2024-08-04 GenCon Championships MH3x6 (3-3)

GenCon Tournament Reports

• August 1 BLB Sealed RCQ/GenQ
  
• August 2 Modern for Original Art
• August 3 Legacy Secret Lair Showdown Qualifiers
• August 4 MH3 Sealed GenCon Championship

https://melee.gg/Tournament/View/122457 

Introduction

I didn't set out to play four different formats across four days, but it started to work out that way and I leaned in by registering for Legacy on Saturday.

Modern Horizons 3 is a pretty high power format. Every card has a few things going on, fitting across archetypes or just being a decent card on its own. There are a few standouts. Writhing Chrysalis is insane at common, since it doesn't require additional pieces to make it insane.

I would describe MH3 as a synergy format - you are trying to put pieces together that become more than the sum of their parts.

Pool

Built BW splashing G. Lots of fixing, possibly should have been going W main then splashing BGU for the four or so U rares. Breathe Your Last underperformed, I forgot that Hydra is XGG to bestow, and Wing It was only so-so.

Deck did have low-key aristocrat synergy across Ophiomancer, Marionette Apprentice, Warren Soultrader, Nadier's Nightblade (not in the initial build) but not a lot of consistency or other support components (ex. Eviscerator's Insight).

Rounds

• R1 Gabriel Roberts UG WLW (1-0)
  
• R2 Richard Richey UBW LWL (1-1)
  
• R3 Justin Stigger RG WW (2-1)
  
• R4 Austin Graham RGU LL (2-2)
  
• R5 Jack Komer 4C no U LWW (3-2)
  
• R5 Ian Starkenbaun RUG splashing B for Toxic Deluge LWL (3-3)
  

Not much to say about matches. Sometimes I had aggro starts, sometimes I had to play more midrangey. Eldrazi matchups felt unwinnable once they started casting 5+ drops.

Overall GenCon thoughts

Did well a couple of days, picked up some wins on every day in each different format. Picked up a bunch of promos from entry, won several boxes, had fun playing (competitive) Magic. Good chats with opponents and judges. Look forward to attending GenCon again.