Name: Adam Prosak
Age: 24
Place of Residence: AZ
Profession: Stone Idiot
Team affiliation, if any: MxyBack
Previous Vs. accomplishments: I lost in the finals of Hobby League last Thursday. I’ve also seen Niles Rowland with his shirt off
What deck did you play this weekend, and why? I have a superiority complex that forces me to build new decks and crush inferior gamers with my awesome decks
What do you think is the best deck in the format, and why? Kree Soldiers/Zazzala rush
What do you anticipate the PC: LA metagame will look like? More people than $10K Denver
What sort of impact do you think Heralds of Galactus will have on Golden Age? I think there are some free characters in the new set, not sure . . . and unreal gem.
Name: Loren Nolen
Age: 18
Place of Residence: Dayton, OH
Profession: Vs., obv
Team affiliation, if any: Not even sure if we’re a team anymore, but I’m still on Bugs
Previous Vs. accomplishments: 3/5 PC money finishes, winner of $10K Detroit, multiple $10K Top 8 finishes
What deck did you play this weekend, and why? Faces of Evil. My favorite deck ever, and it got a lot of great stuff from Crisis and Heralds
What do you think is the best deck in the format, and why? Faces variants, in the future everyone is going to run 4 Mikado and Mosha
What do you anticipate the PC: LA metagame will look like? Lots of horrible decks, and Jason Hager
What sort of impact do you think Heralds of Galactus will have on Golden Age? The free recruit guys and Time Thief / Astral Suppression will see play.
Name: Stephen Silverman
Age: 20
Place of Residence: Philadelphia
Profession: Work at the worst place ever, Pep Boys
Team affiliation, if any: The Anande Club — a different kind of Donkey Club
Previous Vs. accomplishments: Top 4 at $10K Charlotte, won $10K Philly
What deck did you play this weekend, and why? I don’t know, but it’s not called Wrecking Crew combo. An ATK pump cannot be a combo.
What do you think is the best deck in the format, and why? Spider-Mental; too bad it’s gone.
What do you anticipate the PC: LA metagame will look like? Teen Titans, Skrulls, Voltage, Skrulls, and Skrulls
What sort of impact do you think Heralds of Galactus will have on Golden Age? Obv Skrulls
Name: Jason Hager
Age: 24
Place of Residence: Huntington, WV
Profession: Local TV weather director/broadcast technician, husband, graphic artist, student
Team affiliation, if any: The Donkey Club
Previous Vs. accomplishments: Top 2 PC: NY, Top 8 PC: SF, many $10K Top 8s
What deck did you play this weekend, and why? Beauty School Dropout
What do you think is the best deck in the format, and why? No clue, I lost to No Mans and Sabretooth 5. Nobody really tested this format because of LA.
What do you anticipate the PC: LA metagame will look like? It’s going to be all over the place. Several different decks representing 10% of the field
What sort of impact do you think Heralds of Galactus will have on Golden Age? The impact will be big. There are some Origins-level cards in HoG
Name: Tim Capes
Age: 24
Place of Residence: Toronto, ON
Profession: Mathematics PhD Student
Team affiliation, if any: Currently Unaffiliated
Previous Vs. accomplishments: One $10K Top 8
What deck did you play this weekend, and why? Lost in Space. It seems really, really good.
What do you think is the best deck in the format, and why? Lost in Space
What do you anticipate the PC: LA metagame will look like? A bunch of powerful combo decks, and decks that aren’t fast enough (Titans/Voltage)
What sort of impact do you think Heralds of Galactus will have on Golden Age? It gives some powerful stuff.
Name: Tillman Bragg
Age: 24
Place of Residence: Murfreesboro, TN
Profession: Student
Team affiliation, if any: TDC
Previous Vs. accomplishments: Lots of $10K Top 8s / Top 20 in multiple PCs
What deck did you play this weekend, and why? Faces, ‘cause it’s good.
What do you think is the best deck in the format, and why? Not sure, probably Faces
What do you anticipate the PC: LA metagame will look like? High / Voltage Burn, DI decks
What sort of impact do you think Heralds of Galactus will have on Golden Age? It will give way to more skill decks.
Name: Shaun Karnik
Age: 17
Place of Residence: Nebraska
Profession:
Team affiliation, if any: Minority Report
Previous Vs. accomplishments: 50th in PC: Indy 2006
What deck did you play this weekend, and why? Faces of Evil; there’s a lot of options.
What do you think is the best deck in the format, and why? Faces of Evil
What do you anticipate the PC: LA metagame will look like? Voltage, Titans
What sort of impact do you think Heralds of Galactus will have on Golden Age? Because of the free recruits, a pretty big impact
Name: David Hosley
Age: 29
Place of Residence: Hickory, NC
Profession: Computer Tech
Team affiliation, if any: No Quarter Given
Previous Vs. accomplishments: Top 8 $10k Charlotte 2005
What deck did you play this weekend, and why? Chimp Faces — it can attack, rebuild any board, burn, and totally reinforce everything.
What do you think is the best deck in the format, and why? Secret Society — awesome control and aggression
What do you anticipate the PC: LA metagame will look like? Titans and High Voltage
What sort of impact do you think Heralds of Galactus will have on Golden Age? A few cards are amazing; the teams won’t make much of an impact.
