Magic The Gathering - Malaysia

2011 Malaysian Nationals Quarterfinals
Nico Surinindran (Valakut) vs Hiew Chee Choong (White Weenie)

Game 1



Hiew started off the game with a Gideon’s Lawkeeper as Nico summoned a Birds of Paradise. Hiew denied Nico mana acceleration by tapping the bird with his Lawkeeper on the following turn but Nico could land an Overgrown Battlement anyway.

A Hero of Bladehold was summoned onto Hiew’s side of the battlefield before Nico summoned a 2nd Battlement to enable the first to tap for a Rampant Growth. Gideon’s Lawkeeper tapped the untapped Battlement and attacked with his Hero to take 7 from Nico before a 2nd Hero of Bladehold entered the battlefield for Hiew.

A Slagstorm cleared the board of soldiers, and along with an Avenger of Zendikar - Nico established a foothold on the game with 5 2/3s Plant tokens thanks to a Verdant Catacombs. An Oblivion Ring prevented the plants from getting any bigger, but Nico’s Plant token army kills off both Hero of Bladeholds as Hiew pushed Nico’s lifetotals to 2. Hiew then summoned a Mirran Crusader who threatened to close the game for him but a Lightning Bolt was enough to put that plan on hold.

Both players played draw-go for a while as Hiew added a Steppe Lynx and Gideon’s Lawkeeper to his side of the battlefield, while Nico found lands with Cultivate. Steppe Lynx killed off a Battlement through an Arid Mesa before Nico summoned an Oracle of Mul Daya to reveal a Slagstorm off the top of the library. Oblivion Ring took the Oracle away as Nico Slagstorms away Hiew’s team.

Nico’s reprieve was short lived however, as Hiew summoned a couple of Squadron Hawks to send the match to game 2.



Hiew Chee Choong 1 – Nico Surinindran 0

Game 2

Hiew’s turn 1 Steppe Lynx gets Lightning Bolt-ed while his 2nd turn Student of Warfare gets Pyroclasm-ed. His 3rd turn Gideon’s Lawkeeper managed to stick around however along with a 4th turn Hero of Bladehold while all Nico could do was to cast Green Sun’s Zenith for 4 to fetch an Oracle of Mul Daya, revealing a Mountain on top.

Hiew’s soldiers and knight slams in for 9 points off Nico before Hiew chose to Tectonic Edge Nico’s Valakut and sent the Oracle to oblivion through an Oblivion Ring. Nico then summoned Primeval Titan but it was all for naught as Hiew tapped the titan with his Lawkeeper before he cast Honor of the Pure and sent his team to kill off Nico’s shot for a spot on the 2011 Malaysian national team.

Hiew Chee Choong 2 – Nico Surinindran 0