Out of an original field of 151 players, now only four players remained to fight for their shot at the finals and, later, the grand prize of 1,000 Euros in MKM credit. This semifinal pitted Toni Anya and his green-blue-red Delver of Secrets / Insectile Aberration deck against Marc Forment Cano's Eldrazi.

Game 1

Marc Forment Cano

Marc Forment Cano

The first spells were cast on turn two, when Forment Cano tapped his Ancient Tomb and City of Traitors to summon the mighty Thought-Knot Seer. Unsuccesfully, as Anaya had Daze.

But thanks to Cavern of Souls, Forment Cano's Eldrazi Skyspawner, Eldrazi Displacer, and Drowner of Hope all resolved, while Anaya's deck was mostly doing nothing. A triplet of Lightning Bolts slowed down the Eldrazi offense, but other than that Anaya had just drawn counterspells, a Stifle, and not a single Brainstorm or Ponder to improve his draw.

Toni Anaya 0-1 Marc Forment Cano

Game 2

The second game was just as lopsided as the first. Delver of Secrets / Insectile Aberration began attacking for 3 by turn two, while Ancient Tomb met Wasteland.

By the time Forment Cano had summoned his first creature, a Thought-Knot Seer, a second Delver transformed … due to the Price of Progress which Anaya had strategically placed on top of his library with Brainstorm. 6 combat damage and another 6 from Price of Progress were enough to even the score.

Toni Anaya 1-1 Marc Forment Cano

Game 3

Toni Anaya

Toni Anaya

Once again, Anaya had Delver of Secrets / Insectile Aberration on turn one, but this time he was going second and the 1-drop also failed to transform. This immediately put Anaya way behind in the damage race when Forment Cano cast an uncounterable Reality Smasher on turn three.

Anaya's Tarmogoyfs didn't accomplish much either, relegated to perpetual 0/1 status by Forment Cano's Relic of Progenitus. And Eldrazi Displacer even ended up displacing Insectile Aberration, leaving Anaya with a tapped Delver of Secrets instead.

Meanwhile, Reality Smasher came smashing in every turn, and it didn't take that many turns until the reality of Anaya's presence in this match was thoroughly smashed.

Toni Anaya 1-2 Marc Forment Cano