Modern Open Top 8 Profiles

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 I can.

What was the most memorable moment from the swiss?
Having to Gifts for Islands to beat a Blood Moon.

Dylan Donegan

Age: 20

Hometown:
Cary, NC

Archetype:
Grixis Death's Shadow

Why did you play the deck you played this weekend?
It's what I know and love, and it's great.

What was the most memorable moment from the swiss?
Showing my mirror opponent my hand of three lands, double Lingering Souls to a Thoughtseize.

Benjamin Nikolich

Age: 20

Hometown:
Oakton, VA

Archetype:
Jeskai Control

Why did you play the deck you played this weekend?
Really well positioned for the weekend, running it back after the Invitational.

What was the most memorable moment from the swiss?
Beating Boggles in a insanely close match with Runed Halo.

Carter Newman

Age: 17

Hometown:
Huntington, WV

Archetype:
G/W Company

Why did you play the deck you played this weekend?
Felt fantastic versus the fair decks in the format.

What was the most memorable moment from the swiss?
Locking up Top 8 with the Round 15 ID.

Kevin Jones

Age: 30

Hometown:
Kingston, NY

Archetype:
Jeskai Control

Why did you play the deck you played this weekend?
Because Ben Nikolich is smart and AMERICA is beautiful!

What was the most memorable moment from the swiss?
Going from 1-2 to 12-2! DAAADDDY!!!!

James Mellish

Age: 26

Hometown:
St. Louis, MO

Archetype:
U/R Kiki-Moon

Why did you play the deck you played this weekend?
I'm normally a Jeskai tempo guy, but I can't resist a sweet Blood Moon deck.

What was the most memorable moment from the swiss?
Trying to trick my U.W Control opponent into thinking I was Storm, so that I could Blood Moon lock him. It worked.

Jonathan Rosum

Age: 19

Hometown:
Spencer, MA

Archetype:
Humans

Why did you play the deck you played this weekend?
Zan Syed and I thought the deck was insane and we were confident that it was well positioned.

What was the most memorable moment from the swiss?
Phantasmal Image on Acidic Slime...twice...(RIP Nykthos and Utopia Forest)

Trevor May

Age: 24

Hometown:
Atlanta, GA

Archetype:
Skred Red

Why did you play the deck you played this weekend?
I prefer to play decks that I find fun to play and I find Skred to be exactly that. Plus, Blood Moon on 5-Color Humans is just too exciting.

What was the most memorable moment from the swiss?
Top decking Stormbreath Dragon for the win in Game 1 and the second Lightning Bolt to kill Esper Death's Shadow opponent at 6 life in Game 3.