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The Next Level - Extended Metagame Breakdown
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Extended PTQ Season (December 7th 2007 – March 1st 2008)
Metagame Analysis
This first section is for the overall metagame for the United States with a couple of Canadian PTQs thrown in as well.
Total National Metagame Top 8s (* – Denotes a Win)
******24 Domain Zoo
*****58 PT Junk
*****38 Dredge
****25 Affinity
****10 Tron – UG
***30 Red Deck Wins
***26 Enduring Ideal
***24 Goblins
***19 Next Level Blue
**25 Deathcloud
**13 Burn Deck
**08 Previous Level Blue
**08 Assault Loam
*11 TEPS
*10 Spire Blue
*07 Chase Rare Control
*04 Rock – Beasts
*02 Rock – Flow
06 Rock – Gifts
04 Elf Alarm
04 Rock
03 Heartbeat
03 Tog
03 Tron – UW
02 RU Tempo
01 Blue Ninjas
01 Boros Deck Wins
01 Bubble Hulk
01 GW Beats
01 RU Ninjas
01 Scepter Boom
01 Threshold
01 Tron – UB
01 UG Loam
01 Wizards
This next section breaks down the metagame into weeks over the season. The “first week” that had a PTQ was at Worlds on December 7th. I combined the worlds PTQ with the first actual week of January 5th.
(Dec 7th & Jan 5th) National Metagame Top 8s (* – Denotes a Win)
**14 PT Junk
**07 Dredge
*06 Domain Zoo
*05 Red Deck Wins
*04 Chase Rare Control
05 Spire Blue
02 Enduring Ideal
02 Next Level Blue
02 Rock – Gifts
02 Tron – UG
01 Elf Alarm
01 Scepter Boom
01 Threshold
01 Tog
01 Tron – UW
01 Wizards
(January 12th) National Metagame Top 8s (* – Denotes a Win)
*03 Red Deck Wins
*02 Affinity
*01 Assault Loam
05 PT Junk
03 Goblins
02 Dredge
02 Next Level Blue
02 Tron – UW
01 Chase Rare Control
01 Deathcloud
01 Elf Alarm
01 Spire Blue
01 Tron – UG
(January 26th) National Metagame Top 8s (* – Denotes a Win)
*06 Dredge
*02 Domain Zoo
*02 Next Level Blue
03 PT Junk
01 Affinity
01 Boros Deck Wins
01 Chase Rare Control
01 Deathcloud
01 Elf Alarm
01 Goblins
01 Heartbeat
01 Rock – Beasts
01 Rock – Gifts
01 Spire Blue
(February 9th) National Metagame Top 8s (* – Denotes a Win)
**06 Next Level Blue
**09 Red Deck Wins
*08 Enduring Ideal
*08 Dredge
*08 Deathcloud
*07 Affinity
*05 Domain Zoo
*01 Tron – UG
05 Goblins
05 PT Junk
02 Burn Deck
02 Spire Blue
01 Assault Loam
01 Heartbeat
01 Rock
01 Rock – Beasts
01 RU Ninjas
01 TEPS
01 Tron – UB
(February 16th) National Metagame Top 8s (* – Denotes a Win)
***11 PT Junk
***08 Goblins
**04 Affinity
*01 Domain Zoo
*01 Previous Level Blue
07 Burn Deck
07 Deathcloud
07 Red Deck Wins
06 Enduring Ideal
05 Domain Zoo
03 Dredge
03 Next Level Blue
03 TEPS
02 Tog
01 Assault Loam
01 Blue Ninjas
01 Bubble Hulk
01 Chase Rare Control
01 GW Beats
01 Rock
01 Rock – Beasts
01 Tron – UG
01 UG Loam
(February 23rd & 24th) National Metagame Top 8s (* – Denotes a Win)
**06 Enduring Ideal
**06 Zoo
*05 Deathcloud
*02 Tron – UG
*01 Spire Blue
10 PT Junk
06 Dredge
04 Affinity
03 Red Deck Wins
02 Assault Loam
02 Goblins
02 Next Level Blue
02 Rock
01 Elf Alarm
01 Heartbeat
01 TEPS
01 UR Tempo
(March 1st) National Metagame Top 8s (* – Denotes a Win)
**04 Burn Deck
**04 Tron – UG
*07 Dredge
*07 Previous Level Blue
*06 TEPS
*03 Assault Loam
*02 Rock – Flow
*01 Rock – Beasts
10 PT Junk
07 Red Deck Wins
05 Goblins
04 Affinity
04 Domain Zoo
04 Enduring Ideal
03 Deathcloud
03 Gifts Rock
02 Next Level Blue
01 Blue Ninjas
01 RU Tempo
Deck Type Breakdown
This final section breaks down each deck archetype into general types (Aggro, Control, Combo, Rock and Tempo). Below each section is the total top 8s and wins.
Aggro
******24 Domain Zoo
****25 Affinity
***30 Red Deck Wins
***24 Goblins
**13 Burn Deck
01 Boros Deck Wins
Total:
18 Wins
117 Top 8s
Rock
*****58 PT Junk
**25 Deathcloud
**08 Assault Loam
*04 Rock – Beasts
*02 Rock – Flow
06 Rock – Gifts
04 Rock
Total:
11 Wins
105 Top 8s
Control
****10 Tron – UG
***19 Next Level Blue
**08 Previous Level Blue
*10 Spire Blue
*07 Chase Rare Control
03 Tog
03 Tron – UW
01 Tron – UB
Total:
11 Wins
61 Top 8s
Combo
*****38 Dredge
***26 Enduring Ideal
*11 TEPS
04 Elf Alarm
03 Heartbeat
01 Bubble Hulk
Total:
9 Wins
83 Top 8s
Tempo
02 RU Tempo
01 Blue Ninjas
01 GW Beats
01 RU Ninjas
01 Scepter Boom
01 Threshold
01 UG Loam
01 Wizards
Total:
0 Wins
9 Top 8s
I hope this helps anyone reading to become a little more familiar with what has been going on in the past few weeks as well as what people might be playing this Weekend. Taking it to The Next Level,
Kyle Edwards
Shin_Tsun@neo.tamu.edu
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