All players with 21 points made Day 2, meaning 67 players would return to battle for a shot at the Top 8 of the Modern Open at #SCGMINN. The rise of Jeskai Control isn’t enough to scare away Humans, as the deck surged back to the top spot this week with nine of the 67 Day-2 players sleeving up the aggressive tribal deck. Humans was highlighted by the last undefeated player in the event, Dylan Hand showcasing the power of the deck coming off a Top 8 last weekend in Louisville.
Jund took the No. 2 spot with six pilots leading into the decks with five copies on the second day of competition: Jeskai Control, U/W Control, Affinity, and Burn. Jeskai Control was championed by Jim Davis and Jonathan Rosum, both going 8-1 on Day 1. From there, B/R Hollow+One, Mardu Pyromancer, Grixis Death’s Shadow, and Counters Company all had three pilots. Mardu Pyromancer took down #SCGKY last weekend and appears to be well situated still, with solid matchups against Humans and Jeskai Control.
Elves and G/W Hexproof each had two copies on Day 2. Rogue decks with one player include: Mardu Death’s Shadow, Goblins, 8-Rack, Eldrazi Taxes, and more.
The full metagame breakdown looks like this:
Humans – 9
Jund – 6
Jeskai Control – 5
U/W Control – 5
Affinity – 5
Burn – 5
B/R Hollow+One – 3
Mardu Pyromancer – 3
Grixis Death’s Shadow – 3
Counters Company – 3
Elves – 2
G/W Hexproof – 2
U/R Gifts Storm – 1
Infect – 1
Dredge – 1
Blue Moon – 1
Eldrazi Tron – 1
Mono-Green Tron – 1
G/R Tron – 1
Eldrazi Taxes – 1
R/G Breach – 1
R/G Eldrazi – 1
8-Rack – 1
Goblins – 1
Grixis Control – 1
Lantern Control – 1
Mardu Death’s Shadow – 1
G/W Company – 1
