Arevalo, Izzet Aggro, Wins Red Bull Untapped International Qualifier V

After battling his way through a field of nearly 900 players from all over the world, Anthony Arevalo and his innovative Izzet Aggro deck claimed victory in the fifth Red Bull International Qualifier of 2020.

Izzet Aggro

Anthony Arevalo

1st Place at RedBull Untapped International Qualifier on 08-15-2020

Standard

Creatures (14)

• 4 Dreadhorde Arcanist
• 2 Spectral Sailor
• 4 Sprite Dragon
• 4 Stormwing Entity

Planeswalkers (1)

• 1 The Royal Scions

Lands (17)

• 6 Mountain
• 6 Island
• 4 Steam Vents
• 1 Temple of Epiphany

Spells (25)

• 4 Unsummon
• 4 Shock
• 4 Opt
• 4 Crash Through
• 4 Riddleform
• 2 Samut's Sprint
• 3 Aether Gust

Sideboard

• 3 Negate
• 2 Lava Coil
• 2 Narset, Parter of Veils
• 2 Redcap Melee
• 1 Brazen Borrower
• 3 Whirlwind Denial
• 2 Miscast

As many predicted, Sultai Ramp was the most popular deck of the weekend, having been registered by 244 players (a metagame share of 27.4%) and represented three of the decks in the Top 8. Despite the massive metagame share, the Top 8 was very diverse featuring five unique decks.

After making short work of the Top 8 competition, the Finals came down to Arevalo and his Izzet Aggro deck versus Frith’s Boros Cycling deck. In the end, Frith just couldn’t cycle enough cards to keep up with Arevalo’s aggression, and Arevalo quickly won the match 2-0, making him the Red Bull Untapped International Qualifier V champion.

View the Top 8 decklists.