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Effertz, Mono-White Aggro❄, Wins SCG Tour Online $5K Strixhaven Championship Qualifier #2

Joaquin Effertz wins the second SCG Tour Online $5K Strixhaven Championship Qualifier with Mono-White Aggro❄.

Faceless Haven, illustrated by Titus Lunter

Joaquin Effertz won Sunday’s SCG Tour Online Standard $5K Strixhaven Championship Qualifier #2 with Mono-White Aggro❄.

Quarterfinals
1
Lukas Dusek
Sultai Ramp (Yorion)
8
Marco Cammiluzzi
Temur Adventures
4
Ayrton Micallef
Mono-Red Aggro❄
5
Bobby Fortanely
Mono-Red Aggro❄
2
Andreas Hamann
Temur Adventures
7
Joaquin Effertz
Mono-White Aggro❄
3
Tulio Jaudy
Dimir Rogues (Lurrus)
6
Mani Davoudi
Sultai Ramp (Yorion)
Semifinals
Lukas Dusek
2-1
Ayrton Micallef
2-1
Joaquin Effertz
2-0
Tulio Jaudy
2-1
Finals
Lukas Dusek
2-0
Joaquin Effertz
2-1
Champion
Joaquin Effertz
2-1


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.



The metagame breakdown for decks with more than two pilots in the event can be seen below.

ArchetypeCopies
Sultai Ramp (Yorion)67
Mono-Red Aggro❄38
Temur Adventures (Obosh)30
Four-Color Cycling (Lurrus)28
Dimir Rogues (Lurrus)26
Naya Adventures17
Mono-White Aggro❄13
Temur Adventures12
Four-Color Blink (Yorion)8
Gruul Adventures 8
Mono-Green Aggro6
Dimir Control4
Azorius Blink (Yorion)4
Mardu Sacrifice 3
Mardu Midrange3

View the Top 12 decks.