Amulet Titan has got to be more popular in Toronto then anywhere else on the planet. It’s a tough deck to pilot, just about as strange as a Magic deck can be and is extremely powerful. And if you walk into an event in Toronto, you better have a plan for it.

This past Sunday, Ben Lu — who made the finals of our Toronto Open+ back in January with the deck — took down our Modern Showdown.

Despite it’s constant popularity in Toronto, Amulet has seen a format-wide resurgence in the past few months due to the additions of both [Card]Once Upon a Time[/Card] and [Card]Field of the Dead[/Card]. Field allows the deck to achieve a [Card]Grave Titan[/Card]-like board presence when it reaches it’s Titan turn which absolutely obliterates opposing Midrange decks. Before Field, deck like Jund and Azorius could actually keep pace with Amulet if they had the right tools, but that’s just no longer the case.

Ben defeated one of those midrange decks in the finals, where he triumphed over Bernardo Fava’s Jund deck.

Funnily enough, much like Amulet, Jund happens to be one of the more popular decks in the Toronto area — especially at our Sunday Showdown events. And that was definitely the case on Sunday.

Joining Bernardo and Ben in Top 8 was Jason Drossis who also played Jund, Derek Berry on Eldrazi Tron, Simon Tubello on his bread and butter Azorius Control deck, Delan Hamasoor on Grixis Shadow, Deven Mulvihill playing TitanShift and Matt Scenna blowing up lands with Ponza.

Now, this particular weekend, the Sunday Showdown wasn’t the only event we hosted at the shop. Just like last week we hosted yet another Standard WPNQ Prelim event on Saturday which qualified eight players for our WPNQ showdown where they’ll compete for an invite to the upcoming Player’s Tour. Here are the players that qualified this past Saturday:

Before I leave you for the week I’d just like to quickly plug all of Face to Face Games’ upcoming WPN qualifier events. Wizards of the Coast has added a new system to their competitive framework to allow players to qualify for the upcoming Player’s Tour at the local level. Below are the dates of our upcoming Open+ events which will qualify the winner for the PT and check out this article to find out how you can qualify at your local Face to Face location as well.

With his win on Ben cements his spot in the upcoming Ultimate Showdown, while the rest of our Top 8 have begun their march up the leader board to qualify. If you’re interested in your Ultimate Showdown point total, you can check it out here. If you’d like to inquire about your point total or report a discrepancy, please email Toronto@facetofacegames.com.

This upcoming weekend at Face to Face Games Toronto we have two events on the docket. First, we have our Modern Open+ at the Montecassino Hotel on Saturday! This is sure to be a popular event, so make sure you pre-register! Then, on Sunday, we have our fourth and final Standard WPNQ Preliminary event where you can earn your shot to compete for a slot at the upcoming Player’s Tour!

[Deck Title= First Place, Amulet Titan – Ben Lu]
[Creatures]
4 Azusa, Lost but Seeking
4 Sakura-tribe Scout
4 Primeval Titan
1 Reclamation Sage
[/Creatures]
[Spells]
4 Amulet of Vigor
4 Ancient Stirrings
4 Summoner’s Pact
4 Once Upon a Time
1 Pact of Negation
1 Engineered Explosives
[/Spells]
[Lands]
3 Tolaria West
2 Forest
1 Snow-covered Forest
2 Breeding Pool
2 Selesnya Sanctuary
4 Simic growth Chamber
2 Castle Garenbrig
2 Gemstone Mine
1 Gruul Turf
1 Vesuva
1 Boros Garrison
1 Field of the Dead
1 Slayers’ Stronghold
1 Cavern of Souls
1 Radiant Fountain
1 Bojuka Bog
1 Khalni Garden
1 Sunhome, Fortress of the Legion
1 Ghost Quarter
[/Lands]
[Sideboard]
2 Oko, Thief of Crowns
1 Cavern of Souls
1 Field of the Dead
3 Dismember
2 Force of Vigor
1 Ramunap Excavator
1 Obstinate Baloth
1 Engineered Explosives
2 Disdainful Stroke
1 Tireless tracker
[/Sideboard]
[/Deck]

[Deck Title= Second Place, Jund – Bernardo Fava]
[Creatures]
2 Scavenging Ooze
4 Tarmogoyf
1 Plague Engineer
4 Bloodbraid Elf
[/Creatures]
[Spells]
2 Fatal Push
2 Thoughtseize
4 Inquisition of Kozilek
4 Lightning Bolt
3 Assassin’s Trophy
3 Wrenn and Six
1 Maelstrom Pulse
2 Kolaghan’s Command
4 Liliana of the Veil
[/Spells]
[Lands]
4 Verdant Catacombs
3 Bloodstained Mire
2 Overgrown Tomb
1 Stomping Ground
1 Blood Crypt
3 Blackcleave Cliffs
2 Nurturing Peatland
2 Raging Ravine
1 Barren Moor
2 Swamp
1 Forest
1 Mountain
1 Field of Ruin
[/Lands]
[Sideboard]
1 Ancient Grudge
1 Abrupt Decay
2 Collector Ouphe
2 Collective Brutality
1 Tireless Tracker
2 Plague Engineer
2 Ashiok, Dream Render
3 Fulminator Mage
[/Sideboard]
[/Deck]

[Deck Title= Third Place, Eldrazi Tron – Derek Berry]
[Creatures]
4 Matter Reshaper
4 Thought-knot Seer
4 Reality Smasher
2 Walking Ballista
1 Endbringer
[/Creatures]
[Spells]
4 Chalice of the Void
1 Mind Stone
1 Mystic Forge
4 Expedition Map
4 Karn, the Great Creator
2 Ugin, the Spirit Dragon
1 All is Dust
2 Warping Wail
2 Dismember
[/Spells]
[Lands]
4 Eldrazi Temple
4 Urza’s Tower
4 Urza’s Mine
4 Urza’s Power Plant
2 Wastes
2 Blast Zone
1 Cavern of Souls
1 Ghost Quarter
1 Tectonic Edge
1 Scavenging Grounds
[/Lands]
[Sideboard]
1 Witchbane Orb
1 Skysovereign, Consul Flagship
1 Grafdigger’s Cage
1 Liquimetal Coating
1 Walking Ballista
2 Spatial Contortion
1 Tormod’s Crypt
2 Relic of Progenitus
1 Ensnaring Bridge
1 Mycosynth Lattice
1 Wurmcoil Engine
1 Sorcerous Spyglass
1 Pithing Needle
[/Sideboard]
[/Deck]

[Deck Title= Fourth Place, Jund – Jason Drossis]
[Creatures]
4 Tarmogoyf
4 Bloodbraid Elf
1 Scavenging Ooze
1 Tireless Tracker
1 Murderous Rider
2 Goblin Rabblemaster
[/Creatures]
[Spells]
2 Assassin’s Trophy
4 Lightning Bolt
2 Kolaghan’s Command
3 Inquisition of Kozilek
3 Thoughtseize
3 Wrenn and Six
4 Liliana of the Veil
2 Fatal Push
[/Spells]
[Lands]
4 Verdant Catacombs
2 Bloodstained Mire
2 Wooded Foothills
2 Overgrown Tomb
1 Blood Crypt
1 Stomping Ground
3 Blackcleave Cliffs
2 Nurturing Peatlands
1 Ghost Quarter
2 Raging Ravine
2 Swamp
1 Forest
1 Mountain
[/Lands]
[Sideboard]
3 Fulminator Mage
2 Plague Engineer
2 Ashiok, Dream Render
2 Collective Brutality
2 Kitchen Finks
1 Ancient Grudge
1 Damping Sphere
2 Collector Ouphe
[/Sideboard]
[/Deck]

[Deck Title= Fifth Place, TitanShift – Deven Mulvihill]
[Creatures]
4 Sakura-tribe elder
4 Primeval Titan
[/Creatures]
[Spells]
1 Chandra, Torch of Defiance
3 Summoner’s Pact
4 Lightning Bolt
3 Explore
2 Farseek
4 Search for Tomorrow
2 Mwonvuli Acid Moss
4 Scapeshift
1 Prismatic Omen
[/Spells]
[Lands]
2 Castle Garenbrig
3 Cinder Glade
1 Field of the Dead
1 Forest
4 Mountain
1 Sheltered Thicket
1 Snow-covered Forest
1 Snow-covered Mountain
4 Stomping Ground
4 Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle
2 Windswept Heath
4 Wooded Foothills
[/Lands]
[Sideboard]
3 Veil of Summer
1 Collector Ouphe
2 Damping Sphere
1 Weather the Storm
1 Anger of the Gods
1 Beast Within
1 Reclamation Sage
1 Tireless Tracker
2 Force of Vigor
2 Obstinate Baloth
[/Sideboard]
[/Deck]

[Deck Title= Sixth Place, Azorius Control – Simon Tubello]
[Creatures]
3 Snapcaster Mage
[/Creatures]
[Spells]
4 Opt
2 Supreme Verdict
3 Force of Negation
3 Spell Snare
3 Jace, the Mind Sculptor
2 Teferi, Hero of Dominaria
2 Teferi, Time Raveler
3 Narset, Parter of Veils
4 Path to Exile
2 On thin Ice
1 Condemn
3 Mana Leak
[/Spells]
[Lands]
3 Celestial Colonnade
4 Flooded Strand
4 Field of Ruin
2 Hallowed Fountain
3 Glacial Fortress
5 Snow-covered Island
2 Snow-covered Plains
1 Blast Zone
1 Scalding Tarn
1 Mystic Sanctuary
[/Lands]
[Sideboard]
2 Damping Sphere
2 Dispel
2 Celestial Purge
3 Rest in Peace
2 Stony Silence
1 Force of Negation
2 Leyline of Sanctity
1 Timely Reinforcements
[/Sideboard]
[/Deck]

[Deck Title= Seventh Place, Grixis Death’s Shadow – Delan Hamsoor]
[Creatures]
3 Snapcaster Mage
1 Tasigur, the Golden Fang
3 Gurmag Angler
4 Street Wraith
4 Death’s Shadow
[/Creatures]
[Spells]
2 Temur Battle Rage
1 Drown in the Loch
2 Dismember
1 The Royal Scions
4 Mishra’s Bauble
4 Stubborn Denial
4 Thought Scour
4 Fatal Push
2 Inquisition of Kozilek
4 Thoughtseize
[/Spells]
[Lands]
1 Blood Crypt
4 Bloodstained Mire
1 Island
4 Polluted Delta
2 Scalding Tarn
1 Steam Vents
1 Swamp
2 Watery Grave
[/Lands]
[Sideboard]
1 Ceremonious Rejection
2 Disdainful Stroke
1 Mystical Dispute
1 Engineered Explosives
1 Drown in the Loch
1 Alpine Moon
2 Anger of the Gods
2 Collective Brutality
1 Plague Engineer
2 Kolaghan’s Command
1 The Royal Scions
[/Sideboard]
[/Deck]

[Deck Title= Eighth Place, Ponza – Matt Scenna]
[Creatures]
2 Hexdrinker
4 Noble Hierarch
2 Seasoned Pyromancer
4 Bloodbraid Elf
1 Thragtusk
3 Bonecrusher Giant
1 Courser of Kruphix
1 Huntmaster of the Fells
4 Tarmogoyf
1 Scavenging Ooze
[/Creatures]
[Spells]
1 Chandra, Acolyte of Flames
1 Chandra, Torch of Defiance
3 Lightning Bolt
1 Tarfire
2 Wrenn and Six
4 Pillage
4 Stone Rain
[/Spells]
[Lands]
4 Windswept Heath
2 Arid Mesa
3 Wooded Foothills
2 Horizon Canopy
3 Forest
2 Mountain
2 Copperline Gorge
3 Stomping Ground
[/Lands]
[Sideboard]
1 Grafdigger’s Cage
1 Shatterstorm
1 Ancient Grudge
1 Destructive Revelry
2 Tormod’s Crypt
1 Chameleon Colossus
1 Scab-clan Berserker
2 Obstinate Baloth
1 Anger of the Gods
1 Dismember
2 Blood Moon
1 Blast zone
[/Sideboard]
[/Deck]