Modern Open Top 8 Profiles

Tyler Lutes

Age: 23

Hometown:
Jackson,

Archetype:
Jund

Why did you play the deck you played this weekend?
Deck I've played for 3 years straight

What was the most memorable moment from the swiss?
Monstroucitying a Stormbreath Dragon; it is my favorite Magic card.

Tom Ross

Age: 34

Hometown:
Roanoke, VA

Archetype:
8-Rack

Why did you play the deck you played this weekend?
I wanted to have fun (and my opponents not to)

What was the most memorable moment from the swiss?
Winning against no permanent

Caleb Scherer

Age: 29

Hometown:
St. Louis, MO

Archetype:
U/R Gifts Storm

Why did you play the deck you played this weekend?
I always play Storm when it's viable.

What was the most memorable moment from the swiss?
Wipe away on a Phyrexian Unlife after getting them to exactly zero.

Brandon Dollaway

Age: 22

Hometown:
Milford, KY

Archetype:
Jeskai Control

Why did you play the deck you played this weekend?
Because Jonathan Rosum top 4ed Syracuse with it.

What was the most memorable moment from the swiss?
Casting a Geist of St. Traft on turn 3 on the play against Caleb Scherer and proceeding to die on his turn.

Clay Spicklemire

Age: 17

Hometown:
Indianapolis, IN

Archetype:
Five-Color Death's Shadow

Why did you play the deck you played this weekend?
I think that it is the better Death's Shadow deck now that Fatal Push is no longer the best card in Modern.

What was the most memorable moment from the swiss?
Getting Shadow of Doubted by Tom Ross in my win and in during round 14.

Harlan Firer

Age: 23

Hometown:
Charlottesville, VA

Archetype:
Jeskai Control

Why did you play the deck you played this weekend?
I love playing Snap Bolt decks, and Jeskai is well positioned vs the current meta.

What was the most memorable moment from the swiss?
Beating Game 1 Empty the Warrens vs Storm.

Jared Hall

Age: 27

Hometown:
Jasper, IN

Archetype:
W/B Eldrazi Taxes

Why did you play the deck you played this weekend?
I like the aggressive/disruptive style of the deck.

What was the most memorable moment from the swiss?
Lost on feature match to my opponent on 1 life with a Dark Confidant in play.

Sam Schafer

Age: 18

Hometown:
Blanchester, OH

Archetype:
Grixis Death's Shadow

Why did you play the deck you played this weekend?
Favorable matchups across the board.

What was the most memorable moment from the swiss?
Top decking Temur Battle Rage to win a match.