Tim's Quest Mode Challenge

[timmermac]

All right, everybody. It's time for a challenge issued by yours truly. The title of the challenge is the title of this post. The rules are fairly simple.
Attention: This challenge has been reset! Ruleset below
Attention: Reset number 2! See change to ruleset below

New quest
Fantasy mode must be unchecked.
Quest preferences must have the following changes: WINS_RANKUP for all difficulties must be set to 10. WINS_MEDIUMAI/HARDAI/EXPERTAI must be set to 30/60/90 for all levels
Random duel must be clicked to determine match opponents.
All matches must be against Main World opponents. This means no travel allowed. If you have quest opponent decks that aren't part of the standard Forge download (like my En Sabah Nur, Predator, Dragon, etc. decks) they can be used as opponents in this challenge.
No ante allowed.
Quest must be at expert difficulty.
The most recent beta or a snapshot posted after the most recent beta is required for use.
Card/pack/precon purchases are allowed
Starting card pool and Prized cards should remain unrestricted.
No draft tournaments are permitted.
There is no minimum or maximum deck size restriction for this challenge


Contestants' records must be posted every 10 matches.
I would request that contestants post their performance against individual opponents as well.
Please post your opening decks and additions/subtractions to the deck as well.
Scoring is based on record.

Multiple consecutive posts are permitted in this thread.
Challenge ends when there are no record posts in 30 days.

Please post your individual opponent records in the following format

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Opponent: x-x +/-y
(new line for each opponent faced. +/-y refers to your streak versus that opponent
Overall: x-x +/-y
(Your overall record, +/-y refers to overall streak)
Longest Winning Streak:
Longest Losing Streak:


[friarsol]

You didn't mention anything about Starting Pool or Prized Cards. Surely a challenge like this should have everyone even across the board.

[timmermac]

Starting pool and prized cards should be left unrestricted.

[timmermac]

My starting deck

Challenge deck | Open

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[metadata]
Name=Challenge
[Main]
1 Arcane Denial|ALL|2
1 Artisan's Sorrow|THS
1 Ball Lightning|PD2
1 Battle Hurda|WWK
1 Blackcleave Goblin|SOM
1 Bramblecrush|ISD
1 Demonic Tutor|LEA
1 Disenchant|2ED
1 Disfigure|ZEN
1 Dross Crocodile|5DN
1 Forest|M10|1
1 Forest|M10|2
2 Forest|M10|3
1 Forest|M10|4
1 Ghostblade Eidolon|BNG
1 Goblin Masons|UDS
1 Intervene|ULG
1 Island|M10|1
1 Island|M10|2
1 Island|M10|3
2 Island|M10|4
1 Juggernaut|LEA
1 Lava Axe|9ED
1 Llanowar Elves|10E
1 Llanowar Knight|INV
1 Loam Lion|DDH
1 Mountain|M10|1
2 Mountain|M10|2
1 Mountain|M10|3
1 Mountain|M10|4
1 Obelisk of Jund|ALA
1 Plains|M10|1
2 Plains|M10|2
1 Plains|M10|3
1 Plains|M10|4
1 Power Sink|LEA
1 Pursuit of Flight|RTR
1 Quag Vampires|CNS
1 Quick Sliver|LGN
1 Reaper from the Abyss|ISD
1 Rejuvenate|USG
1 Scathe Zombies|LEA
1 Shock|ONS
1 Statute of Denial|M15
1 Swamp|M10|1
2 Swamp|M10|2
1 Swamp|M10|3
1 Swamp|M10|4
1 Tel-Jilad Archers|MRD
1 Unmake|EVE
1 Urza's Tower|ATQ|3
1 Viridian Lorebearers|5DN
1 Volcanic Hammer|8ED
1 Whirlpool Warrior|PC2
1 Wild Ox|PO2
1 Zombie Master|2ED
[Sideboard]




[friarsol]

My starting deck

Sol's Starter | Open

[metadata]
Name=challenge
[Main]
1 AEther Spellbomb|MRD
1 Assault Griffin|M11
1 Bladetusk Boar|M13
1 Clone|ONS
1 Crystal Shard|MRD
1 Daru Lancer|ONS
1 Devil's Play|ISD
1 Flame Slash|DDK
1 Impulse|DDN
4 Island|M11|3
1 Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker|FVL
1 Kindle|TMP
1 Knight Errant|7ED
1 Lightning Bolt|LEA
1 Martial Coup|CFX
1 Mother of Runes|ULG
7 Mountain|M11|2
1 Mystic Monastery|DDN
6 Plains|M11|2
1 Sea Gate Oracle|DDM
1 Spitting Earth|DDG
1 Thorncaster Sliver|M14
1 Transcendent Master|ROE
1 Venerable Monk|8ED
1 Vulshok Berserker|DDI
1 Wall of Hope|LGN
1 White Shield Crusader|CSP
[Sideboard]
1 Circle of Protection: Green|TMP
1 Crimson Acolyte|INV
1 Flame Jab|EVE
1 Lowland Tracker|LGN
1 Mounted Archers|TMP
1 Nikko-Onna|SOK
1 Viashino Fangtail|RAV

[timmermac]

Added Glacial Crasher, Timbermaw Larva, Patron of the Nezumi and 1 of each basic land to deck.

[timmermac]

After 10 matches, my record is 1-9.

Individual opponents | Open

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Samantha Stephens: 0-1 -1
Galahad: 0-1 -1
Wilma Flintstone: 0-1 -1
Princess Selenia: 0-1 -1
Dr. Watson: 0-1 -1
Grampa Simpson: 0-1 -1
King Goldemar: 1-1 +1
Sherlock Holmes: 0-1 -1
Treebeard: 0-1 -1
Overall: 1-9 -1
Longest Winning Streak: 1
Longest Losing Streak: 8



Edit: After this pathetic start, I've narrowed my deck to black/red

Black and red | Open

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[metadata]
Name=Challenge
[Main]
1 Ball Lightning|PD2
1 Blackcleave Goblin|SOM
1 Burning Oil|DKA
1 Demonic Tutor|LEA
1 Disfigure|ZEN
1 Dross Crocodile|5DN
1 Goblin Masons|UDS
1 Juggernaut|LEA
1 Lava Axe|9ED
1 Magma Burst|PLS
3 Mountain|M10|3
7 Mountain|M10|4
1 Obelisk of Jund|ALA
1 Patron of the Nezumi|COM
1 Pursuit of Flight|RTR
1 Quag Vampires|CNS
1 Reaper from the Abyss|ISD
1 Scathe Zombies|LEA
1 Shock|ONS
3 Swamp|M10|3
7 Swamp|M10|4
1 Unmake|EVE
1 Volcanic Hammer|8ED
1 Zombie Master|2ED
[Sideboard]




[friarsol]

I ran through a quick 10 matches too. But I'm gonna call it there for now.

Record 10-0 (20-2 in games) | Open

Odin 1-0 (2-0)
Kojak 2-0 (4-0)
Sherlock Holmes 3-0 (6-0)
Totoro 4-0 (8-0)
Homer Simpson 5-0 (10-0)
Deadpool 6-0 (12-0)
Kang 7-0 (14-0)
Seabiscuit 8-0 (16-1)
Odin 9-0 (18-2)
Hugo Drax 10-0 (20-2)

After starting with a Kiki, I stumbled into a Kiki infinite combo already (after adding in Sky Hussar). I just got a Hammer of Bogardan after the 10th match, and got a Swords a few games back. Deck is looking pretty tight so far, just need to improve my mana base and slowly upgrade my creatures.

Sol's Challenge | Open

[metadata]
Name=challenge
[Main]
1 Assault Griffin|M11
1 Bladetusk Boar|M13
1 Celestial Colonnade|WWK
1 Cerodon Yearling|HOP
1 Crystal Shard|MRD
1 Daru Lancer|ONS
1 Dead // Gone|PLC
1 Devil's Play|ISD
1 Flame Slash|DDK
1 Ghitu Encampment|PD2
1 Goldmeadow Harrier|DDF
1 Hammer of Bogardan|6ED
1 Impulse|DDN
3 Island|M11|3
1 Jeskai Charm|KTK
1 Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker|FVL
1 Lightning Bolt|LEA
1 Magus of the Disk|TSP
1 Mother of Runes|ULG
6 Mountain|M11|2
1 Mystic Monastery|DDN
6 Plains|M11|2
1 Sea Gate Oracle|DDM
1 Sky Hussar|DIS
1 Swords to Plowshares|4ED
1 Transcendent Master|ROE
1 Venerable Monk|8ED
1 Vulshok Berserker|DDI
1 White Shield Crusader|CSP
[Sideboard]
1 AEther Spellbomb|MRD
1 Archetype of Courage|BNG
1 Celestial Purge|M12
1 Circle of Protection: Green|TMP
1 Crimson Acolyte|INV
1 Dawnglare Invoker|ROE
1 Fog Bank|M13
1 Kindle|TMP
1 Kulrath Knight|SHM
1 Martial Coup|CFX
1 Ronom Unicorn|CSP
1 Shatterstorm|10E
1 Spitting Earth|DDG
1 Wall of Hope|LGN

[timmermac]

Added Villainous Ogre, Roc of Kher Ridges, Festering Goblin, a Swamp and a Mountain to my deck. The three nonland cards were acquired as part of my haul for winning 2nd match.

[timmermac]

Added a Kilnmouth Dragon and a Mountain after beating Galahad and getting a random rare

[lujo]

Am I supposed to buy and sell cards? Because I bought a LRW tourney pack after selling most of the chaff before I even made a deck, but it's still not too strong...

Starting deck

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Name=Lujo Initial
[Main]
1 Aquamorph Entity|PLC
1 Baneslayer Angel|M11
1 Broken Ambitions|LRW
1 Bronze Sable|THS
1 Cloud Spirit|POR
1 Conclave Equenaut|DDF
1 Confiscate|USG
1 Coralhelm Commander|ROE
1 Crib Swap|LRW
1 Drag Down|MMA
1 Faerie Swarm|SHM
1 Flayer Husk|MBS
1 Galepowder Mage|DDI
1 Giant Tortoise|ARN|2
1 Glimmerdust Nap|LRW
1 Griptide|THS
1 Insatiable Souleater|NPH
8 Island|INV|4
1 Journey to Nowhere|DDF
1 Leonin Squire|5DN
1 Lost in Thought|JUD
1 Mesa Pegasus|LEB
1 Moonglove Extract|LRW
1 Mox Jet|LEA
1 Mulldrifter|LRW
1 Nameless Inversion|LRW
1 Nectar Faerie|LRW
1 Oblivion Ring|COM
1 Paperfin Rascal|LRW
1 Phantasmal Bear|M12
1 Plains|LRW|1
2 Plains|LRW|2
2 Plains|LRW|3
2 Plains|LRW|4
1 Runed Stalactite|LRW
1 Scion of Oona|LRW
1 Sentinels of Glen Elendra|LRW
1 Skeletal Changeling|LRW
1 Sol Ring|COM
1 Streambed Aquitects|LRW
1 Stronghold Zeppelin|NMS
3 Swamp|INV|4
1 Swamp|LRW|4
1 Vedalken Outlander|CFX
1 Veteran of the Depths|LRW
1 Wanderer's Twig|LRW
1 Wellgabber Apothecary|LRW
1 Wings of Velis Vel|LRW
[Sideboard]
1 Amoeboid Changeling|LRW
1 Cannibalize|STH
1 Dark Banishing|DDC
1 Flashfreeze|M12
1 Flickering Ward|TMP
1 Nath's Buffoon|LRW
1 Rebuff the Wicked|PLC
1 Tectonic Edge|WWK

[timmermac]

Card/pack purchases are allowed.

[timmermac]

With the release of the new beta, all participants in this challenge should now be using 1.5.28

[timmermac]

Added Ashenmoor Liege, Sidisi's Pet, Unhallowed Pact, Vicious Kavu, Zombie Musher, 2x Swamp and a Mountain.

[Sloth]

My starting deck:

Sloth WR-deck | Open

1 Alabaster Kirin|KTK
1 Angelic Curator|ULG
1 Ashmouth Hound|DDK
1 Blastfire Bolt|M15
1 Cerebral Eruption|SOM
1 Fire Ants|USG
1 Forked Bolt|ROE
1 Immolation|4ED
1 Incendiary Command|C13
1 Kitesail|WWK
1 Kuldotha Ringleader|MBS
1 Loyal Cathar|DKA
1 Makindi Griffin|ROE
1 Master Decoy|DDN
1 Mountain|M15|1
6 Mountain|M15|2
1 Opportunist|TMP
1 Pilgrim's Eye|DDI
4 Plains|M15|2
4 Plains|M15|4
1 Preeminent Captain|M15
1 Squall Drifter|CSP
1 Sunspire Griffin|RTR
1 Terramorphic Expanse|PDS
1 Terramorphic Expanse|TSP
1 Wayfarer's Bauble|5DN
1 Weathered Wayfarer|ONS
1 Wild Griffin|S99
1 Yotian Soldier|4ED

Record 1-0 | Open

Jack Sparrow 1-0 (2-0)

PS: I didn't get any cards for the win (no booster). Is this normal?