These games were the most challenging I played all weekend, my deck felt pretty well-positioned in rounds 1 and 2 but it couldn’t overcome Field of the Dead in the finals. Shout-out to my fellow top 8, who were all really incredible players. (I'm standing on the top left!)

With a record of 7-2, I found myself seeded 7th for the top 8 draft of Mirts Cube by event organizer extraordinaire @scottmirts.upkeepnewyork.com‬. I started with Psychic Frog and ended up in Dimir with a pretty robust suite of sideboard options (I even missed a few in this picture!)

My 3rd draft was Sacred Geometry by @andy.luckypaper.co. This was definitely the most confident I felt drafting all weekend, noticed some signals and ended up in Selesnya. I made it to the finals but ended with a respectable 2-1. Qasali Pridemage is still awesome in 2025.

My 2nd draft was the UMA+ cube by @improphilo.bsky.social. Not my best draft but I managed to end up in a scrappy Mono Red madness deck. This deck went 2-1, but the highlight for me was activating Magmatic Channeler, discarding Fiery Temper, and revealing… my other two Fiery Tempers.

My 1st draft was of Twilight by @elon-bust.bsky.social. This was the cube I was most excited to try at the event and I had a great time with Boros Squadron Hawks. This deck got me my only 3-0 pin of the weekend and it was very fun to pilot. Hawks + Spirit Bonds was quite the combo.

This past weekend I attended @cubeforacause.upkeepnewyork.com‬, a magic cube charity event benefiting @maketheroadny.bsky.social. I unexpectedly had a great weekend and placed 2nd overall, so I thought it would be fun to write up a tournament report to talk about this awesome event.

Flick a Coin and Rat Out in WOE definitely had an impact on the playability of X/1s.