Modern Open Top 8 Profiles

James Manges

Age: 22

Hometown:
Connelsville, PA

Archetype:
Eldrazi Tron

Why did you play the deck you played this weekend?
I wasn't happy with what I was playing in Modern (Jeskai). So I decided to jam a form of Tron and thought Eldrazi Tron would be best for the weekend.

What was the most memorable moment from the swiss?
Drawing the two missing Tron lands off of my opponents Burning Inquiry.

Ethan Dunn

Age: 15

Hometown:
Harbor Beach, MI

Archetype:
Elves

Why did you play the deck you played this weekend?
Deck I'm most familiar with, also only one I own.

What was the most memorable moment from the swiss?
The multiple double Shaman of the Packs off of Collected Company.

Will Pulliam

Age: 21

Hometown:
Greenwood, SC

Archetype:
Eldrazi Tron

Why did you play the deck you played this weekend?
Seemed like a good call with above average matchups. Urza's Power Plant is way to powerful.

What was the most memorable moment from the swiss?
Matter Reshaper revealing Matter Reshaper to give me lethal against U/W. Also turn 3 Tron

Benjamin Nikolich

Age: 20

Hometown:
Fairfax, VA

Archetype:
Jeskai Control

Why did you play the deck you played this weekend?
Wanted one last run before Jace is unbanned.

What was the most memorable moment from the swiss?
Beating green Tron twice.

Dylan Donegan

Age: 20

Hometown:
Greenville, NC

Archetype:
Grixis Death's Shadow

Why did you play the deck you played this weekend?
Because Korey McDuffie and I made a blood pact to play Grixis and he never went against it.

What was the most memorable moment from the swiss?
Held a Street Wraith the entire game and ended the game at 6 versus the deck with Goblin Grenade.

Stephen Dykman

Age: 23

Hometown:
Grand Rapids, MI

Archetype:
Death and Taxes

Why did you play the deck you played this weekend?
I've worked on it with friends for months, it's awesome.

What was the most memorable moment from the swiss?
Winning game three of round 14 on a mull to 5 of Aether Vial, Thraben Inspector, Eldrazi Displace, and two Plains against Scapeshift.

Brennan DeCandio

Age: 27

Hometown:
Tampa, FL

Archetype:
Grixis Death's Shadow

Why did you play the deck you played this weekend?
Because I've been told I should have been playing for months and before Jace and Bloodbraid Elf are legal I thought I'd give it a try.

What was the most memorable moment from the swiss?
The bittersweet round 15 pairing of my teammate Jim Davis. Was happy one of us would for sure make it but sad we both couldn't.

Lance Shultz

Age: 30

Hometown:
Canton, MI

Archetype:
U/W Control

Why did you play the deck you played this weekend?
Tested a bunch online, felt like it had strong matchups.

What was the most memorable moment from the swiss?
Losing in round 15 then making Top 8.