The MTG Arena Players Finals are finally over and we have our champion! Talented German plate Kristof Prinz triumphed in the Top 8 bracket with a Four Color Reclamation deck and took home $10,000 in winnings.
This was definitely Prinz’s tournament. Playing from his home in Hannover, Germany, the champ played despite the brutal time difference in wept through Day 1 with a perfect 7-1 score. He utilized his own form of Reclamation sporting Teferi, Time Reveler, and Dovin’s Veto, to get an edge over semi-mirror decks such as Temur Reclamation, and the trick worked.
In the finals, Priz got to play against off-meta (that’s to say off-Reclamation) decks such as Riku Kumagai’s Mino Black Aggro.
Kristof’s deck looked like this:
Mainboard
2x Brazen Borrower3x Uro, Titan Of Nature's Wrath1x Kenrith, The Returned King3x Teferi, Time Raveler4x Wilderness Reclamation4x Shark Typhoon3x Expansion4x Growth Spiral1x Dovin's Veto1x Negate1x Aether Gust3x Mystical Dispute1x Scorching Dragonfire
2x Castle Vantress2x Island1x Plains2x Stomping Ground4x Fabled Passage4x Raugrin Triome1x Forest4x Temple Garden2x Breeding Pool4x Ketria Triome2x Hallowed Fountain1x Mountain
Sideboard
1x Deafening Clarion2x Glass Casket2x Dovin's Veto1x Uro, Titan Of Nature's Wrath2x Spectral Sailor1x Aether Gust2x Justice Strike2x Kenrith, The Returned King2x Solar Blaze
This was a big win for the German pro, especially after defeating better-known Hall of Fame players. We will keep a close eye on his career from now on.
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