Arena Championship 1 Top 8 Alchemy Decklists

The first Arena Championship tournament has concluded! 32 players who qualified through MTG Arena’s Qualifier Weekends over the past four months will be competing for a total prize pool of $200,000 USD, as well as the winner taking a spot in the Magic World Championship taking place in 2023.

For this inaugural edition, the format was Alchemy. You can check out more information about the tournament below:

Top 8 Bracket and Decklists

Rakdos Sacrifice by Sam Rolph (1st)

Rakdos Sacrifice

by DotGG

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Alchemy

best of 3

2 mythic

22 rare

11 uncommon

25 common

0

1

2

3

4

5

6+

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Creatures (14)

4

Voldaren Epicure

$3.96

4

Bloodtithe Harvester

$1.40

4

Braids, Arisen Nightmare

$19.96

2

Sheoldred, the Apocalypse

$199.98

Instants (11)

4

Voltage Surge

$1.40

4

Deadly Dispute

$3.16

3

Infernal Grasp

$1.17

Artifacts (8)

4

Experimental Synthesizer

$5.96

4

Oni-Cult Anvil

$1.40

Enchantments (4)

4

Sanguine Brushstroke

$0.00

Lands (23)

4

Mountain

$1.40

5

Swamp

$1.75

4

Haunted Ridge

$43.96

4

Sulfurous Springs

$9.16

4

Forsaken Crossroads

$0.00

1

Takenuma, Abandoned Mire

$16.99

1

Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance

$3.49

60 Cards
$315.14

Sideboard

2

Ob Nixilis, the Adversary

$3.58

2

Sheoldred, the Apocalypse

$199.98

2

Wyll, Pact-Bound Duelist

$0.00

3

Duress

$1.05

3

Pilfer

$1.05

2

Molten Impact

$0.00

1

Gate of the Black Dragon

$0.00

15 Cards
$205.66

Rakdos Sacrifice by Keisuke Sato (2nd)

Rakdos Sacrifice

by DotGG

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Alchemy

best of 3

4 mythic

24 rare

10 uncommon

22 common

0

1

2

3

4

5

6+

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Creatures (10)

4

Voldaren Epicure

$3.96

4

Bloodtithe Harvester

$1.40

2

Sheoldred, the Apocalypse

$199.98

Instants (10)

4

Voltage Surge

$1.40

2

Infernal Grasp

$0.78

4

Deadly Dispute

$3.16

Sorceries (2)

2

Invoke Despair

$0.98

Artifacts (4)

4

Oni-Cult Anvil

$1.40

Enchantments (10)

2

A-The Meathook Massacre

$0.00

4

Sanguine Brushstroke

$0.00

4

Fable of the Mirror-Breaker

$37.96

Lands (24)

3

Mountain

$1.05

7

Swamp

$2.45

4

Forsaken Crossroads

$0.00

4

Haunted Ridge

$43.96

4

Sulfurous Springs

$9.16

1

Takenuma, Abandoned Mire

$16.99

1

Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance

$3.49

60 Cards
$328.12

Sideboard

2

Liliana of the Veil

$13.98

2

Ob Nixilis, the Adversary

$3.58

2

Sorin the Mirthless

$6.98

2

Viconia, Nightsinger’s Disciple

$0.00

2

Abrade

$0.70

1

Debt to the Kami

$0.35

1

Extract the Truth

$0.35

1

Soul Transfer

$0.49

1

Xander’s Wake

$0.00

1

A-The Meathook Massacre

$0.00

15 Cards
$26.43

Esper Midrange by Shota Yasooka (3rd)

Esper Midrange

by DotGG

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Alchemy

best of 3

8 mythic

31 rare

13 uncommon

8 common

0

1

2

3

4

5

6+

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Planeswalkers (3)

3

Tasha, Unholy Archmage

$0.00

Creatures (14)

3

Viconia, Nightsinger’s Disciple

$0.00

4

Diviner of Fates

$0.00

2

Lae’zel, Githyanki Warrior

$0.00

1

Sheoldred, the Apocalypse

$99.99

4

Calim, Djinn Emperor

$0.00

Instants (15)

4

Cut Down

$2.36

2

Undersimplify

$0.00

1

Disdainful Stroke

$0.35

1

Essence Scatter

$0.35

2

Infernal Grasp

$0.78

1

Bind to Secrecy

$0.00

2

Seek New Knowledge

$0.00

2

Void Rend

$1.58

Sorceries (2)

2

Break Expectations

$0.00

Lands (26)

2

Island

$0.70

2

Swamp

$0.70

2

Deserted Beach

$15.98

4

Shipwreck Marsh

$39.96

2

Caves of Koilos

$2.58

2

Forsaken Crossroads

$0.00

3

Adarkar Wastes

$2.07

2

Shattered Sanctum

$4.98

4

Raffine’s Tower

$71.96

1

Takenuma, Abandoned Mire

$16.99

1

Otawara, Soaring City

$42.99

1

Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire

$8.99

60 Cards
$313.31

Sideboard

1

Sheoldred, the Apocalypse

$99.99

1

Destroy Evil

$0.35

1

Cast Down

$1.79

3

Knockout Blow

$1.05

3

Duress

$1.05

2

Sunset Revelry

$0.70

1

Depopulate

$0.49

1

Farewell

$4.99

2

The Cruelty of Gix

$3.58

15 Cards
$113.99

Rakdos Sacrifice by Ivan Duris (4th)

Rakdos Sacrifice

by DotGG

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Alchemy

best of 3

4 mythic

14 rare

14 uncommon

28 common

0

1

2

3

4

5

6+

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Planeswalkers (4)

4

Ob Nixilis, the Adversary

$7.16

Creatures (14)

4

Goblin Trapfinder

$0.00

2

Cursebound Witch

$0.00

4

Voldaren Epicure

$3.96

4

Bloodtithe Harvester

$1.40

Instants (4)

4

Deadly Dispute

$3.16

Sorceries (4)

4

Eaten Alive

$1.40

Artifacts (8)

4

Experimental Synthesizer

$5.96

4

Oni-Cult Anvil

$1.40

Enchantments (4)

4

Sanguine Brushstroke

$0.00

Lands (22)

6

Mountain

$2.10

6

Swamp

$2.10

4

Sulfurous Springs

$9.16

4

Haunted Ridge

$43.96

1

Takenuma, Abandoned Mire

$16.99

1

Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance

$3.49

60 Cards
$102.24

Sideboard

2

Liliana of the Veil

$13.98

2

Sheoldred, the Apocalypse

$199.98

2

Voltage Surge

$0.70

2

Abrade

$0.70

4

Break Expectations

$0.00

3

A-The Meathook Massacre

$0.00

15 Cards
$215.36

Esper Midrange by Pascal Vieren (5th)

Esper Midrange

by DotGG

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Alchemy

best of 3

11 mythic

38 rare

9 uncommon

2 common

0

1

2

3

4

5

6+

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Planeswalkers (6)

3

Liliana of the Veil

$20.97

3

Tasha, Unholy Archmage

$0.00

Creatures (17)

3

Sigardian Evangel

$0.00

3

Viconia, Nightsinger’s Disciple

$0.00

1

Klement, Novice Acolyte

$0.00

4

Diviner of Fates

$0.00

1

Raffine, Scheming Seer

$4.49

4

Lae’zel, Githyanki Warrior

$0.00

1

Calim, Djinn Emperor

$0.00

Instants (10)

4

Cut Down

$2.36

1

Fragment Reality

$0.00

1

Infernal Grasp

$0.39

1

Bind to Secrecy

$0.00

2

Void Rend

$1.58

1

Grave Choice

$0.00

Lands (27)

2

Swamp

$0.70

3

Deserted Beach

$23.97

4

Caves of Koilos

$5.16

4

Shattered Sanctum

$9.96

4

Shipwreck Marsh

$39.96

3

Forsaken Crossroads

$0.00

4

Raffine’s Tower

$71.96

1

Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire

$8.99

1

Otawara, Soaring City

$42.99

1

Takenuma, Abandoned Mire

$16.99

60 Cards
$250.47

Sideboard

2

Ethereal Escort

$0.00

1

Herald of Vengeance

$0.00

2

Fragment Reality

$0.00

2

Bind to Secrecy

$0.00

2

Disdainful Stroke

$0.70

1

Cast Down

$1.79

1

Grave Choice

$0.00

1

Void Rend

$0.79

1

Mind Spike

$0.00

1

Whack

$0.35

1

Invoke Despair

$0.49

15 Cards
$4.12

Esper Control by Eldar Tagi-Zade (6th)

Esper Control

by DotGG

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Alchemy

best of 3

13 mythic

38 rare

3 uncommon

6 common

0

1

2

3

4

5

6+

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Planeswalkers (3)

1

Tasha, Unholy Archmage

$0.00

2

Teferi, Who Slows the Sunset

$12.98

Creatures (9)

4

Diviner of Fates

$0.00

1

Saiba Syphoner

$0.00

3

Calim, Djinn Emperor

$0.00

1

A-Hullbreaker Horror

$0.00

Instants (9)

2

Cut Down

$1.18

1

Rona’s Vortex

$0.35

1

Undersimplify

$0.00

1

Disdainful Stroke

$0.35

1

Void Rend

$0.79

3

Discover the Formula

$0.00

Sorceries (3)

3

Drag to the Bottom

$1.47

Artifacts (4)

1

The Celestus

$1.29

2

Key to the Archive

$0.00

1

Timeless Lotus

$4.99

Enchantments (4)

4

Leyline Binding

$2.76

Lands (28)

2

Plains

$0.70

2

Swamp

$0.70

4

Forsaken Crossroads

$0.00

1

Caves of Koilos

$1.29

2

Adarkar Wastes

$1.38

1

Shattered Sanctum

$2.49

1

Shipwreck Marsh

$9.99

4

Spara’s Headquarters

$75.96

4

Xander’s Lounge

$63.96

4

Raffine’s Tower

$71.96

1

Otawara, Soaring City

$42.99

1

Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire

$8.99

1

Takenuma, Abandoned Mire

$16.99

60 Cards
$323.56

Sideboard

1

Tasha, Unholy Archmage

$0.00

2

Spell Pierce

$0.70

2

Bind to Secrecy

$0.00

1

Disdainful Stroke

$0.35

2

Knockout Blow

$0.70

4

Sunset Revelry

$1.40

3

Temporary Lockdown

$1.77

15 Cards
$4.92

Esper Midrange by Takuma Fujiyama (7th)

Esper Midrange

by DotGG

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Alchemy

best of 3

6 mythic

39 rare

7 uncommon

8 common

0

1

2

3

4

5

6+

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Creatures (19)

2

Viconia, Nightsinger’s Disciple

$0.00

4

Diviner of Fates

$0.00

3

Citystalker Connoisseur

$0.00

4

Lae’zel, Githyanki Warrior

$0.00

1

Sheoldred, the Apocalypse

$99.99

1

Ao, the Dawn Sky

$0.99

4

Calim, Djinn Emperor

$0.00

Instants (12)

3

Cut Down

$1.77

2

Infernal Grasp

$0.78

2

Make Disappear

$0.70

1

Bind to Secrecy

$0.00

1

Essence Scatter

$0.35

1

Disdainful Stroke

$0.35

2

Void Rend

$1.58

Sorceries (2)

1

Duress

$0.35

1

Farewell

$4.99

Artifacts (1)

1

Reckoner Bankbuster

$0.99

Lands (26)

1

Island

$0.35

1

Plains

$0.35

1

Swamp

$0.35

1

Deserted Beach

$7.99

2

Shattered Sanctum

$4.98

4

Shipwreck Marsh

$39.96

4

Forsaken Crossroads

$0.00

3

Adarkar Wastes

$2.07

2

Caves of Koilos

$2.58

4

Raffine’s Tower

$71.96

1

Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire

$8.99

1

Otawara, Soaring City

$42.99

1

Takenuma, Abandoned Mire

$16.99

60 Cards
$312.4

Sideboard

1

The Wandering Emperor

$5.49

1

Sheoldred, the Apocalypse

$99.99

1

Liesa, Forgotten Archangel

$1.99

1

Kotose, the Silent Spider

$0.49

1

Spell Pierce

$0.35

1

Disdainful Stroke

$0.35

1

Bind to Secrecy

$0.00

1

Siphon Insight

$0.49

1

Duress

$0.35

1

Farewell

$4.99

1

Vanquish the Horde

$0.49

1

Reckoner Bankbuster

$0.99

1

Unlicensed Hearse

$0.59

2

Temporary Lockdown

$1.18

15 Cards
$117.74

Domain Control by Michael Bonde (8th)

Domain Control

by DotGG

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Alchemy

best of 3

7 mythic

38 rare

5 uncommon

10 common

0

1

2

3

4

5

6+

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Creatures (4)

3

Sphinx of Clear Skies

$2.97

1

Calim, Djinn Emperor

$0.00

Instants (15)

4

Fragment Reality

$0.00

2

Bind to Secrecy

$0.00

3

Fires of Victory

$1.05

2

Painful Bond

$0.00

4

Shadow Prophecy

$1.40

Sorceries (8)

4

Molten Impact

$0.00

4

Drag to the Bottom

$1.96

Enchantments (7)

3

Fable of the Mirror-Breaker

$28.47

4

Leyline Binding

$2.76

Lands (26)

3

Mountain

$1.05

2

Plains

$0.70

1

Swamp

$0.35

1

Shipwreck Marsh

$9.99

2

Sulfurous Springs

$4.58

2

Shattered Sanctum

$4.98

2

Spara’s Headquarters

$37.98

3

Xander’s Lounge

$47.97

4

Jetmir’s Garden

$83.96

4

Raffine’s Tower

$71.96

2

Ziatora’s Proving Ground

$27.98

60 Cards
$330.11

Sideboard

2

Calim, Djinn Emperor

$0.00

1

Cut Down

$0.59

1

Bind to Secrecy

$0.00

1

Disdainful Stroke

$0.35

2

Grave Choice

$0.00

2

Knockout Blow

$0.70

2

Duress

$0.70

2

Sunset Revelry

$0.70

1

Fable of the Mirror-Breaker

$9.49

1

Island

$0.35

15 Cards
$12.88