Name: Matt Oldaker
Age: 29
Place of Residence: Huntington, WV
Profession: Socialite
Team affiliation, if any: The Donkey Club
Previous Vs. accomplishments: Top 8 in PC Atlanta, one $10K Top 8
What deck did you play this weekend and why? New School; didn’t feel like testing.
What do you think is the best deck in the format and why? Ask me in the fall.
What do you anticipate the PC: SF metagame will look like? Lots of donkeys.
What do you think of the new TDC Stall deck? I can’t believe they cut Tomorrow Woman.
Name: Sal D’Agostino
Age: 22
Place of Residence: Richfield, MN
Profession: Human
Team affiliation, if any: Irken Elite
Previous Vs. accomplishments: One $10K Top 8
What deck did you play this weekend and why? Toolbox Avengers. It has answers to everything and was inspired by Rian Fike’s Atlanta deck.
What do you think is the best deck in the format and why? Probably X-Stall, Titans, and our deck.
What do you anticipate the PC: SF metagame will look like? A lot of watered-down Golden Age decks; not much tech. Either way, Ben Rislove will win it.
What do you think of the new TDC Stall deck? It seems really strong. I don’t think I could beat it without Scarlet Witch.
Name: Angel Luna
Age: 17
Place of Residence: Chicago, IL
Profession: Student
Team affiliation, if any: The Juggernaut
Previous Vs. accomplishments: None
What deck did you play this weekend and why? Big Brotherhood, because it’s hot.
What do you think is the best deck in the format and why? Big Brotherhood—it’s consistent and well-rounded.
What do you anticipate the PC: SF metagame will look like? Something rush.
What do you think of the new TDC Stall deck? It’s okay.
Name: Michael Jacob
Age: 22
Place of Residence: Farmington Hills, MI
Profession: Pro Gamer
Team affiliation, if any: The Donkey Club
Previous Vs. accomplishments: Three $10K wins, four other $10K Top 8s, and one PC Top 8
What deck did you play this weekend and why? TDC Stall. It’s by far the best deck in the format. Xavier’s School is nuts!
What do you think is the best deck in the format and why? TDC Stall. It beats GLOCK, Squadron, Titans, and every curve deck. Bad matchups are anything with Power Compressor and a direct burn deck.
What do you anticipate the PC: SF metagame will look like? No idea
What do you think of the new TDC Stall deck? I love it! Huge props to Dan Clark from RIW Hobbies. It was his idea, and TDC improved it.
Name: Kyle Dembinski
Age: 18
Place of Residence: Kansas City, KS
Profession: Student
Team affiliation, if any: The Donkey Club
Previous Vs. accomplishments: Two second-place $10K finishes
What deck did you play this weekend and why? TDC Stall. It is by far the best deck in the format, and MJ kept beating me with it the night before.
What do you think is the best deck in the format and why? TDC Stall. Only allowing your opponent one or two attacks over the course of a game is just ridiculous.
What do you anticipate the PC: SF metagame will look like? AGL and GLOCK.
What do you think of the new TDC Stall deck? It is the best deck. Huge props to Dan Clark.
Name: Ben Rislove
Age: 21
Place of Residence: Minneapolis, MN
Profession: Ninja and retail
Team affiliation, if any: Irken Elite
Previous Vs. accomplishments: None
What deck did you play this weekend and why? Toolbox Avengers. Enemy of My Enemy allows us to run tech characters that assist us in certain matches.
What do you think is the best deck in the format and why? Avengers, Titans, and X-Stall.
What do you anticipate the PC: SF metagame will look like? No idea, really.
What do you think of the new TDC Stall deck? It’s very good—definitely worthy of serious playtesting.
Name: Alec Ruden
Age: 18
Place of Residence: Dayton, OH
Profession: Student
Team affiliation, if any: Bugs
Previous Vs. accomplishments: None
What deck did you play this weekend and why? Blame Australia with Secret Origins, because I’m poor and can’t afford copies of Enemy. I Played it because I was tired and wanted my matches done fast.
What do you think is the best deck in the format and why? Titans. It’s very consistent.
What do you anticipate the PC: SF metagame will look like? Bugs.
What do you think of the new TDC Stall deck? I’m a fan of it. It’s good against a lot of the metagame (except Bugs).
Name: Brian Stewart
Age: 20
Place of Residence: Omaha, NE
Profession: Martial Artist
Team affiliation, if any: Team Minority Report
Previous Vs. accomplishments: None
What deck did you play this weekend and why? Burn for your sins! I built the deck a few days after PC Atlanta, and something quite similar won a $10K a few weeks later. Seemed like an omen.
What do you think is the best deck in the format and why? No telling, really. Any mainstream deck can win, depending on its draw and player skill.
What do you anticipate the PC: SF metagame will look like? Lots of rush.
What do you think of the new TDC Stall deck? Very impressive.