1: GB elves (draw): Opp sticks at 2 land for a bit, still enough to go a little wide with a visionary and a couple dwynens elite, but not wide enough to survive festering/belcher/bone picker/trial/Cartouche/trial/trial.
2: WB disruption (draw): have a hand to race with, with primal/belcher/Exemplar, but decide to slow it down and use t2 to push Opp's Siphoner, and that pays off. T3 they play bygone bishop, I play familiar. T4 I don't get a 4th land to emerge mindbender, play primal and Wanderer instead. T5 they pass with no play, and when I get my mindbender I see it's cause they have a hand full of removal they don't want to use on my wimps. So I take a fleshbag marauder and never, leave them with 2 solemn offering and a Yahenni's Expertise that will do nothing against mindbender or the Kalitas I top next turn, or the belcher I play after that, or the Exemplar I'm still holding when I win.
3: gu ramp (draw): They get ramp's dream hand: Druid, Vegetation, Hydra, Convergence t5. Yuck. I have a belcher and all 3 Exemplars but they look tiny compared to wurms.
4: urg Turbofog (draw): hapatra builds me wide quick on the back of a Primal Druid, belcher finishes it off so I have a strong board but Opp gets Tutelage, Luxa, Tutelage and starts the fogs. I sac hapatra to emerge a mindbender and pull one of the two fogs in their hand, which ends up being the difference as they don't draw another and I manage to swing twice and win the turn before I get decked. Feeling lucky I pulled this one out.
5: urb removal (draw): they start with a cathartic reunion and drop a glorybringer, so I figure I'm looking at removal and start playing around languish. Exemplar and Siphoner meet lightning axe and fiery temper, they use a necromantic summons on glorybringer and exert it on a belcher, then summons that. I bait them into blocking and killing a small exemplar, play Kalitas and push belcher, then hit glorybringer with a Trial of Ambition. Kalitas and the tokens go to work.
6: wug (play): finally get to play first! Their Oath of Nissa shows me a linvala so I know things get tricky after t6. Siphoner draws a blessed alliance, so I get a cheap bone picker and a Mummy. Next turn feed the Mummy to belcher and kill their topplegeist. Then push a Glory-Bound Initiate and get another bone picker. They play flip Nissa but belcher menaces on by for the win.
7: bwu control (play) take a risky hand with 2 land cause it has both mummies and both belchers. This is a TERRIBLE IDEA. Both mummies and a hapatra get blessed alliances. Siphoner and Dread Wanderer eat a tragic arrogance and a useless Primal Druid sits in play while I wait for that third land to show up until TURN FREAKING ELEVEN, just before my death at the hands of Disciple of the Ring and an army of rise from the tide tokens.

G1 vs Rank 29 Selesnya (Abzan?) Tokens. Me on the play with 3 Islands, Plains, Lone Rider, Sram, and W Trial. I consider tossing back because of the 3 islands, but decide T3 Trial flipping Rider is a risk worth taking. It pays off, Opp not having any 1 or 2 drops; I cast Trial into open GW and pray Opp doesn't have Reprisal for when Rider flips. Success, no instant speed removal, Opp casts T3 Master Trinketer and passes. I play Temmet and Sram T4, and have just drawn the U Cartouche to get the Trial back with a 5th land in hand to recast for a big swing next turn - swing with Rider who goes through unblocked. Opp untaps, plays a 4th land and casts the W/B aftermath spell that puts 2 tokens out and aftermaths back with a Bone Splinters effect. I worry briefly about my Rider, but Opp doesn't have a black source so I'm good. I untap, cast U Cartouche on Sram to get more damage through (considered Rider but 1st strike Trample means he's fine as is), recast the bounced Trial and swing with team - Opp chumps Temmet with a token and takes the rest. I've drawn Angelic Destiny, so game is over next turn unless Opp has Outburst to sweep. Opp untaps, draws, concedes. GG.

G2 vs Rank 10 Rakdos Dead-Too-Fast. I'm on the play with 2 Island, Plains, Temmet, Smugglers Copter, Infiltrator, W Trial. I wish it was 2 Plains rather than 2 islands, but I can play out my hand anyways and Copter looting can sort out the rest. I play Copter T2 with opp going Rakdos tap land into Rakdos tapland. T3 I cast infiltrator to leave his ability as an option T4 if I want to trigger it off Copter loot, then swing for 3 in the air. Opp casts one of the black draw 2 lose 2 life spells and discards a Mountain to handsize EOT. I untap, cast Thalia, crew with her and swing with the rest for 4d (Opp at 11 thanks to draw spell assistance). Opp casts flip Liliana who enters play tapped thanks to Thalia, and passes. I do some quick math and realize I can cast W Cartouche on a creature, crew with the token, cast the W Trial and have lethal - so that's what I do. GG.

With the unrecorded match vs RDW the night before, this deck finishes round 1 at 3-0.

G1 vs Rank 1 Rakdos Discard Shenanigans. I'm on the draw with 2 swamps, Fatal Push, Aetherborn, Siphoner, Zombie Crock, Gearhulk. Opp goes Swamp + Ruthless Sniper, and I'm bummed it can kill the Siphoner I'd like to play T2 so I need to get it gone. I make a minor misplay being anxious about that and Push it on my turn rather than waiting for theirs (maybe get a 2 for 1 since xbone rank 1s like to play auras), but oh well. Opp plays a Mountain, casts another Sniper and casts Skeleton Key - which will combo nicely to get those sniper triggers since I can't block Skulk 1 with baseline creatures in this deck. I get lucky and top Grasp of Darkness, play 2nd swap and pass holding up Grasp to kill Sniper when Opp tries to stick Key on it (remembering to do it correctly this time, still annoyed at myself over Push play). That happens as expected and Opp passes turn tapped out, missing their 3rd land drop. I play 3rd Swamp and cast Zombie Crock to be mana efficient. Opp misses land drop again and passes turn. I top a 4th Swamp, attack with Crock and play out Aetherborn and Siphoner. Opp draws, casts Infectious Bloodlust on my Aetherborn (that Push play tho) and concedes. GG.

G2 vs Rank 1 Dimir Eldrazi (ingest?). I'm on the draw and mulligan a 1 lander into 3 swamps, Ballista, Wanderer, Bridge, and Trial. Opp plays Island and passes turn. I play Dread Wanderer and pass back. Opp plays Sky Scourer and passes. I play Trial and attack with Wanderer. Opp drops 3rd land and casts Benthic Infiltrator and passes. I draw my first non-land card of the game, topping Essence Extraction, and Opp conceded before I can do anything else. I think it's premature as game doesn't feel decisive yet, but take the concession not caring to finish vs AI. GG I guess.

G3 vs Rank 4 Sultai Something w/ Lotus Sleeves. I'm on the draw AGAIN, and Milligan a 2 lander with only 1 castable card into 3 swamps, Wanderer, Siphoner, Titan, and the 7 mana demon. Opp drops Swamp and passes. I top a 4th Swamp, get out Wanderer and pass. Opp drops Dimir dual land and casts Prophet of Distortion. I top Aetherborn, and want to get my Siphoner card advantage going (in case Opp casts 2nd creature) so I offer Wanderer as a trade and Opp takes me up on it - cast Siphoner and pass. Opp plays 3rd land, casts flip Liliana and passes. I swing with Siphoner, cast Aetherborn and pass back. Opp casts Slip Through Space on Lili, draws card and swings for 2 lifelink, missing land drop and passing turn. I use Siphoner to draw an extra card on upkeep and top 2x Scrapheaps. I have a choice to play Titan or both Scrapheaps - Titan survives T4 black sweeper, but Scroungers push extra damage through if no sweep (also gives me option to potentially cast improvise demon next turn depending on what Opp does and if I can top land #5). Plus Opp missed 4th land last turn, so I gamble Scroungers figuring I can just recur both if swept - swing with team, play out 4th land and both Scroungers. Opp finds their 4th land, but it's a Simic tap land so only 3 mana available, and passes turn keeping Lili back to block. I draw 5th land and swing with the team; Opp blocks a Scrounger, trading Lili and dropping to 11. I play out land and cast Big Lili, make a zombie and Opp throws in the towel. GG.

Deck finishes round 1 with 3-0 record.

G1 vs Rank 39 RDW. This was the match of the night so it's getting the biggest write up. Yet again on the draw, I mulligan a hand that looks slow and clunky into a Plains, Hinterland Harbor, Canopy Vista, Rec Sage, Trophy Mage, Spell Queller, and Dusk//Dawn. Still seems a little slow with no 2 drops, but I keep it since I can fetch Monument and have my colors.

T1 Opp goes Mountain, pass - I top a 2 drop (Mechanic), play out Vista and pass back.

T2 Opp plays out another Mountain, casts Mage-Ring Bully and passes. I top a Blighted Steppe (which ends up being hugely important) drop Harbor and play out Mechanic, pass.

T3 Opp casts Cartouche of Zeal on Bully making Mechanic unable to block, Shocks my face and swings with Bully taking me to 13 - but misses land drop. I top another Vista, play out Plains and cast Trophy Mage fetching Monument, and pass turn keeping Mechanic on defense.

T3 Opp casts Galvanic Bombardment on my Mage, casts another Cartouche on Bully making mechanic unable to block for the 2nd turn in a row, and swing taking me down to 7 - but misses land drop again. I top Prairie Stream (no more lands plz), play out Steppe and Dusk away the Bully, keeping Mechanic back in case Opp has hastey creature next turn.

T4 Opp casts Ember Hauler, misses land drop again, and passes turn. I top another Stream (seriously now, I'm good on land thnx), I play out a Stream, cast Monument and pass turn.

T5 Opp finally gets their 3rd land and casts Ahn-Crop Crasher, exerting to make Mechanic unable to block (theme of the game) and hits me for 5, taking me to 2 with Hauler activation lethal when he untaps land. I top an Evolving Wilds (the flood is real), crack it for a Plains and pass turn holding up Steppe gain for Ember Hauler's activation (praying Opp doesn't have another haste creature, face burn, or another Cartouche to make Hauler unblockable).

T6 Opp untaps everything but exerted Crasher (thankfully), and fires off Hauler to kill me, but I sac Steppe in response to stay at 2 life. Opp casts Goblin War Paint on Crasher and passes turn. With Monument and creatures to play and make tokens with, I'm feeling safe from Crasher's Exert but still sweating face burn, tho at least I have Queller to help avoid that. I draw my first non-land card since the Mechanic T1, and it's an absolute gem! Couldn't be better for the moment - I top Reflector Mage and cast it to bounce Crasher, play out a land and swing with Mechanic (he's been **** on defense anyways, lol) - then pass turn holding up Spell Queller and a prayer.

T7 Opp taps out trying to cast flip Chandra, and I Quell it - Opp passes turn. I top Selfless Spirit and am officially 100% dead to face burn - I double check token creatures to make sure they have vigilance since I know Opp has a Crasher in hand and I'd like to kill it if he tries to get it at me - then swing with team and play Selfless Spirit, passing turn. Opps down to 10 and I have lethal on board unless Opp kills a creature or plays a blocker. I considered playing out Rec Sage (my last card) to make sure I have lethal even if that happens, but figure the only thing that will stop me from winning at this point is direct damage so I keep it to bluff Spell Queller and hope to mess with opps head that way. In hindsight this was a notable mistake, because with my board state Opp couldn't afford to play around Queller anyways and it gave them an extra turn to try to draw direct damage, but bluffing was what my thought process was on not playing it out.

T8 Opp casts a Bombardment targeting Spirit, so I sac to make team indestructible; Opp plays out Pathmaker Initiate and passes turn. I top another Reflector Mage and think damn, I wish I had gone Rec Sage before, but oh well - I bounce Initiate and swing with the team taking Opp to 1 and passing with Sage/Queller bluff again.

T9 Opp untaps *please no face burn please no face burn please no face burn* AND CONCEDES! WHAT AN EPIC COMEBACK! BET U WISH THOSE BOMBARDMENTS WERE TWIN BOLTS!!!

I head to bed with this deck 1-0 in round 1.

1: rw vehicles (play): initiate, reflector bounces their sram, initiate trades with their copter, then I play Gisela, but they respond with a harvester and things slow way down. One trial of solidarity gets some damage through, but then they start building wider than I can and things start looking like trouble when they play a Throne. Then I top another trial and attack all; they'll have to block either Gisela or my Copter and lose their harvester to survive, but they decide not to block at all and die instead. Thanks?
2: GB (play): Thalia wins this for me. T2 copter, T3 Thalia, T4 rider, t5 Cartouche of solidarity plus sandstone Bridge gets my rider flipped, t6 win. They have a Druid then 3 consecutive bone pickers, but they're coming in tapped and not much good against my first strikers anyway.
3: wweenie (draw): one of the best games of magic I've ever played in any format. I have a good curve of cat, Initiate, harvester, Gisela, initiate+sacred spirit, but they play their own initiate, always watching and anointer of champions, then removal for harvester, Gisela, both Initiates with a declaration and the spirit. They get me to 3 and then my deck just turns on the damn magic with every little peripheral trick I threw in there. Cats chump and come back to chump again. Infiltrator infiltrates and makes a chump token from an extra Temmet and churns into reflector and Thalia, then a Cartouche of Solidarity gives me enough first strike to finally keep their initiate away, and the Cartouche token starts pecking away with Temmet's unblockable. Trial nets me 34 damage at once, and WHO'S AT 3 NOW? (they are). Win the next turn.
4: ug value (draw): don't know what this is. I see a couple gnarlwood dryad & Rogue Refiner, a walking ballista, spacial contortion and elvish visionary. Initiate, Rider and a cartouched Temmet draw their removal while an Infiltrator with a white Cartouche gives them fits. They waste a dryad and visionary chumping it, then it starts getting through and throwing cats. Between Eldrazi, Cartouche and cat tokens I have some board presence, so a trial means they have to lose the rest of their board to block, and I finish them next turn.
5: b zombie removal (play): removal seen this round, in order: grasp of Darkness, fleshbag marauder, never, cruel revival, fleshbag marauder again, bone splinters, never, grasp of darkness, cruel reality, cruel revival. I get them down to 7 but even my cats can't keep up with that pace once the cruel reality is down.
6: 5c superfriends (draw): fighting removal with Angelic Destiny, keep pumping out tokens and making them scary. They don't get out their first walker till Ajani, and for whatever reason they decide not to use it for removal on my Destinied token or Gisela, which could have made a difference if I wasn't also holding a trial.
7: wb Zombies (draw): super tight weenie footrace. We both start off with dueling Copters, but mine gets pushed after one attack. Sram grabs me a few extra cards but their copter keeps flying in and the only lifegain I've got is a lowly cat. So I give her a Cartouche of Solidarity. They have a Wayward Servant so they're gaining some too. Then I get a Thalia, and Opp starts throwing out bait attacks so they clearly have a fatal push for her. I don't take the bait, give the cat another Cartouche instead. Now she's flying and first strike, so Opp has to push her. She comes back and gets another Cartouche, and we're both dangerously low; I'm at two when I top a harvester, then for whatever reason they attack into it. I kill their copter and gain three life, then watch them play belcher on the second main phase, which kills their zombie token (1 damage) and activates servant (2). So I should be dead. But I ain't! And they are! Next turn!