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At Your End Step - Episode 69 - Cardmageddon: The Aftermath


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COMMUNITY

 

  • They finally fixed the “morph rule”. Failure to reveal a morph is now a warning instead of a game loss.

     

    • Cardmageddon was a colossal failure.

      • $25k in prizes were given out for a total of 49 players.

      • Stream was extremely laggy and basically unwatchable. (Not sure if this was due to poor camera quality or bad internet at the venue.)

      • CEO of Card Again posted in this Reddit thread.

      • How or why could this have happened?

         

        COMPETITIVE

         

        • SCG Invitational in Seattle won by 17 year old Dylan Donegan.

          • Went 7-1 in both formats. Jeskai Tokens in Standard and UR Delver in Legacy.

          • 8 different decks in the top 8 (Standard).

          • 7-1 or better Standard decks.

          • 7-1 or better Legacy decks.

          • SCG Standard Open won by Eric English playing Sidisi Whip.

            • This was the first Open that used the new 15 round format (449 players).

            • Top 8 Decks: Sidisi Whip, RW Aggro, UW Heroic, RG Aggro, Temur Monsters, 3x Abzan Whip

            • The RW Aggro deck played by Eric Pei was also played by Nathan Holiday, who finished 29th.

            • Dave’s Deck Corner - Andrew Tenjum and Thea Steele finished 9th and 10th playing near identical Abzan Aggro decks.

            • Legacy IQ (222 players) won by Joe Bass playing UWr Miracles.

              • Top 8 Decks: Miracles, Grixis Painter, Maverick, Lands, Storm, UR Delver, Omni Tell, Elves

              • Modern IQ (144 players) won by Jeff Fung playing Abzan.

                • Gerry T was the runner up, playing UR Delver (Chapin List).

                • Top 8 Decks: 2x Abzan, UR Delver, Birthing Pod, Jeskai Geist, Scapeshift, 4c Zoo (w/Siege Rhino!), RG Tron

                   

                  • GP Baltimore (Limited) was won by Gerard Fabiano.

                    • Top 8 also included Ben Stark, Craig Wescoe, Chris Fennell, and Josh Utter-Leyton.

                    • Fabiano showed great sportsmanship by scooping game 2 of the finals after life discrepancy judge ruling that benefitted him.

                       

                      • GP Milan (Modern) was won by Magnus Lantto playing Birthing Pod.

                        • Top 8 Decks: 2x Birthing Pod, 2x Jeskai Ascendancy(different versions), Amulet Combo, Temur Delver, Burn, Affinity*(Old School. Myr Enforcers and Scale of Chiss-Goria ?!?!)

                           

                          COMING THIS WEEKEND

                           

                          • SCG Players’ Championship

                            • We can discuss the structure of the tournament.

                            • Go over the list of players?

                            • Who are we picking to win?

                               

                              • PTQ in Dayton run by Epic Loot this Saturday, 12/20. Will also have a Modern PPTQ being run as a side event.

                              • Standard PPTQ on Sunday 12/21 at Bell, Book and Comic in Dayton. Capped at 72.

                              • Super IQ @ Comic Town on Saturday 12/27.

                              • Open Series Trials are still going for the next 3 weeks for Standard FNM @ Comic Town.

                              • 10K PTQ on 1/10 being run by Comic Town at the Convention Center.

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                                At Your End StepBy Mike and Morgan