A Dish Best Served Cold: The role of Revenge in the Vintage 2004 Metagame

The field of the Championships was wide open with a variety of decks from all aspects of the metagame represented in one form or another. Even combo, Tendrils-based or otherwise, had a decent showing with a Goblin Charbelcher deck making it to the semifinals, something most wouldn’t have expected before the event. There was also another deck flying under the radar. Only a select few had the privilege of seeing it in action, and the name of the deck, whispered only in the dark, shadowy catacombs of the convention hall was… Revenge.

Vintage. The format defined by game swinging effects generated by cards such as Ancestral Recall and Yawgmoth’s Will. The top 8 of GenCon consisted…

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