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yakusoku Member	posted July 12, 2011 12:25 PM 5-Card Blind (5CB) is a very unique game. The rules are as follows: * Your deck is composed of 5 cards, all of which start in your hand. * You have no library (technically, the library exists, but starts at 0 cards) and no sideboard (Wishes fetch nothing). * Random effects always go against the owner of the card. * You can see your opponent's hand, so you can always make the best possible play. * You don't lose as a result of not being able to draw a card. * You will play each opponent twice, once going first, once going second. * For each win, you score 3. * For each draw, you score 1. * For each loss, you get nothing. * A subgame played with the card Shahrazad where neither player has any means to win the subgame will result in an incomplete game and both players will receive ZERO points for that game, since the main game cannot be resumed. Neither player loses or draws, so neither player earns any points. * Other than the aforementioned, EVERYTHING IS HANDLED EXACTLY LIKE A REAL GAME OF MAGIC! Remember, it is important for your deck to include a way to cast your cards! (Lands, artifact mana, pitch cards, etc.) If you want to play PM me or send me an e-mail in this format: Subject should include "Vanishing 5-Card Blind" (Just click on the little PM icon above my post and it should work out that way.) Card #1 Card #2 Card #3 Card #4 Card #5 Be sure you really are happy with your deck before you submit. Once you send in a deck, there is no changing it except in the case of an illegal entry. Please make every effort to spell your card names correctly. It makes it easier for everyone. Thanks. The "Vanishing" part is the twist. To start off with, only Unglued, Unhinged and Ante cards are banned. After each round, the 5 cards in the winning deck plus any cards in more than 1/3 of the decks played will be banned for all future rounds. Any lands that only provide mana are exempted from the banning rules. NO MISE DECKS! Any deck submitted MUST have some win condition. Any deck that can do no better than a draw against any possible deck will be rejected. A deck that can't win any game is mathematically eliminated from winning the round, and thus would just be taking a chance to win away from someone who could actually have a shot. ALL players will assist in judging. The way this will work is that after the submission period is over, After all decks are revealed, judge your own deck against every other deck (going first and going second). Post your findings here in this thread. They will be reviewed by everyone for accuracy. Once a winner is determined the winners deck will be added to the banned list and the next round will begin. Repeated failure to do your own scoring will result in suspensions! --------------Current banned list-------------- All Unglued cards All Unhinged cards All Ante cards All cards not appearing in Gatherer (World Champion, Shichifukujin Dragon, cards from a new set not yet released, etc.) Multicolored: Lightning Helix Progenitus Colorless non-artifacts: Emrakul, the Aeons Torn Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre Lands: Dark Depths Ghost Quarter Inkmoth Nexus Karakas Maze of Ith Mishra's Factory Mishra's Workshop Mutavault Shelldock Isle Strip Mine Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale Tolarian Academy Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth Wasteland Artifacts: Black Lotus Blightsteel Colossus Elixir of Immortality Ensnaring Bridge Isochron Scepter Lion's Eye Diamond Lodestone Golem Mana Crypt Mana Vault Mox Emerald Mox Jet Mox Pearl Mox Ruby Mox Sapphire Phyrexian Processor Pithing Needle The Rack Scalding Tongs Sol Ring Trinisphere Black: Cabal Therapy Contagion Dark Ritual Funeral Charm Nether Spirit Oona's Prowler Reanimate Thoughtseize Unmask Vampire Hexmage Blue: Chain of Vapor Daze Disrupting Shoal Foil Force of Will Force Spike Hive Mind Leyline of Anticipation Leyline of Singularity Mental Misstep Show and Tell Sphinx of Jwar Isle Tidal Warrior Web of Inertia Green: Chancellor of the Tangle Channel Eureka Red: Burning Inquiry Pact of the Titan Seething Song Simian Spirit Guide Sneak Attack White: Balance Chancellor of the Annex Leonin Relic-Warder Path to Exile Serra Ascendant Swords to Plowshares Winning decks that caused cards to be banned (History): Round 1, eschewing Black Lotus and Force of Will - yakusoku: Mishra's Workshop Ensnaring Bridge Trinisphere Scalding Tongs Scalding Tongs Round 1, played by over 1/3 of players: Black Lotus Force of Will Round 2, from s14sh3r: Mox Pearl City of Traitors Balance The Rack The Rack Round 2, played by over 1/3 of all players: Leyline of Anticipation Round 3, uncounterable - yakusoku: Leyline of Singularity Karakas Karakas Mishra's Factory Mishra's Factory Round 3, played by over 1/3rd of all players: Foil Round 4, almost perfect - yakusoku: Mox Emerald Mox Emerald Channel Emrakul, the Aeons Torn Pithing Needle Round 4, played by over 1/3rd of the field (3/7): Strip Mine Inkmoth Nexus Maze of Ith Round 5, he's in your mind, making you cast spells - LegendaryFerret: Tolarian Academy Mana Crypt Mana Vault Hive Mind Pact of the Titan Round 6, winning with A Rib of Cysts, A Parch of Vino, A Bleach Party, and some other stuff that's all mixed up - coinmagic45: City of Brass Chain of Vapor Cabal Therapy Burning Inquiry Nether Spirit Round 6, played by over 1/3rd of all players: Mox Sapphire Round 7, winning with lands and only lands - Magic1264: Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale Wasteland Ghost Quarter Mutavault Mutavault Round 7, played by over 1/3rd of all players: Mesmeric Fiend Round 8, out of the Depths, I cry to you, oh Marit Lage - SageShadows: Dark Depths Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth Thoughtseize Vampire Hexmage Vampire Hexmage Round 9, look at what he brought to Show and Tell - joz: Island Simian Spirit Guide Simian Spirit Guide Show and Tell Progenitus Round 9, played by over 1/3 of all players: Mox Jet Round 10, from a sneaky, sneaky guy - Myy: Blightsteel Colossus Sneak Attack Mox Ruby City of Traitors Seething Song Round 11, doing bad, evil things with black mana (like winning) - yakusoku Chancellor of the Annex Swamp Dark Ritual Oona's Prowler Reanimate Round 12, making Lightning strike the same place every turn - Myy: Isochron Scepter Lightning Helix City of Traitors Unmask Contagion Round 13, Dazing and Confusing - yakusoku: Island Tidal Warrior Tidal Warrior Mental Misstep Daze Round 14 - Blue spells for the win, Magic1264: Disrupting Shoal Force Spike Saprazzan Cove Web of Inertia Sphinx of Jwar Isle Round 15 - he may be immortal, but he can be killed, just not by more than one person, Numotflame96: Path to Exile Serra Ascendant Plains Elixir of Imortality City of Traitors Round 16, winning with Ulamog, but not THAT Ulamog deck - Numotflame96 and junichi: Swords to Plowshares Leonin Relic Warder Plains Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre Fountain of Cho Lion's Eye Diamond Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre Shelldock Isle Underground Sea Funeral Charm Round 16, played by over 1/3rd of all players: Channel Chancellor of the Tangle Eureka Round 17, 2 artifacts that tap 2 add 2 mana allowing 1st turn 4 cost spells are 2 good 4 this round - Magic1264: City of Traitors Sol Ring Sol Ring Lodestone Golem Phyrexian Processor Winners List: 5 yakusoku 3 Magic1264 2 Myy Numotflame96 1 coinmagic45 joz junichi LegendaryFerret SageShadows s14sh3r Decklists: 1. yakusoku Ancient Tomb Chalice of the Void Decree of Justice Fountain of Cho Sphere of Resistance 2. Magic1264 Badlands Goblin Guide Inquisition of Kozilek Lightning Bolt Chain Lightning 3. Numotflame96 Bazaar of Baghdad Memnite Basking Rootwalla Vengevine Vengevine 4. junichi Lotus Petal Island Plains Meddling Mage Meddling Mage 5. Myy City of Traitors Ancient Tomb Torpor Orb Phyrexian Dreadnaught Phyrexian Dreadnaught 6. SageShadows Aluren Parasitic Strix Cavern Harpy Hickory Woodlot Hickory Woodlot 7. mattw Ancient Den Vault of Whispers Glint Hawk Inquisition of Kozilek Despise [Edited 3 times, lastly by yakusoku on July 14, 2011]
Myy Member	posted July 12, 2011 03:38 PM Magic has 3 wins already. Dang it, I gotta do something.!
junichi Moderator	posted July 12, 2011 03:55 PM quote: Originally posted by Myy: Magic has 3 wins already. Dang it, I gotta do something.! Build a better sideboard next time. __________________ MOTL Fantasy NBA 2010 Champion Get a brain, Morans!
Myy Member	posted July 12, 2011 04:17 PM quote: Originally posted by junichi: Build a better sideboard next time. I know!, i gotta add good cards, I always go for the Xtra lands, you NEVER know when you're gonna need the xtra land!
yakusoku Member	posted July 13, 2011 07:51 AM Today is the LAST day to submit.
Numotflame96 Member	posted July 13, 2011 06:30 PM i really hope the meta changes this week or i am going to get destroyed... i realized aftr sumbiting that its such a bad idea to play the deck i'm playing after seeing last weeks decks but w/e
SageShadows Member	posted July 13, 2011 07:16 PM quote: Originally posted by Numotflame96: i really hope the meta changes this week or i am going to get destroyed... i realized aftr sumbiting that its such a bad idea to play the deck i'm playing after seeing last weeks decks but w/e To hell with the meta! D:<
Numotflame96 Member	posted July 13, 2011 08:03 PM Amen. i hope everyone else is of the same opinion
yakusoku Member	posted July 14, 2011 05:43 PM The decklists have been posted. You may use other formats as well, but this one is a must. Also PLEASE make sure you use the proper deck number for your deck. Replace the '?' on the bottom line with the number next to your name on the decklist. Scoring: Play your deck against each other deck twice, once with you going first, once with them going first. Always remember that each deck is to be played perfectly. For each of the 2 games, score 3 points if your deck wins or 1 point if the game is a draw, with no points for a loss. Some examples: 2 wins (WW) is 6 points. A win and a draw (WD) is 4 points. A win and a loss (WL) is 3 points. 2 draws (DD) is 2 points. A draw and a loss (DL) is 1 point. 2 losses (LL) is 0 points. Plug YOUR deck number into the ? below the ##, and your score against each deck into the other slots. Do not play your deck against itself. Just enter an 'x' in the chart under your deck number. Please copy-and-paste the following code into your Message box in order to assist you with scoring: code: ## 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 TOTAL ?? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ??
Numotflame96 Member	posted July 14, 2011 05:56 PM 1. yakusoku WL Ancient Tomb Chalice of the Void Decree of Justice Fountain of Cho Sphere of Resistance on the play i get 2 vengevines T1 and 2 1/1s. i attack for 8, 10, then 10 and kill him quickly. on the draw he cast's chalice for 0 and i beat down with rootwalla till he cycles decree for 2 tokens and wins. 2. Magic1264 Badlands Goblin Guide Inquisition of Kozilek Lightning Bolt Chain Lightning i get 2 vengevines swinging for 8. he casts a bolt on 1. i attack for 6 putting him on 6 life. he chains the otehr vengevine. put him on 4 life. he casts goblin guide and we stare. on the draw he casts IoK taking memnite. 3. Numotflame96 Bazaar of Baghdad Memnite Basking Rootwalla Vengevine Vengevine 4. junichi Lotus Petal Island Plains Meddling Mage Meddling Mage on the draw i get double vengevine and kill him. on the draw he plays MM naming rootwalla or memnite and i lose 5. Myy City of Traitors Ancient Tomb Torpor Orb Phyrexian Dreadnaught Phyrexian Dreadnaught i get 2 vines and hit for 8. he casts orb. i hit for 10. he plays to dreadnaughts. i blitz and he still takes 2 even blocking vengevines. on the draw he wins... 6. SageShadows Aluren Parasitic Strix Cavern Harpy Hickory Woodlot Hickory Woodlot i get vines and hit for 8. he plays woodlot. i hit for 10. he plays wood lot. i attack for the win. on the draw he wins.... 7. mattw Ancient Den Vault of Whispers Glint Hawk Inquisition of Kozilek Despise on the play my 2 vengevines own his glint hawk. on the draw encroach takes my bazaar... ## 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 TOTAL 03 3 1 X 3 3 3 3 16 damn the meta [Edited 1 times, lastly by Numotflame96 on July 14, 2011]
Myy Member	posted July 14, 2011 06:08 PM 1. yakusoku LL Ancient Tomb Chalice of the Void Decree of Justice Fountain of Cho Sphere of Resistance 2. Magic1264 WL Badlands Goblin Guide Inquisition of Kozilek Lightning Bolt Chain Lightning 3. Numotflame96 WL Bazaar of Baghdad Memnite Basking Rootwalla Vengevine Vengevine 4. junichi LL Lotus Petal Island Plains Meddling Mage Meddling Mage 5. Myy XX City of Traitors Ancient Tomb Torpor Orb Phyrexian Dreadnaught Phyrexian Dreadnaught 6. SageShadows WL Aluren Parasitic Strix Cavern Harpy Hickory Woodlot Hickory Woodlot 7. mattw WL Ancient Den Vault of Whispers Glint Hawk Inquisition of Kozilek Despise ## 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 TOTAL 05 0 3 3 0 X 3 3 12 [Edited 1 times, lastly by Myy on July 15, 2011]
Magic1264 Member	posted July 14, 2011 06:20 PM numot - I think you mean that Despise/Inquisition takes Memnite. Myy - You lose to yak on the draw? He plays Chalice for 1 and your creatures are countered. code: ## 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 TOTAL 02 1 X 4 6 3 6 4 24
mattw Member	posted July 14, 2011 07:14 PM ## 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 TOTAL 07 1 1 3 0 3 6 x 14 pretty stellar
junichi Moderator	posted July 14, 2011 07:17 PM quote: Originally posted by Magic1264: numot - I think you mean that Despise/Inquisition takes Memnite. Myy - You lose to yak on the draw? He plays Chalice for 1 and your creatures are countered. code: ## 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 TOTAL 02 1 X 4 6 3 6 4 24 I think it's LL against Yaku. [Edited 2 times, lastly by junichi on July 14, 2011]
SageShadows Member	posted July 14, 2011 09:10 PM Too much disruption. I feel like the playmat of V5CB. XD Decklists: 1. yakusoku LL Disrupts my deck, I lose. 2. Magic1264 LL Disrupts my deck, I lose. 3. Numotflame96 WL On the play, I beat him with 1 life remaining. On the draw, I lose. 4. junichi LL Meddling Mage is autoloss. 5. Myy WL On the play, I play land. He plays Tomb, Orb. I play land. He plays 2 Naughts. I go off. On the draw, he can swing with lethal before I go off. 6. SageShadows XX 7. mattw LL Disruption ftl. ## 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 TOTAL 06 0 0 3 0 3 X 0 06
yakusoku Member	posted July 14, 2011 09:56 PM 1. yakusoku XX Ancient Tomb Chalice of the Void Decree of Justice Fountain of Cho Sphere of Resistance 2. Magic1264 WW. On the play, Chalice for 1 stops him completely. On the draw, I'm able to play Fountain first, then Chalice for 1, take some damage and threaten to make 3 soldiers if he attacks, block with two and kill him with the third. So, he doesn't attack and I just sit back until I have enough to make at least two angels and win. 3. Numotflame96 WL. On the play, I Chalice for 0 and I race his Rootwalla. On the draw, he's way too fast. 4. junichi WD. On the play, I play Chalice for 0 and Sphere and he can't cast Lotus Petal or Meddling Mage. On the draw, he can land a turn one Meddling Mage on Decree and neither of us can win after I play Sphere and cycle Decree of soldiers. 5. Myy WW. Chalice for 1 on my first turn stops him cold. 6. SageShadows WW. Turn 1 stops him cold. 7. mattw WW. On the play, turn 1 Chalice for 1 stops every spell in his deck. Despise has no targets and Inquisition takes either Chalice or Sphere. In either case, I can take 12 damage from Glint Hawk and then make two Angels and win. code: ## 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 TOTAL 01 X 6 3 4 6 6 6 31 [Edited 2 times, lastly by yakusoku on July 15, 2011]
junichi Moderator	posted July 14, 2011 10:13 PM Yaku, magic1264 can't attack you as long as you have 6 mana open. If he attacks you, you can in response cycle to make 3 tokens, and gang block with 2 to kill the goblin. __________________ MOTL Fantasy NBA 2010 Champion Get a brain, Morans!
Emtee New Member	posted July 15, 2011 07:58 AM Yaku: You can do the "threaten-3-soldiers-trick" against junichi too, but he has an alternate line of play naming Sphere with the first Mage and decree with the Second. This lets him kill you on turn 7 which does not leave you time to cycle for 4 soldiers. I also think you miscounted the life totals in some cases but you should win with 1 life left against Magic1264 and 4 against mattw. Lastly, Chalice doesn't really stop Vengevines, but you can play Sphere for the same effect. SageShadows: If you played City of Traitors rather than a second Woodlot your result would have been significantly better.
SageShadows Member	posted July 15, 2011 09:32 AM quote: Originally posted by Emtee: Yaku: You can do the "threaten-3-soldiers-trick" against junichi too, but he has an alternate line of play naming Sphere with the first Mage and decree with the Second. This lets him kill you on turn 7 which does not leave you time to cycle for 4 soldiers. I also think you miscounted the life totals in some cases but you should win with 1 life left against Magic1264 and 4 against mattw. Lastly, Chalice doesn't really stop Vengevines, but you can play Sphere for the same effect. SageShadows: If you played City of Traitors rather than a second Woodlot your result would have been significantly better. Thanks for the suggestion. I totally forgot that because I typed up the list right before I went to sleep. However, I would have straight up lost to any disruption, which it seems like was out in droves...
yakusoku Member	posted July 18, 2011 07:10 AM Final scores: code: 01 X 6 3 4 6 6 6 31 02 0 X 4 6 3 6 4 23 03 3 1 X 3 3 3 3 16 04 1 0 3 X 6 6 6 22 05 0 3 3 0 X 3 3 12 06 0 0 3 0 3 X 0 06 07 1 1 3 0 3 6 X 14

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