2013 World Champions Modern

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Happy Wednesday MTG peeps,

Today we wanted to take a brief look back at the recent 2013 Magic: the Gathering World Championship tournament that was held in Amsterdam last weekend.  Specifically, let's have a looky-loo at the two top Modern format decklists which went to the finals.

The winning Modern list was a very slick blue / red / white flash build played by Shahar Shenhar, who not only happened to be the youngest player in the field at 19, but also found a way against the odds at taking opponent's Reid Duke's killer hexproof build.  Shahar also happens to be a member of Team Madness and writes for MTG Madness.  So be sure to drop off congratulatory fan mail over there.  For the full run down on how it went down click on over to the mothersite.

Righto - all the decklists are over here, but let's have a quick look at these two Modern format builds -

Shahar Shenhar b/w/r Flash

Give this a play on the sample hand generator here.  A nice blend of control 'n' burn with so many options to flashback
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Reid Duke Hexproof 

Try a sample hand over here. We really love our standard format bant hexproof but feel it could greatly improve with some card draw - with Reid's build here it's no problemo with cards such as Kor Spiritdancer and Keen Sense.
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Anywhoos, if you have an itching to grab a few MTG singles for your Modern build, drop by MTG Mint Card.  Happy Brewing!
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World Championship

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Happy Wednesday MTG peeps,

A lot of Magic: the Gathering players we know are (or had been) tuned into Day One of the 2013 Magic World Championship being held in Amsterdam.  We know MTG Realm caters to the Kitchen Table and FNM crowd but it's very hard not to see what the rock stars of MTG are doing. Anywhoos - here's the blurb about MTG World Cup from the mothersite -

The 2013 Magic World Championship showcases the best players in the world battling against one another for the title of World Champion. Sixteen players will be invited to compete across three formats for the title and $40,000 first prize, with a total cash purse exceeding $100,000. In addition to the prize money, players earn one Pro Point for each match win during the first two days and two points per match win on the final day.

The 2013 Magic World Championship takes place on July 31, August 1, and August 4 in Amsterdam, with the 2013 World Magic Cup being run August 2-4. All five days will be live streamed.

 

The big names battling for the prized world cup are from almost every corner of the globe (that is if the globe were actually a cube) and include - Dmitriy Butakov, Stanislav Cifka, Reid Duke, Willy Edel, Eric Froehlich, Martin Jůza, Brian Kibler, Tom Martell, Shuhei Nakamura, David Ochoa, Shahar Shenhar, Lee Shi Tian, Ben Stark, Josh Utter-Leyton, Yuuya Watanabe, and Craig Wescoe.

Day One included a Modern Masters draft.  It's still not too late for you to pick up Modern Masters singles from MTG Mint Card.

Also - you can check out the re-cap of Day One on this video from Wizards - We're hoping Wizards does a Theros spoiler at some point during the coverage - and as soon as they do, expect us to get it up here lickity-split.

 
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World's 2009 - Rome

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Although this is a casual Magic the Gathering blog and we are casual magic players, we still feel it important that casual players know there is a thing called the Pro-Tour circuit . . . . yep - there are guys and gals who travel the world to play our favourite game. At these organised tournaments, winner's receive money (always a good thing), including other prizes such as the latest kewlest gadgets (like a 120 gB iPod !).

Anywhoos - this weekend (19 - 22 November), a great gathering of mtg players will converge in the beatiful city of Rome, Italy (aka World's Rome) to battle to determine who has what it takes to be a world champion.

Following - a handy LINK to the World's 2009 Schedule for Rome . .



Remember - You don't have to be a Pro to take in and enjoy World's 2009 in Rome, you could be casual schmucks like us and participate in some of the excellent public events being offered.

The event is open to the public, and Wizards of the Coast invites gaming fans of all types and skill levels to step into the arena, experience the World Championship’s festivities and help commemorate Magic’s best of the best. Onsite attractions include VIP Richard Garfield (the famed creator of Magic), public events, Magic learn-to-play sessions, Magic Online and Duels of the Planeswalkers on Xbox LIVE Arcade demos.

Many events open to the public features prizes such as paid airfare and hotels to all 2010 Pro Tours, pieces of Power 9, foil versions of every card legal in Standard, iPods, digital camcorders, uncut foil card sheets, and much more. The biggest Magic weekend of the year kicks off in style Wednesday afternoon with 8-person single-elimination events from 14:00 to 20:00, with all drafts just € 5 and free Constructed events! Make sure you check out the above schedule to see when events go down.


Some events of interest for casual (non-competitive) players . . .
* Super Friday Night Magic – All players receive a FNM foil card. More FNM foil cards for top players.
* Standard-format Open Dueling – Bring your Standard deck and play against other players. Every 5 games played wins you a booster.
* "Wacky Drafts" – booster drafts using a random assortment of boosters from Magic sets present and past.
* EDH – Bring your EDH deck and battle against other generals!
* Planechase – walk the planes of the Multiverse in this new Magic product.
* Game Shows – Thursday and Saturday night will feature Magic Trivia for great prizes.
* Urza Saga, Onslaught, and Invasion Block Sealed Deck Tournaments!

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Players playing in the World Championships must have a signed waiver and consent form in order to compete at the World Championships. Link HERE, and consent / release form HERE.

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Make sure you also find an internet connection to watch the 2009 World Championships Top 8 Webcast which is scheduled for Nov. 22 at 3:45 a.m. ET - link HERE.

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Finally, we want to wish everyone to is heading to Rome, a safe trip there and back and of course - have a blast.

Please provide any updates you have via Twitter to this hashtag : #MTGRoad2Rome

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