{"id":1298,"date":"2019-07-17T22:13:32","date_gmt":"2019-07-17T20:13:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/premodernmagic.com\/blog\/?p=1298"},"modified":"2019-07-23T15:23:08","modified_gmt":"2019-07-23T13:23:08","slug":"there-and-back-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/premodernmagic.com\/blog\/there-and-back-again\/","title":{"rendered":"There and Back Again: Dual Report from Swedish Nationals"},"content":{"rendered":"

The blog is rolling a bit slow in these vacation times but here we have a sweet long read perfect for a lazy summer day. Enjoy! \/ Martin<\/em><\/p>\n

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Humble beginnings<\/h2>\n

Greetings, dear reader! Yours faithfully today are Ville \u201cKake\u201d Kaukoranta and Erkka \u201cProte\u201d Jouste, and today\u2019s subject is the well-celebrated tournament known as the Swedish Premodern Nationals 2019<\/a>. Before we delve into our trip and the tournament itself, we would like to use a few passages to tell you about our Premodern environment.<\/p>\n

Premodern broke into the consciousness of our home town, Tampere, Finland, in the beginning of 2019. The visual appeal, nostalgia (both vicarious and self-experienced) and the idea of a fresh format appealed to approximately ten players in a manner that prompted us to both look up ideas for decks and actually get the missing pieces\u2014before having played a single game of the format. The material available on this blog as well as frequent conversation between the interested players played crucial roles in getting hooked.<\/p>\n

Since February, we have ran proxies-allowed tournaments once a month to introduce the format to new players (as well as this slightly larger tournament<\/a> in May), in addition to the more casual games outside structured events. Our metagame has been mainly control and combo-oriented, with aggressive decks such as Sligh and Suicide playing less visible roles.<\/p>\n

Put together, it\u2019s reasonable to say that the format received (and continues to enjoy) positive vibes in our town. It was not exceedingly surprising for us to find out that we had a few people ready and willing to attend the Swedish Nationals almost immediately once Martin announced the event\u2014not to mention the folks coming from the capital region.<\/p>\n

These things being said, we welcome you to the actual report itself, in which you will find 1) our decklists and some remarks about them; 2) a short narrative on the events outside the actual tournament and 3) descriptions about the tournament and the games.<\/p>\n

The decks<\/h2>\n
Swedish Nationals 2019: Ville Kaukoranta<\/div>
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MAIN DECK | 60 cards<\/h4>
Instants and Sorceries: 5<\/div>
4<\/span> Cabal Therapy<\/a><\/div>
1<\/span> Diabolic Intent<\/a><\/div><\/div>
Creatures: 29<\/div>
4<\/span> Birds of Paradise<\/a><\/div>
4<\/span> Mesmeric Fiend<\/a><\/div>
4<\/span> Volrath's Shapeshifter<\/a><\/div>
2<\/span> Wall of Blossoms<\/a><\/div>
2<\/span> Psychatog<\/a><\/div>
1<\/span> Fyndhorn Elves<\/a><\/div>
1<\/span> Llanowar Elves<\/a><\/div>
1<\/span> Phyrexian Dreadnought<\/a><\/div>
1<\/span> Hypnox<\/a><\/div>
1<\/span> Monk Realist<\/a><\/div>
1<\/span> Withered Wretch<\/a><\/div>
1<\/span> Cephalid Inkshrouder<\/a><\/div>
1<\/span> Squee, Goblin Nabob<\/a><\/div>
1<\/span> Uktabi Orangutan<\/a><\/div>
1<\/span> Genesis<\/a><\/div>
1<\/span> Phage the Untouchable<\/a><\/div>
1<\/span> Iridescent Angel<\/a><\/div>
1<\/span> Akroma, Angel of Wrath<\/a><\/div><\/div>
Others: 4<\/div>
4<\/span> Survival of the Fittest<\/a><\/div><\/div>
Lands: 22<\/div>
2<\/span> Gemstone Mine<\/a><\/div>
3<\/span> Yavimaya Coast<\/a><\/div>
3<\/span> Llanowar Wastes<\/a><\/div>
3<\/span> City of Brass<\/a><\/div>
1<\/span> Underground River<\/a><\/div>
2<\/span> Reflecting Pool<\/a><\/div>
1<\/span> Island<\/a><\/div>
7<\/span> Forest<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>

SIDEBOARD | 15 cards<\/h4>
4<\/span> Tormod's Crypt<\/a><\/div>
4<\/span> Duress<\/a><\/div>
1<\/span> Spore Frog<\/a><\/div>
2<\/span> Spike Feeder<\/a><\/div>
1<\/span> Gilded Drake<\/a><\/div>
1<\/span> Bone Shredder<\/a><\/div>
2<\/span> Naturalize<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Deck downloaded from - http:\/\/premodernmagic.com\n------------------------------------------------\nSwedish Nationals 2019: Ville Kaukoranta\n------------------------------------------------\nMAIN DECK (60)\n\nInstants and Sorceries: 5\n4 Cabal Therapy\n1 Diabolic Intent\n\nCreatures: 29\n4 Birds of Paradise\n4 Mesmeric Fiend\n4 Volrath's Shapeshifter\n2 Wall of Blossoms\n2 Psychatog\n1 Fyndhorn Elves\n1 Llanowar Elves\n1 Phyrexian Dreadnought\n1 Hypnox\n1 Monk Realist\n1 Withered Wretch\n1 Cephalid Inkshrouder\n1 Squee, Goblin Nabob\n1 Uktabi Orangutan\n1 Genesis\n1 Phage the Untouchable\n1 Iridescent Angel\n1 Akroma, Angel of Wrath\n\nOthers: 4\n4 Survival of the Fittest\n\nLands: 22\n2 Gemstone Mine\n3 Yavimaya Coast\n3 Llanowar Wastes\n3 City of Brass\n1 Underground River\n2 Reflecting Pool\n1 Island\n7 Forest\n\n\nSIDEBOARD (15)\n4 Tormod's Crypt\n4 Duress\n1 Spore Frog\n2 Spike Feeder\n1 Gilded Drake\n1 Bone Shredder\n2 Naturalize\n------------------------------------------------\nDeck downloaded from - http:\/\/premodernmagic.com\n<\/div>
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I (Kake) chose to field Full English Breakfast for this tournament due to a few reasons:<\/p>\n