This weekend Brad Barclay prevailed over Autumn Burchett in a Scotland versus UK battle across Zendikar with $250,000 on the line! Check out the champ’s deck right here!
First things first, here’s a lightning-fast refresher! This weekend we saw the Zendikar Rising Championship - a battle between some of Magic: The Gathering’s most talented players with tons of glory and prize money at stake. The dual-format had players wield both Standard and Historic decks and the top 8 was quite the rollercoaster!
Burchett and Barclay had two matches together - one in the semi-finals, and one exciting rematch after Autumn triumphed in the loser bracket and getting a second chance.
The games were definitely exciting and both players showed incredible skill, but in the end, the Scot prevailed. The Historic part of the tournament was dominated by Sultai & Four-Color Midrange, Jund Sacrifice, Goblins, and Rakdos Sacrifice - overall, lots of red. But Barclay countered them with a classic Azorius Control - a nice reminder that bringing a less popular deck is just as important as playing the meta if you want to win big!
Now, the decklists!
Brad Barclay - Azorius Control (Historic)
Deck2 Narset, Parter of Veils4 Absorb4 Censor4 Shark Typhoon4 Cast Out3 Baffling End1 Search for Azcanta3 Castle Ardenvale2 Castle Vantress5 Island4 Wrath of God1 Aether Gust1 Disdainful Stroke2 Grafdigger's Cage4 Plains4 Glacial Fortress4 Irrigated Farmland4 Hallowed Fountain4 Teferi, Hero of DominariaSideboard2 Narset, Parter of Veils2 Timely Reinforcements3 Mystical Dispute1 Baffling End1 Shatter the Sky1 Essence Scatter1 Disdainful Stroke3 Dovin's Veto1 Seal Away
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Autumn Burchett - Goblins (Historic)
Deck3 Goblin Warchief3 Shatterskull Smashing4 Goblin Chieftain16 Mountain4 Krenko, Mob Boss4 Goblin Matron4 Conspicuous Snoop4 Muxus, Goblin Grandee4 Castle Embereth2 Phyrexian Tower2 Mind Stone4 Wily Goblin2 Herald's Horn4 Skirk ProspectorSideboard2 Goblin Ringleader1 Goblin Trashmaster2 Irencrag Feat1 Chandra, Torch of Defiance4 Abrade2 Gempalm Incinerator1 Goblin Cratermaker2 Herald's Horn
Did you notice something? Not a single card broke the tournament this time! With that said, we can be confident that these excellent decks will remain playable and we can enjoy them for quite some time. Feel free to give them a go and feel what it’s like to be an MTG big shot!
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