Pro Tour: New York (1996) | The Resleevables: Tournament Edition #3 | Magic: The Gathering Gameplay

Cedric Phillips and Patrick Sullivan are here for their deep dive on Magic's first Pro Tour — Pro Tour: New York (1996)!

The duo dissect the event, the players, and the Top 8 decks before replaying the finals themselves to see who the true winner should be between Michael Loconto's U/W Control and Bertrand Lestree's Erhnamgeddon.

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Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction
4:22 Facts
25:44 Players + Decks
45:03 Game 1
1:04:01 Game 2
1:17:03 Sideboarding
1:20:43 Game 3
1:34:47 Game 4
1:40:30 Game 5
1:56:22 Wrap Up

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Articles:
Pro Tour: New York press release (http://www.mtghistory.info/Docs/Press...)

Pro Tour: New York video coverage (   • Magic The Gathering 1996 Pro Tour Sho...  )

Pro Tour: New York final standings (https://web.archive.org/web/200810110...)

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Decklists:
Michael Loconto - U/W Control (1st Place)
2 Blinking Spirit

1 Feldon's Cane
2 Fountain of Youth
2 Icy Manipulator
1 Ivory Tower
1 Jayemdae Tome
3 Millstone
1 Zuran Orb

1 Balance
4 Disenchant
2 Hallowed Ground
2 Land Tax
4 Swords to Plowshares
4 Wrath of God
2 Control Magic
4 Counterspell
1 Deflection
1 Recall

4 Adarkar Wastes
4 Island
4 Mishra's Factory
7 Plains
1 Ruins of Trokair
1 Strip Mine
2 Svyelunite Temple
1 Wizard's School

Sideboard
2 Aeolipile
1 Jester's Cap
2 Serrated Arrows
2 Circle of Protection: Red
1 Divine Offering
1 Control Magic
2 Hydroblast
2 Sea Sprite
2 Steal Artifact


Bertrand Lestree - ErhnamGeddon (2nd Place)
2 Order of Leitbur
1 Serra Angel
1 Autumn Willow
4 Erhnam Djinn
2 Fyndhorn Elves
2 Llanowar Elves
2 Spectral Bears

2 Fellwar Stone
2 Icy Manipulator
1 Ivory Tower
1 Zuran Orb

3 Armageddon
1 Balance
4 Disenchant
2 Land Tax
4 Swords to Plowshares
2 Wrath of God
2 Sylvan Library

4 Brushland
1 Havenwood Battleground
6 Forest
6 Plains
1 Ruins of Trokair
4 Strip Mine

Sideboard
1 Black Vise
2 Abbey Gargoyles
2 Divine Offering
2 Circle of Protection: Green
2 Circle of Protection: Red
2 Karma
1 Order of Leitbur
1 Wrath of God
2 Whirling Dervish

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Credits:
Directed by: Jonathan Choi
Produced by: Cedric Phillips and Jonathan Choi
Edited by: Jonathan Choi
Written by: Cedric Phillips and Patrick Sullivan
Graphics by: Ray Dill

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