On the eve of MKM Series Zaragoza, it was once again time for us to follow long-standing tradition and to review what happened last time at the Cardmarket Series. Nine weeks earlier, players from all over Europe gathered in Paris for the ffith and penultimate stop of the 2018 Series, including 74 Limited lovers …

Deck of the Tournament

Storywise, M19 was all about Nicol Bolas and about his transformation into an all-powerful planeswalker. So Paul-Phillipp Kuhnert's draft deck with Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen was the perfect fit to triumph at the final big Limited event to feature M19 …

Paul-Phillipp Kuhnert – U/B/R

Main Deck:
  • 7 Island
  • 1 Mountain
  • 6 Swamp
  • 1 Cinder Barrens
  • 1 Highland Lake
  • 1 Submerged Boneyard
  • 1 Explosive Apparatus
  • 1 Fountain of Renewal
  • 1 Gearsmith Guardian
  • 1 Meteor Golem
  • 1 Skyscanner
  • 1 Anticipate
  • 1 Bone to Ash
  • 2 Essence Scatter
  • 1 Mystic Archaeologist
  • 2 Salvager of Secrets
  • 1 Sift
  • 1 Snapping Drake
  • 1 Wall of Mist
  • 1 Isareth the Awakener
  • 1 Lich's Caress
  • 2 Murder
  • 1 Strangling Spores
  • 1 Psychic Symbiont
  • 1 Nicol Blas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen
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Paul-Phillipp Kuhnert – U/B/R
Main Deck:
7 Island
1 Mountain
6 Swamp
1 Cinder Barrens
1 Highland Lake
1 Submerged Boneyard
1 Explosive Apparatus
1 Fountain of Renewal
1 Gearsmith Guardian
1 Meteor Golem
1 Skyscanner
1 Anticipate
1 Bone to Ash
2 Essence Scatter
1 Mystic Archaeologist
2 Salvager of Secrets
1 Sift
1 Snapping Drake
1 Wall of Mist
1 Isareth the Awakener
1 Lich's Caress
2 Murder
1 Strangling Spores
1 Psychic Symbiont
1 Nicol Blas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen

Match of the Tournament

It was another great flavor fit that the other deck in the finals featured Ajani, Adversary of Tyrants. While the cat remained in the bag for this particular match, Ajani and Bolas were famous foes from way back in the Magic storyline.

Paul-Phillipp Kuhnert versus Maximilien Berger in the finals

Finally, it was only right that this match did indeed end with Bolas transforming into an all-powerful planeswalker.

Notable Finishes

Another sweet story arc here was that Paul-Phillipp Kuhnert had come in second at the Limited main event at MKM Series Hamburg earlier this year. Back then Kuhnert lost; this time he went all the way!

Read more about Limited at MKM Series Paris 2018 in our archives!