Manila Duel Commander December 2013: Results

Manila Duel Commander Tournament (1v1 Banlist) – December 8, 2013
@ Regran Toys and Collectibles (Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines)

METAGAME REPORT

25 Players

• 4 Derevi, Empyrial Tactician
• 3 Zur the Enchanter
• 3 Maelstrom Wanderer
• 1 Akroma, Angel of Fury
• 1 Animar, Soul of Elements
• 1 Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
• 1 Isamaru, Hound of Konda
• 1 Jhoira of the Ghitu
• 1 Karador, Ghost Chieftain
• 1 Llawan, Cephalid Empress
• 1 Oloro, Ageless Ascetic
• 1 Ruhan of the Fomori
• 1 Sedris, the Traitor King
• 1 Sharuum the Hegemon
• 1 Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon
• 1 Talrand, Sky Summoner
• 1 Thraximundar
• 1 Varolz, the Scar-Striped

TOP 8 AFTER SWISS

• Blas Yu – Derevi, Empyrial Tactician
• Ben Cardenas – Zur the Enchanter
• Bryann Reynoso – Derevi, Empyrial Tactician
• Israel Rodriguez – Zur the Enchanter
• Don Bunag – Thraximundar
• Kenneth Meneses – Derevi, Empyrial Tactician
• Manuel Flor Jr – Zur the Enchanter
• Michael Rabanal – Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon

QUARTERFINALS

• Blas (Derevi) vs. Mike (Skithiryx) – Mike wins
• Ben (Zur) vs. Manuel (Zur) – Ben wins
• Bryann (Derevi) vs. Kenneth (Derevi) – Bryann wins
• Israel (Zur) vs. Don (Thraximundar) – Israel wins

SEMIFINALS

• Israel (Zur) vs. Mike (Skithiryx) – Israel wins
• Ben (Zur) vs. Bryann (Derevi)- Ben wins

FINALS

• split!

Top 8 decklists

Finalist: Ben Cardenas
Commander: Zur the Enchanter

1 Nevermore
1 Oblivion Ring
1 Detention Sphere
1 Darksteel Mutation
1 Seal of Cleansing
1 Pemmin’s Aura
1 Steel of the Godhead
1 Phyrexian Arena
1 Dark Tutelage
1 Greater Auramancy
1 Solitary Confinement
1 Rest in Peace

1 Helm of Obedience
1 Lightning Greaves

1 Venser, Shaper Savant
1 Snapcaster Mage
1 Vendilion Clique
1 Dark Confidant

1 Jace, the Mind Sculptor
1 Liliana of the Veil

1 Duress
1 Castigate
1 Thoughtseize
1 Inquisition of Kozilek
1 Hymn to Tourach
1 Ponder
1 Preordain
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Merchant Scroll
1 Vindicate
1 Supreme Verdict
1 Toxic Deluge

1 Mana Leak
1 Cryptic Command
1 Counterspell
1 Force of Will
1 Condescend
1 Spell Pierce
1 Remand
1 Swan Song
1 Spell Snare
1 Pact of Negation
1 Force Spike
1 Mana Tithe
1 Memory Lapse
1 Miscalculation
1 Negate
1 Mental Misstep
1 Far// Away
1 Unexpectedly Absent
1 Swords to Plowshares
1 Go for the Throat
1 Cyclonic Rift
1 Dismember
1 Into the Roil
1 Enlightened Tutor
1 Fact or Fiction
1 Sphinx’s Revelation
1 Brainstorm
1 Scalding Tarn
1 Misty Rainforest
1 Marsh Flats
1 Verdant Catacomb
1 Arid Mesa
1 Windswept Heath
1 Tundra
1 Underground Sea
1 Scrubland
1 Watery Grave
1 Hallowed Fountain
1 Godless Shrine
1 Drowned Catacomb
1 Isolated Chapel
1 Glacial Fortress
1 Seachrome Coast
1 Darkslick Shores
1 Creeping Tar Pit
1 Celestial Colonnade
1 Command Tower
1 City of Brass
1 Reflecting Pool
1 Exotic Orchard
1 Underground River
1 Adarkar Wastes
1 Caves of Koilos
1 Mystic Gate
1 Sunken Ruins
1 Fetid Heath
1 Tolaria West
1 Cavern of Souls
1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
1 Mistveil Plains
1 Hall of the Bandit Lord
1 Tectonic Edge
1 Wasteland
1 Maze of Ith
1 Plains
1 Swamps
1 Island

Finalist: Israel Rodriguez – Team Happy Meal
Commander: Zur the Enchanter
1 Marsh Flats
1 Hallowed Fountain
1 Drowned Catacomb
1 Watery Grave
1 Misty Rainforest
1 Fetid Heath
1 Flagstones of Trokair
1 Underground River
1 Bojuka Bog
1 Arid Mesa
1 Tectonic Edge
1 Caves of Koilos
1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
1 cavern of Souls
1 Swamp
1 Wasteland
1 Glacial Fortress
1 Darkslick Shores
1 Sunken Ruins
1 Underground Sea
1 Scrubland
1 Mistveil Plains
1 Tolaria West
1 Tundra
1 Plains
1 Polluted Delta
1 Isolated Chapel
1 Creeping Tarpit
1 Scalding Tarn
1 Island
1 celestial Colonnade
1 Adarkar Wastes
1 Verdant Catacombs
1 Godless Shrine
1 Seachrome Coast
1 Flooded Strand
1 Dust Bowl
1 Command Tower
1 Venser, Shaper Savant
1 Dark Confidant
1 vendilion Clique
1 Mother of Runes
1 Spellskite
1 Snapcaster Mage
1 Mesmeric Fiend
1 Stoneforge Mystic
1 Tidehollow Sculler
1 Sun Titan
1 Dispel
1 Miscalculation
1 Swords to Plowshares
1 Far// Away
1 Brainstorm
1 Spell Snare
1 Go for the Throat
1 Spell Pierce
1 Force of Will
1 Force Spike
1 Enlightened Tutor
1 Daze
1 counterspell
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Mana Leak
1 Mana Tithe
1 Memory Lapse
1 Dismember
1 Cyclonic Rift
1 Inquisition of Kozilek
1 Ponder
1 Vindicate
1 Thoughtseize
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Gitaxian Probe
1 Hymn to Tourach
1 Castigate
1 Cataclysm
1 Supreme Verdict
1 Duress
1 Bitterblossom
1 Rest in Peace
1 Phyrexian Arena
1 Detention Sphere
1 Steel of the Godhead
1 Oblivion Ring
1 Standstill
1 Darksteel Mutation
1 Pemmin’s Aura
1 Nevermore
1 Seal of Cleansing
1 Talisman of Dominance
1 Talisman of Progress
1 Dimir Signet
1 Azorius Signet
1 Fellwar Stone
1 Helm of Obedience
1 Sword of Feast and Famine
1 Lightning Greaves
1 Liliana of the Veil
1 Jace the Mind Sculptor

Semifinalist: Mike Rabanal
Commander: Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon
28 Swamps
1 Ghost Quarter
1 Temple of the False God
1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
1 Bojuka Bog
1 Inkmoth Nexus
1 Cavern of Souls
1 Cabal Coffers
1 Wasteland
1 Tectonic Edge
1 Dust Bowl
1 Homeward Path
1 Ichorclaw Myr
1 Plague Myr
1 Necropede
1 Flensermite
1 Plague Stinger
1 Contagious Nim
1 Septic Rats
1 Phyrexian Digester
1 Phyrexian Crusader
1 Ichor Rats
1 Whispering Specter
1 Phyrexian Vatmother
1 Backcleave Goblin
1 Flesh-Eater Imp
1 Hand of the Praetors
1 Corpse Cur
1 Core Prowler
1 Phyrexian Revoker
1 Dark Confidant
1 Ad Naseum
1 Dark Ritual
1 Victim of Night
1 Geth’s Verdict
1 Diabolic Edict
1 Sudden Death
1 Dismember
1 Go for the Throat
1 Withering Boon
1 Hatred
1 Hero’s Downfall
1 Toxic Deluge
1 Thoughtseize
1 Inquisition of Kozilek
1 Damnation
1 Stupor
1 Duress
1 Distress
1 Coercion
1 Wrench Mind
1 Hymn to Tourach
1 Black Sun’s Zenith
1 Mutilate
1 Innocent Blood
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Caress of Phyrexia
1 Sign in Blood
1 Read the Bones
1 Night’s Whisper
1 Oblivion Stone
1 Mind Stone
1 Jet Medallion
1 Lashwrithe
1 Lightning Greaves
1 Nightmare Lash
1 Whispersilk Cloak
1 Expedition Map
1 Basalt Monolith
1 Dystopia
1 Phyrexian Arena
1 Liliana of the Veil

Semifinalist: Bryann Reynoso
Commander: Derevi, Empyrial Tactician

1 Birds of Paradise
1 Fyndhorn Elves
1 Arbor Elf
1 Avacyn’s Pilgrim
1 Mother of Runes
1 Elvish Mystic
1 Noble Hierarch
1 Sylvan Safekeeper
1 Llanowar Elves
1 Voidmage Prodigy
1 Scryb Ranger
1 Scavenging Ooze
1 Meddling Mage
1 Lotus Cobra
1 Snapcaster Mage
1 Bloom Tender
1 Stoneforge Mystic
1 Voice of Resurgence
1 Qasali Pridemage
1 Eternal Witness
1 Banisher Priest
1 Edric Spymaster of Trest
1 Aven Mindcensor
1 Harmonic Sliver
1 Mangara of Corondor
1 Knight of Reliquary
1 Fiend Hunter
1 Phyrexian Metamorph
1 Hokori Dust Drinker
1 Sower of Temptation
1 Linvala, Keeper of Silence
1 Glen Elendra Archmage
1 Venser, Shaper Savant
1 Reveillark
1 Prophet of Kruphix
1 Primeval Titan
1 Spell Pierce
1 Miscalculation
1 Mana Tithe
1 Remand
1 Counterspell
1 Memory Lapse
1 Force Spike
1 Mana Leak
1 Enlightened Tutor
1 Idyllic Tutor
1 Oust
1 Nature’s Claim
1 Green sun Zenith
1 Eladamris Call
1 Unexpectedly Absent
1 Swords to Plowshares
1 Umezawas Jitte
1 Sword of Fire and Ice
1 Bident of Thassa
1 Rising Waters
1 Sylvan Library
1 Birthing Pod
1 Opposition
1 Tezzeret the Seeker
1 Coastal Piracy
1 Tropical Island
1 Temple Garden
1 Hallowed Fountain
1 Yavimaya Coast
1 Mystic Gate
1 Sunpetal Grove
1 Command Tower
1 Adarkar Wastes
1 Hinterland Harbor
1 Dryad Arbor
1 Horizon Canopy
1 Flooded Grove
1 Brushland
1 Minamo, School at Water’s Edge
1 Razorverge Thicket
1 Seachrome Coast
1 City of Brass
1 Wooded Bastion
1 Gaea’s Cradle
1 Breeding Pool
1 Glacial Fortress
1 Verdant Catacombs
1 Arid Mesa
1 Polluted Delta
1 Windswept Heath
1 Scalding Tarn
1 Wooded Foothills
1 Marsh Flats
1 Misty Rainforest
1 Flooded Strand
1 Gavony Township
1 Seaside Haven
1 Tectonic Edge
1 Maze of Ith
1 Plains
1 Island
2 Forest

5th-8th place in no particular order

Don Bunag – Team Happy Meal
Commander: Thraximundar

5 Island
2 Swamp
1 Mountain
1 Creeping Tar Pit
1 Lavaclaw Reaches
1 Spawning Pool
1 Crumbling Necropolis
1 Bojuka Bog
1 Halimar Depths
1 Cabal Pit
1 Command Tower
1 Cavern of Souls
1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
1 Temple of Deceit
1 Blackcleave Cliffs
1 Darkslick Shores
1 Sulfurous Springs
1 Underground River
1 Shivan Reef
1 Drowned Catacomb
1 Sulfur Falls
1 Dragonskull Summit
1 Graven Cairns
1 Sunken Ruins
1 Cascade Bluffs
1 Steam Vents
1 Watery Grave
1 Blood Crypt
1 Wasteland
1 Dust Bowl
1 Bloodstained Mire
1 Scalding Tarn
1 Underground Sea

1 Solemn Simulacrum
1 Notion Thief
1 Dark Confidant
1 Venser, Shaper Savant
1 Snapcaster Mage

1 Ponder
1 Brainstorm
1 Preordain
1 Think Twice
1 Impulse
1 Fact or Fiction
1 Skeletal Scrying
1 Night’s Whisper
1 Read the Bones
1 Mana Leak
1 Counterspell
1 Force of Will
1 Spell Pierce
1 Memory Lapse
1 Negate
1 Miscalculation
1 Counterflux
1 Damnation
1 Black Sun’s Zenith
1 Volcanic Fallout
1 Slagstorm
1 Go for the Throat
1 Hero”s Downfall
1 Dreadbore
1 Crosis Charm
1 Sudden Death
1 Far//Away
1 Diablic Edict
1 Dismember
1 Lightning Bolt
1 Blightning
1 Stupor
1 Hymn to Tourach
1 Thoughtseize
1 Inquisition of Kozilek
1 Duress
1 Mystical Teachings
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Lim-Dul’s Vault
1 Into the Roil
1 Wipe Away
1 Cyclonic Rift
1 Devastation Tide
1 Coalition Relic
1 Chromatic Lantern
1 Thran Dynamo
1 Gilded Lotus
1 Bitterblossom
1 Phyrexian Arena
1 Liliana of the Veil
1 Jace, the Mind Scupltor
1 Ral Zarek
1 Tamiyo, the Moon Sage
1 Sorin Markov
1 Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker

Manuel Flor jr. – Team Happy Meal
Commander: Zur the Enchanter

4 Island
3 Swamp
2 Plains
1 Arcane Sanctum
1 Tectonic Edge
1 Wasteland
1 Dust Bowl
1 Riptide Laboratory
1 Cavern of Souls
1 Tolaria West
1 Mistveil Plains
1 Hall of the Bandit Lord
1 Command Tower
1 Academy Ruins
1 Halimar Depths
1 Sejiri Refuge
1 Hallowed Fountain
1 Adarkar Wastes
1 Glacial Fortress
1 Orzhov Guildgate
1 Isolated Chapel
1 Caves of Koilos
1 Underground River
1 Darkwater Catacombs
1 Temple of Deceit
1 Drowned Catacomb
1 Watery Grave
1 Darkslick Shores
1 Creeping Tar pit
1 Celestial colonnade
1 Gargoyle Castle
1 Mishra’s Factory
1 Talisman of Progress
1 Talisman of Dominance
1 Orzhov Signet
1 Dimir Signet
1 Azorius Signet
1 Helm of Obedience
1 Sword of Feast and Famine
1 Standstill
1 Aura of Silence
1 Steel of the Godhead
1 Pemmin’s Aura
1 Detention Sphere
1 Bitterblossom
1 Oblivion Ring
1 Nevermore
1 Rest and Peace
1 Phyrexian Arena
1 Tezzeret the Seeker

1 Notion Thief
1 Sin Collector
1 Mother of Runes
1 Venser Shaper Savant
1 Dark Confidant
1 Tidehollow Sculler
1 Snapcaster Mage
1 Weathered Wayfarer
1 Mesmeric Fiend

1 Cataclysm
1 Ponder
1 Inquisition of Kozilek
1 Gitaxian Probe
1 Ancestral Vision
1 Castigate
1 Thoughtseize
1 Hymn to Tourach
1 Duress
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Supreme Verdict
1 Preordain
1 Memory Lapse
1 Dismember
1 Mana Leak
1 Daze
1 Spell Snare
1 Think Twice
1 Enlightened Tutor
1 Force Spike
1 Mental Misstep
1 Spell Pierce
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Swan Song
1 Miscalculation
1 Brainstorm
1 Diabolic Edict
1 Cyclonic Rift
1 Force of Will
1 Annul
1 Sword of Plowshares
1 Far Away
1 Go for the Throat
1 Mana Tithe

Blas Yu
Commander: Derevi, Empyrial Tactician

1 Avacyn’s Pilgrim
1 Aven Mindcensor
1 Birds of Paradise
1 Elvish Mystic
1 Fyndhorn Elves
1 Edric, Spymaster of Trest
1 Fiend Hunter
1 Gaddock Teeg
1 Geist of Saint Traft
1 Harmonic Sliver
1 Knight of the Reliquary
1 Looter Il-Kor
1 Mirran Crusader
1 Mother of Runes
1 Noble Hierarch
1 Phantasmal Image
1 Qasali Pridemage
1 Silverblade Paladin
1 Snapcaster Mage
1 Skylasher
1 Stoneforge Mystic
1 Tarmogoyf
1 Thassa, God of the Sea
1 True-Name Nemesis
1 Venser, Shaper Savant
1 Voice of Resurgence

1 Brainstorm
1 Condemn
1 Condescend
1 Counterspell
1 Cyclonic Rift
1 Daze
1 Enlightened Tutor
1 Force of Will
1 Impulse
1 Mana Leak
1 Mana Tithe
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Nature’s Claim
1 Spell Snare
1 Swords to Plowshares
1 Unexpectedly Absent
1 Armageddon
1 Cataclysm
1 Gitaxian Probe
1 Green Sun’s Zenith
1 Oust
1 Ponder
1 Preordain
1 Terminus
1 Curse of Predation
1 Nevermore
1 Oblivion Ring
1 Parallax Wave
1 Seal of Cleansing
1 Sylvan Library
1 Skullclamp
1 Sword of Light and Shadow
1 Tangle Wire
1 Umezawa’s Jitte
1 Jace, the Mind Sculptor
1 Adarkar Wastes
1 Arid Mesa
1 Breeding Pool
1 Brushland
1 City of Brass
1 Command Tower
1 Dryad Arbor
1 Dust Bowl
1 Forest
1 Flagstones of Trokair
1 Flooded Grove
1 Gavony Township
1 Glacial Fortress
1 Hallowed Fountain
1 Hinterland Harbor
1 Horizon Canopy
1 Island
1 Marsh Flats
1 Maze of Ith
1 Misty Rainforest
1 Mystic Gate
1 Savannah
1 Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
1 Plains
1 Reflecting Pool
1 Seaside Haven
1 Scalding Tarn
1 Skycloud Expanse
1 Sunpetal Grove
1 Temple Garden
1 Temple of Mystery
1 Tolaria West
1 Tropical Island
1 Verdant Catacombs
1 Wooded Bastion
1 Wasteland
1 Yavimaya Coast

Kenjie Meneses
Commander: Derevi, Empyrial Tactician

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