MTG Tournament Strategy: Open Decklist Events

PVDDR joins us again for another strategy guide, providing insight on what changes when playing in open decklist events.

PVDDR
February 17, 2023
Premium Strategy

Some years ago, every high level tournament had closed decklists - you never knew what people were playing until you got to round one, when there would then be a rush to find out what the most popular pros were on. For a couple of years now, high-level tournaments have mostly been open decklists (meaning you have access to your opponent’s entire list as soon as you sit down to play against them), which is a change that is very divisive both in t...

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PVDDR

Paulo Vitor "PVDDR" Damo da Rosa has been a professional Magic: the Gathering player and writer for over 20 years. He was Player of the Year in 2017, World Champion in 2020, and is tied for most Top Finishes in history with 17. He will play whichever decks he thinks are the best, but his favorite style is aggro-control. Other than Magic, PV is also a fan of watching TV shows, reading fantasy novels and playing several other games such as Bridge, LoL, TFT, Storybook Brawl, Baldur's Gate 2 and Diablo 2.

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