Jacobson, Sultai Midrange, Wins First MagicFest Online

Over the course of this past week, players took to MTG Arena for Daily Qualifier events, where placing 5-1 or better would qualify them for the first MagicFest Online Weekly Championship.

After battling his way through 14 rounds of Swiss, Platinum Pro Mark Jacobson (Sultai Midrange) entered the Top 8 as the sixth seed and was paired against the third seed Andre Santos (Bant Ramp).

After swiftly taking down Santos, Jacobson moved onto the semifinals, where he defeated Bolun Zhang and his innovative Four-Color Superfriends deck.

In the finals, Jacobson was paired against the first seed, Aniol Alcaraz (Rakdos Sacrifice). After a hard fought match, Jacobson emerged victorious, defeating Alcaraz to become the first MagicFest Online Weekly Champion.

Sultai Midrange

Mark Jacobson

1st Place at MagicFest Online on 03-28-2020

Standard

Creatures (14)

• 4 Hydroid Krasis
• 4 Cavalier of Thorns
• 2 Polukranos, Unchained
• 4 Uro, Titan of Nature's Wrath

Planeswalkers (3)

• 3 Nissa, Who Shakes the World

Lands (29)

• 3 Forest
• 2 Swamp
• 2 Island
• 4 Overgrown Tomb
• 4 Watery Grave
• 4 Breeding Pool
• 3 Temple of Mystery
• 3 Temple of Malady
• 4 Fabled Passage

Spells (14)

• 4 Thought Erasure
• 4 Growth Spiral
• 3 Casualties of War
• 3 Aether Gust

Sideboard

• 1 Negate
• 2 Disfigure
• 1 Disdainful Stroke
• 1 Vraska, Golgari Queen
• 3 Ritual of Soot
• 1 Cry of the Carnarium
• 1 Thought Distortion
• 1 Aether Gust
• 2 Mystical Dispute
• 2 Epic Downfall

View the Top 8 Decklists.

The next MagicFest Online Weekly Championship will take place April 4-5.