Le Beginner

I guess I got a bad case of beginner's luck! There were 4 teams, so we played against every team once, then the 2nd and 3rd played a semi-final game to decide which team would face the 1st team.

• 2-1 against Turbo-depths. First game, he Inquisitioned two Flickerwisp, and …

I went 1-3 at my LGS's weekly Modern tournament.

• 0-2 against Jund: Very, very close games. Game 1, he went triple discard spells in the first 2 turns, but was rather low on gas afterwards. Unfortunately, he was still able to grind me out. Game 2 was closer, but …

Title says it all. Though the deck was competitive (I went 1-2, 1-2, 1-2 and 2-0), I simply never felt in control in any of the games. I'm moving on, when I decide what to play next.

The Matches

• 1-2 against BW Eldrazi: Yes, the first Modern tournament I ever played, and I get the mirror match as the first opponent. Game 1, I was mana screwed at one land for a very long time, but Aether Vial saved me by cheating creatures into play. Game …

The Matches

• 2-1 against Mono-Black Control. A very fun (and competitive) brew. First game, he simply 1 for 1 me all game long, and I never draw my Tireless Tracker, Glint-Sleeve Siphoner or Scrapheap Scrounger. Game 2 was incredibly grindy, with Scrapheap Scrounger and Lifecrafter's Bestiary winning the day …

I made severe changes at the last minute and went with an Energy build.

The Matches

• 2-1 against Jeskai Crazy Cat Lady: I got game one on the back of Nahiri, the Harbinger I stole from him with Gonti, Lord of Luxury. The game went very long and was …

The Matches

• 2-0 against GB Constrictor Energy. A very good player. Unfortunately for him, Gifted Aetherborn and Gonti, Lord of Luxury are his worst enemies. Game one, I went Gearhulk, into Gearhulk into Nissa for the victory. Game 2, he landed a turn 3 Lifecrafter's Bestiary, but drawing all …

The Matches

• 0-2 against Mardu Vehicles: Game one he simply steamrolled me. Game 2 I oversided in removal, and got alight on creatures. I was able to get him very low, but a misplay cost me the game: he was able to sacrifice his two artifact blockers through his …

Since I moved to an Energy build, the deck has been performing better.

The Matches

Matches 1 and 4 were against brews that were poor performers (a Superfriends deck that was mana-screwed and a deck centered on Tezzeret's Touch), so I won't talk about them.

• Round 2, 1-2 against …

I was simply demolished against 2 decks (Aetherworks Marvel and Control). My two wins were against easy decks. I seem to always have the wrong card at the wrong time, never seeing my 2 drops.

I think I'll go to 4 Scrapheap Scrunger, but haven't decided what to do …

The deck performed quite well last night, especially thanks to Nissa, Voice of Zendikar.

The Matches

• 2-0 against WB Control: First, a turn 3 Nissa, Voice of Zendikar meant I got a plant every turn to chump Gideon, Ally of Zendikar until I managed to ultimate her and simply …

The deck performed admirably at the first Frontier Tournament organized by Le Beginner. .

The Matches

• 2-1 against The Great Aurora deck. The games went very long, since he always regained his full life total. Goblin Rabblemaster was the MVP of the deck, since The Great Aurora counts all …

Since I feel this deck is poor in the mirror match, I decided to change it to Esper Aggro, as played by Jim Davis. The deck has changed so much that I decided to make another entry, linked below. I will still answer questions here, until Aether Revolt comes out. …

Finished 3rd of 14 or so. I had a LOT of problem with my mana, ending short every game and being unable to play my Queller on curve.

The Matches

0-2 in the mirror. He played the most common version with Thraben Inspector. Basically, he drew his removal when he …

I haven't been able to write up my FNM while it was fresh, so I am missing most details. My only loss was to a Mardu aggro deck with Reckless Bushwacker, and this was due to a misplay on my part (playing Ishkanah, Grafwidow without delirium). The deck performed well, …