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The winner of the Weekly Heirloom media contest is Winter.Wolf for his Magical Synergies Mtgotraders article. Please see me online for your 3 tix Paul. Honorable Mention is Thuh-Nagarjuna for his inception of our new Heirloom website! Email me your Heirloom cartoons, pictures, videos etc and If I like them I'll put them in my articles. You can also win and get your content featured in my articles if you post new threads in various places, your own articles here or in other places, create resources for Heirloom players such as the excel list Neonwhite produced etc. Up to one Winner per week if I get decent submissions. I'll post all the stuff I like and the winner will get 3 tix from me.

Season Finals announcement: Just before the first major revision of the Heirloom Legal Card list I will hold a season finals for these first few months of Heirloom. That will be the weekend of the 13th and 14th of November. At that event I will give away twice the number of tix I have been giving out to finalists (so 12 tix to first 8 to second and 4 to 3rd and 4rth) and in addition everything I collect from donors from this point till then will go to the Season finals prizes and participation awards above and beyond my personal sponsorship (the exact distribution mechanism will be decided as we get there) As will always be the case this event will be open to anyone with an Heirloom legal deck and free to play in.

There will be 3 minor revisions to take into account Scars of Mirrodin cards starting on the 25th of October only for cards that appear in Scars of Mirrodin. Keep yourself updated by checking the tournament announcement thread and Heirloom Legal Card List for updates.

     I've been trying to improve my digital paintbrush skills anyway so I thought what with the festival of pumpkins, costume and horror here in the USA right now I'd give you guys a Halloween themed picture to start things off:   

I think Lizolda had too much to drink again..     Not another prostate exam =(..      X-A-O Phone home?..

Hey everyone,

      Things have been smoldering into an increasing current of activity for Heirloom. There is talk of a sealed deck league, Nagarjuna started a website for us, Winter.Wolf mentioned his experience with the format extensively in his article, at the seventh PRE we had an unprecedented 19 participants, the first minor revision will have gone into effect by the time of this article's publishing, the season finals has been announced and on and on. So much happens in one week in the Heirloom community now it's hard to keep track of it all.

     So let's go back for second and talk about Paul's article briefly. He writes an awful lot more than I usually do in my articles, describing his experiences and thought processes in intriguing detail. He also gives up a good number of decklists and a report on other PRE activity he's involved in.

Check it out Here.

     There is also our new website brought to you by Mario AKA Thuh-Nagarjuna. Tons of resources there like the game rules, forums, videos, an event calendar, pictures ect. He's also running a sign up contest to win tix and foils if you sign up to the website between now and the end of November.

     Don't ask me about the German pop videos Mario put up lol, you know Germans and their entertainment, I'll just continue on without additional comment heh.

Check it out and Join Here.

Before I get to the tournament report I'd like to announce a new Heirloom Godfather:

Sir-Winter-Wallace

     Paul Leicht aka Winter.Wolf aka Sir-Winter-Wallace has demonstrated strong support for Heirloom above and beyond the average community member. He has been an ever-present deliberator, a media manufacturer and a general rabble rousing stirrer of community.Heirloom. Because of this he is now enshrined in the halls of Heirloom Godfatherlyhoodness, may Chewbacca save his eternal soul.

Neither through absence nor infamy may his name be stricken from the number, he is now of the Godfather tribe until death or fundamental transformation (if a person goes through gender modification they must reapply for recognition as a Godmother).

         Now onto the event. We received donations right before and after this event from Our-Lord-Erman of 12 goblin deck rares out of his winnings, from Thuh-Nagarjuna of his entire prize pool of 4 tix and 2 foils, from Redman929 of the 12 goblin deck rares and 1 tix, and from walkerdog of his participation award of 1 tix and 2 foils. Thank you again all of you for your continued support of our effort to play magic competitively without needing tons of cash.

    I knew it wouldn't be long before Our-Lord-Erman was able to take the top off an Heirloom PRE. However I was pleasantly surprised to see him do it with a deck of the least two popular colors in Heirloom.

1st: Lord Erman (Our-Lord-Erman) 4-0
2nd: Nagarjuna (Thuh-Nagarjuna) 3-1
3rd: plateddragon 3-1
4rth: HornedFish 3-1
5th: walkerdog 3-1
6th: moromete 2-2
7th: varcoldf (Varchild-Cold-Fury) 2-2
8th: HoffeFin (Hoffe-the-Fin) 2-2
9th: lozarian 2-2
10th: jacksweeney000 2-2
11th: mrjebus27 (Don't-Mess-With-the-Jebus) 2-2
12th: Bliven731 1-3
13th: Kelgate 1-3
14th: Redman929 0-4
15th: tednugent1 0-2/drop

1st: Lord Erman (Our-Lord-Erman) 4-0

"Thanks for the tournament."

Ghazi Glare

Total Deck Cost on Mtgotraders $6.06

Creatures 4 Llanowar Elves 4 Watchwolf 4 Wood Elves 4 Wilt-Leaf Cavaliers 3 Selesnya Guildmage 3 Cloudgoat Ranger 3 Mycoloth 25 cards Other Spells 4 Glare of Subdual 4 Call of the Herd 4 Shining Shoal 1 Congregation at Dawn 13 cards

Lands 3 Vitu-Ghazi, the City-Tree 2 Vec Townships 2 Graypelt Refuge 2 Selesnya Sanctuary 2 Tranquil Garden 6 Forest 5 Plains 22 cards Sideboard 4 Defense Grid 3 Battlegrace Angel 3 Celestial Purge 3 Seed Spark 2 Silklash Spider 15 cards

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2nd: Nagarjuna (Thuh-Nagarjuna) 3-1

"Don`t wanted to lose against Combo this time, so I brought those faeries. Was a good deal, but next weak a new deck for sure! J"

Faerie Force

Total Deck Cost on Mtgotraders $2.47

Creatures 4 Spellstutter Sprite 3 Dewdrop Spy 4 Pestermite 4 Faerie Harbinger 15 cards Other Spells 4 Ponder 4 Force Spike 3 Spell Pierce 3 Curiosity 3 Remove Soul 4 Telling Time 4 Faerie Trickery 25 cards

Lands 2 Quicksand 18 Island 20 cards Sideboard 4 Relic of Progenitus 4 Aether Burst 4 Flashfreeze 3 Negate 15 cards

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3rd: plateddragon 3-1

"Very fun tourney! took 3rd with this list and my only loss came from me mistaking Essence Warden as legal."

Burning-Tree Visionary

Total Deck Cost on Mtgotraders $4.57

Creatures 2 Ashling the Pilgrim 4 Bosk Banneret 3 Burning-Tree Shaman 4 Elvish Visionary 4 Flamekin Harbinger 4 Masked Admirers 4 Rage Forger 2 Sensation Gorger 4 Wolf-Skull Shaman 31 cards Other Spells 2 Char 4 Lightning Bolt 6 cards

Lands 9 Forest 10 Mountain 4 Terramorphic Expanse 23 cards Sideboard 2 Bloodline Shaman 2 Boil 4 Guttural Response 2 Rakka Mar 2 Tranquility 3 Vines of Vastwood 15 cards

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4rth: HornedFish 3-1

"Pretty standard RDW."

Plated Pilgrim

Total Deck Cost on Mtgotraders $4.05

Creatures 3 Magus of the Scroll 3 Ashling the Pilgrim 4 Plated Geopede 4 Ashenmoor Gouger 4 Inner-Flame Acolyte 18 cards Other Spells 4 Lightning Bolt 3 Volcanic Hammer 4 Molten Rain 4 Char 4 Elemental Appeal 19 cards

Lands 4 Terramorphic Expanse 1 Stalking Stones 18 Mountain 23 cards Sideboard 3 Relic of Progenitus 4 Unstable Footing 4 Ingot Chewer 3 Incendiary Command 1 Hammer of Bogardan 15 cards

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5th: walkerdog 3-1

"...quicksand, it was sick.  Should have had cancels, remove souls and boomerangs instead of some the stuff I played.  I don't know why I ran 3x Bannerets... Stupidity I suppose. I will say: there are some miserable aspects to this format.  I cannot play hydro/pyroblasts :/"

Merrow Blast

Total Deck Cost on Mtgotraders $4.04

Creatures 3 Stonybrook Banneret 4 Silvergill Adept 4 Cursecatcher 4 Tidal Warrior 2 Tideshaper Mystic 4 Merrow Reejerey 2 Seasinger 4 Merfolk Sovereign 27 cards Other Spells 3 Psionic Blast 4 Sage's Dousing 4 Force Spike 11 cards

Lands 4 Quicksand 18 Island 22 cards Sideboard 1 Spell Pierce 1 Merfolk Assassin 4 Trickbind 2 Negate 4 Dragon's Claw 2 Weatherseed Faeries 1 Seasinger 15 cards

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6th: moromete 2-2

Aeon Teachings

Incomplete decklist

Creatures 1 Aeon Chronicler 1 cards Other Spells 1 Think Twice 1 Seize the Soul 1 Careful Consideration 1 Last Gasp 1 Mystical Teachings 1 Negate 6 cards

Lands 1 Island 1 Swamp 1 Plains 1 Dreadship Reef 1 Urza's Factory 1 Terramorphic Expanse 6 cards

7th: varcoldf (Varchild-Cold-Fury) 2-2 *Breaking Point

Flip or Blitz

Total Deck Cost on Mtgotraders $4.70

Creatures 3 Patchwork Gnomes 3 cards Other Spells 4 Temple Bell 2 Pyroclasm 3 Sorcerer's Strongbox 4 Rites of Initiation 4 Breaking Point 4 Lightning Bolt 3 Krark's Thumb 4 Firecat Blitz 4 Fiery Gambit 32 cards

Lands 25 Mountain 25 cards Sideboard 4 Flashfires 4 Boil 2 Flaring Pain 2 Relic of Progenitus 3 Guttural Response 15 cards

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8th: HoffeFin (Hoffe-the-Fin) 2-2

Lightning Gouger

Total Deck Cost on Mtgotraders $3.61

Creatures 4 Ashenmoor Gouger 2 Ryusei, the Falling Star 6 cards Other Spells 4 Char 4 Lightning Blast 4 Lightning Bolt 4 Chain of Plasma 4 Volcanic Hammer 2 Rekindled Flame 4 Incendiary Command 2 Lightning Surge 2 Pyroclasm 30 cards

Lands 24 Mountain 24 cards Sideboard 4 Boil 1 Lightning Surge 2 Pyroclasm 4 Smash to Smithereens 3 Ricochet Trap 1 Seismic Shudder 15 cards

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9th: lozarian 2-2

"2-2 record, could maybe have been 3-1 if a couple of draws went my way. The deck did its "thing" once. I was happy with that. Recurred nekrataal or rats like 15 times in one game. That made me so happy. curse of the cabal is pretty good, but I think it's the weak link. Probably would swap it for 4x mind shatters and put something else in the deck. Needs more lifegain."

Battlefield: Skulls

Total Deck Cost on Mtgotraders $3.86

Creatures 4 Nekrataal 4 Ravenous Rats 4 Highway Robber 4 Nezumi Graverobber 4 Skull Collector 20 cards Other Spells 4 Duress 4 Tendrils of Corruption 4 Curse of the Cabal 4 Corrupt 16 cards

Lands 24 Swamp 24 cards Sideboard 4 Infest 4 Sudden Spoiling 3 Mind Shatter 4 Royal Assassin 15 cards

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10th: jacksweeney000 2-2

"Next week, I'll have to remember to start searching for cards earlier! Old fun stuff, while cheap, seems to be a process of hitting bots and picking up singles one by one!"

Krovikan Illusions

Total Deck Cost on Mtgotraders $1.66

Creatures 4 Phantom Warrior 4 Sneaky Homunculus 4 Aether Adept 3 Draining Whelk 3 Dream Stalker 4 Krovikan Mist 22 cards Other Spells 4 Cancel 4 Compulsive Research 4 Negate 2 Mask of Memory 2 Trusty Machete 16 cards

Lands 22 Island 22 cards

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11th: mrjebus27 (Don't-Mess-With-the-Jebus) 2-2

Conundrum Lancer

Total Deck Cost on Mtgotraders $3.18

Creatures 3 Aether Adept 4 Conundrum Sphinx 4 Cursecatcher 4 Spiketail Hatchling 4 Voidmage Prodigy 4 Wasp Lancer 23 cards Other Spells 4 Boomerang 4 Force Spike 4 Mask of Memory 4 Psionic Blast 16 cards

Lands 21 Island 21 cards Sideboard 1 Aether Adept 4 Aether Burst 3 Flashfreeze 3 Hibernation 4 Power Sink 15 cards

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12th: Bliven731 1-3

Soltari Razor

Incomplete decklist

Creatures 1 Silver Knight 1 Shade of Trokair 1 Kor Skyfisher 1 Order of Leitbur 1 Soltari Priest 1 Razor Golem 1 Kor Sanctifiers 7 cards Other Spells 1 Adventuring Gear 1 cards

Lands 1 Plains 1 Terramorphic Expanse 2 cards

13th: Kelgate 1-3

Spellbound Dominus

Incomplete decklist

Creatures 1 Stream Hopper 1 Noggle Bandit 1 Shrewd Hatchling 1 Riverfall Mimic 1 Spellbound Dragon 5 cards Other Spells 1 Clout of the Dominus 1 Schismotivate 1 Inside Out 1 Sudden Shock 1 Lightning Bolt 5 cards

Lands 1 Island 1 Mountain 2 cards

14th: Redman929 0-4

"Hey all, my deck really stunk it up... lost all 4 matches and only managed to go 1-2 twice out of those four times. Here's the decklist, don't copy it, tho. It's a Scrorched Earh variation"

Scorched Spirit Guide

Slightly Incomplete decklist

Creatures 1 Adamaro, First to Desire 4 Magnivore 4 Simian Spirit Guide 9 cards Other Spells 4 Molten Rain 4 Pillage 4 Raze 3 Roiling Terrain 1 Scorched Earth 4 Stone Rain 4 Volcanic Hammer 2 Wildfire 26 cards

Lands 19 Mountain 1 Gemstone Caverns 1 Gods' Eye, Gate to the Reikai 21 cards Sideboard 1 Adamaro, First to Desire 1 Dodecapod 2 Guerrilla Tactics 2 Guttural Response 1 Leyline of Punishment 1 Pyroclasm 2 Ricochet Trap 1 Roiling Terrain 1 Scorched Earth 2 Sudden Shock 1 Wildfire 15 cards

15th: tednugent1 0-2/drop

Reckless Descent

Incomplete decklist

Creatures 1 Brain Gorgers 1 Gorgon Recluse 1 Grave Scrabbler 1 Trespasser il-Vec 1 Reckless Wurm 1 Nightshade Assassin 6 cards Other Spells 1 Psychotic Episode 1 Lightning Axe 1 Gibbering Descent 3 cards

Lands 1 Mountain 1 Swamp 2 cards Sideboard 1 Jaya Ballard, Task Mage 1 cards

     As usual I've posted the raw video capture of the event at the end of the article for your perusal. Always useful to see how people are playing and how interactions are taking place between decks. Toward the end you're liable to get a good look at the finalists duking in out.

     So my wife is scheduled for C-section this weekend and I expect to have some accompanying difficulty arranging my time to suit the whims of Heirloom. I'll see how it goes but I'll certainly be counting on the robust quality of the Heirloom community to keep things moving along with increasing fervor despite my lapses in responsibility.

     The events are certainly getting very large which is great. I'm looking forward to administering an Heirloom League soon with simulated Heirloom packs for use to build decks and compete during the week. Players will find opponents throughout the week then add a weekly pack to their pool finishing each season in one month. I imagine a couple of weeks before this goes live and all arrangements are made for it. I know a lot of people who have just heard whispers about this are already really getting jazzed about the concept.

     Keep the energy building guys and help us show the MTG community that magic is about the game and the players and not just about leveraging financial investments. Heirloom is our parallel MTG universe where we can do most anything in magic on a dime without losing any of the quality of the game. A lot of people didn't believe that Heirloom could work, that it was too convoluted, too difficult to mobilize enough people, not the correct formula for the best budget format, etc. Our numbers answer that challenge. We are here not to show them that they were wrong but to be the unexpected surprise that cynicism could not expect. All it takes is time, and pressure, and optimism.

Keep the faith guys, and take it easy,

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