The Magic Show Richmond $5K - Top 4 Match

Alex Bertoncini vs. Scott Jeltima


GAME 1

In game one, Scott leads with a Grove of the Burnwillows and Birds of Paradise.

Alex plays a Turn 2 Bitterblossom and says Go.

Scott plays Gaddock Teeg and Fire-Lit Thicket. Alex plays Pestermite during Scott's upkeep, tapping his Fire-Lit Thicket. Scott attacks with Gaddock Teeg. Alex then attacks with a token and the Pestermite. Scott plays Stonecloak in response, returning his Gaddock Teeg and trading with the Pestermite. Alex is now at 18 life, Scott is at 19. Scott plays Kitchen Finks, going up to 21. Alex plays an end of turn Scion of Oona that gets Incinerated during that same end of turn step.

During Scott's next upkeep Alex plays a Pestermite that taps Scotts Kitchen Finks. Scott plays Tarmogoyf and Gaddock Teeg and passes. Alex plays a Sower of Tempation, taking the Tarmogoyf and swings with three tokens and a Pestermite. Scott attacks with Gaddock Teeg and Kitchen Finks and plays a Garruk Wildspeaker, and removes a counter to make a beast token.

Alex plays another Sower of Tempatation, taking the beast. He attacks with Tarmogoyf, 4 Tokens, Sower of Tempation and Pestermite, dropping Scott to four.

Scott plays Fiery Justice killing Sower of Temptation, Pestermite, and two tokens. Then he scoops them up.

GAME 2

In Game 2, Scott is on the play while Alex mulligans to six cards. Scott opens with a Grove of the Burnwillows and Birds of Paradise. Scott then plays Goyf and passes. Scott attacks for zero and puts a Treetop Village into play. Meanwhile, Alex continues the game of Draw, Go. Scott plays Stonecloaker at end of turn returning the Tarmogoyf. Scott attacks with Stonecloaker and plays Tarmogoyf and Gaddock Teeg. Alex plays a Scion of Oona at end of turn.

During Scott's next upkeep Alex plays Mistblind Clique and Scott incinerates the Scion in response. Scott then attacks with Tarmogoyf, Gaddock Teeg, and Stonecloaker, dropping Scott to ten. Scott then plays another Tarmogoyf and passes.

Alex plays Slaughter Pact targeting the Gaddock Teeg and plays Damnation. Scott attacks with his Treetop Village and passes. Alex attacks with his Faerie Conclave while Alex cycles Edge of Autumn in response. Scott plays Riftsweeper and passes. Alex plays Sower of Temptation, taking the Riftsweeper. Scott then plays Kavu Predator and Fiery Justice, killing Sower of Temptation. Alex then plays Damnation, clearing the board. Scott plays Kitchen Finks, going to 19. Scott activates Treetop Village and attacks with it and Kitchen Finks. Alex plays Cryptic Command, bouncing Treetop Village and drawing a card. He then plays Spellstutter Sprite, pumps it with Pendelhaven and blocks Kitchen Finks. Scott goes up to 21.

At his end of turn step Alex plays Scion of Oona. On his next turn, Alex attacks with Scion and pumps it with Pendelhaven, taking Scott to 19. He does this again the next turn, taking him to 17. Scott cycles Edge of Autumn on Flagstones of Trokair, plays Birds of Paradise, and passes the turn. Alex attacks with Scion of Oona and pumps it with Pendelhaven, taking Scott to 15. Scott plays a Kavu Predator, which Alex counters with Cryptic Command and draws a card to boot. Alex attacks with his Scion of Oona and Faerie Conclave as Scott drops to 10. Alex plays Mistblind Clique during Scott's upkeep. In response, Scott floats mana and simply activates his Treetop Village. During Alex's next turn, he attacks with Mistblind Clique and Faerie Conclave, taking Scott to 5 life. Scott draws a card and scoops them up.

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[Barenziah]

Looking to see top 2, or was it the usual draw?

[mrorangeguy]

The usual draw.

[LordBalthazar88]

Well, 4 for 1 with Damnation is pretty good.

[kikwasses]

thx for posting this dude this is awsome

[ryandk96]

what state is that place in

[ryandk96]

where is that

[PreppyPoser1]

Nice textless shit

[bl4ckm3n]

nice!! keep the goyf!!! xD

[TheMagicman1223]

nice video

[mtggamer4]

no cause teeg says convereted mana cost 4 or greater garruk costs four

[Phiz787]

I think its the fault of Alex Burtoncini that im addicted to foils.....

Foil cryptics? cmon!

[marco999]

nice play.. lots of good maneuvers and lots of nice plays here..

[KurosakiUchiha666]

there really good XD