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New year; new series! To commemorate this, we’ve rebranded and are now the Cardmarket Series, or CM Series for short, lest we wish to masquerade as content management systems. Additionally, we’re welcoming Vintage back into our Main Event line-up! But we’re here to talk about a different format.

Guilds of Ravnica shook up Modern more than your average set, putting Dredge on top again with Creeping Chill, and now by unleashing Arclight Phoenix. And it looks like Phoenix decks are here to stay, so we’re excited to see how the spell-loving bird does here in Bologna. Check back through Saturday night and into Sunday morning for our metagame breakdown, player profiles, Top 8 decklists, and, of course, our stream, which will start in the afternoon and run through the end of Modern Top 8.

Congratulations to Alexander Beiersdorfer, Modern Champion of MKMS Bologna 2019!

Cacciamani, Riccardo
(Izzet Phoenix)
0

Tammi, Manuel
(Eldrazi Tron)
2

Kistler, Patrick
(Dredge)
2

Knittel, Fabrice
(W/U Control)
0

Beiersdorfer, Alexander
(4-Color Whir)
2

Calvanese, Pierluigi
(Spirits)
0

Krull, Niklas
(Arclight Mentor)
2

Trogu, Francesco
(Jund)
0

Tammi, Manuel
(Eldrazi Tron)
0

Kistler, Patrick
(Dredge)
2

Beiersdorfer, Alexander
(4-Color Whir)
2

Krull, Niklas
(Arclight Mentor)
0

Kistler, Patrick
(Dredge)
0

Beiersdorfer, Alexander
(4-Color Whir)
2

Beiersdorfer, Alexander
(4-Color Whir)

Top 8 Decklists

Francesco Trogu – 4-Color Shadow

Francesco Trogu – 4-Color Death's Shadow

Main Deck:
  • 4 Verdant Catacombs
  • 3 Bloodstained Mire
  • 2 Polluted Delta
  • 2 Wooded Foothills
  • 1 Overgrown Tomb
  • 1 Blood Crypt
  • 1 Breeding Pool
  • 1 Stomping Ground
  • 1 Watery Grave
  • 1 Swamp
  • 1 Forest
  • 4 Death's Shadow
  • 4 Tarmogoyf
  • 4 Street Wraith
  • 1 Grim Flayer
  • 4 Thoughtseize
  • 3 Inquisition of Kozilek
  • 4 Mishra's Bauble
  • 4 Traverse the Ulvenwald
  • 3 Stubborn Denial
  • 2 Temur Battlerage
  • 2 Fatal Push
  • 2 Lightning Bolt
  • 1 Tarfire
  • 1 Dismember
  • 1 Assassin's Trophy
  • 1 Liliana of the Veil
  • 1 Kolaghan's Command
Sideboard:
  • 1 Snapcaster Mage
  • 3 Surgical Extraction
  • 1 Ancient Grudge
  • 1 Abrade
  • 1 Kolaghan's Command
  • 1 Stubborn Denial
  • 1 Disdainful Stroke
  • 1 Ceremonious Rejection
  • 1 Fatal Push
  • 1 Assassin's Trophy
  • 1 Liliana, the Last Hope
  • 2 Anger of the Gods
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Francesco Trogu – 4-Color Death's Shadow
Main Deck:
4 Verdant Catacombs
3 Bloodstained Mire
2 Polluted Delta
2 Wooded Foothills
1 Overgrown Tomb
1 Blood Crypt
1 Breeding Pool
1 Stomping Ground
1 Watery Grave
1 Swamp
1 Forest
4 Death's Shadow
4 Tarmogoyf
4 Street Wraith
1 Grim Flayer
4 Thoughtseize
3 Inquisition of Kozilek
4 Mishra's Bauble
4 Traverse the Ulvenwald
3 Stubborn Denial
2 Temur Battlerage
2 Fatal Push
2 Lightning Bolt
1 Tarfire
1 Dismember
1 Assassin's Trophy
1 Liliana of the Veil
1 Kolaghan's Command
Sideboard:
1 Snapcaster Mage
3 Surgical Extraction
1 Ancient Grudge
1 Abrade
1 Kolaghan's Command
1 Stubborn Denial
1 Disdainful Stroke
1 Ceremonious Rejection
1 Fatal Push
1 Assassin's Trophy
1 Liliana, the Last Hope
2 Anger of the Gods

Fabrice Knittel – W/U Control

Fabrice Knittel – W/U Control

Main Deck:
  • 4 Opt
  • 1 Search for Azcanta / Azcanta, the Sunken Ruin
  • 2 Teferi, Hero of Dominaria
  • 2 Detention Sphere
  • 3 Jace, the Mind Sculptor
  • 1 Gideon of the Trials
  • 1 Hieroglyphic Illumination
  • 1 Spell Snare
  • 4 Cryptic Command
  • 2 Negate
  • 2 Snapcaster Mage
  • 1 Mana Leak
  • 1 Logic Knot
  • 4 Path to Exile
  • 4 Terminus
  • 1 Oust
  • 1 Supreme Verdict
  • 2 Hallowed Fountain
  • 2 Flooded Strand
  • 4 Field of Ruin
  • 4 Celestial Colonnade
  • 3 Plains
  • 6 Island
  • 4 Flooded Strand
Sideboard:
  • 1 Baneslayer
  • 1 Lyra Dawnbringer
  • 2 Celestial Purge
  • 1 Vendilion Clique
  • 1 Negate
  • 1 Ceremonious Rejection
  • 2 Dispel
  • 1 Timely Reinforcements
  • 2 Stony Silence
  • 1 Surgical Extraction
  • 2 Rest in Peace
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Fabrice Knittel – W/U Control
Main Deck:
4 Opt
1 Search for Azcanta / Azcanta, the Sunken Ruin
2 Teferi, Hero of Dominaria
2 Detention Sphere
3 Jace, the Mind Sculptor
1 Gideon of the Trials
1 Hieroglyphic Illumination
1 Spell Snare
4 Cryptic Command
2 Negate
2 Snapcaster Mage
1 Mana Leak
1 Logic Knot
4 Path to Exile
4 Terminus
1 Oust
1 Supreme Verdict
2 Hallowed Fountain
2 Flooded Strand
4 Field of Ruin
4 Celestial Colonnade
3 Plains
6 Island
4 Flooded Strand
Sideboard:
1 Baneslayer
1 Lyra Dawnbringer
2 Celestial Purge
1 Vendilion Clique
1 Negate
1 Ceremonious Rejection
2 Dispel
1 Timely Reinforcements
2 Stony Silence
1 Surgical Extraction
2 Rest in Peace

Nicklas Krull – Arclight Mentor

Nicklas Krull – Arclight Mentor

Main Deck:
  • 2 Island
  • 1 Mountain
  • 2 Steam Vents
  • 1 Hallowed Fountain
  • 1 Sacred Foundry
  • 4 Scalding Tarn
  • 2 Flooded Strand
  • 1 Arid Mesa
  • 4 Spirebluff Canal
  • 4 Arclight Phoenix
  • 4 Young Pyromancer
  • 3 Monastery Mentor
  • 4 Opt
  • 4 Thought Scour
  • 4 Serum Vision
  • 4 Sleight of Hand
  • 4 Faithless Looting
  • 4 Manamorphose
  • 4 Lightning Bolt
  • 2 Lightning Helix
  • 1 Lightning Axe
Sideboard:
  • 1 Negate
  • 2 Spell Pierce
  • 1 Ceremonious Rejection
  • 1 Wear // Tear
  • 1 Abrade
  • 2 Surgical Extraction
  • 2 Stony Silence
  • 2 Path to Exile
  • 1 Celestial Purge
  • 1 Bedlam Reveler
  • 1 Lightning Helix
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Nicklas Krull – Arclight Mentor
Main Deck:
2 Island
1 Mountain
2 Steam Vents
1 Hallowed Fountain
1 Sacred Foundry
4 Scalding Tarn
2 Flooded Strand
1 Arid Mesa
4 Spirebluff Canal
4 Arclight Phoenix
4 Young Pyromancer
3 Monastery Mentor
4 Opt
4 Thought Scour
4 Serum Vision
4 Sleight of Hand
4 Faithless Looting
4 Manamorphose
4 Lightning Bolt
2 Lightning Helix
1 Lightning Axe
Sideboard:
1 Negate
2 Spell Pierce
1 Ceremonious Rejection
1 Wear // Tear
1 Abrade
2 Surgical Extraction
2 Stony Silence
2 Path to Exile
1 Celestial Purge
1 Bedlam Reveler
1 Lightning Helix

Patrick Kistler – Dredge

Patrick Kistler – Dredge

Main Deck:
  • 4 Narcomoeba
  • 4 Bloodghast
  • 4 Prized Amalgam
  • 4 Stinkweed Imp
  • 2 Golgari Thug
  • 4 Life from the Loam
  • 2 Conflagrate
  • 4 Faithless Looting
  • 4 Cathartic Reunion
  • 4 Shriekhorn
  • 1 Darkblast
  • 4 Creeping Chill
  • 3 Wooded Foothills
  • 3 Bloodstained Mire
  • 2 Stomping Ground
  • 2 Blood Crypt
  • 2 Mountain
  • 4 Copperline Gorge
  • 2 Gemstone Mine
  • 1 Mana Confluence
Sideboard:
  • 4 Nature's Claim
  • 1 Assassin's Trophy
  • 1 Leyline of the Void
  • 3 Ancient Grudge
  • 3 Lightning Axe
  • 2 Thoughtseize
  • 1 Stain the Mind
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Patrick Kistler – Dredge
Main Deck:
4 Narcomoeba
4 Bloodghast
4 Prized Amalgam
4 Stinkweed Imp
2 Golgari Thug
4 Life from the Loam
2 Conflagrate
4 Faithless Looting
4 Cathartic Reunion
4 Shriekhorn
1 Darkblast
4 Creeping Chill
3 Wooded Foothills
3 Bloodstained Mire
2 Stomping Ground
2 Blood Crypt
2 Mountain
4 Copperline Gorge
2 Gemstone Mine
1 Mana Confluence
Sideboard:
4 Nature's Claim
1 Assassin's Trophy
1 Leyline of the Void
3 Ancient Grudge
3 Lightning Axe
2 Thoughtseize
1 Stain the Mind

Riccardo Cacciamani – Izzet Phoenix

Riccardo Cacciamani – Izzet Phoenix

Main Deck:
  • 4 Arclight Phoenix
  • 4 Thing in the Ice / Awoken Horror
  • 3 Crackling Drake
  • 2 Monastery Swiftspear
  • 4 Serum Visions
  • 4 Opt
  • 4 Faithless Looting
  • 4 Manamorphose
  • 4 Lightning Bolt
  • 3 Gut Shot
  • 2 Lightning Axe
  • 1 Izzet Charm
  • 3 Thought Scour
  • 4 Flooded Strand
  • 4 Spirebluff Canal
  • 3 Steam Vents
  • 2 Polluted Delta
  • 3 Island
  • 2 Mountain
Sideboard:
  • 3 Ceremonious Rejection
  • 2 Abrade
  • 2 Alpine Moon
  • 2 Anger of the Gods
  • 2 Spell Pierce
  • 1 Dispel
  • 1 Rending Volley
  • 1 Surgical Extraction
  • 1 Ral, Izzet Viceroy
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Riccardo Cacciamani – Izzet Phoenix
Main Deck:
4 Arclight Phoenix
4 Thing in the Ice / Awoken Horror
3 Crackling Drake
2 Monastery Swiftspear
4 Serum Visions
4 Opt
4 Faithless Looting
4 Manamorphose
4 Lightning Bolt
3 Gut Shot
2 Lightning Axe
1 Izzet Charm
3 Thought Scour
4 Flooded Strand
4 Spirebluff Canal
3 Steam Vents
2 Polluted Delta
3 Island
2 Mountain
Sideboard:
3 Ceremonious Rejection
2 Abrade
2 Alpine Moon
2 Anger of the Gods
2 Spell Pierce
1 Dispel
1 Rending Volley
1 Surgical Extraction
1 Ral, Izzet Viceroy

Alexander Beiersdorfer – 4-Color Whir

Alexander Beiersdorfer – 4-Color Whir

Main Deck:
  • 1 Academy Ruins
  • 4 Ancient Stirrings
  • 4 Botanical Sanctum
  • 1 Bottled Cloister
  • 3 Chalice of the Void
  • 1 Crucible of World
  • 1 Damping Sphere
  • 3 Engineered Explosives
  • 4 Ensnaring Bridge
  • 3 Glimmervoid
  • 1 Inventors' Fair
  • 1 Ipnu Rivulet
  • 2 Island
  • 4 Mishra's Bauble
  • 4 Mox Opal
  • 3 Sorcerous Spyglass
  • 4 Spire of Industry
  • 1 Tectonic Edge
  • 4 Tolaria West
  • 2 Tormod's Crypt
  • 4 Welding Jar
  • 4 Whir of Invention
  • 1 Witchbane Orb
Sideboard:
  • 1 Chalice of the Void
  • 2 Ghirapur Aether Grid
  • 1 Grafdigger's Cage
  • 1 Jester's Cap
  • 1 Phyrexian Revoker
  • 2 Sai, Master Thopterist
  • 1 Sorcerous Spyglass
  • 3 Spellskite
  • 1 Tezzeret the Seeker
  • 1 Tezzeret, Agent of Bolas
  • 1 Torpor Orb
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Alexander Beiersdorfer – 4-Color Whir
Main Deck:
1 Academy Ruins
4 Ancient Stirrings
4 Botanical Sanctum
1 Bottled Cloister
3 Chalice of the Void
1 Crucible of World
1 Damping Sphere
3 Engineered Explosives
4 Ensnaring Bridge
3 Glimmervoid
1 Inventors' Fair
1 Ipnu Rivulet
2 Island
4 Mishra's Bauble
4 Mox Opal
3 Sorcerous Spyglass
4 Spire of Industry
1 Tectonic Edge
4 Tolaria West
2 Tormod's Crypt
4 Welding Jar
4 Whir of Invention
1 Witchbane Orb
Sideboard:
1 Chalice of the Void
2 Ghirapur Aether Grid
1 Grafdigger's Cage
1 Jester's Cap
1 Phyrexian Revoker
2 Sai, Master Thopterist
1 Sorcerous Spyglass
3 Spellskite
1 Tezzeret the Seeker
1 Tezzeret, Agent of Bolas
1 Torpor Orb

Manuel Tammi – Eldrazi Tron

Manuel Tammi – Eldrazi Tron

Main Deck:
  • 4 Urza's Tower
  • 4 Urza's Power Plant
  • 4 Urza's Mine
  • 4 Eldrazi Temple
  • 3 Wastes
  • 3 Ghost Quarter
  • 1 Cavern of Souls
  • 1 Scavenger Grounds
  • 4 Walking Ballista
  • 4 Matter Reshaper
  • 4 Thought-Knot Seer
  • 4 Reality Smasher
  • 2 Endbringer
  • 1 Wurmcoil Engine
  • 1 Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger
  • 1 Karn Liberated
  • 4 Chalice of the Void
  • 4 Expedition Map
  • 2 Dismember
  • 2 All is Dust
  • 1 Basilisk Collar
  • 1 Mind Stone
  • 1 Warping Wail
Sideboard:
  • 2 Relic of Progenitus
  • 3 Ratchet Bomb
  • 2 Spatial Contortion
  • 1 Warping Wail
  • 1 Pithing Needle
  • 1 Basilisk Collar
  • 1 Field of Ruin
  • 1 Tomb of the Spirit Dragon
  • 1 All is Dust
  • 1 Spellskite
  • 1 Emrakul, the Aeons Torn
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Manuel Tammi – Eldrazi Tron
Main Deck:
4 Urza's Tower
4 Urza's Power Plant
4 Urza's Mine
4 Eldrazi Temple
3 Wastes
3 Ghost Quarter
1 Cavern of Souls
1 Scavenger Grounds
4 Walking Ballista
4 Matter Reshaper
4 Thought-Knot Seer
4 Reality Smasher
2 Endbringer
1 Wurmcoil Engine
1 Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger
1 Karn Liberated
4 Chalice of the Void
4 Expedition Map
2 Dismember
2 All is Dust
1 Basilisk Collar
1 Mind Stone
1 Warping Wail
Sideboard:
2 Relic of Progenitus
3 Ratchet Bomb
2 Spatial Contortion
1 Warping Wail
1 Pithing Needle
1 Basilisk Collar
1 Field of Ruin
1 Tomb of the Spirit Dragon
1 All is Dust
1 Spellskite
1 Emrakul, the Aeons Torn

Pierluigi Calvanese – Bant Spirits

Pierluigi Calvanese – Bant Spirits

Main Deck:
  • 4 Collected Company
  • 4 Drogskol Captain
  • 4 Noble Hierarch
  • 4 Mausoleum Wanderer
  • 4 Spell Queller
  • 4 Supreme Phantom
  • 3 Phantasmal Image
  • 3 Aether Vial
  • 3 Path to Exile
  • 2 Geist of Sain Traft
  • 2 Selfless Spirit
  • 2 Reflector Mage
  • 1 Temple Garden
  • 2 Windswept Heath
  • 2 Botanical Sanctum
  • 1 Breeding Pool
  • 3 Flooded Strand
  • 1 Forest
  • 1 Hallowed Fountain
  • 3 Horizon Canopy
  • 1 Island
  • 2 Misty Rainforest
  • 2 Mutavault
  • 1 Plains
  • 1 Seachrome Coast
Sideboard:
  • 2 Knight of Autumn
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 3 Rest in Peace
  • 3 Stony Silence
  • 2 Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
  • 2 Unified Will
  • 1 Worship
  • 1 Negate
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Pierluigi Calvanese – Bant Spirits
Main Deck:
4 Collected Company
4 Drogskol Captain
4 Noble Hierarch
4 Mausoleum Wanderer
4 Spell Queller
4 Supreme Phantom
3 Phantasmal Image
3 Aether Vial
3 Path to Exile
2 Geist of Sain Traft
2 Selfless Spirit
2 Reflector Mage
1 Temple Garden
2 Windswept Heath
2 Botanical Sanctum
1 Breeding Pool
3 Flooded Strand
1 Forest
1 Hallowed Fountain
3 Horizon Canopy
1 Island
2 Misty Rainforest
2 Mutavault
1 Plains
1 Seachrome Coast
Sideboard:
2 Knight of Autumn
1 Path to Exile
3 Rest in Peace
3 Stony Silence
2 Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
2 Unified Will
1 Worship
1 Negate

Articles

Quick Question: Most Underrated Deck in Modern?

Quick Question: Most Underrated Deck in Modern?

by | Jan 19, 2019 | 0 Comments

The past couple of months were exciting times, with a bunch of developments changing the face of the Modern world. Deck diversity's as high as ever. We asked some notable players what they considered to be the most underrated deck in Modern at the moment. And why is...

Quick Question: Most Overrated Deck in Modern?

Quick Question: Most Overrated Deck in Modern?

by | Jan 19, 2019 | 0 Comments

The past couple of months were exciting times, with a bunch of developments changing the face of the Modern world. Deck diversity's as high as ever. We asked some notable players what they considered to be the most overrated deck in Modern at the moment. And why is it...

Quick Question: Ravnica Allegiance in Modern?

Quick Question: Ravnica Allegiance in Modern?

by | Jan 19, 2019 | 0 Comments

It wasn't quite time yet to delve into the world of Ravnica Allegiance at the Cardmarket Series this weekend. But the upcoming set was of course on many people's minds—and tongues. We took advantage of the opportunity and asked some notable experts: Are there any...

Previously at the Cardmarket Series: Modern in Zaragoza

Previously at the Cardmarket Series: Modern in Zaragoza

by | Jan 17, 2019 | 0 Comments

On the eve of the Cardmarket Series Bologna, it's once again time for us to follow long-standing tradition and to review what happened last time at the Series. Ten weeks earlier, on the weekend of November 9–11, players from all over Europe gathered in Zaragoza for...

Metagame Breakdown

The cry of Arclight Phoenix has certainly been heard here in Bologna. The archetype made up 10% of the metagame and was the most played deck in the Main Event. W/U/x Control fell slightly behind it with 9% of the field choosing to answer, rather than ask the questions. Tron fell slightly behind its prey with 8% of the field. Bant Spirits, B/G/x decks, Death's Shadow, Affinity, and Burn all had a 5% share, with the first three slightly outperforming the latter two, at least in number of entrants.

Hardened Scales was close to standard Affinity but fell slightly short with a 4% stake. Dredge and KCI also claimed 4% of the meta. Collected Company decks and Storm managed to claim a 3% stake and Hollow One rounded out our choices that managed more than a 1% share.

This brings us to, perhaps, the most interesting discussion in this Modern Meta Breakdown – the decks that make up our Others section. The section took the largest stake with 27% of the meta. We had a ton of decks here, from a nifty Jund Zoo build to, surprisingly, Humans. Humans has been on the decline and this tournament didn't change that narrative. Overall, Modern continues to be the diverse, ever-changing format we expect, and it will be interesting to see what changes next.

Event Photos

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