Magic: the Gathering
U.S. Regional Championships 2009
Top 8 Decklists

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Cole Griffith- 1st Place - Nebraska - Lincoln

4 Brushland 4 Forest 4 Plains 4 Treetop Village 4 Windbrisk Heights 4 Wooded Bastion 24 lands 4 Cloudgoat Ranger 4 Dauntless Escort 4 Kitchen Finks 4 Noble Hierarch 3 Qasali Pridemage 4 Wilt-Leaf Liege 23 creatures

3 Ajani Goldmane 2 Martial Coup 2 Overrun 3 Path to Exile 4 Spectral Procession 14 other spells

3 Cloudthresher 1 Path to Exile 2 Sigil Captain 3 Wrath of God 3 Burrenton Forge-Tender 3 Guttural Response 15 sideboard cards

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61 maindeck cards, 15 sideboard cards

Brandon Ayers- 2nd Place - Nebraska - Lincoln

2 Brushland 5 Forest 5 Plains 4 Treetop Village 4 Windbrisk Heights 4 Wooded Bastion 1 Mutavault 25 lands 4 Cloudgoat Ranger 3 Dauntless Escort 4 Kitchen Finks 4 Noble Hierarch 4 Qasali Pridemage 4 Wilt-Leaf Liege 23 creatures

1 Elspeth, Knight-Errant 3 Ajani Goldmane 2 Overrun 2 Path to Exile 4 Spectral Procession 12 other spells

3 Cloudthresher 1 Path to Exile 3 Sigil Blessing 3 Wrath of God 1 Elspeth, Knight-Errant 4 Guttural Response 15 sideboard cards

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60 maindeck cards, 15 sideboard cards

Chris Bott- 3rd Place - Nebraska - Lincoln

4 Gilt-Leaf Palace 4 Llanowar Wastes 3 Twilight Mire 4 Treetop Village 2 Mutavault 4 Forest 2 Swamp 23 lands 4 Llanowar Elves 4 Wren's Run Vanquisher 3 Putrid Leech 4 Civic Wayfinder 3 Kitchen Finks 4 Wilt-Leaf Liege 2 Chameleon Colossus 3 Cloudthresher 27 creatures

2 Nameless Inversion 3 Maelstrom Pulse 2 Garruk Wildspeaker 3 Profane Command 10 other spells

4 Thoughtseize 3 Shriekmaw 2 Puppeteer Clique 2 Mind Shatter 2 Primal Command 1 Kitchen Finks 1 Hurricane 15 sideboard cards

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60 maindeck cards, 15 sideboard cards

Heath Dunber- 4th Place - Nebraska - Lincoln

4 Caves of Koilos 2 Reflecting Pool 4 Fetid Heath 4 Windbrisk Heights 4 Arcane Sanctum 2 Mutavault 3 Plains 2 Swamp 25 lands 3 Murderous Redcap 4 Tidehollow Sculler 4 Kitchen Finks 3 Cloudgoat Ranger 14 creatures

4 Bitterblossom 3 Ajani Goldmane 3 Glorious Anthem 3 Zealous Persecution 2 Terror 2 Path to Exile 4 Spectral Procession 21 other spells

2 Austere Command 2 Wrath of God 2 Puppeteer Clique 2 Identity Crisis 3 Burrenton Forge-Tender 4 Thoughtseize 15 sideboard cards

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60 maindeck cards, 15 sideboard cards

Alex Schrant- 5th Place - Nebraska - Lincoln

4 Rugged Prairie 3 Windbrisk Heights 4 Battlefield Forge 5 Mountain 8 Plains 24 lands 3 Reveillark 1 Flamekin Harbinger 4 Figure of Destiny 3 Mogg Fanatic 3 Ranger of Eos 3 Siege-Gang Commander 3 Balefire Liege 20 creatures

3 Mind Stone 4 Spectral Procession 3 Wrath of God 3 Ajani Vengeant 3 Path to Exile 16 other spells

2 Burrenton Forge-Tender 2 Wild Ricochet 2 Faerie Macabre 1 Wrath of God 2 Wispmare 3 Guttural Response 3 Volcanic Fallout 15 sideboard cards

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60 maindeck cards, 15 sideboard cards

Aaron Hendrickson- 6th Place - Nebraska - Lincoln

4 Mutavault 4 Reflecting Pool 4 Cascade Bluffs 4 Shivan Reef 4 Crumbling Necropolis 1 Mountain 5 Island 26 lands 3 Swans of Bryn Argoll 3 Plumeveil 6 creatures

2 Seismic Assault 3 Incinerate 4 Cryptic Command 3 Broken Ambitions 4 Jace Beleren 2 Double Negative 2 Tidings 2 Negate 3 Volcanic Fallout 3 Pyroclasm 1 Banefire 29 other spells

1 Banefire 2 Swerve 1 Wild Ricochet 2 Glen Elendra Archmage 3 Vendilion Clique 2 Pithing Needle 3 Sower of Temptation 1 Plumeveil 15 sideboard cards

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61 maindeck cards, 15 sideboard cards

Jason Golliher- 7th Place - Nebraska - Lincoln

3 Caves of Koilos 2 Mutavault 3 Plains 1 Swamp 4 Windbrisk Heights 4 Reflecting Pool 3 Arcane Sanctum 4 Fetid Heath 24 lands 3 Kitchen Finks 2 Murderous Redcap 4 Tidehollow Sculler 4 Knight of the White Orchid 3 Cloudgoat Ranger 16 creatures

3 Zealous Persecution 4 Bitterblossom 3 Path to Exile 4 Spectral Procession 3 Ajani Goldmane 3 Glorious Anthem 20 other spells

3 Thoughtseize 2 Identity Crisis 3 Mark of Asylum 2 Wrath of God 3 Wispmare 2 Celestial Purge 15 sideboard cards

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60 maindeck cards, 15 sideboard cards

Michael Alakayleh- 8th Place - Nebraska - Lincoln

3 Fire-Lit Thicket 4 Savage Lands 3 Twilight Mire 3 Swamp 3 Treetop Village 4 Forest 2 Mountain 2 Reflecting Pool 24 lands 3 Broodmate Dragon 4 Kitchen Finks 3 Chameleon Colossus 2 Cloudthresher 12 creatures

2 Loxodon Warhammer 3 Mind Stone 4 Maelstrom Pulse 3 Jund Charm 4 Fertile Ground 2 Primal Command 4 Garruk Wildspeaker 2 Rampant Growth 24 other spells

2 Banefire 1 Karrthus, Tyrant of Jund 2 Thoughtseize 3 Anathemancer 3 Terror 2 Caldera Hellion 1 Primal Command 1 Mind Shatter 15 sideboard cards

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60 maindeck cards, 15 sideboard cards