Robkin, Grinding Breach, Wins Charlotte Regional Championship

Jesse Robkin won the Regional Championship at SCG CON Charlotte with Grinding Breach on Sunday.

Grinding Breach

Jesse Robkin

1st Place at Regional Championship on 03-09-2025

Modern

Creatures (9)

• 4 Emry, Lurker of the Loch
• 1 Haywire Mite
• 4 Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student

Planeswalkers (1)

• 1 Jace, Wielder of Mysteries

Lands (19)

• 1 Island
• 1 Steam Vents
• 1 Stomping Ground
• 1 Breeding Pool
• 4 Misty Rainforest
• 4 Scalding Tarn
• 3 Urza's Saga
• 1 Otawara, Soaring City
• 1 Thundering Falls
• 1 Hedge Maze
• 1 Shifting Woodland

Spells (31)

• 1 Lightning Bolt
• 3 Grinding Station
• 1 Aether Spellbomb
• 1 Pithing Needle
• 4 Mishra's Bauble
• 1 Grapeshot
• 2 Preordain
• 4 Mox Opal
• 1 Swan Song
• 3 Mox Amber
• 4 Underworld Breach
• 1 Soul-Guide Lantern
• 1 Sink into Stupor
• 4 Malevolent Rumble

Sideboard

• 1 Lightning Bolt
• 1 Mountain
• 2 Nature's Claim
• 1 Swan Song
• 1 Unholy Heat
• 1 Boseiju, Who Endures
• 2 Flame of Anor
• 1 Brainsurge
• 1 Strix Serenade
• 4 Consign to Memory

Robkin, one of the originators of the Modern Grinding Breach deck dating back to 2019, expertly navigated the field packed with Breach decks and cruised through the Swiss to reach the Top 8 as the No. 3 seed with a record of 12-2-1. She went 8-0 in Breach mirrors, two of which came in the Top 8, and piloted past decks sporting double-digit number of sideboard cards for the most-played deck in the format.

The Top 8 consisted of six Breach decks, doubling the total from RC Portland, and solo copies of Boros Energy and Amulet Titan. Robkin took down Jake Stine in the mirror in the quarterfinals then avenged one of her two losses with a 2-1 victory over Joe Leo on Boros Energy in the semis. She met Corey Burkhart, a Grand Prix and Players Tour champion, in the finals.

Robkin and Burkhart split the first two games, setting up a decider where Robkin had an explosive start that threatened an early win, but Burkhart had the right answers. Burkhart wasn’t able to capitalize on the time he earned with his disruption, allowing Robkin to start piecing together another route to victory. With multiple win conditions in her graveyard from self-mill, Robkin opted to switch speeds for a Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar ultimate win. Burkhart saw the audible but wasn’t able to prevent it from happening in time, leading to Robkin winning with a grip full of cardboard and the tournament-ending handshake.

Grinding Breach

Corey Burkhart

2nd Place at Regional Championship on 03-09-2025

Modern

Creatures (10)

• 4 Emry, Lurker of the Loch
• 1 Thassa's Oracle
• 1 Haywire Mite
• 4 Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student

Lands (18)

• 1 Island
• 1 Steam Vents
• 1 Stomping Ground
• 2 Breeding Pool
• 4 Misty Rainforest
• 4 Scalding Tarn
• 2 Urza's Saga
• 1 Otawara, Soaring City
• 1 Thundering Falls
• 1 Shifting Woodland

Spells (32)

• 1 Lightning Bolt
• 3 Grinding Station
• 1 Spell Snare
• 4 Mishra's Bauble
• 1 Grapeshot
• 1 Spell Pierce
• 2 Preordain
• 4 Mox Opal
• 3 Mox Amber
• 4 Underworld Breach
• 1 Soul-Guide Lantern
• 1 Unholy Heat
• 1 Flame of Anor
• 1 Sink into Stupor
• 4 Malevolent Rumble

Sideboard

• 1 Lightning Bolt
• 1 Mountain
• 1 Aether Spellbomb
• 2 Nature's Claim
• 1 Swan Song
• 1 Soul-Guide Lantern
• 1 Unholy Heat
• 1 Boseiju, Who Endures
• 2 Flame of Anor
• 4 Consign to Memory

Breach decks dominated the event, starting with 310 players of the 1,336 competitors and 93 of them converted to Day 2. The other top decks were similar to those in Portland as Blink, Eldrazi Ramp, Energy, and Amulet Titan made up the majority of the event. Check out the Day 1 metagame breakdown below.

Day 2 consisted of 301 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 Denver on April 11-13, featuring Magic Spotlight: Dragons.