I started first and played a Tundra, he followed with an island, and on my second turn I played a Volcanic Island. Mirror Universe could be used to win the game by tapping City of Brass, sending yourself to 0 life and activating Mirror Universe in your upkeep to exchange life totals. First and foremost, Serra Angels replaced the pair of Fireballs reserved in the sideboard. But more broadly, Weissman principles are omnipresent in the Vintage format, if not the wider world of Magic. I first got into contact with Magic as a young teenager. – Vintage Magic says: Old School Magic: Chapter 8 — 2nd Place at Eternal Weekend, 2016 with Blue-Red Aggro-Control – Vintage Magic says: Old School Magic: Chapter 7 – New Strategies for the Old School: Blue-Red Aggro Control – Vintage Magic says: The Deck 1995/2015 – The Magician's Blog says: […] http://www.vintagemagic.com/blog/old-school-magic-chapter-2-the-history-of-the-deck/ […]. Old School Magic: Chapter 12 – Building a Stronger Prison – Vintage Magic says: […] Chapter 2: Old School Magic – The History of “The Deck” […]. This version of The Deck emphasizes land and artifact destruction to a degree not yet seen. + 1 Zuran Orb (http://www.vintagemagic.com/blog/old-school-magic-chapter-2-the-history-of-the-deck/) […]. The Pyroblast move to the maindeck essentially transposes positions with Fireball. Brian didn’t explain the switch from Pyroblast to Red Elemental Blast, but he need not have given his emphasis on Misdirection. Old School Magic: The Gathering has 2,501 members. Once the DCI opened the door to banning cards for power level reasons, Brian felt it was an injustice to permit Mind Twist to exist, a feeling exacerbated when Brian lost in the semi-finals of a tournament that November to a Hymn/Mind Twist deck. https://www.reddit.com/r/oldschoolmtg, Old School Tournament | Raging Bull Series (Netherlands) Mana burn was still a part of MTG. As he said: Both Pat and Mike used Misdirection against me in our games – and needless to say, I was amazed by the power of the card in so many situations. Brian offered only a brief explanation of the more salient changes, mostly reiterating the changes or elements already present in his PT Dallas list, but the remainder of the changes are comprehensible from a view of the format at the time. Recall that Mirror Universe serves as a win condition, not just a defensive tactic, in combination with City of Brass. That Fall, the Type I metagame would undergo a succession of surprising changes. The interaction between Academy Rector and Cabal Therapy is just disgusting, with a successful resolution of that creature immediately ending the game against most decks. This page describes the official rules for all Old School 93/94 games, matches, and tournaments played under the Pacific ruleset. Still, my bi-monthly appearances on the pro tour are reason enough for me to hang on to my old power cards, and to blow the dust off them from time to time.”, Indeed, it seems that Brian’s disengagement with professional Magic was the final straw. Hydroblasts are there obviously to shore up the red and Zoo matchups. In fact, The Deck could have been called “The Protection Deck” since it would eventually define a defensive control strategy. When the Duelist Convocation (aka the “DC” – the “I” for “International” came a year later) announced a Banned and Restricted list for sanctioned tournament play, Brian recognized gaps he might exploit. https://www.trollandtoad.com, MTG Collection Builder + 1 Ivory Tower, – 1 Tormod’s Crypt 'Old School' can also refer to the editions that came out in 1993 and 1994 including editions Alpha through The Dark. Old School Summer Festival: 25/07/2020 6 of 17 Dark: Alessio Giordano: Worldwide Cockatrice Old School: 06/06/2020 6 of 238 Mono Black: Juan Herraiz: 1st LMOS Skype Covid Tournament: 11/04/2020 2 of 18 Rbw Aggro: Sam Morreale: Knight Ware Monthly Unsanctioned Old School - February: 23/02/2020 3 … In February, Tan published Brian’s updated list in his column on Starcitygames. Mishra’s Factory can be found in virtually every well performing version of The Deck in contemporary Old School. This site is unaffiliated. Magic The Gathering Old school: Format 93/94 in Toronto MTG 93/94 started in Sweden and spread to North-America and in particular Toronto. Bringing his argument to a crescendo, he explained that “speed is not what wins the game of magic; that is pure time-tested fact. The mana base is also notably different, including more Underground Seas than were typically used in any of the versions of The Deck from the mid-1990s surveyed above. +1 (206)-914-7974Vintage Magic, LLC PO Box #6266, Olympia, WA 98507-6266, Chapter 2 | Old School Magic – The History of “The Deck”. If you are looking for tournament winning decks in Old School, either Randy or Martin’s version of The Deck are proven commodities. + 2 Dwarven Miner. 4th Edition was my entry point and the cards, flavor, art and mechanics got me hooked so that nearly all of my pocket money went into Magic. To help address the first two problems, he added a Chaos Orb. Red Elemental Blasts were weak in a Necro field and so are removed entirely. The Moats were cut entirely from the maindeck and replaced by a single copy of The Abyss which proved a seminal move that would usher Abyss into a preeminence it would enjoy for half a decade from this point. The challenge in this format is that only one single copy of each unique card can be played in a deck. + 1 Volcanic Island Brian, however, saw flaws, and sought additional refinements. Another way to facilitate a mana wipe out is to pair Balance with Zuran Orb, a combo that motivated Brian to add a restricted Zuran Orb to his sideboard. Awesome ! (Keep the deck construction rule differences in mind!) In May 2000, Tan posted correspondence with Brian via the Magic email group, Meridian Magic that included not only an updated version of The Deck but additional explanation and analysis. He is the author of several books on Vintage Magic, and has written nearly 500 strategy articles for MagicTheGathering.com, Starcitygames.com, Inquest Magazine, QuietSpeculation.com, and EternalCentral.com. + 1 Stroke of Genius When the DCI banned Channel (along with dexterity cards, cards that required physical action use, namely Chaos Orb and Falling Star), Brian felt that Mind Twist would have been a better target. As Brian said, “Four Force of Will in the main deck may be necessary today. https://pacoldschool.com/rules/, Swedish Rules and Articles With Special Thanks to Brian Weissman for his assistance and feedback in the development of this article. What follows is more than the trajectory of an archetype, but the evolution of a format. Note: The first announcement, which came in January, 1994, restricted 18 cards. Constructed decks must contain a minimum of 60 cards (no maximum deck size; however, you must be able to shuffle your deck with no assistance). + 1 Braingeyser Brian departed from his usual Blood Moon technology to play a pair of Mana Shorts. Old School 93/94 Mono Black Rack (Budget), Old School 93/94 FEM: Thrull Uprising (Budget), Old School 93/94 Rat in the Kitchen (Budget), Old School 93/94 Evil Eye of the Underworld, Old School 93/94 Blue Enchantments (Budget), Old School 93/94 Leprechaun Ward (Budget), Old School 93/94 Channel from Beyond (Budget), Old School 93/94 FEM: Flying Circus (Budget), Old School 93/94 FEM: Unlikely Alliance (Budget), Old School 93/94 Reanimator Halloween Special, Old School 93/94 4C Deadguy Ale (Composition A). https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvIRDj3KGx7eNj7yo7Ldqjg, Order of the Closed Fist | Old school games Brian emphasized that his deck’s discard strategy focused even more on Amnesia and then Regrowing Amnesia all abetted by Mystical Tutors. + 2 Pyroblast Although The Deck is a source of endless fascination and a topic of bottomless insights, perhaps the most remarkable aspect of this story is the continuity of concepts and design principles from 1994 to 2006, likely the longest period for any single deck by any single player in the history of the game. Stephen Menendian’s great series of article about the early history of Magic shows a more complex history, one that’s rooted in an older era, where The (real) Deck was a much more broken war machine […]. Tags Magic The Gathering, Card Games Posted Nov 12, 2016 / Updated Nov 26, 2017 Next Grind Deck Prev Artifact Deck Parent Old School MTG Decks Comment The Type I event at Pro Tour Dallas was regarded by many as the “last hurrah” of Type I as it was by that point clear to everyone that Wizards was putting its money, and its support, behind Type II. Although felled by a classic metagaming error (preparing for his most feared matchup rather than the most played), Brian succeeded in devising a version of The Deck that could compete with ascendant Necro decks. – 1 Jayomdae Tome Many printed rules on Old School cards are outdated and you should always refer to current card rules. Here’s what Brain had to say: I’ve finally put Merchant Scroll into my deck, after toying with the idea of including it for a long time. With modern functionality the Factories become much stronger defensive weapons, at a modest cost to your mana base. Old School 95 https://gatherer.wizards.com/, Decks and Archetypes The first Duelist Invitational (in Hong Kong in 1997) featured a modified Type I format in which players were compelled to play with five cards from each expansion, which made for some strange modifications and inclusions. What did Brian add for the cut Fact or Fictions? With this list, The Deck, as we know it, is coming more clearly into view. The dominance of Zoo (which ended with the restriction of Black Vise) and the Necro decks precluded this kind of strategy. This journey will illustrate the evolution of this famous strategy, explain the particular changes made by its designer, and set them in a historical context so that we may better appreciate them. Stroke of Genius, a printing from Urza’s Saga is introduced as a new Braingeyser, a staple for The Deck since its inception. Eagle-eyed readers might notice that the cards pictured here include a Collector’s Edition Shivan Dragon and Braingeyser. Although Old School Magic is centered on a nostalgic experience – enjoying Magic as it was in its early years – part of the allure of the Old School experience is applying modern technology and deck-building know-how to the past. As you can see, its Black, not Red, with nearly half of all land destruction cards in the deck. + 2 Underground sea A few weeks ago I wrote a compendium for resources on Old School Magic. 2) Fellwar Stone. Mana Short would become a favorite of Weissman’s going forward. In our fourteen games, we were amused to find that there was a 100% positive correlation between resolving Ancestral and winning in the mirror matchup, and that fact alone justifies another Ancestral-related Tutor. Articles and comments are user-submitted and do not represent official endorsements of this site. As a measure of the size and quality of their collection, Brian estimated that it included six Mox Jets and eleven Demonic Tutors. Summer of 1996 was known as Necro Summer, but Necro decks could do little more than play weenie hordes and attempt to Disk away Moat or force a discard before it could be played. His deck would become so effective at playing around Blood Moon that he would weaponize Blood Moon for himself, as a powerful and surprising sideboard tactic. Brian inserted a pair of Fireballs into his sideboard along with a Feldon’s Cane, as additional hedges for being “capped.” Fireball likewise would have additional value as the Necro-era slowly took hold, and Necro decks began to emerge in 1996. He also added that the sideboard would roughly look like: 1-2 Ivory Tower, 1 Disenchant, 2 COP: Red, 3 Red Elemental Blast, 1-2 Mana Short, 2 Blue Elemental Blast,and 2-3 Divine Offerings. + 1 Swords to Plowshares Honestly, I get that some people love to have it as a somewhat "collectors", "elitist" or "show-off" format and this is fine - yes, looking at you Swedish guys :P. I am always trying to squeeze in some more exclusive versions of cards but I have to be honest about my RL situation: Having property, wife and kids there will be no way in the foreseeable future that I would spend hundreds or even thousands of dollars on single cards of this era. The printing of Legends gave Brian more tools than ever for generating card advantage, and greatly expanded his arsenal. As always, Old School offers an infinite variety of options and choices, and The Deck is first among many. + 2 Tropical Island, – 1 Mishra’s Workshop https://www.facebook.com/groups/551913338322720/, Facebook Old School Group | Germany People thought up original deck ideas other than "Net decks" Owning a playset of Force of Wills wasn't mandatory to win a game. Achieved #53 position overall 6 months ago. Memoirs of a Tundra Mage : Hipsters of the Coast says: Addicted to Old School - Charitable Intentions - TopDecked - Articles says: […] For more information about “The Deck”, the history, and evolution behind it you can see Steve Menendian’s article at the following link. Even back then, cards like Duals, Ali from Cairo or the infamous Black Lotus already had a "mythic" status among players here in Germany. For Americans thinking about competing in Eternal Central’s annual Old School event, note that they permit 4 Strip Mines, so that is an added incentive to play something closer to Brian’s version of The Deck. This is consistent with the wording of Chaos Orb not being sacrificed upon activation, as it probably would with modern templating. TappedOut.js Blog Widget. https://lordsofthepit.com/, Russian Old School Group In fact, Factory is so successful (with the Noobcon finals being a Factory race-off) that some people have even called for Factory’s restriction. – 1 Swords to Plowshares With the exception of basic land cards (Plains, Island, Swamp, Mountain, Forest), a player’s combined deck and sideboard may not contain more than 4 of any individual card, counted by its English card title equivalent. – 2 Disrupting Scepter. Skeletal Scrying is a Weissman-style card, being a more efficient Stroke of Genius that uses life as a resource. Legal Sets. What was new was Brian’s commentary. The “Pro players” who ended up performing best at the Type I event at PT Dallas were not even, at that point, regular Type I players. + 1 Feldon’s Cane Take for example, Old School 93-94. More controversially, Brian initiated an internet campaign to advocate for the DCI to ban Mind Twist (perhaps first establishing yet another time-honored precedent of internet advocacy). Although immediately recognizable, there are many obvious and subtle differences between this Old School version of The Deck, and authentic historical versions of The Deck. – 1 Amnesia Old School 93-94. When Library of Alexandria was eventually restricted at the beginning of May 1994, Brian spent the next three months exclusively playing Mind Twist decks (a situation he regarded as “intolerable” because, “every game came down to who got off their Mind Twist first”) until the DC finally made the decision to restrict Mind Twist following Bo Bell’s victory at US Nationals in June 1994. It’s interesting to see how 1993/1994 deck construction constraints stack up against 2016 Magic understanding. Brian competed in the Origins, 96 Team Tournaments, to victory with this weapon: There were no changes to the maindeck between February and June of 1996, but the sideboard saw some tinkering. Hello I wanted to know what cards included Brian Weissman deck, (Block Ice Age / Alliance) with full sideboard used in the Pro Tour – Columbus 1996. – 1 Plains Scepter is simply far too slow to stop or disrupt the gross card draw of Necropotence; it is too overwhelming. 1 Tome + 1 Mirror Universe is what Brian Weissman ran in The Deck, first half of 1996, in an environment where Strip Mines were unrestricted and tapped blockers didn’t deal combat […]. Wak-Wak, a Swedish blog featuring a deck galary, an "archetypes" series, and other OS content. + 1 Fire/Ice I'm so tired of seeing and playing the same cards in every EDH deck; I wanted to create something fresh and fun. On his upkeep, I cast Ancestral Recall on myself, to which he responded with Misdirection to him. The other obvious inclusion is the presence of a pair of Fellwar Stones, which are included for the reasons I sketched out above. In fact, Brian regularly competed in the first few years of the Pro Tour, racking up a Top 8 finish at Pro Tour Columbus (1996) and Pro Tour Los Angeles/Long Beach (1997), and an 11th place finish at Pro Tour Paris (1997). Brian’s use of Blood Moon offered a potent mana denial route, but now Brian ups the ante to a full complement of Strip Mines and a pair of Gorilla Shamans to close the noose. Finally, he decided that he did not need four win conditions to win the game, and whittled down their number. – 1 Recall. http://northernpaladins.com/paladin-magic/, Atlantic Rules and Articles In general, all current rules for single cards should be be looked up on https://gatherer.wizards.com/ Although The Deck is a source of endless fascination and a topic of bottomless insights, perhaps the most remarkable aspect of this story is the continuity of concepts and design principles from 1994 to 2006, likely the longest period for any single deck by any single player in the history of the game. Brian proposed what he viewed as a radical redesign of The Deck for 2004 that incorporated not only the Onslaught Fetchlands, but a new tactic from Mirrodin: + 1 Cunning Wish Oldschool 93/94 Now, build old school edh decks, but don't make this some odd ball restrictive format for the sake of being elitests, shunning the 'new cards', because playing EDH exclusively with old cards for the sake of old cards is well, stupid. Enjoy the final match of the Old School Magic tournament, The Northern Paladin Cup 2019 (Groningen) between UWB Tempo vs The Deck. A fourth Swords and a Compost is added to the sideboard. Less commonly, however, Brian had the good fortune of sharing a large card pool with his close friend and college classmate at UC Santa Cruz, and to reside in an area where their local card store, “Gamescape” in Palo Alto, seemed to have a rich vein of Unlimited packs when other stores were dry. Spotlight on Mirror Universe – timewalking says: […] deck, without any restriction ! This meant you could hold off an enemy Kird Ape or Black Knight, but you couldn't destroy it. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwCoEqcQbcBUVP3xPOFfkVA, Wak-Wak - Old School MtG | Old school games Furthermore, for Alpha 40 only Alpha cards are allowed for your deck and for Revised 40 only Revised cards of course. – 1 Ivory Tower. Attention! As a response, Brian built in a few contingencies. Brian was correct to predict the eventual restriction of Fact or Fiction, he was just premature about it. Stephen, sorry to be clear not the photo decklist, but rather the typed out decklist of Martin Berlin has 4 Mana Drain. Here were the changes: + 1 Skeletal Scrying The following cards have received special rules in order to be playable and coherent in the Old School format: (Note: because of how Chaos Orb is worded, with it being destroyed after a flip, it can still be Disenchanted or Shattered in response to the activation, which will nullify the ability to flip, since it is no longer on the battlefield. If you can resolve an early Scepter, you can use it to force your opponent to discard their counterspells before attempting to resolve further threats. Other people can view your private deck by using this url, Old School 93/94, Toolbox, Boop, copependium, Note other decks.., A More Elegant Weapon..., Uncategorized, Old School, Netdecks, 93/94, Misc, compendium, Primers, Old school, .Resources, Reference Decks, Old school 93/94, EC 93-94, inspiration, OLD SCHOOL 9394, Cool, Uncategorized, Seems there are no cards in the Acquireboard. Morphling is the ideal win condition for The Deck. Ice Age, released in the summer of 1995, had introduced Jester’s Cap as a potent tactic against decks like Brian’s. + 1 Jayomdae Tome, – 1 Disenchant + 1 Balance Although the “Protection Deck” would prove unsuccessful, it was a failure in the best sense of the word, since The Deck emerged out of its husk. Terms of Use | Old School Magic – Getting into the Format on a Budget by Christopher Cooper. This compendium focuses on relevant info on the Old School 93/94 format Decks, rule sets, lists and more can be … Although most well known for his Type I wisdom, Brian was no slouch in other formats. Brian’s commentary mostly focused on a question that he had addressed in 1996, but apparently lingered: “The most common question that I am invariably asked by fans of control when they see my deck these days is ‘why no Disrupting Scepters?’. Compost had been discovered as a useful anti-Necro tactic. May 5, 2019 May 19, 2019 Decks, Events. https://mtgcollectionbuilder.com/. The cost of Fellwar Stone, however, is greater vulnerability to threats like Energy Flux. The sideboard was radically altered. How would you build The Deck today? Brian’s popularity and respect earned him a berth in the first two Magic Invitationals (then called “Duelist Invitational”). As he put it, “most of the time, I was summoning them after dozens of turns of Scepter work, and their usually cheap casting cost was irrelevant.” With these observations in mind, Brian arrived at a second rough draft of “The Deck.”. This Old School Magic … Secondly, his trademark Disrupting Scepters are removed entirely. A prolific internet writer long before there were websites with regular columnists, Brian’s ideas and design precepts washed over Magicdom with greater force and reach than his tournament achievements. https://ligaoldschoolmadrid.wordpress.com/2020/10/18/old-school-formats/, MTG Gatherer Card Database https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClYs87fX2B-ZL6LtVAqxh7Q, Liga Catalana de Old School LCOS | Old school games Patrick Chapin tried to answer that question in 2009, but I’ll let you judge his effort. Sideboarding can be done between games and after the first game. Then, he offered insightful and compelling commentary on Mishra’s Factory: “I honestly think that the Factories only make sense because the restriction of Mana Drain has forced control decks to take a more proactive stance. Secondly, Brian felt that his deck was vulnerable to Library of Alexandria, and that he needed more consistent answers. This subreddit is dedicated to celebrating and re-living the early days of the Magic: the Gathering trading card game. Brian quickly recognized that his deck needed more mana to support the relatively mana-intensive spells he had included and that despite the power of Juggernaut, it was inconsistent with his basic theme of slow advantage accumulation. Contact | – 1 Pyroblast – 1 Jayomedae Tome + 1 Swords to Plowshares Old School is a casual constructed Magic: The Gathering format using an older or limited card pool, or older rule sets. For example, permitting Ice Age introduces The Deck’s great nemesis, Necropotence. – 2 Tundra Randy Buehler’s version of The Deck is a thoughtful and subtle metagame choice, which earned him a first place finish in a field of 54 players. – 1 Disenchant This does not mean that I would proxy-in any card into any deck. Open to all players and running in thousands of stores across the globe each Friday night, "FNM" is a chance to catch up with your friends, make new ones and of course, play some Magic! Games are usually played 1vs1 and "Best of Three". Old School Summer Festival: 17 Players 25/07/2020: 4º Liga Madrileña Old School MTG - … The Deck was Magic's first broad-base innovator of card advantage as a goal unto itself.Moat, for example, could neutralize any number of creatures on the ground.With all the turns that the anti-damage and anti-creature cards were buying it, The Deck had time to draw extra cards with Braingeyser and Jayemdae Tome.. Although Brian’s deck from that tournament seems to have been lost to time and dead web links, Brian was kind enough to recreate it (within a few cards) for me for this article: This version of The Deck is handicapped by the Invitational’s deck construction rules, but nonetheless reveals some new directions for The Deck. Randy, an Old School player himself, took Weissman principles to heart and built in resilience to Blood Moon that allowed him to survive my deck in the semi-finals, while the other versions of The Deck were successfully felled. … + 1 Yawgmoth’s Will Decks in this format have a minimum size of 60 cards. I think you would find very interesting to see how the principles behind The Deck shape what Brian Weissman and his friend Nate Prawdzik are doing in commander. Urza’s Saga triggered three restrictions in January 1999, more than any set had in five years (since Legends, to be precise). Indeed, The Deck has won the two largest Old School events in the last year, the “noobcon” championship in Sweden and the Eternal Weekend Old School event hosted by Eternal Central. One is a good number, though, since multiple Scrolls are pretty slack. This article will survey every published version of The Deck from 1994 to 2006, as offered by its creator. + 1 Disenchant The card advantage went two ways—not only was Brian drawing … Stephen is the 2007 Vintage Champion and the Season 1 Vintage Super League champion. With Juggernaut out of the picture, Brian could add one of his old favorites, Moat, to the deck. Replacing Mind Twist with Amnesia was the most obvious change, but there are a few more subtle changes as well. In fact, it is considered by many as the best deck in Old School, a not unjustifiable claim given its tournament performance. Unfortunately, that is where our story ends. From this pool, the only limitation was imagination. – 1 Swords to Plowshares We are all disciples of the Weissman School, whether we know it or not. We begin our journey through Old School Magic with “The Deck.” Although countless articles have been written about The Deck, no one has ever compiled a complete history of The Deck, until now. In mid-1999, Brian gave up the Pro Tour, and resumed his collegiate education after moving to Davis, California shortly thereafter. Belying the general perception that Magic decks needed many win conditions, Brian Weissman’s creation defied conventional wisdom in more ways than one (such as playing Red Elemental Blasts in the main deck). You beat most decks by attacking their mana base with Wastelands, Disenchants and Shamans, and you can often win games effortlessly without ever having cast Ancestral Recall, Braingeyser, or Stroke of Genius.”. After 50 minutes into the match, the tie breaker will be a sudden death Chaos Orb flipping contest. 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