Modern Open Top 8 Profiles

Andrew Wolbers

Age: 28

Hometown:
Eden Prairie, MN

Archetype:
G/R Ponza

Why did you play the deck you played this weekend?
Been playing the deck for a long time and BBE gave it more power and consistancy.

Is Modern better or worse after the unbannings? Why?
Better, get to play BBE

Caleb Scherer

Age: 29

Hometown:
St. Louis, MO

Archetype:
U/R Gifts Storm

Why did you play the deck you played this weekend?
If Storm's viable, I'm playing it.

Is Modern better or worse after the unbannings? Why?
Unclear, so far still seems great.

Dylan Kirkpatrick

Age: 17

Hometown:
Wylie, TX

Archetype:
U/R Gifts Storm

Why did you play the deck you played this weekend?
I didn't want to drive to a friend's house to pick up burn.

Is Modern better or worse after the unbannings? Why?
Better, Jace isn't great.

Jon DeBruin

Age: 22

Hometown:
Denton, TX

Archetype:
Infect

Why did you play the deck you played this weekend?
If everyone is playing BBE and Jace, Infect is a good choice to get under the curve.

Is Modern better or worse after the unbannings? Why?
It's better because infect is good against the field.

Jadine Klomparens

Age: 2?

Hometown:
Kalamazoo, MI

Archetype:
Jund

Why did you play the deck you played this weekend?
I've been playing Overgrown Tomb since forever, so...

Is Modern better or worse after the unbannings? Why?
Better (Note: This, on paper, was triple underlined)

Gerrick Alford

Age: 22

Hometown:
Wichita, Kansas

Archetype:
U/W Control

Why did you play the deck you played this weekend?
U/W Control doesn't have any 20-80 matchups. just a bunch of 45-55 matchups.

Is Modern better or worse after the unbannings? Why?
The format has been better but sad to see some decks go.

Julian John

Age: 20

Hometown:
Fayetteville, AR & Orlando, FL

Archetype:
G/B Tron

Why did you play the deck you played this weekend?
Because I thought it was well positioned for this tournament. Shoutout Sadbois for their help.

Is Modern better or worse after the unbannings? Why?
Not sure overall, but it's better for Tron players!

Collin Rountree

Age: 21

Hometown:
Friendswood, TX

Archetype:
Eldrazi Tron

Why did you play the deck you played this weekend?
Couldn't win online with anything else.

Is Modern better or worse after the unbannings? Why?
Better, good Jund matchup?