Comments on: A Format Overturned: Investigating the Dual GP Weekend https://www.quietspeculation.com/2017/08/format-overturned-investigating-dual-gp-weekend/ Play More, Win More, Pay Less Tue, 22 Aug 2017 19:22:10 +0000 hourly 1 By: Hagen Kirk https://www.quietspeculation.com/2017/08/format-overturned-investigating-dual-gp-weekend/#comment-2128644 Tue, 22 Aug 2017 19:22:10 +0000 http://quietspeculation.com/?p=15130#comment-2128644 Also of interest are the 49 decks that won GPTs at the GP (19 in Birmingham and 30 at Sao Paulo)

GP Birmingham & Sao Paulo GPT Winners (49 Decks)
Affinity 7
Scapeshift 6
Grixis Death Shadow 5
Devoted Company 3
Eldrazi Tron 3
Amulet Titan 2
Bant Eldrazi 2
Death & Taxes 2
Elves 2
Living End 2
Storm 2
Ad Nauseam
B/W Tokens
Bant Spirits
Breach Scape
Burn
Dredge
G/W Hate Bears
G/W Value Town
Grishoalbrand
Jeskai Geist
Mardu Burn
Merfolk
U/W Control

Certainly adds an extra layer of info to the full weekend when also including the Open and Classic, bumping the total decks represented by the weekend to 182.

]]> By: Zach Stackhouse https://www.quietspeculation.com/2017/08/format-overturned-investigating-dual-gp-weekend/#comment-2128643 Thu, 17 Aug 2017 18:33:14 +0000 http://quietspeculation.com/?p=15130#comment-2128643 This is the sort of “rotation” I would prefer to see than bans/unbans meant to drive interest – the ebb and flow of hate towards established decks. The main problem there is if some as of yet undiscovered build of grixis shadow, e-tron or affinity lets them push through hate to a greater extent.

Great times to be playing modern.

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