Game commentary for the first M:TG game on 2002-03-11

Decks used

Jae Rodgers
Stasis Field
Thomas Kelley
Goblin
Mike Burns
Swiss
Nate Harkins
Bloodlust
Pat Cheever
Don't Bother Drawing
Adam Rodgers
Can't Touch It
Frank Salvato
Undead Flamer

Game

Jae got his combo off and killed everyone through it. He let Thomas live one extra turn, just to toy with him and make the game last that much longer. Adam complained about combo decks the entire time.

Turn One

Frank won the first-turn right, so he played Swamp. Pat went next, also playing Swamp. Adams played Plains then cast Healing Salve. Thomas put Mountain out to cast Mogg Fanatic. Jae played Island. Nate played Swamp to cast Dark Ritual to cast Sengir Bats. Mike played Bayou and Lotus Petal, sacrificed the Lotus Petal to play Ivory Tower, then tapped the Bayou to play another Ivory Tower.

Turn Two

Frank played Mountain, then cast Mesmeric Fiend targeting the Donate in Mike's hand. Pat cast Hymn to Tourach, targeting the Recycle and Emerald Charm in Mike's hand. Mike's Ivory Towers were useless at that point.

Adam cast Brainwash on Frank's Mesmeric Fiend. Thomas played a Mountain, then attacked Pat with his Mogg Fanatic; Pat took the one damage.

Jae played Plains, then cast Careful Study, discarding Phyrexian Altar and Enduring Renewal in the process. He played Shield Sphere.

Nate played Swamp, then attacked Thomas with the Sengir Bats; Thomas took the one. Mike did nothing.

Turn Three

Frank played Sandstone Needle; Pat played Island. Adam cast Brainwash on Nate's Sengir Bats.

Thomas played Mountain, then attacked Pat with his Mogg Fanatic; Pat took the one damage.

Jae played Altar of Dementia, a part of his combo. Nate played Swamp, followed by Jandor's Saddlebags and Vampire Bats. Mike, again, did nothing.

Turn Four

Frank played Mountain and Bog Down, sending Mike's Library of Leng and Opt from his hand to his graveyard. Pat played Island and Reef Pirates. Adam cast Healing Salve.

Thomas played Mountain, Goblin Mutant, and attacked Mike with his Mogg Fanatic; Mike took the one. Jae did nothing.

Nate played Swamp, cast Weakness on Thomas's Goblin Mutant, pumped his Vampire Bats twice, and attacked Mike with the Vampire Bats; Mike took the two points of damage. Mike then did nothing.

Turn Five

Frank played Tainted Peak and Faceless Butcher, targeting Thomas's Goblin Mutant. Pat attacked Mike with his Reef Pirates; Mike lost two life and an Island.

Adam did nothing. Thomas played Mountain, Goblin Shrine on his Mountain, and attacked Pat with the Mogg Fanatic; Pat took the two. Jae did nothing.

Nate pumped his Vampire Bats up two then attacked Thomas with it; Thomas took the two. Mike did nothing.

Turn Six

Frank played Swamp, cast Soul Scourge targeting Thomas, and attacked Thomas with the Faceless Butcher; Thomas took the two.

Pat played Swamp; Adam played Plains, then Clergy en-Vec. Thomas cast Mogg Bombers and attacked Frank with the Fanatic; Frank blocked with the Soul Scourge, killing the Scourge and giving Thomas three life.

Jae played Island, then Phyrexian Altar. Nate played Swamp and Drain Lifed Jae for four.

Mike cast Innocent Blood, killing Frank's Mesmeric Fiend (giving Mike his Donate back), Pat's Reef Pirates, Adam's Clergy en-Vec, Thomas's Mogg Bombers, Jae's Shield Sphere, and Nate's Sengir Bats.

Turn Seven

Frank cast Gravegouger, targeting Thomas's Mogg Bombers and Mogg Fanatic, then attacked Thomas with his Faceless Butcher; Thomas took the two. Pat played Plains.

Adam cast False Peace on Frank. Thomas cast Mogg Conscripts. Jae played Plains, then his game-winning Field of Souls.

Nate cast Sengir Vampire, pumped up his Bats one, then attacked Mike with the Bats; Mike took the one. Mike played Forest then Mind Burst on Nate, getting his Disturbed Burial.

Turn Eight

Frank played Mountain; Pat played Tainted Field; Adam played nothing; Thomas played Mountain; Jae played nothing.

Nate played Swamp, then attacked Frank with his Sengir Vampire; just before that, though, Adam cast Reprisal on it. Mike did nothing.

Turn Nine

Frank attacked Mike with his Faceless Butcher and Adam with his Gravegouger; Mike and Adam took two each.

Pat played Island. Adam played Plains, followed by Holy Strength targeting Thomas's Mogg Conscript, then Prismatic Ward on the Mogg Conscript and targeting the colour black.

Thomas cast Goblin Digging Team, then Firebreathing on Mogg Conscript. He attacked Nate with Mogg Conscript; Nate blocked with his Vampire Bats. At the end of Thomas's turn, Jae cast Enlightened Tutor for Shield Sphere.

Jae cast Shield Sphere, Enduring Renewal, Dismantling Blow with the kicker targeting Nate's Jandor's Saddlebags, Disenchanted Thomas's Holy Strength, played Distorting Wake targeting all non-Land permanents controlled by other players, then proceeded to put fifty-million tokens into play. Lastly, he cast Stasis.

Nate did nothing. Mike played two Ivory Towers.

Turn Ten

Frank cast Raise Dead on his Soul Scourge, then played the Soul Scourge targeting Jae. At the end of Frank's turn, Pat mana burned himself for ten.

Pat did nothing; Adam did nothing. Thomas cast Blaze for five targeting Jae. Jae paid the Stasis upkeep with his Shield Sphere and Phyrexian Altar, played Island, then attacked everyone with just enough to kill them off. Everyone, that is, except for Thomas, whom he put down at 5 life.

Turn Eleven

Thomas did nothing. Jae attacked Thomas to death.

Mike Burns <mike@mike-burns.com>