1996 Pro Tour Atlanta/Team decks
| Pro Tour Atlanta | ||||
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| Date | September 13–15, 1996 | |||
| Location |
 Atlanta, Georgia | |||
| Attendance |
Seniors: 192 Juniors: 62 Teams: 48 | |||
| Format |
Sealed Deck (Mirage) Team Sealed (Ice Age block) | |||
| Prize pool |
Masters: $150,000 Junior: $30,000 (Scholarships) Team: $25,000 | |||
| Winner |
Masters:  Frank AdlerJunior: Aaron SoudersTeam: Pacific Coast Legends | |||
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Day 2 of PT Atlanta was a team Sealed Deck competition. Each team of five players received five Ice Age Starters and five Alliances Boosters to make decks from. There were five rounds of Swiss, with a cut to Top 4. Both the Swiss rounds, and finals, used the same sealed pool. All the members of a team played the members of another in best of three matches. The team with the most individual match wins won the round.
Pacific Coast Legends
The winning Pacific Coast Legends team - Mark Chalice, Scott Johns, Mark Justice, Preston Poulter and Mario Robaina - were second seed with a 4-0-1 record.[1] While many teams opted to build 3 strong decks, with 2 "sacrificial" weaker decks, the PCL Team chose to build 5 equally powered decks.
Mark Chalice
Mark Chalice played a 
deck. The White was a splash for the three-color Merieke Ri Berit and Circle of Protections in the Sideboard.
| “ | Chalice ended up playing black/blue/white deck with Ray of Command, three Dark Banishings, Viscerid Drone, and Merieke Ri Berit, because - as Robaina explained - "it suits his playing style. He ends up catching a lot of people off guard with vague rulings technicalities that this deck generates."[2] | ” |
Scott Johns
Scott Johns played a 
creature deck.
| “ | Johns ended up with a red/green deck with some really large green creatures and red support via direct damage.[2] | ” |
Creatures (18)
Sorceries (1)
Mark Justice
Mark Justice played a control deck.
| “ | Justice played the red/blue deck with two Ray of Commands, Binding Grasp, Vexing Arcanix, and some counters.[2] | ” |
Preston Poulter
Preston Poulter played a deck.
| “ | Poulter got the green/white deck with a lot of banding, flying, and big creatures.[2] | ” |
Mario Robaina
Mario Robaina played a Jokulhaups deck.
| “ | Robaina got the Jokulhaups deck with the leftover creatures, that weren't very strong: Dwarven Armory to beef the creatures up, and some direct damage with Guerrilla Tactics, Pyrokinesis and Meteor Shower.[2] | ” |
Team Oasis
Team Oasis consisted of five players from the United States' Midwest region: Dave Lyon, Mike Reinking, Chris Stelzer, Kevin Stelzer and Jeff Sternal. They took their name from a local strip club who had been quite active in handing out fliers in the area around the tournament venue. They had come into the Top 4 with a perfect 5-0 record, but ultimately lost in the final.[3]
Dave Lyon
Dave Lyon played a deck.
Mike Reinking
Mike Reinking played a removal-heavy deck.
Chris Stelzer
Chris Stelzer played a deck.
Kevin Stelzer
Kevin Stelzer played a Control deck.
Jeff Sternal
Jeff Sternal played a deck with efficient creatures paired with direct damage spells.
References
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast (December 1996). "The Winning Combination (pdf)". The Duelist Sideboard Issue 4, p. 38. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on July 27, 2025. Retrieved on August 1, 2025.
- ↑ a b c d e Wizards of the Coast (December 1996). "Teamwork Pays Off For PCL Five (pdf)". The Duelist Sideboard Issue 4, pp. 36 & 37. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on July 27, 2025. Retrieved on August 1, 2025.
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast (December 1996). "Team Oasis Decklists (pdf)". The Duelist Sideboard Issue 4, p. 39. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on July 27, 2025. Retrieved on August 1, 2025.