Sunday 13 October 2024

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 and school's protection), and 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!


Saturday 21 September 2024

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


Thursday 29 August 2024

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!


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! 



Wednesday 24 July 2024

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.  

Sunday 14 July 2024

MODERN: MERFOLK

Sea Championship Philippine Invitational Trials 
Modern
Power-Play 
Tanauan, Batangas
20 July 2024

RD 1 RG Prowess loss 
RD 2 Revolt Zoo loss
RD 3 Boros Burn win 
 
GR Prowess
Their one-drop casting costs cheap instants and sorcery were too fast for my school to handle. 

Revolt Zoo
Fast go-wide strategy is not a favorable match-up vs the school.

Boros Burn
Harbinger of the Seas turned all his lands into Islands. No Mountains. No Lightning Bolts. No killing of my school. Win. 
 
Thank you for reading!

Saturday 13 July 2024

MODERN: MERFOLK

Sea Championship Philippine Invitational Trials
Modern
MDP, Bicutan
13 July 2024

RD 1 UB Frog (win)
RD 2 Boros Energy (win)
RD 3 Living End (win) 
RD 4 5c Zoo Domain ID 
Semis RG Prowess (loss)

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

Aether Vial activation. Next time I'll be stricter in my next outing. 

Harbinger of Seas helped me win two rounds, against Boros Energy and Living End.

Sink in Stupor showed me how great he was. Pitched to Force of Negation/Subtlety; turn one pay three life points into land into an Aether Vial; and returned a crucial spell.

This is all for now. Thank you for reading.