Joaquin Effertz won Sunday’s SCG Tour Online Standard $5K Strixhaven Championship Qualifier #2 with Mono-White Aggro❄.
Creatures (31)
- 3 Giant Killer
- 3 Stonecoil Serpent
- 4 Alseid of Life's Bounty
- 1 Lurrus of the Dream-Den
- 4 Seasoned Hallowblade
- 4 Selfless Savior
- 1 Legion Angel
- 4 Skyclave Apparition
- 4 Luminarch Aspirant
- 1 Halvar, God of Battle
- 2 Reidane, God of the Worthy
Lands (24)
Spells (5)
Effertz earned an invite to the Strixhaven Championship and $1,500 by winning the 286-person event while only dropping a single match in the Swiss. Effertz reached the elimination rounds as the No. 7 seed and had to win four matches to take the title, starting with Ben Pike on Mono-Red Aggro❄ in the wild card round. Effertz won 2-0, moving on to take out Andreas Hamonn on Temur Adventures the same way. From there, Effertz defeated Tulio Jaudy on Dimir Rouges (Lurrus) and Lukas Dusek on Sultai Ramp (Yorion) 2-1 each.
Mono-White Aggro❄ swung back into favor as the Kaldheim Standard metagame shifted around since last week where Cycling and Naya decks surged in popularity. This week, Sultai Ramp and Mono-Red Aggro were the most played decks, followed by Temur Adventures (Obosh). Leading into this weekend, Sultai Ramp (Yorion), Mono-White Aggro❄, Mono-Red Aggro❄, and Jeskai Cycling have won the past four SCG Tour events since the release of Kaldheim. All of those decks other than Cycling made the Top 12 this weekend.
Creatures (4)
Lands (30)
Spells (47)
- 2 Negate
- 4 Cultivate
- 4 Omen of the Sea
- 4 Wolfwillow Haven
- 1 Kiora Bests the Sea God
- 2 Elspeth's Nightmare
- 1 Extinction Event
- 4 Heartless Act
- 4 Emergent Ultimatum
- 1 Mythos of Illuna
- 3 Eliminate
- 2 Mazemind Tome
- 1 Bala Ged Recovery
- 2 Sea Gate Restoration
- 2 Jwari Disruption
- 4 Shadows' Verdict
- 4 Binding the Old Gods
- 2 Alrund's Epiphany
Creatures (27)
- 4 Robber of the Rich
- 4 Fervent Champion
- 4 Bonecrusher Giant
- 3 Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
- 3 Rimrock Knight
- 4 Anax, Hardened in the Forge
- 1 Phoenix of Ash
- 4 Fireblade Charger
Lands (25)
Spells (8)
The metagame breakdown for decks with more than two pilots in the event can be seen below.
| Archetype | Copies |
|---|---|
| Sultai Ramp (Yorion) | 67 |
| Mono-Red Aggro❄ | 38 |
| Temur Adventures (Obosh) | 30 |
| Four-Color Cycling (Lurrus) | 28 |
| Dimir Rogues (Lurrus) | 26 |
| Naya Adventures | 17 |
| Mono-White Aggro❄ | 13 |
| Temur Adventures | 12 |
| Four-Color Blink (Yorion) | 8 |
| Gruul Adventures | 8 |
| Mono-Green Aggro | 6 |
| Dimir Control | 4 |
| Azorius Blink (Yorion) | 4 |
| Mardu Sacrifice | 3 |
| Mardu Midrange | 3 |
View the Top 12 decks.