Diaries of the Apocalypse: Tribal Week 666
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By: Kumagoro42, Gianluca Aicardi
Nov 10 2023 9:12am
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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 666 BE
  • Date: November 4
  • Attendance: 5
  • Rounds: 3
  • Subformat: Demonic
  • Winner: Nagarjuna with Demon
  • Tribes: Demon (x4), Devil
  • Event link (with all players, pairings, standings, decks, and results): here it is

 The Event Number of the Beast! Except last week's special event didn't actually accept Beasts, per se; it only accepted Demons and Devils. And with no banned cards, to boot! The former subtype was the overwhelmingly favorite choice of participants, and ended up giving Nagarjuna the first victory since his return. His peculiar list plays the field by explicitly hating on the Demons' go-to strategy: reanimator. As well as on black creatures in general. And when was the last time you saw the original Urborg in play?

Vade Retro
by Nagarjuna

4 Blade of the Oni
4 Bloodgift Demon
4 Dream Devourer
4 Scourge of the Skyclaves
4 Spawn of Mayhem
4 Dark Betrayal
4 Dark Ritual
4 Inquisition of Kozilek		 4 Leyline of the Void
4 Liliana's Defeat
2 Castle Locthwain
1 Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
1 Urborg
16 Swamp
 

 

 While Nagarjuna fought the entire field with his renegade Demons, the lone Devil list ran by Takeoutree should be featured, as a consolation prize for the little evils. Fun fact: MTG took the opposite approach of D&D regarding the two diabolical monikers, with Demon indicating the larger ones while Devil is reserved for the smaller ones; down in the Forgotten Realms, the opposite is true, as the crossover sets demonstrated. The MTG way sounds more accurate to language, though. The fallen Lucifer might be the quintessential Devil, but in English you also say "poor devil", not "poor demon".

Give Them Their Due
by Takeoutree

4 Footlight Fiend
4 Mayhem Devil
4 Rakdos Headliner
4 Vexing Devil
3 Tibalt's Rager
1 Hellrider
3 Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
4 Dark Betrayal
4 Lightning Bolt
3 Collateral Damage
2 All Will Be One		 2 Light Up the Stage
2 Searing Blood
2 Fabled Passage
4 Blood Crypt
4 Dragonskull Summit
4 Blackcleave Cliffs
3 Mountain
3 Swamp
 

THE HIGH PRICE OF WINNING

  

 Here's the prices of all the featured decks (MTGO Traders prices as of November 10, 2023):

  • Nagarjuna's Demons: $19.66
  • Takeoutree's Devils: $19.83

 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):

  • 13.44 (Week 667 BE), on November 11: Underdog
  • 13.45 (Week 668 BE), on November 18: Modern
  • 13.46 (Week 669 BE), on November 25: Legacy

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.