It's that time of the week once again as we enter week number seven of the Pauper Premiere League, sponsored by CoolStuffInc.com and Wizards of the Coast. Last week had some crazy games with equally crazy decks, especially that of Adam Yurchick's en-Kor Combo, bringing him ultimately to a 5-1 finish and the highest placing in the Swiss rounds. In case you missed any of the action, you can check out each and every previous round in the playlist below:
Now that we've finished our Swiss matches, it's time for us to enter our final two weeks: the playoffs! Here are all the players who qualified for our playoffs and their standings.
These standings allow us to create a bracket for the event. In the initial announcement article, I laid out the guidelines for how playoffs would be set up. The way it was set to work was 4-2s would play it out amongst themselves, then face off against the 5-1 bracket, then face off all the way at the 6-0 bracket. Our bracket ended up looking something like this.
Here's the lowdown of how this will all play out:
- The match between Michael Bonde and Brian Coval will be a single best of three match.
- The finals will be best of five individual matches. This means one full match will be played with a deck, and then another match will be played all the way until a player has won three full matches.
- Similarly, all other rounds will be the best of three individual matches.
- Each player has designated a Deck A and Deck B. Deck A is the first deck they will play in the first match. Deck B will be the deck they use for their second match. After that, each player is free to choose what deck they play.
We'll be playing a bunch of matches this week, but we'll be leaving both the semifinals and the actual finals for next week. Everything else? It's happening tonight! So let's get looking at some decklists!
Brian DeMars
Stompy | Pauper | Brian DeMars
- Creatures (26)
- 2 River Boa
- 2 Vault Skirge
- 2 Wild Mongrel
- 4 Burning-Tree Emissary
- 4 Nest Invader
- 4 Nettle Sentinel
- 4 Quirion Ranger
- 4 Skarrgan Pit-Skulk
- Instants (7)
- 3 Hunger of the Howlpack
- 4 Vines of Vastwood
- Sorceries (4)
- 4 Savage Swipe
- Enchantments (6)
- 2 Moldervine Cloak
- 4 Rancor
- Lands (17)
- 17 Forest
- Sideboard (15)
- 1 Tranquility
- 2 Aerial Volley
- 2 Epic Confrontation
- 2 Essence Warden
- 2 Relic of Progenitus
- 2 Viridian Longbow
- 4 Gleeful Sabotage
Stonehorn Tron | Pauper | Brian DeMars
- Creatures (14)
- 1 Trinket Mage
- 2 Dinrova Horror
- 3 Mnemonic Wall
- 4 Mulldrifter
- 4 Stonehorn Dignitary
- Instants (10)
- 1 Counterspell
- 1 Dispel
- 1 Pulse of Murasa
- 1 Pyroblast
- 2 Ephemerate
- 4 Ghostly Flicker
- Sorceries (2)
- 2 Compulsive Research
- Artifacts (13)
- 2 Azorius Signet
- 3 Expedition Map
- 4 Arcum's Astrolabe
- 4 Prophetic Prism
Chris VanMeter
Mono-Black Control | Pauper | Chris VanMeter
- Creatures (15)
- 1 Crypt Rats
- 1 Phyrexian Rager
- 1 Thorn of the Black Rose
- 4 Chittering Rats
- 4 Cuombajj Witches
- 4 Gray Merchant of Asphodel
- Spells (22)
- 2 Echoing Decay
- 3 Defile
- 3 Disfigure
- 1 Unearth
- 2 Duress
- 4 Chainer's Edict
- 4 Sign In Blood
- 1 Pestilence
- 2 Oubliette
- Lands (23)
- 2 Barren Moor
- 4 Bojuka Bog
- 17 Snow-Covered Swamp
- Sideboard (15)
- 1 Consume Spirit
- 1 Duress
- 1 Nausea
- 1 Pestilence
- 1 Thorn of the Black Rose
- 2 Rancid Earth
- 2 Victim of Night
- 3 Choking Sands
- 3 Wrench Mind
Burn | Pauper | Chris VanMeter
- Creatures (8)
- 4 Ghitu Lavarunner
- 4 Thermo-Alchemist
- Instants (16)
- 4 Fireblast
- 4 Lightning Bolt
- 4 Needle Drop
- 4 Searing Blaze
- Sorceries (16)
- 4 Chain Lightning
- 4 Lava Spike
- 4 Rift Bolt
- 4 Skewer the Critics
- Enchantments (3)
- 3 Curse of the Pierced Heart
- Lands (17)
- 17 Mountain
- Sideboard (15)
- 2 Electrickery
- 2 Martyr of Ashes
- 3 Firebrand Archer
- 4 Smash to Smithereens
- 4 Molten Rain
Ricardo Mattana
Atogshift | Pauper | Ricardo Mattana
- Creatures (12)
- 1 Krark-Clan Shaman
- 3 Carapace Forger
- 4 Atog
- 4 Gearseeker Serpent
- Instants (11)
- 1 Temur Battle Rage
- 2 Fling
- 2 Perilous Research
- 3 Galvanic Blast
- 3 Muddle the Mixture
- Sorceries (4)
- 4 Thoughtcast
- Artifacts (14)
- 2 Ichor Wellspring
- 4 Arcum's Astrolabe
- 4 Chromatic Star
- 4 Prophetic Prism
- Lands (19)
- 1 Snow-Covered Forest
- 1 Snow-Covered Mountain
- 5 Snow-Covered Island
- 4 Great Furnace
- 4 Seat of the Synod
- 4 Tree of Tales
- Sideboard (15)
- 1 Dispel
- 1 Electrickery
- 1 Feed the Clan
- 1 Leave No Trace
- 1 Reaping the Graves
- 2 Ancient Grudge
- 2 Krark-Clan Shaman
- 3 Hydroblast
- 3 Pyroblast
Bogles | Pauper | Ricardo Mattana
- Creatures (14)
- 1 Heliod's Pilgrim
- 2 Silhana Ledgewalker
- 3 Gladecover Scout
- 4 Kor Skyfisher
- 4 Slippery Bogle
- Instants (1)
- 1 Fling
- Enchantments (23)
- 1 Cartouche of Strength
- 3 Ancestral Mask
- 3 Armadillo Cloak
- 4 Abundant Growth
- 4 Ethereal Armor
- 4 Rancor
- 4 Utopia Sprawl
- Artifacts (4)
- 4 Arcum's Astrolabe
- Lands (18)
- 1 Ash Barrens
- 2 Khalni Garden
- 3 Crumbling Vestige
- 1 Snow-Covered Plains
- 11 Snow-Covered Forest
- Sideboard (15)
- 1 Ancient Grudge
- 1 Cartouche of Ambition
- 1 Crimson Acolyte
- 1 Fling
- 1 Gorilla Shaman
- 1 Gut Shot
- 1 Lifelink
- 1 Ray of Revelation
- 2 Electrickery
- 2 Standard Bearer
- 3 Dispel
Brian Coval
Skyfisher Tron | Pauper | Brian Coval
- Creatures (14)
- 2 Palace Sentinels
- 4 Glint Hawk
- 4 Kor Skyfisher
- 4 Mulldrifter
- Instants (4)
- 1 Weather the Storm
- 3 Prismatic Strands
- Sorceries (5)
- 2 Deep Analysis
- 3 Kaervek's Torch
- Enchantments (4)
- 4 Journey to Nowhere
- Artifacts (12)
- 1 Relic of Progenitus
- 3 Expedition Map
- 4 Arcum's Astrolabe
- 4 Prophetic Prism
- Lands (21)
- 3 Ash Barrens
- 4 Urza's Mine
- 4 Urza's Power Plant
- 4 Urza's Tower
- 2 Snow-Covered Island
- 4 Snow-Covered Plains
- Sideboard (15)
- 2 Dispel
- 2 Electrickery
- 2 Patrician's Scorn
- 2 Pyroblast
- 2 Relic of Progenitus
- 2 Standard Bearer
- 3 Hydroblast
Izzet Faeries | Pauper | Brian Coval
- Creatures (18)
- 2 Faerie Seer
- 4 Augur of Bolas
- 4 Faerie Miscreant
- 4 Ninja of the Deep Hours
- 4 Spellstutter Sprite
- Instants (17)
- 2 Brainstorm
- 3 Lightning Bolt
- 4 Accumulated Knowledge
- 4 Counterspell
- 4 Skred
- Lands (18)
- 2 Terramorphic Expanse
- 3 Ash Barrens
- 10 Snow-Covered Island
- 3 Snow-Covered Mountain
- Sideboard (15)
- 4 Pyroblast
- 1 Electrickery
- 2 Hydroblast
- 2 Swirling Sandstorm
- 1 Relic of Progenitus
- 1 Echoing Truth
- 2 Dispel
- 2 Gorilla Shaman
Michael Bonde
Burn | Pauper | Michael Bonde
- Creatures (8)
- 4 Ghitu Lavarunner
- 4 Thermo-Alchemist
- Instants (16)
- 4 Fireblast
- 4 Lightning Bolt
- 4 Needle Drop
- 4 Searing Blaze
- Sorceries (16)
- 4 Chain Lightning
- 4 Lava Spike
- 4 Rift Bolt
- 4 Skewer the Critics
- Enchantments (3)
- 3 Curse of the Pierced Heart
- Lands (17)
- 15 Mountain
- 2 Forgotten Cave
- Sideboard (15)
- 2 Electrickery
- 2 Firebrand Archer
- 4 Keldon Marauders
- 2 Martyr of Ashes
- 2 Molten Rain
- 3 Smash to Smithereens
Stompy | Pauper | Michael Bonde
- Creatures (26)
- 3 River Boa
- 3 Vault Skirge
- 4 Burning-Tree Emissary
- 4 Nest Invader
- 4 Nettle Sentinel
- 4 Quirion Ranger
- 4 Skarrgan Pit-Skulk
- Instants (8)
- 4 Hunger of the Howlpack
- 4 Vines of Vastwood
- Sorceries (4)
- 4 Savage Swipe
- Enchantments (6)
- 2 Elephant Guide
- 4 Rancor
- Lands (16)
- 16 Forest
- Sideboard (15)
- 4 Gleeful Sabotage
- 3 Gut Shot
- 4 Hidden Spider
- 4 Weather the Storm
Lastly, here is our schedule for matches and commentary. The question marks are going to be based on the winner of Match 4.
I don't know about all of you, but I'm especially hyped for this week! The decks look sweet and there's going to be tons of action between multiple games. I know I can't wait to see it all unfold. We'll be live on the CoolStuffInc Twitch page at the usual 9PM EST/6PM PST, so make sure you check out the channel, give it a follow, and join us for another epic week of the Pauper Premiere League!