Modern Preliminary (won by kanister)

Date

Aug. 7, 2020

Players

39

Format

Modern

Organizer

Wizards of the Coast

Source

MTGO

Decklists

#	Player	Deck	Record
1	kanister Simic Control	Simic Control	5-0
2	updraftelemental Dimir Midrange	Dimir Midrange	4-1
3	Gigglesworth Bant Aggro	Bant Aggro	4-1
4	VampireGodric Simic Midrange	Simic Midrange	4-1
5	ImAFireHydrant Esper Control	Esper Control	4-1
6	DreamsOfAshiok Eldrazi Tron	Eldrazi Tron	4-1
7	AlabasterWolfie Rakdos Aggro	Rakdos Aggro	4-1
8	ScreenwriterNY Azorius Aggro	Azorius Aggro	3-2
9	BERNASTORRES Prowess	Prowess	3-2
10	Moniz0801 Amulet Titan	Amulet Titan	3-2
11	ZYX_Jerry Esper Control	Esper Control	3-2
12	komattaman Gruul Midrange	Gruul Midrange	2-2
13	killdashnine Eldrazi Tron	Eldrazi Tron	3-2
14	bobthedog Mono-White Aggro	Mono-White Aggro	3-2
15	buddha715 Esper Control	Esper Control	3-2
16	aManatease Eldrazi Tron	Eldrazi Tron	3-2
17	IntegralHDK Rakdos Aggro	Rakdos Aggro	3-2
18	Delthar (Andreas Hofverberg) Golgari Midrange	Golgari Midrange	3-2
19	SebastianStueckl Mono-Blue Control	Mono-Blue Control	3-2
20	Lord_of_Puntlantis Izzet Control	Izzet Control	3-2
21	_Shatun_ Prowess	Prowess	2-3
22	Bullz0Eye Eldrazi Tron	Eldrazi Tron	2-3
23	__matsugan Neobrand	Neobrand	2-3
24	ACG88 Dimir Aggro	Dimir Aggro	1-3
25	CrusherBotBG Mono-White Midrange	Mono-White Midrange	2-3
26	chengyiw Rakdos Midrange	Rakdos Midrange	2-3
27	DethFrmAbove Mono-White Control	Mono-White Control	2-3
28	McWinSauce (Tom White) Mono-Blue Control	Mono-Blue Control	0-2
29	rn17 Mono-Blue Midrange	Mono-Blue Midrange	1-3
30	MissTrigger Mono-Red Midrange	Mono-Red Midrange	1-3
31	nekonekoneko Rakdos Midrange	Rakdos Midrange	1-3
32	Toastxp Rakdos Midrange	Rakdos Midrange	1-3
33	Xenowan Mono-Green Aggro	Mono-Green Aggro	0-3
34	JV_7777 Rakdos Midrange	Rakdos Midrange	0-2
35	ImmanuelKantrolGod Mono-Blue Control	Mono-Blue Control	0-2
36	grahams Mono-Red Control	Mono-Red Control	0-2
37	dsissowin Prowess	Prowess	0-3
38	fabirules Mono-White Control	Mono-White Control	0-2
39	alexthegreat38 Prowess	Prowess	0-3
	Do0mSwitch Azorius Midrange	Azorius Midrange

New cards seeing play

Not played in Modern in the 120 days before this event.

• Dawn of Hope 2 decks
• Dovescape 1 deck
• Enduring Ideal 1 deck
• Form of the Dragon 1 deck
• Heliod, God of the Sun 1 deck
• Knight of the White Orchid 1 deck

Metagame of this event

Compared with the overall Modern metagame of the 30 days up to Aug. 7, 2020 (4338 decks):

Archetypes by share of 40 decks

Archetype	Decks	This event	Overall	Top 8
Eldrazi Tron 9.2% overall	4	10.0%	9.2%	1
Other Bant decks 5.3% overall	4	10.0%	5.3%	2
Other Four-Color decks 2.0% overall	4	10.0%	2.0%	1
Prowess 10.6% overall	4	10.0%	10.6%	0
Other Four-Color decks 4.1% overall	3	7.5%	4.1%	0
Other Sultai decks 4.4% overall	3	7.5%	4.4%	0
Other Jund decks 4.1% overall	2	5.0%	4.1%	0
Other Mono-Red decks 1.2% overall	2	5.0%	1.2%	0
Other Mono-White decks 1.0% overall	2	5.0%	1.0%	0
Amulet Titan 2.7% overall	1	2.5%	2.7%	0
Neobrand 1.4% overall	1	2.5%	1.4%	0
Other Azorius decks 4.6% overall	1	2.5%	4.6%	0
Other Esper decks 1.4% overall	1	2.5%	1.4%	1
Other Four-Color decks 0.5% overall	1	2.5%	0.5%	1
Other Four-Color decks 1.4% overall	1	2.5%	1.4%	0
Other Golgari decks 0.8% overall	1	2.5%	0.8%	0
Other Gruul decks 6.7% overall	1	2.5%	6.7%	0
Other Jeskai decks 1.2% overall	1	2.5%	1.2%	0
Other Mono-Green decks 3.4% overall	1	2.5%	3.4%	0
Other Rakdos decks 3.2% overall	1	2.5%	3.2%	1
Other Temur decks 4.8% overall	1	2.5%	4.8%	1

Overall

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