Hello everyone. I took basically my old Small Zoo list to a local tournament with 26 players and got some very decent results. I managed to get under the top 8 but losing to UR Phoenix in the final. All in all the deck felt quite flexible and powerful.
Round 1 Jeskai Tempo (?) 2:0
Didn't saw much of his deck. The 2nd game was quite exciting because he had a Geist of Saint Traft and I was on 7 live while he was on 15. So, I basically had to win on my turn and deal 15 damage. Fortunately, I draw a fetchland to feed my Knight and could also sacrifice my Horizon Canopy to get him up on 5/5. Then, I attacked with my 5/6 Goyf and the Knight, he didn't block and I've been able to give doublestrike to my Goyf with my Boros Charm to finish him.
Round 2 Eldrazi Thron 2:1
This was a long match going into extra turns. He drew perfectly into his lands the first game but it took him quite a long time to finish me. The other games were better for me – outracing him the 2nd game and having good answers for his threats the 3rd game.
Round 3 GW-Combo 2:0
He didn't got his combo to work and my creatures were bigger then his.
Round 4 Death Shadow ID
We played the match for fun without sideboarding and holding risky hands. I lost both games but it was quite close.
Round 5 WR Allies 1:2
This deck really was a surprise. I had a lot of removal for his creatures the first game, but not so much in the other games.
Quarter-Final UW Spirits 2:0
I had removal for his creatures, so he couldn't really stabilize himself.
Semi-Final RB-Burn 2:1
These were pretty close games. Lightning Helix came in handy.
Final Jeskai Phoenix 0:2
Thing in the Ice was annoying and he had quite a lot of them. I nearly got him in the first game when he tried to use lightning axe on my Goyf but I bloodrushed Ghor-Clan Rampager in response. Unfortunately, he still had two Lightning Bolts in response.
I built the sideboard with cards I had but I might rebuild it with some newer cards in the future. I'm also not sure about the distribution of my 3 mana creatures and the Voice/Qasali split.
Round 1 Jeskai Tempo (?) 2:0
Didn't saw much of his deck. The 2nd game was quite exciting because he had a Geist of Saint Traft and I was on 7 live while he was on 15. So, I basically had to win on my turn and deal 15 damage. Fortunately, I draw a fetchland to feed my Knight and could also sacrifice my Horizon Canopy to get him up on 5/5. Then, I attacked with my 5/6 Goyf and the Knight, he didn't block and I've been able to give doublestrike to my Goyf with my Boros Charm to finish him.
Round 2 Eldrazi Thron 2:1
This was a long match going into extra turns. He drew perfectly into his lands the first game but it took him quite a long time to finish me. The other games were better for me – outracing him the 2nd game and having good answers for his threats the 3rd game.
Round 3 GW-Combo 2:0
He didn't got his combo to work and my creatures were bigger then his.
Round 4 Death Shadow ID
We played the match for fun without sideboarding and holding risky hands. I lost both games but it was quite close.
Round 5 WR Allies 1:2
This deck really was a surprise. I had a lot of removal for his creatures the first game, but not so much in the other games.
Quarter-Final UW Spirits 2:0
I had removal for his creatures, so he couldn't really stabilize himself.
Semi-Final RB-Burn 2:1
These were pretty close games. Lightning Helix came in handy.
Final Jeskai Phoenix 0:2
Thing in the Ice was annoying and he had quite a lot of them. I nearly got him in the first game when he tried to use lightning axe on my Goyf but I bloodrushed Ghor-Clan Rampager in response. Unfortunately, he still had two Lightning Bolts in response.
Here is the list:
4 Wild Nacatl
2 Kird Ape
4 Tarmogoyf
2 Qasali Pridemage
1 Voice of Resurgence
3 Knight of the Reliquary
1 Loxodon Smiter
1 Gruul Spellbreaker
3 Ghor-Clan Rampager
4 Lightning Bolt
4 Lightning Helix
3 Boros Charm
4 Path to Exile
4 Wooded Foothills
2 Arid Mesa
3 Stomping Ground
2 Sacred Foundry
1 Temple Garden
1 Mountain
1 Plains
1 Forest
1 Kessig Wolf Run
1 Horizon Canopy
2 Molten Rain
2 Stony Silence
3 Deflecting Palm
1 Gaddock Teeg
2 Kitchen Finks
2 Destructed Revelry
1 Thalia, Guardian of Threben
2 Volcanic Fallout
I built the sideboard with cards I had but I might rebuild it with some newer cards in the future. I'm also not sure about the distribution of my 3 mana creatures and the Voice/Qasali split.