That quote was from Kas after his 6th place finish. 🙂

Harriet did say this, though, after the GP:

“This was the deck I piloted to a 9-3-3 finish at GP Bilbao, my best GP result so far. It was a good meta call for the weekend as Izzet Drakes was very popular and this deck has very good game against it.”

🙂

UW The Rock, that’s hilarious! Her definition strikes me as more “midrange,” while rock is specifically a discard-featuring midrange shell. The deck does seem quite well-positioned right now.

Nice, good to know. Glad you’re having success with it!

Forgot to post SB:

2 Surgical Extraction
1 Dispel
1 Disdainful Stroke
1 Negate
1 Ceremonious Rejection
1 Celestial Purge
2 Rest in Peace
2 Geist of Saint Traft
1 Settle the Wreckage
1 Cataclysmic Gearhulk
2 Lyra Dawnbringer

I’ve been advocating for this archetype in Modern for years (since Sam Black’s UW Delverless in 2012), most notably through Twitter and my 2 Facebook communities, one of which is dedicated to the archetype: https://www.facebook.com/groups/UWMidrangeMasters

Curryvore on MTGO is most well-known for this archetype, which is what Harlan’s list was inspired by:
https://www.mtggoldfish.com/player/Curryvore

In fact, I spoke to Harlan and he wrote about this deck after his 5-0, which echoed similar perspectives about the deck’s positioning, versatility, and adaptability, which make it a solid choice for the format.

Most recently, Kras Kuropatwa, Admin in my UW Midrange community, showed up at at Fusion Gaming 1.5K event with a focused & great UW Midrange list and finished 6th after a strong performance & provided feedback:

2-0 vs GDS
2-0 vs 4c Shadow
2-0 vs UW Control
1-1 vs Scales
2-0 vs GB Rock
2-0 vs Humans
ID

Top 8:
0-2 vs Humans

Lands: 24
4 Celestial Colonnade
4 Flooded Strand
2 Hallowed Fountain
2 Glacial Fortress
4 Field of Ruin
5 Island
3 Plains

Creatures: 14
2 Snapcaster Mage
2 Kitchen Finks
4 Wall of Omens
4 Restoration Angel
2 Vendilion Clique

Spells: 18
4 Serum Visions
1 Spell Snare
4 Path to Exile
1 Negate
1 Condemn
2 Mana Leak
3 Cryptic Command
2 Supreme Verdict

Enchantments: 4
2 Runed Halo
2 Detention Sphere

“After today’s tournament, I’ve decided to start calling our deck UW The Rock. It up really well against a huge percentage of the metagame, and so many cards replace themselves, the card advantage, pressure, and flexible answers make it a really appealing choice for anyone who likes interaction and long, grindy games of pure, old school Magic.”

Harriet Wilder, who is also in my community, also finished 9-3-3 at GP Bilbao with the deck, who turned out to be the highest ranked female at the event. You can read her report here:
http://blog.lilianamarket.com/uw-midrange-a-tournament-report-from-gp-bilbao

I’m happy it’s finally getting the recognition it deserves. Thank you, Phoenix. 😉

Oh yes, Blink, sorry, just so used to see both names misused for that deck ^^
But Indeed, I definitely understand that it’s rough to name decks you don’t know.

That I called UW Blink, you mean? Lower-tier naming conventions can prove so Byzantine that I tend not to fret about them too much (see http://quietspeculation.com/clarifying-convention-deck-names/ for more), but this is great info for anyone interested in learning more about the deck! Thanks for the post 🙂