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Hello everybody, and welcome to another edition of the Magic Show. This week we’re getting you prepared for two big tournaments at the same time: For those preparing for next week’s huge $5K Tournament in Richmond, Virginia we’ll have interviews with the top two Cruise Qualifier finishers and complete deck techs from both. For those headed to Kansas City like me this weekend, we’ve got another even more in-depth sealed breakdown from Patrick Chapin & Friends. Let’s go!
Beware: This baby’s over 35 minutes! The longest Magic Show ever! Special thanks to Chris Woltereck, Tim Furrow, and Patrick Chapin & Friends for their awesome assistance this week.
Now for those who want to know more about the Kithkin Backlash deck from Top 4 Nationals Competitor Marsh Usary, here is a complete deck tech for you:
For those ready to give it a go in the forums, here is the complete sealed list from the Chapin & Friends segment this week:
And here is their final build of the deck:
| Sealed Build Featured by Patrick Chapin on 2008-10-19 (Standard) | ||
Artifacts 1 Executioner's Capsule 1 Obelisk of Jund Creatures 1 Algae Gharial 1 Carrion Thrash 1 Druid of the Anima 1 Drumhunter 2 Elvish Visionary 1 Feral Hydra 1 Jungle Weaver 1 Mosstodon 1 Rhox Charger 2 Ridge Rannet 1 Spearbreaker Behemoth 1 Sprouting Thrinax 1 Thunder-Thrash Elder 2 Vithian Stinger 1 Wild Nacatl |
Instants 1 Magma Spray 1 Soul's Fire Sorceries 1 Bone Splinters 1 Gift of the Gargantuan Basic Lands 7 Forest 4 Mountain 3 Swamp Lands 1 Grixis Panorama 1 Naya Panorama | Stats: Average mana: 2.03 Average creature mana cost: 3.83 Average creature power: 2.50 Average creature toughness: 2.33 Deck Composition: Basic Lands: 35.00% Artifacts: 5.00% Creatures: 45.00% Lands: 5.00% Instants: 5.00% Sorceries: 5.00% |
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Phew! And that’s over 40 minutes of content, ladies and gentlemen. I don’t know about you, but I’m exhausted.
We’ll see you here next week for the sights and sounds of Kansas City.
Evan “misterorange" Erwin
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