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MC3 Cruise, first VIP Confirmed!

Steve — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 18:10:40 +0000

With much sadness, we announce that Evan Erwin/the Magic Show, will not be on MC3, thing just didn’t work out for this show with his new gig at Star City. BUT we’ve got Magic Blogger, former R&D intern, and regular PT Reporter Bill Stark joining us in his place!

Check back for confirmation on our 2nd VIP (likely to be either Brian Kibler, or Brad Nelson!)

Midwest Masters Series – final results!

Steve — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 04:06:22 +0000

A great weekend of magic finished up Sunday night after a 201 player PTQ at Misty Mountain Games in Madison. I had not expected more than 170-180 top side so we were a little tight in the space. the players were all awesome though and we muddled through. I guess that means I won’t be trying to put another PTQ in that space again. We had been getting consistently 150s for PTQs when I ran them OUTSIDE the store in madison, so I thought we’d be allright being back to back with the MMS. boy was I wrong! thanks to all for coming out to the MMS, which had 218 players and SO many stayed for day 2 of the action!

The MMS finished up pretty early, around 7:30pm when the top 4 split the remaining prize and headed home. Following is a list of the T8 decklists placed in order after swiss, but noting 1/4th or 5/8th, 5/8th meaning they lost their quarter final match.

read on!

Steve

Justin Meyer – 1st after swiss, 5th/8th in top 8
4 Noble Hierarch
4 vengevine
2 ranger of eos
2 sphinx of lost truths
1 scute mob
4 wall of omens
2 birds of paradise
1 borderland ranger
4 seagate oracle
1 gideon Jura
3 elspeth knight errant
3 jace the mind sculptor
2 oblivion ring
2 path to exile
1 bant charm
5 forest
1 plains
2 island
1 stirring wildwood
4 seaside citadel
3 sunpetal grove
4 celestial colonnade
4 misty rainforest
sideboard:
1 enclave cryptologist
1 sphinx of jwar isle
2 negate
2 deprive
2 martial coup
1 mold shambler
1 wall of denial
2 celestial purge
3 oust

Garner Perigo – 2nd after swiss, 1st/4th after top 8
4 lightning bolt
4 putrid leech
2 terminate
4 blightning
4 sprouting thrinax
3 maelstrom pulse
4 bloodbraid elf
2 abyssal persecutor
2 bituminous blast
2 sarkhan the mad
3 siege-gang commander
1 broodmate dragon
4 savage lands
4 raging ravine
4 verdant catacombs
4 dragonskull summit
3 swamp
3 mountain
3 forest
1 lavaclaw reaches
sideboard:
1 maelstrom pulse
1 bituminous blast
1 mind rot
3 prohestic prism
3 duress
3 malakir bloodwitch
4 goblin ruinblaster

Owen Turtenwald – 3rd after swiss, 5th/8th after T8
4 lightning bolt
2 terminate
4 putrid leech
4 sprouting thrinax
4 maelstrom pulse
4 blightning
4 bloodbraid elf
4 bituminous blast
2 sarkhan the mad
1 siege-gang commander
1 broodmate dragon
4 raging ravine
4 savage lands
4 verdant catacombs
4 dragonskull summit
1 lavaclaw reaches
3 swamp
3 forest
3 mountain
sideboard:
4 goblin ruinblaster
4 duress
2 royal assassin
2 doomblade
2 prohpetic prism
1 malakir bloodwitch

Adam Gunderson – 4th after swiss, 1st/4th after top 8
4 wall of omens
3 elspeth, knight errant
2 ranger of eos
2 oblivion ring
2 path to exile
1 gideon jura
1 bant charm
4 sea gate oracle
3 jace, the mind sculptor
2 sphinx of lost turths
4 vengevine
4 noble hierarch
2 birds of paradise
1 scute mob
1 borderland ranger
1 stirring wildwood
1 plains
2 island
5 forest
3 sunpetal grove
4 celestial colonnade
4 seaside citadel
4 misty rainforest
sideboard:
2 oust
2 deprive
2 negate
3 celestial purge
1 gideon jura
1 mold shambler
2 sphinx of jwar isle
1 oblivion ring
1 martial coup

Daniel Koppman – 5th after swiss, 5th/8th after T8
2 mindspring
4 spreading seas
3 jace, the mind sculptor
4 baneslayer angel
3 gideon jura
2 elspeth, knight errant
3 oblivion ring
4 wall of omens
4 path to exile
2 martial coup
2 day of judgment
3 everflowing chalice
3 tectonic edge
5 island
5 plains
1 marshflats
1 arid mesa
2 sejiri refuge
4 glacial fortress
4 celestial colonnade
sideboard:
1 sphinx of lost truths
2 jace beleran
3 flashfreeze
4 negate
1 day of judgment
1 kor sanctifiers
1 elspeth, knight errant
2 celestial purge

Phil Jones – 6th after swiss, 1st/4th after T8
4 birds of paradise
4 noble hierarch
4 dauntless escort
4 knight of the reliquary
3 soverigns of lost alara
4 lotus cobra
2 baneslayer angel
4 jace the mind sculptor
3 elspeth, knight errant
2 gideon jura
2 eldrazi conscription
4 misty rainforest
4 forest
2 island
2 plains
2 verdant catacombs
2 sejiri steppe
3 celestial colonnade
2 sunpetal grove
1 tectonic edge
1 arid mesa
1 stirring wildwood
sideboard:
2 rhox warmonk
2 oblivion ring
2 sphinx of the jwar isle
2 path to exile
2 bant charm
2 negate
2 deprive
1 emerge unscathed

Jon Hartling – 7th after swiss, 5th/8th in top 8
13 forest
4 rootbound crag
4 raging ravine
2 mountain
4 llanowar elves
3 Joraga treespeaker
3 borderland ranger
4 nest invader
4 kozilek’s predator
4 bloodbraid elf
3 lightning bold
3 staggershock
4 bestial menace
4 overrun
1 garruk wildspeaker

sideboard:
3 cunning sparkmage
3 goblin ruinblaster
4 river boa
2 naturalize
1 lightning bolt
1 tuktuk the explorer
1kazandu tuskcaller

Brian Kowal – 8th after swiss, 1st/4th after T8
3 lightning bolt
2 terminate
4 maelstrom pulse
4 blightning
3 bituminous blast
3 sarkhan the mad
4 putrid leech
4 sprouting thrinax
4 bloodbraid elf
2 siege-gang commander
1 prophetic prism
4 verdant catacombs
4 savage lands
4 raging ravine
3 forest
3 mountain
2 swamp
1 lavaclaw reaches
4 dragonskull summit
1 rootbound crag
sideboard:
3 doomblade
4 duress
4 goblin ruinblaster
2 forked bolt
2 ??? couldn’t read it.

US Nationals basic info is up!

Steve — Mon, 17 May 2010 23:37:28 +0000

Hey folks, Basic info for MtG Nats is up on it’s own sub page under the Magic heading. Check it out here: http://legionevents.com/magic/us-nationals

I’ll be updating it with Public events schedule and other information as i finish it!

Steve

MMS Iowa decklists

Steve — Tue, 04 May 2010 18:05:37 +0000

A fairly small “crowd” gathered on a BEAUTIFUL May Day in Des Moines for the 2nd Legion Run Magic Masters Series. A series of 9 events leading to a $10k finale at Gencon. Top 8 players win their share of $3200 in cash, plus each get a 4day Gen Con pass and invitation to play in the (free, invitation only) $10k.

114 player battled it out, the top 8 made a full chop though, splitting the prize 8 ways and heading home 3 hours early.

top 8 Decklists follow:

Chris Miller, 1st after swiss
3 siege-gang commander
3 eldrazi monument
4 Maelstrom Pulse
4 Bloodbraid elf
4 lotus cobra
4 putrid leech
4 sprouting thrinax
4 lightning bolt
4 goblin ruinblaster
4 verdant catacombs
4 savage lands
3 swamp
3 forest
3 mountain
4 raging ravine
1 misty rainforest
1 scalding tarn
2 rootbound crag
1 dragonskull summit
sideboard:
2 gem discovery
3 deathmark
2 duress
2 thought hemorrhage
2 terminate
4 dragon’s claw

Louis Kaplan, 2nd after swiss
4 lotus cobra
4 putrid leech
4 sprouting thrinax
4 bloodbraid elf
4 vengevine
4 lightning bolt
4 terminate
4 blightning
3 eldrazi monument
4 forest
3 swamp
2 mountain
4 savage lands
4 verdant catacombs
3 rootbound crag
3 raging Ravine
2 dragonskull
sideboard:
4 goblin ruinblaster
3 thought hemmhorage
4 duress
4 deathmark

Jason Golliher, 3rd after swiss
4 wall of omens
3 sphinx of Jwar Isle
4 Spreading Seas
3 Everflowing Chalice
3 day of judgement
2 martial coup
3 oblivion ring
2 path to exile
3 mind spring
3 jace, the mind sculptor
2 Gideon Jura
1 Negate
4 Celestial Colonade
4 Glacial Fortress
3 Sejeri Refuge
3 Tectonic edge
7 plains
6 island
sideboard:
3 flashfreeze
2 celestial purge
1 wall of denial
2 jace beleren
3 negate
1 oblivion ring
1 cancel
2 kor firewalker

Trevor Boeckmann, 4th after swiss
4 raging ravine
4 verdant catacombs
1 scalding tarn
1 misty rainforest
1 oran-rief, the vastwood
4 savage lands
3 dragonskull summit
2 swamp
3 mountain
3 forest
4 lotues cobra
4 putrid leech
4 sprouting thrinax
2 goblin ruinblaster
4 bloodbraid elf
3 master of the wild hunt
4 siege-gang commander
3 eldrazi monument
3 lightning bolt
3 maelstrom pulse
sideboard:
2 goblin ruinblaster
3 doomblade
3 deathmark
1 lightning bolt
4 duress
2 haunting echoes

James Bush, 5th after swiss
3 everflowing chalice
4 spreading seas
3 baneslayer angel
3 mindspring
4 oblivian ring
3 day of judgment
2 martial coup
4 wall of omens
2 gidean jura
2 elspeth, knight-errant
3 jace, the mind scultor
2 path to exile
4 celestial colonnade
4 glacial fortress
4 tectonic edge
7 plains
6 islands
sideboard:
2 celestial purge
3 kor firewalker
3 flashfreeze
4 negate
3 luminarch ascension

Alex Black, 6th after swiss
1 arid Mesa
4 baneslayer angel
4 celestial colonnade
4 day of judgment
2 elspeth, knight-errant
1 everflowing chalice
4 fieldmist borderpost
4 glacial fortress
4 island
3 jace, the mindscultor
4 knight of the white orchid
1 martial coup
3 mind spring
3 oblivion ring
2 path to exile
7 plains
2 sphinx of jwar isle
4 spreading seas
3 tectonic edge
sideboard:
2 devout lightcaster
1 everflowing chalice
3 flashfreeze
3 kor firewalker
1 kor sanctifiers
1 martial coup
3 negate
1 path to exile

Matthew Longford 7th after swiss
1 Iona, shield of emeria
1 emrakul, the aeons torn
4 polymorph
4explore
4 see beyond
4 ponder
4 growth spasm
1 garruk wildspeaker
1 awakening zone
4 jace, the mindsculptor
2 negate
4 deprive
2 into the roil
4 forest
7 island
4 misty rainforest
1 scalding tarn
4 halimar depths
4 khalni garden
sideboard:
4 whiplash trap
4 flashfreeze
2 negate
1 emrakul, the aeons torn
1 iona, shield of emeria
3 vapor snare

Aaron Speer, 8th after swiss
4 arbor elf
4 llanowar elves
4 elvish visionary
4 nissa’s chosen
4 leatherback baloth
4 elvish archdruid
3 lodestone golem
4 vengevine
4 nissa revane
3 eldrazi monument
19 forest
3 oran-rief, the vastwood
sideboard:
4 vines of vastwood
2 naturalize
3 slingbow trap
3 pelakka wurm
3 great stable stag

Magic US Nationals

Steve — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 01:59:51 +0000

Well folks, finally I’ve been cleared to let you know what’s up.

Magic the Gathering Nationals will be held this year in Minneapolis on August 21st, thats 2 weeks after Gen Con. The event will be in exact same room Grand Prix Minneapolis was in at the Minneapolis Convention Center. There is a room block secured at the Hyatt Regency right across the block from The Convention Center. Rooms are $99 and currently offer free wireless internet. It’s a great price at a great venue

More details will start rolling out over the next couple weeks including links to the hyatt for reservations and Public Events Schedule.

Yep, it’s a little later than normal this year, but that’s where we ended up.

Look for an announcement about the Magic Regionals coming soon from WotC proper. We should have that news by the first of April.

Steve

Magic Rules help: Ask the Judge!

Steve — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:41:24 +0000

Hit a tough question and need help pretty with your whacky game at 2am? no problem! http://dcifamily.org/askthejudge/

24/7 rules help for magic players. Ask your question get an answer from a live judge. Someone’s always on hand!

Steve

MMS Pittsburgh rescheduled!

Steve — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 20:28:42 +0000

Mike has shuffled a ton of his events to accommodate the MMS move, mostly due to venue issues.. the MMS in Pittsburgh cancelled for the snow-pocalypse has been rescheduled to 07/17/10. Same location as the previous one was scheduled. those of you close to mikes area and may be attending PTQs and other MMS events, note that PTQ dates may have changed to make the squeezes happen; the Columbus MMS is now moved to 6/19 with a PTQ the day after on 6/20.

full details will be posted on http://www.magicmastersseries.com very soon!

Back at it!

Steve — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 20:36:03 +0000

whew.

What a couple crazy weeks!

Lindsey and I got back from the MC2 cruise and were home just about long enough to wash our clothes, respond to the critical emails that had piled up then off we went to Pro Tour San Diego!

MC2 was an ENORMOUS amount of fun! Check out Evan Erwin’s Magic show! MC3 reservations are open on the MC3 page under the magic header. We’ve already got a bunch of people signed up for it and spots WILL be limited. I’ve spoken with Brian Kibler about coming aboard to be our VIP and he’s said as long as a PT isn’t scheduled on top of the event (which I’ve gotten assurances there won’t be!) He’d be delighted to come! We should have that locked up in the next couple of weeks!

PT San Diego was a great show with lots of folks showing up. We blew the last PT San Diego out of the water for attendance at Public Events. Despite the good sized crowds, it was among the smoothest events ever! Thanks to all the judge crew and operations staff who worked so hard to show the players a great time!

Next up for us is the Midwest Masters Series event in minneapolis. TCG player.com is sending the GGs live crew out for some great video and event reports.

We’ll have some great vendors onsite buying and selling and trading with you:

Gaming etc

Lotus Vault

the one and only, Dan Bock

So join us for Legion events first of 3 events in the Midwest Masters Series where you can win your share in over $4000 worth of cash and prizes, a free Gen Con 2010 Pass and your invitation to play for $10,000 in cash for the MMS finale AT Gen Con 2010 in Indianapolis!

We’re also gearing up for our first in the Wizard World Comic Con series of gaming events with our first event in Toronto the last week of March (the 26th – 28th). The Wizard World home page has all the details which include special guest appearances by dozens of artists, and actors… Eliza Dushku? yes, please, thanks!

The next Wizard Comic Con will be in Anaheim California mid April and will feature an MtG: Rise of Eldrazi Prerelease, increased Yu-Gi-Oh! events and as much other stuff as we can shove into it!

Magic Cruise #3, MC3!

Steve — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:47:43 +0000

hey there!

It is my pleasure to announce the next Magic Cruise! we’re about to embark on MC2 in just a few short days, but I’ve already got next years worked out so why not spoil it!

Evan Erwin is going to join us again (I don’t think you could keep him away!) and be sure to check the Magic show in upcoming weeks for his Cruise summary show. I’ve got some feelers out for other VIPs to join us on the cruise, and I’m sure we’ll bring someone fantastic!

the basic cruise information and important dates are posted now on the MC3 page now, expect updates including Cruise Qualifier locations and Tournament Package prices once we return from MC2!

Steve

MC2 Cruise attendance has marked over 100!

Steve — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 06:05:55 +0000

Including staff and VIPs, the MC2 cruise has now pushed over 100 attendees! this is quite an increase from last year! Last year we were around 70 total with 42 players. Here we sit at 103 currently (by my count) with over 60 players! We haven’t even set sail yet and I already can’t wait for the next one! we’re looking at the same time frame next year, (early February) and hoping to set sail out of the LA/San Diego Area. We should have details on MC3 by the end of February 2010. All travel arrangements will be handled by the fine folks at All About Travel who were kind enough to come in and clean up some details for me when I got so busy I couldn’t stay on top of the cruise entries!

We’re under a month away from sailing and MAN I can’t wait! in case you missed it.. here’s Evan Erwin from the Magic show and his 2009 Game in the Gulf Cruise feature check it out!

See you on the Boat!
Steve

(there is still space available, although tickets costs are going up fast as the boat nears capacity!)