Some Interesting Extended Decks in GP Oakland

The Mtg 2010 Season kicked off with Grand Prix Oakland last weekend and as Day Two getting to a close, we saw pros perform on the last remaining rounds to get to the top 8. Well, the final eight has been decided as of the writing of this post. It features the best players and high level pros of Magic with the names Conley Woods, Tomoharu Saito and Adam Yurchick. The rest had big accomplishments in their playing career too.

The Extended meta had shifted a bit with the addition of Worldwake and saw interesting decks emerging on the scene. Here are some of the cool decks that made Day Two (source: Wizards’ official coverage).

Charmed, I’m Sure by Conley Woods
Grand Prix Oakland 2010
Maindeck
4 Vendilion Clique
4 Noble Hierarch
4 Aven Mindcensor
4 Tarmogoyf
1 Stoneforge Mystic

3 Jace, the Mind Sculptor
4 Mana Leak
4 Bant Charm
4 Path to Exile
2 Engineered Explosives
2 Cryptic Command
1 Umezawa’s Jitte

2 Treetop Village
4 Misty Rainforest
3 Verdant Catacombs
1 Arid Mesa
2 Breeding Pool
2 Hallowed Fountain
1 Temple Garden
2 Flooded Grove
1 Tolaria West
2 Island
2 Forest
1 Plains

Sideboard
4 Rhox War Monk
4 Samurai of the Pale Curtain
1 Engineered Explosives
4 Tormod’s Crypt
1 Crovax, Ascendant Hero
1 Umezawa’s Jitte


Brozek Deck Wins by Petr Brozek
Grand Prix Oakland 2010
Maindeck
1 Jotun Grunt
4 Goblin Guide
4 Steppe Lynx
4 Plated Geopede

4 Zektar Shrine Expedition
3 Path to Exile
4 Lightning Bolt
4 Lightning Helix
4 Searing Blaze
3 Shard Volley
2 Magma Jet

4 Arid Mesa
4 Scalding Tarn
4 Ghost Quarter
4 Flagstones of Trokair
3 Sacred Foundry
3 Mountain
1 Plains

Sideboard
2 Jotun Grunt
3 Damping Matrix
3 Smash to Smithereens
3 Volcanic Fallout
3 Refraction Trap
1 Oblivion Ring


Hypergenesis by Tomoharu Saito
Grand Prix Oakland 2010
Maindeck
4 Terastodon
4 Bogardan Hellkite
1 Sakashima the Impostor
4 Progenitus
4 Angel of Despair
4 Simian Spirit Guide

4 Violent Outburst
4 Ardent Plea
1 Demonic Dread
3 Oblivion Ring
3 Thirst for Knowledge
3 Hypergenesis

4 Reflecting Pool
4 Gemstone Mine
4 Tendo Ice Bridge
3 Forbidden Orchard
1 Gemstone Caverns
3 Fungal Reaches
1 Calciform Pools
1 Forest

Sideboard
2 Sakashima the Impostor
3 Ricochet Trap
4 Leyline of the Void
2 Shriekmaw
2 Ingot Chewer
2 Firespout


Garga-Geddon by Kevin Holmes
Grand Prix Oakland 2010
Maindeck
4 Vendilion Clique
4 Greater Gargadon
4 Riftwing Cloudskate

2 Jace, the Mind Sculptor
1 Ajani Vengeant
4 Thirst for Knowledge
3 Blood Moon
4 Violent Outburst
4 Ardent Plea
3 Restore Balance
3 Bant Charm
3 Firewild Borderpost
4 Fieldmist Borderpost
4 Wildfield Borderpost

4 Misty Rainforest
1 Forest
4 Scalding Tarn
1 Snow-Covered Mountain
1 Snow-Covered Island
1 Island
1 Hallowed Fountain

Sideboard
2 Firespout
2 Volcanic Fallout
2 Boom // Bust
3 Damping Matrix
1 Kor Firewalker
1 Circle of Protection: Red
2 Ingot Chewer


Vamp-Pox by Aaron Hareleman
Grand Prix Oakland 2010
Maindeck
3 Bloodghast
4 Gatekeeper of Malakir
4 Dark Confidant
3 Vampire Nighthawk

4 Thoughtseize
4 Smallpox
4 Umezawa’s Jitte
4 Smother
3 Bitterblossom
2 Duress
2 Chrome Mox

3 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
4 Mutavault
9 Swamp
2 Verdant Catacombs
3 Marsh Flats
2 Ghost Quarter

Sideboard
3 Leyline of the Void
4 Deathmark
2 Damnation
4 Extirpate
2 Dark Blast


Zoo by Patrick Cox
Grand Prix Oakland 2010
Maindeck
4 Wild Nacatl
4 Kird Ape
4 Loam Lion
4 Tarmogoyf
3 Qasali Pridemage
3 Knight of the Reliquary
2 Ranger of Eos

4 Lightning Bolt
4 Path to Exile
4 Lightning Helix
2 Bant Charm

1 Verdant Catacombs
4 Arid Mesa
4 Scalding Tarn
4 Misty Rainforest
1 Hallowed Fountain
1 Steam Vents
2 Temple Garden
1 Stomping Ground
1 Sacred Foundry
1 Forest
1 Plains
1 Treetop Village

Sideboard
3 Negate
4 Meddling Mage
2 Umezawa’s Jitte
1 Ghost Quarter
2 Bant Charm
2 Damping Matrix
1 Ranger of Eos


Living End by Travis Woo
Grand Prix Oakland 2010
Maindeck
4 Jungle Weaver
4 Monstrous Carabid
4 Valley Rannet
4 Street Wraith
4 Fulminator Mage
4 Deadshot Minotaur
4 Ingot Chewer

2 Night of Souls’ Betrayal
3 Living End
4 Violent Outburst
4 Demonic Dread

3 Mountain
3 Swamp
2 Forest
4 Verdant Catacombs
2 Scalding Tarn
2 Arid Mesa
1 Overgrown Tomb
1 Blood Crypt
1 Stomping Ground

Sideboard
4 Shriekmaw
3 Thought Hemorrhage
1 Yixlid Jailer
3 Maelstrom Pulse
3 Kitchen Finks
1 Night of Souls’ Betrayal

Which of these decks will emerge as winner of Grand Prix Oakland? Stay tuned at the official coverage. Until next post. 😀