pumpkinwavy playing BR Scam took down the July 8, 2023 Modern Challenge! They went deep on the Fable plan this time. SleepingSnorunt is the runner-up and played BG Yawgmoth, playing The One Ring version of the archetype popularized by Xerk.

Decklists

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1. BR Grief (10-1) pumpkinwavy
2. BG Yawgmoth (8-3) SleepingSnorunt
3. BG Yawgmoth (9-1) ltbeast
4. Amulet Titan (7-3) NathanOfTheGiltLeaf
5. 5c Creativity (7-2) mark_68
6. BR Shadow (7-2) OtherWhiteStuff [Twitch]
7. Abzan Sacrifice (7-2) AlexanderRosdahl
8. Amulet Titan (6-3) deftjad [Twitch]
9. 5c Omnath (6-2) IJWTSOMF
10. RW Burn (6-2) Jositoshekel
11. Mono G Tron [Jegantha] (6-2) boytriton @SergioGarciaJ12
12. 4c Omnath (6-2) xfile
13. BR Grief (6-2) sokos13 @sokos13_
14. Mono B Grief (6-2) aspiringspike @Aspiringspike [Twitch] [YouTube]
15. BG Yawgmoth (6-2) madd2
16. UB Mill (6-2) tibalt_of_red_sub @TibaltOfRedSub
17. Living End (6-2) OiGachi1
18. RG WishShift (6-2) calmdownbronco @calmdownbronco
19. Living End (6-2) Rhylax
20. BR Grief (6-2) jack7140
21. BG Yawgmoth (5-3) FloorFlower
22. Domain [Jegantha] (5-3) -Snorlax-
23. Jeskai Control [Kaheera] (5-3) viktor_von_muerte
24. BG Yawgmoth (5-3) fried-liver-attack
25. RW Burn (5-3) FerMTG @FerMTG_mtgo
26. BG Yawgmoth (5-3) allball103
27. Calibrated Blast (5-3) 1DayIWillBHokage
28. Calibrated Blast [Keruga] (5-3) Zeekery
29. Mono G Tron [Jegantha] (5-3) JulianJohn
30. Golos Tron (5-3) Gregoriusil
31. RW Burn (5-3) ExaltedMarksman
32. UR Murktide (5-3) Urthstrype

Breakdowns

Top 32 Archetype Breakdown

6 BG Yawgmoth
4 Bx Grief (3 BR, 1 Mono B)
3 RW Burn
2 Amulet Titan
2 Omnath (1 5c, 1 4c)
2 Mono G Tron
2 Living End
2 Calibrated Blast
1 5c Creativity
1 BR Shadow
1 Abzan Sacrifice
1 UB Mill
1 RG WishShift
1 Domain
1 Jeskai Control
1 Golos Tron
1 UR Murktide

X-2 or better Archetype Breakdown

4 Bx Grief (3 BR, 1 Mono B)
3 BG Yawgmoth
2 Amulet Titan
2 Omnath (1 5c, 1 4c)
2 Living End
1 RW Burn
1 Mono G Tron
1 5c Creativity
1 BR Shadow
1 Abzan Sacrifice
1 UB Mill
1 RG WishShift

New cards (LTR)

Orcish Bowmasters
Delighted Halfling
The One Ring
Reprieve
Samwise Gamgee
Generous Ent
Oliphaunt
Cast into the Fire
Mount Doom

Tournament Highlights

  • Scamazed! The winner is pumpkinwavy on BR Grief! Going deep on the Fable plan!

  • SleepingSnorunt is our runner-up and played BG Yawgmoth! Playing the The One Ring version of the archetype popularized by Xerk!

  • ltbeast was on BG Yawgmoth. Also on the The One Ring version!

  • NathanOfTheGiltLeaf was on Amulet Titan. Great use of that The One Ring card!

  • mark_68 was on 5c Creativity. Guess it’s still good after all!

  • OtherWhiteStuff was on BR Shadow. Ooooo we haven’t seen this archetype perform since the printing of Solitude and Dress Down! That’s HYPE

  • AlexanderRosdahl was on Abzan Sacrifice. Orcish Bowmasters and Delighted Halfling do this archetype a lot of good, they’re both awesome with MH2 all-star Grist the Hunger Tide!

  • deftjad rounds out our T8 with Amulet Titan! The One Ring is really a natural fit in Amulet Titan, oh goodie!

  • In the rest of the 6-2 bracket, I spy aspiringspike the master on Mono B Grief! No Coffers, just linear mana and a cohesive midrange plan augmented by The One Ring!

  • And in the 5-3 bracket, we see more of what we’ve come to know in these past few weekends!

  • Shoutout to ltbeast for going undefeated in the Swiss!

  • Congrats to pumpkinwavy for taking the tournament down!


Repost from /r/modernmagic by /u/bamzing. Follow him on twitter at @bamzing_mtg.