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The MKM Series Rome 2018 is happening this weekend!

Check out articles and features of our coverage on the pages linked below. Some links might not be working at the moment because the information isn't available yet. As the action unfolds, we will keep adding metagame breakdowns, quick questions, Top 8 profiles and decklists, feature match reports, and much more! We will also be streaming commentated matches on our Twitch channel starting around 4.30 p.m. (CET) both on Saturday and Sunday.

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Tournament Organizer Spotlight – Jurgen Baert

MKMS Rome may be our second event of the year, but it is also the first event run by our new tournament organizer - Tournament Center. Jurgen Baert made sure everything ran smoothly this weekend, but he still found a few minutes for an interview, in which he explains...

Quick Question: Underrated Legacy Decks?

Decks fall in and out of favor; such is the wheel of progress. In Legacy, the wheel might turn slower than in other formats, but turn it does. We wanted to know hear Legacy decks people considered underrated at the moment, so we asked some eminent experts of the game...

Quick Question: Overrated Legacy Decks?

Decks fall in and out of favor; such is the wheel of progress. In Legacy, the wheel might turn slower than in other formats, but turn it does. We wanted to know what Legacy decks people considered overrated at the moment, so we asked some eminent experts of the game...

Previously at the MKM Series: Legacy in Frankfurt 2018

On the eve of MKM Series Rome, it was once again time for us to take a step back and review what happened last time at the MKM Series. Ten weeks ago, players from all over Europe gathered in Frankfurt for the first stop of the MKM Series 2018, including 380 Legacy...

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Modern Coverage of the MKM Series Rome 2018

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Judge Spotlight – Anna Cotti

Anna Cotti was the Headjudge of the MKMS Rome Modern main event. We used the opportunity to learn more about the judge perspective on tournament procedures. Anna told us all about her great experiences being a judge in the Italian Magic community....

Final Video Feature Match: Peretti vs. Avoscan

The unbanning of Jace, the Mind Sculptor and Bloodbraid Elf set the theme for our Modern main event here in Rome, so it was only fitting to find those cards on opposing sides in the final match. It wasn't in regular midrange Jund and a blue control deck though!...

Semifinal Video Feature Match: Pirastru vs. Avoscan

While Anghelescu and Farotti fought a drawn out battle with their different Living End decks, the other half of the bracket was done much faster. When we caught up with Michele Pirastru and Raul Avoscan, the Semifinalist in the other bracket, they had already played...

Quarterfinal Video Feature Match: Anghelescu vs. Farotti

In the quarterfinals, we got to witness MKM Power 8 member Jonathan Anghelescu play for the first time on stream. Before, he and his {Living End} deck had snuck by us by going 6-0, then 7-0, which meant that he didn't need to play any further to secure a Top 8 berth....

Round 8 Video Feature Match: Cervi vs. Marcet

In Round 8, the final round of the Swiss, Cesidio Cervi and Santiago Marcet duked it out for a spot in the playoffs. Cervi was running Eldrazi Tron, while Marcet had brought his very own amalgam, combining {Hollow One} and {Burning-Tree Emissary}/{Reckless...

Round 7 Video Feature Match: Altman vs. Peretti

In Round 7, for the first video feature match of the weekend, we decided to look in on the battle between Frederik Altman's Grixis Midrange and David Peretti's Ponza featuring the recently unbanned {Bloodbraid Elf}. We didn't know then that Peretti was destined to go...

Quick Question: Unbanning Bloodbraid Elf?

Along with Jace, Wizards had recently removed {Bloodbraid Elf} from the list of banned cards, allowing Jund's posterchild to once again roam freely in Modern. We asked some eminent experts of the game for their opinion on the decision … Dennis Zens, first among the...

Quick Question: Unbanning Jace, the Mind Sculptor?

Wizards had recently removed {Jace, the Mind Sculptor} from the list of banned cards, allowing the strongest planeswalker of all time to be played in Modern for the first time since the format's inception. We asked some eminent experts of the game for their opinion on...

Quick Question: Top Three Modern Decks?

The world of Modern had changed considerably in recent months. We wanted to find out what decks were considered the best three in the format right now, so we asked some eminent experts of the game for their opinion … Dennis Zens, first among the MKMS Power 8: "Jund,...

Previously at the MKM Series: Modern in Frankfurt 2018

On the eve of MKM Series Rome, it was once again time for us to follow long-standing tradition, to step back, and to review what happened last time at the MKM Series. Ten weeks ago, players from all over Europe gathered in Frankfurt for the first stop of the MKM...

Metagame Breakdown

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Standard Coverage of the MKM Series Rome 2018

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Final: Adriano Moscato vs. Kine Thorvaldsen

This was the first time both of these players reached the Top 8 of an MKM Series event. However, what they did list under previous accomplishments couldn't have been any more mismatched. Kine Thorvaldsen mentioned some Game Day and GPT success, but admitted that she...

Tournament Organizer Spotlight – Jurgen Baert

MKMS Rome may be our second event of the year, but it is also the first event run by our new tournament organizer - Tournament Center. Jurgen Baert made sure everything ran smoothly this weekend, but he still found a few minutes for an interview, in which he explains...

Judge Spotlight – Anna Cotti

Anna Cotti was the Headjudge of the MKMS Rome Modern main event. We used the opportunity to learn more about the judge perspective on tournament procedures. Anna told us all about her great experiences being a judge in the Italian Magic community....

Quick Question: Top Three Standard Decks?

Following the bannings and the introduction of Rivals of Ixalan, we wanted to find out what decks people considered the best three in the format at the moment. We asked some eminent experts of the game for their opinion … Julian Knab, second among the MKMS Power 8:...

Previously at the MKM Series: Standard in Frankfurt 2018

On the eve of MKM Series Rome, it was once again time for us to follow long-standing tradition and review what happened last time at the MKM Series. Ten weeks ago, players from all over Europe gathered in Frankfurt for the first stop of the MKM Series 2018, including...

Metagame Breakdown

Photo Gallery

Standings

Top 8 Brackets

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Top 8 Decklists

Top 8 Profiles

Limited Coverage of the MKM Series Rome 2018

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Judge Spotlight – Anna Cotti

Anna Cotti was the Headjudge of the MKMS Rome Modern main event. We used the opportunity to learn more about the judge perspective on tournament procedures. Anna told us all about her great experiences being a judge in the Italian Magic community....

Final: Luca Ravagli vs. Eiyong Ahn

This was the first time both of these players made it to the Top 8 of the MKM Series, but they definitely knew what they were doing. Eiyong Ahn, a South-Korean currently living in Germany, had drafted a white-black deck which had been called, in understatement,...

Sealed Deck Construction with Philipp Krieger

Once again, German national champion and World Magic Cup semifinalist Philipp Krieger was the biggest star to enter our Limited main event. This was only the second stop of the MKM Series he attended, but already he was well on his way toward a third Top 8. I talked...

Quick Question: Limited with Rivals of Ixalan?

At the previous stop of the MKM Series, Limited was still played without Rivals of Ixalan. We wanted to find out what had changed since then, so we asked some eminent experts of the game for their insight … Philipp Krieger, German national champion and WMC...

Previously at the MKM Series: Limited in Frankfurt

On the eve of MKM Series Rome, it was once again time for us to take a step back and review what happened last time at the MKM Series. The stop in Frankfurt, ten weeks ago, was one of many firsts. It was the first stop of the new season, it took place on the very...

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