Irish National Champ Repeats

by News | posted at 2010-08-17 02:04:00
tagged: MTG, Magic, Magic the Gathering, Ireland, Irish, Nationals, National Championship, Nats, Chris Black, Nick Sephton

In addition to Argentina and China, Ireland also held its National Championship this past weekend. While there was no official coverage, judge Nick Sephton informed TheStarkingtonPost.com of the happenings via Facebook. Chris Black has repeated as the National Champion, and will be joined on the team by Stephen Pashley and Simon Carmichael. This is the deck Chris used to win:

 

Token Time

4 Birds of Paradise

4 Bloodbraid Elf

3 Cunning Sparkmage

4 Goblin Ruinblaster

4 Lotus Cobra

4 Nest Invader

3 Siege-Gang Commander

4 Vengevine

 

3 Eldrazi Monument

 

5 Forest

4 Misty Rainforest

5 Mountain

4 Raging Ravine

4 Rootbound Crag

3 Verdant Catacombs

 

2 Garruk Wildspeaker

 

Sideboard:

3 Acidic Slime

3 Obstinate Baloth

3 Forked Bolt

4 Dragon's Claw

2 Chandra Nalaar

 

Perhaps more interesting was the 3rd place deck played by Simon Carmichael. That list was a Monoblack Control/Vampires build, an archetype which had been dead in Standard for some time.

 

4 Bloodghast

2 Captivating Vampire

4 Gatekeeper of Malakir

4 Kalastria Highborn

3 Malakir Bloodwitch

4 Vampire Hexmage

2 Vampire Nighthawk

4 Vampire Nocturnus

 

3 Urge to Feed

 

4 Consuming Vapors

4 Inquisition of Kozilek

 

2 Crypt of Agadeem

4 Marsh Flats

16 Swamp

 

Sideboard:

2 Bloodhusk Ritualist

4 Marsh Casualties

3 Mind Shatter

2 Sadistic Sacrament

4 Contaminated Ground

 

Top 8 decklists can be found on DeckCheck.net.

 

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