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Card #1
Card #2
Card #3
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Be sure you really are happy with your deck before you submit. Once you send in a deck, there is no changing it except in the case of an illegal entry.

Please make every effort to spell your card names correctly. It makes it easier for everyone. Thanks.

The "Vanishing" part is the twist. To start off with, only Unglued, Unhinged and Ante cards are banned. After each round, the 4 cards in the winning deck plus any cards in more than 1/3 of the decks played will be banned for all future rounds. Any lands that only provide mana are exempted from the banning rules.

--------------Current banned list--------------

All Unglued cards
All Unhinged cards
All Ante cards
All cards not appearing in Gatherer (World Champion, Shichifukujin Dragon, cards from a new set not yet released, etc.)

Lands:

Dark Depths
Dryad Arbor
Gemstone Caverns
Ghost Quarter
Karakas
Maze of Ith
Mishra's Factory
Mishra's Workshop
Mutavault
Sheltered Valley
Strip Mine
The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
Undiscovered Paradise
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
Wasteland

Colorless:

Emraku, the Aeon Torn
Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre

Artifacts:

Arcbound Ravager
Black Lotus
Darksteel Brute
Ensnaring Bridge
Epochrasite
Isochron Scepter
Lion's Eye Diamond
Lodestone Golem
Lotus Bloom
Lotus Petal
Mana Crypt
Mox Emerald
Mox Jet
Mox Pearl
Mox Ruby
Mox Sapphire
Myr Servitor
Platinum Angel
Scalding Tongs
Sol Ring
Sphere of Resistance
Tel-Jilad Stylus
The Rack
Trinisiphere

Multi-Colored:

Lightning Helix
Meddling Mage
Wilt-Leaf Liege

Black:

Bitterblossom
Blackmail
Cabal Therapy
Corpulent Corpse
Dark Ritual
Delirium Skeins
Dread
Duress
Encroach
Evil Presence
Gatekeeper of Malakir
Nether Spirit
Sarcomancy
Skittering Skirge
Smallpox
Thoughtseize
Vampire Hexmage

Blue:

Daze
Force of Will
Force Spike
Indentured Djinn
Kira, Great Glass Spinner
Leyline of Singularity
Sphinx of Jwar Isle
Web of Inertia

Green:

Basking Rootwalla
Channel
Durkwood Baloth
Elvish Spirit Guide
Helix Pinnacle
Reckless Wurm
Words of Wilding

Red:

Artifact Blast
Barbed Shocker
Burning Inquiry
Greater Gargadon
Keldon Halberdiers
Raze
Seething Song
Simian Spirit Guide
Sneak Attack

White:

Balance
Cenn's Tactician
Isamaru, Hound of Konda
Path to Exile
Purity
Runed Halo
Swords to Plowshares

Banned Decks (History)

Round 1: first of the first, ryan2754

Black Lotus
Indentured Djinn
Force of Will
Kira, Great Glass Spinner

Round 2: second only to the first round winner, Tim Shaffer:

Mishra's Workshop
Trinisphere
Ensnaring Bridge
Scalding Tongs

Round 3: reclaiming the title, Tim Shaffer:

Balance
Crystal Vein
The Rack
Mox Pearl

Round 4: if it weren't for that Meddling yakusoku:

Karakas
Leyline of Singularity
Meddling Mage
Mox Sapphire

Round 5: triple-teamed by Battle_of_Twits, Celeborn006, and ryan2754:

Mountain
Burning Inquiry
Lion's Eye Diamond
Reckless Wurm

Burning Inquiry
Plateau
Mox Ruby
Cenn's Tactician

Gemstone Caverns
Force Spike
Tropical Island
Durkwood Baloth

Round 6: 1-2 punch from MasterWolf and Jtrade77:

Bitterblossom
Sheltered Valley
Mox Jet
Maze of Ith

Icatian Store
Icatian Store
Wilt-Leaf Liege
Wilt-Leaf Liege

Round 7, naming your cards and eating your brains, Battle_of_Twits:

Swamp
Cabal Therapy
Sarcomancy
Tel-Jilad Stylus

Round 8, two mana is too much for Celeborn006:

Daze
Tundra
Path to Exile
Isamaru, Hound of Konda

Round 9, with ZERO total creature spells, coinmagic45 and yakusoku:

Strip Mine
Sol Ring
Isochron Scepter
Lightning Helix

Mox Emerald
Strip Mine
Sol Ring
Words of Wilding

Round 10, with artifacts, artifacts, and more artifacts, Battle_of_Twits:

Mana Crypt
Mana Crypt
Arcbound Ravager
Lodestone Golem

Round 11, with lands, lands, and more lands, Battle_of_Twits:

The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
Ghost Quarter
Mutavault
Mishra's Factory

Round 12, smells like Nether Spirit - coinmagic45:

Lotus Bloom
Nether Spirit
Smallpox
Thoughtseize

Round 13, take two - MasterWolf and Battle_of_Twits:

Ancient Tomb
Wasteland
Epochrasite
Sphere of Resistance

Artifact Blast
Simian Spirit Guide
Mountain
Keldon Halberdier

Round 14, it takes TWO baby - damnthedoodle and yakusoku:

Undiscovered Paradise
Helix Pinnacle
Blackmail
Swords to Plowshares

Saprazzan Cove
Web of Inertia
Sphinx of Jwar Isle
Darksteel Brute

Round 15, what a shocker - Battle_of_Twits:

Crystal Vein
Lotus Petal
Seething Song
Barbed Shocker

Round 16, a deck so nice, it got played twice - Battle_of_Twits and yakusoku:

Swamp
Dark Ritual
Delirium Skeins
Basking Rootwalla

Round 17, winning with a 2-D Avatar, yakusoku:

Dark Depths
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
Duress
Vampire Hexmage

Round 18, he can't lose the game - coinmagic45

Subterranean Hangar
Subterranean Hangar
Gatekeeper of Malakir
Platinum Angel

Round 19, showing you can't spell "Greater Gargadon" without "GG" - coinmagic45:

Raze
Mountain
Dryad Arbor
Greater Gargadon

Round 20, one point is all it takes - coinmagic45:

Swamp
Evil Presence
Encroach
Corpulent Corpse

Round 21, Channeling his life into a winner - WCFmo:

Elvish Spirit Guide
Elvish Spirit Guide
Channel
Emrakul, the Aeons Torn

Round 22, Rookie of the Round - Myy

Icatian Store
Icatian Store
Purity
Runed Halo

Round 22, played by over 1/3 of the field (3/8):

Skittering Skirge

Round 23, Annihilating your permanents, wayne:

Mercadian Bazaar
Mercadian Bazaar
Sneak Attack
Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre

Round 23, played by over 1/3 of the field (3/7):

Dread

Round 24, Myr money, Myr problems - Liq:

Swamp
Myr Servitor
Myr Servitor
Myr Servitor

Round 25, played by over 1/3rd of all players (3/7):

Goblin Guide
Pithing Needle

Round 25, 'cause you gotta have faith - yakusoku:

Icatian Store
Icatian Store
Faith's Fetters
Eternal Dragon

--------------End of Banning list--------------

I will try and post a new round every Monday, allow submissions through Wednesday, reveal deck lists first thing on Thursday and review results posted over the weekend.

NO MISE DECKS!

Any deck submitted MUST have some win condition. Any deck that can do no better than a draw against any possible deck will be rejected. A deck that can't win any game is mathematically eliminated from winning the round, and thus would just be taking a chance to win away from someone who could actually have a shot.

ALL players will assist in judging. The way this will work is that after the submission period is over, After all decks are revealed, judge your own deck against every other deck (going first and going second). Post your findings here in this thread. They will be reviewed by everyone for accuracy. Once a winner is determined the winners deck will be added to the banned list and the next round will begin. Repeated failure to do your own scoring will result in suspensions!

The Winners List (Games won):

7

Battle_of_Twits

6

yakusoku

5

coinmagic45

2

Celeborn006
MasterWolf
ryan2754
Tim Shaffer

1

damnthedoodle
Jtrade77
Liq
Myy
wayne
WCFmo

Suspensions for Round 26 (failure to score Round 25):

Battle_of_Twits, Myy

Decklists:

1. MAB_Rapper

Badlands
Lightning Bolt
Vampire Lacerator
Inquisition of Kozeliek

2. yakusoku

Icatian Store
Hollow Trees
Oblivion Ring
Crush of Wurms

3. wayne

Forest
Forest
Kavu Predator
Skyshroud Cutter

4. junichi

Words of Wind
Energy Field
Saprazzan Skerry
Piranha Marsh

5. coinmagic45

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Originally posted by coinmagic45:
There goes my pet card, Goblin Guide... Guess I need new tech this time :-P

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Almost forgot :-P

But I've got something that promises to kick some butt this round! Calling my shot: gonna go WW against WCFmo if he submits a deck ;-)

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You may use other formats as well, but this one is a must. Also PLEASE make sure you use the proper deck number for your deck. Replace the '?' on the bottom line with the number next to your name on the decklist.

Scoring:

Play your deck against each other deck twice, once with you going first, once with them going first. Always remember that each deck is to be played perfectly.

For each of the 2 games, score 3 points if your deck wins or 1 point if the game is a draw, with no points for a loss.

Some examples:
2 wins (WW) is 6 points.
A win and a draw (WD) is 4 points.
A win and a loss (WL) is 3 points.
2 draws (DD) is 2 points.
A draw and a loss (DL) is 1 point.
2 losses (LL) is 0 points.

Plug YOUR deck number into the ? below the ##, and your score against each deck into the other slots.

Do not play your deck against itself. Just enter an 'x' in the chart under your deck number.

Please copy-and-paste the following code into your Message box in order to assist you with scoring:

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                        ?? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Decklists:

1. MAB_Rapper XX X

Badlands
Lightning Bolt
Vampire Lacerator
Inquisition of Kozeliek

2. yakusoku LL 0

Icatian Store
Hollow Trees
Oblivion Ring
Crush of Wurms

3. wayne WW 6

Forest
Forest
Kavu Predator
Skyshroud Cutter

4. junichi WW 6

Words of Wind
Energy Field
Saprazzan Skerry
Piranha Marsh

5. coinmagic45 LL 0

Island
Sand Silos
Foil
Kozilek, Butcher of Truth

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## 1 2 3 4 5 TOTAL
01 X 0 6 6 0 12

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02 6 X 0 0 0 6

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1. MAB_Rapper WW. Inquisition takes away Oblivion Ring, but I'm still able to play Crush before Vampire Lacerator kills me.

2. yakusoku XX.

Icatian Store
Hollow Trees
Oblivion Ring
Crush of Wurms

3. wayne LL. Too fast for me.

Forest
Forest
Kavu Predator
Skyshroud Cutter

4. junichi LL. EACH Player just hurts me too much. I can't keep O. Ring down or build up counters on my land effectively.

Words of Wind
Energy Field
Saprazzan Skerry
Piranha Marsh

01: Inquisition + Bolt = I have no threats = I get lacerated.

02: Speed = win

03: Who's that handsome guy in the mirror?

04: Cannot do anything against the combo

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                            05 6 0 6 6 X 18

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1. MAB_Rapper - Foil Lacerator and win. WW

2. yakusoku - I think I LL here. I can't counter O-Ring as long as you play it the turn I play Kozilek (my land is tapped and I don't have the cards for the alternate casting cost). If I play the waiting game, you just wait until you have mana for Crush + Flashback, and I lose. LL

3. wayne - Foil the Predator, and I can outrace his Cutter. WW

4. junichi - Foil Words, Annihilator > Energy Field. WW

yakusoku, check my round against you but I think that's how it plays out.

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Originally posted by coinmagic45:

2. yakusoku - I think I LL here. I can't counter O-Ring as long as you play it the turn I play Kozilek (my land is tapped and I don't have the cards for the alternate casting cost). If I play the waiting game, you just wait until you have mana for Crush + Flashback, and I lose. LL

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Originally posted by coinmagic45:
In!

Almost forgot :-P

But I've got something that promises to kick some butt this round! Calling my shot: gonna go WW against WCFmo if he submits a deck ;-)

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## 1 2 3 4 5 TOTAL
04 0 0 6 X 0 6

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01 X 0 6 6 0 12
02 6 X 0 0 0 6
03 0 6 X 0 0 6
04 0 0 6 x 0 6
05 6 0 6 6 x 18 <= winner!

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