Subject: Tournament - TOP 8 decklists from Italy (national championship) Date: Wed, 10 Jun 1998 14:52:34 +0200 From: Andrea Santin To: fkusumot@ix.netcom.com Hi Frank, here are the decklists of the top 8 finishers of the Italian National Championship, courtesy of Wizards of the Coast Italy. Comments at the bottom Tommaso Natale- 1998 Italian Champion 4 crystalline sliver 4 winged sliver 4 muscle sliver 1 victual sliver 1 hibernation sliver 4 legacy's allure 4 man'o’war 4 counterspell 4 mana leak 2 earthquake 2 armageddon 3 disenchant 1 reflecting pool 1 city of brass 2 gemstone mine 3 undiscovered paradise 2 adarkar wastes 3 brushland 11 island Sideboard 2 forsaken wastes 3 chill 2 hydroblast 1 lobotomy 2 light of the day 2 pyroblast 3 ebony charm Paselli Andrea- Finalist 4 legacy's allure 3 mana leak 3 counterspell 3 man'o’war 3 suq'ata firewalker 4 tradewind raider 3 armageddon 1 winter orb 1 disenchant 1 vampiric tutor 4 bird of paradise 1 wall of roots 4 wall of blossoms 1 spike feeder 2 derelor 1 mox diamond 3 undiscovered paradise 4 gemstone mine 2 city of brass 6 island 5 forest 1 skyshroud forest Sideboard 4 pyroblast 3 hydroblast 3 propaganda 1 derelor 1 disenchant 1 spike feeder 1 tranquil domain 1 null rod Rebagliati Nicola- Semi-Finalist 4 muscle sliver 4 heart sliver 4 winged sliver 4 hibernation sliver 4 acidic sliver 4 crystalline sliver 2 sliver queen 4 victual sliver 2 overrun 2 disenchant 2 living death 4 birds of paradise 1 city of brass 3 undiscovered paradise 4 gemstone mine 1 swamp 1 mountain 1 forest 1 plains 1 island 1 underground river 1 adarkar waster 1 brushland 1 reflecting pool Sideboard 4 mana leak 1 pyroblast 2 propaganda 2 city of solitude 2 disenchant 1 cop: red Simone Morbidelli- Semi-Finalist 4 tidal warrior 4 rootwater diver 4 manta riders 4 lord of atlantis 4 winter orb 3 man'o’war 3 impulse 4 counterspell 4 mana leak 2 suq'ata firewalker 4 legacy's allure 2 tradewind raider 18 island Sideboard 4 boomerang 4 propaganda 3 hydroblast 3 chill 1 phyrexian furnace Emiliano Galli- Quarter Finalist 2 man'o war 1 derelor 4 shock 3 soltari monk 1 duskrider falcon 1 freewind falcon 3 soltari champion 2 white knight 2 warrior-en kor 4 soltari priest 1 cloudchaser eagle 3 empyrial armor 1 uktabi orangutan 2 disenchant 1 wrath of god 2 armageddon 2 winter orb 3 mox diamond 3 tithe 3 wasteland 2 city of brass 2 gemstone mine 2 undiscovered paradise 1 ruins of trokair 9 plains Sideboard 1 disenchant 1 aura of silence 2 serenity 1 winter orb 2 wrath of god 1 mind bend 4 pyroblast 3 honorable passage Claudio Negrini- Quarter Finalist 4 birds of paradise 1 mox diamond 1 wall of roots 1 quirion ranger 1 wall of blossoms 4 man'o war 2 suq'ata firewalker 3 legacy’s allure 4 tradewind rider 1 spike feeder 1 derelor 1 maro 3 counterspell 3 mana leak 1 propaganda 3 armageddon 1 winter orb 1 city of brass 3 undiscovered paradise 2 gemstone mine 2 skyshroud forest 7 island 7 forest Sideboard 2 uktabi Orangutan 2 pyroblast 2 chill 2 propaganda 1 light of the day 1 null rod 1 tranquil domain 1 winter orb 1 vampiric tutor 1 spike feeder 1 disenchant Matteo Starnini- Quarter Finalist 3 gaea's blessing 1 uktabi orangutan 4 wall of blossom 2 earthquake 1 fireball 4 wrath of god 1 disenchant 3 gerrard's wisdom 4 counterspell 3 dismiss 3 dissipate 4 impulse 1 mystical tutor 4 whispers of the muse 1 grassland 1 flood plains 2 vec township 2 thalakos lowland 2 reflecting pool 1 city of brass 2 undiscovered paradise 3 gemstone mine 1 forest 2 plains 5 island 1 wasteland Sideboard 1 lobotomy 1 phyrexian furnace 1 uktabi orangutan 1 disenchant 1 fireball 1 light of the day 1 teferi's realm 1 cursed totem 2 sacred ground 2 warmth 2 hydroblast Federico Dato- Quarter Finalist 4 mogg fanatic 3 jackal pup 4 granger guildmage 2 mogg flunkies 3 river boa 1 dauthi horror 2 barrow ghoul 2 man’o’war 2 uktabi orangutan 1 goblin bombardment 3 winter orb 3 mana leak 3 firestorm 3 incinerate 2 giant growth 2 disenchant 4 undiscovered paradise 3 gemstone mine 3 city of brass 2 karplusan forest 3 forest 5 mountain Sideboard 2 dread of night 2 terror 3 pyroblast 2 tranquil domain 2 honorable passage 1 mana leak 1 winter orb 2 wasteland Decklists collected & compiled by Ilja Rotelli (WotC Italy) You’ll probably notice the absence of Sligh and Speed black decks in the top8: this is due to the fact that they were not predominant, and that almost all of them were destroyed during the first day by the many Living Death decks which were present; due to this fact, the second day was filled with Control decks, Living Death decks, TradeBlossoms and decks able to handle control. Then, Living Death decks were wiped out by the many counter decks in the top 64, and advancing to the final 8 we had a control deck, a white weenie ,5 decks able to beat control through weenies with backup of counters and mana lock (5cr,countersliver,fish)or via mana lock protected with countermagic (tradeblossoms); even the sliver swarm deck packed living death main deck to beat control. OK, I guess that’s all about the top8. I hope someone will find this useful. Later all.... Andrea.