Miller, Jeskai Control, Wins Minneapolis Regional Championship

Casey Miller won the Regional Championship at SCG CON Minneapolis with Jeskai Control on Sunday.

Jeskai Control

Casey Miller

1st Place at Regional Championship on 05-04-2025

Standard

Creatures (10)

• 4 Beza, the Bounding Spring
• 4 Shiko, Paragon of the Way
• 2 Marang River Regent

Lands (26)

• 3 Plains
• 1 Island
• 3 Thundering Falls
• 4 Meticulous Archive
• 3 Elegant Parlor
• 4 Floodfarm Verge
• 4 Sunbillow Verge
• 2 Riverpyre Verge
• 1 Cori Mountain Monastery
• 1 Mistrise Village

Spells (24)

• 4 Lightning Helix
• 1 Day of Judgment
• 4 Temporary Lockdown
• 3 Get Lost
• 2 Three Steps Ahead
• 1 Parting Gust
• 1 Split Up
• 4 Stock Up
• 2 Roiling Dragonstorm
• 2 Dispelling Exhale

Sideboard

• 1 Pyroclasm
• 2 Negate
• 2 Obstinate Baloth
• 1 Authority of the Consuls
• 1 Zurgo and Ojutai
• 2 Lithomantic Barrage
• 2 Tishana's Tidebinder
• 3 Kutzil's Flanker
• 1 Exorcise

While the deck of the tournament might have been Izzet Prowess, Miller put his mark on the event by overcoming more than 1,300 players with his build of Jeskai Control. In just his second Day-2 appearance at a Regional Championship, Miller took home the title while securing his first invites to a Pro Tour and a World Championship.

After a 7-2 start on Day 1, Miller fired off five straight wins on Sunday before drawing into the Top 8 as the No. 4 seed. Once in the Top 8, Miller took down back-to-back opponents on Izzet Prowess to reach the finals. Michael DeBenedetto-Plummer, on Jeskai Oculus, made his way to the finals by taking out two players on Azorius Omniscience in the quarters and semis.

The two flavors of Jeskai squared off for one last match, leaving the 447 players on Izzet Prowess in the dust. Miller took a quick Game 1 after DeBenedetto-Plummer took a mulligan to five but DeBenedetto-Plummer evened the score when Miller failed to find a third land in Game 2, setting up a third and final game to end the tournament. Both players kept seven and traded blows, but Miller pulled ahead with multiple copies of Stock Up with Shiko, Paragon of the Way offering a second helping of card selection.

DeBenedetto-Plummer continued to fill his graveyard and threaten powerful plays, but multiple copies of Kutzil’s Flanker kept the graveyard in check while trading off in combat to provide huge value. With DeBenedetto-Plummer’s offense contained, Miller closed the door with the legendary dragon to claim the trophy.

Jeskai Oculus

Michael DeBenedetto-Plummer

2nd Place at Regional Championship on 05-04-2025

Standard

Creatures (20)

• 2 Spyglass Siren
• 4 Steamcore Scholar
• 4 Fear of Missing Out
• 4 Abhorrent Oculus
• 4 Marauding Mako
• 2 Tersa Lightshatter

Lands (22)

• 2 Adarkar Wastes
• 1 Mountain
• 1 Island
• 4 Shivan Reef
• 2 Battlefield Forge
• 4 Seachrome Coast
• 4 Spirebluff Canal
• 4 Inspiring Vantage

Spells (18)

• 2 Spell Pierce
• 1 Abrade
• 3 Torch the Tower
• 4 Helping Hand
• 4 Proft's Eidetic Memory
• 1 Into the Flood Maw
• 1 Sheltered by Ghosts
• 1 Winternight Stories
• 1 Glacial Dragonhunt

Sideboard

• 1 Negate
• 1 Disdainful Stroke
• 1 Abrade
• 2 Destroy Evil
• 1 Loran of the Third Path
• 2 The Filigree Sylex
• 1 Get Lost
• 1 No More Lies
• 1 Ral, Crackling Wit
• 2 Ghost Vacuum
• 1 Sheltered by Ghosts
• 1 Winternight Stories

Jeskai Control only made up a little more than five percent of the field, but Miller showed off the power of the deck in a field of aggressive archetypes.

Day 2 consisted of 328 players that reached 18 match points on Day 1. See how the archetypes converted below.

View the Top 8 decklists from the Regional Championship. For all the decklists from the event and final standings check out the Melee page for the tournament.

SCG CON will be back in action next in Hartford on May 16-18.