Traversing Murky Waters at Coswort

Coswort Hobby Shop have finally ventured deeply into Duel Commander with their format first Tournament! As a show of support and also to help the Commander Community flourish in the south, the Madcap Gamers, Syntax Assassin and I crammed ourselves into an SUV and made our way through a quick road trip up the San Pedro and Cavite boondocks all the way to Coswort. Who knew we'd unknowingly and unintentionally end up muddling the meta mixture with murky waters.

Before we delve into the tournament details, the story as much wouldn't be as eventful without our short road trip tale. Crowding six men in a car should mean we'd get there smoothly, right? Rrright....Of course, we obviously knew where we were at and where we were going. And yes, as vague as they may come, we were asking for directions from the locals. "Take a left from the first stoplight and just keep taking a left until you get to the second stoplight and you're there," said the local police. "Take a left from the third corner and then keep taking a right and you're there," said the tricycle driver bystander. But an hour and a few wrong turns later and we're uhm not there yet. Their advise would've been sound had there not been too many darn back streets. We did get there eventually even though our designated driver was taking directions from 5 backseat navigators and we'd get a tad bit confused from time to time.

We finally arrived and Coswort proprietor Richard Mariano mightily greeted us. There were still some time before the tournament starts and the very warm weather had made us quite peckish. One thing you must definitely try when you're there, I found out, is the tapsihan just a few walks away from the shop.

With our tummies full and our excitement replenished, we were ready to take on the tournament. I came in with my prized Ezuri, Renegade Leader, Eric Talag came with Radha, Heir to Keld, while Mark Calienta came in trying out Pharika, God of Affliction as Commander instead of Skullbriar, the Walking Grave. As the registration went, we soon realized we had brought with us three Black Blue players all with their distinct deck strategies: Wilfredo "Boom" Dizon's Dralnu, Lich Lord / Reanimator, Fedimarc Garcia's Wydwen, the Biting Gale / Control-Voltron, and Jed Berones' Wydwen, the Biting Gale / Polymorph-Emrakul. This presented a very interesting and challenging meta ahead.


Format: 1v1 Duel Commander
Timestamp: 3:30 PM, Saturday, 31 May 2014
French Banned list + Partial Paris + Swiss
with 10 Proxies allowed except for the Commander

Coswort Hobby Shop's first Duel Commander Tournament transpired with a total of 11 players registered for the event.

The breakdown of Commanders are as follows:
Daxos of Meletis (Yondaime Kesshite)
Dralnu, Lich Lord (Wilfredo "Boom" Dizon)
Ezuri, Renegade Leader (Leorenz Jamias)
Mereike Ri Berit (Carlo Bernardino Alon)
Pharika, God of Affliction (Mark Calienta)
Prossh, Skyraider of Kher (Jessieco Lee)
Radha, Heir to Keld (Eric Talag)
Talrand, Sky Summoner (Michael Joseph Villano)
Wydwen, the Biting Gale (Jed Berones)
Wydwen, the Biting Gale (Fedimarc Garcia)

Top 4
1 Ezuri, Renegade Leader (Leorenz Jamias)
2 Wydwen, the Biting Gale (Fedimarc Garcia)
3 Dralnu, Lich Lord (Wilfredo "Boom" Dizon)
4 Wydwen, the Biting Gale (Jed Berones)


Fedimarc Garcia - Wydwen, the Biting Gale
Artifacts [8]
Batterskull
Mimic Vat
Sword of Body and Mind
Sword of Fire and Ice
Sword of Light and Shadow
Tormod's Crypt
Umezawa's Jitte
Vedalken Shackles

Creatures [5]
Crypt Creeper
Faerie Macabre
Gatekeeper of Malakir {Kicker}
Vampire Hexmage
Vendilion Clique

Enchantments [2]
Bitterblossom
Declaration of Naught

Instants [34]
Brainstorm
Careful Consideration
Counterspell
Countersquall
Cryptic Command
Diabolic Edict
Doom Blade
Envelop
Far // Away {Fuse}
Forbidden Alchemy {Flashback}
Force of Will
Go for the Throat
Hatred
Hero's Downfall
Mental Misstep
Mindbreak Trap
Muddle the Mixture {Transmute}
Murder
Mystical Tutor
Negate
Nullify
Peek
Perplex {Transmute}
Prohibit {Kicker}
Psychic Strike
Remove Soul
Skeletal Scrying
Spell Pierce
Swan Song
Thieves' Fortune {Prowl}
Trickbind {Split Second}
Twincast
Undermine
Wipe Away {Split Second}

Planeswalkers [1]
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver


Sorceries [11]
Black Sun's Zenith
Chainer's Edict {Flashback}
Damnation
Demonic Tutor
Drown in Sorrow {Scry 1}
Duress
Inquisition of Kozilek
Massacre
Merchant Scroll
Ponder
Sign in Blood

Lands [38]
Academy Ruins
Bojuka Bog
Cabal Pit
Command Tower
Darkwater Catacombs
Dreadship Reef
Dust Bowl
Faerie Conclave
Marsh Flats
Riptide Laboratory
Secluded Glen
Spawning Pool
Springjack Pasture
Sunken Ruins
Tainted Isle
Tectonic Edge
Temple of Deceit {Scry 1}
Unstable Frontier
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
Verdant Catacombs
Vesuva
Watery Grave
Wasteland

Swamp - 4

Wilfredo "Boom" Dizon - Dralnu, Lich Lord
Artifacts [1]
Lightning Greaves

Creatures [11]
Griselbrand
Consecrated Sphinx
Sphinx of Uthuun
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
Rune-scarred Demon
Sheoldred, Whispering One
Tidespout Tyrant
Kederekt Leviathan
Snapcaster Mage
Vendilion Clique
Massacre Wurm

Enchantments [3]
Animate Dead
Dance of the Dead
Necromancy

Instants [28]
Brainstorm
Careful Consideration
Counterspell
Cyclonic Rift {Overload}
Darkblast {Dredge}
Daze
Dispel
Entomb
Flash
Flusterstorm {Storm}
Force of Will
Force Spike
Foil
Frantic Search
Intuition
Lim-Dul's Vault
Makeshift Mannequin
Mental Misstep
Mystical Teachings {Flashback}
Mystical Tutor
Quicken
Skeletal Scrying
Spell Pierce
Spell Snare
Stifle
Swan Song
Tainted Pact
Thirst for Knowledge

Sorceries [18]
Careful Study
Demonic Tutor
Duress
Exhume
Footsteps of Goryo
Gitaxian Probe
Inquisition of Kozilek
Last Rites
Living Death
Merchant Scroll
Personal Tutor
Preordain
Ponder
Reanimate
Show and Tell
Stitch Together
Thoughtseize
Toxic Deluge



Lands [38]
Bloodstained Mire
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
Cabal Pit
Cephalid Coliseum
City Of Brass
Command Tower
Creeping Tar Pit
Darkslick Shores
Drowned Catacomb
Flooded Strand
Homeward Path
Marsh Flats
Minamo, School at Water’s Edge
Misty Rainforest
Polluted Delta
Reflecting Pool
River of Tears
Scalding Tarn
Shizo, Death’s Storehouse
Sunken Ruins
Underground River
Underground Sea
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
Verdant Catacombs
Watery Grave
Wasteland

Islands - 3
Snow-Covered Islands - 4
Swamp - 2
Snow-Covered Swamp - 3

Jed Berones - Wydwen, the Biting Gale
Artifacts [2]
Runechanter's Pike
Sword of Fire and Ice

Creatures [1]
Emrakul, the Aeons Torn

Enchantments [2]
Bitterblossom
Declaration of Naught

Instants [44]
Arcane Denial
Brainstorm
Capsize {Buyback}
Condescend {Scry 2}
Counterspell
Cyclonic Rift {Overload}
Daze
Diabolic Edict
Disrupt
Dissipate
Faerie Trickery
Far // Away {Fuse}
Foil
Force of Will
Frantic Search
Go for the Throat
Gush
Hatred
Into the Roil {Kicker}
Intuition
Lat-Nam's Legacy
Lim-Dul's Vault
Mana Leak
Memory Lapse
Mental Misstep
Mystical Teachings {Flashback}
Mystical Tutor
Opt
Pact of Negation
Polymorph
Prohibit {Kicker}
Psychic Strike
Quicken
Rapid Hybridization
Remand
Remove Soul
Rewind
Skeletal Scrying
Spell Crumple
Spell Pierce
Swan Song
Think Twice {Flashback}
Trickbind {Split Second}
Wipe Away {Split Second}

Planeswalkers [1]
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver


Sorceries [13]
Black Sun's Zenith
Damnation
Demonic Tutor
Duress
Gitaxian Probe
Innocent Blood
Merchant Scroll
Night's Whisper
Preordain
Ponder
Serum Visions
Sleight of Hand
Thoughtseize

Lands [37]
Bojuka Bog
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
Cabal Pit
Command Tower
Creeping Tar Pit
Darkwater Catacombs
Dimir Guildgate
Dreadship Reef
Faerie Conclave
Flooded Strand
Halimar Depths
Mana Confluence
Marsh Flats
Minamo, School at Waters Edge
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
Tainted Isle
Temple of Deceit {Scry 1}
Tolaria West {Transmute}
Verdant Catacombs
Watery Grave

Island - 7
Swamp - 10


Creatures [49]
Acidic Slime
Arbor Elf
Argothian Elder
Birchlore Rangers {Morph}
Boreal Druid
Caller of the Claw
Chameleon Colossus {Changeling / Protection Black}
Civic Wayfinder
Craterhoof Behemoth
Elvish Archdruid
Elvish Harbinger
Elvish Mystic
Elvish Spirit Guide
Elvish Visionary
Eternal Witness
Fauna Shaman
Fierce Empath
Fyndhorn Elves
Heritage Druid
Imperious Perfect
Joraga Treespeaker {Leveler}
Joraga Warcaller {Multikicker}
Karametra's Acolyte {Devotion}
Llanowar Elves
Nettle Sentinel
Priest of Titania
Primeval Titan
Quirion Ranger
Regal Force
Rofellos, Llanowar Emissary
Scavenging Ooze
Scryb Ranger {Flash / Protection Blue}
Stingerfling Spider
Sylvan Messenger
Sylvan Ranger
Sylvan Safekeeper
Viridian Corrupter {Infect}
Viridian Emissary
Viridian Joiner
Viridian Shaman
Viridian Zealot
Wirewood Channeler
Wirewood Elf
Wirewood Herald
Wirewood Hivemaster
Wirewood Symbiote
Wood Elves
Wren's Run Vanquisher
Yeva, Nature's Herald
Artifacts [2]
Lightning Greaves
Umbral Mantle

Enchantments [1]
Sylvan Library

Instants [6]
Beast Within
Crop Rotation
Crushing Vines
Deglamer
Krosan Grip {Split Second}
Worldly Tutor

Planeswalkers [1]
Garruk Wildspeaker

Sorceries [6]
Ancient Stirrings
Green Sun's Zenith
Harmonize
Primal Command
Sylvan Scrying
Triumph of the Hordes

Lands [34]
Cavern of Souls
Deserted Temple
Gaea's Cradle
Ghost Quarter
Homeward Path
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx {Devotion}
Petrified Field
Tectonic Edge
Wirewood Lodge

Forests - 25


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