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Skimming from the GP Trials

We have another post-Conflux top eight list from an Extended GP trial, this time in Berlin. Here's the DeckCheck link.

Click through to the extended entry for comments on the deck lists.

Thoralf Severin took down this GP trial with Elves. Thoralf's deck runs the Mirror Entity kill, along with yet another instance of that curious, one-of Thoughtseize in the main deck. I really have no idea why you'd want a single Thoughtseize. The sideboard has Proclamation of Rebirth, which is an interesting inclusion I hadn't seen before, that offers you the chance to get back some critical Elves in the late game.

Christian von Kalkstein used a reasonably stock U/B Faeries list. von Kalkstein's deck runs only two Engineered Explosives, which may help explain why the first-place finisher was Severin with his Elves.

Denis Sinner, who top eighted PT Berlin with a Faeries deck, switched things up slightly with his Blink Faeries, so named for the two Momentary Blink in the main deck. The white splash opens up some novel sideboard options as well, with double Kataki to supplement the expected Ancient Grudge (Sinner obviously thought Affinity would be an issue). Sinner also has triple Path to Exile (just to add more data to that debate over whether or not Path is a good card).

Matthias Ludewig's Zoo deck features the Might/Path combo that we've seen in other GP trials this weekend. This is a pretty disruption-free Zoo deck, with two Scullers and no Teegs or Canonists anywhere in the deck.

Erik Stoter ran Faeries, with an even more conventional build than von Kalkstein. His sideboard is also heavily weighted against Affinity, with double Hurkyl's Recall and triple Ancient Grudge. Of course, the Grudges serve double duty, since they're also good in the mirror, taking out Jittes and Shackles.

Matthias Langner's Loam Rock deck uses the Loam/Crime/cycling land engine (duh). It doesn't use any Conflux cards, but it does flash back to Time Spiral block constructed season with double Imp's Mischief in the side. Back during block season, Imp's Mischief was used to steal Ancestral Visions. I'm going to guess that that's basically what it's for here as well. Langner also has a full posse of Tarmogoyfs in the sideboard, possibly for when he's facing someone who's going to shut down the Loam engine with graveyard hate.

Hannes Scholz ran U/W Tron. Scholz's deck had triple Path to Exile in the sideboard, which is about what I'd expect for U/W Tron.

Jeffrey Bank rounded out the top eight with a deck he called Naya Deck Wins. It's basically a three-color Zoo deck with a five-color manabase that can support full damage from Tribal Flames. The sideboard is Conflux-riffic, with triple Path to Exile and triple Volcanic Fallout, to hate out blockers and Faeries alike.

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Alexander Shearer is a biologist, gamer, and writer. He has written for games and educational comics, and writes the ongoing In Development column at ChannelFireball.com when he's not collecting his gaming thoughts here at Gifts Ungiven.

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