Modern Open Top 8 Profiles

Marshall Arthurs

Age: 36

Hometown:
Cleveland, OH

Archetype:
Mardu Pyromancer

Why did you play the deck you played this weekend?
Blood Moon is a fair and balanced magic card.

What was the most memorable moment from the tournament?
Casting a lot of blood moons

Jonathan Hobbs

Age: 18

Hometown:
Marion, IN

Archetype:
Jeskai Control

Why did you play the deck you played this weekend?
I've been playing it for a while, and now that it's well positioned I have to play it. Also Teferi is straight gas.

What was the most memorable moment from the tournament?
Beating Tron 2-0 twice. Matchup obviously isn't good, but little kid luck.

Dylan Hand

Age: 25

Hometown:
Amherst, MA

Archetype:
Humans

Why did you play the deck you played this weekend?
It's the best deck in Modern, and best decks are my go-to choice for tournaments.

What was the most memorable moment from the tournament?
Beat Jeskai Queller by Resto Angel blinking a Dire Fleet Daredevil to Path a lethal attacker in Round 12.

Peter Tragos

Age: 27

Hometown:
Downers Grove, IL

Archetype:
G/W Hexproof

Why did you play the deck you played this weekend?
Even or Positive Vs Humans, affinity and Hollow One and also the Human Killer (Jeskai)

What was the most memorable moment from the tournament?
Winning game 3 in mirror from 3 life, ending at 77 life.

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, Its viable.

What was the most memorable moment from the tournament?
Winning against value town w/ Bolts and bear beats.

Jimmie Smith

Age: 31

Hometown:
Panama City, FL

Archetype:
Jeskai Control

Why did you play the deck you played this weekend?
Geist & Queller are Awesome

What was the most memorable moment from the tournament?
Top 8!

Jadine Klomparens (@thequietfish)

Age: 2?

Hometown:
Michigan

Archetype:
Jund

Why did you play the deck you played this weekend?
#Jundine

What was the most memorable moment from the tournament?
Every time Bloodbraid Cascaded into Liliana of the Veil

Jessy Hefner

Age: 26

Hometown:
Delphi, IN

Archetype:
Jund

Why did you play the deck you played this weekend?
Thoughtseize and Tarmogoyf can only be so bad. When in doubt Jund 'em out.

What was the most memorable moment from the tournament?
The Miracle Maelstrom Pulse