That is some sweet consistency in the spiking. It could also be notable that the danger zone crew of Svante, Mano, and Will - who teared up the meta at n00bcon 11 with their Atog deck - all placed in the top16 of n00bcoM 2. But this time we had to leave him on the outside looking in, crushed in the traditional Blaze of Glory. His Atogs at the last physical n00bcon took him all the way to the finals, and two years before that he added his first n00bcon top8 to his belt. And that's not just meant as a stab at his 9th place finish at Arvika Festival 6 (the last large in-person tournament in Sweden before the lockdown), but rather as an astute observation that he makes it into competitive top8s on a regular basis. The Doctor of Science Fiction is no stranger around these parts of the woods. In the always unenviable 9th place we have our own Svante Landgraf. Masters of ancient scrolls who survived all the way to the elimination rounds. This one is for the wind-scarred veterans of ancient spells and the weapons they wielded. Today we're talking about the guys that made it to the very top of the pack. Unless The Spice Files beats me to it, this could fill its own blagpost in the near future. I mean, I saw at least one guy playing maindeck Celestial Prism. And there was a lot of cool and spicy decks competing at the tournament. Maindeck Yotian Soldiers and sideboard Juzams. ![]() Jesus that is an awesome deck with an awesome deck pic. If it were, I would have started the post with Daniel Ewald's Distress pile: And I did get to blow up all Koos Cramers's permanents and cards in hand with a Guardian Beast / Chaos Orb / Disrupting Scepter lockdown, which was supremely sweet.īut this is not a tournament report, nor a post about average finishes with sweet decks. In the end I went 4-3, which is probably my average record for these kind of things. Facing off against DFB round one a great way to kick things off. And while I of course missed hanging out with you in the same physical space, this still felt like a proper gathering of wizards. The stream was a party and my opponents were all true gentlemen. And from my corner in Oslo, I think it went remarkably well. Sitting alone drinking in front of the computer put additional pressure on the tournament flow, the stream, and not the least on each individual player to keep the ambience and the spirits up each round. These things are a bit different than meeting up at the Rotary Pub, the Lighthouse in Genoa, or the town hall in Arvika, and come with a special set of challenges for the heroes behind the scene. Gordon and co-commentator guiding us through the madness. My hat is fully off for the organizers and crew, including Florian, Slanfan, Mari, Gordon, and that dude who commented with Gordon (seemed like a really nice guy). A couple of minor (and very traditional) kerfuffles aside, the tournament ran as smooth as anyone could ever hope for. In the end 120 players gathered at Tolaria, making this the largest online one-day tournament to date. ![]() The "online Shark" created by FloVo and the Brothers of Fire. And no additional expansions or fanciness this time, instead we saw a return to the draconian Swedish reprint policy the Good Friday showdowns are known for. Players were prepared in body and spirit, with local setup up to code and battle-tested. While n00bcoM 1 last year came as a surprise to most of us, n00bcoM 2 left little to chance.
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