The German Magic scene's alive and well, despite the absence of large premier events like the Grand Prix and Pro Tour in recent years. If anybody needed proof for this, the MKM Series provided plenty; with 617 players, our Modern main event was the largest tournament in Germany since 2012!

(And alongside this, 127 played in the Grand Standard Trial and more than 40 in the Highlander side event, filling the hall to maximum capacity!)

617 meant ten long rounds, meant the Top 8 was about to start shortly before midnight. In keeping with the day's theme—a celebration of Magic and its community—the Top 8 came together and agreed to split the prize pool, resulting in 775 Euros per person.

Congratulations to David Biedermann, Bernd Schwabe, Julian Knab, Marcel Costa, Sebastian Wibmer, Tobias Debatin, Jonas Zimmermann, and Andreas Müller (pictured above, left to right), our eight Modern champions! And congratulations to the community for making the MKM Series Frankfurt 2016 an event to remember!

Update on the Prize Payout:

Due to the large turnout, it was decided to increase the prize pool of the Modern tournament. Originally, prizes were announced to be paid down to 16th place, or 32nd place if the attendance broke the 200 mark.

With 617 players, however, prizes were again raised for almost everyone within the Top 32, by close to 20% in total. In the end, prizes for the Top 8 were increased yet again by a combined 800 Euros, raising the total prize purse of the event to 7800 Euros, compared to the 5880 advertised initially. You can find the full updated prize payout on our event information page.

We like to thank all of our players for making the MKM Series Frankfurt 2016 such a memorable event!

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Metagame Breakdown

617 decklists have all been checked, counted, and categorized, for the largest metagame breakdown that we have ever done. To offer at least a semblance of clarity, we combined Jund, Abzan, and mixes thereof into one B/G/(x) Midrange category.

The same is true for the white-blue control decks, most of which splashed some red cards, a few of which splashed some black cards, while the second largest contingent was strictly two-colored. One of the more interesting developments here was the inclusion of Nahiri, the Harbinger and a singleton Emrakul, the Aeons Torn.

U/R/(x) Aggrocontrol, meanwhile, is populated mostly by blue-red Delver of Secrets decks, but includes a number of aggressive Jeskai decks and a couple of decks with green.

Of course, this still leaves 164 decks in our “Other” category. The most notable entries here, with around ten decks each, were Elves, Living End, Dredge, Soul Sisters, Blue Moon, and White-Black Tokens. Even more unusual decks like 8 Rack, Jeskai Ascendancy, Gifts Ungiven, Mono-Green Stompy, and Goblins all had entered at least five representatives into the tournament, showcasing the immense diversity of the Modern format!

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