After taking a two-week break post the F2F Tour Weekend in Calgary, the nation’s leading MTG circuit resumed its momentum this past Saturday in Ottawa with a Tour Stop. In the main event, labeled the Modern Super Qualifier, 156 competitors squared off, and the overall unique attendee count was one for the record books.
Rhinos had quite the tournament, landing 4 players piloting it in the top 8, including Mathieu Peterson, one of our co-champions who split with his opponent in the finals.
Francis would follow in the footsteps of his brother who won the Ottawa Open in November of 2019. Jean-Francois Regimbald did it with Burn, whereas Francis opted for some Mono-Green Tron action.
Mono-Green Tron – Francis Regimbald (1st)
[mtg_deck]
4 Urza’s Power Plant
4 Urza’s Tower
4 Urza’s Mine
1 Blast Zone
1 Sanctum of Ugin
3 Forest
1 Boseiju, Who Endures
4 Chromatic Star
4 Chromatic Sphere
4 Expedition Map
2 Oblivion Stone
1 Relic of Progenitus
3 The One Ring
4 Ancient Stirrings
4 Sylvan Scrying
2 Warping Wail
4 Karn, the Great Creator
2 Karn Liberated
2 Ugin, the Spirit Dragon
2 Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger
1 Walking Ballista
3 Wurmcoil Engine
Sideboard
1 Relic of Progenitus
1 Wurmcoil Engine
1 Walking Ballista
1 Sundering Titan
1 The Stone Brain
1 The One Ring
1 Liquimetal Coating
3 Haywire Mite
1 Chalice of the Void
1 Pithing Needle
1 Trinisphere
1 Oblivion Stone
1 Ensnaring Bridge
[/mtg_deck]
He graciously shared his deck selection process with me. Tron is among his favorite archetypes. With the meta focused on outlasting opponents using Beans, he believes it’s perfect to counteract with a Spirit Dragon.
He firmly views Tron as a dominant deck in the current meta, especially as some combo decks like Amulet Titan and Hammer either lag behind or are absent.
For the first time, he experimented with a 15-artifact sideboard for the Great Creator and felt it performed excellently throughout the day. He advises against using Dismember, emphasizing that Warping Wail is the superior card at present.
His final recommendation is to opt for Engineered Explosives over Trinisphere.
Temur Rhinos – Mathieu Peterson (2nd)
[mtg_deck]
1 Boseiju, Who Endures
1 Breeding Pool
4 Crashing Footfalls
4 Dead // Gone
4 Fire // Ice
1 Flame of Anor
4 Force of Negation
1 Forest
2 Fury
1 Gemstone Caverns
2 Island
1 Ketria Triome
4 Lórien Revealed
4 Misty Rainforest
1 Murktide Regent
3 Mystical Dispute
1 Otawara, Soaring City
2 Scalding Tarn
4 Shardless Agent
2 Steam Vents
1 Stomping Ground
2 Subtlety
4 Violent Outburst
3 Wooded Foothills
2 Brazen Borrower
1 Mountain
Sideboard
1 Boseiju, Who Endures
1 Commandeer
3 Flame of Anor
2 Force of Vigor
2 Fury
2 Obsidian Charmaw
1 Mystical Dispute
1 Brotherhood’s End
1 Murktide Regent
1 Blood Moon
[/mtg_deck]
Community leader Sebastien Lachance had a great run finishing in 16th with a very cool deck choice. He gave me insight on why he ended up on this specific list.
Four-Color Cascade Beans – Sebastien Lachance (16th)
[mtg_deck]
4 Bloodbraid Elf
1 Boseiju, Who Endures
1 Breeding Pool
1 Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines
4 Fire // Ice
4 Flooded Strand
1 Forest
4 Fury
1 Hallowed Fountain
1 Island
4 Leyline Binding
1 Lórien Revealed
4 Misty Rainforest
1 Nissa, Resurgent Animist
1 Omnath, Locus of Creation
1 Plains
1 Raugrin Triome
1 Sacred Foundry
4 Shardless Agent
4 Solitude
1 Steam Vents
1 Stomping Ground
4 Teferi, Time Raveler
1 Temple Garden
4 Up the Beanstalk
4 Windswept Heath
1 Zagoth Triome
SIDEBOARD
1 Alpine Moon
2 Commandeer
2 Endurance
2 Force of Vigor
1 Gemstone Caverns
1 Murderous Cut
1 Nexus of Fate
3 Obsidian Charmaw
1 Narset, Parter of Veils
1 Emrakul, the Promised End
[/mtg_deck]
On Wednesday, renowned streamer Aspiringspike discovered a novel interaction with the new card, Up the Beanstalk from Wilds of Eldraine. Instead of generating two Rhinos, he leveraged Bloodbraid Elf and Shardless Agent to cascade into the Bean.
His performance leading up to Friday was impressive. He extolled Up the Beanstalk, even suggesting it surpassed The One Ring in value.
According to Sebastien, the deck is incredibly fun to play, allowing for numerous card draws. After the tournament, he discovered that at least three other players used that version, and all of them received invites!
The F2F Tour has us traveling all the way West for the next Tour Stop in Vancouver. It should prove to be yet another popular event, so make sure to pre-register the events you want to play!
Be sure to check out F2FTour.com for more information to see the upcoming events!
Kar Yung Tom (KYT) is the Digital Content Manager for Face to Face Games. He oversees the F2FTour.com and Magic F2F websites. He is also the lead host of the First Strike podcast.