Zac Hicks managed to outdo his Standard Open Top 8 finish with Heartless Summoning—that’s right, he won the Legacy Open outright on the back of Welder MUD. Riding Wurmcoil Engine to victory over Burn in the finals, Legacy continues to see a streak that minimizes Brainstorm and Force of Will. Red might just be taking over the format, boys and girls! Congratulations to Standard Open champion Rayne Gould and our Draft Open winners as well.
Memphis is over, but Tampa is right around the corner. Zack Hall and Jake Van Lunen will be commentating in the Sunshine State. If you can’t make it, follow us on Twitter @SCGLive and track #SCGTAMPA!
Piloting a new take on the age-old B/W aggro archetype, Joe faced off against a more conventional Junk list at undefeated, in the hands of Michael Herrin.
While Zombies did battle on SCGLive, Philip and Rayne sat down to settle a match between the newest Delver list and Humans, the two most aggressive Seachrome Coast archetypes in the format.
Alex Gonzalez tried to take a break from Magic—but the game beckoned him back, and he was now a win outside of Top 8 with Grixis Control. Piloting Esper Spirits, Bernardo Fonseca also needed just one more victory.
Each of these players were in search of that elusive “first Top 8” on the Open Series, but after strong early starts it appeared that only one of them would claim the single elimination stage.
Known for his Valakut and Charbelcher preferences over the 2011 Open Series season, it was a surprise to not see Garett Young on Primeval Titans today.
Alex Gonzalez tried to take a break from Magic—but the game beckoned him back, and he was now a win outside of Top 8 with Grixis Control. Piloting Esper Spirits, Bernardo Fonseca also needed just one more victory.