Top MTG And FAB Decks From SCG CON Richmond

SCG CON Richmond is in the books. Check out the winners from all the events and decklists from the Modern $20K and $5K.

Modern $20K

Nathan Steuer, the reigning Magic: The Gathering world champion, won the Modern $20K with Temur Rhinos on Sunday.

Temur Rhinos

Nathan Steuer

1st Place at SCG CON Modern 20K on 04-16-2023

Modern

Creatures (11)

• 4 Shardless Agent
• 2 Brazen Borrower
• 3 Murktide Regent
• 2 Fury

Lands (25)

• 1 Forest
• 4 Wooded Foothills
• 1 Mountain
• 2 Island
• 1 Steam Vents
• 1 Stomping Ground
• 1 Breeding Pool
• 2 Gemstone Caverns
• 4 Misty Rainforest
• 4 Scalding Tarn
• 2 Fiery Islet
• 1 Ketria Triome
• 1 Otawara, Soaring City

Spells (24)

• 4 Violent Outburst
• 4 Fire
• 4 Dead
• 4 Force of Negation
• 4 Crashing Footfalls
• 4 Mystical Dispute

Sideboard

• 3 Blood Moon
• 1 Gemstone Caverns
• 4 Force of Vigor
• 4 Endurance
• 2 Fury
• 1 Boseiju, Who Endures

Steuer made the Top 12 as the No. 3 seed with a record of 10-2-1 in the Swiss. After a bye in the first round of the Top 12, Steuer defeated Duncan McAdams on Hardened Scales and Pete Ingram on Five-Color Indomitable Creativity to reach the finals. Steuer faced Daryl Ayers in the finals, who was on the same 75 as Ingram. The match went the distance with Steuer taking Game 3 to claim the trophy and top prize of $3,000. The Top 4 all earned invites to the Regional Championship at DreamHack in Dallas.

View the Top 16 decklists from the Modern $20K.

Modern $5K

Julian Korfine won the Modern $5K with Izzet Midrange on Sunday.

Izzet Midrange

Julian Korfine

1st Place at SCG CON Modern 5K on 04-16-2023

Modern

Creatures (14)

• 4 Dragon's Rage Channeler
• 3 Murktide Regent
• 4 Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
• 3 Ledger Shredder

Lands (19)

• 3 Island
• 1 Polluted Delta
• 2 Flooded Strand
• 3 Steam Vents
• 2 Misty Rainforest
• 2 Scalding Tarn
• 4 Spirebluff Canal
• 1 Fiery Islet
• 1 Otawara, Soaring City

Spells (27)

• 3 Lightning Bolt
• 4 Counterspell
• 2 Blood Moon
• 1 Spell Snare
• 4 Mishra's Bauble
• 1 Spell Pierce
• 4 Expressive Iteration
• 4 Unholy Heat
• 4 Consider

Sideboard

• 1 Tormod's Crypt
• 2 Engineered Explosives
• 1 Torpor Orb
• 3 Flusterstorm
• 2 Mystical Dispute
• 2 Subtlety
• 2 Dress Down
• 1 Fury
• 1 Unlicensed Hearse

Korfine squeaked into the Top 8 as the No. 8 seed with a record of 5-1-1 in the Swiss. The Top 8 included two copies of Temur Rhinos, two copies of Azorius Hammer, and single copies of Five-Color Indomitable Creativity, Jeskai Breach, Amulet Titan, and Izzet Midrange.

View the Top 16 decklists from the Modern $5K.

Battle Hardened

Pat Eshghy won the Classic Constructed Battle Hardened event on Saturday with Oldhim, Grandfather of Eternity.

Eshghy made the Top 8 of the 92-person event as the No. 2 seed. The elimination rounds featured seven different heroes, including the Outsiders‘ Uzuri, Switchblade and Azalea, Ace in the Hole, who picked up some new tools in the latest set.

Eshghy battle through the Top 8, taking down Devin Ratteni on Uzuri and Jodey Burney on Dromai, Ash Artist before to reach the finals. Eshghy defeated Trenton McBride in an Oldhim mirror in the finals to walk away with the cold gold foil promo card, while both finalists earned $500 and a PTI.

Decklists are available on the Flesh and Blood decklist page.

Professional Tournament Invitational

Dave Lin won the Outsiders Sealed Professional Tournament Invitational on Sunday.

Lin defeated Ross Fontana in the finals of a Top 8 that featured notable players like Michael Feng, Brodie Spurlock, and Ethan Van Sant.

SCG CON returns with more Magic: The Gathering and Flesh and Blood action next month in Baltimore. The event runs from June 16-18. More details will be available soon.