Modern Open Open Top 8 Profiles

Daryl Ayers

Age: 25

Hometown:
Cheapeake

Archetype:
Amulet Titan

Why did you play the deck you played this weekend?
We have one mode.

Was the decision to not ban or unban anything in Modern this week correct? Why?
Seems fine with Modern Horizons on the way.

Austin Collins

Age: 16

Hometown:
Kansas City, MO

Archetype:
Izzet Phoenix

Why did you play the deck you played this weekend?
Looting machine broke.

Was the decision to not ban or unban anything in Modern this week correct? Why?
It was incorrect they should have unbanned KCI.

Dylan Donegan

Age: 21

Hometown:
Cary, NC

Archetype:
Izzet Phoenix

Why did you play the deck you played this weekend?
It's the best deck not close and fits my style.

Was the decision to not ban or unban anything in Modern this week correct? Why?
I'm gonna lean no, looting is broken.

Jonathan Orr

Age: 26

Hometown:
Lowell, MA

Archetype:
Golgari Midrange

Why did you play the deck you played this weekend?
I love fair Magic.

Was the decision to not ban or unban anything in Modern this week correct? Why?
Looting is a bit oppressive, we will see how London pans out. I'll say yes for now.

Bob Huang

Age: 28

Hometown:
Acton, MA

Archetype:
Hollow One

Why did you play the deck you played this weekend?
It's fun.

Was the decision to not ban or unban anything in Modern this week correct? Why?
Correct, Phoenix and Dredge are beatable. Don't ban looting, band Stinkweed Imp or Manamorphose.

John Grier

Age: 36

Hometown:
East Strondsburg, PA

Archetype:
Dredge

Why did you play the deck you played this weekend?
I loved the deck after I saw Ross Merriam play it.

Was the decision to not ban or unban anything in Modern this week correct? Why?
Absolutely correct. Modern is fixing itself. I played 10 different archetypes.

Alex Szostek

Age: 23

Hometown:
Newark, DE

Archetype:
Mono-Green Tron

Why did you play the deck you played this weekend?
Turn 3 Karn.

Was the decision to not ban or unban anything in Modern this week correct? Why?
Yes! There's too much uncertainty with Modern Horizons coming out soon. Once the meta settles after the release it's best to reassess.

Matthew Dilks

Age: 28

Hometown:
Burlington, ON

Archetype:
Amulet Titan

Why did you play the deck you played this weekend?
We have one mode.

Was the decision to not ban or unban anything in Modern this week correct? Why?
Probably fine with Modern Horizons coming out and the Mythic Championship it's probably better to wait.