SEPTEMBER 2018: UR Storm at the Grand Prix Hong Kong

UR Storm
Paeng 4983

Main deck
3 Island

1 Mountain

2 Polluted Delta

4 Scalding Tarn

4 Spirebluff Canal

1 Steam Vents
1 Shivan Reef

3 Goblin Electromancer

3 Baral, Chief of Compliance

2 Pyromancer Ascension

4 Desperate Ritual

4 Gifts Ungiven

4 Manamorphose

4 Opt

4 Pyretic Ritual

1 Remand

1 Unsubstantiate

1 Repeal

2 Grapeshot

2 Past in Flames

4 Serum Visions

4 Sleight of Hand

Sideboard

2 Thing in the Ice

2 Blood Moon

2 Abrade

2 Dispel

1 Fiery Impulse

2 Lightning Bolt

3 Empty the Warrens

1 Shattering Spree

Grand Prix Hong Kong
Modern
15-16 September 2018

Burn Burn 1-2
Boggles 2-0
Humans 1-2
UR Storm 0-2
Bridgevine 2-0
Tron 2-0
(3-3)  (8-6)

Notes

Against Boros Burn, I had the chance to win the game but I had a bad decision that eventually caused me the game. Bad decisioning, I guess I should have trusted my gut instinct of picking up that Ritual instead of Grapeshot.

Game one against Boggles, he dropped two Leyline of Sanctity. Good thing he was drawing bricks and only had a boggle with one enchant creature on it. Thus giving me enough time to assemble Pyromancer Ascension. Digged for that lone Repeal from my library and bounced those Leyline before aiming my Grapeshots at him. Game two, he dropped a turn zero white leyline but I had a turn two 16 goblin tokens. He extended his hand after two turns. 

Game three versus human: all I was praying for Past in Flames or Gifts Ungiven to come to my hand - but it did not happened. The same thing happened when I faced the mirror match in the 4th round. I was praying that Past in Flames be handed to me but it did not. 

Thing in the Ice is really a house versus hate on stick. 

Thank you for reading. 

Paeng 4983