Before I get started with the Recap this week, I have a special announcement for you all: we’ve changed (read: improved) the date of the Ultimate Showdown, and finalized the format. The event has been moved to June 11th so as not to conflict with Grand Prix Cleveland, and the format, well, the format is fantastic. Let’s just say that you’ll be playing not only Modern, but also whatever format you qualified in. Check out the Facebook event for the details. This event is an extremely hype 5k featuring a 2k cash first prize, so be sure to check it out!

Without further ado, let’s get to the content! Last weekend saw a lot of action in Canadian Magic. There was not one, but two Facetofacegames.com Tournament Series events, with a Modern Open in Quebec City, and a Standard Open in Windsor. We’ll be talking about the Windsor results here today, and you can find the decklists and results of the Quebec City Open here. Both events had stellar turnouts, and the Quebec City event almost sold out the venue! We’re so excited to continue to grow this series along with all of you over the months and years to come.

The top finishers of our Standard Open proved the naysayers of this format wrong. While there’s clearly a top tier of highly competitive decks with a fairly consensus “best deck”, other strategies continue to perform well. This particular top 8 featured 3 Mardu decks, 3 BGx decks, and one of each UW Flash and 4-colour [card]Saheeli Rai[/card] – a surprising amount of [card]Winding Constrictor[/card]s, considering the deck was written off as dead by many.

Let’s start off by looking at the Mardu Ballista decks. The maindecks are mostly stock, with the eventual winner, Trevor Ravanello, playing a configuration very close to the Owen Turtenwald version of the deck from Grand Prix New Jersey. This evolution of the deck focuses on the strength of [card]Archangel Avacyn[/card], playing 25 lands maindeck to ensure access to the 5-drop, and enabling a midrange sideboard featuring a plethora of planeswalkers. Gregory Tetreault took a more aggressive path with his sideboard, deciding that cards like [card]Nahiri, the Harbinger[/card], played mostly due to it being easy to cast with the deck’s difficult mana, were inferior to the more difficult-to-cast [card]Chandra, Torch of Defiance[/card]. As such, his deck runs the full set of [card]Aether Hub[/card] – a big risk for a big payoff. Brian Farrenkopf also put up a top 8 finish with the deck, playing Owen’s maindeck with a couple changes in the sideboard. Typically [card]Shock[/card] would be a poor sideboard card in a format where the leading aggro deck isn’t particularly soft to it, but the card’s odd strength in the 4c [card]Saheeli Rai[/card] matchup makes up for that weakness.

Next up, we’ve got a bunch of [card]Winding Constrictor[/card] decks! These decks have faded somewhat in popularity as the format has evolved, due to their matchups worsening against the new midrange-heavy Mardu decks, as well as the increase in removal in the recent builds of 4-colour Saheeli. New builds of BGx have emerged, however, typically focused on powerful Energy strategies, playing [card]Unlicensed Disintegration[/card] to push through the powerful planeswalkers of the format. Shawn Dhaliwal brought just that, Ben Stark’s list from the top 8 of Grand Prix New Jersey. This deck is capable of powerful aggressive starts on the back of [card]Longtusk Cub[/card], but has lasting power in [card]Verdurous Gearhulk[/card] and [card]Tireless Tracker[/card], and additional advantage in the sideboard in the form of [card]Glint-Sleeve Siphoner[/card]. Michael Morgan took a much more interesting approach to the deck, foregoing either the Delirium or the Energy path, and instead going right down the middle. He’s playing a wide variety of the strong creatures available to the deck, but I cannot in good conscience defend either his decision to play more than 60 cards, or the absence of either [card]Attune with Aether[/card] or [card]Traverse the Ulvenwald[/card]. The land count is simply too low, and the reasoning to play 63 cards is simply not a factor in a format such as this one, where there’s a huge disparity in power level between the cards in your deck. Brandon Emms also took a top finish with a BG deck, playing a more traditional non-red Energy version of the deck, with [card]Aethersphere Harvester[/card] and maindeck Siphoners.

Brett Tetley brought the last stock deck of our top 8, or at least a variant of a stock deck, making it to the finals with the Delirium variant of 4-colour [card]Saheeli Rai[/card]. This deck takes the [card]Chandra, Torch of Defiance[/card] shell of recent weeks and adds [card]Walking Ballista[/card], [card]Traverse the Ulvenwald[/card], and [card]Ishkanah, Grafwidow[/card] for additional power against Mardu and additional utility in the mirror. Being able to tutor up a [card]Felidar Guardian[/card] is no joke, and additional interaction for the [card]Saheeli Rai[/card] combo is nothing to overlook as well. Expect to see this build of the deck remain popular in the last few weeks of this format.

Now, last but not least, we have ourselves some spice. Most of you will remember the UW Flash deck from the early days of Kaladesh Standard – a deck that was unceremoniously dumpstered by the banning of [card]Reflector Mage[/card] and [card]Smuggler’s Copter[/card], two of the deck’s most important cards. Mackenzie Scott, however, was not deterred. Her build of Aether Revolt UW Flash eschews the aggressive elements of the deck for a wide variety of instant-speed options, from counterspells to removal to [card]Glimmer of Genius[/card]. The combination of flying 2-drops, [card]Archangel Avacyn[/card] and [card]Elder Deep-Fiend[/card] would give her plenty of edge against the [card]Saheeli Rai[/card] decks, but I imagine that this deck would struggle significantly against Mardu, especially given how poorly 2/1s line up to [card]Walking Ballista[/card].

Stick with us after the decklists for the Modern Showdown!

Facetofacegames.com Windsor 2k Standard Open Top 8

Trevor Ravanello – Mardu Ballista – 1st

[deck]
[Creatures]
3 Walking Ballista
4 Toolcraft Exemplar
4 Thraben Inspector
4 Scrapheap Scrounger
2 Thalia, Heretic Cathar
3 Archangel Avacyn
[/Creatures]

[Spells]
3 Fatal Push
4 Heart of Kiran
4 Unlicensed Disintegration
4 Gideon, Ally of Zendikar
[/Spells]

[Lands]
2 Aether Hub
4 Spire of Industry
1 Needle Spires
2 Shambling Vent
1 Smoldering Marsh
4 Concealed Courtyard
4 Inspiring Vantage
3 Swamp
3 Plains
1 Mountain
[/Lands]

[Sideboard]
1 Walking Ballista
1 Fatal Push
2 Release the Gremlins
2 Painful Truths
1 Anguished Unmaking
1 Stasis Snare
1 Oath of Liliana
1 Nahiri, the Harbinger
1 Chandra, Torch of Defiance
2 Fumigate
1 Ob Nixilis Reignited
1 Linvala, the Preserver
[/Sideboard]
[/deck]

Brett Tetley – Saheeli Delirium – 2nd

[deck]
[Creatures]
3 Verdurous Gearhulk
2 Walking Ballista
4 Felidar Guardian
1 Ishkanah, Grafwidow
4 Rogue Refiner
3 Servant of the Conduit
3 Whirler Virtuoso
[/Creatures]
[Spells]
2 Traverse the Ulvenwald
2 Attune with Aether
4 Oath of Nissa
1 Tamiyo, Field Researcher
4 Harnessed Lightning
3 Oath of Chandra
4 Saheeli Rai
2 Chandra, Torch of Defiance
[/Spells]
[Lands]
1 Game Trail
1 Evolving Wilds
2 Spirebluff Canal
1 Mountain
1 Island
5 Forest
1 Inspiring Vantage
4 Botanical Sanctum
4 Aether Hub
[/Lands]
[Sideboard]
2 Authority of the Consuls
2 Dispel
2 Natural Obselescence
1 Nahiri, the Harbinger
2 Negate
2 Release the Gremlins
4 Bristling Hydra
[/Sideboard]
[/deck]

Shawn Dhaliwal – Jund Energy – 3rd

[deck]
[Creatures]
4 Winding Constrictor
4 Walking Ballista
4 Longtusk Cub
4 Greenbelt Rampager
3 Tireless Tracker
2 Rishkar, Peema Renegade
2 Verdurous Gearhulk
4 Scrapheap Scrounger
[/Creatures]
[Spells]
4 Attune with Aether
4 Fatal Push
4 Unlicensed Disintegration
[/Spells]
[Lands]
5 Forest
2 Swamp
1 Mountain
4 Blooming Marsh
4 Aether Hub
3 Evolving Wilds
2 Hissing Quagmire
[/Lands]
[Sideboard]
4 Glint-Sleeve Siphoner
3 Transgress the Mind
2 Natural State
2 Natural Obsolescence
2 Gonti, Lord of Luxury
2 Lathnu Hellion
[/Sideboard]
[/deck]

Michael Morgan – BG Midrange – 4th

[deck]
[Creatures]
4 Winding Constrictor
4 Walkng Ballista
2 Bristling Hydra
2 Mindwrack Demon
4 Verdurous Gearhulk
1 Scrapheap Scrounger
3 Rishkar, Peema Renegade
3 Glint-Sleeve Siphoner
2 Sylvan Advocate
4 Grim Flayer
1 Tireless Tracker
[/Creatures]
[Spells]
1 Nissa Voice of Zendikar
4 Fatal Push
1 Grasp of Darkness
2 Blossoming Defense
2 Aethersphere Harvester
[/Spells]
[Lands]
5 Forest
6 Swamp
4 Blooming Marsh
4 Hissing Quagmire
4 Evolving Wilds
[/Lands]
[Sideboard]
1 Ob Nixilis Reignited
2 Transgress the Mind
1 Nissa Vital Force
2 Lost Legacy
1 Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet
1 Murder
2 Natural State
1 Grasp of Darkness
2 Gonti, Lord of Luxury
2 Lifecrafter’s Bestiary
[/Sideboard]
[/deck]

Gregory Tetreault – Mardu Ballista – 5th

[deck]
[Creatures]
4 Thraben Inspector
4 Toolcraft Exemplar
4 Walking Ballista
4 Scrapheap Scrounger
3 Thalia, Heretic Cathar
2 Archangel Avacyn
[/Creatures]
[Spells]
3 Fatal Push
4 Unlicensed Disintegration
4 Heart of Kiran
4 Gideon, Ally of Zendikar
[/Spells]
[Lands]
4 Aether Hub
4 Concealed Courtyard
4 Inspiring Vintage
4 Spire of Industry
2 Shambling Vent
2 Mountain
3 Plains
1 Swamp
[/Lands]
[Sideboard]
2 Release the Gremlins
3 Shock
1 Oath of Chandra
2 Cultivator’s Caravan
1 Oath of Liliana
1 Painful Truths
3 Chandra, Torch of Defiance
2 Fumigate
[/Sideboard]
[/deck]

Mackenzie Scott – UW Flash – 6th

[deck]
[Creatures]
3 Thraben Inspector
3 Rattlechains
2 Selfless Spirit
3 Thalia, Heretic Cathar
2 Gisela, the Broken Blade
3 Archangel Avacyn
2 Elder Deep-Fiend
[/Creatures]
[Spells]
2 Horribly Awry
1 Stasis Snare
2 Disallow
2 Skywhaler’s Shot
3 Glimmer of Genius
3 Gideon, Ally of Zendikar
1 Confiscation Coup
[/Spells]
[Lands]
4 Port Town
4 Prairie Stream
8 Island
8 Plains
[/Lands]
[Sideboard]
1 Gideon, Ally of Zendikar
1 Cataclysmic Gearhulk
1 Confiscation Coup
2 Fumigate
2 Authority of the Consuls
3 Negate
1 Stasis Snare
2 Decommission
1 Archangel Avacyn
1 Blessed Alliance
[/Sideboard]
[/deck]

Brandon Emms – BG Energy – 7th

[deck]
[Creatures]
4 Glint-Sleeve Siphoner
4 Greenbelt Rampager
4 Longtusk Cub
3 Rishkar, Peema Renegade
3 Verdurous Gearhulk
4 Winding Constrictor
4 Walking Ballista
[/Creatures]
[Spells]
3 Fatal Push
2 Grasp of Darkness
4 Attune with Aether
2 Blossoming Defense
2 Aethersphere Harvester
[/Spells]
[Lands]
4 Aether Hub
4 Blooming Marsh
5 Forest
3 Hissing Quagmire
5 Swamp
[/Lands]
[Sideboard]
2 Flaying Tendrils
1 Gonti, Lord of Luxury
2 Harsh Scrutiny
1 Lifecrafter’s Bestiary
1 Murder
2 Natural Obsolescence
1 Ob Nixilis Reignited
1 Scrapheap Scrounger
2 Transgress the Mind
2 Bristling Hydra
[/Sideboard]
[/deck]

Brian Farrenkopf – Mardu Ballista – 8th

[deck]
[Creatures]
3 Archangel Avacyn
4 Scrapheap Scrounger
2 Thalia, Heretic Cathar
4 Thraben Inspector
4 Toolcraft Exemplar
3 Walking Ballista
[/Creatures]
[Spells]
3 Fatal Push
4 Unlicensed Disintegration
4 Gideon, Ally of Zendikar
4 Heart of Kiran
[/Spells]
[Lands]
3 Aether Hub
4 Concealed Courtyard
4 Inspiring Vantage
1 Mountain
4 Plains
2 Shambling Vent
2 Smoldering Marsh
4 Spire of Industry
1 Swamp
[/Lands]
[Sideboard]
2 Anguished Unmaking
1 Fatal Push
2 Nahiri, the Harbinger
1 Oath of Liliana
1 Ob Nixilis Reignited
2 Painful Truths
2 Release the Gremlins
2 Shock
1 Linvala, the Preserver
1 Skysovereign, Consul Flagship
[/Sideboard]
[/deck]

54 players showed up to Face to Face Games Toronto this week for a Modern Showdown, and as usual, the field was staggeringly diverse. There are, however, a few metagame trends worth noting. First off was the resurgence of Affinity as the linear aggressive deck of choice. With Infect more or less out of the picture, and [card]Death’s Shadow[/card] decks transitioning to a more disruptive midrange state, there was a gap in the format that could be claimed by either Affinity or the weakened Dredge, decks that demand specific sets of answers. This week, two Affinity players made their way to the top 8, with several others in attendance. Brenton Henry and Brandon Cheung finished in 7th and 8th place respectively, and while Brenton’s list was more or less stock for the archetype, Brandon brought some spice with a playset of maindeck [card]Glint-Nest Crane[/card]. Not only is it a flier capable of holding [card]Cranial Plating[/card], it helps find copies of the deck’s most important cards. Definitely something to look out for in the future.

Next up we’ve got a full roster of spicy decks to look at. Bill Irons continued to put up good finishes at Modern events with a deck he’s been tweaking for a while, a UW blink deck of sorts. Featuring [card]Aether Vial[/card] and an assortment of disruptive or difficult-to-answer creatures, this deck is strongly inspired by Death and Taxes, while not being quite the same thing. Bill brought some innovations to the deck this week, with [card]Trophy Mage[/card] able to tutor up both [card]Porcelain Legionnaire[/card] and [card]Grafted Wargear[/card], underrated but powerful cards.

Leslie Walderman continued the saga of extremely good Caleb Keung decks in the top 8 of all our Modern events by taking my advice from last week and bringing [card]Torrential Gearhulk[/card] Blue Moon to the Showdown. Leslie made some changes to the sideboard, primarily adding the, in his words, embarrassing, [card]Sun Droplet[/card] to beat burn, but this is ultimately the same deck from last week. Local sage Nathan Starke writes: “Leslie Walderman maxed out on [card]Cryptic Command[/card]s in his Blue Moon deck, a smart move in the current Modern meta. Given the power and popularity of various flavours of [card]Death’s Shadow[/card], this control deck with [card]Lightning Bolt[/card], [card]Electrolyze[/card] and [card]Glimmer of Genius[/card] is a good place to be.” All sarcasm aside, this deck has struggled with [card]Death’s Shadow[/card] ever since it became popular, and while this deck has a bunch of powerful advantages elsewhere in the format, its continued success will rely on the metagame shying away from the one-mana 8/8.

Chris Ha, oh, Chris Ha. For those keeping track at home, this is Chris’s sixth top 8 so far this year, the consistency of which has automatically triggered a DCI investigation (ed: not really). Chris brought his stalwart Abzan deck, taking deckbuilding advice from local genius and deckbox enthusiast Keith Capstick, to a semifinals finish. I’ve spoken at length about the strength and superiority of [card]Dark Confidant[/card] builds of BGx decks in Modern, so instead I will use this paragraph to savagely neg Chris. In his quarterfinals match against [card]Skred[/card] Red, Chris’s opponent inquired as to the size of a [card]Tarmogoyf[/card] on the side of our Abzan hero. Both players determined that it was, in fact, a 2/3. Chris then proceeded to tap all of his mana and then attack the still-2/3 [card]Tarmogoyf[/card] into an [card]Eternal Scourge[/card]. Later in the match, undeterred by his previous chump attack, Chris proceeded to attack a [card]Shambling Vent[/card] into the same 3/3, and proceeded to win the game, and the match, anyways. This information will be submitted to the committee running the investigation (ed: still no). He clearly attempts to use foil cards to blind his opponents, but sometimes it backfires, as the glare prohibits him from seeing the bottom right corner of his own cards. Anyways, Chris’s finish pushes him to first place in the standings.

Speaking of Skred Red, the Drossis family put two players into the top 8. Christopher brought the aforementioned Skred Red deck, playing the powerful [card]Eternal Scourge[/card], which apparently eats [card]Tarmogoyf[/card] for breakfast. This deck is the precursor of the recently-popular Sun and Moon archetype, a [card]Blood Moon[/card] deck without [card]Chalice of the Void[/card], using the powerful removal spell [card]Skred[/card] alongside planeswalkers to establish a lock over the game. Something to note about this deck is that now, unlike previous iterations, the removal spells common in the format are absolutely terrible against it. [card]Lightning Bolt[/card], [card]Fatal Push[/card], and [card]Path to Exile[/card] are practically blanks against [card]Pia and Kiran Nalaar[/card], [card]Stormbreath Dragon[/card], and [card]Eternal Scourge[/card]. While the deck’s innate power level is lower than what many are used to in Modern, it’s definitely a metagame choice worth keeping an eye on.

Jason Drossis avenged his kin in the semifinals, defeating Chris Ha with a powerful Bant Company deck, splashing red for [card]Kessig Wolf Run[/card] to turn on the [card]Knight of the Reliquary[/card]/[card]Retreat to Coralhelm[/card] combo. In the first game, Chris cast an [card]Inquisition of Kozilek[/card] on the draw, facing down a land and a [card]Noble Hierarch[/card]. He saw two copies of [card]Kitchen Finks[/card], a [card]Tireless Tracker[/card], and a [card]Courser of Kruphix[/card] alongside a second land. Over the course of that game, [card]Tireless Tracker[/card] made at least 6 clues. If that isn’t enough to sell you on this strategy, then I don’t know what is.

Jason, however, was stumped in the finals by Toronto mainstay Wilson Wong, known locally for his consistent Modern finishes as well as his uncanny ability to drive to Buffalo in an hour flat. Wilson has been playing Bant Eldrazi for a while now, and his list looks nice and tight. Wilson’s win immediately qualifies him for the Ultimate Showdown, while Brenton and Jason’s finishes also push them over the 50 point threshold. We look forward to seeing all of them in June, competing for the 2k cash first prize!

We’ve got a busy weekend coming up in terms of events! First off, on Saturday, the Facetofacegames.com Tournament Series is stopping in North Bay, Ontario for a Modern Open. On Sunday, we’ve got a pair of exciting events in store (and in-store!) for you: a Standard Showdown and a 1k Modern Masters 2017 Draft Championship! Make sure to preregister for these events, as space is limited! See you there!

Modern Sunday Showdown

Wilson Wong – Bant Eldrazi – 1st

[deck]
[Creatures]
4 Noble Hierarch
4 Eldrazi Skyspawner
4 Eldrazi Displacer
4 Thought-Knot Seer
4 Reality Smasher
4 Drowner of Hope
1 Eternal Witness
[/Creatures]

[Spells]
4 Ancient Stirrings
4 Path to Exile
2 Engineered Explosives
1 Talisman of Progress
1 Blessed Alliance
[/Spells]

[Lands]
2 Misty Rainforest
2 Windswept Heath
1 Gavony Township
3 Brushland
3 Yavimaya Coast
1 Breeding Pool
1 Temple Garden
1 Island
1 Forest
1 Plains
3 Cavern of Souls
4 Eldrazi Temple
[/Lands]

[Sideboard]
1 Elspeth, Sun’s Champion
1 Worship
1 Stony Silence
1 Blessed Alliance
1 Stubborn Denial
2 Disdainful Stroke
2 Natural State
2 Relic of Progenitus
2 Rest in Peace
2 Obstinate Baloth
[/Sideboard]
[/deck]

Jason Drossis – Bant Company – 2nd

[deck]
[Creatures]
4 Noble Hierarch
3 Birds of Paradise
3 Voice of Resurgence
2 Qasali Pridemage
2 Selfless Spirit
1 Scavenging Ooze
4 Knight of the Reliquary
4 Spell Queller
1 Courser of Kruphix
1 Vendilion Clique
2 Tireless Tracker
1 Eternal Witness
[/Creatures]
[Spells]
4 Path to Exile
2 Retreat to Coralhelm
4 Collected Company
[/Spells]
[Lands]
4 Windswept Heath
4 Misty Rainforest
1 Flooded Strand
2 Temple Garden
1 Breeding Pool
1 Stomping Ground
1 Horizon Canopy
1 Gavony Township
1 Kessig Wolf Run
1 Ghost Quarter
3 Forest
1 Plains
1 Hallowed Fountain
[/Lands]
[Sideboard]
2 Reflector Mage
2 Stony Silence
1 Negate
2 Unified Will
2 Kitchen Finks
2 Izzet Staticaster
1 Gideon, Ally of Zendikar
1 Worship
2 Blessed Alliance
[/Sideboard]
[/deck]

Leslie Walderman – Blue Moon – 3rd

[deck]
[Creatures]
1 Vendilion Clique
3 Torrential Gearhulk
4 Snapcaster Mage
[/Creatures]
[Spells]
4 Cryptic Command
4 Lightning Bolt
4 Remand
4 Serum Visions
3 Spell Snare
3 Electrolyze
3 Blood Moon
2 Unsubstantiate
1 Glimmer of Genius
[/Spells]
[Lands]
4 Misty Rainforest
4 Scalding Tarn
4 Sulfur Falls
2 Steam Vents
1 Desolate Lighthouse
8 Island
1 Mountain
[/Lands]
[Sideboard]
2 Relic of Progenitus
3 Sun Droplet
1 Izzet Staticaster
1 Pia and Kiran Nalaar
2 Spreading Seas
1 Ceremonious Rejection
2 Kozilek’s Return
2 Negate
1 Dispel
[/Sideboard]
[/deck]

Chris Ha – Abzan – 4th

[deck]
[Creatures]
4 Tarmogoyf
4 Dark Confidant
3 Scavenging Ooze
[/Creatures]
[Spells]
4 Liliana of the Veil
1 Gideon, Ally of Zendikar
4 Fatal Push
3 Path to Exile
2 Abrupt Decay
1 Maelstrom Pulse
4 Lingering Souls
4 Inquisition of Kozilek
3 Thoughtseize
[/Spells]
[Lands]
4 Marsh Flats
3 Verdant Catacombs
2 Windswept Heath
1 Forest
1 Plains
1 Swamp
2 Overgrown Tomb
1 Godless Shrine
1 Temple Garden
2 Shambling Vents
1 Stirring Wildwood
1 Gavony Township
3 Blooming Marsh
[/Lands]
[Sideboard]
1 Damnation
2 Kitchen Finks
1 Grafdigger’s Cage
1 Liliana, the Last Hope
1 Gideon, Ally of Zendikar
1 Zealous Persecution
1 Anafenza, the Foremost
2 Stony Silence
1 Maelstrom Pulse
1 Thoughtseize
1 Collective Brutality
1 Engineered Explosives
1 Golgari Charm
[/Sideboard]
[/deck]

Christopher Drossis – Skred Red – 5th

[deck]
[Creatures]
3 Pia and Kiran Nalaar
2 Eternal Scourge
3 Stormbreath Dragon
[/Creatures]
[Spells]
3 Anger of the Gods
3 Blood Moon
2 Chandra, Torch of Defiance
4 Koth of the Hammer
4 Lightning Bolt
4 Skred
4 Mind Stone
1 Pyrite Spellbomb
1 Ratchet Bomb
4 Relic of Progenitus
[/Spells]
[Lands]
2 Scrying Sheets
20 Snow-Covered Mountain
[/Lands]
[Sideboard]
1 Blood Moon
3 Dragon’s Claw
3 Molten Rain
2 Pyroclasm
1 Ratchet Bomb
2 Ricochet Trap
1 Roast
2 Shattering Spree
[/Sideboard]
[/deck]

Bill Irons – UW Blink – 6th

[deck]
[Creatures]
4 Thraben Inspector
4 Reflector Mage
4 Restoration Angel
4 Flickerwisp
4 Leonin Arbiter
3 Meddling Mage
1 Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
2 Trophy Mage
2 Vendilion Clique
1 Porcelain Legionnaire
[/Creatures]
[Spells]
4 Path to Exile
4 Aether Vial
1 Grafted Wargear
[/Spells]
[Lands]
4 Ghost Quarter
4 Seachrome Coast
4 Hallowed Fountain
2 Celestial Colonnade
3 Adarkar Wastes
2 Plains
1 Tectonic Edge
2 Moorland Haunt
[/Lands]
[Sideboard]
1 Meddling Mage
1 Spear of Heliod
1 Rest in Peace
1 Burrenton Forgetender
1 Grafdigger’s Cage
1 Honor of the Pure
2 Kor Firewalker
3 Stony Silence
1 Celestial Purge
1 Negate
1 Ephara, God of the Polis
1 Declaration in Stone
[/Sideboard]
[/deck]

Brenton Henry – Affinity – 7th

[deck]
[Creatures]
1 Master of Etherium
4 Vault Skirge
4 Arcbound Ravager
3 Etched Champion
2 Memnite
4 Ornithopter
3 Steel Overseer
4 Signal Pest
[/Creatures]
[Spells]
4 Mox Opal
4 Springleaf Drum
4 Galvanic Blast
4 Cranial Plating
2 Spell Pierce
2 Thoughtcast
[/Spells]
[Lands]
4 Blinkmoth Nexus
4 Darksteel Citadel
2 Glimmervoid
4 Inkmoth Nexus
1 Mountain
[/Lands]
[Sideboard]
2 Ancient Grudge
1 Dismember
1 Etched Champion
2 Ghirapur Aether Grid
1 Wear // Tear
2 Relic of Progenitus
1 Spell Pierce
1 Spellskite
3 Thoughtseize
1 Whipflare
[/Sideboard]
[/deck]

Brandon Cheung – Affinity – 8th

[deck]
[Creatures]
4 Signal Pest
4 Steel Overseer
2 Memnite
4 Ornithopter
4 Arcbound Ravager
4 Vault Skirge
4 Glint-Nest Crane
2 Etched Champion
2 Master of Etherium
[/Creatures]
[Spells]
4 Springleaf Drum
3 Mox Opal
4 Cranial Plating
2 Galvanic Blast
[/Spells]
[Lands]
4 Darksteel Citadel
4 Blinkmoth Nexus
4 Inkmoth Nexus
2 Glimmervoid
2 Spire of Industry
1 Island
[/Lands]
[Sideboard]
2 Spellskite
1 Ghirapur Aether Grid
2 Ancient Grudge
2 Thoughtseize
2 Whipflare
2 Spell Pierce
2 Dispatch
1 Relic of Progenitus
1 Etched Champion
[/Sideboard]
[/deck]