War Torn Front FNM Snapshot 12/4/2015 + GPT Oakland 12/6/2015 Winner + FNM December Leaderboard

Congratulations, the first week of December and the Christmas season is now in the books. As people get geared for the holidays, our players are still coming in to claim the store credit and glory of the FNM December Leaderboard. This week, 14 players showed up to battle in the first week of the December FNM Leaderboard. After 4 rounds, Taylor Mellick stood tall as the only 4-0 in the FNM. His deck of choice, Atarka Red.

4 Monastery Swiftspear
3 Zurgo Bellstriker
2 Lightning Berserker
4 Abbot of Keral Keep
1 Den Protector
2 Chandra, Fire of Kaladesh

4 Wild Slash
4 Titan's Strength
4 Dragon Fodder
4 Atarka's Command
4 Temur Battle Rage
3 Become Immense

8 Mountain
4 Bloodstained Mire
3 Wooded Foothills
3 Cinder Glade
2 Windswept Heath
1 Forest

SB:
3 Hangarback Walker
2 Fiery Impulse
1 Den Protector
2 Arc Lightning
1 Yasova Dragonclaw
2 Scab-Clan Berserker
1 Goblin Heelcutter
3 Thunderbreak Regent

On Sunday, December 6th, War Torn Front Game Center played host to the last of our Grand Prix Trials for Oakland. 17 players showed up to battle for a box of Standard product and a two-round bye to Grand Prix Oakland. After 5 rounds of swiss and a single elimination Top 8, Erik Osbeck stood victorious and now has two byes for the Grand Prix coming to Oakland in January. Erik's deck of choice, Jeskai Black

2 Dragonmaster Outcast
4 Jace, Vryn's Prodigy
2 Soulfire Grandmaster
4 Mantis Rider
3 Tasigur, the Golden Fang

2 Wild Slash
2 Fiery Impulse
1 Dispel
1 Roast
2 Painful Truth
4 Crackling Doom
1 Jeskai Charm
2 Kolaghan's Command
3 Ojutai's Command
1 Dig Through Time

4 Flooded Strand
4 Polluted Delta
4 Bloodstained Mire
3 Mystic Monastery
2 Nomad Outpost
2 Island
2 Mountain
1 Prairie Stream
1 Sunken Hollow
1 Smoldering Marsh
1 Swamp
1 Plains

SB:
3 Radiant Flames
3 Duress
2 Disdainful Stroke
2 Sarkhan, the Dragonspeaker
2 Negate
1 Exert Influence
1 Utter End
1 Felidar Cub

King/Queen of the Hill: Taylor Mellick

FNM December Leaderboard:

1st: Taylor Mellick 12
2nd: Marc Griffin 9
3rd: Troy Jackson 9
4th: Jeremy Hixson 9