Espinosa, Katz Win SCG CON Philadelphia Modern 10Ks

Ivan Espinosa and Ben Katz took home trophies in the Modern 10K events this weekend at SCG CON Philadelphia, with both players running at least four colors in their decks.

Espinosa won the first of two Modern 10Ks with Four-Color Control (Yorion) while Katz won the second event with Five-Color Indomitable Creativity. The 767 players that registered for Modern were split between two events after the initial tournament capped at 400 players. The events were evened up with the first 10K having 381 players and the second 10K having 386 players.

Four-Color Control (Yorion)

Ivan Espinosa

1st Place at SCG CON Philadelphia Modern 10K #1 on 02-12-2022

Modern

Creatures (17)

• 2 Ice-Fang Coatl
• 4 Omnath, Locus of Creation
• 4 Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
• 4 Solitude
• 3 Fury

Planeswalkers (8)

• 4 Teferi, Time Raveler
• 4 Wrenn and Six

Lands (29)

• 2 Wooded Foothills
• 3 Windswept Heath
• 4 Flooded Strand
• 1 Snow-Covered Plains
• 1 Snow-Covered Mountain
• 2 Snow-Covered Island
• 2 Snow-Covered Forest
• 1 Sacred Foundry
• 1 Temple Garden
• 1 Steam Vents
• 1 Stomping Ground
• 1 Breeding Pool
• 1 Hallowed Fountain
• 4 Misty Rainforest
• 2 Scalding Tarn
• 1 Ketria Triome
• 1 Raugrin Triome

Spells (26)

• 4 Lightning Bolt
• 4 Counterspell
• 4 Spreading Seas
• 4 Abundant Growth
• 4 Expressive Iteration
• 4 Prismatic Ending
• 2 Memory Deluge

Sideboard

• 1 Engineered Explosives
• 1 Emrakul, the Promised End
• 3 Force of Negation
• 2 Force of Vigor
• 2 Veil of Summer
• 1 Yorion, Sky Nomad
• 3 Endurance
• 2 Sanctifier en-Vec

Espinosa, fresh off winning the NRG Championship last month, continued his winning ways with Four-Color Control (Yorion). He made the Top 8 as the #3 seed after going 8-1 in the Swiss. Espinosa reached the finals with wins over Alexander Knopf on Temur Crashcade in the quarterfinals and Marshall Arthurs on Izzet Midrange in the semifinals. Espinosa wrapped up the event with one last victory over Avery Ferguson on Living End.

Living End

Avery Ferguson

2nd Place at SCG CON Philadelphia Modern 10K #1 on 02-12-2022

Modern

Creatures (30)

• 4 Street Wraith
• 4 Architects of Will
• 4 Shardless Agent
• 4 Curator of Mysteries
• 4 Striped Riverwinder
• 2 Brazen Borrower
• 4 Waker of Waves
• 4 Grief

Lands (19)

• 1 Snow-Covered Island
• 1 Snow-Covered Forest
• 2 Steam Vents
• 2 Breeding Pool
• 1 Sunken Ruins
• 4 Misty Rainforest
• 2 Scalding Tarn
• 3 Spirebluff Canal
• 3 Botanical Sanctum

Spells (11)

• 3 Living End
• 4 Violent Outburst
• 4 Force of Negation

Sideboard

• 1 Ingot Chewer
• 1 Faerie Macabre
• 3 Leyline of Sanctity
• 1 Force of Vigor
• 3 Mystical Dispute
• 2 Subtlety
• 2 Endurance
• 2 Foundation Breaker

View the Top 16 decklists from the first Modern 10K.

Katz won the second Modern 10K with Five-Color Indomitable Creativity without taking a loss. He went 8-0-1 in the Swiss to enter the elimination rounds as the top seed.

Five-Color Indomitable Creativity

Ben Katz

1st Place at SCG CON Philadelphia Modern 10K #2 on 02-12-2022

Modern

Creatures (3)

• 3 Archon of Cruelty

Planeswalkers (10)

• 2 Jace, the Mind Sculptor
• 4 Teferi, Time Raveler
• 4 Wrenn and Six

Lands (23)

• 3 Bloodstained Mire
• 1 Sacred Foundry
• 2 Steam Vents
• 1 Stomping Ground
• 1 Blood Crypt
• 4 Arid Mesa
• 4 Scalding Tarn
• 4 Dwarven Mine
• 1 Ketria Triome
• 1 Raugrin Triome
• 1 Savai Triome

Spells (24)

• 2 Lightning Bolt
• 1 Plains
• 1 Island
• 2 Remand
• 1 Spell Pierce
• 4 Fire
• 4 Indomitable Creativity
• 2 Prismari Command
• 4 Prismatic Ending
• 3 Hard Evidence

Sideboard

• 1 Leyline of the Void
• 2 Thoughtseize
• 1 Emrakul, the Aeons Torn
• 2 Flusterstorm
• 2 Wear
• 2 Alpine Moon
• 3 Veil of Summer
• 2 Blossoming Calm

Katz beat Kyle Shane on Izzet Midrange in the quarters before the Top 4 players split, leaving Katz the champion. The rest of the Top 4 consisted of Dylan Carr on Four-Color Control (Yorion), Derrick Garner on Eldrazi Tron, and Eli Kassis on Hardened Scales (Lurrus).

Four-Color Control (Yorion)

Dylan Carr

2nd Place at SCG CON Philadelphia Modern 10K #2 on 02-12-2022

Modern

Creatures (19)

• 4 Ice-Fang Coatl
• 4 Omnath, Locus of Creation
• 4 Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
• 4 Solitude
• 3 Fury

Planeswalkers (8)

• 4 Teferi, Time Raveler
• 4 Wrenn and Six

Lands (29)

• 3 Wooded Foothills
• 3 Windswept Heath
• 4 Flooded Strand
• 1 Snow-Covered Plains
• 1 Snow-Covered Mountain
• 2 Snow-Covered Island
• 2 Snow-Covered Forest
• 1 Sacred Foundry
• 1 Temple Garden
• 1 Steam Vents
• 2 Stomping Ground
• 1 Breeding Pool
• 1 Hallowed Fountain
• 4 Misty Rainforest
• 1 Ketria Triome
• 1 Raugrin Triome

Spells (24)

• 4 Lightning Bolt
• 4 Counterspell
• 3 Spreading Seas
• 4 Abundant Growth
• 4 Expressive Iteration
• 4 Prismatic Ending
• 1 Memory Deluge

Sideboard

• 3 Engineered Explosives
• 2 Lightning Helix
• 3 Relic of Progenitus
• 3 Force of Negation
• 3 Veil of Summer
• 1 Yorion, Sky Nomad

View the Top 16 decklists from the second Modern 10K.