I was running a 4c Delver deck based off a list that was not running more than two Volcanic Islands (as I own only one).
I used that list as a shell and did some works on it.
3 Delver of Secrets
3 Deathrite Shaman
2 Tarmogoyf
2 Young Pyromancer
1 Snapcaster Mage
2 Jace, Vryn's Prodigy
1 Vendilion Clique
4 Brainstorm
4 Ponder
3 Stifle
2 Spell Pierce
3 Lightning Bolt
1 Sylvan Library
2 Daze
1 Counterspell
3 Abrupt Decay
3 Force of Will
2 Dig Through Time
4 Wasteland
2 Polluted Delta
2 Flooded Strand
2 Misty Rainforest
2 Scalding Tarn
2 Underground Sea
2 Volcanic Island
2 Tropical Island
SB
1 Force of Will
1 Extirpate
2 Pyroblast
1 Dismember
1 Flusterstorm
1 Duress
1 Grafdigger's Cage
1 Kolaghan's Command
1 Ancient Grudge
1 Sulfur Elemental
1 Vendilion Clique
1 Forked Bolt
1 Scavenging Ooze
1 Life from the Loam
Round 1 - Mud 2-1
Game 1 starts off with Cavern of Souls naming construct,
I have between my hand and the top few cards of my library almost all my Wastelands which make me think that I've won. My opponent Wastelands my dual, preventing a Daze, and gets in a Metalworker which I unfortunately have no answers for.
Games 2 and 3 revolved around having some threats and counters for my opponent's. There were a few things I ignored like a Chalice at one and Lightning Greaves. A Wasteland - Life from the Loam lock took place in game 2 to close it. Game 3 was closed with a Force of Will on a slow bomb.
Round 2 - Grixis Delver 1-2
True Name Nemesis is incredibly tough to face from this matchup since I have zero outs apart from winning the damage race.
Game 1, True Name Nemesis comes out midway while we go back and forth trying to disrupt each other. My board could not keep up and easily lost.
Game 2, Stifles and Wastelands combined with Sylvan Library push me far ahead and I easily take the game while my opponent is trying to just see more of my deck which I selectively choose to reveal.
Game 3, I get into a semi Loam lock but my opponent plays a few basics so the lukewarm lock didn't do too much. My normal draws were crappy with lands and bolts facing a True Name Nemesis.
Round 3 - Omnitell 2-0
Both games, Sylvan Library makes it down and takes chunks of my life total in exchange for gas. Delver beats end game 1.
Game 2 I use Vendilion Clique to bash down and have my lone Lightning Bolt to clean up.
Round 4 - Omnitell 2-1
Game 1 ends fast with me having dead cards and no Force of Will.
Game 2 my Delver flips early and I have a Scavenging Ooze to join (and delay Dig Through time) while making a very quick clock.
Game 3 goes with Deathrite Shaman and Young Pyromancer while holding the fort with counters and Wasteland.
Round 5 - Esperblade 2-0
My opponent is the 2014 champion who they say has godly topdeck skills.
He doesn't start out with anything and gets Wastelanded heavily.
I see his hand with Vendilion Clique and beat down using gas from Sylvan Library.
Game 2, he gets out Delver (which I deal with) and True Name Nemesis. I have Deathrite Shaman,
Delver and Young Pyromancer on my side to race with him. After awhile TNN goes into defensive and I chain a bunch of spells to get a small army of elemental tokens out while having an Ancient Grudge in the graveyard from discarding to Jace, Vryn's Prodigy (aka sperm Jace). The grudge stares down the Umezawa's Jitte on the other side and a desperate Clique wearing it leaves the game to me casting Ancient Grudge and my opponent not having any counters which he doesn't and I take the game.
Round 6 - Omnitell 2-1
Prior to the round I am 9th in place and 10th is a burn deck.
I have to play it out and I don't like my chances at all.
Thankfully the pairings changed that and I faced a deck that I was far more comfortable with.
Game 1 I had Delver and counters to keep my game.
Game 2 I had a threat heavy hand but my opponent leisurely goes off once he gets 3 mana and I can't do much.
Game 3, an early Delver and probably another keeps the clock tight and the disruption goes all the way and I secure a high placing in the top 8.
T8 - Burn 2-1
Here I get paired with friggin-worst-matchup aka burn played by a very veteran Mtg player from when I was much younger. The odds don't look good in my favor despite playing first.
Game 1, I get pressed down and I try to stabilize to no avail.
Game 2, I have a get a very strong Deathrite Shaman (which gets killed) followed by a double Gofy draw,
The clock closes down very fast and I have a Force of Will for the Fireblast trying to eat my last 4 points.
Game 3, I Bolt a turn 1 Monastery Swiftspear, my early Delver gets burnt and my Goyf gets hit by Searing Blaze plus a Chain Lightning.
Eventually Goyf #2 comes to save the day and I stabilize at 8 life holding 2x Force of Will while my opponent has to start blocking, even with an Eidolon.
My Goyfs did a good job by showing up.
Technically, any chances of me taking this matchup can be found on goyfs racing.
T4 - Grixis Delver 2-1
We joke that we'd rather lose here than next round because we get a Volcanic Island at 3-4th place versus a Moat at 2nd.
Game 1, we trade blows and a Gurmag Angler comes down which I try to counter but gets Dazed.
I take my chances and attack to force my opponent to have a burn spell to win with my life down to 1 but he doesn't and my Insect Aberration takes the game.
Game 2, I thought that I would be really good with Life from the Loam but it gets countered with every attempt to cast it while a flipped Delver is beating away.
Game 3, we throw everything at each other and the game comes to a point whereby he has a Gurmag Angler, Deathrite Shaman and Young Pyromancer (no tokens) and I have a Young Pyromancer, Delver of Secrets (and something else). I reveal a timely Dig Through Time to flip the delver and cast it on the spot and end up chaining a few cantrips. I crash my guys into my opp and he trades the card I can't recall with Young Pyromancer and I get to Bolt the Deathrite which was already tapped. I hold a Volcanic Island out and a Pyroblast to guard against a Dig Through Time but it gets Wastelanded but no Dig Through Time comes. He casts a Deathrite Shaman which goes into defensive while I pepper some elemental attacks. I eventually win with just enough damage from a full swing. THANK YOU DIG THROUGH TIME!
Finals - vs Jund 2-0
Game 1, my opponent has out a basic Forest and basic Swamp while I have assorted threats from Young Pyromancer and goyf. My opponent eventually tries for a Toxic Deluge but I have Force of Will for it.
Game 2 starts out with us trying to get Deathrite Shaman dominance but I have enough removals for them and the board on my opponent's side looks similar to game 1.I use Sylvan Library to get ahead.
I had to make a difficult choice of having to Force of Will a removal on my Deathrite Shaman to secure my black mana for Abrupt Decay and I did so before using my Wastelands to eat his Wasteland and Grove of the Burnwillow to press down the board. I still get open to a Toxic Deluge but the topdeck was a Sensei's Divining Top which just climbed up there so at 2 mana it was not a possibility.
I won 4x Force of Will (which I sold off to a player at a player price but it's still very decent) and I was drawn a dickbutt on one of my blank cards (haha).
Next is my plan to get 2 round byes at Seattle Tacoma and to make my first day 2 there. =)
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