Downturn

The release party for Conflux was last night. I had a RGw deck that was very slow, but super powerful. It was more like a control deck in how I would burn away my opponent's creatures with Volcanic Fallout and Fiery Fall in a pinch. Then finish up with either Meglonoth , Goblin Razerrunners (VIP of the night), or Thornling. Martial Coup is also great late game when my opponents thought they had me against the wall. One game my opponent's life was 22 and I was at 8. He had fliers with Exhalted and was slamming me for 4 or 5 a swing. I wiped his field with Martial Coup, then dropped Razerrunner, sacing a land to damage him that turn. Next turn I sacced the rest and swung for the kill!

I went 3-0 until the last round when I was paired with someone 2-1. I planned on an intential draw to just coast into the top 4 when I found out that the event coordinator put me in as a first round loss (when I actually won). Well, this messed up the stats for the rest of the toruny and pushed me out of the top 4. Although my deck was good, the fustration of having my performance not count made me loose the last match and definitely knocked me out of top 4. To make up for their mistake, I got a booster pack and a few promo cards: Obelisk of Alara.

Talking with the shop, I found out that they haven't played FNM in a few weeks. The economic downturn has hit home as well. They really should rethink about posting their inventory on CCGUnderground.com!