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Belacca Leads the Charge as Pro Tour Lorwyn Eclipsed Reaches Final Eight
world2 months ago

Belacca Leads the Charge as Pro Tour Lorwyn Eclipsed Reaches Final Eight

Eight players reach the Pro Tour Lorwyn Eclipsed Top 8 in Richmond, VA, with Marco Belacca undefeated on Day 1 and piloting a Jeskai Control list, joined by Christoffer Larsen (Dimir Excruciator), Guglielmo Lupi (Five-Color Rhythm), Toni Portolan (Temur Harmonizer), Eduardo Sajgalik (Izzet Elementals), Luis Salvatto (Dimir Excruciator), Francisco Sánchez (Izzet Lessons), and Cyprien Tron (Bant Airbending) as they prepare for Sunday’s final to crown the champion.

Lorwyn Eclipsed Sparks a Fresh Standard Metagame Preview
games2 months ago

Lorwyn Eclipsed Sparks a Fresh Standard Metagame Preview

Pre‑Lorwyn Eclipsed, Simic Ouroboroid leads Standard (23.8% of the winner’s metagame), with Izzet Lessons (18.7%), Jeskai Control (10.9%), Selesnya Landfall (8.2%), and Dimir Midrange (6.9%) rounding out the top cores, plus Mono-Red Aggro and other strategies. Lorwyn Eclipsed adds tools like Bloom Tender, Sapling Nursery, Mutable Explorer, Formidable Speaker, Deceit/Wistfulness, Steam Vents, and Spell Snare that could enable new multicolor splashes and lines. Five typal decks emerge (Selesnya Kithkin, Golgari Elves, Azorius Merfolk, Izzet Elementals, Rakdos Goblins) for new deckbuilding directions. The article ties this to upcoming events: US Regional Championships and Pro Tour Lorwyn Eclipsed in Richmond (Jan 30–Feb 1) with a $500k prize, plus coverage via Star City Games, twitch, and Play MTG YouTube.