Joseph Karani won the second Canadian Regional Championship in Calgary on Sunday with Rakdos Midrange.
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Creatures (18)
- 4 Bonecrusher Giant
- 2 Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger
- 3 Graveyard Trespasser
- 4 Bloodtithe Harvester
- 3 Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
- 2 Misery's Shadow
Lands (25)
Spells (17)
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Karani went 11-2-1 in the Swiss to enter the elimination rounds at the No. 2 seed of the 263-person event. He took down Cameron Sweetnam on Abzan Parhelion in the quarterfinals, setting up a semifinal Rakdos Midrange mirror match against Daniel Fournier.
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Karani defeated the only other Rakdos player in the Top 8 to advance to the finals, where he beat Michael Knie on Abzan Parhelion to lock up a Worlds invite and the $3,000 first-place prize. All Top 8 players earned invites to the Pro Tour along with cash and a promo Teferi, Hero of Dominaria.
Creatures (5)
Planeswalkers (3)
Lands (22)
Spells (30)
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View the Top 16 decklists from the event here. Check out the MTG Melee page for the Regional Championship for all decklists and a metagame breakdown.