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Magic: The Gathering Mythic Championship II: London Modern Metagame Breakdown Revealed


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Magic: The Gathering's Mythic Championship II is happening in London this weekend, and now, the metagame breakdown for the tournament's Modern format has been revealed and Tron made it on top of the list, making up 14.6% of the metagame but the most surprising part here is the amount of Blue/White Control players.

Check out the Mythic Championship II metagame breakdown below:

During the coverage, Dutch Magic player/math wizard Frank Karsten explained why many players in the Mythic Championship II decided to play Tron and Blue/White Control. According to Karsten, the event's unique rules with London Mulligan and open decklists influenced the players' decisions to choose those decks. When you mulligan for the Nth time, you draw seven cards, then put N cards on the bottom of your library in any order.

Just in case you have no idea what London Mulligan is, Karsten previously explained in on Channelfireball: "So, for example, let's say you're taking your second mulligan of a game, what we often call a mulligan to five. You will draw seven cards, select two, and place those two on the bottom of your library in any order. Then you will decide whether to keep or mulligan again." For now, the rule is only being tested in the Mythic Championship II but if the evaluation turns out to be positive after the event, this rule can go into effect globally in all formats.

A lot of players are running Tron because of the deck's explosive turn-3 Karn strategy will become much more likely to assemble if you get to look at seven cards each time. Decks with synergy-based and combo strategies that can win with a specific combination of cards will have more chance to find their key cards more consistently with the London mulligan rule.

As for Blue/White Control: Saheen Sorani, one of the 38 Blue/White Control players in the tournament and who's currently 5-0-1 (at the time of this writing) in the tournament, explained that it's actually Control decks that benefit with the London mulligan and open decklists rules because they will be able to determine which cards are the most effective to keep in each matchup. Sorani beat Magic Pro League member Martin Juza in Round 5 and Juza was playing Tron.

It looks like Control is finally making a comeback in Magic's Modern format but don't expect Tron and other combo-based and control strategies to back down. The Japanese MPL member and Hall of Famer Yuuya Watanabe is currently 5-0 with his Tron deck.

Are you surprised with the Modern metagame breakdown of Mythic Championship II? Are you a fan of the London mulligan and open decklists rule? Share your thoughts in the comments section below.

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