NRG Series $5,000 Trial - Chicagoland (Modern) (won by Cris Smith)

Date

March 6, 2022

Players

211

Format

Modern

Source

Melee.gg

Decklists

#	Player	Deck	Record
1	Cris Smith Golgari Yawgmoth	Golgari Yawgmoth	7-0
2	Mason Grode Golgari Control	Golgari Control	6-0
3	Ivan Espinosa Jeskai Midrange	Jeskai Midrange	7-1
4	Christoph Schlom Simic Midrange	Simic Midrange	6-0
5	max mcvety Prowess	Prowess	7-1
6	Devin Beaston Amulet Titan	Amulet Titan	7-1
7	Nadher Tabash Boros Aggro	Boros Aggro	7-1
8	Nathan Steuer Grixis Midrange	Grixis Midrange	6-1
9	William Cook Azorius Control	Azorius Control	6-1
10	Will Kowalczyk Mono-White Aggro	Mono-White Aggro	6-1
11	Sam Zakrzewski Jund Midrange	Jund Midrange	6-1
12	Isaac Bullwinkle Izzet Murktide	Izzet Murktide	6-2
13	Harrison Fang Mono-White Aggro	Mono-White Aggro	6-2
14	Guy Rezzardi Mono-Red Midrange	Mono-Red Midrange	6-2
15	Kenny Radermacher Mono-White Aggro	Mono-White Aggro	6-2
16	Kevin Heath Mono-Red Midrange	Mono-Red Midrange	6-2
17	Nick "The Honse Man" Roller Temur Midrange	Temur Midrange	6-2
18	Dan Krapu Jeskai Midrange	Jeskai Midrange	6-2
19	Bryson Patterson Mono-White Aggro	Mono-White Aggro	6-2
20	GREG PINO Gruul Midrange	Gruul Midrange	6-2
21	Steven Borakove Mono-White Aggro	Mono-White Aggro	6-2
22	Zach Allen Azorius Control	Azorius Control	6-2
23	Bryan Cole Rakdos Midrange	Rakdos Midrange	6-2
24	ryanva1993 Mono-Red Midrange	Mono-Red Midrange	6-2
25	Justin Brickman Jeskai Midrange	Jeskai Midrange	6-2
26	Matt Davis Mono-Red Midrange	Mono-Red Midrange	6-2
27	Matthew Hoey Grixis Midrange	Grixis Midrange	6-2
28	Kris Ward Grixis Midrange	Grixis Midrange	6-2
29	Nemo Baize Izzet Midrange	Izzet Midrange	6-2
30	Joseph Bernal Azorius Control	Azorius Control	5-2
31	Parth Brahmbhatt Mono-White Aggro	Mono-White Aggro	5-2
32	Dominick Paolercio Selesnya Aggro	Selesnya Aggro	5-2
33	Travis Williams Mono-White Aggro	Mono-White Aggro	5-2
34	Andrew Branham Selesnya Aggro	Selesnya Aggro	5-2
35	Tyler Clark Elementals	Elementals	5-3
36	Will Krueger Grixis Midrange	Grixis Midrange	5-3
37	Andrew Elenbogen Four-Color Midrange	Four-Color Midrange	5-3
38	Tyler Klein Elementals	Elementals	5-3
39	Adam Wasburn-Moses Izzet Murktide	Izzet Murktide	5-3
40	Ethan Cummins Grixis Midrange	Grixis Midrange	5-3
41	Zoe Mono-Red Midrange	Mono-Red Midrange	5-3
42	Tom Tracey Izzet Murktide	Izzet Murktide	5-3
43	Jerad Karasek Azorius Control	Azorius Control	5-3
44	kaprrc Izzet Midrange	Izzet Midrange	5-3
45	Mack Endress Grixis Midrange	Grixis Midrange	5-3
46	Ricky Lison Mono-Red Midrange	Mono-Red Midrange	5-3
47	Andrew Tenjum Prowess	Prowess	5-3
48	Cody Burton Mono-White Aggro	Mono-White Aggro	5-3
49	Antonio Zanutto Selesnya Aggro	Selesnya Aggro	5-3
50	Chad Kay Prowess	Prowess	5-3
51	Mark Smith Jr Naya Midrange	Naya Midrange	5-3
52	Aidan Reynolds Azorius Control	Azorius Control	5-3
53	Devin Saunders Mono-White Aggro	Mono-White Aggro	5-3
54	Alex Poulosky Mono-Red Midrange	Mono-Red Midrange	5-3
55	Vinnie Fino Grixis Midrange	Grixis Midrange	5-3
56	Stephen Dykman Grixis Midrange	Grixis Midrange	5-3
57	Gerardo Echeverria Mill	Mill	5-3
58	Tyler Hegwood Amulet Titan	Amulet Titan	5-3
59	Carlo Negrete Jeskai Midrange	Jeskai Midrange	5-3
60	Larry Fields Mono-Red Midrange	Mono-Red Midrange	5-3
61	Benji Solomon Jeskai Midrange	Jeskai Midrange	5-3
62	Charles Eiler Azorius Control	Azorius Control	5-3
63	Michael Madsen Jeskai Midrange	Jeskai Midrange	4-3
64	John Slimak Four-Color Midrange	Four-Color Midrange	4-3
65	Scott Pulera Grixis Reanimator	Grixis Reanimator	4-3
66	Jordan Lidsky Mono-White Midrange	Mono-White Midrange	4-3
67	Geoffrey Pisani Jund Midrange	Jund Midrange	4-3
68	Jacob Holden Azorius Control	Azorius Control	4-4
69	Tim Hatch Mono-White Aggro	Mono-White Aggro	4-4
70	Elliot Raff Creativity	Creativity	4-4
71	Charlie Dusterberg Izzet Midrange	Izzet Midrange	4-4
72	Gregory Johnson Mono-Red Belcher	Mono-Red Belcher	4-3
73	Nam Dang Grixis Midrange	Grixis Midrange	4-3
74	James Byrd Amulet Titan	Amulet Titan	4-4
75	Kenan Diab Mono-Red Belcher	Mono-Red Belcher	4-4
76	Zachary Kidd Elementals	Elementals	4-4
77	Jacob Davis Golgari Yawgmoth	Golgari Yawgmoth	4-4
78	Andrew Wolbers Gruul Midrange	Gruul Midrange	4-3
79	Colin Proctor Mono-White Aggro	Mono-White Aggro	4-3
80	Casey Ryback Living End	Living End	4-4
81	Trevor Rambatt Azorius Midrange	Azorius Midrange	4-3
82	Adam Saba Mono-White Aggro	Mono-White Aggro	4-4
83	Eli Orenstein Living End	Living End	4-4
84	James Farina Azorius Control	Azorius Control	4-4
85	Andrew Vondeylen Gruul Aggro	Gruul Aggro	4-4
86	Justin Porchas Grixis Midrange	Grixis Midrange	4-4
87	Daniel Staup Mono-Red Belcher	Mono-Red Belcher	4-3
88	Craig Gusky Izzet Murktide	Izzet Murktide	4-4
89	Christian Upschulte Grixis Midrange	Grixis Midrange	4-4
90	Samantha Murphy Izzet Midrange	Izzet Midrange	4-3
91	Jakob Summer Mono-Blue Control	Mono-Blue Control	4-4
92	Michael Aquino Izzet Murktide	Izzet Murktide	4-4
93	Kaleb Busby Temur Midrange	Temur Midrange	4-4
94	Tanner Hong Temur Midrange	Temur Midrange	3-3
95	Nicholas Homann Azorius Control	Azorius Control	3-3
96	Nathan Kainste Jund Midrange	Jund Midrange	3-4
97	Connor Mullett Grixis Midrange	Grixis Midrange	3-3
98	Braxton Stanfield Izzet Murktide	Izzet Murktide	3-4
99	Tetsuya Akutsu Gruul Control	Gruul Control	3-4
100	Piper Powell Grixis Midrange	Grixis Midrange	3-3
101	eli loveman Mono-White Aggro	Mono-White Aggro	3-5
102	Tyler Alvarez Azorius Aggro	Azorius Aggro	3-3
103	Jimmy Guo Creativity	Creativity	3-3
104	Remo Khuri Mono-White Midrange	Mono-White Midrange	3-4
105	Ethan Alm Jund Midrange	Jund Midrange	3-3
106	Hunter Anderson Azorius Control	Azorius Control	3-3
107	Collin Britton Izzet Midrange	Izzet Midrange	3-4
108	Oliver Tomajko Grixis Midrange	Grixis Midrange	3-3
109	Sean Hrecho Creativity	Creativity	3-5
110	Justin Speer Izzet Murktide	Izzet Murktide	3-4
111	Jamie Kelly Rakdos Midrange	Rakdos Midrange	3-2
112	Michael Li Mono-White Aggro	Mono-White Aggro	3-4
113	Logan Prather Izzet Murktide	Izzet Murktide	3-5
114	Mark Masellis Mono-Blue Control	Mono-Blue Control	3-4
116	Bradley Davis Rakdos Midrange	Rakdos Midrange	3-3
117	Tristen Pankake-Sieminski Elementals	Elementals	3-3
118	Eugene Chua Grixis Midrange	Grixis Midrange	3-5
119	Gerard Holland Golgari Aggro	Golgari Aggro	2-3
120	William Dodds Mono-Green Aggro	Mono-Green Aggro	3-5
121	Dominic Vitello Golgari Yawgmoth	Golgari Yawgmoth	3-3
122	Matthew Rounds Izzet Murktide	Izzet Murktide	3-5
123	Rich Karasek Mono-Red Midrange	Mono-Red Midrange	3-5
124	Matthew Abdy Mono-White Aggro	Mono-White Aggro	3-2
125	Jack Strepek Gruul Control	Gruul Control	3-5
126	Steven Wrench Izzet Control	Izzet Control	3-5
127	Vincent McKnight Azorius Control	Azorius Control	3-5
128	Trevor Galligan Grixis Midrange	Grixis Midrange	3-5
129	Justin Wrench Gruul Aggro	Gruul Aggro	2-3
130	Kole Strepek Grixis Reanimator	Grixis Reanimator	3-5
131	Thomas Pohl Amulet Titan	Amulet Titan	2-2
132	Sotiris Lemonoudas Azorius Control	Azorius Control	2-2
133	Parker Litwiller Grixis Midrange	Grixis Midrange	2-5
134	Matthew Armstrong Grixis Midrange	Grixis Midrange	2-3
135	Michael Stigall Izzet Murktide	Izzet Murktide	2-2
136	Joe Beam Golgari Yawgmoth	Golgari Yawgmoth	2-2
137	Sean Dunn Izzet Murktide	Izzet Murktide	2-3
138	Matt Dow Mono-White Aggro	Mono-White Aggro	2-4
139	Jimmy Cecere Golgari Control	Golgari Control	2-1
140	Barry Piotrowski Azorius Control	Azorius Control	2-4
141	Theodore Jung Grixis Midrange	Grixis Midrange	2-3
142	David Duran Mono-White Aggro	Mono-White Aggro	2-3
143	Brandon Carodine Rakdos Midrange	Rakdos Midrange	2-6
144	Ricky Life Rakdos Midrange	Rakdos Midrange	2-2
145	Keenan Davidson Amulet Titan	Amulet Titan	2-3
146	jblaze5996 Golgari Midrange	Golgari Midrange	2-2
147	Dane Sorensen Creativity	Creativity	2-4
148	Sean Ryder Grixis Midrange	Grixis Midrange	2-2
149	Brandon McCullough Golgari Midrange	Golgari Midrange	2-3
150	Austin Peters-Roberts Grixis Midrange	Grixis Midrange	2-3
151	Logan Long Mardu Aggro	Mardu Aggro	2-2
152	edward whitney Mono-Red Midrange	Mono-Red Midrange	2-6
153	Shea Strausman Grixis Midrange	Grixis Midrange	2-4
154	Geezy07 Mono-Red Midrange	Mono-Red Midrange	2-4
155	Daniel Neal Jund Midrange	Jund Midrange	2-3
156	Gregory Della Mono-White Aggro	Mono-White Aggro	2-3
157	Clint Grothendick Izzet Midrange	Izzet Midrange	2-3
158	Nathan Rider Rakdos Midrange	Rakdos Midrange	2-6
159	Mark Nabors Gruul Midrange	Gruul Midrange	2-3
160	Aaron Miller Grixis Reanimator	Grixis Reanimator	2-2
161	Bobby Martin Dimir Aggro	Dimir Aggro	1-3
162	Robert Hayes Jeskai Midrange	Jeskai Midrange	1-2
163	Jamal Ayoub Rakdos Midrange	Rakdos Midrange	1-3
164	Paul Green Mono-White Aggro	Mono-White Aggro	1-2
165	caleb durward Creativity	Creativity	1-2
166	Rick Courtney Izzet Murktide	Izzet Murktide	1-3
167	Noah Huizinga Living End	Living End	1-3
168	Cristin Jelden Mono-Green Aggro	Mono-Green Aggro	1-2
169	Thomas Campbell Mardu Midrange	Mardu Midrange	1-3
170	DANIEL O'GRADY Mono-Blue Midrange	Mono-Blue Midrange	1-3
171	Brian Edwards Selesnya Aggro	Selesnya Aggro	1-2
172	Duncan Campbell Selesnya Aggro	Selesnya Aggro	1-4
173	Muriel Grothendick Izzet Murktide	Izzet Murktide	1-4
174	Cam Koenig Grixis Aggro	Grixis Aggro	1-4
175	Brandon Carini Eldrazi Tron	Eldrazi Tron	1-4
176	Jacob Gonzalez Mono-Blue Aggro	Mono-Blue Aggro	1-2
177	Harry Coleman Golgari Control	Golgari Control	1-3
178	Cory Giuffre Grixis Midrange	Grixis Midrange	1-4
179	Audrey Strepek Selesnya Aggro	Selesnya Aggro	1-7
180	Colin Lugo Azorius Midrange	Azorius Midrange	1-3
181	Evan Wooden Mono-White Aggro	Mono-White Aggro	1-3
182	Kayla Davison Jeskai Midrange	Jeskai Midrange	1-3
183	Kyle Maloney Domain Zoo	Domain Zoo	1-3
184	Lillie Hoffman Mono-Red Midrange	Mono-Red Midrange	1-4
185	Joseph Gearlds Grixis Midrange	Grixis Midrange	1-3
186	Bad Moon Mono-Red Midrange	Mono-Red Midrange	1-4
187	Dako Deal Mono-Red Midrange	Mono-Red Midrange	1-6
188	Andrew Wolthuis Mono-Blue Midrange	Mono-Blue Midrange	1-2
189	Ken-Min Yeoh Four-Color Midrange	Four-Color Midrange	1-2
190	Alex Smith Izzet Murktide	Izzet Murktide	1-3
191	Jebadiah Rakdos Midrange	Rakdos Midrange	1-5
192	Jackson Fairfield Izzet Murktide	Izzet Murktide	1-3
193	Jesse Mills Azorius Aggro	Azorius Aggro	0-2
194	Jacob Garber Jund Midrange	Jund Midrange	0-2
195	Jesse Robkin Mono-White Aggro	Mono-White Aggro	0-2
197	Levi Britton Eldrazi Tron	Eldrazi Tron	0-3
198	Steven Krysiak Grixis Midrange	Grixis Midrange	0-3
199	Ed D Mono-White Aggro	Mono-White Aggro	0-2
200	Skyler Warfield Grixis Midrange	Grixis Midrange	0-2
201	Andrew Pierson Grixis Midrange	Grixis Midrange	0-5
202	Max Matteson Grixis Midrange	Grixis Midrange	0-2
203	Kevin Sames Mono-Black Midrange	Mono-Black Midrange	0-4
204	Jerry Tondini Mono-Red Midrange	Mono-Red Midrange	0-2
205	Jerret Rocha Grixis Midrange	Grixis Midrange	0-3
206	Justin Swentzel Rakdos Midrange	Rakdos Midrange	0-3
207	Anthony Dellacecca Azorius Control	Azorius Control	0-4
208	Nicole Dubin Rakdos Aggro	Rakdos Aggro	0-3
209	Beky Bell Grixis Reanimator	Grixis Reanimator	0-2
210	Christopher Sternal Azorius Control	Azorius Control	0-2
211	Joseph Sternal Golgari Control	Golgari Control	0-2

New cards seeing play

Not played in Modern in the 30 days before this event.

• Abiding Grace 1 deck
• Alseid of Life's Bounty 1 deck
• Arctic Treeline 1 deck
• Bedevil 1 deck
• Carth the Lion 1 deck
• Cast Out 1 deck
• Dakkon, Shadow Slayer 1 deck
• Darksteel Forge 1 deck
• Eldrazi Mimic 1 deck
• Elspeth Conquers Death 1 deck
• Esper Charm 1 deck
• Flame Jab 1 deck
• Garruk Wildspeaker 1 deck
• Garruk, Unleashed 1 deck
• Glorybringer 1 deck
• Gnaw to the Bone 1 deck
• Herald of Anguish 1 deck
• Interplanar Beacon 1 deck
• Irrigated Farmland 1 deck
• Izzet Staticaster 1 deck
• Kambal, Consul of Allocation 1 deck
• Katilda, Dawnhart Prime 1 deck
• Kiora, the Crashing Wave 1 deck
• Lumbering Falls 1 deck
• Mistveil Plains 1 deck
• Mortuary Mire 1 deck
• Nissa, Vital Force 1 deck
• Pack Rat 1 deck
• Prismatic Lens 1 deck
• Ranger of Eos 1 deck
• Robber of the Rich 1 deck
• Scattered Groves 1 deck
• Sea Gate Stormcaller 1 deck
• Skyclave Shade 1 deck
• Staff of Nin 1 deck
• Stone Rain 1 deck
• Tasigur, the Golden Fang 1 deck
• The Birth of Meletis 1 deck
• Thespian's Stage 1 deck
• Tragic Poet 1 deck
• Woodland Cemetery 1 deck
• Xathrid Necromancer 1 deck
• Yavimaya Coast 1 deck

Metagame of this event

Compared with the overall Modern metagame of the last 30 days (2453 decks):

Archetypes by share of 209 decks

Archetype	Decks	This event	Overall	Top 8
Other Grixis decks 0.2% overall	29	13.9%	0.2%	1
Other Azorius decks 0.4% overall	27	12.9%	0.4%	0
Izzet Murktide 0.9% overall	15	7.2%	0.9%	0
Other Boros decks 0.1% overall	15	7.2%	0.1%	0
Other Four-Color decks 0.1% overall	13	6.2%	0.1%	1
Other Jund decks 0.3% overall	10	4.8%	0.3%	0
Other Jeskai decks 0.0% overall	9	4.3%	0.0%	1
Other Gruul decks 0.5% overall	6	2.9%	0.5%	0
Other Selesnya decks 0.0% overall	6	2.9%	0.0%	0
Other Temur decks 0.2% overall	6	2.9%	0.2%	0
Amulet Titan 4.1% overall	5	2.4%	4.1%	1
Creativity 1.1% overall	5	2.4%	1.1%	0
Other Golgari decks 1.1% overall	5	2.4%	1.1%	1
Other Rakdos decks 0.3% overall	5	2.4%	0.3%	0
Elementals 0.0% overall	4	1.9%	0.0%	0
Golgari Yawgmoth 0.3% overall	4	1.9%	0.3%	1
Grixis Reanimator 1.1% overall	4	1.9%	1.1%	0
Other Esper decks 0.1% overall	4	1.9%	0.1%	0
Other Mardu decks 0.0% overall	4	1.9%	0.0%	0
Living End 2.6% overall	3	1.4%	2.6%	0
Mono-Red Belcher 0.1% overall	3	1.4%	0.1%	0
Other Five-Color decks 0.2% overall	3	1.4%	0.2%	1
Other Sultai decks 0.2% overall	3	1.4%	0.2%	0
Prowess 6.0% overall	3	1.4%	6.0%	1
Eldrazi Tron 5.3% overall	2	1.0%	5.3%	0
Other Bant decks 0.2% overall	2	1.0%	0.2%	0
Other Four-Color decks 0.0% overall	2	1.0%	0.0%	0
Other Izzet decks 0.6% overall	2	1.0%	0.6%	0
Other Mono-Blue decks 0.0% overall	2	1.0%	0.0%	0
Domain Zoo 4.7% overall	1	0.5%	4.7%	0
Mill 0.0% overall	1	0.5%	0.0%	0
Other Four-Color decks 0.5% overall	1	0.5%	0.5%	0
Other Four-Color decks 0.5% overall	1	0.5%	0.5%	0
Other Four-Color decks 0.2% overall	1	0.5%	0.2%	0
Other Mono-White decks 0.0% overall	1	0.5%	0.0%	0
Other Naya decks 0.0% overall	1	0.5%	0.0%	0
Other Orzhov decks 0.0% overall	1	0.5%	0.0%	0

Overall

share of the archetype in the overall metagame of the format, with the filters above