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The Finals 2019 is an invitation-only tournament held in Japan to determine the king of Standard at the end of the year. A total of 174 players attended, which includes Hall of Famers, past winners and players that won the qualifiers. The winner takes home 1 million Japanese Yen (about 9000 USD) as well as an invitation to the Players Tour held at Nagoya in 2020! You can also check out the MTG-JP coverage section for more information – please let us know if there is any incorrect information!
Top 16 Decklists
Jund Sacrifice proves to be one of the best decks to play in a tournament setting piloted by experienced players. The winning deck list features Status // Statue that can give Mayhem Devil deathtouch, which then allows it to kill any creature with just one damage and it is also a flexible removal spell that can target both Fires of Invention and Embercleave! It also has Incubation // Incongruity to dig for the creature it needs. Otherwise, the top 16 decks of the tournament shows the evidently strong archetypes of Standard at present with Azorius Control performing well.
Source: MTG-JP
Metagame Breakdown
Out of the 174 players, the top 7 archetypes of the tournament consisted of about 80% of the metagame. Click on the deck archetype links to see more decklists!
| Deck Archetype | Number of Decks | % of Decks |
|---|---|---|
| Jund Sacrifice | 34 | 19.5% |
| Simic Flash | 28 | 16.1% |
| Jeskai Fires | 23 | 13.2% |
| Simic Ramp | 19 | 10.9% |
| Gruul Aggro | 13 | 7.5% |
| Azorius Control | 11 | 6.3% |
| Rakdos Knights | 10 | 5.7% |
| Other | 36 | 20.7% |
The rest of the 20% under the “Other” category are as follows:
| Deck Archetype | Number of Decks | % of Decks |
|---|---|---|
| Golgari Adventures | 7 | 4.0% |
| Temur Adventures | 6 | 3.4% |
| Temur Reclamation | 3 | 1.7% |
| Selesnya Adventures | 3 | 1.7% |
| Esper Control | 2 | 1.1% |
| Izzet Flash | 2 | 1.1% |
| Mono Red Aggro | 2 | 1.1% |
| Bant Reclamation | 2 | 1.1% |
| Rakdos Sacrifice | 2 | 1.1% |
| Grixis Control | 1 | 0.6% |
| Jeskai Control | 1 | 0.6% |
| Temur Midrange | 1 | 0.6% |
| Sultai Ramp | 1 | 0.6% |
| Izzet Control | 1 | 0.6% |
| Dimir Control | 1 | 0.6% |
| Boros Aggro | 1 | 0.6% |
Source: MTG-JP
