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Mikael Linden becomes a two-time MKM Series Champion in Frankfurt!

Over the Whit weekend, the MKM Series made a stop in Frankfurt, Germany. Players from all over Europe have gathered for four days full of Magic; for Vintage, Modern, Legacy, and Standard main events, for a host of exciting and fun side events, and for the Super Finals on Monday (a national holiday).

We were kicking things off with today's Vintage event. 57 players showed up, which translated to six rounds of Swiss, followed by our Top 8 playoffs. We saw a very diverse metagame at the beginning of the day with a healthy mix of archetypes that had been picked by our competitors.

This trend continued well into the Top 8, where the Vintage champion of MKM Series Prague 2015, Mikael Linden, added a second title to his growing resume. He was playing an almost exact copy of his last winning deck and he again demonstrated that he knew the tricks of the trade that his “Oaelcher” (Oath of Druids) deck provided him with.

Today we saw a lot of Moxes and Lotuses, showcasing the unique brand of craziness, the spectacularly broken plays, and the turn one kills which are the hallmarks of the Vintage format. Still, there was even room for “unpowered” decks in our Top 8, with Eldrazi showing that Eye of Ugin has been banned in Modern for good reason.

In the end, it was Mikael Linden and his almost unchanged deck, though, so congratulations again to the Swede!

Mikael Linden became a two-time MKM Series Champion today!

Immanuel Kurz
Doomsday
2

Anton Karlinski
Gush Mentor
0

Julian Gür
Unpowered Eldrazi
0

Julian Nazarenus
Delver
2

Arjen Ruiterkamp
Eldrazi
2

Jaroslava Stefankova
URW Delver
0

Mikael Linden
Oath of Druids
2

Philipp Homann
Tezzerator
0

Immanuel Kurz
Doomsday
2

Julian Nazarenus
Delver
1

Arjen Ruiterkamp
Eldrazi
1

Mikael Linden
Oath of Druids
2

Immanuel Kurz
Doomsday
1

Mikael Linden
Oath of Druids
2

Mikael Linden
Oath of Druids

Top 8 Decklists

Arjen Ruiterkamp – Eldrazi

Arjen Ruiterkamp – Eldrazi

Main Deck
  • 3 Eye of Ugin
  • 4 Caves of Koilos
  • 2 Karakas
  • 4 Eldrazi Temple
  • 4 Ancient Tomb
  • 1 City of Traitors
  • 4 Cavern of Souls
  • 4 Endless One
  • 4 Eldrazi Mimic
  • 4 Reality Smasher
  • 4 Eldrazi Displacer
  • 2 Containment Priest
  • 3 Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
  • 4 Thought-Knot Seer
  • 1 Endbringer
  • 4 Thorn of Amethyst
  • 1 Umezawa's Jitte
  • 1 Chalice of the Void
  • 1 Mox Jet
  • 1 Mox Ruby
  • 1 Mox Pearl
  • 1 Mox Emerald
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Mana Crypt
Sideboard:
  • 4 Leyline of Sanctity
  • 1 Umezawa's Jitte
  • 3 Tormod's Crypt
  • 2 Containment Priest
  • 2 Grafdigger's Cage
  • 3 Pithing Needle
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Arjen Ruiterkamp – Eldrazi
Main Deck
3 Eye of Ugin
4 Caves of Koilos
2 Karakas
4 Eldrazi Temple
4 Ancient Tomb
1 City of Traitors
4 Cavern of Souls
4 Endless One
4 Eldrazi Mimic
4 Reality Smasher
4 Eldrazi Displacer
2 Containment Priest
3 Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
4 Thought-Knot Seer
1 Endbringer
4 Thorn of Amethyst
1 Umezawa's Jitte
1 Chalice of the Void
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Emerald
1 Sol Ring
1 Mana Crypt
Sideboard:
4 Leyline of Sanctity
1 Umezawa's Jitte
3 Tormod's Crypt
2 Containment Priest
2 Grafdigger's Cage
3 Pithing Needle

Julian Nazarenus – Delver

Julian Nazarenus – Delver

Main Deck:
  • 4 Delver of Secrets
  • 3 Young Pyromancer
  • 1 Jori En, Ruin Diver
  • 2 Jace, Vryn's Prodigy
  • 4 Force of Will
  • 4 Mental Misstep
  • 3 Gush
  • 2 Flusterstorm
  • 2 Gitaxian Probe
  • 3 Lightning Bolt
  • 1 Spell Pierce
  • 4 Preordain
  • 1 Misdirection
  • 1 Ponder
  • 1 Brainstorm
  • 1 Ancestral Recall
  • 1 Temporal Trespass
  • 1 Mystical Tutor
  • 1 Dig through Time
  • 1 Treasure Cruise
  • 1 Dack Fayden
  • 1 Mox Sapphire
  • 1 Mox Ruby
  • 1 Black Lotus
  • 4 Polluted Delta
  • 2 Scalding Tarn
  • 2 Misty Rainforest
  • 3 Volcanic Island
  • 2 Tundra
  • 1 Island
  • 1 Strip Mine
Sideboard:
  • 1 Containment Priest
  • 3 Ingot Chewer
  • 2 Pyroblast
  • 1 Wear // Tear
  • 4 Grafdigger's Cage
  • 1 Sudden Shock
  • 2 Sulfur Elemental
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
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Julian Nazarenus – Delver
Main Deck:
4 Delver of Secrets
3 Young Pyromancer
1 Jori En, Ruin Diver
2 Jace, Vryn's Prodigy
4 Force of Will
4 Mental Misstep
3 Gush
2 Flusterstorm
2 Gitaxian Probe
3 Lightning Bolt
1 Spell Pierce
4 Preordain
1 Misdirection
1 Ponder
1 Brainstorm
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Temporal Trespass
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Dig through Time
1 Treasure Cruise
1 Dack Fayden
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Ruby
1 Black Lotus
4 Polluted Delta
2 Scalding Tarn
2 Misty Rainforest
3 Volcanic Island
2 Tundra
1 Island
1 Strip Mine
Sideboard:
1 Containment Priest
3 Ingot Chewer
2 Pyroblast
1 Wear // Tear
4 Grafdigger's Cage
1 Sudden Shock
2 Sulfur Elemental
1 Swords to Plowshares

Anton Karlinski – Gush Mentor

Anton Karlinski – Gush Mentor

Main Deck:
  • 4 Monastery Mentor
  • 4 Jace, Vryn's Prodigy
  • 4 Force of Will
  • 3 Flusterstorm
  • 4 Mental Misstep
  • 3 Gush
  • 3 Swords to Plowshares
  • 2 Gitaxian Probe
  • 1 Brainstorm
  • 1 Ponder
  • 1 Preordain
  • 1 Sensei's Divining Top
  • 1 Red Elemental Blast
  • 1 Pyroblast
  • 1 Ancestral Recall
  • 1 Time Walk
  • 1 Mox Ruby
  • 1 Mox Sapphire
  • 1 Mox Jet
  • 1 Mox Pearl
  • 1 Mox Emerald
  • 1 Black Lotus
  • 1 Treasure Cruise
  • 1 Dig Through Time
  • 1 Dack Fayden
  • 3 Tundra
  • 3 Volcanic Island
  • 1 Island
  • 4 Scalding Tarn
  • 3 Flooded Strand
  • 1 Cavern of Souls
  • 1 Library of Alexandria
Sideboard:
  • 2 Grafdigger's Cage
  • 3 Containment Priest
  • 2 Wear // Tear
  • 3 Ingot Chewer
  • 1 Pithing Needle
  • 1 Mountain
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Sudden Shock
  • 1 Supreme Verdict
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Anton Karlinski – Gush Mentor
Main Deck:
4 Monastery Mentor
4 Jace, Vryn's Prodigy
4 Force of Will
3 Flusterstorm
4 Mental Misstep
3 Gush
3 Swords to Plowshares
2 Gitaxian Probe
1 Brainstorm
1 Ponder
1 Preordain
1 Sensei's Divining Top
1 Red Elemental Blast
1 Pyroblast
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Time Walk
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Emerald
1 Black Lotus
1 Treasure Cruise
1 Dig Through Time
1 Dack Fayden
3 Tundra
3 Volcanic Island
1 Island
4 Scalding Tarn
3 Flooded Strand
1 Cavern of Souls
1 Library of Alexandria
Sideboard:
2 Grafdigger's Cage
3 Containment Priest
2 Wear // Tear
3 Ingot Chewer
1 Pithing Needle
1 Mountain
1 Swords to Plowshares
1 Sudden Shock
1 Supreme Verdict

Julian Gür – Unpowered Eldrazi

Julian Gür – Unpowered Eldrazi

Main Deck
  • 4 Reality Smasher
  • 4 Thought-Knot Seer
  • 4 Eldrazi Mimic
  • 4 Endless One
  • 4 Phyrexian Revoker
  • 4 Phyrexian Metamorph
  • 4 Thorn of Amentyst
  • 1 Chalice of the Void
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Mana Crypt
  • 1 Mana Vault
  • 2 Dismember
  • 4 Wasteland
  • 4 Eldrazi Temple
  • 4 Ancient Tomb
  • 4 City of Traitors
  • 3 Eye of Ugin
  • 4 Mishras Factory
  • 2 Ghost Quarter
  • 1 Stripmine
Sideboard:
  • 1 Dismember
  • 4 Ratchet Bomb
  • 4 Grafdigger's Cage
  • 2 Pithing Needle
  • 1 Trinisphere
  • 1 Ghost Quarter
  • 2 Umezawa's Jitte
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Julian Gür – Unpowered Eldrazi
Main Deck
4 Reality Smasher
4 Thought-Knot Seer
4 Eldrazi Mimic
4 Endless One
4 Phyrexian Revoker
4 Phyrexian Metamorph
4 Thorn of Amentyst
1 Chalice of the Void
1 Sol Ring
1 Mana Crypt
1 Mana Vault
2 Dismember
4 Wasteland
4 Eldrazi Temple
4 Ancient Tomb
4 City of Traitors
3 Eye of Ugin
4 Mishras Factory
2 Ghost Quarter
1 Stripmine
Sideboard:
1 Dismember
4 Ratchet Bomb
4 Grafdigger's Cage
2 Pithing Needle
1 Trinisphere
1 Ghost Quarter
2 Umezawa's Jitte

Immanuel Kurz – Doomsday

Immanuel Kurz – Doomsday

Doomsday
  • 4 Doomsday
  • 4 Dark Ritual
  • 1 Mox Jet
  • 1 Mox Sapphire
  • 1 Lotus Petal
  • 4 Gush
  • 1 Brainstorm
  • 4 Preordain
  • 4 Gitaxian Probe
  • 1 Duress
  • 3 Flusterstorm
  • 4 Force of Will
  • 1 Misdirection
  • 1 Black Lotus
  • 3 Mental Misstep
  • 1 Laboratory Maniac
  • 1 Tendrils of Agony
  • 1 Yawgmoth's Will
  • 1 Mystical Tutor
  • 1 Vampiric Tutor
  • 1 Demonic Tutor
  • 1 Ancestral Recall
  • 1 Sensei's Divining Top
  • 4 Polluted Delta
  • 3 Scalding Tarn
  • 4 Underground Sea
  • 2 Island
  • 1 Swamp
  • 1 Engineered Explosives
Sideboard
  • 2 Defense Grid
  • 3 Wasteland
  • 1 Stripmine
  • 4 Hurkyl's Recall
  • 1 Chain of Vapor
  • 1 Echoing Truth
  • 1 Engineered Explosives
  • 1 Toxic Deluge
  • 1 Massacre
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Immanuel Kurz – Doomsday
Doomsday
4 Doomsday
4 Dark Ritual
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Lotus Petal
4 Gush
1 Brainstorm
4 Preordain
4 Gitaxian Probe
1 Duress
3 Flusterstorm
4 Force of Will
1 Misdirection
1 Black Lotus
3 Mental Misstep
1 Laboratory Maniac
1 Tendrils of Agony
1 Yawgmoth's Will
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Sensei's Divining Top
4 Polluted Delta
3 Scalding Tarn
4 Underground Sea
2 Island
1 Swamp
1 Engineered Explosives
Sideboard
2 Defense Grid
3 Wasteland
1 Stripmine
4 Hurkyl's Recall
1 Chain of Vapor
1 Echoing Truth
1 Engineered Explosives
1 Toxic Deluge
1 Massacre

Jaroslava Stefankova – URW Delver

Jaroslava Stefankova – URW Delver

Main Deck
  • 1 Ancestral Recall
  • 1 Black Lotus
  • 1 Brainstorm
  • 2 Dack Fayden
  • 4 Delver of Secrets
  • 1 Dig Through Time
  • 2 Flooded Strand
  • 1 Flusterstorm
  • 4 Force of Will
  • 2 Gitaxian Probe
  • 3 Gush
  • 2 Island
  • 1 Jace, Vryn's Prodigy
  • 1 Lightning Bolt
  • 4 Mental Misstep
  • 1 Mox Ruby
  • 1 Mox Sapphire
  • 2 Path to Exile
  • 1 Polluted Delta
  • 1 Ponder
  • 4 Preordain
  • 1 Pyroblast
  • 4 Scalding Tarn
  • 1 Stony Silence
  • 1 Strip Mine
  • 2 Sudden Shock
  • 1 Time Walk
  • 1 Treasure Cruise
  • 2 Tundra
  • 3 Volcanic Island
  • 4 Young Pyromancer
Sideboard:
  • 2 Containment Priest
  • 2 Grafdigger's Cage
  • 3 Ingot Chewer
  • 1 Mountain
  • 1 Pyroblast
  • 2 Rest in Peace
  • 1 Stony Silence
  • 1 Sudden Shock
  • 2 Wear // Tear
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Jaroslava Stefankova – URW Delver
Main Deck
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Black Lotus
1 Brainstorm
2 Dack Fayden
4 Delver of Secrets
1 Dig Through Time
2 Flooded Strand
1 Flusterstorm
4 Force of Will
2 Gitaxian Probe
3 Gush
2 Island
1 Jace, Vryn's Prodigy
1 Lightning Bolt
4 Mental Misstep
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Sapphire
2 Path to Exile
1 Polluted Delta
1 Ponder
4 Preordain
1 Pyroblast
4 Scalding Tarn
1 Stony Silence
1 Strip Mine
2 Sudden Shock
1 Time Walk
1 Treasure Cruise
2 Tundra
3 Volcanic Island
4 Young Pyromancer
Sideboard:
2 Containment Priest
2 Grafdigger's Cage
3 Ingot Chewer
1 Mountain
1 Pyroblast
2 Rest in Peace
1 Stony Silence
1 Sudden Shock
2 Wear // Tear

Philipp Homann – Tezzerator

Philipp Homann – Tezzerator

Main Deck:
  • 2 Misdirection
  • 4 Force of Will
  • 1 Rebuild
  • 1 Hurkyl's Recall
  • 1 Flooded Strand
  • 1 Polluted Delta
  • 1 Misty Rainforest
  • 1 Scalding Tarn
  • 1 Tropical Island
  • 1 Underground Sea
  • 4 Island
  • 1 Cephalid Colisseum
  • 1 Library of Alexandria
  • 1 Tolarian Academy
  • 1 Mox Jet
  • 1 Mox Sapphire
  • 1 Mox Pearl
  • 1 Mox Emerald
  • 1 Mox Ruby
  • 1 Mox Opal
  • 1 Mana Crypt
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Mana Vault
  • 1 Black Lotus
  • 1 Lotus Petal
  • 1 Sensei's Divining Top
  • 1 Memory Jar
  • 1 Voltaic Key
  • 1 Time Vault
  • 4 Accumulated Knowledge
  • 1 Gush
  • 1 Gifts Ungiven
  • 1 Merchant Scroll
  • 1 Tezzeret the Seeker
  • 1 Timetwister
  • 1 Time Walk
  • 1 Ancestral Recall
  • 1 Thirst for Knowledge
  • 1 Frantic Search
  • 1 Windfall
  • 1 Yawgmoth's Will
  • 1 Demonic Tutor
  • 1 Tinker
  • 1 Brainstorm
  • 1 Ponder
  • 1 Mana Drain
  • 2 Mental Misstep
  • 1 Flusterstorm
  • 1 Mindbreak Trap
Sideboard:
  • 4 Oath of Druids
  • 3 Forbidden Orchard
  • 1 Eternal Witness
  • 1 Tidespout Tyrant
  • 1 Griselbrand
  • 1 Mental Misstep
  • 2 Steel Sabotage
  • 1 Flusterstorm
  • 1 Echoing Truth
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Philipp Homann – Tezzerator
Main Deck:
2 Misdirection
4 Force of Will
1 Rebuild
1 Hurkyl's Recall
1 Flooded Strand
1 Polluted Delta
1 Misty Rainforest
1 Scalding Tarn
1 Tropical Island
1 Underground Sea
4 Island
1 Cephalid Colisseum
1 Library of Alexandria
1 Tolarian Academy
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Opal
1 Mana Crypt
1 Sol Ring
1 Mana Vault
1 Black Lotus
1 Lotus Petal
1 Sensei's Divining Top
1 Memory Jar
1 Voltaic Key
1 Time Vault
4 Accumulated Knowledge
1 Gush
1 Gifts Ungiven
1 Merchant Scroll
1 Tezzeret the Seeker
1 Timetwister
1 Time Walk
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Thirst for Knowledge
1 Frantic Search
1 Windfall
1 Yawgmoth's Will
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Tinker
1 Brainstorm
1 Ponder
1 Mana Drain
2 Mental Misstep
1 Flusterstorm
1 Mindbreak Trap
Sideboard:
4 Oath of Druids
3 Forbidden Orchard
1 Eternal Witness
1 Tidespout Tyrant
1 Griselbrand
1 Mental Misstep
2 Steel Sabotage
1 Flusterstorm
1 Echoing Truth

Mikael Linden – Oath

Mikael Linden – Oath

Main Deck:
  • 2 Misty Rainforest
  • 2 Tropical Island
  • 2 Underground Sea
  • 1 Bayou
  • 4 Forbidden Orchard
  • 1 Mox Sapphire
  • 1 Mox Jet
  • 1 Mox Emerald
  • 1 Mox Pearl
  • 1 Mox Ruby
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Mana Crypt
  • 1 Black Lotus
  • 3 Emrakul, the Aeons Torn
  • 1 Blightsteel Colossus
  • 4 Polluted Delta
  • 1 Ancestral Recall
  • 1 Brainstorm
  • 4 Mental Misstep
  • 4 Force of Will
  • 1 Flusterstorm
  • 2 Thirst for Knowledge
  • 1 Mystical Tutor
  • 1 Misdirection
  • 1 Vampiric Tutor
  • 1 Demonic Consultation
  • 2 Spell Pierce
  • 1 Time Walk
  • 1 Preordain
  • 1 Channel
  • 2 Show and Tell
  • 1 Demonic Tutor
  • 2 Thoughtseize
  • 1 Tinker
  • 1 Dragon Breath
  • 4 Oath of Druids
Sideboard:
  • 1 Strip Mine
  • 1 Pithing Needle
  • 4 Nature's Claim
  • 3 Abrupt Decay
  • 1 Ravenous Trap
  • 4 Leyline of the Void
  • 1 Toxic Deluge
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Mikael Linden – Oath
Main Deck:
2 Misty Rainforest
2 Tropical Island
2 Underground Sea
1 Bayou
4 Forbidden Orchard
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Ruby
1 Sol Ring
1 Mana Crypt
1 Black Lotus
3 Emrakul, the Aeons Torn
1 Blightsteel Colossus
4 Polluted Delta
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Brainstorm
4 Mental Misstep
4 Force of Will
1 Flusterstorm
2 Thirst for Knowledge
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Misdirection
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Demonic Consultation
2 Spell Pierce
1 Time Walk
1 Preordain
1 Channel
2 Show and Tell
1 Demonic Tutor
2 Thoughtseize
1 Tinker
1 Dragon Breath
4 Oath of Druids
Sideboard:
1 Strip Mine
1 Pithing Needle
4 Nature's Claim
3 Abrupt Decay
1 Ravenous Trap
4 Leyline of the Void
1 Toxic Deluge

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Meet Mikael Linden

Meet Mikael Linden

by | May 16, 2016 | 0 Comments

We didn't have time to sit down with Mikael Linden for an interview on Friday, when he won our Vintage main event for the second time, so I took hold of him today instead. Mikael started playing Magic around 1997 by buying 60 green cards from a friend. Another mutual...

Finals: Immanuel Kurz vs. Mikael Linden

Finals: Immanuel Kurz vs. Mikael Linden

by | May 14, 2016 | 1 Comment

After six rounds plus quarter- and semifinals, only two players were left to duke it out for the title and trophy of our Vintage main event: Sweden's Mikael Linden who had already won the MKM Series event in Prague last year playing the same {Oath of Druids} deck. And...

Quarterfinals: Jaroslava Stefankova vs. Arjen Ruiterkamp

Quarterfinals: Jaroslava Stefankova vs. Arjen Ruiterkamp

by | May 14, 2016 | 0 Comments

After six rounds of Vintage, only eight players remained in the running for the fame and the fortune. In this quarterfinal, a truly international affair, Arjen Ruiterkamp from the Netherlands faced off against Jaroslava Stefankova from the Czech Republic. Stefankova...

All About That Mox

All About That Mox

by | May 13, 2016 | 0 Comments

Vintage is a format with a very strict set of rules with regards to deck building. Obviously, a few cards aren't allowed at all and a lot are restricted to one copy per deck. However, looking at the succesful decks, one might get the impression that it's not so much a...

Vendor Feature: TokyoMTG

Vendor Feature: TokyoMTG

by | May 13, 2016 | 0 Comments

While our new tournament organizer JK Entertainment is also one of Europe's largest vendors, that doesn't mean we don't have a plethora of other vendors at all our MKMS events as well! If you are an interested dealer looking to join us at one or all of our future...

Talking to the TO

Talking to the TO

by | May 13, 2016 | 0 Comments

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Metagame Breakdown

Take a look at the most popular decks in our Vintage main event of the MKM Series Frankfurt. 57 players were eager to start into our epic long weekend filled with all kinds of Magic tournaments. Quite a few players brought decks without the most expensive cards, trying to claim the extra prize for the highest finishing “unpowered” deck.

The format defining decks (Mentor, Shops, Dredge, and Storm) are well represented, but there are lots of interesting archetypes close behind in numbers. The Eldrazi have started attacking Legacy and Vintage now that they have been “evicted” from Modern. It will be interesting to see how that works out today for the four players bringing the colorless creatures.

Legend

  • 8 Mentor
  • 6 Workshops
  • 5 Storm
  • 5 Dredge
  • 4 Pyromancer
  • 4 Eldrazi
  • 3 Dark Depth Combo
  • 3 Tezzerator
  • 3 Doomsday
  • 3 Merfolk
  • 13 Other

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