The Worst Matchup In Pro Tour History

Patreon:   / hungryonplane  

Kofi: https://ko-fi.com/hungryonplane

Come connect over at my Discord -   / discord  

Follow me on Moxfield! - https://www.moxfield.com/users/Pastry...

All other links - https://linktr.ee/TheRealPastrytime

For business inquiries please shoot a message to pastrycorp@gmail.com

Magic is a game of endless strategy.

At any given Constructed tournament players have a wealth of different options to choose from depending on the legal sets, metagame texture and personal preferences.

So why then would a professional player choose to register a deck where the most played deck in the field is your worst matchup? In fact it goes beyond that. This is likely the worst matchup in pro tour top eight history.

This is the story of one of the quirkiest, coolest and more divisive metagame choices made at a Pro Tour.

This is the story of ‘Owling Mine.

Credits:

Titles + Additional Video Effects: Jonathan Choi | (https://x.com/heresasianjon)

This video features the songs from the game 'Orb of Creation', used with permission. Thanks Marple for being awesome.

You can check out Orb of Creation here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/19...

Magic coverage footage used is presumably owned by the WOTC and the PlayMTG channels. Everything was used with the intention of being both transformative and additive while sharing the great stories of competitive Magic. Credit is attributed as best I can.