Diaries of the Apocalypse: Tribal Week 658
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Sep 15 2023 8:20am
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 Welcome back to Tribal Apocalypse!

   Table of Contents 

  1. Last Week on Tribal Apocalypse...
  2. The High Price of Winning
  3. Announcements
  4. What's Next

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LAST WEEK ON TRIBAL APOCALYPSE...

  • Event Number: Week 658 BE
  • Date: September 9
  • Attendance: 6
  • Rounds: 3
  • Subformat: Pioneer
  • Winner: csrrcr with Angel
  • 1-loss: Deonmag with Vampire
  • Dark Horse Prize: Quarrenn with Spider
  • Tribes: Angel, Giant, Knight, Soldier, Spider, Vampire
  • Event link (with all players, pairings, standings, decks, and results): here it is

 A triumph of Angels. With this same list, csrrcr had tried and failed to take the top place of a Pioneer event at the very beginning of the season, but now the lifegain synergy heralded by Bishop of Wings has proved enough. It is a winning strategy, historically.

Resplendent Wings
by csrrcr

4 Resplendent Angel
4 Righteous Valkyrie
4 Youthful Valkyrie
3 Giada, Font of Hope
2 Archangel of Thune
2 Archangel of Tithes
2 Lyra Dawnbringer
4 Bishop of Wings		 4 Lunarch Veteran
4 Valorous Stance
1 Destroy Evil
1 Revitalize
1 Starnheim Unleashed
24 Plains
 

 

 If the Angels remain the same, the Giants enjoy a new configuration after the new entries from Wilds of Eldraine, like Beluna Grandsquall, who greatly reinforced the tribe's adventure theme already introduced with the original Throne of Eldraine. In fact, lands aside, this is basically an Eldraine Constructed deck. The Temur base is splashed with white uniquely because of Realm-Cloaked Giant.

Titanic Adventures
by AJ_Impy

4 Bonecrusher Giant
4 Realm-Cloaked Giant
3 Beanstalk Giant
3 Beluna Grandsquall
3 Beluna's Gatekeeper
3 Galvanic Giant
3 Grabby Giant
3 Stormkeld Vanguard
2 Two-Headed Hunter
4 Edgewall Innkeeper
4 Lucky Clover		 4 Fabled Passage
4 Mana Confluence
3 Jetmir's Garden
3 Ketria Triome
3 Forest
3 Plains
2 Island
2 Mountain
 

THE HIGH PRICE OF WINNING

  

 Here's the prices of all the featured decks (MTGO Traders prices as of September 15, 2023):

  • csrrcr's Angels: $6.85
  • AJ_Impy's Giants: $61.94

 The Top 10 Cheapest Decks that Went Undefeated

  1. -DiamondDust-'s Dinosaurs, $0.98, 2nd place on Event 539
  2. SirFalcon2008's Goblins, $1.54, 1st place on Event 389
  3. mihahitlor's Warriors, $1.95, 1st place on Event 233
  4. morpphling's Vampires, $2.25, 1st place on Event 285
  5. morpphling's Goblins, $2.35, 2nd place on Event 102
  6. JogandoPelado's Berserkers, $2.80, 1st place on Event 248
  7. kokonade1000's Berserkers, $2.95, 2nd place on Event 354
  8. MisterMojoRising's Beasts, $.3.01, 1st place on Event 484
  9. Gq1rf7's Goblins, $3.32, 1st place on Event 154
  10. Bandit Keith's Soldiers, $3.48, 1st place on Event 422

 The Top 5 Cheapest Non-Goblin Decks that Went Undefeated

  1. -DiamondDust-'s Dinosaurs, $0.98, 2nd place on Event 539
  2. mihahitlor's Warriors, $1.95, 1st place on Event 233
  3. morpphling's Vampires, $2.25, 1st place on Event 285
  4. JogandoPelado's Berserkers, $2.80, 1st place on Event 248
  5. kokonade1000's Berserkers, $2.95, 2nd place on Event 354

 NOTES: not adjusted to current prices; data collected since Event 85; Penny Dreadful events aren't counted.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

 Just to remind you of a few things:

 The Up-and-Coming Virtual Plaque: When a tribe wins an event for the first time ever (losing Unhallowed status), its pilot will get bragging rights.

 The New Kids on the Block Imaginary Commemorative Plate: When a new tribe is introduced in the game, or reaches enough members to be played as a proper tribe (i.e. at least 3 members, so you can build a deck that features 4 copies of each plus 8 Changeling creatures), the first player to score a match win with it will get everyone's respect. You'll need a hard win, not a BYE or a win by no-show of your opponent. Tribes currently eligible: none. 

 The Hamtastic Trophy: The Biodiversity distinction dedicated to the memory of Erik Friborg is awarded to each player who registers the most different tribes (except Human, Elf, and Goblin) during the year. But there are also Magic Online Player Rewards Packs to be won! For every 10 different tribes registered in a Tribal Apocalypse event during the same year, the player will get 10 Player Rewards Packs. All Swiss rounds of the event must be played, though, no early drop allowed if you want the prize.

 The Top Players Lockout: Every time a Top Player (either a Google Era Top 8, an Ultimate Champion/Tribal Player of the Year, or a seasonal Top 8) will end undefeated in a specific format, they will not be allowed to register the same tribe and deck in that format again for 3 events (i.e. they'll have to register a different deck three times before coming back to the undefeated one). In some cases, specific combo or archetype-defining cards will also be locked out. A list of the current lockouts is maintained here.

 We're on Discord! Join us from here, chat about tribal things with other tribal players and arrange tribal games on MTGO all week long! (Or your can just keep using our Google Sheets bulletin board).

 WHAT'S NEXT

 The upcoming Tribal Apocalypse events of the Blippian Era (every Saturday at 17:00 GMT):

  • 13.36 (Week 659 BE), on September 16: Legacy
  • 13.37 (Week 660 BE), on September 23: SilverBlack
  • 13.38 (Week 661 BE), on September 30: Special: Magic's 30th Anniversary

Check out the ban lists and the event calendar.
SEE YOU ALL IN THE #TRIBAL ROOM!

 

Art disclaimers. Revel in Riches art by Eric Deschamps; Herald of Anafenza art by Aaron Miller.