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We're here in Zaragoza, which is playing host to the finale of the 2018 MKM Series. Players are gathering to see who will be crowned the winner of our leaderboard. Speaking of which, the Top 4 are practically in a dead heat, each within a slim four-point margin.

Legacy has proven exciting in the wake of the recent bans, and we'll have to see if Miracles can continue to post the strong results it has previously. Check out our coverage page throughout the night on Sunday and into Monday morning for all the juicy details and, additionally, be sure to check out our Sunday stream, which will start in the afternoon and run through the end of the Legacy tournament.

Congratulations to Pablo Abejer, Legacy Champion of MKMS Zaragoza!

Mar, Tomas
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Lusaretta, Joel
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Siling, Martin
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Gonzalez, Roberto
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Garcia-junceda, Javier
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Vodslon, Ondrej
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Abejer, Pablo
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Peter, Florian
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Lusaretta, Joel
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Siling, Martin
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Garcia-junceda, Javier
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Abejer, Pablo
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Lusaretta, Joel
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Abejer, Pablo
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Abejer, Pablo

Top 8 Decklists

Florian Peter – Esper Stoneblade

Florian Peter – Esper Stoneblade

Main Deck:
  • 4 Polluted Delta
  • 4 Flooded Strand
  • 2 Marsh Flats
  • 3 Underground Sea
  • 3 Tundra
  • 1 Scrubland
  • 2 Island
  • 1 Plains
  • 1 Swamp
  • 4 Stoneforge Mystic
  • 4 Baleful Strix
  • 3 True-Name Nemesis
  • 2 Snapcaster Mage
  • 4 Brainstorm
  • 4 Ponder
  • 4 Force of Will
  • 4 Thoughtseize
  • 4 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Council's Judgment
  • 2 Jace, the Mindsculptor
  • 1 Batterskull
  • 1 Sword of Fire and ice
  • 1 Umezawa's Jitte
Sideboard:
  • 1 Nahiri, the Lithomancer
  • 1 Disenchant
  • 1 Zealous Persecution
  • 2 Liliana, the Last Hope
  • 2 Flusterstorm
  • 3 Hymn to Tourach
  • 3 Surgical Extraction
  • 2 Ethersworn Canonist
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Florian Peter – Esper Stoneblade
Main Deck:
4 Polluted Delta
4 Flooded Strand
2 Marsh Flats
3 Underground Sea
3 Tundra
1 Scrubland
2 Island
1 Plains
1 Swamp
4 Stoneforge Mystic
4 Baleful Strix
3 True-Name Nemesis
2 Snapcaster Mage
4 Brainstorm
4 Ponder
4 Force of Will
4 Thoughtseize
4 Swords to Plowshares
1 Council's Judgment
2 Jace, the Mindsculptor
1 Batterskull
1 Sword of Fire and ice
1 Umezawa's Jitte
Sideboard:
1 Nahiri, the Lithomancer
1 Disenchant
1 Zealous Persecution
2 Liliana, the Last Hope
2 Flusterstorm
3 Hymn to Tourach
3 Surgical Extraction
2 Ethersworn Canonist

Ondrej Vodslon – Eldrazi Aggro

Ondrej Vodslon – Eldrazi Aggro

Main Deck:
  • 4 Thought-Knot Seer
  • 3 Simian Spirit Guide
  • 2 Walking Ballista
  • 2 Dismember
  • 2 Umezawa's Jitte
  • 4 Reality Smasher
  • 2 Endbringer
  • 4 Endless One
  • 4 Eldrazi Mimic
  • 4 Chalice of the Void
  • 4 Matter Reshaper
  • 1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
  • 4 Cavern of Souls
  • 4 Ancient Tomb
  • 4 Eye of Ugin
  • 4 Eldrazi Temple
  • 3 City of Traitors
  • 2 Mishra's Factory
  • 2 Wasteland
  • 1 Wastes
Sideboard:
  • 2 All is Dust
  • 2 Karn, Scion of Urza
  • 4 Leyline of the Void
  • 2 Ratchet Bomb
  • 2 Sorcerous Spyglass
  • 3 Thorn of Amethyst
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Ondrej Vodslon – Eldrazi Aggro
Main Deck:
4 Thought-Knot Seer
3 Simian Spirit Guide
2 Walking Ballista
2 Dismember
2 Umezawa's Jitte
4 Reality Smasher
2 Endbringer
4 Endless One
4 Eldrazi Mimic
4 Chalice of the Void
4 Matter Reshaper
1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
4 Cavern of Souls
4 Ancient Tomb
4 Eye of Ugin
4 Eldrazi Temple
3 City of Traitors
2 Mishra's Factory
2 Wasteland
1 Wastes
Sideboard:
2 All is Dust
2 Karn, Scion of Urza
4 Leyline of the Void
2 Ratchet Bomb
2 Sorcerous Spyglass
3 Thorn of Amethyst

Roberto Gonzalez – Lands

Roberto Gonzalez – Lands

Main Deck:
  • 1 Ancient Tomb
  • 1 Barbarian Ring
  • 1 Bojuka Bog
  • 4 Dark Depths
  • 1 Forest
  • 1 Ghost Quarter
  • 1 Glacial Chasm
  • 4 Grove of the Burnwillows
  • 1 Karakas
  • 2 Maze of Ith
  • 1 Riftstone Portal
  • 2 Rishadan Port
  • 2 Taiga
  • 1 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
  • 4 Thespian Stage
  • 1 Tranquil Thicket
  • 4 Wasteland
  • 1 Windswept Heath
  • 1 Wooded Foothills
  • 4 Crop Rotation
  • 3 Punishing Fire
  • 3 Gamble
  • 4 Life from the Loam
  • 4 Exploration
  • 1 Molten Vortex
  • 1 Sylvan Library
  • 2 Engineered Explosives
  • 4 Mox Diamond
Sideboard:
  • 2 Choke
  • 3 Krosan Grip
  • 1 Pyroblast
  • 1 Red Elemental Blast
  • 4 Sphere of Resistance
  • 2 Surgical Extraction
  • 2 Tireless Tracker
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Roberto Gonzalez – Lands
Main Deck:
1 Ancient Tomb
1 Barbarian Ring
1 Bojuka Bog
4 Dark Depths
1 Forest
1 Ghost Quarter
1 Glacial Chasm
4 Grove of the Burnwillows
1 Karakas
2 Maze of Ith
1 Riftstone Portal
2 Rishadan Port
2 Taiga
1 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
4 Thespian Stage
1 Tranquil Thicket
4 Wasteland
1 Windswept Heath
1 Wooded Foothills
4 Crop Rotation
3 Punishing Fire
3 Gamble
4 Life from the Loam
4 Exploration
1 Molten Vortex
1 Sylvan Library
2 Engineered Explosives
4 Mox Diamond
Sideboard:
2 Choke
3 Krosan Grip
1 Pyroblast
1 Red Elemental Blast
4 Sphere of Resistance
2 Surgical Extraction
2 Tireless Tracker

Joel Lusaretta – Grixis Delver

Joel Lusaretta – Grixis Delver

Main Deck:
  • 1 Liliana, the Last Hope
  • 1 Dismember
  • 4 Delver of Secrets / Insectile Aberration
  • 3 Young Pyromancer
  • 2 True-Name Nemesis
  • 2 Gurmag Angler
  • 4 Lightning Bolt
  • 4 Force of Will
  • 4 Brainstorm
  • 4 Daze
  • 2 Spell Pierce
  • 2 Inquisition of Kozilek
  • 4 Ponder
  • 1 Preordain
  • 2 Thoughtseize
  • 1 Bitterblossom
  • 3 Volcanic Island
  • 3 Underground Sea
  • 4 Wasteland
  • 3 Polluted Delta
  • 2 Scalding Tarn
  • 3 Bloodstained Mire
  • 1 Island
Sideboard:
  • 1 Red Elemental Blast
  • 2 Pyroblast
  • 3 Surgical Extraction
  • 1 Flusterstorm
  • 2 Diabolic Edict
  • 1 Bitterblossom
  • 1 Liliana, the Last Hope
  • 2 Abrade
  • 1 Marsh Casualties
  • 1 Pithing Needle
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Joel Lusaretta – Grixis Delver
Main Deck:
1 Liliana, the Last Hope
1 Dismember
4 Delver of Secrets / Insectile Aberration
3 Young Pyromancer
2 True-Name Nemesis
2 Gurmag Angler
4 Lightning Bolt
4 Force of Will
4 Brainstorm
4 Daze
2 Spell Pierce
2 Inquisition of Kozilek
4 Ponder
1 Preordain
2 Thoughtseize
1 Bitterblossom
3 Volcanic Island
3 Underground Sea
4 Wasteland
3 Polluted Delta
2 Scalding Tarn
3 Bloodstained Mire
1 Island
Sideboard:
1 Red Elemental Blast
2 Pyroblast
3 Surgical Extraction
1 Flusterstorm
2 Diabolic Edict
1 Bitterblossom
1 Liliana, the Last Hope
2 Abrade
1 Marsh Casualties
1 Pithing Needle

Pablo Abejer – R/U/G Delver

Pablo Abejer – R/U/G Delver

Main Deck:
  • 2 Polluted Delta
  • 1 Scalding Tarn
  • 3 Flooded Strand
  • 2 Misty Rainforest
  • 4 Wasteland
  • 3 Volcanic Island
  • 3 Tropical Island
  • 4 Delver of Secrets / Insectile Aberration
  • 4 Nimble Mongoose
  • 1 Tarmogoyf
  • 1 Sylvan Library
  • 2 True-Name Nemesis
  • 4 Brainstorm
  • 4 Ponder
  • 4 Force of Will
  • 4 Daze
  • 4 Stifle
  • 3 Spell Pierce
  • 2 Spell Snare
  • 4 Lightning Bolt
  • 1 Dead // Gone
Sideboard:
  • 1 Island
  • 2 Price of Progress
  • 1 True-Name Nemesis
  • 2 Winter Orb
  • 1 Ancient Grudge
  • 2 Abrade
  • 2 Pyroblast
  • 2 Flusterstorm
  • 2 Surgical Extraction
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Pablo Abejer – R/U/G Delver
Main Deck:
2 Polluted Delta
1 Scalding Tarn
3 Flooded Strand
2 Misty Rainforest
4 Wasteland
3 Volcanic Island
3 Tropical Island
4 Delver of Secrets / Insectile Aberration
4 Nimble Mongoose
1 Tarmogoyf
1 Sylvan Library
2 True-Name Nemesis
4 Brainstorm
4 Ponder
4 Force of Will
4 Daze
4 Stifle
3 Spell Pierce
2 Spell Snare
4 Lightning Bolt
1 Dead // Gone
Sideboard:
1 Island
2 Price of Progress
1 True-Name Nemesis
2 Winter Orb
1 Ancient Grudge
2 Abrade
2 Pyroblast
2 Flusterstorm
2 Surgical Extraction

Tomas Mar – 4C Control

Tomas Mar – 4C Control

Main Deck:
  • 4 Baleful Strix
  • 3 Snapcaster Mage
  • 2 Leovold, Emissary of Trest
  • 4 Ponder
  • 4 Brainstorm
  • 1 Night's Whisper
  • 3 Jace, the Mind Sculptor
  • 4 Inquisition of Kozilek
  • 3 Hymn to Tourach
  • 1 Thoughtseize
  • 4 Force of Will
  • 1 Lightning Bolt
  • 2 Fatal Push
  • 2 Abrupt Decay
  • 2 Kolaghan's Command
  • 3 Underground Sea
  • 1 Island
  • 1 Swamp
  • 1 Tropical Island
  • 1 Bayou
  • 1 Badlands
  • 1 Volcanic Island
  • 4 Polluted Delta
  • 4 Verdant Catacombs
  • 2 Scalding Tarn
  • 1 Bloodstained Mire
Sideboard:
  • 2 Flusterstorm
  • 2 Diabolic Edict
  • 2 Tarmogoyf
  • 2 Pyroblast
  • 1 Red Elemental Blast
  • 2 Marsh Casualties
  • 1 Forked Bolt
  • 2 Nihil Spellbomb
  • 1 Sylvan Library
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Tomas Mar – 4C Control
Main Deck:
4 Baleful Strix
3 Snapcaster Mage
2 Leovold, Emissary of Trest
4 Ponder
4 Brainstorm
1 Night's Whisper
3 Jace, the Mind Sculptor
4 Inquisition of Kozilek
3 Hymn to Tourach
1 Thoughtseize
4 Force of Will
1 Lightning Bolt
2 Fatal Push
2 Abrupt Decay
2 Kolaghan's Command
3 Underground Sea
1 Island
1 Swamp
1 Tropical Island
1 Bayou
1 Badlands
1 Volcanic Island
4 Polluted Delta
4 Verdant Catacombs
2 Scalding Tarn
1 Bloodstained Mire
Sideboard:
2 Flusterstorm
2 Diabolic Edict
2 Tarmogoyf
2 Pyroblast
1 Red Elemental Blast
2 Marsh Casualties
1 Forked Bolt
2 Nihil Spellbomb
1 Sylvan Library

Martin Siling – U/G Titanpost

Martin Siling – U/G Titanpost

Main Deck:
  • 1 Emrakul, the Aeons Torn
  • 1 Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
  • 4 Primeval Titan
  • 1 Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger
  • 4 Brainstorm
  • 3 Crop Rotation
  • 3 Flusterstorm
  • 1 Trickbind
  • 2 Ponder
  • 3 Show and Tell
  • 2 Candelabra of Tawnos
  • 2 Engineered Explosives
  • 3 Expedition Map
  • 2 Pithing needle
  • 2 Scroll Rack
  • 1 Bojuka Bog
  • 1 Cavern of Souls
  • 4 Cloudpost
  • 1 Eye of Ugin
  • 1 Forest
  • 1 Glacial Chasm
  • 4 Glimmerpost
  • 1 Island
  • 1 Karakas
  • 1 Maze of Ith
  • 4 Misty Rainforest
  • 4 Tropical Island
  • 2 Vesuva
Sideboard:
  • 1 Pithing Needle
  • 1 Relic of Progenitus
  • 2 Walking Ballista
  • 2 Carpet of Flowers
  • 3 Leyline of Sanctity
  • 1 Crop Rotation
  • 3 Krosan Grip
  • 2 Surgical Extraction
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Martin Siling – U/G Titanpost
Main Deck:
1 Emrakul, the Aeons Torn
1 Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
4 Primeval Titan
1 Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger
4 Brainstorm
3 Crop Rotation
3 Flusterstorm
1 Trickbind
2 Ponder
3 Show and Tell
2 Candelabra of Tawnos
2 Engineered Explosives
3 Expedition Map
2 Pithing needle
2 Scroll Rack
1 Bojuka Bog
1 Cavern of Souls
4 Cloudpost
1 Eye of Ugin
1 Forest
1 Glacial Chasm
4 Glimmerpost
1 Island
1 Karakas
1 Maze of Ith
4 Misty Rainforest
4 Tropical Island
2 Vesuva
Sideboard:
1 Pithing Needle
1 Relic of Progenitus
2 Walking Ballista
2 Carpet of Flowers
3 Leyline of Sanctity
1 Crop Rotation
3 Krosan Grip
2 Surgical Extraction

Javier Garcia – Ad Nauseum Tendrils

Javier Garcia – Ad Nauseum Tendrils

Main Deck:
  • 4 Polluted Delta
  • 4 Misty Rainforest
  • 1 Swamp
  • 2 Island
  • 2 Underground Sea
  • 1 Volcanic Island
  • 1 Tropical Island
  • 3 Duress
  • 4 Thoughtseize
  • 4 Ponder
  • 4 Brainstorm
  • 4 Preordain
  • 4 Lotus Petal
  • 4 Lion's Eye Diamond
  • 4 Dark Ritual
  • 4 Cabal Ritual
  • 1 Rain of Filth
  • 4 Infernal Tutor
  • 1 Dark Petition
  • 1 Ad Nauseum
  • 2 Past in Flames
  • 1 Tendrils of Agony
Sideboard:
  • 3 Echoing Truth
  • 2 Hurkyl's Recall
  • 1 Massacre
  • 1 Fatal Push
  • 1 Chain of Vapor
  • 1 Duress
  • 1 Xantid Swarm
  • 2 Abrupt Decay
  • 1 Empty the Warrens
  • 2 Flusterstorm
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Javier Garcia – Ad Nauseum Tendrils
Main Deck:
4 Polluted Delta
4 Misty Rainforest
1 Swamp
2 Island
2 Underground Sea
1 Volcanic Island
1 Tropical Island
3 Duress
4 Thoughtseize
4 Ponder
4 Brainstorm
4 Preordain
4 Lotus Petal
4 Lion's Eye Diamond
4 Dark Ritual
4 Cabal Ritual
1 Rain of Filth
4 Infernal Tutor
1 Dark Petition
1 Ad Nauseum
2 Past in Flames
1 Tendrils of Agony
Sideboard:
3 Echoing Truth
2 Hurkyl's Recall
1 Massacre
1 Fatal Push
1 Chain of Vapor
1 Duress
1 Xantid Swarm
2 Abrupt Decay
1 Empty the Warrens
2 Flusterstorm

Articles

Previously at the MKM Series: Legacy in Paris

Previously at the MKM Series: Legacy in Paris

by | Nov 8, 2018 | 0 Comments

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...

Talking to Power 8 Hopeful Michael Schlegel

Talking to Power 8 Hopeful Michael Schlegel

by | Nov 8, 2018 | 0 Comments

This weekend marks the end of the 2018 Card Market Series season. That means, by the end of it, players will have determined who gets to be a member of the Power 8 and will be rewarded with bountiful benefits in 2019. So, in the run-up to our stop in Zaragoza, I...

Talking to Power 8 Hopeful Julian Knab (Absent)

Talking to Power 8 Hopeful Julian Knab (Absent)

by | Nov 7, 2018 | 0 Comments

This weekend marks the end of the 2018 Card Market Series season. That means, by the end of it, players will have determined who gets to be a member of the Power 8 and will be rewarded with bountiful benefits in 2019. So, in the run-up to our stop in Zaragoza, I...

Talking to Power 8 Hopeful Rafael Boog

Talking to Power 8 Hopeful Rafael Boog

by | Nov 7, 2018 | 0 Comments

This weekend marks the end of the 2018 Card Market Series season. That means, by the end of it, players will have determined who gets to be a member of the Power 8 and will be rewarded with bountiful benefits in 2019. So, in the run-up to our stop in Zaragoza, I...

Metagame Breakdown

Control is king at the MKM Series and nowhere was that clearer than in Legacy, with Grixis Control being the most played archetype at 18 players and Miracles coming third with 12 players. If you actually split up the 15 U/R/x Delver decks into Grixis, R/U/G, and U/R Delver, then Miracles is comfortably the second-most represented deck here in Zaragoza. Sneak & Show barely scoots past the single digits, with 10 players electing to sneak in Emrakul, the Aeons Torn to win Legacy games.

Death & Taxes, the most-played deck in Paris, seems to have fallen out of favor here in Zaragoza, with only seven people choosing to put their faith in Thalia, Guardian of Thraben and Wasteland. Reanimator came in narrowly behind Sneak & Show, as the second-most played combo deck, with eight players and six people showed up with Burn, Stoneblade, Eldrazi Aggro, and Aggro Loam. Goblins performed fairly well, with five people choosing the quintessential red tribe.

Mono-Red Prison and Dredge are two notable decks that ended up in our Others category, with three pilots choosing them. Death's Shadow has seemingly fallen out of favor among tempo players as well, with only three pilots choosing it over its Delver counterparts. The Legacy metagames, while still quite varied, seems to have settled a bit in the post-Deathrite age, with more than 10% of the field choosing one deck and a smaller Others category than we're accustomed to seeing.

Legend

  • 18 Grixis Control
  • 15 U/R/x Delver
  • 12 Miracles
  • 10 Sneak & Show
  • 8 Reanimator
  • 7 Death & Taxes
  • 6 Eldrazi Aggro
  • 6 Aggro Loam
  • 6 Stoneblade
  • 6 Burn
  • 5 Goblins
  • 5 Turbo Depths
  • 4 Maverick
  • 4 Food Chain
  • 4 ANT
  • 43 Others