Stalker_br, Selesnya Company, Wins Historic Hooglandia Open

Stalker_br won the Historic Hooglandia Open on Saturday with Selesnya Company.

Selesnya Company

Stalker_br

1st Place at Hooglandia Open on 01-08-2022

Historic

Creatures (28)

• 4 Soul Warden
• 2 Ranger-Captain of Eos
• 4 Heliod, Sun-Crowned
• 1 Selfless Savior
• 2 Skyclave Apparition
• 4 Scurry Oak
• 4 Trelasarra, Moon Dancer
• 3 Lunarch Veteran
• 4 Voice of the Blessed

Lands (24)

• 8 Plains
• 4 Temple Garden
• 4 Sunpetal Grove
• 2 Castle Ardenvale
• 4 Branchloft Pathway
• 1 Overgrown Farmland
• 1 Forsaken Crossroads

Spells (8)

• 4 Collected Company
• 4 Ajani's Welcome

Sideboard

• 2 Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
• 1 Rest in Peace
• 2 Dromoka's Command
• 2 Declaration in Stone
• 1 Cleansing Nova
• 1 Gideon Blackblade
• 2 Ajani, Strength of the Pride
• 1 Giant Killer
• 2 Skyclave Apparition
• 1 Yasharn, Implacable Earth

The first Historic Hooglandia Open since the update to the format through the balance changes to cards from Alchemy drew 155 players. With nerfs to cards like Luminarch Aspirant, Alrund’s Epiphany, and Esika’s Chariot along with the introduction of many new cards, the format had the potential for a new look. Despite the new options, Stalker_br came out on top with Selesnya Company, leveraging the lifegain synergies of Scurry Oak, Heliod, Sun-Crowned, and Soul Warden.

Stalker_br got off to a 5-0 start before taking their only loss then ran the table the rest of the way, culminating with a finals win against Josh Graves on Golgari Food (Lurrus). The only new or rebalanced card to show up in the top two decks was a singe copy of Forsaken Crossroads in Stalker_br’s list.

Golgari Food (Lurrus)

Josh Graves

2nd Place at Hooglandia Open on 01-08-2022

Historic

Creatures (14)

• 4 Gilded Goose
• 4 Cauldron Familiar
• 1 Valentin, Dean of the Vein
• 4 Ravenous Squirrel
• 1 Shambling Ghast

Lands (22)

• 3 Swamp
• 2 Phyrexian Tower
• 4 Overgrown Tomb
• 4 Khalni Garden
• 1 Blooming Marsh
• 4 Darkbore Pathway
• 2 Hive of the Eye Tyrant
• 2 Deathcap Glade

Spells (24)

• 3 Fatal Push
• 4 Witch's Oven
• 4 Trail of Crumbs
• 2 Village Rites
• 2 Mortality Spear
• 1 Bone Shards
• 4 Deadly Dispute
• 4 The Meathook Massacre

Sideboard

• 4 Thoughtseize
• 1 Fatal Push
• 3 Soul-Guide Lantern
• 1 Wilt
• 1 Lurrus of the Dream-Den
• 1 Necromentia
• 1 Feed the Swarm
• 1 Masked Vandal
• 1 Valentin, Dean of the Vein
• 1 Outland Liberator

The rest of the Top 8 was filled out by four copies of Izzet Phoenix, and single copies of Azorius Control and Grixis Tainted Pact. The most played deck in the field was Izzet Phoenix at eighteen pilots, followed by Golgari Food (Lurrus) at sixteen. Azorius Control and Jund Food were tied at eight players, and Selesnya Humans at seven.

Grixis Tainted Pact

NiceMaceStun

3rd Place at Hooglandia Open on 01-08-2022

Historic

Creatures (3)

• 1 Crackling Drake
• 1 Fae of Wishes
• 1 Hullbreaker Horror

Planeswalkers (5)

• 2 Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
• 1 Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God
• 1 Narset, Parter of Veils
• 1 Chandra, Awakened Inferno

Lands (22)

• 1 Swamp
• 1 Mountain
• 1 Island
• 1 Snow-Covered Island
• 1 Snow-Covered Swamp
• 1 Watery Grave
• 1 Steam Vents
• 1 Drowned Catacomb
• 1 Sulfur Falls
• 1 Temple of Deceit
• 1 Fetid Pools
• 1 Canyon Slough
• 1 Fabled Passage
• 1 Zagoth Triome
• 1 Raugrin Triome
• 1 Clearwater Pathway
• 1 Riverglide Pathway
• 1 Blightstep Pathway
• 1 Hall of Storm Giants
• 1 Shipwreck Marsh
• 1 Haunted Ridge
• 1 Stormcarved Coast

Spells (30)

• 1 Grim Tutor
• 1 Opt
• 2 Tainted Pact
• 1 Thoughtseize
• 1 Inquisition of Kozilek
• 1 Languish
• 1 Sweltering Suns
• 1 Supreme Will
• 1 Search for Azcanta
• 1 Mastermind's Acquisition
• 1 Expansion
• 1 Archmage's Charm
• 1 Wishclaw Talisman
• 1 Cling to Dust
• 1 Shark Typhoon
• 1 Heartless Act
• 1 Eliminate
• 1 Mazemind Tome
• 1 Valakut Awakening
• 1 Bloodchief's Thirst
• 1 Shatterskull Smashing
• 1 Silundi Vision
• 1 Hagra Mauling
• 1 Saw It Coming
• 1 Prismari Command
• 1 Solve the Equation
• 1 Expressive Iteration
• 1 Consider
• 1 Cathartic Pyre

Sideboard

• 1 Tainted Pact
• 1 Pact of Negation
• 1 Doom Blade
• 1 Anger of the Gods
• 1 Fatal Push
• 1 Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
• 1 Thought Distortion
• 1 Aether Gust
• 1 Mystical Dispute
• 1 Shadows' Verdict
• 1 Test of Talents
• 1 Power Word Kill
• 1 Unholy Heat
• 1 The Meathook Massacre
• 1 Malevolent Hermit

Izzet Phoenix

Toni Ramis Pascual

4th Place at Hooglandia Open on 01-08-2022

Historic

Creatures (14)

• 4 Arclight Phoenix
• 1 Crackling Drake
• 1 Ox of Agonas
• 2 Sprite Dragon
• 2 Stormwing Entity
• 4 Dragon's Rage Channeler

Lands (20)

• 2 Mountain
• 2 Island
• 4 Steam Vents
• 4 Spirebluff Canal
• 4 Riverglide Pathway
• 4 Stormcarved Coast

Spells (26)

• 4 Opt
• 1 Lightning Axe
• 4 Faithless Looting
• 2 Pillar of Flame
• 1 Finale of Promise
• 1 Spikefield Hazard
• 4 Expressive Iteration
• 3 Unholy Heat
• 4 Consider
• 1 Fading Hope
• 1 Flame-Blessed Bolt

Sideboard

• 1 Pithing Needle
• 1 Negate
• 2 Dual Shot
• 2 Abrade
• 1 Crackling Drake
• 2 Aether Gust
• 2 Mystical Dispute
• 1 Brazen Borrower
• 3 Soul-Guide Lantern

Azorius Control

Garrison Fogt

6th Place at Hooglandia Open on 01-08-2022

Historic

Planeswalkers (7)

• 4 Teferi, Hero of Dominaria
• 3 Narset, Parter of Veils

Lands (26)

• 1 Plains
• 5 Island
• 4 Hallowed Fountain
• 4 Glacial Fortress
• 2 Irrigated Farmland
• 2 Field of Ruin
• 2 Castle Vantress
• 2 Hall of Storm Giants
• 4 Deserted Beach

Spells (27)

• 1 Wrath of God
• 1 Day of Judgment
• 1 Grafdigger's Cage
• 1 Rest in Peace
• 2 Declaration in Stone
• 3 Censor
• 1 Commit
• 1 Search for Azcanta
• 4 Archmage's Charm
• 3 Shark Typhoon
• 2 Memory Deluge
• 3 Fateful Absence
• 4 Divine Purge

Sideboard

• 1 Baneslayer Angel
• 2 Rest in Peace
• 1 Declaration in Stone
• 3 Dovin's Veto
• 1 Narset, Parter of Veils
• 2 Aether Gust
• 2 Mystical Dispute
• 2 Archon of Absolution
• 1 Hullbreaker Horror

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