• Post-tournament analysis: what the top 8 told us about the meta

    Four of the top 8 ran the same shell with minor variations. This confirms the tier 1 deck is real and not a one-weekend anomaly. However, two finalists ran completely different archetypes โ€” both of which had positive matchup rates specifically against the tier 1 build. The counter-meta is established.

  • Four of the top 8 ran the same shell with minor variations. This confirms the tier 1 deck is real and not a one-weekend anomaly. However, two finalists ran completely different archetypes โ€” both of which had positive matchup rates specifically against the tier 1 build. The counter-meta is established.