Congratulations to Tom Ma the Denver Legacy Open champion! After a close call in the Indianapolis Legacy Open Tom sleeved up Hive Mind once again and cruised to the championship with an undefeated record. Once there he dropped a single game in the elimination rounds to finalist Joe Lossett. Amusingly enough Joe Lossett drove to Denver with Jason Bulkowski our Standard Open runner-up—not a bad weekend for that car! Hive Mind has earned a place in the metagame after its Grand Prix Providence finish and Tom's own successes—how will players adapt as the Baltimore Open approaches? The Draft Opens saw Branson Mitchell and Brett Piazza claim titles on Sunday and the weekend came to a close early on. The @SCGLive commentary will soon be available online for your viewing pleasure—we'll see you in two weekends for the Baltimore Open Weekend!  Loading Event Photos...
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 By Event StaffTop 16 Legacy DecklistsCheck out the decks used by the top competitors at StarCityGames.com Legacy Open: Denver.  By Glenn JonesFinals: Joe Lossett vs. Tom MaJoe Lossett has been here before. Facing a combo opponent in a Legacy Open finals the Cephalid Breakfast player lost to Painted Stone in Los Angeles. Now he faces Tom Ma's Hive Mind deck in the Denver Legacy Open.  By Glenn JonesSemifinals: Joe Lossett vs. Ben StepkaJoe Lossett took a runner-up finish in the Los Angeles Legacy Open with Cephalid Breakfast and he rolled into the Denver Legacy Open looking to improve on that finish. If he wants to see the finals again he'll need to defeat Ben Stepka.  By Glenn JonesQuarterfinals: Tom Ma vs. Zach FagerTom has enjoyed playing Hive Mind over the past two weekends but he's not too excited to be fighting the Merfolk matchup in the quarterfinals. Zach Fager's Merfolk list is pretty vanilla but it still offers enough aggression and counterspells to bury Tom if he's not careful.  By Glenn JonesLegacy Open Top 8 ProfilesMeet the Top 8 competitors in the StarCityGames.com Legacy Open in Denver.  By Glenn JonesRound 7: Brian Boss vs. Jacob BosheeWith his own take on Metalworker Brian Boss found himself sitting at 15 points and playing for Top 8 a second time on the weekend. In his path sat Jason Bochee a Merfolk player competing in his first feature match for a Top 8 laurel of his own.  By Glenn JonesDeck Tech: Manaless Dredge With Alexander LappingWe've all heard of Nine-Land Stompy and One-Land Belcher. But No-Land Dredge? By Glenn JonesRound 6: Nick Spagnolo vs. Hans FengNick Spagnolo is again fighting for Top 8 in Denver this time in the Legacy format. He's playing U/W Control without Stoneforge Mystics—“And I have not missed him at all!”—in the Sunday Legacy Open. His opponent Hans Feng was playing the Hive Mind deck that broke out at Grand Prix Providence and has maintained its place as a Legacy fixture thus far. By Glenn JonesRound 5: Iain Bartolomei vs. Tom MaSan Jose Legacy Open champion Iain Bartolomei made the trek to Denver this weekend for Magic as part of a road trip odyssey that will end at Grand Prix Kansas City. While he earned his trophy months ago with Goblins this weekend Iain decided to go with Burn.  By Glenn JonesQuick Question: How Have You Adjusted Your Deck To Compensate For Zoo's Resurgence?Zoo has returned to the Legacy equation. How are the players preparing for it in the maindeck and sideboard now that the fast creature matchup is important again? By Glenn JonesDeck Tech: Dark Stoneblade With Edgar FloresEdgar Flores attacked the Legacy portion of the Indianapolis Invitational with a twist on the popular U/W Stoneblade archetype and he went on SCGLive to discuss the deck. By Glenn JonesQuick Question: What's The Scariest Deck In The Legacy Format?What do the players not want to face today in the Denver Legacy metagame?
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By Event StaffTop 16 Standard DecklistsCheck out the decks used by the top competitors at StarCityGames.com Standard Open: Denver. By Glenn JonesFinals: Brandon Montoya vs. Jason BulkowskiIt's been a long time since the StarCityGames.com Open Series has featured a finals with no Stoneforge Mystics in either deck—but that day has arrived in Denver! By Glenn JonesSemifinals: Matt Motchkavitz vs. Jason BulkowskiIn order to make it to the finals Jason would have to blast through another pilot of considerable caliber in order to clinch the cup. Matt Motchkavitz had a fearsome sideboard packing the dreaded Kor Firewalker and threatening to ruin Jason's day. By Glenn JonesQuarterfinals: Nick Spagnolo vs. Jason BulkowskiThis quarterfinal pairing pitted veteran grinder Nick Spagnolo against Jason Bulkowski an occasional Open Series competitor from the Redlands outside Los Angeles. Nick took up Caw-Blade as his weapon of choice while Jason had been feasting on Birds all day with Mono Red. By Glenn JonesStandard Open Top 8 ProfilesMeet the Top 8 competitors in the StarCityGames.com Standard Open in Denver. By Glenn JonesDeck Tech: Mono-Black Control With Dustin GaultWhen New Phyrexia first began hitting the previews a number of players were excited at the prospect of Mono Black Control becoming viable once again. By Glenn JonesRound 8: AJ Sacher vs. Preston StoneIt all comes down to this. Preston Stone and AJ Sacher would face off this round in a Caw-Blade mirror match to determine which of them would land in the Top 8. Their builds feature a variety of differences but at the end of the day it was still all about the Stoneforge Mystic. By Glenn JonesRound 7: Edgar Flores vs. Jonathan PallesenFlying out to Denver Edgar took a heartbreaking first round loss but has battled his way back to a 5-1 record. Jonathan Pallesen has also accrued 15 points and the winner of this match may have the opportunity to draw into Top 8. By Glenn JonesQuick Question: What's The Most Important Element Of The Matchup Between Vampires And Caw-Blade?Vampires won the last Standard Open in Indianapolis under the capable hands of Matt Landstrom. What's important in the matchup? By Glenn JonesRound 6: Brian Boss vs. Brett PiazzaPiloting a Birthing Pod Naya deck Brian Boss has thus far fought his way to a 4-1 record. If he wants to cinch a Top 8 berth he'll need to go through Brett Piazza and at least one more player to do so. Brett a fine player in his own right is riding high on Caw-Blade with maindeck Day of Judgments. By Glenn JonesDeck Tech: Naya Birthing Pod With Brian BossBrian Boss rolled into the Denver Open Series with a Naya version of the deck running the Fauna Shaman/Vengevine package with a number of tutorable creatures. By Glenn JonesQuick Question: What Is Your Perfect Opening Hand For Caw-Blade On The Play?What do expert Caw-Blade players want to see the most in their starting six or seven? By Glenn JonesQuick Question: What's Your Opinion On The Effect Of Having Titans Appear In M12?The Titans will be returning in M12 for another year of Standard play. What do the players have to say? |
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