Italian Pauper Open Series #3, report&decklist – 14/06/2020 (ENG)

Welcome back on Magic Titans dear friends!

This Sunaday the third edition of the Italian Pauper Open has been played, the online tournament organized by Lega Pauper Italia, with the support of Magic Titans, Dungeon Street and ShivanAlteredArt.

20 Players ready to battle through 5 swiss turns and the final top 4 to elect the final winner.

As the other tournaments, also this time there were plenty of well known players, like Crilapeoty and SanPop, and the participation of saidin.raken, the flagbearer of UW Familiars (this is his YouTube channel).

On the Lega Pauper Italia Twitch channel is available the full video of the torunament!

After 5 swiss rounds, the fantastic four are:

Thanks to our sponsors and due to the fact that all entry fees are given back in prizes, the prize poll is absolutely amazing!

After 5 swiss rounds and an hard fought top 4, the winneris SanPop who, supported by his Tron deck, sets everyone behind and brings home the first prize together with the marvelous set of atrworked Kor Skyfisher!

Here are the Top 4 decklists:

1° – SanPop – Fog Tron

Maindeck: (60) 2 Dinrova Horror 4 Mulldrifter 1 Unwind 1 Compulsive Research 1 Ephemerate 2 Ghostly Flicker 1 Weather the Storm 4 Prophetic Prism 1 Prohibit 1 Pulse of Murasa 4 Expedition Map 2 Mystical Teachings 3 Cave of Temptation 3 Moment’s Peace 3 Impulse 3 Mnemonic Wall 1 Exclude 4 Bonder’s Ornament 4 Urza’s Mine 4 Urza’s Power Plant 4 Urza’s Tower 1 Mortuary Mire 1 Remote Isle 3 Island 1 Thornwood Falls 1 Tranquil Cove

Sideboard: (15) 1 Red Elemental Blast 1 Ancient Grudge 1 Electrickery 3 Hydroblast 3 Pyroblast 2 Ulamog’s Crusher 1 Dispel 1 Scattershot 2 Stonehorn Dignitary

2° – Pompelmus – Mono Green Stompy

Maindeck: (60) 17 Forest 3 Quirion Ranger 4 Nettle Sentinel 3 Skarrgan Pit-Skulk 4 Burning-Tree Emissary 4 Nest Invader 2 River Boa 3 Vault Skirge 3 Elephant Guide 4 Hunger of the Howlpack 4 Savage Swipe 3 Vines of Vastwood 4 Rancor 2 Silhana Ledgewalker

Sideboard: (15) 2 Viridian Longbow 4 Gleeful Sabotage 1 Scattershot Archer 2 Epic Confrontation 2 Weather the Storm 3 Gut Shot 1 River Boa

TOP4 – matt_sziget – Aura Hexproof

Maindeck: (60) 12 Forest 4 Utopia Sprawl 4 Kor Skyfisher 4 Abundant Growth 4 Gladecover Scout 4 Slippery Bogle 4 Rancor 4 Ethereal Armor 3 Ancestral Mask 3 Armadillo Cloak 1 Silhana Ledgewalker 2 Ash Barrens 2 Ram Through 2 Plains 4 Urban Utopia 1 Heliod’s Pilgrim 1 Cave of Temptation 1 Khalni Garden

Sideboard: (15) 2 Standard Bearer 2 Dispel 2 Electrickery 2 Natural State 1 Crimson Acolyte 1 Ram Through 2 Gut Shot 2 Gorilla Shaman 1 Armadillo Cloak

TOP4 – CrilaPeoty – Mono U Winter

Maindeck: (60) 15 Snow-Covered Island 3 Mystic Sanctuary 2 Deprive 4 Delver of Secrets 2 Snap 4 Spellstutter Sprite 4 Ninja of the Deep Hours 4 Counterspell 4 Preordain 4 Ponder 2 Tragic Lesson 4 Spire Golem 2 Fathom Seer 1 Merchant Scroll 2 Winter’s Rest 3 Faerie Seer

Sideboard: (15) 1 Dispel 2 Coral Net 1 Echoing Truth 2 Piracy Charm 2 Winter’s Rest 3 Hydroblast 2 Relic of Progenitus 2 Stormbound Geist

Analyzing the meta share, once again it is possible to notice that the 50% of the players chosen linear and aggressive strategies and, more in general, the 75% of the field is composed by decks which have a beatdown plan as their main win condition. The other 25% is divided between control and combo decks. Another confirmation to the fact that the pauper meta, despite often finding control decks in the top tournament finishes, is defined mainly by aggressive

The most played deck for this edition is Slivers (20% of the field) but, as Affinity in the first two editions of the Italian Pauper Open, none of those made to the Top 4. The other two most played deck are Affinity (None in Top 4) and Tron (one of which made it to the Top 4 and to the final victory); a single player for every other played deck, from tiers like UR Faeries and Boros to niche decks like Jeskai Mind.

Here are some interesting lists played in the tournament:

UW Familiars, played by saidin.raken

Maindeck: (60) 1 Azorius Chancery 2 Plains 2 Ghostly Flicker 4 God-Pharaoh’s Faithful 1 Mortuary Mire 4 Mulldrifter 4 Preordain 3 Sea Gate Oracle 3 Snap 3 Mystic Sanctuary 4 Sunscape Familiar 1 Sage’s Row Denizen 4 Deep Analysis 2 Prohibit 2 Ephemerate 2 Archaeomancer 1 Counterspell 8 Island 3 Ash Barrens 3 Evolving Wilds 2 Ponder 1 Echoing Truth

Sideboard: (15) 2 Nature’s Chant 3 Negate 4 Stonehorn Dignitary 1 Remove Soul 1 Dispel 3 Blue Elemental Blast 1 Exclude

Slivers, played by Noctomonium

Maindeck: (60) 2 Sentinel Sliver 4 Predatory Sliver 4 Virulent Sliver 4 Sinew Sliver 4 Sidewinder Sliver 3 Gemhide Sliver 2 Spinneret Sliver 4 Plated Sliver 3 Crypt Sliver 4 Muscle Sliver 4 Lead the Stampede 2 Reaping the Graves 2 Blossoming Sands 2 Evolving Wilds 5 Forest 1 Jungle Hollow 5 Plains 1 Scoured Barrens 2 Swamp 2 Ash Barrens

Sideboard: (15) 2 Standard Bearer 4 Faerie Macabre 4 Hallow 1 Doom Blade 2 Shrivel 2 Patrician’s Scorn

Jeskai Mind, played by oxenarf

Maindeck: (60) 4 Of One Mind 4 Thoughtcast 4 Kor Skyfisher 4 Thraben Inspector 4 Galvanic Blast 4 Lightning Bolt 3 Glint Hawk 4 Prophetic Prism 4 Auriok Sunchaser 1 Flayer Husk 4 Great Furnace 4 Ancient Den 4 Plains 4 Seat of the Synod 4 Ardent Recruit 2 Bonesplitter 2 Navigator’s Compass

Sideboard: (15) 3 Red Elemental Blast 2 Arashin Cleric 1 Reaping the Graves 2 Disdainful Stroke 2 Electrickery 2 Gorilla Shaman 3 Blue Elemental Blast

Thanks to Lega Pauper Italia for organizing the event, to for the amazing graphics and to all our sponsors for the awesome prizes!

We communicate that the Italian Pauper Open, born to allow pauper players to play during these hard times, takes an holiday break for the summer. Don’t stop to follow un on our social media pages to be updated about all the future news!

See you soon and, most importantly, Stay Pauper!