Tourney Report: the 4th Miracle Worker Cup

Only 8 players defied the hot weather and starting holiday season and gathered for the 4th edition of Miracle Worker Cup, but the atmosphere was all the better.

Deckwise there were two distinct camps: the straight forward no-proxies mono colored aggro decks, and the super weird multi color combo-or-die experiments.

No wonder it was one of the 2 mono white weenies that went straight to the finals, only to meet its nemesis in shape of an all new atog version, dubbed orc-atog. But first things first.

My first match was a mirror: as I had never ever played mono white armies in tourney and needed a deck that would harmonize with the beer count I opted for a brew that featured Lions, Javelineers, Knights, Orders and Thunder Spirits, assisted by the all potent white removal suite.

Clashing with Manuels White Weenie proved to be a tough match, winning the first game thanks to my Armageddon and losing the second due to his Serra Angels, I finally won and would say the Javelieers and Aeolipiles made all the difference.

Getting to match-up number 2: Dominik came up with a mono red budget Atog deck we didn’t see in the local community so far: besides the usual suspects Atog, Ankh, Copper Tablet and Black Vise he had playsets of Meek Stones that stopped my Knights on Crusade as well as Orcish Mechanics who would join the Atogs eating artifacts to shoot 2 damage. I never would have thought that a White Weenie might suffer that much from 1st round Black Vise, and every threat I dropped was either burned with Bolts, shaken by Earthquake or shot by the Mechanic. 0-2 it was.

Round number 3 was a combo-deck for a change, and one that won the Most Creative Deck award this time: Chris came up with an eccentric Twiddle Vault brew that dropped Howling Mines, searched for his Twiddle and together with Time Vault would go for extra turns thanks to Regrowth and 3 Recalls, to drop so much Mana that a big Fireball does the thing. Whereas his combo match-ups gave him enough time to assemble some extra turns, the match-up against my White Armies was hopeless: overrun in no time. 2-0

In my last Swiss round I had the honor to meet with Tobstar – the other candidate for Most Creative Deck: he built a whacky three color singleton deck that is beyond strategy and plan, assembling everything that goes. Although featuring some Flyers and all removal that is possible he had no chance against the White Armies, but we definitely had the most suspense when he was on 1 life point and managed to top-deck handle all my threats for 10 rounds, until I dropped my beloved Javelineer and his Demonic Tutor wouldn’t find an answer in all his remaining cards.

And then after 5 hours of Old School Magic the re-match in the Final against the Orc-Atog proved what was all too clear: in the future White Armies will need Repentant Black Smith instead of White Knights to survive the match-up. Dominik from Bamberg took home the 4th Miracle Worker trophy and showed us that Budget Old School can dominate even a fully powered proxy environment and unpowered Atog is definitely worth a try; congrats mate!

Other decks to mention:

The 3rd place was Moritz who brought his beloved Millstone deck. Starting with Ivory Towers to defy early aggression, once he would assemble his Field of Dreams – Millstone lock his adversaries notoriously conceded. A wise decision as it can be quite frustrating to see all your threats and your library steadily milled away.

Number 4 in Swiss standings was Sebastian, who came up with a three color Zoo deck that flooded the board with Apes, Pixies and Lions before burning his opponent. Pimped by Land Tax, Sylvan Library and Bazaar Sebastian proved that you can go without Blue Power and still have a blast.

Last but not least there was Axel who brewed a Candelabra High Tide Fireball combo deck, going for crazy Time Twister turns and assembling so much mana that once he managed to cast a 45 damage Fireball. Yeah, that’s what we love about Old School Magic.

Cheers and stay tuned for the next Miracle Worker Cup in Autumn 2019.

3rd Miracle Worker Cup on March 23, 2019 – rise up and ramble on

PLEASE BE AWARE THAT LOCATION HAS CHANGED – TOURNEY WILL BE HELD AT PUB GINNHEIMER HOEHE, FRANKFURT

Hey old school folks,

come celebrate the spirit of the olde cards at the 3rd Miracle Worker Cup, a premier casual MTG Old School tournament hosted by oldschoolarena.com.

Discover the benefits of the rambling new Atlantic format and enjoy the non competitive non discriminating atmosphere of friend- and companionship where crazy and creative deck builds rule the house.

Format: Atlantic Old School Sets, Rules and Ban/Restriction list apply.

Special: Proxies allowed without limits, regardless whether Revised, Italian Legends, 4th Edition, IE/CE or DIY Print-outs, original artwork recommended though.

Style: Swiss-system tournament, 4 rounds minimum

Fee: 2€

Trophy for the winner: one original altered The Dark Miracle Worker signed by all tournament players.

Trophy for most creative deck: one original altered Glasses of Urza.

Venue: Ginnheimer Höhe Pub

Adress: Diebsgrundweg, 60487 Frankfurt am Main

Timing: 23rd of March 2019 tournament starts at 2pm sharp. Please bring a Deckphoto on your smartphone for post-tourney documentation purposes.

Registration: until March 22 via email to jerome[at]oldschoolarena.com

About: the 3rd Miracle Worker Cup is hosted by the Frankfurt Germany MTG Old School Community Blog oldschoolarena.com and is a non-sanctioned private event for friends and fans of the 9394 MTG format.

To ensure highest quality deck builds and relieve all players from desperate urge to sneak counterfeits into their Decks we decided after thorough reflection to go with the adage of Liga Catalunya de Old School and allow „Proxies sin Limite“.

For those who’ve got the Power: Be humble, welcome the new players, fathom the chance to play in a creative and non-discriminating environment, where skills outperform wealth.

For those without significant 9394 card pool: be bold, get inspiration on Wak-Wak, let creativity free flow and build your favourite deck.

As we favor the true and old flavor of the 9394 era of MTG we value creativity and fun over competitiveness and discrimination in this tournament, so besides Proxies and casual table talk we don’t mind a few beers neither.

Registration is open and we’re happy to have you taking part in the 3rd Miracle Worker Cup on 23rd of March 2019

Invitation to the 2nd Miracle Worker Cup on October 21, 2018

Hey old school folks,

after an outstanding success of the 1st one in June, we’re happy to invite everybody to the 2nd Miracle Worker Cup, another premier MTG Old School tournament hosted by oldschoolarena.com

Format: Swedish Old School Sets, Rules and Ban/Restriction list apply.

Special: Proxies allowed without limits, regardless whether Revised, Italian Legends, 4th Edition, IE/CE or DIY Print-outs (mtgpress.net), original artwork recommended though.

Style: Swiss-system tournament, 4 rounds minimum

Fee: 2€

Trophy: one original The Dark Miracle Worker signed by all tournament players.

Venue: The Blue Saloon („Blauer Raum“) at Frankfurter Berg Collaborative Living Project ProWoKulta

Adress: Am Ulmenrück 7, 60433 Frankfurt

Timing: October 21, 2018 tournament starts at 12am sharp. Please bring a Deckphoto on your smartphone for post-tourney documentation purposes.

Registration: from now until October 20, 2018 via email to jerome[at]oldschoolarena.com

About: the 2nd Miracle Worker Cup is hosted by the Frankfurt Germany MTG Old School Community Blog oldschoolarena.com and is a non-sanctioned private event for friends and fans of the 9394 MTG format.

To ensure highest quality deck builds and relieve all players from desperate urge to sneak counterfeits into their Decks we decided after thorough reflection to go with the adage of Liga Catalunya de Old School and allow „Proxies sin Limite“.

For those who’ve got the Power: Be humble, welcome the new players, fathom the chance to play in a competitive environment and train for n00bcon.

For those without significant 9394 card pool: be bold, get inspiration on Wak-Wak, let creativity free flow and build your favourite deck.

We’re happy to have you taking part in the 2nd Miracle Worker Cup on October 21, 2018

Invitation to the 1st Miracle Worker Cup

Hey old school folks,

we’re happy to invite everybody to the 1st Miracle Worker Cup, a premier MTG Old School tournament hosted by oldschoolarena.com 

Format: Swedish Old School Sets, Rules and Ban/Restriction list apply.

Special: Proxies allowed without limits, regardless whether Revised, Italian Legends, 4th Edition, IE/CE or DIY Print-outs (mtgpress.net), original artwork recommended though.

Style: Swiss-system tournament

Fee: 2€ or one old school card from your private card pool as donation for the Top 4 price pool.

Trophy: one original The Dark Miracle Worker signed by all tournament players.

Venue: The Blue Saloon („Blauer Raum“) at Frankfurter Berg Collaborative Living Project ProWoKulta 

Adress: Am Ulmenrück 7, 60433 Frankfurt 

Timing: June 16, 2018 tournament starts at 4pm sharp.

Registration: from now until June 15, 2018 via email to jerome[at]oldschoolarena.com

About: the 1st Miracle Worker Cup is hosted by the Frankfurt Germany MTG Old School Community Blog oldschoolarena.com and is a non-sanctioned private event for friends and fans of the 9394 MTG format. 

To ensure highest quality deck builds and relieve all players from desperate urge to sneak counterfeits into their Decks we decided after thorough reflection to go with the adage of Liga Catalunya de Old School and allow „Proxies sin Limite“. 

For those who’ve got the Power: Be humble, welcome the new players, fathom the chance to play in a competitive environment and train for n00bcon.

For those without significant 9394 card pool: be bold, get inspiration on Wak-Wak, let creativity free flow and build your favourite deck. 

We’re happy to have you taking part in the 1st Miracle Worker Cup on June 16, 2018 

German Old School Calendar

Upcoming Old School Tournaments and Gatherings

In this section we publish all German Old School events that we know of. Please provide your local event information and we happily publish it here.

1st Miracle Worker Cup

Saturday, June 16, at 4 PM, find all relevant info here

Old School Meetup – Playtesting

Wednesday (every week!)
from 6 PM
in JK-Store
Eschersheimer Landstr 267
60320 Frankfurt/Main
Germany

Old School Trial for Eternel Weekend Europe

Wednesday, April 25th 2018
5 €
at 6 PM
in JK-Store
Eschersheimer Landstr 267
60320 Frankfurt/Main
Germany

MKM Series Hamburg

Sunday, May 20th 2018

Eternal Saturday

Saturday, May 26th 2018
in JK Event Store
Gwinnerstr 36
60388 Frankfurt/Main
Germany

Old School Tournaments at JK Series Summer

Friday, June 1st 2018, at 6 PM
Sunday, June 3rd 2018, at 3 PM
in Bürgerhaus Bischofsheim
Dörnigheimer Weg 21
63477 Maintal (Germany)