T1 Tournament

JKilla · Joined: 20 Apr 2005 Posts: 20

Ok guys so im gonna go to a T1 tournament in september, the problem is i havn't played T1 in a while so i have no idea whats good anymore. The tournament is 15 proxy and im a pretty tight budget, so that being the case i need a semi cheap deck(excluding the proxies) that can be competitive or semi competitive at worst. I would also like the deck to be able to beat flash considering that is gonna be the meta. Ive already tested 2 land belcher and i think that its too slow to keep up. Any info or help i get is appreciated, Thanks.

Daveslusher · Joined: 05 Nov 2006 Posts: 202

So all fish and tutor control decks are out of the question.
The Cheapest Tier 1 Vintage Deck: Manaless Ichorid
The most expensive cards are the ichorids,leds and therapies.

Ironicus · Joined: 08 Jan 2006 Posts: 132

Manaless Ichorid run 4 bazzard of bagdad.

The cheapest competitive deck is maybe a good combo tendril. Without black lotus and mox jet it still very good. Ill post a list in one hour. You will see how it's good. Also, maybe you can run a Ichorid version like t1.5, with 4 cabal + duress it will be good. Ill post a list of that too. You can also run Aggro! It's maybe the best way to break the metagame and being competitive.

JKilla · Joined: 20 Apr 2005 Posts: 20

Ty for the quick posts but keep in mind it is 15 proxy so some cards can be expensive.

PhyrePhox · Joined: 28 May 2006 Posts: 38

do you have the duals and fetches at least?

JKilla · Joined: 20 Apr 2005 Posts: 20

No sry thats why im on a strict budget. Crying or Very sad

Ironicus · Joined: 08 Jan 2006 Posts: 132

//NAME: Combo Tentril
// Lands
2 Swamp
2 Underground Sea
1 Bayou
1 Mox Jet
3 Polluted Delta
// Spells
2 Tendrils of Agony
1 Necropotence
4 Infernal Contract
1 Black Lotus
4 Duress
2 Land Grant
1 Lotus Petal
1 Yawgmoth's Will
3 Diabolic Intent
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Demonic Tutor
3 Cabal Therapy
1 Demonic Consultation
4 Culling the Weak
1 Echoing Truth
4 Dark Ritual
4 Cabal Ritual
// Creatures
4 Shield Sphere
1 Ornithopter
2 Xantid Swarm
3 Kobolds of Kher Keep
3 Phyrexian Walker
// Sideboard
SB: 2 Tormod's Crypt
SB: 2 Xantid Swarm
SB: 1 Echoing Truth
SB: 1 Extirpate
SB: 1 Phyrexian Walker
SB: 1 Diabolic Intent
SB: 1 Ornithopter
SB: 3 Hurkyl's Recall
SB: 3 Massacre

So you have 1 Black Lotus
1 Mox Jet
Few dual lands
1 Imperial Seal
1 vapiric and etc

So you will be ok with your proxy and this deck is able to kill in turn 1 and it's stable.

SaTiVa · Joined: 09 Jun 2005 Posts: 189

sorry im not giving u a list just a comment .. i wish we had 15 card proxy tournies Sad

Malhavoc · Joined: 21 Sep 2004 Posts: 158 Location: Italy

Doomsday is another good deck which just needs semi-power in order to run as it should. The main problem is that's a VERY difficult deck to play, but it's very powerful if played correctly. You can found some lists browsing www.themanadrain.com

Eldar · Joined: 27 Nov 2006 Posts: 340 Location: Rochester

You want to play manaless ichorid if you can't afford most of the cards. However if you can spare some cash to buy duals or fetches you want to play GAT it is probably the cheapest really really good deck there is if you can proxy.

JKilla · Joined: 20 Apr 2005 Posts: 20

Ty for the comments, i used to play doomsday but it is eazsily disrupted also flash is gonna be big so i need something that can either slow flash down or win as fast. Mana less ischorid sounds nice as does the tenfrils deck, I heard some ppl talking about GAT but i have no idea what it is as i have not play vintage in a while, can u post me a list by any chance?

Edit: Can i also get a list for manaless ichorid? what makes this deck soo good? it seems fast but not as fast as an array of other decks, also it is disrupted by leyline of the void.

JKilla · Joined: 20 Apr 2005 Posts: 20

Double post bump

Glull · Joined: 27 May 2007 Posts: 23

GAT list (gro-a-tog; you basically just combo with fastbond/gush to get a huge dryad or tog and attack):
//Artifacts
1 Black Lotus
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Tormod's Crypt
//Black
1 Demonic Tutor
4 Duress
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Yawgmoth's Will
//Blue
1 Ancestral Recall
4 Brainstorm
1 Cunning Wish
1 Echoing Truth
4 Force of Will
4 Gush
4 Merchant Scroll
4 Misdirection
1 Mystical Tutor
3 Ponder
1 Time Walk
//Green
1 Fastbond
4 Quirion Dryad
//Gold and Split
1 Psychatog
//Red
//White
//Lands
3 Flooded Strand
2 Island
3 Polluted Delta
3 Tropical Island
3 Underground Sea
//Sideboard
SB: 1 Berserk
SB: 1 Hurkyl's Recall
SB: 1 Hydroblast
SB: 2 Oxidize
SB: 3 Pithing Needle
SB: 1 Smother
SB: 1 Snuff Out
SB: 3 Tarmogoyf
SB: 2 Yixlid Jailer

manaless ichorid (not gonna explain thisone; theres many different lists, i just took one at random):
// Lands
4 [AN] Bazaar of Baghdad
4 [FUT] Dryad Arbor
3 [OD] Petrified Field

// Creatures
2 [RAV] Golgari Thug
4 [TO] Ichorid
4 [RAV] Stinkweed Imp
4 [FUT] Narcomoeba
4 [RAV] Golgari Grave-Troll
2 [TO] Cephalid Sage
1 [RAV] Flame-Kin Zealot

// Spells
4 [MR] Chalice of the Void
4 [DS] Serum Powder
4 [FUT] Bridge from Below
4 [JU] Cabal Therapy
3 [TSP] Dread Return
4 [MM] Unmask
2 [TSP] Ancient Grudge
3 [SOK] Pithing Needle

// Sideboard
SB: 3 [VI] Emerald Charm
SB: 4 [AL] Contagion
SB: 4 [NE] Reverent Silence
SB: 4 [B] Bayou

Ffancrzy · Joined: 30 Apr 2006 Posts: 94

I'm not an avid T1 player, but when I play it on here I play ichorid.

It is very fast and can set up for some quick wins. THe whole side board is set up against leyline.

I'll try to get a list.

sky_savage · Joined: 26 May 2006 Posts: 4

Keep in mind that hulk flash also gets screwed from leyline of the void. I don't know what I would run at all with your budget. I would most likely pick another tournament to go to really. If you do go expect to be out on card quality in every game.