MODERN: 8-WHACK ZOO

High Market Modern Tournament Anniversary

Cubao, Quezon City

01 November 2024

RD 1 Glimpse Combo win

RD 2 UB Frog loss

RD 3 Domain Zoo loss

It's been a while since I last shuffled my Whack Zoo in an in-store paper event. I added Amped Raptor in the sixty, and Static Prison in the 15. The results were not that impressive. I'll have to do a lot of playtesting to get that winning combination for this deck. 

Paeng

MODERN: MERFOLK

RCQ at Neutral Grounds Vertis

Quezon City 

26 October 2024

RD 1 BG Yawgmoth loss

RD 2 UB Frog loss

RD 3 BG Yawmoth win

RD 4 Mono Black Necro-Ring win

RD 5 UR Ral Storm win

I wrote this more than a week ago. Thus I only remember one thing. My win versus the fifth-round opponent. I had turns where I bluffed, holding only two to three land cards.

Paeng

MODERN: MERFOLK

NORTHERN CLASH

Baguio Country Club, Baguio

06 October 2024

RD 1 Mono Blue Merfolk win

RD 2 Gruul Prowess loss

RD 3 Living End loss

RD 4 RWg Ral Storm win

RD 5 Mono Blue Merfolk win

RD 6 UB Frog win

Things that I can still recall from the event.

I think Floodpits Drowner's stun-giving ability is better than Merfolk Trickster's ability because (i) you'll feel the former's ability in two turns while the latter's only for a turn. And (ii) it can act as "removal", is better. 

Game three versus Living End, I decided to keep a six-hand of 2 Spreading Seas, 2 lands, 1 Tide Shaper, 1 Sink into Stupor. Thinking denying him his colors would be enough to delay him until Chalice of the Void and counters would reach my hand. I was correct in the delay part, but the cards I was wishing for did not come in time.  

Won two mirror match ups! Floodpit's Drowner. Mockingbird, and Dismember all played key roles. 

Mockingbird was great! Here are some of the situations where the copying jitsu of the Mockingbird's stood out. Master of the Pearl Trident (for islandwalk), Svyelun of Sea and Sky (for card advantage), Kira, Great Glass-Spinner (for school's protection), and Orcish Bowmaster (killing opponent's Orcish Bowmaster).  

4-2 landed 10th but still happy with the  school's performance. 

This is all for now. 

Thank you for reading!

Paeng

MODERN: MERFOLK

Regional Championship Qualifier 

Mug and Magic

Angeles, Pampanga

15 September 2024

RD 1 4c Control win

RD 2 UB Frog loss

RD 3 Gruul Aggro loss

RD 4 Eldrazi win

RD 5 Jeskai Dress Down Control draw

Paeng_Paeng

ALPHA CLASH: TORQUE

After many failed attempts to join an event, I finally made it to Alpha Clash's August 24th Prelude event in High Market Cubao Quezon City! 

Prelude 

High Market

Cubao, Quezon City

24 August 2024

RD 1 loss did not play because I was late

RD 2 loss did not play because I was late

RD 3 loss 

RD 4 loss

RD 5 loss did not play

I lost my third round because of my opponent's white cow and his contender combo. 

Round four was exciting. I though I'll have my first win in this TCG, but I was wrong. The opponent had that "gain life" card. 

It feels great I finally got to play Alpha Clash. 

I hope to do well in my next outing. 

Here's my deck list if anyone is interested.

Mono Red Deck

1 Torque, the Diabolical

4 Flare

4 Torque

4 Torque, the Uncontrollable

4 Torque, Redirecting Damage

2 Torque, Raging Force

4 Flare, Solar Force

4 Torque, Energy Overflowing

3 Machina

3 Torque, Expelling Energy

2 Torque, the Lawless One

2 Collateral Damage

2 Alternative Strike

4 Solar Smash

4 Here comes the Boom

3 Metal Barrage

1 Deflect

Sideboard

4 Energy Blast

4 Grasp of War 

2 Deflect

This is all for now. 

Thank you for reading!

Paeng_Paeng 

MODERN: MERFOLK (MOA)

RCQ at SM MOA

by Mana Underground

25 August 2024

RD 1 UB Frog win

RD 2 UB Frog loss

RD 3 Boros Energy loss

RD 4 Glimpse combo loss

RD 5 did not play

RD 6 did not play

Here are some of the things that I can still recall. 

I had a lot of mis-sequenced spells vs UB Frog (second round). 

RW Energy is still too fast. 

I was no longer in competitive mode versus Glimpse combo. After losing to it, I left the venue. 

 

Thank you for reading! 

Paeng

MODERN: MERFOLK

MTGO Preliminary

Modern

24 August 2024 

 

RD 1 RG Ral Storm loss

RD 2 Nadu Toolbox win

RD 3 Nadu Toolbox win

RD 4 Mono Black Necro-Ring win 

 

The game one video versus Ral Storm is here. 

This is round two game two video.  

This one is for round three game three.

I do not have a recording of my fourth round. I won because managed to counter the opponent's The One Ring in both games one and two.

This is all for know. Thanks for reading.  

Paeng