So the second LGS near me is much more casual than the one I've been going to. It's free entry, or $5 to double prizes, and top 8 gets a booster box divided up (or 5 packs/ea/$10 credit for split).
Sleeved up a deck called PyroRed, splashing white for Chained and Boros Charm, and went at it.
http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/ths-pyroboros/
Round 1: UB Control, 2-0 (game 2 his Ashiok absorbed 10 points of damage. looking back, I maybe could have ignored it)
Round 2: Maze's End 2-1 (he gained 35 life total game 1, I lost. drew a Skullcrack games 2 and 3 to negate his Saruli Gatekeepers. so glad I decided on those.)
Round 3: Mono Red 2-0 (some AIR variant. he wasn't the best pilot of the deck, won fairly easily)
Round 4: Devotion Red 2-1 (this chick knew how to pilot a red deck. game 1 I didn't get a single point of damage in (BTE BTE FFS t2 hurts). game 2 I slowly stabilized but was at 3 for a few turns, which fucking scared the hell out of me since she hadn't played a Lightning Strike yet that game. game 3 she mulled to five and I slowly took the game)
Round 5: Junk Midrange 0-0-3 (saw this guy playing last match and decided to draw because I knew I couldn't win. we played the match anyway. lost game 1 to a giant Lotleth Troll, won game 2, lost game 3)
Round 6: WU Heroic 2-0 (looked like an event deck edit? offered to draw, he refused, I just kept him off his creatures with burn and won easily)
Cut to top 8, the Junk player drew with his last opponent putting me at the first seed, it was 12:30am though and we all ended up splitting. Which I like because at my other LGS people always want to play it out and I'm tired/biking home at 1-2am. Took 5 packs over $10 store credit, pulled nothing useful. But I have my Rampager promo*
Originally I was running a one-of Blind Obedience in the side, or a Wear/Tear, but I think I just want a third Mortars because it hits Blood Baron and is probably more useful for that than a one-of I'll never see.
Running this at Game Day there today. Here's hoping I win that awesome Elspeth playmat. If not I'm tempted to switch to a Purphoros playmat. BLOOD FOR THE
BLOOD
FORGE GOD
*hey Fate when I come up for the Reckoning you wanna trade my GCR promo for a Dimir Charm promo? >_>