By Niels Viaene
The Gentry Invitational was held on February 25th, allowing some of the best performing players we have in our community to battle it out on camera to claim the first bye for the upcoming Gentry Open which will be held on April 8th. That yielded the bracket you can see below.
Aron won his slot with his win at the previous Open.
Dries and Ronny came from the St Niklaas leaderboard.
Quinten grabbed his slot through the Bredene Leaderboard.
Frederik, Thijs and Jelle locked in through the Outpost Gent leaderboard.
And finally, since Jelle was already qualified through the Outpost board, Ian, as the runner up secured a slot through the World end’s Comic Leaderboard.
Please find all coverage and decklists below. The lists are also available here: http://decks.gentrymagic.com/new_decks
Dries’ UG Merfolk/Explore
| Creatures (25) 1 Herald of Secret Streams 4 Jade Bearer 1 Jadelight Ranger 4 Merfolk Branchwalker 4 Merfolk Mistbinder 3 Siren Lookout 4 Tishana’s Wayfinder 4 Wildgrowth Walker Instants (7) 3 River Heralds’ Boon 4 Unsummon Enchantments (4) 3 Cartouche of Knowledge 1 Hadana’s Climb Sorceries (3) 3 Enter the Unknown Artifacts (1) 1 Aethersphere Harvester | Lands (20) 10 Forest 8 Island 2 Woodland Stream Sideboard (15) 2 Ambuscade 3 Dive Down 4 Jade Guardian 3 Naturalize 3 Negate |
Ian’s Scarab Army
| Creatures (22) 2 deadeye brawler 3 dusk legion zealot 4 gifted aetherborn 1 gonti, lord of luxury 1 hostage taker 1 kitesail freebooter 2 ravenous chupacabra 2 sailor of means 4 siren lookout 1 twilight prophet 1 The scarab god Instants (14) 2 consign // oblivion 2 essence scatter 4 fatal push 3 hieroglyphic illumination 2 siren’s ruse 1 supernatural stamina Enchantments (1) 1 cartouche of knowledge Land (23) 8 swamp 4 submerged boneyard 7 island 4 evolving wilds | Sideboard (15) 1 duress 2 secrets of the golden city 1 cancel 2 essence scatter 1 final reward 2 forsake the worldly 1 plains 3 moment of craving 2 negate |
Frederik VS Quinten
Frederik’s UW Monument
| Creatures (24) 4 Cloudblazer 3 Aven Wind Guide 4 Aviary Mechanic 4 Gust Walker 1 Angel of Sanctions 4 Legion Conquistador 1 Angel of Condemnation 1 Angel of Invention 1 Fairgrounds Warden 1 Regal Caracal instants (6) 3 Opt 3 Essence Scatter Enchantments (3) 2 Trial of Solidarity 1 Cast Out Artifacts (4) 4 Oketra’s Monument | Lands (23) 4 Meandering River 12 Plains 6 Island 1 Desert of the Mindful Sideboard (15) 1 Glint-Sleeve Artisan 1 Dawnfeather Eagle 3 Compulsory Rest 2 Squire’s Devotion 2 Negate 2 Forsake the Worldly 1 Essence Scatter 1 Sandblast 2 Fragmentize |
Quinten’s UB Control
| Creatures (12) 2 Gifted Aetherborn 1 Hostage Taker 1 Noxious Gearhulk 4 Ravenous Chupacabra 4 Riverwise Augur instants (17) 4 Essence Scatter 4 Fatal Push 4 Opt 4 Supernatural Stamina 1 Supreme Will Enchantments (1) 1 Search for Azcanta Sorceries (4) 3 Duress 1 River’s Rebuke Artifacts (4) 4 Renegade Map | Lands (22) 10 Swamp 8 Island 4 Evolving Wilds Sideboard (15) 3 Aether Poisoner 3 Dive Down 1 Duress 1 Final Reward 2 Negate 1 Scarab Feast 2 Spell Pierce 1 Trespasser’s Curse 1 Universal Solvent |
Aron VS Thijs
Aron’s Esper ‘Enter the Battlefield’
| Creatures (27) 4 Dusk Legion Zealot 2 Countless Gears Renegade 3 Sunscourge Champion 2 Vizier of Deferment 4 Sailor of Means 1 Vizier of Many faces 1 Gonti, Lord of Luxury 3 Ravenous Chupacabra 1 Restoration Gearsmith 1 Hostage Taker 4 Cloudblazer 1 The Scarab God instants (4) 4 Supernatural Stamina Enchantments (2) 2 Cast Out Sorceries (0) Artifacts (6) 4 Renegade Map 2 Prophetic Prism | Lands (21) 4 Forsaken Sanctuary 3 Island 2 Meandering River 3 Plains 4 Submerged Boneyard 5 Swamp Sideboard (15) 2 Wander in Death 1 Aegis Automaton 2 Countless Gears Renegade 2 Fragmentize 2 Compulsory Rest 2 Duress 2 Negate 1 Forsake the Worldly 1 Aviary Mechanic |
Thijs’ Monowhite Monument
| Creatures (29) 2 Snubhorn Sentry 4 Fan Bearer 1 Glory-Bound Initiate 4 Adanto Vanguard 4 Gust Walker 4 Aviary Mechanic 4 Legion Conquistador 1 Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle 1 Fairgrounds Warden 1 Angel of Invention 3 Dawnfeather Eagle instants (2) 2 Impeccable Timing Enchantments (3) 1 Legion’s Landing 2 Cast Out Artifacts (4) 4 Oketra’s Monument | Lands (22) 4 Shefet Dunes 2 Sunscorched Desert 16 Plains Sideboard (15) 1 Cleansing Ray 4 Fragmentize 2 Revoke Privileges 2 Impeccable Timing 3 Anointer Priest 3 Paladin of the Bloodstained |
Ronny VS Jelle
Ronny’s BR Pirates
| Creatures (27) 1 Captain lannery storm 1 Kari zev, Skyship Raider 1 Fathom fleet captain 2 dire fleet captain 4 dire fleet neckbreaker 4 fanatical firebrand 3 headstrong brute 4 forerunner of the coalition 3 kitesail freebooter 2 dire fleet hoarder 2 grasping scoundrel instants (9) 4 buccaneer’s bravado 2 sure strike 2 fiery cannonade 1 destructive tampering Enchantments (0) Sorceries (2) 1 Insult // injury 1 renegade tactics | Lands (22) 10 mountain 10 swamp 2 evolving wilds Sideboard (15) 2 impale 2 moment of craving 3 duress 2 bombard 2 cartouche of zeal 1 destructive tampering 3 blazing volley |
Jelle’s Esper ‘Enter the Battlefield’
| Creatures (19) 4 Dusk Legion Zealot 4 Sailor of Means 4 Cloudblazer 3 Sunscourge Champion 1 The Scarab God 1 Vizier of Many Faces 1 Gonti, Lord of Luxury 1 Angel of Sanctions instants (12) 1 Spell Pierce 3 Essence Scatter 4 Hieroglyphic Illumination 4 Fatal Push Enchantments (2) 2 Cast Out Sorceries (2) 2 Golden Demise | Lands (25) 4 Submerged Boneyard 1 Forsaken Sanctuary 1 Meandering River 4 Evolving Wilds 5 Island 6 Swamp 4 Plains Sideboard (15) 3 Moment of Craving 2 Forsake the Worldly 2 Fragmentize 2 Negate 1 Essence Scatter 2 Duress 2 Final Reward 1 Dark Inquiry |
Semifinal: Ian VS Frederik
Semifinal: Jelle VS Thijs
Unfortunately there was insufficient footage of this match available after the technical issues we had.
Final: Thijs VS Frederik
We managed to save enough of the coverage to present gane 2 and 3 to you. We are very sorry to report the video quality is lower but at least the audio has no annoying sounds and I learned to breathe less into my microphone.
I hope you enjoyed the coverage and are looking forwar to the Gentry Open already!
