Went to FNM and had fun. There was only about 16 or 18 people though, so we only played 3 rounds :(
Regardless, I took First place with 100% win Percentage. Plus my second match opponent (and friend) took 3rd, so it was an all around good night. I Went 6-0 all night.
Round 1: Vs. B/W Extort Deck, 2-0 me.
I had never seen this person at FNM before and didnt know his deck. I play land & pass for two turns, two scry temples, one Temple of Silence and one Temple of Deceit, so my color identity was revealed on turn two. On his turn two he played Blind Obedience and I just chuckled to myself. He eventually starts dropping other extort guys and tithe drinker. I pull out Jace, Architect of Thought Who stalls for ages, eventually allowing me to play a Supreme Verdict. following turn after the verdict, i top deck Blood Baron of Vizkopa, and the game is over quickly.
Game 2, I start off similarly, and he drops two blind obediences, extorting hard. I am sure to see tithe drinker and High priest of pennance, and he gets scared to see a Ratchet Bomb From the sideboard. Soon enough I blow up all 2 drops, getting rid of much of the extort, and I cast Jace again. the turn before Ultimating Jace, i Play Blood Baron. With Jace i play AEtherling, and steal his Blood Baron from our libraries. The game ends soon after that.
Game 2: Vs. Mono Blue Devotion: 2-0
My friend Jimmie just built his deck, and it is his first time playing it at FNM. He was my most troublesome matchup. He also never played against my esper deck. I remove a Thassa, God of the Sea with a turn 2 Thoughtseize, which is key for living. I remove stuff along the way. Soon enough, Master of waves for about 6. Next turn, I verdict. He doesnt come back from that verdict to easily. I draw into blood Baron, but I play elspeth instead so that I could verdict again if need to (I had two more in hand). With the Sun's Champion on board, and him down to 8 life, he conceeds the game and we move on to game 2.
in Game two, Turn one he Pithing Needles Jace, Act. of Thought, while I turn one Thoughtseize another Thassa, which sets him behind, but i see two Nightvale Specters in hand. I let him keep one, and swing with it (Stealing cards.. Grr). the turn after the second Specter hits the field I Detention Sphere, baffeling him. later in the game, he plays a 3rd Nightvale specter. the following turn he Cyclonic Rifts my detention sphere to my hand, and attempts to attack with all 3 nightvale specters, unaware that they have summoning sickness. Next turn he losses all 3 of them (Detention sphere said they were yummy xP ). He plays a 4th specter after, steals a Sphinx's Rev... and my Orzhov Guildgate, and casts it for 3 in responce to me killing specter #4. I remove pithing needle and drop jace. He also drops jace, which i Hero's Downfall immediately. I also kill his AEtherling, and play my own. AEtherling and Whip of Erebos together allow me to come back for good, even after a Rapid Hybridization while i was tapped out.
Game 3: Vs. Boros Aggro: 2-0
I thought that this may be a bad match up, but I got very timely plays. He played Rakdos Cackler, so i couldnt doom blade it. He also gave it madcap skills, and then boros charmed it, dealing me 10 damage in one turn. I was not happy about that. I did Detention Sphere the cackler, and doombladed a precinct captain instead. the 2-for-1 with detention sphere, and my removal led to him running out of gas quickly. Blood Baron ate him for dinner, quickly.
Game 2 was not much different, except just longer, and more verdict-y. T2 Ash Zealot -> Swing, (Doom blade in hand, but 1 mana open since i played scry land). T3 Madcap Skills on the Ash Zealot --> swing.. I say "Thank you" and doomblade gladly and avoid 5 damage, snagging that two-for-1. He does fill the board quickly in two turns. I took some damage, but a verdict kills a lot. Blood Baron (Very active tonight) and AEtherling work together to kill him effortlessly.
