GDS-in-modern playing RUG Rhinos took down the Sunday, July 15, 2023 Modern Challenge! They ran 4 [[Lórien Revealed]] and had to fight through 8 (8!) BR Grief decks. RW Burn showed up as well at #2 and #3, with ShikiXYZ piloting it to the second place finish.
Decklists
| N/A | Deck | Player | Twitch | YouTube | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Temur Rhinos | (9-2) GDS-in-modern | |||
| 2. | RW Burn | (9-2) ShikiXYZ | |||
| 3. | RW Burn | (8-2) Gnarlid | |||
| 4. | 4c Omnath | (8-2) Do0mSwitch | @Do0mswitch | [Twitch] | |
| 5. | BR Grief | (8-1) ejcos531 | |||
| 6. | UR Murktide | (7-2) oinkmage22 | @Oinkmage | ||
| 7. | BR Grief | (7-2) Edel | @edelgenius | ||
| 8. | Temur Rhinos | (6-3) Urthstrype | |||
| 9. | Mono G Tron | (6-2) fj\_rodman | |||
| 10. | BG Yawgmoth | (6-2) GanYanCHN | @GanYan17 | ||
| 11. | BR Grief | (6-2) BreadBee | |||
| 12. | BR Grief | (6-2) WrzoBuSeks | |||
| 13. | Living End | (6-2) Gabanaci | |||
| 14. | Mono W Hammer | (6-2) Adlai\_MTG | |||
| 15. | 5c Creativity | (6-2) ArchaeusDota | @ArchaeusDota | ||
| 16. | UB Control | (6-2) Beekeeper | @\SeanGoddard\ | ||
| 17. | 5c Creativity | (6-2) scoutscodemfko | |||
| 18. | Abzan Asmo Footsteps | (6-2) crazybaloth | @NickyBiekz | ||
| 19. | Mono B Coffers | (6-2) SpeCialK | |||
| 20. | Sultai Asmoranimator | (6-2) Zorro7x4 | |||
| 21. | BR Grief | (6-2) CMack\_ | |||
| 22. | Jeskai Sagablade | (6-2) gyyby297 | @gyyby\_mtg297 | ||
| 23. | BR Grief | (5-3) Bedevil | |||
| 24. | 4c Breach Station | (5-3) SpiderSpace | @SpiderSpaceMTG | [Twitch] | |
| 25. | UR Murktide | (5-3) RiseAgainstThe0rcs | |||
| 26. | BR Grief | (5-3) sokos13 | @sokos13\_ | ||
| 27. | BR Grief | (5-3) stainerson | @stainerson | ||
| 28. | BG Asmoranimator | (5-3) Delthar | |||
| 29. | 4c Control [Kaheera] | (5-3) John123321 | |||
| 30. | 5c Creativity | (5-3) Gatsbyyy | |||
| 31. | UR Murktide | (5-3) roter\_Erzengel | |||
| 32. | 4c Breach Station | (5-3) \0mega\ |
Breakdowns
Top 32 Archetype Breakdown
8 BR Grief
3 UR Murktide
3 5c Creativity
2 Temur Rhinos
2 RW Burn
2 Bx Asmoranimator (1 Sultai, 1 BG)
2 4c Breach Station
1 4c Omnath
1 Mono G Tron
1 BG Yawgmoth
1 Living End
1 Mono W Hammer
1 UB Control
1 Abzan Asmo Footsteps
1 Mono B Coffers
1 Jeskai Sagablade
1 4c Control
X-2 or better Archetype Breakdown
5 BR Grief
2 5c Creativity
2 Temur Rhinos
2 RW Burn
1 UR Murktide
1 Bx Asmoranimator (1 Sultai)
1 4c Omnath
1 Mono G Tron
1 BG Yawgmoth
1 Living End
1 Mono W Hammer
1 UB Control
1 Abzan Asmo Footsteps
1 Mono B Coffers
1 Jeskai Sagablade
New cards (LTR)
Lórien Revealed
Delighted Halfling
The One Ring
Reprieve
Orcish Bowmasters
Mount Doom
Stern Scolding
Cast into the Fire
Stone of Erech
Generous Ent
Oliphaunt
Forge Anew
Sauron's Ransom
Samwise Gamgee
Troll of Khazad-dûm
Tournament Highlights
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Rhinos never left! The winner is GDS-in-modern on Temur Rhinos!
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ShikiXYZ is our runner-up and played RW Burn!
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Gnarlid was on RW Burn.
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Do0mSwitch was on 4c Omnath.
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ejcos531 was on BR Grief.
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oinkmage22 was on UR Murktide.
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Edel was on BR Grief.
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Urthstrype rounds out our T8 with Temur Rhinos!
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In the rest of the 6-2 bracket, I spy Zorro7x4 on Sultai Asmoranimator (Persist)!
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And in the 5-3 bracket, we see Delthar on BG Asmoranimator (Goryo's Vengeance)!
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Shoutout to ejcos531 for going undefeated in the Swiss!
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Congrats to GDS-in-modern for taking the tournament down!
Repost from /r/modernmagic by /u/bamzing. Follow him on twitter at @bamzing_mtg.