Diaries of the Apocalypse: Tribal Week 660
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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 660 BE
  • Date: September 23
  • Attendance: 5
  • Rounds: 3
  • Subformat: SilverBlack
  • Winner: Deonmag with Zombie
  • Runner-up: Yokai_ with Elf
  • Tribes: Eldrazi, Elf (x2), Shark, Zombie
  • Event link (with all players, pairings, standings, decks, and results): here it is

 It's been a while since we featured a Zombie list, and who's better ambassador for that than undead specialist Deonmag? Here's the deck that came out on top (even beating Elves in the final) in our latest SilverBlack event. Foulmire Knight and Twisted Abomination are the meat and potato at the two ends of the curve, but the format can also count on several Zombie lords, like Lord of the Accursed, Undead Warchief, and classic 30-year-old Zombie Master.

The Last of Them
by Deonmag

4 Foulmire Knight
4 Twisted Abomination
2 Abattoir Ghoul
2 Noxious Ghoul
2 Skinrender
1 Gray Merchant of Asphodel
1 Lord of the Accursed
1 Undead Augur
1 Undead Warchief
1 Unraveling Mummy
1 Zombie Master
4 Drown in Sorrow
4 Swords to Plowshares
3 Pelakka Predation		 3 Sejiri Shelter
2 Doom Blade
2 Grasp of Darkness
2 Mortify
4 Snowfield Sinkhole
4 Tainted Field
1 Silverquill Campus
1 Bojuka Bog
1 Leechridden Swamp
1 Memorial to Folly
7 Swamp
1 Plains
 

 

 And if you'd think using only commons and uncommons might hinder the smaller tribes, here's AJ_Impy proving that they're still perfectly viable. Or at least Shark is. Probably in virtue of the fact that it only has three members of rarity higher than uncommon: the rares Chrome Host Seedshark and Voracious Greatshark, and the mythic Shabraz, the Skyshark.

Shilverblark
by AJ_Impy

4 Battering Krasis
4 Pouncing Shoreshark
4 Shambleshark
4 Sharktocrab
2 Hammerhead Shark
2 Spined Megalodon
4 Blizzard Brawl
4 Curse of Predation
4 Mutant's Prey		 4 Spreading Seas
4 Mouth of Ronom
4 Frostwalk Bastion
4 Rimewood Falls
6 Snow-Covered Forest
6 Snow-Covered Island
 

THE HIGH PRICE OF WINNING

  

 Here's the prices of all the featured decks (MTGO Traders prices as of September 29, 2023):

  • Deonmag's Zombies: $5.85
  • AJ_Impy's Sharks: $1.36

 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):

  • 13.38 (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.