Brilliant Ultimatum Top 8s TCGPlayer 5k

by News | posted at 2010-05-03 03:27:00
tagged: MTG, Magic, Magic the Gathering, 5k, Standard, Tcgplayer, Brilliant Ultimatum

The TCGPlayer.com $5k in Boston, Massachusetts has concluded, and the Top 8 was, in a word, unexpected. While ultimately won by Jund played by Josh Herr, this deck by Alex Viksnins and nicknamed "Wile E. Coyote" managed to Top 8 with FOUR copies of Brilliant Ultimatum:

 

 

1 Path to Exile

4 Ponder

1 Smother

4 Wall of Omens

4 Spreading Seas

4 Esper Charm

4 Jace, the Mind Sculptor

1 Elspeth, Knight-Errant

1 Gideon Jura

2 Liliana Vess

3 Day of Judgment

4 Brilliant Ultimatum

3 Emrakul, the Aeons Torn 

 

4 Marsh Flats

4 Creeping Tar Pit

4 Glacial Fortress

4 Arcane Sanctum

3 Island

3 Plains

3 Swamp

 

Sideboard:

4 Negate

4 Kor Firewalker

2 Kor Sanctifiers

1 Identity Crisis

2 Celestial Purge

1 Doom Blade

1 Duress

 

The event also included a Top 8 by Gerard Fabiano, and an appearance by Pro Tour 1 winner Michael Loconto. Forum and Twitter coverage was provided by Hall of Famer Darwin Kastle.

 

Find all the coverage and Top 8 decklists here.

 

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