VINTAGE FRIENDS!
I didn't proofread it. Its fast, its dirty, its a rambling stream of my incoherent thoughts on a great first Eternal Weekend. Here is my 11th place Vintage Champs Tournament report!
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1M3KPwk8KWQNyVhsOmGzfYIukcEeqFypTUfGl9sGgQfM/edit?usp=sharing
I am always down to dicuss Vintage, Paradoxical Outcome or Magic in general. Feel free to ask any questions in the comments.
Cheers!
Justin 'IamActuallyLvL1' Gennari
Hello Vintage Community! On Saturday, I won TMD 19 in Oakville, CT! I had an great time with all my friends and the rest of the community this weekend. I wrote up this Tournament Report in an effort to share my some of amazing time with you.
If you're interested feel free to skim, browse or binge a little bit of what I like to call 'light reading'. The links in the table on the first page can take you to whatever interests you.
I am always down to dicuss Vintage, Paradoxical Outcome or Magic in general. Feel free to ask any questions in the comments.
Cheers!
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hStph0WJP8yr3f1mktjUxuc8fWk6H-JqDFnaqgWyQz4/edit?usp=sharing
Hey ManaDrain!
I wanted to let everyone know that all my Vintage Challenge Streams will be hosted on youtube directly following the streams.
Here are the links:
https://www.twitch.tv/iamactuallylvl1
https://www.youtube.com/user/IamActuallyLvL1/playlists
Current Playoff VODS:
Vintage Playoffs 2019 Q1: Esper PO (3-3 27th)
Current Challenge VODS:
See Comment # 1
Current League VODS:
See Comment # 2
Thanks,
Justin
I've posted about this just about everywhere but I can not stress how much I love this announcement. I know that I am in the minority as a Vintage player striving for the Pro Tour but this change perfectly fits my goals for Magic. I cant wait sink more time into Vintage and not feel like I am sacrificing to much time on my goal of making the PT. HYPEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
Vintage Challenge 2nd Place with Jeskai Lavinia Paradoxical Outcome
R1: No Show 
R2: Storm PO 
R3: Karn Shops
R4: Dredge
R5: Oath
R6: Dredge
Top8: Jeskai
Top4: RUG Wrenn
Finals: Karn Shops
@countdabubba Good question! It is my belief that you can only support 2 "delve spells" in PO. So for this you have to choose between Dig/Cruise/Will and Snapcaster. Dig is the best one as you are a combo deck. Cruise IMO is more underwhelming then Will and Will plays a bit better with the one snapcaster mage. It is perfectly acceptable to run 1 dig 1 cruise or 1 dig 1 will 1 snap. Any other configuration doesn't make sense.
http://itsjulian.com/88-vintage-vibes-with-justin-gennari/
I guested on this awesome Eternal podcast yesterday! We talked about Vintage the entire time! Hopefully you will enjoy it as much as I did.
You do realize that 3-2 is 60% an a great win rate right? Pro Win %
The best players in the entire world are around a 65% win rate are the GP+ level. Losing around half the matches of Magic you play is completely normal. If you don't like that then I don't think Magic is the game for you. The first thing you have to accept as a Magic player trying to improve is that you will lose ALOT and you will continue to lose ALOT until you are Owen Turtenwald where you will still lose ALOT
http://www.starcitygames.com/articles/37199_Building-The-Perfect-Paradoxical-Outcome.html
Discuss and brew in the comment section below!
@moorebrother1 I think it typically makes sense to have a standard oath package in game 1's (usually 1 grieslbrand, 1 nivmizzet) and then you board into the anti shops/dredge tech of serra in postboards that it applys. That is what i used to do with my build of combo oath with blazing archon in the sideboard. 4 is also alot of oath targets when u have blessing.
It seems you didn't get the answer you wanted to hear and thus tried to spin it in your head in a way that makes you feel correct? The discord provided you with the answer that Dack Fayden is seeing just as much play in this year as he did in previous years and that he is still an integral tool for red xerox decks to fight shops and discard matchup specific duds. Not sure why you feel like my opinion does not contain expertise on the format when I play MORE Vintage than people like Eternal Glory.
http://itsjulian.com/88-vintage-vibes-with-justin-gennari/
I guested on this awesome Eternal podcast yesterday! We talked about Vintage the entire time! Hopefully you will enjoy it as much as I did.
@mike-noble how dare you make me login to TMD 
@brass-man the problem is these decks REALLY need moxen even off color ones to deploy their hate cards on turn 1
@desolutionist you have to run hot no matter what you play atm do to the nature of these must answer threats that have been printed post WAR.
PO is in a better spot Post London than it was before but still not as good a spot as it was pre Narset/Karn/Ouphe/FoV
I think there is some iterating left to do here to maximize its potential