13K GenCon deck lists

[NearbySerpent]

1st
Conrad Jackson

2 Elitism
16 Obsession
4 1337!
4 Micromajig Master
4 700160x 31f
2 Dethmurderbludgeon, the Craghammer
2 Luteoderm Prototype
4 Violating Anomaly
4 Quotidian Ejector
4 Quotidian Assassination
4 Unnatural Alteration
4 Skimping Ecto-Manipulator
3 Runic Cannon
4 Basic Node
4 633fy 31f
4 12 Man Brunch of Doom
2 Forget
4 Senior Research Assistant


2nd
Bin Chen

2 Greed
5 Greed
10 Rage
4 Shriever Attack
4 Bask Bile
3 Humiliating Torture Apparatus
2 Deadly Striker
3 Flaming Barduse
1 Rabid Sarume
2 Blow Up
4 Irresistible Bribe
4 Free Trade Agreement
4 Gold Summit
4 Selective Gluttony
4 Inside Information
4 Keen Stratagem
4 Limited Liability
3 Writ of Reclamation
4 Erotic Assassin
4 The Ministry of Other Smaller Ministries


3-4th
Joe Knizacky

2 Elitism
16 Obsession
4 Unnatural Alteration
3 Runic Cannon
4 Micromajig Master
4 12 Man Brunch of Doom
2 Dethmurderbludgeon, the Craghammer
2 Luteoderm Prototype
4 700160x 31f
4 Senior Research Assistant
4 1337!
4 Quotidian Ejector
4 Quotidian Assassination
4 Violating Anomaly
4 633fy 31f
4 Skimping Ecto-Manipulator
4 Basic Node
2 Forget


3-4th
Hans Hoeh

2 Elitism
17 Obsession
4 Micromajig Master
4 700160x 31f
4 Luteoderm Prototype
4 633fy 31f
4 Basic Node
4 Quotidian Ejector
4 Senior Research Assistant
1 Rummaging Millipede
1 Schproingmajig
4 Obsessive Compulsion
4 1337!
3 Quotidian Assassination
4 Runic Circuitry
1 Arcana Experiment
1 All-Nighter
1 Ritual of the Shattering Teeth
1 Degenerate Molestation
1 Remember
1 Voidal Poisoning
1 Exploding Sock Puppet
4 12 Man Brunch of Doom


5-8th
Brad Meine
Mono-Gear Beats

2 Elitism
10 Elitism
2 Hidden Sandwich
1 Spiky Atlasphere
3 Scavengemajig
1 Guardforce Alpha Prime H4x0r
4 One-Legged Hoping Pogo Bear
4 Senior Research Assistant
3 Research Assistant
4 Horsemajig of the Apocalypse - Famine
4 Basic Node
3 1137!
4 Whatever Device
1 Jacque’s Trap
2 Discommodiousness
2 Luteoderm Armor
3 Subversion Matrix
1 Luteoderm Goliath
3 Exploding Sock Puppet
4 633fy 31f
4 Contriving Engineer
2 Runic Field Enhancer
4 Luteoderm Prototype
4 700160x 31f


5-8th
Will Morgan

2 Obsession
15 Elitism
4 Basic Node
4 633fy 31f
4 Quotidian Misfire
4 Exploding Sock Puppet
4 12 Man Brunch of Doom
4 One-Legged Hoping Pogo Bear
4 Quotidian Ejector
4 1337!
4 Forget
4 Contriving Engineer
4 Senior Research Assistant
2 Invent
2 Hub Node
4 Micromajig Maker
4 Servile Centipede
1 Rummaging Millipede
1 Guardforce Alpha Prime H4x0r


5-8th
Kyle Bahr
Dancing Coins

2 Greed
15 Obsession
4 Eccentric Inquisition
4 Inside Information
4 Free Trade Agreement
3 Entry Level Employee
3 Reluctant Hiree
3 Voidal Poisoning
3 Quotidian Ejector
3 Quotidian Assassination
4 Quotidian Disappearance
3 Spontaneous Displacement
4 Degenerate Molestation
4 Embezzling Bookkeeper
4 Anesthetizing Opulence
4 Limited Liability
4 Escrow Office
4 Erotic Assassin


5-8th
Galariel Pancerzewski
Guys Might Get There

2 Elitism
16 Rage
4 Basic Node
4 Horsemajig of the Apocalypse - Famine
4 Flaming Barduse
4 Micromajig Master
4 633fy 31f
4 Micromajig Maker
3 Heirloom Incinerator
1 Tactician Vacation
4 Bloodcurdling Bulldozer
4 Research Assistant
3 Target Practice
2 Hammer Smash
4 700160x 31f
4 Luteoderm Prototype
1 Dethmurderbludgeon, the Craghammer
2 Micromajig Shipping Container
4 Strength in Numbers
1 Schproingmajig

[RoboBob]

2 Elitism
16 Obsession
2 Dethmurderbludgeon, the Craghammer

I don't get it. What are those 2 doing in there with those resources?

[DegenerateRetailer]

2 Elitism
16 Obsession
2 Dethmurderbludgeon, the Craghammer

I don't get it. What are those 2 doing in there with those resources?

because of the Toolbox Elf.....

[Falsesanity]

because of the Toolbox Elf.....

Because Conrad and Joe are just that good ;)

[redstarbaron]

I'd like to make two points about these deck lists.

1) Anyone who said that Schrpoingmajig was too overpowered has been officially proven wrong.

2) Holy crap, Humiliating Torture Apparatus is a Tier 1 deck!? The mind boggles. It's boggling right now. Awesome.

[Brad Meine]

1) Anyone who said that Schrpoingmajig was too overpowered has been officially proven wrong.
I disagree. No counter point.

[warallthetime]

just a side note Bin Chen beat Conrad after they decided to split giving Conrad first. Both were great guys and after judging the constructed 2k thursday and seeing that Conrad deserved every point he won this weekend not only based on play but how he was a great guy to talk to. Congrats to all who top 8ed this weekend.

[1r0n w!LL]

Does anybody know why all-nighter is in Hans' deck?

Possibly some DM combo play?

[|<RyP705]

just a side note Bin Chen beat Conrad after they decided to split giving Conrad first. Both were great guys and after judging the constructed 2k thursday and seeing that Conrad deserved every point he won this weekend not only based on play but how he was a great guy to talk to. Congrats to all who top 8ed this weekend.

According to Bin, this match was never played as it was late and both players were exhausted.

[FloozyBoozy]

The final match wasn't played. Bin beat Joe in the top 4, and I beat Hans. We however had already decided to split all the money for the top 4, so the games were just played out to see who would have the points and the official win. Bin didn't care about the points and really didn't want to play as we'd already been playing for 12 hours straight. I gave him $60 ($2 a point) and took the first place points, because I'm at 330 STE points or so and I want to lock up the whole player of the year thing. That's how the end of the 13K went down.

Conrad

[Strmtrpr81]

The final match wasn't played. Bin beat Joe in the top 4, and I beat Hans. We however had already decided to split all the money for the top 4, so the games were just played out to see who would have the points and the official win. Bin didn't care about the points and really didn't want to play as we'd already been playing for 12 hours straight. I gave him $60 ($2 a point) and took the first place points, because I'm at 330 STE points or so and I want to lock up the whole player of the year thing. That's how the end of the 13K went down.

Conrad

Hey Conrad...Congrats again. I just wanted to say that the game that you and I had in Round 2 was one of the greatest games I have played thus far in my "Spoils Career"

It was very close all the way to the final turn after Time was called and you managed to have just enough of Damage on the table to swing for the win.

I believe I made a slight play mistake on my final turn, I am not sure if it would of made a difference but either way...Great Game.

See you at some point in the future.

-Dan

[RoboBob]

because of the Toolbox Elf.....

What happens if you draw the card or the 31f dies or gets bounced and the Craghammer goes back to your hand? It just seems like kind of a waste. Conrad seems to have done just fine with it :P. I just don't get it.

[Brad Meine]

It turns into a resource. :)

[Alaron37]

What happens if you draw the card or the 31f dies or gets bounced and the Craghammer goes back to your hand? It just seems like kind of a waste. Conrad seems to have done just fine with it :P. I just don't get it.

If that happens then it becomes a resource but the basic idea is when it comes out it is a card your opponent must take care of because if it stays in play it will be either killing characters or be killing you.

[Asukarulez]

The final match wasn't played. Bin beat Joe in the top 4, and I beat Hans. We however had already decided to split all the money for the top 4, so the games were just played out to see who would have the points and the official win. Bin didn't care about the points and really didn't want to play as we'd already been playing for 12 hours straight. I gave him $60 ($2 a point) and took the first place points, because I'm at 330 STE points or so and I want to lock up the whole player of the year thing. That's how the end of the 13K went down.

Conrad

Frakkin' Hell! There's an actual PotY race that's never been discussed? Had I known something along those lines was actually in play, I'd have gone to more 5ks and played in more larger events instead of the sideline events.

*rolls eyes*

*kicks his 60 points in the groin*

Next year, damnit, next year. :P

[FloozyBoozy]

Hey Dan, thanks for the congrats. I have to say that our game was definatly an awesome one. It was hella-tough. I was pretty sure you had me beat, but somehow I pulled it out on that last turn. I'm not sure if you made any mistakes or not, maybe attacking for the win with the toolbox out. You didn't really want to draw though that early in a 7 round tourney. I pulled a few games out of my butt this weekend. It was some crazy hard Spoils play, and I look forward to more in the future.

Conrad

[Strmtrpr81]

Hey Dan, thanks for the congrats. I have to say that our game was definatly an awesome one. It was hella-tough. I was pretty sure you had me beat, but somehow I pulled it out on that last turn. I'm not sure if you made any mistakes or not, maybe attacking for the win with the toolbox out. You didn't really want to draw though that early in a 7 round tourney. I pulled a few games out of my butt this weekend. It was some crazy hard Spoils play, and I look forward to more in the future.

Conrad

Yeah. A Draw that early in the event was something I was not looking for. I had to try, I think against a less talented player I could of pulled off the win if the board and hands were exactly the same. You played that final round perfectly and had just enough of what you needed.

Either way...Great game

-Dan

[spoilsfanboy]

im suprised to see no schproings?

i thought 4 micromajigs, 4 schproings would dominate competitive play.

[Asukarulez]

Does anybody know why all-nighter is in Hans' deck?

Possibly some DM combo play?

Oh, forgot about this comment.

You'll need to ask Hans. It took my 5 days for him to tell me.

It's just a ridiculously hard combo to pull off, and very iffy.

[ImperialAlliance]

you obv use all your resporuces except 3, then 1337! into all nighter for a +10

[La_Sin_Grail]

Yeah, with the meta shift towards haze, schproing became too slow. Sock assassination then replay then sock puppet is hard to deal with.

[Brad Meine]

Yeah, with the meta shift towards haze, schproing became too slow. Sock assassination then replay then sock puppet is hard to deal with.
Bernie is so full of crap. Plenty of decks still run him as an alternate win condition (EX: SiN Ball and Extraction/Haze.dec). One-ofs and Two-ofs of schproingmajig are great. He still says, "Deal with me or I win."

[JMatthew]

I'd like to give a public congrats and nod toward Gabriel P and his deck. Gab is VERY new player to The Spoils - in fact, I remember demoing the game to him less than a month ago, I believe! The deck he choose to play was not by far the first deck he has tossed together and tested, though interestingly it was a creation he came across just before GenCon. I wasn't present for any of the testing, though I did hear claims that it tested well. Personally, I was uncertain of the accuracy of their testing, but in a game as young as The Spoils I try not to place an certainties on anything! This is definately a prime example!

Anyway, great job, Gab and look forward to kicking your butt in the Waco 5K!!

[Doomguy 2000]

This time I was very impressed with the variety of deck that were in the top 8. Good job guys you tried to orginal with your decks and still have answers to Sproingmajig. What suprised me the most was that there wasn't many decks using sproingmajig. Brad's deck that I saw was the orginal and interesting deck in the top 8. I have played with that deck and it's actually good but doesn't much of a chance against my broken deck as it beats anything. So far with the playtesting of my broken deck I don't see much of a weakness as long as I draw that certain card and use it at the right time.

[OnBoardGames]

is it manifold?

[Arzakon]

This time I was very impressed with the variety of deck that were in the top 8. Good job guys you tried to orginal with your decks and still have answers to Sproingmajig. What suprised me the most was that there wasn't many decks using sproingmajig. Brad's deck that I saw was the orginal and interesting deck in the top 8. I have played with that deck and it's actually good but doesn't much of a chance against my broken deck as it beats anything. So far with the playtesting of my broken deck I don't see much of a weakness as long as I draw that certain card and use it at the right time.

Where were you when Derek and I were splitting the $2K?

[Dapuma]

uhh there was no top 8 for the constructed just a top 4

thomas kevin derek and bud

3 haze varients and 1 writ

[Doomguy 2000]

Where were you when Derek and I were splitting the $2K?

I wasn't at the event because I couldn't afford it.

[Familiar Stranger]

I Don't Suppose the Finalist is a member of the message board, that he could give a few pointers for playing the deck?

Like key cards to mulligan for? I'm guessing free trade agreement and selective gluttony, but i just wanted to make sure.

[Doomguy 2000]

I Don't Suppose the Finalist is a member of the message board, that he could give a few pointers for playing the deck?

Like key cards to mulligan for? I'm guessing free trade agreement and selective gluttony, but i just wanted to make sure.

The deck Bin was playing was really interesting but it will take some practice to get use to the deck.

[Dark5ide]

Im loving the dancing coins deck.

Finally, a counter deck that WORKS!

[Dark5ide]

Also...For the coins decklist, did it really run 4 mollestations?

[Hordak]

Yes, it really did.

More often than not I caught opponent's by surprise by hitting them with DM's multiple turns in a row.

[Asukarulez]

Yes, it really did.

More often than not I caught opponent's by surprise by hitting them with DM's multiple turns in a row.

Case in point:

I discard the first DM via VA.
He plays the 2nd DM and ruins my hand.
I top deck a Rummaging Milipede and then start to get another foothold.
He DMs again a few turns later.
I top deck a Downsizing for the draw, but I forget he had a Limited Liability.
Kyle Wins.
Julien out of T8 running.
Julien sad.

Julien and Bud drew in Round 7 for T32 each.

[Doomguy 2000]

There was an opponent in the Retail act at Rainy Day Games who played Brad's deck and have gone on to the finals before losing to me and my own Elitism deck.

[Brad Meine]

There was an opponent in the Retail act at Rainy Day Games who played Brad's deck and have gone on to the finals before losing to me and my own Elitism deck.
UPDATED DECKLIST:

// Resources
14 [STP] Elitism

// Characters
3 [BET] Micromajig Master
3 [1ED] Research Assistant
3 [1ED] Scavengemajig
3 [1E2] Horsemajig of the Apocalypse - Famine
4 [1E2] Senior Research Assistant
4 [1ED] 700160x 31f
4 [1ED] 633fy 31f
4 [1E2] Contriving Engineer
4 [1ED] Basic Node

// Items/Tactics
1 [1ED] Jacque's Trap
1 [1ED] Spiky Atlasphere
1 [1ED] Hidden Sandwich
1 [1ED] Luteoderm Goliath
1 [1E2] Runic Field Enhancer
2 [1ED] Precise Sabotage
3 [1E2] Exploding Sock Puppet!
3 [1ED] Subversion Matrix
4 [1E2] The Whatever Device
4 [BET] One-Legged Hopping Pogo-Bear
4 [1ED] 1337!
4 [1ED] Luteoderm Prototype

This one works pretty solid too. You've got a little bit of wiggle room with Precise Sabotage and one resources. I'd say if you are really hellbent on running Alpha Prime HaXoR then cut (1) Precise Sabotage. Otherwise, I like this version better than the one that I played at Gen-Con. Discommodiousness was really, really bad. Another clever addition would be a copy or two of Dethmurder. Works well with toolbox elf.

Spiky Atlasphere definitely helped in punting me into T8. You build up an army, drop Whatever Device, swing with everybody. Before declaring blockers, you sac the device for (2), search out Atlasphere, trick it onto your weakest guy and BAM. Without the removal inhand it's 'gg'.

Honestly though, I don't deserve credit for this decklist. The real genius behind it all is Joey Date AKA s0b3k. Without having gotten my ass kicked by him on MWS a couple of times, I never would have played it.

[Hordak]

Yeah I built and early version of that deck long ago, with Discommodiusnessnessnessness in it...not so good. Looks great on paper, terrible in practice.

[Doomguy 2000]

The deck looks better right now but I don't think I'm going test play it anymore because I like my Elitism deck better than this. The deck looks solid is very creative and fun to play. My Elitism deck is much faster than this deck because it doen't realiy on a certain card to win the game.

[Brad Meine]

The deck looks better right now but I don't think I'm going test play it anymore because I like my Elitism deck better than this. The deck looks solid is very creative and fun to play. My Elitism deck is much faster than this deck because it doen't realiy on a certain card to win the game.
What are you smoking?

[Century]

What are you smoking?

Something better than we have access to.

[Doomguy 2000]

Oh yeah it's true.

[Fishman]

Oh yeah it's true.

I have Mr. Booth.

[spoilsfanboy]

is it just me or are two of the top 8 decklists exactly the same?

[1r0n w!LL]

Conrad and Joe built there decks together. They ran identical lists.

[Shawn Reed]

I'm concerned about the 2nd place deck replacing haze in meta once people realize JUST HOW good it actually is. Throw in a couple of cards for tech but keep the core concept and it gets better- and I'd like to know if anyone has any ideas on how to beat it. Because seriously, I haven't found anything at all that has a consistant matchup against it when it gets played right.

[JMatthew]

Check out the results of the $500 Opening Act at Collectibles Continuum. The second place deck was an adaptation of it and could have gone first. It also performed well enough to split 1st at the next days 5k.

[jty3]

Can anyone describe how to play this type of deck since it seems to be the base for some other decks now?

[CodyD1024]

It doesn't matter much anymore because almost all of the tournaments are over, besides local meta matchups in invitationals and all. However, it relies heaily on the runic cannon and cheap characters. It abuses the fact that no purple haze deck plays THAT many characters, and most, becuase they are cheap have very few life points.

[JMatthew]

I believe he means the FTA deck...

Defend at you rapidly deplete your deck to 0 and spew out a ton (20 plus!) resources. Filter in win condition and continued defense with Writ. Draw, use, wash rinse repeat.

That's the skinny of it at least...

[jty3]

Thanks guys,

I meant the FTA deck.

[Shawn Reed]

The FTA deck:

Resource often, face down cards that you think you don't need in the current matchup. Slow your opponent so much they can't keep up with whatever works from Gold Summit, Shriever Attack, and Humiliating Torture Apparattus to The Ministry of Other Smaller Ministries and Limited Liability. Put out creatures when they threaten your opponent. Writ of Reclamation the best cards back into your deck, roughly 3 at a time, including any other Writ of Reclamations. Use Selective Gluttony, FTA, and Inside Information with Gold Summit (or multiples) to gain massive faction advantage. When you have massive amounts of resources, feel free to Bask Bile, recur Deadly Striker, or Blow Up for the win. Oh, and when you're playing in the top 8, just stall the game out- the winner is the person with the most life. Xo

The deck is perhaps the one deck in The Spoils right now that can truly be called 'control'. It's meant to gain more advantage than your opponent can keep up with. Card advantage, board advantage, faction (life) advantage. And at the least, until Seed comes out, stands in my mind as the best deck in the field right now for consistency (as long as it is played correctly).

[La_Sin_Grail]

The only way I've found to beat an FTA deck is to

1) Choose you resource, they card as much as logical

2) Play efficiently, planning out if they're choosing to dump resources and having cards to dump and the ability to use the newly placed resources.

3) Use only the cards that are good in that specific matchup

4) Pray for a good draw :P