Events This Week @ Lagro

October 29, 2009 (Thursday Magic)

Format: Standard
Registration Starts: 5:00PM
Tournament Starts: 6:00PM
Registration PHP 100


October 30, 2009 (FNM)

Format: Standard
Registration Starts: 5:00PM
Tournament Starts: 6:00PM
Registration PHP 100


October 31, 2009 (SNM)

Format: Standard
Registration Starts: 5:00PM
Tournament Starts: 6:00PM
Registration PHP 100

Booster Packs and Other Prizes at stake.
See you there.

Top Decks: Pro Tour - Austin

Here's the top 8 decks of Pro Tour - Austin. Enjoy.

Baneslayer Zoo (Brian Kibler)
Lands 4 Arid Mesa 1 Ghost Quarter 4 Grove of the Burnwillows 2 Marsh Flats 4 Misty Rainforest 1 Mountain 1 Plains 1 Sacred Foundry 2 Stomping Ground 1 Temple Garden 2 Treetop Village 1 Forest Creatures 3 Baneslayer Angel 4 Knight of the Reliquary 3 Noble Hierarch 3 Qasali Pridemage 4 Tarmogoyf 4 Wild Nacatl Other Spells 4 Lightning Bolt 2 Lightning Helix 4 Path to Exile 4 Punishing Fire	Sideboard 1 Kataki, War's Wage 4 Meddling Mage 3 Ancient Grudge 3 Blood Moon 3 Ghost Quarter 1 Hallowed Fountain

Spectral Zoo (Tsuyoshi Ikeda)
Lands 4 Arid Mesa 1 Forest 4 Marsh Flats 2 Misty Rainforest 1 Mountain 1 Plains 1 Sacred Foundry 1 Stomping Ground 3 Temple Garden 1 Treetop Village 3 Verdant Catacombs Creatures 4 Kird Ape 4 Knight of the Reliquary 4 Qasali Pridemage 4 Tarmogoyf 4 Wild Nacatl Other Spells 4 Lightning Bolt 4 Lightning Helix 4 Path to Exile 4 Spectral Procession 2 Umezawa's Jitte	Sideboard 2 Countryside Crusher 2 Riftsweeper 2 Otherworldly Journey 3 Ravenous Trap 3 Volcanic Fallout 2 Flashfires 1 Ghost Quarter

Dredge (Naoki Shimizu)

Lands 2 Breeding Pool 1 Forest 1 Island 4 Misty Rainforest 1 Overgrown Tomb 2 Scalding Tarn 1 Swamp 4 Verdant Catacombs 2 Watery Grave Creatures 1 Bloodghast 1 Dryad Arbor 1 Flame-Kin Zealot 4 Golgari Grave-Troll 2 Greenseeker 4 Hedron Crab 1 Iona, Shield of Emeria 4 Magus of the Bazaar 4 Narcomoeba 1 Sphinx of Lost Truths 4 Stinkweed Imp Other Spells 1 Darkblast 4 Dread Return 4 Ideas Unbound 2 Life from the Loam 4 Bridge from Below

Sideboard 3 Tombstalker 1 Darkblast 3 Echoing Truth 4 Thoughtseize 4 Leyline of the Void

Landfall Zoo (Hunter Burton)
Lands 4 Arid Mesa 1 Forest 1 Mountain 1 Plains 3 Sacred Foundry 4 Scalding Tarn 3 Stomping Ground 1 Temple Garden 1 Treetop Village 4 Verdant Catacombs Creatures 4 Kird Ape 2 Knight of the Reliquary 4 Plated Geopede 4 Steppe Lynx 4 Tarmogoyf 4 Wild Nacatl Other Spells 4 Lightning Bolt 4 Lightning Helix 3 Path to Exile 4 Molten Rain	Sideboard 1 Duergar Hedge-Mage 4 Ethersworn Canonist 3 Gaddock Teeg 2 Kitchen Finks 2 Ancient Grudge 3 Ravenous Trap

Hypergenesis (Evangelos Papatsarouchas)
Lands 1 Calciform Pools 4 Forbidden Orchard 3 Fungal Reaches 1 Gemstone Caverns 4 Gemstone Mine 4 Reflecting Pool 4 Tendo Ice Bridge Creatures 1 Akroma, Angel of Fury 4 Angel of Despair 4 Bogardan Hellkite 4 Progenitus 4 Simian Spirit Guide 4 Sundering Titan Other Spells 3 Thirst for Knowledge 4 Violent Outburst 2 Demonic Dread 3 Firespout 3 Hypergenesis	Sideboard 1 Akroma, Angel of Fury 1 Ingot Chewer 3 Meddling Mage 3 Venser, Shaper Savant 3 Vexing Shusher 2 Putrefy 1 Firespout 1 Fungal Reaches

Dredge (Yuuya Watanabe)
Lands 2 Breeding Pool 2 Island 4 Misty Rainforest 4 Scalding Tarn 1 Steam Vents 3 Verdant Catacombs 3 Watery Grave Creatures 3 Bloodghast 4 Drowned Rusalka 1 Flame-Kin Zealot 4 Golgari Grave-Troll 4 Hedron Crab 1 Iona, Shield of Emeria 4 Narcomoeba 1 Sphinx of Lost Truths 4 Stinkweed Imp Other Spells 3 Dread Return 4 Glimpse the Unthinkable 3 Ideas Unbound 1 Life from the Loam 4 Bridge from Below	Sideboard 2 Ancient Grudge 2 Darkblast 3 Echoing Truth 1 Life from the Loam 3 Thoughtseize 4 Leyline of the Void

Tribal Zoo (Martin Juza)
Lands 4 Arid Mesa 1 Blood Crypt 1 Godless Shrine 4 Marsh Flats 1 Mountain 1 Sacred Foundry 4 Scalding Tarn 1 Steam Vents 1 Stomping Ground 1 Temple Garden 2 Verdant Catacombs Creatures 3 Gaddock Teeg 4 Goblin Guide 4 Kird Ape 4 Steppe Lynx 4 Tarmogoyf 4 Wild Nacatl Other Spells 4 Lightning Bolt 2 Lightning Helix 3 Might of Alara 3 Path to Exile 4 Tribal Flames	Sideboard 1 Duergar Hedge-Mage 3 Kitchen Finks 1 Yixlid Jailer 1 Ravenous Trap 3 Oblivion Ring 1 Tormod's Crypt 2 Umezawa's Jitte 3 Ghost Quarter

Dark Depths (Paulo Vito Damo da Rosa)
Lands 4 Dark Depths 1 Ghost Quarter 4 River of Tears 4 Sunken Ruins 1 Swamp 4 Tolaria West 2 Underground River 4 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth Creatures 4 Dark Confidant 4 Vampire Hexmage 3 Vendilion Clique Other Spells 4 Muddle the Mixture 3 Repeal 3 Beseech the Queen 4 Thoughtseize 4 Chalice of the Void 4 Chrome Mox 3 Engineered Explosives	Sideboard 1 Meloku the Clouded Mirror 1 Yixlid Jailer 1 Doom Blade 1 Slaughter Pact 2 Damnation 4 Bitterblossom 2 Threads of Disloyalty 1 Pithing Needle 2 Tormod's Crypt

SNM: October 24

October 24, 2009 (SNM)

Format: Standard
Registration Starts: 5:00PM
Tournament Starts: 6:00PM
Registration PHP 100

Booster Packs, FNM Cards and Other Prizes at stake.
See you there.

FNM: October 23

October 23, 2009 (FNM)

Format: Standard
Registration Starts: 5:00PM
Tournament Starts: 6:00PM
Registration PHP 100

Booster Packs, FNM Cards and Other Prizes at stake.
See you there.

Thursday Magic: October 22

October 22, 2009 (Thursday Magic)

Format: Standard
Registration Starts: 5:00PM
Tournament Starts: 6:00PM
Registration PHP 100

Booster Packs and Other Prizes at stake.
See you there.

Events at Lagro

Starting this week, due to requests from players, The Gamers' Lounge Lagro will increase its tournament frequency from two to four. Aside from the regulars Thursday Magic and Saturday Night Magic (SNM) we have added Casual Monday and Friday Night Magic (FNM). Casual Monday is a non-rated tournament that let you play test your deck in a tournament setting without having to worry about your points a word of advice though, if you really want to have fun on Casual Monday, I urge you to play unique and fun decks. Friday Night Magic (FNM), also a new addition to the roster of tournaments at Lagro, will be held every Friday. Thursday Magic and the ever popular Saturday Night Magic (SNM) complete the list of events. A special tournament will also be held during regular holidays. To wrap things up, we start the week off with Casual Monday – prepare to battle against never before seen decks, then as we near the weekend, prepare for fiercer competition on Thursday Magic and FNM. To cap off the week, on Saturday, the SNM where almost the whole community plays, prepare to battle against a wide variety of decks. If you happen to be near the area in any of these days please feel free to stop by, play, trade, and make friends.

Lots of prizes at stake ranging from Booster Packs, Intro Packs, Singles, Alternate art foil cards, and other Magic accessories.

All other information regarding tournaments will be posted on this site. Please stay tuned. Enjoy.

Extended Combo

This combo is the new buzz in extended.

FNM: October 16

October 16, 2009 (FNM)


Format: Standard
Registration Starts: 5:00PM
Tournament Starts: 6:00PM
Registration PHP 100

Zendikar Intro Pack, Alara Reborn Booster Packs, Rise from the Grave DCI Foil and Other Prizes at stake.
See you there.

SNM: October 17

October 17, 2009 (SNM)


Format: Standard
Registration Starts: 5:00PM
Tournament Starts: 6:00PM
Registration PHP 100

Booster Packs and Other Prizes at stake.
See you there.

Thursday Magic: October 15

October 15, 2009 (Thursday Magic)
@ The Gamer's Lounge Lagro

Format: Standard
Registration Starts: 5:00PM
Tournament Starts: 6:00PM
Registration PHP 100

Booster Packs and Other Prizes at stake.
See you there.

Top Decks: StarCityGames.com $5k

Here's a rundown of the winners of this weekend's StarCityGames.com standard $5k tournament.

1st - Jund Aggro
2nd - Boros Bushwacker
3rd - RDW
4th - Jund Aggro
5th - Jund Aggro
6th - Jund Aggro
7th - Vampires
8th - Jund Aggro

Here are decklists of some decks in the Top 8

1st - Jund Aggro (Jack Wang)
Lands 4 Verdant Catacombs 4 Savage Lands 4 Rootbound Crag 3 Dragonskull Summit 4 Forest 2 Mountain 4 Swamp Creatures 4 Bloodbraid Elf 3 Broodmate Dragon 4 Putrid Leech 4 Sprouting Thrinax Other Spells 3 Bituminous Blast 4 Lightning Bolt 2 Resounding Thunder 2 Terminate 4 Blightning 3 Maelstrom Pulse 2 Garruk Wildspeaker	Sideboard 4 Goblin Ruinblaster 4 Jund Charm 4 Duress 1 Pyroclasm 2 Thought Hemorrhage

2nd - Boros Bushwacker (Christian Calcano)
Lands 4 Arid Mesa 4 Marsh Flats 3 Mountain 4 Plains 4 Scalding Tarn 4 Teetering Peaks Creatures 4 Elite Vanguard 2 Goblin Bushwhacker 4 Goblin Guide 4 Kor Skyfisher 4 Plated Geopede 3 Ranger of Eos 4 Steppe Lynx Other Spells 4 Burst Lightning 4 Lightning Bolt 4 Path to Exile	Sideboard 3 Baneslayer Angel 1 Ranger of Eos 4 Celestial Purge 4 Harm's Way 3 Magma Spray

3rd - RDW (Zach Becker)
Lands 4 Arid Mesa 12 Mountain 4 Scalding Tarn 4 Teetering Peaks Creatures 4 Ball Lightning 4 Goblin Guide 4 Hell's Thunder 4 Hellspark Elemental 1 Obsidian Fireheart 4 Plated Geopede Other Spells 4 Burst Lightning 4 Lightning Bolt 1 Resounding Thunder 3 Earthquake 3 Elemental Appeal	Sideboard 4 Goblin Ruinblaster 4 Unstable Footing 2 Act of Treason 1 Earthquake 2 Mark of Mutiny 2 Chandra Nalaar

7th- Vampires (Ted Renner)
Lands 4 Marsh Flats 4 Verdant Catacombs 16 Swamp Creatures 4 Bloodghast 4 Gatekeeper of Malakir 3 Malakir Bloodwitch 3 Vampire Hexmage 4 Vampire Nighthawk 4 Vampire Nocturnus Other Spells 3 Disfigure 4 Tendrils of Corruption 2 Mind Sludge 4 Sign in Blood 1 Eldrazi Monument	Sideboard 1 Malakir Bloodwitch 1 Vampire Hexmage 1 Disfigure 3 Deathmark 4 Duress 3 Marsh Casualties 2 Mind Sludge

Lucky Streak: Tournament Report

by Jaq
Thursday Magic October 8

The Deck: Landfall Rampage (Budget)

This is a midrange deck that aims to ramp up to big threats like Broodmate Dragon and Rampaging Baloths. It can also have an aggressive start with Plated Geopede and Bloodbraid Elf. The ideal play would be: turn 1 Savage Lands, turn 2 Rampant Growth or Geopede, turn 3 Harrow, turn 4 Elf, ramp and filter as needed until you are able to cast the Dragon or Baloths. Ideally you would cast the Dragon before the Baloths so you can immediately get a 4/4 beast token from your land the turn you cast it or two tokens if your land is a Terramorphic Expanse. The Acidic Slime is a metagame inclusion for the apparent rise of enchantments like Honor of the Pure and the Ascensions cycle. Vines of Vastwood protect your win conditions as well as pump creatures if needed. You can also be sneaky and use it to stop them from targeting their own creatures. For a higher budget build I would recommend replacing the Expanses with Verdant Catacombs and the Terminates with Maelstrom Pulses.

Landfall Rampage
Lands 4 [ALA] Savage Lands 3 [ZEN] Mountain 2 [ZEN] Swamp 10 [ZEN] Forest 1 [M10] Rootbound Crag 4 [M10] Terramorphic Expanse Creatures 4 [ZEN] Plated Geopede 4 [ZEN] Grazing Gladehart 4 [ARB] Bloodbraid Elf 2 [M10] Acidic Slime 3 [ZEN] Rampaging Baloths 3 [ALA] Broodmate Dragon Spells 4 [ZEN] Vines of Vastwood 4 [M10] Rampant Growth 4 [ZEN] Harrow 4 [ARB] Termina	Sideboard 4 [CFX] Volcanic Fallout 4 [M10] Deathmark 3 [ALA] Caldera Hellion 4 [ZEN] Summoning Trap

This is my first ever tourney report, so please forgive me if I can’t recall much of the details of what transpired each round.


Round 1: Ron B. with UW Baneslayer
Ron was mana tight both games and I was quickly able to ramp up to my threats. Acidic Slime helped delay his mana. 2-0.

Round 2: Ross with Ob Nixilis Warp
Ross made quick work of me with double Bogardan Hellkite in game 1. In games 2 and 3 I was the beatdown and cascading into ramp spells along the way while delaying his acceleration by destroying his lands and Khalni Expedition. 2-1.

Round 3: Father with Mono White Soldiers
No HotP for Father in the first game although I had an Acidic Slime in my hand. I was on 30+ life because of 2 Gladeharts. For the second game I boarded in 4 Fallouts and 3 Hellions. Talk about weenie hate. I didn’t get to face the Vampire deck though. 2-0.

Round 4: Dexter with Naya Baneslayer
In game 1 he dropped an early Thoctar and followed up with a Thornling which I perceived was the greater threat and Term’d it. Then he went to cast a Baneslayer Angel. I boarded in 4 Deathmarks for the second game just to be sure. For that game and the last one he didn’t get enough land drops to cast his bombs which I took advantage with Acidic Slime making an appearance each game.

MVP: Surprisingly, Acidic Slime was better than I expected. It helped in keeping the opponents mana in check as well as destroying any important enchantments along the way.


Heavy Hitter: Rampaging Baloths. Vines with kicker, ‘nuff said.

Removal Fodder: Plated Geopede. In one game I have 2 of them swinging for 7 First Strike damage. A must answer threat indeed.

Top Decks: Merfolk

During the last weeks of Lorwyn in Standard this deck has been finishing consistently in the Top 4 of several tournaments. Getting another lord from M10, and utilizing the tested Merrow Reejerey -- Stonybrook Banneret engine, certainly helped the Merfolks of Lorwyn get some decent finishes. It also helps that Merfolk Sovereign and Sygg, River Guide can make a pumped up Wake Thrasher unblockable to deal insane damage.

UW Merfolk
Lands 2 Mystic Gate 6 Island 4 Mutavault 4 Wanderwine Hub 3 Windbrisk Heights 4 Glacial Fortress Creatures 4 Wake Thrasher 4 Merrow Reejerey 4 Silvergill Adept 3 Sygg, River Guide 4 Sower of Temptation 4 Stonybrook Banneret 4 Merfolk Sovereign 2 Reveillark Other Spells 4 Cryptic Command 4 Sage's Dousing	Sideboard 4 Path to Exile 4 Burrenton Forge-Tender 3 Celestial Purge 2 Hallowed Burial 2 Glen Elendra Archmage

Events this week at Lagro

October 8, 2009 (Thursday Magic)

Format: Standard
Registration Starts: 5:00PM
Tournament Starts: 6:00PM
Registration PHP 100



October 10, 2009 (SNM)


Format: Standard
Registration Starts: 5:00PM
Tournament Starts: 6:00PM
Registration PHP 100

Zendikar Booster Packs and Other Prizes at stake.
See you there.

Top Decks: Zendikar Limited

Here are decks from the Zendikar Prerelease and Launch Party. Enjoy.

Zendikar Prerelease 4-0 Deck

Lands 10 Swamp 9 Mountain Creatures 1 Shatterskull Giant 1 Goblin Shortcutter 1 Torch Slinger 1 Bladetuck Boar 1 Vampire Hexmage 1 Heartstabber Mosquito 1 Bloodseeker Shaman 1 Giant Scorpion 1 Crypt Ripper 1 Guul Draz Vampire 1 Malakir Bloodwitch Other Spells 1 Magma Rift 2 Zektar Shrine Expedition 1 Inferno Trap 1 Burst Lightning 2 Vampire's Bite 1 Disfigure 1 Soul Stair Expedition 1 Explorer's Scope

Zendikar Booster Draft 3-0 Deck
Lands 1 Graypelt Refuge 5 Forest 4 Plains 7 Islands Creatures 3 Oran-Rief Survivalist 1 Baloth Woodcrasher 1 Mold Shambler 1 Umara Raptor 2 Tempest Owl 1 Kor Skyfisher 1 Windrider Eel 1 Seascape Aerialist 2 Reckless Scholar 1 Lotus Cobra 1 Roil Elemental Other Spells 3 Journey to Nowhere 1 Arrow Volley Trap 2 Whiplash Trap 1 Khalni Gem 1 Explorer's Scope

Zendikar is out

Zendikar products are now on sale at the Gamers' Lounge Lagro. So get your booster packs, intro packs, and other Zendikar products.
We also have events lined up this weekend, weather permitting.

As of today standard is comprised of the following expansions:
Shards of Alara, Conflux, Alara Reborn, M10, and Zendikar.
So get your post rotation decks ready for our tournaments next week.

See you there. Enjoy.

Zendikar Launch Party Information

Zendikar Launch Party Weekend
The launch party will be held on Saturday and Sunday

Date: October 3 & 4, 2009
Venue: Gamer's Lounge Lagro Bristol
Event Starts: 5:00PM

Each player receives a Launch Party Foil Card (while supplies last)

October 3 (Saturday)
Format: Sealed Deck
Registration: PHP1000

Each player receives six (6) Zendikar Booster Packs
Each win gets you one (1) Zendikar Booster Pack

October 4 (Sunday)
Format: Booster Draft
Registration: PHP550

Plus other prizes at stake.

See you there.