Top MTG And FAB Decks And Winners From SCG CON Columbus

SCG CON Columbus is in the books! Check out all the winners over the weekend and the decklists from the two Modern 20Ks, a Modern 10K, and the Flesh and Blood Battle Hardened and Nationals Last Chance Qualifier winners.

Modern 20K #1

Ross Merriam won the first of two Modern 20Ks with Izzet Breach.

Izzet Breach

Ross Merriam

1st Place at SCG CON Columbus- Modern $20k 1 on 09-03-2022

Modern

Creatures (14)

• 4 Emry, Lurker of the Loch
• 1 Thassa's Oracle
• 1 Dragon's Rage Channeler
• 4 Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
• 4 Ledger Shredder

Lands (21)

• 1 Mountain
• 1 Island
• 2 Flooded Strand
• 1 Sacred Foundry
• 2 Steam Vents
• 1 Hallowed Fountain
• 2 Arid Mesa
• 4 Scalding Tarn
• 2 Spirebluff Canal
• 4 Urza's Saga
• 1 Otawara, Soaring City

Spells (25)

• 1 Lightning Bolt
• 3 Grinding Station
• 1 Aether Spellbomb
• 4 Mishra's Bauble
• 1 Springleaf Drum
• 3 Mox Amber
• 4 Underworld Breach
• 4 Expressive Iteration
• 4 Unholy Heat

Sideboard

• 1 Tormod's Crypt
• 2 Engineered Explosives
• 1 Pithing Needle
• 2 Flusterstorm
• 2 Teferi, Time Raveler
• 2 Aether Gust
• 1 Soul-Guide Lantern
• 1 Shadowspear
• 2 Prismatic Ending

Merriam, who was coming off a runner-up finish in the SCG CON Baltimore Team Constructed event, defeated Andrew Vorel on Temur Scapeshift in the finals. Both finalists earned invites to Regional Championship at DreamHack Atlanta. Merriam won $3,000 while Vorel won $2,000.

View the Top 16 decklists from Modern 20K 1.

Modern 20K #2

Brady Munroe won the second of two Modern 20Ks with Prison Tron.

Prison Tron

Brady Munroe

1st Place at SCG CON Columbus- Modern $20k 2 on 09-04-2022

Modern

Creatures (7)

• 4 Spellskite
• 3 Walking Ballista

Planeswalkers (4)

• 4 Karn, the Great Creator

Lands (23)

• 1 Island
• 4 Urza's Tower
• 4 Urza's Power Plant
• 4 Urza's Mine
• 1 Snow-Covered Island
• 2 Gemstone Caverns
• 1 Buried Ruin
• 1 Inventors' Fair
• 1 Blast Zone
• 4 Urza's Saga

Spells (26)

• 3 Ensnaring Bridge
• 4 Serum Powder
• 4 Chalice of the Void
• 1 Welding Jar
• 1 Pithing Needle
• 1 Relic of Progenitus
• 4 Expedition Map
• 1 Basilisk Collar
• 1 Warping Wail
• 2 Sorcerous Spyglass
• 4 Mystic Forge

Sideboard

• 1 Ensnaring Bridge
• 1 Sundering Titan
• 2 Defense Grid
• 1 Possessed Portal
• 2 Welding Jar
• 1 Ratchet Bomb
• 1 Liquimetal Coating
• 3 Torpor Orb
• 1 Witchbane Orb
• 1 Walking Ballista
• 1 Sorcerous Spyglass

Munroe took home the first-place prize of $3,000 by defeating Duo Yang, on Jund Midrange, in the finals. Munroe’s colorless build of Tron focused on Prison elements, opting for a Karn, the Great Creator sideboard package rather than cards from any color. Both players grabbed invites to Regional Championship at DreamHack Atlanta.

View the Top 16 decklists from Modern 20K 2.

Modern 10K

Raja Sulaiman won the Modern 10K on Sunday with Azorius Control (Kaheera) after making Top 4 of the first Modern 20K with the same deck.

Azorius Control (Kaheera)

Raja Sulaiman

1st Place at SCG CON Columbus- Modern $10k on 09-04-2022

Modern

Creatures (6)

• 2 Subtlety
• 4 Solitude

Planeswalkers (8)

• 2 Jace, the Mind Sculptor
• 2 Teferi, Hero of Dominaria
• 4 Teferi, Time Raveler

Lands (20)

• 4 Flooded Strand
• 1 Breeding Pool
• 2 Hallowed Fountain
• 3 Mystic Gate
• 2 Misty Rainforest
• 2 Scalding Tarn
• 1 Celestial Colonnade
• 2 Castle Vantress
• 1 Raugrin Triome
• 1 Hall of Storm Giants
• 1 Otawara, Soaring City

Spells (26)

• 4 Counterspell
• 1 Plains
• 4 Island
• 3 Chalice of the Void
• 2 Supreme Verdict
• 4 Archmage's Charm
• 4 Prismatic Ending
• 1 Dress Down
• 2 Memory Deluge
• 1 March of Otherworldly Light

Sideboard

• 2 Rest in Peace
• 2 Dovin's Veto
• 1 Force of Negation
• 4 Aether Gust
• 1 Shark Typhoon
• 1 Kaheera, the Orphanguard
• 1 Subtlety
• 1 Dress Down
• 2 March of Otherworldly Light

Sulaiman defeated David Nolan, on Izzet Midrange, in the finals to take home $2,000 and an invite for the Regional Championship at Dreamhack Atlanta.

View the Top 16 decklists from the Modern 10K.

Nationals Last Chance Qualifier

Hunter Finkbeiner won the Classic Constructed US Nationals Last Chance Qualifier with Viserai, Rune Blood.

Finkbeiner defeated Daniel Rothhaar, on Bravo, Showstopper, in the finals. The Top 8 consisted of two copies of Oldhim, Grandfather of Eternity, and single copies of Viserai, Rune Blood, Bravo, Showstopper, Briar, Warden of Thorns, Iyslander, Stormbind, Fai, Rising Rebellion, and Dromai, Ash Artist.

Battle Hardened

Ryan Rich won the 110-person Classic Constructed Battle Hardened event with Oldhim, Grandfather of Eternity.

Rich outlasted Matt Dilks, on Dash, Inventor Extraordinaire, in the finals, to take home the gold cold foil New Horizon. Both players earned PTIs and $500 for making the finals.

View the Top 8 decklists from the Battle Hardened event.

SCG CON returns next month in Dallas on October 7-9. More information on that event is coming soon.