbraid Elves, 2 Dark Confidants around mid-game, but a Wurmcoil Engine ensured that he couldn't attack while I slowly gained advantage. He casted Lingering Souls when he realised I could cast Emrakul and flashbacked the Lingering Souls when I casted Emrakul. I searched and brought out another Wurmcoil Engine to make sure that I wouldn't die to his attacks since I was somewhere around 8 life. Emrakul wiped out all but one of his lands, and he tried to go all in on me but my two Wurmcoils made sure he couldn't. He scooped after his attack failed.
Game 2: A Path to Exile on my Wurmcoil, followed by a Tarmogoyf and Liliana made short work of me.
Game 3: I wasn't really able to defend myself as he beat my face in with 2 Bloodbraid Elves, a Dark Confidant and 2 Spirit Tokens. But, while taking all those hits, I was able to set my up board with my Tron Lands. I believe I had 4 Towers, 1 Mine, 1 Powerplants, Eye of Ugin and a Forest. I was down to 3 life when I drew a Chromatic Star. Seeing as I was about to lose, I went for broke and cracked it for 1 Red Mana, and a draw. My draw ended up to be another Star, so I declared Red again and drew. LO AND BEHOLD, THE GODS OF TOP DECK SMILED UPON ME AND GRANTED ME A PYROCLASM. I wiped his entire board out with a Pyroclasm passed. He summoned a Deathrite Shaman which I Pyroclasmed yet again with the help of another Star. He summoned a Dark Confidant and ended his turn, which was when I searched out Emrakul and casted it.
Results: OXO
Mark was discussing the game with Elmo after the matches and mentioned my top deck, and Elmo said something like "He has the ability to top deck like a god, give you the worst possible hands and draw the best hands for himself." I hereby nickname myself "THE GOD HAND"
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Round 3: Epic Goblinstorm (Joshua)
Game 1: I pulled out a Karn, but I misplayed with it and targeted his hand instead of his land. He eventually went started Storming and went into Epic Experiment, though it didn't net him anything noteworthy. He tried to use Past In Flames to try again but Relic of Progenitus removed his entire graveyard. He scooped after that.
Game 2: He was able to get out 8 Goblin Tokens thanks to a 4 Storm count Empty The Warrens on Turn 3 or 4, while I was still trying to set up my Tron. He beat me down swiftly with those tokens.
Game 3: I was able to get Tron up on Turn 4, but I wasn't able to pull out a Karn because my Powerplant was tapped out. With the help of a Goblin Guildmage from his second turn, he played Seething Song into 2 Manamorphose, into another Seething Song before he played a 6 Storm count Empty the Warrens for 12 Goblin Tokens before finishing me off by playing a Goblin Bushwacker and paying for the kicker.
Results: OXX
Going 1-2 isn't that bad, but it's not exactly good either I guess. I might borrow somebody else's deck if they're willing to lend it to me for the next FNM. We'll see how things go, I guess.
