We’ve entered a new era of the Modern format.

This past weekend the FacetoFaceGames.com Open Series traveled to Calgary, Alberta and Azorius Control claimed yet another trophy.

This time, it was in the hands of Cory Crowfoot who defeated Daniel Goresht in a grueling mirror match to claim the title.

In fact, this epic control mirror took so long to finish that both players, judges and Face to Face staff were booted from the venue before it completed. So naturally we took the players to a nearby food court where Cory was finally able to close it out.

Of course, Cory’s win comes on the heels of last week’s Modern Open in Fredericton, New Brunswick where Keegan Reynolds also took home the trophy with Azorius Control.

Of course, the archetype has been super-charged as of late by the additions of both [Card]Teferi, Time Raveler[/Card] and [Card]Narset, Parter of the Veils[/Card] from War of the Spark that have allowed the deck some consistent early plays to bridge the gap to the late game.

Joining Crowfoot and Goresht in the Top 8 was Bryan Heinze and his Infect deck, Scott Herr who played a sweet Jund [Card]Scapeshift[/Card] deck, Cole Clark-Smith on the new Karn-filled Mono-Green Tron deck, Todd Duggan on a Gruul Eldrazi deck, Alex Stevenson on Azorius Spirits and Charlie Clark who made it a full three copies of Azorius Control in Top 8.

So is Azorius Control the best deck in Modern? It’s sure making a strong case. You’ll have to check back here next week and see if it puts up another strong performance at our upcoming Modern Open+ in Montreal.

In addition to all the action during the main event, we had a ton of players on-site all day long battling in side events and hanging out. We hosted two FREE Standard events during the event which we’ll also be doing in Montreal so make sure to bring your deck!

Before I leave you for the week we at Face to Face Games want to remind you about our upcoming 10k Mythic Championship Qualifier taking place on June 15 in Toronto. We’ll be hosting it at the Montecassino Hotel, and every registrant will get a free [Card]Arcbound Ravager[/Card] promo with entry. Make sure to pre-register and we’ll see you there!

Congratulations again to our champion Cory Crowfoot from everyone at Face to Face Games! Additionally, we’d like to extend our thanks to both our Open Series sponsor — Ultimate Guard — who hooked up everyone in the Top 8 with some awesome swag and to our amazing judge staff! The next stop on the series is coming up this weekend in Montreal where we’ll be hosting a Modern Open+ on Saturday June 1. Make sure to pre-register and we’ll see you there!

[Deck Title= First Place, Azorius Control – Cory Crowfoot]
[Creatures]
3 Snapcaster Mage
1 Vendilion Clique
[/Creatures]
[Spells]
4 Opt
2 Teferi, Hero of Dominaria
1 Oust
2 Dovin’s Veto
2 Cryptic Command
2 Jace, the Mind Sculptor
3 Narset, Parter of Veils
4 Path to Exile
2 Teferi, Time Raveler
1 Wrath of God
2 Supreme Verdict
1 Logic Knot
1 Spell Snare
1 Hieroglyphic Illumination
1 Surgical Extraction
1 Serum Visions
1 Detention Sphere
[/Spells]
[Lands]
2 Glacial Fortress
4 Field of Ruin
2 Plains
2 Hallowed Fountain
1 Scalding Tarn
4 Flooded Strand
3 Celestial Colonnade
6 Island
1 Blast Zone
[/Lands]
[Sideboard]
3 Spell Queller
1 Stony Silence
1 Cataclysmic Gearhulk
1 Dispel
1 Lyra Dawnbringer
2 Rest in Peace
1 Ceremonious Rejection
2 Timely Reinforcements
2 Celestial Purge
1 Surgical Extraction
[/Sideboard]
[/Deck]

[Deck Title= Second Place, Azorius Control – Daniel Goresht]
[Creatures]
1 Vendilion Clique
3 Snapcaster Mage
1 Wall of Omens
[/Creatures]
[Spells]
1 Oust
4 Path to Exile
1 Spell Snare
4 Opt
1 Dovin’s Veto
1 Remand
1 Logic Knot
1 Mana Leak
1 Search for Azcanta
2 Teferi, Hero Of Dominaria
1 Wrath of God
2 Supreme Verdict
2 Jace, the Mind Sculptor
3 Cryptic Command
1 Gideon of the Trials
1 Detention Sphere
2 Teferi, Time Raveler
1 Narset, Parter of Veils
[/Spells]
[Lands]
4 Field of Ruin
4 Celestial Colonnade
2 Glacial Fortress
2 Hallowed Fountain
4 Flooded Strand
3 Plains
6 Island
[/Lands]
[Sideboard]
2 Rest In Peace
1 Lyra Dawnbriger
1 Baneslayer Angel
2 Timely Reinforcements
2 Vedalken Shackles
2 Surgical Extraction
2 Dovin’s Veto
1 Vendilion Clique
1 Ceremonious Rejection
1 Stony Silence
[/Sideboard]
[/Deck]

[Deck Title= Third Place, Infect – Bryan Heinze]
[Creatures]
4 Glistener Elf
4 Noble Hierarch
4 Blighted Agent
1 Spellskite
[/Creatures]
[Spells]
4 Blossoming Defense
4 Might of old Krosa
3 Become Immense
3 Groundswell
2 Twisted Image
4 Vines of Vastwood
2 Distortion Strike
4 Mutagenic Growth
1 Spell Pierce
1 Wild Defiance
1 Apostle’s Blessing
[/Spells]
[Lands]
4 Inkmoth Nexus
2 Breeding Pool
4 Windswept Heath
4 Wooded Foothills
1 Dryad Arbor
2 Forest
2 Pendlehaven
[/Lands]
[Sideboard]
2 Wild Defiance
2 Grafdigger’s Cage
2 Pulse of Murasa
2 Spell Pierce
2 Nature’s Claim
2 Dissenter’s Deliverance
1 Dismember
1 Ceremonious Rejection
1 Echoing Truth
[/Sideboard]
[/Deck]

[Deck Title= Fourth Place, Jund Titan Shift – Scott Herr]
[Creatures]
4 Sakura-Tribe Elder
4 Primeval Titan
[/Creatures]
[Spells]
2 Summoner’s Pact
1 Fatal Push
2 Anger of the Gods
4 Scapeshift
3 Mwonvoli Acid-Moss
3 Relic of Progenitus
3 Farseek
4 Search for Tomorrow
1 Prismatic Omen
2 Assassin’s Trophy
[/Spells]
[Lands]
2 Cinder Glade
1 Swamp
4 Wooded Foothills
1 Blood Crypt
4 Stomping Ground
3 Verdant Catacombs
6 Mountain
4 Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle
2 Forest
[/Lands]
[Sideboard]
1 Abrade
1 Engineered Explosives
1 Grafdigger’s Cage
1 Chandra, Torch of Defiance
1 Reclamation Sage
2 Obstinate Baloth
2 Damping Sphere
1 Shattering Spree
1 Ancient Grudge
2 Slaughter Games
2 Tireless Tracker
[/Sideboard]
[/Deck]

[Deck Title= Fifth Place, Mono-Green Tron – Cole Clark-Smith]
[Creatures]
2 Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger
2 Wurmcoil Engine
1 Walking Ballista
[/Creatures]
[Spells]
2 Relic of Progenitus
4 Ancient Stirrings
4 Chromatic Sphere
4 Chromatic Star
4 Expedition Map
4 Sylvan Scrying
3 Oblivion Stone
4 Karn, the Great Creator
1 Ugin, the Ineffable
4 Karn Liberated
2 Ugin, the Spirit Dragon
[/Spells]
[Lands]
1 Blast Zone
1 Ghost Quarter
1 Sanctum of Ugin
4 Forest
4 Urza’s Tower
4 Urza’s Mine
4 Urza’s Power Plant
[/Lands]
[Sideboard]
1 Emrakul, the Promised End
1 Mycosynth Lattice
2 Thragtusk
2 Thought-Knot Seer
1 Crucible of Worlds
1 Ensnaring Bridge
1 Liquimetal Coating
1 Torpor Orb
3 Nature’s Claim
1 Grafdigger’s Cage
1 Surgical Extraction
[/Sideboard]
[/Deck]

[Deck Title= Sixth Place, Gruul Eldrazi – Todd Duggan]
[Creatures]
2 Gruul Spellbreaker
2 Scavenging Ooze
2 Matter Reshaper
2 Boreal Druid
3 Eldrazi Obligator
3 Bloodbraid Elf
4 Noble Hierarch
4 Reality Smasher
4 Though-Knot Seer
[/Creatures]
[Spells]
4 Ancient Stirrings
2 Domri, Anarch of Bolas
1 Abrade
3 Lightning Bolt
1 Dismember
[/Spells]
[Lands]
3 Cavern of Souls
4 Karplusan Forest
4 Eldrazi Temple
4 Grove of the Burnwillows
1 Kessig Wolf Run
1 Stomping Ground
2 Wooded Foothills
1 Mountain
2 Forest
[/Lands]
[Sideboard]
3 Cindervines
3 Engineered explosives
1 Relic of Progenitus
1 Grafdigger’s Cage
1 Blast Zone
1 Pithing Needle
1 Abrade
1 Combust
2 Damping Sphere
1 Alpine Moon
1 Crumble to Dust
[/Sideboard]
[/Deck]

[Deck Title= Seventh Place, Azorius Spirits – Alex Stevenson]
[Creatures]
4 Mausoleum Wanderer
4 Rattlechains
4 Selfless Spirit
4 Supreme Verdict
3 Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
1 Phantasmal Image
1 Remorseful Cleric
4 Spell Queller
3 Drogskol Captain
3 Deputy of Detention
1 Kira, Great Glass Spinner
[/Creatures]
[Spells]
4 Aether Vial
3 Path to Exile
[/Spells]
[Lands]
2 Island
2 Plains
4 Flooded Strand
4 Seachrome coast
3 Mutavault
3 Hallowed Fountain
1 Moorland Haunt
1 Cavern of Souls
1 Horizon Canopy
[/Lands]
[Sideboard]
3 Damping Sphere
3 Rest in Peace
1 Settle the Wreckage
2 Disdainful Stroke
1 Deputy of Detention
1 Path to Exile
1 Geist of Saint Traft
2 Auriok Champion
1 Stony Silence

[/Sideboard]
[/Deck]

[Deck Title= Eighth Place, Azorius Control – Charlie Clark]
[Creatures]
3 Snapcaster Mage
2 Vendilion Clique
[/Creatures]
[Spells]
2 Jace, the Mind Sculptor
3 Narset, Parter of Veils
2 Teferi, Hero of Dominaria
2 Teferi, Time Raveler
1 Detention Sphere
1 Spell Pierce
2 Cryptic Command
2 Dovin’s Veto
1 Logic Knot
4 Opt
4 Path to Exile
1 Mana Leak
1 Spell Snare
1 Surgical Extraction
1 Serum Visions
2 Supreme Verdict
1 Day of Judgement
1 Search for Azcanta
[/Spells]
[Lands]
6 Islands
2 Plains
1 Ghost Quarter
4 Celestial Colonnade
4 Field of Ruin
4 Flooded Strand
1 Glacial Fortress
2 Hallowed Fountain
[/Lands]
[Sideboard]
1 Cataclysmic Gearhulk
2 Restoration Angel
2 Rest in Peace
1 Stony Silence
1 Celestial Purge
1 Ceremonious Rejection
1 Dovin’s Veto
1 Disdainful Stroke
1 Dispel
1 Lyra Dawnbringer
1 Timely Reinforcements
1 Settle the Wreckage
1 Teferi, Time Raveler
[/Sideboard]
[/Deck]