Eternal Central is proud to present coverage of Channel Fireball’s Old School 93-94 event at Grand Prix Las Vegas 2018. In the spirit of a growing number of Old School events around the world, a portion of the proceeds from this event were generously donated to charity, and the charity for this event was No Kid Hungry.



Many thanks go to Luis-Scott Vargas for sharing a great deal of the information, so we could bring you this coverage. A whopping (and unexpected by CFB) 92 players showed up to battle with sweet old cards in Las Vegas this year. Channel Fireball ran the event on site at the convention center on Thursday June 14 2018. Entry fee was $50, with a portion going to the aforementioned charity, and all players receiving a commemorative playmat, along with a trophy for first place, and prize wall points for other players. It was run as a “sanctioned casual event,” which means that while this tournament used most of the Eternal Central recommended 93-94 rules, CFB has a practice of not allowing Collector’s Edition/International Edition, and this is because of the relationship that Premier Event Partners maintain with WotC, and the delicate balance they must maintain. While EC events are typically held offsite, retailers and large tournament organizers who hold events on site usually walk this same line to maintain their partnership with WotC. It may not be everyone’s cup of tea, but it is certainly nice to see CFB and players like Luis-Scott Vargas and friends who are legitimately excited about slinging old cardboard join the community, and further support it here and elsewhere.

Pairings and Standings

Although there were 92 players signed up, the event was ran as 5 rounds of Swiss, followed by a cut to a Top 8 playoff, due to time considerations.

Standings after Swiss (5 Rounds)





Top 8 after Swiss (5 Rounds)

1 Jonathan Salem UWB Control

2 Michael Christian URB Troll Disco

3 Christian Jorn UWRB Aggro Control

4 Jason Murray The Deck

5 Randy Buehler Tax Edge Combo 5C

6 Edwin Tracy RUG Zoo

7 Kyle Souza URB Aggro Control

8 Erik Olofsson The Deck

Quarterfinals

1 Salem vs. 8 Oloffson – Oloffson wins 2-1

2 Christian vs. 7 Souza – Souza wins 2-0

3 Jorn vs. 6 Tracy – Tracy wins 2-1

4 Murray vs. 5 Buehler – Murray wins 2-1

Semifinals

8 Oloffson vs. 4 Murray – Murray wins 2-1

7 Souza vs. 6 Tracy – Tracy wins 2-0

Finals

4 Murray vs. 6 Tracy – Jason Murray wins 2-1, and is the GP Vegas Old School Champion!

Metagame Breakdown

Here is a sortable table that shows all players and associated decks played, which we have photos of (you can sort by name, deck type, or prize awarded).

First Name Last Name Deck Awarded Rachel Agnes The Deck Ethan Brackner Black Red Rack Carson Brown Red Green Berserk Aggro Randy Buehler Tax Edge Combo 5C 05 Place After Swiss Rounds Eliot Burk Mono Black Aggro Andreas Cermak UWB AC Michael Christian Troll Disco URB 02 Place After Swiss Rounds Andrew Cotter Story Time (aka Shahrazad UWR) Andrew Cox White Weenie Dominic Dotterrer 5C Gauntlet Kevin Elliott Workshop Aggro UR Alisa Farenzena Mono Black Aggro Michael Glover Mono Black Aggro Stephen Hartford Mono Black Aggro Stephen Hines Workshop Prison Black White Jonathan Jarembek Black Green Nether Void Christian Jorn UWRB AC 03 Place After Swiss Rounds Tom Kauffman ErhnamGeddon 5C Tom Martell The Deck Jon Martinez Mono Black Aggro Clifford Mathieson Shattered Dreams (BRU Underworld Dreams) Hampton Maxwell Workshop Aggro UR PJ Melies White Weenie Jason Murray The Deck 04 Place After Swiss Rounds Erik Olofsson The Deck 08 Place After Swiss Rounds Roland Orlando Mono Blue Control Aaron Rehfield Mono Black Aggro Jonathan Salem UWB Control 01 Place After Swiss Rounds Leandro Saucedo RUG Zoo Luis Scott-Vargas The Deck Kyle Souza URB AC 07 Place After Swiss Rounds Ben Steiger Mono Red Burn Andy Swaffar UWB Zoo Erik Swanson Millstone Dreams Control Shane Swiatlowski Mono Black Dreams Edwin Tracy RUG Zoo 06 Place After Swiss Rounds Jason Trice ErhnamGeddon UGW Jonas Twitchen Goblins Red White Mike VanDyke Workshop Aggro URB Richard Vaughn BRG Land Destruction Rich Waters Guardian Beast Control Clynn Wilkinson UWB Control Geoff Willard Black White Aggro

Decklists, Alphabetically, by Last Name

Here are all decklists from the event that we have received, listed alphabetically by last name. If you do not see yours here please email us at support@eternalcentral.com and we will gladly add it to this coverage page.

Rachel Agnes – The Deck



Ethan Brackner – Black Red Rack



Carson Brown – Red Green Berserk Aggro



Randy Buehler – Tax Edge Combo 5C



Eliot Burk – Mono Black Aggro



Andreas Cermak – UWB AC



Michael Christian – Troll Disco URB



Andrew Cotter – Story Time (aka Shahrazad UWR)



Andrew Cox – White Weenie



Dominic Dotterrer – 5C Gauntlet



Kevin Elliott – Workshop Aggro UR



Alisa Farenzena – Mono Black Aggro



Michael Glover – Mono Black Aggro



Stephen Hartford – Mono Black Aggro



Stephen Hines – Workshop Prison Black White



Jonathan Jarembek – Black Green Nether Void



Christian Jorn – UWRB AC



Tom Kauffman – ErhnamGeddon 5C



Tom Martell – The Deck



Jon Martinez – Mono Black Aggro



Clifford Mathieson – Shattered Dreams (Underworld Dreams BRU)



Hampton Maxwell – Workshop Aggro UR



PJ Melies – White Weenie



Jason Murray – The Deck



Erik Olofsson – The Deck



Roland Orlando – Mono Blue Control



Aaron Rehfield – Mono Black Aggro



Jonathan Salem – UWB Control



Leandro Saucedo – RUG Zoo



Luis Scott-Vargas – The Deck



Kyle Souza – URB AC



Ben Steiger – Mono Red Burn



Andy Swaffar – UWB Zoo



Erik Swanson – Millstone Dreams Control



Shane Swiatlowski – Mono Black Dreams



Edwin Tracy – RUG Zoo



Jason Trice – ErhnamGeddon UGW



Jonas Twitchen – Goblins Red White



Mike VanDyke – Workshop Aggro URB



Richard Vaughn – BRG Land Destruction



Rich Waters – Guardian Beast Control



Clynn Wilkinson – UWB Control



Geoff Willard – Black White Aggro



Tournament Action and Wrapup

The Finals – Jason Murray vs. Edwin Tracy



Cocoa Puffs are for closers



Thank you to LSV and everyone who shared data and deck photos to make this report a reality. We will be adding more decklist photos or actions shots as more stream in via email. For any corrections, comments, follow up, or to send us any additional deck photos and action shots to add to this report, please email support@eternalcentral.com. Thanks for reading!