The turnout for the Mock was lighter than I would have hoped but probably on par for a last minute event. The participants were MichaelJ playing Fairie Wizards, Matt Ferrando playing a Tokens Update that was descended from his successful Regionals build, Tom Nugent playing the Demigod Deck Wins that Mike suggested on Five With Flores, Will Price playing some rogueish black-white build, and Asher playing a preposterous Doran/Fairies/mono Charms mashup. The odd number and light demands on my time meant I could jump in playing MattF’s Blightning Beatdown.

I played Flores in the first round and smashed him game one. He took the second but I did not realize we were sideboarding. Once Blightning Beatdown transformed into Beatdown Backed By Guttural Response Mike was pretty much cold. I want to play this deck just so I can hawk up all over Cryptic Commands all day.

Round two was something like a 12 game set against Tom and his more midrangy red deck. I think he won two of them. Tom was not playing Mike’s suggested version which had Bitterblossoms — something Mike claims would have reversed the numbers or at least evened them out.

Finally I played against Asher and took two out of three but he did take the next couple of games — just not the ones that counted.

Small sample size and all that bit if past Mocks are to be believed some version of Blightning Beatdown is the deck to play this weekend. Mike hates Shard Volley but had the uncanny knack for eeking out the final damage needed.

MattF’s Blightning Beatdown
3-0 Record
States Mock Tournament

4 Mogg Fanatic
4 Tattermunge Maniac
4 Figure of Destiny
4 Hells Thunder
4 Tarfire
4 Shard Volley
4 Incinerate
4 Blightnimg
4 Flame Javelin
4 Aunties Hovel
4 Ghitu Encampment
4 Graven Cairns
4 Mutavault
4 Sulfurous Springs
4 Mountain

Sideboard:
4 Guttural Response