On the eve of MKM Series Paris, it was once again time for us to follow long-standing tradition and to review what happened last time at the MKM Series. Seven weeks ago, players from all over Europe gathered in Prague for the third stop of the MKM Series 2018, including 290 masters of Modern …

Deck of the Tournament

While white-blue control decks made up the largest share of the metagame, black-green midrange strategies, specifically Jund, were the most successful. Three Jund decks made it to the Top 4, continuing the recent trend of interactive decks doing well in Modern.

Sebastian Larsson – Jund

Main Deck:
  • 4 Tarmogoyf
  • 4 Dark Confidant
  • 4 Bloodbraid Elf
  • 2 Scavenging Ooze
  • 4 Lightning Bolt
  • 2 Terminate
  • 1 Fatal Push
  • 1 Maelstrom Pulse
  • 1 Dreadbore
  • 2 Thoughtseize
  • 3 Inquisition of Kozilek
  • 4 Liliana of the Veil
  • 2 Kolaghan's Command
  • 1 Abrupt Decay
  • 4 Verdant Catacombs
  • 2 Bloodstained Mire
  • 2 Wooded Foothills
  • 2 Swamp
  • 2 Forest
  • 3 Raging Ravine
  • 4 Blackcleave Cliffs
  • 2 Overgrown Tomb
  • 2 Blood Crypt
  • 1 Stomping Ground
  • 1 Liliana, the Last Hope
Sideboard:
  • 3 Fulminator Mage
  • 2 Ancient Grudge
  • 2 Kitchen Finks
  • 3 Nihil Spellbomb
  • 2 Anger of the Gods
  • 1 Liliana, the Last Hope
  • 1 Jund Charm
  • 1 Kolaghan's Command
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Sebastian Larsson – Jund
Main Deck:
4 Tarmogoyf
4 Dark Confidant
4 Bloodbraid Elf
2 Scavenging Ooze
4 Lightning Bolt
2 Terminate
1 Fatal Push
1 Maelstrom Pulse
1 Dreadbore
2 Thoughtseize
3 Inquisition of Kozilek
4 Liliana of the Veil
2 Kolaghan's Command
1 Abrupt Decay
4 Verdant Catacombs
2 Bloodstained Mire
2 Wooded Foothills
2 Swamp
2 Forest
3 Raging Ravine
4 Blackcleave Cliffs
2 Overgrown Tomb
2 Blood Crypt
1 Stomping Ground
1 Liliana, the Last Hope
Sideboard:
3 Fulminator Mage
2 Ancient Grudge
2 Kitchen Finks
3 Nihil Spellbomb
2 Anger of the Gods
1 Liliana, the Last Hope
1 Jund Charm
1 Kolaghan's Command

Match of the Tournament

By the finals, finally, Jund players were all alone among themselves. And the mirror match between Sebastian Larsson and Sebastian Bartl was a fun one! It included such memorable scenes as one Sebastian cascading into Liliana of the Veil and attacking with Bloodbraid Elf to kill the opponent's Liliana; only for the other Sebastian to cascade into Liliana and attack with Bloodbraid Elf to kill the opponent's Liliana in turn.

Notable Finishes

For Sebastian Bartl, Sebastian Wibmer, and Tomas Cunderlik, this marked their second Top 8 at the Series. Felix Bolland, meanwhile, made his third Top 8 overall, his second in 2018, and emerged from the weekend in pole position in the race for this year's MKMS Power 8.

Felix Bolland, secretly the true winner

Read more about Modern at MKM Series Prague 2018 in our archives!