Modern Open Top 8 Profiles

Collins Mullen

Age: 22

Hometown:
Durham, NC

Archetype:
Humans

Why did you play the deck you played this weekend?
I'm crazy

What was the most memorable moment from the Swiss?
Blind naming 2 fatal pushes out of Clay Spicklmire's hand with Meddling Mage. Also, best friend and roommate Jeremy B. making Top 8!

Benjamin Ragan

Age: 18

Hometown:
Greenville, SC

Archetype:
Counters Company

Why did you play the deck you played this weekend?
It has the best matchups against the top decks and I have an excellent sideboard. Duskwatch Recruiter is my spirit card.

What was the most memorable moment from the Swiss?
Against Jeremy (U/G Merfolk) had a Cage in play. In order to have enough mana to Chord through a Spell Pierce I had to use my Pridemage to cast Chord and maintain priority to destroy the Cage.

Scott Simmons

Age: 34

Hometown:
Louisville, KY

Archetype:
U/R Gifts Storm

Why did you play the deck you played this weekend?
I feel it's pretty solid in the meta

What was the most memorable moment from the Swiss?
Top decked the perfect three in a row during game three of the win and in.

Jeremy Bertarioni

Age: 23

Hometown:
Wilmington, NC

Archetype:
U/G Merfolk

Why did you play the deck you played this weekend?
I'm like a merfolk rainman, so I saw the deck in my mind and I made it.

What was the most memorable moment from the Swiss?
One time a Burn player forgot to kill me. My Grudge match against Chris Anderson was cathartic.

Kenyon Collins

Age: 27

Hometown:
Columbus, OH

Archetype:
Infect

Why did you play the deck you played this weekend?
Invisible Stalker is great vs Death's Shadow

What was the most memorable moment from the Swiss?
Winning all 15 die rolls.

Andrew Elenbogen

Age: 24

Hometown:
Ann Arbor, MI

Archetype:
Affinity

Why did you play the deck you played this weekend?
I seem to always lose in the Top 4 of every event. I figured locking in +4 at a large event was a good value.

What was the most memorable moment from the Swiss?
My Storm opponent in my win and in fizzled with a Storm count of 18 in game 1 of my win and in.

Chase Masters

Age: 18

Hometown:
Richmond, VA

Archetype:
B/W Eldrozi Taxes

Why did you play the deck you played this weekend?
Aether Vial is broken and people do not know how to play against Eldrazi Displacer

What was the most memorable moment from the Swiss?
My friend Ben Rogen and I both clinching top 8! Game wise: T2 Thought-Knot in game 3 vs. Adam Fronsee

Jessy Hefner

Age: 25

Hometown:
Delphi, IN

Archetype:
Death and Taxes

Why did you play the deck you played this weekend?
I have tons of reps of MTGO with it and was winning a lot.

What was the most memorable moment from the Swiss?
Sweating out tie breakers.