{"id":5629,"date":"2024-10-22T06:30:30","date_gmt":"2024-10-22T10:30:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fabrec.gg\/articles\/?p=5629"},"modified":"2024-10-21T10:10:13","modified_gmt":"2024-10-21T14:10:13","slug":"the-world-championship-osaka-meta-what-do-we-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fabrec.gg\/articles\/the-world-championship-osaka-meta-what-do-we-know\/","title":{"rendered":"The World Championship: Osaka Meta &#8211; What Do We Know?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>The World is Watching Osaka<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We are about to witness the culmination of the 2024 Organized Play experience&#8230; The World Championship in Osaka. Not only is the competition at its peak, but this is also the cementation of Japan as a hub for <em>Flesh and Blood<\/em>&#8216;s worldwide tournament scene. The excitement is through the roof in anticipation of the exquisite promos, breakout Japanese players, and wild takes on, yes, the ever-evolving <em>Rosetta<\/em> metagame.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And evolve it will. For the first time before a Tier 4, we are facing a singular deck being injected into the competition. This is a wildly different pattern than a new set&#8217;s release or a banlist to stymie the power or a format, but it&#8217;s something we are going to have to get used to with the release cadence of <em>Armory Decks<\/em>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"edhrecp__cards\"><div class=\"edhrecp__card-container\" name=\"Dash I\/O\"><\/div><div class=\"edhrecp__card-container\" name=\"Fast and Furious\"><\/div><div class=\"edhrecp__card-container\" name=\"Cerebellum Processor\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Dash I\/O\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Dash I\/O<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span>&#8216;s new support, however, is not to discredit the rest of what we can garner about the format. So while we let these short weeks play out to color what <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Dash I\/O\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Dash I\/O<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span> will do, let&#8217;s review what we know about all the Tier 2 and 3 played in the <em>Rosetta<\/em> Limited and Constructed formats so far.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><em>Rosetta<\/em> Limited<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We&#8217;ve seen four major events to lead us into the ever-so-critical six rounds of draft at Worlds. Things kicked off with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ylRmj7ASGAQ&amp;t=21936s&amp;ab_channel=FleshandBloodTCG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Calling: Tampa<\/a>, which saw a Top 8 Draft that featured an even split of Earth and Lightning, but with three Runeblades and one Wizard on each side. This may have been influenced by how comfortable players had gotten with Runeblades across the Sealed portion of the event, where <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Florian\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Florian<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span> and <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Aurora\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Aurora<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span> were standouts, but nevertheless, Lucas Oswald, one of the three Florians, took down the whole event.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As we saw pre-releases roll around the following week, community sentiment was similar to what we&#8217;d seen so far: <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Florian\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Florian<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span> was overperforming. Draft queues started firing online, teams began discussing their thoughts on the format, and sure enough, what he heard was absolute praise for <em>Rosetta<\/em> Limited. No, it was not perceived to be a Florian-dominated format as more exploration uncovered.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"edhrecp__cards\"><div class=\"edhrecp__card-container\" name=\"Florian\"><\/div><div class=\"edhrecp__card-container\" name=\"Rotwood Reaper\"><\/div><div class=\"edhrecp__card-container\" name=\"Runechant\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sure enough, the next Calling in Sydney gave us a perfect Top 8 with two of each hero represented and then one of each hero advancing to Top 4. Despite the diversity, <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Florian\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Florian<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span> took his second crown this time in the hands of Calling: Queenstown winner Darryn Ying. Surprisingly, his deck had more yellows than it did reds or blues, so there is something fundamentally strong about <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Florian\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Florian<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span> that is overcoming low-powered cards.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At this point, the narrative was shifting. So much of Limited testing is siloed, so when the community simply doesn&#8217;t see other heroes succeeding at large, the doubt is obvious. With the impending ProQuest: London season, players wanted surefire plans of attack for draft, and at this point, <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Florian\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Florian<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span> was decidedly more successful. There was one more event, however, to break the curse, and lo and behold, Simon Nielsen did it, taking down Battle Hardened: Lyon on <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Aurora\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Aurora<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"edhrecp__cards\"><div class=\"edhrecp__card-container\" name=\"Aurora\"><\/div><div class=\"edhrecp__card-container\" name=\"Star Fall\"><\/div><div class=\"edhrecp__card-container\" name=\"Embodiment of Lightning\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The story here is wild, with a Top 8 of three <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Oscilio\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Oscilio<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span>, two <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Aurora\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Aurora<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span>, and two <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Florian\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Florian<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span>. What would have looked on the outside as a <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Florian\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Florian<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span> win hands-down with only two Earth heroes in the pod at all, Simon answered with a resounding win on the Lightning Runeblade instead. Hope for Team Lightning remained, and as the ProQuest season started, results seemed to come through quite evenly.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On that first ProQuest weekend, we were also graced with one last limited event, Battle Hardened: Washington D.C. The Top 8 remained hopeful with two <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Aurora\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Aurora<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span>, one <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Oscilio\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Oscilio<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span>, two <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Florian\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Florian<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span>, and three <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Verdance\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Verdance<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span>. With Earth over-drafted, surely we&#8217;d see another Lightning hero win, but, nay, Mara Faris took it down on <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Florian\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Florian<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span>&#8216;s triple crown victory.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, there it is. The tournament results say Team Earth is on top with <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Florian\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Florian<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span>, and yet the community discourse doesn&#8217;t seem to receive it as a negative. I, for one, am hopeful of Team Lightning&#8217;s untapped potential coming through at Worlds, and, in a way, it has left quite the storyline to unfold with both Wizard and Lightning heroes needing to prove their worth. <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Oscilio\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Oscilio<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span> gamers rise up!<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Classic Constructed<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Rosetta<\/em> landed in the midst of massive change. The <a href=\"https:\/\/fabtcg.com\/en\/articles\/banned-and-restricted-announcement-sep02\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;Book Bannings&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0had already shaken up the metagame, so players were anticipating the arrival of a product that would set the new power level. However, <em>Rosetta<\/em> ended up somewhere between <em>Heavy Hitters<\/em> and <em>Part the Mistveil<\/em>. The new arrivals were the only legal Elemental heroes, so their support was siloed while the other Runeblades and Wizards had their support skyrocket. Other factors like <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Count Your Blessings red\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Count Your Blessings<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span> and the fall of <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Zen, Tamer of Purpose\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Zen<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span> made the metagame a complete&#8230; <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Enigma, Ledger of Ancestry\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Enigma<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"edhrecp__cards\"><div class=\"edhrecp__card-container\" name=\"Art of War\"><\/div><div class=\"edhrecp__card-container\" name=\"Tome of Fyendal\"><\/div><div class=\"edhrecp__card-container\" name=\"Bonds of Ancestry red\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The community waited with bated breath to see the first CC event unfold at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Ut2GNCr_aoE&amp;t=35697s&amp;ab_channel=FleshandBloodTCG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Battle Hardened: Sydney<\/a>&#8230; And absolutely no one foresaw what unfolded before us. The 70-player Battle Hardened culminated in a Top 8 of two <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Aurora, Shooting Star\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Aurora<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span>, two <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Kano, Dracai of Aether\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Kano<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span>, one <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Florian, Rotwood Harbinger\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Florian<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span>, one <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Enigma, Ledger of Ancestry\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Enigma<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span>, one <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Kayo, Armed and Dangerous\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Kayo<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span>, and, believe it or not, one <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Katsu, the Wanderer\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Katsu<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span>. Remember, this is directly off the back of <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Bonds of Ancestry red\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Bonds of Ancestry<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span> and <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Art of War\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Art of War<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span> banned for <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Katsu, the Wanderer\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Katsu<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span> and <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Tome of Aetherwind\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Tome of Aetherwind<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span> and <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Tome of Fyendal\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Tome of Fyendal<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span> banned for <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Kano, Dracai of Aether\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Kano<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span>. The audience cheered on <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Katsu, the Wanderer\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Katsu<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span>, but it ultimately fell to one of the Kanos.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Kanos blasted their way into meeting in the finals in an exact 80-card mirror with their deck built to abuse <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Aether Wildfire\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Aether Wildfire<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span> and <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Open the Flood Gates red\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Open the Flood Gates<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span>. With some impressive plays showcasing even the new fabled <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Will of Arcana\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Will of Arcana<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span>, it was Steven Young who took it down, but rather than cheers, the player base was in uproar. They clamored to call <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Kano, Dracai of Aether\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Kano<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span> busted. They begged for <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Count Your Blessings red\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Count Your Blessings<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span> bans. They ultimately needed to just chill out.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"edhrecp__cards\"><div class=\"edhrecp__card-container\" name=\"Open the Flood Gates red\"><\/div><div class=\"edhrecp__card-container\" name=\"Will of Arcana\"><\/div><div class=\"edhrecp__card-container\" name=\"Kano, Dracai of Aether\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Funny enough, even though Sydney was marketed as the first <em>Rosetta<\/em> CC event, on that same weekend there was a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OLXZAh7Iwrw&amp;t=30739s&amp;ab_channel=GameGuysEntertainment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ProQuest+ at Blood on the Bayou in Texas<\/a>. We were graced by community coverage that brought us a Top 8 of two <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Enigma, Ledger of Ancestry\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Enigma<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span>, two <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Kayo, Armed and Dangerous\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Kayo<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span>, one <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Riptide, Lurker of the Deep\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Riptide<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span>, one <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Florian, Rotwood Harbinger\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Florian<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span>, one <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Aurora, Shooting Star\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Aurora<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span>, and one <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Verdance, Thorn of the Rose\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Verdance<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span>. <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Verdance, Thorn of the Rose\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Verdance<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span> met <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Aurora, Shooting Star\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Aurora<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span> in the finals, and Michael Ramsey ended up taking it down for Team Lightning. While it didn&#8217;t have the widest impact on the community narrative, it proved <em>Rosetta<\/em> heroes were worth their mettle even on day zero.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Then we approached our first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=nPZi34xLtVg&amp;t=28082s&amp;ab_channel=FleshandBloodTCG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CC Calling in Lyon<\/a>, but it didn&#8217;t stand alone on the weekend. Battle Hardened: Tokyo and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=CnJpn-k74yg&amp;t=33461s&amp;ab_channel=MinMaxGames\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Battle Hardened: Milwaukee<\/a> were also there to give us a glimpse of the developing CC metagame. In Lyon, over 470 players gave rise to the Top 8 of four <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Enigma, Ledger of Ancestry\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Enigma<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span>, one <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Prism, Awakener of Sol\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Prism<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span>, one <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Azalea, Ace in the Hole\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Azalea<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span>, one <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Verdance, Thorn of the Rose\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Verdance<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span>, and one <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Aurora, Shooting Star\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Aurora<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span>. This was a complete 180 from what we&#8217;d seen prior, but it was more in line with what the podcasters and tier-listers had been claiming. With the sheer size of the event, <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Enigma, Ledger of Ancestry\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Enigma<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span> proved to be the most successful hands-down, even taking the event in the hands of Pablo Pintor.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"edhrecp__cards\"><div class=\"edhrecp__card-container\" name=\"Enigma, Ledger of Ancestry\"><\/div><div class=\"edhrecp__card-container\" name=\"Azalea, Ace in the Hole\"><\/div><div class=\"edhrecp__card-container\" name=\"Verdance, Thorn of the Rose\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At Battle Hardened: Tokyo, the 140-player event turned out a Top 8 of four <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Florian, Rotwood Harbinger\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Florian<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span>, two <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Enigma, Ledger of Ancestry\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Enigma<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span>, one <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Aurora, Shooting Star\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Aurora<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span>, and one <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Vynnset, Iron Maiden\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Vynnset<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span>. Runeblades were out for vengeance, but it was another <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Enigma, Ledger of Ancestry\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Enigma<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span> who took it down. Across the pond at Battle Hardened: Milwaukee, we saw something even more diverse. Out of 120 players, the Top 8 ended up being two <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Verdance, Thorn of the Rose\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Verdance<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span>, two <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Viserai, Rune Blood\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Viserai<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span>, one <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Aurora, Shooting Star\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Aurora<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span>, one <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Enigma, Ledger of Ancestry\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Enigma<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span>, one <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Nuu, Alluring Desire\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Nuu<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span>, and, unbelievably, one <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Ser Boltyn, Breaker of Dawn\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Boltyn<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span>. You&#8217;d think <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Enigma, Ledger of Ancestry\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Enigma<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span> had this one, but nay, it was a <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Viserai, Rune Blood\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Viserai<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span> that took it down in the hands of Nick Gabler. What was even more wild was that the decklist featured zero copies of <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Mauvrion Skies blue\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Mauvrion Skies<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span>!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lastly, we got a ProQuest+ in D.C. that featured two <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Enigma, Ledger of Ancestry\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Enigma<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span>, two <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Aurora, Shooting Star\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Aurora<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span>, one <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Dash I\/O\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Dash I\/O<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span>, one <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Viserai, Rune Blood\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Viserai<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span>, one <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Levia, Shadowborn Abomination\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Levia<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span>, and one <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Dorinthea Ironsong\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Dorinthea<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span>. An <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Enigma, Ledger of Ancestry\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Enigma<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span> and <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Aurora, Shooting Star\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Aurora<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span> faced down in the finals, and where you&#8217;d expect an aggro deck to take down an Illusionist, the inverse happened with Michael Feng winning on <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Enigma, Ledger of Ancestry\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Enigma<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span>. Those two heroes are deservedly at the top, with the highest wins throughout these first weeks of ProQuest: London events, too.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"edhrecp__cards\"><div class=\"edhrecp__card-container\" name=\"Viserai, Rune Blood\"><\/div><div class=\"edhrecp__card-container\" name=\"Ser Boltyn, Breaker of Dawn\"><\/div><div class=\"edhrecp__card-container\" name=\"Aurora, Shooting Star\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At this point, there are trends in the meta that make sense. <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Kano, Dracai of Aether\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Kano<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span> still needs to be respected. Runeblades got obvious support in all flavors. <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Enigma, Ledger of Ancestry\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Enigma<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span> has a great matchup spread especially for long events. <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Count Your Blessings red\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Count Your Blessings<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span> is not the top of the meta. But the question remains with how much this will change with <em>Armory Deck:<\/em> <em>Dash I\/O<\/em>. I would look to the above as affirmations about what exists in the format regardless of her introduction, there is just now the stipulation of needing to know how you face Dash: disrupt, fatigue, or out damage.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If I had to guess, I think <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Florian, Rotwood Harbinger\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Florian<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span> and <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Viserai, Rune Blood\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Viserai<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span> can easily pivot to fatigue her. <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Kano, Dracai of Aether\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Kano<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span>\u00a0and <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Enigma, Ledger of Ancestry\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Enigma<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span> will generally lose to her. <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Victor Goldmane, High and Mighty\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Victor<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span> and <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Nuu, Alluring Desire\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Nuu<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span> will rise up to disrupt her. <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Aurora, Shooting Star\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Aurora<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span> and <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Kayo, Armed and Dangerous\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Kayo<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span> will attempt to race her. But the perfect <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Dash I\/O\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Dash I\/O<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span> pilot will answer questions as much as she asks them of the entire metagame. I am eager to watch it unfold as I bring y&#8217;all the World coverage in just a week!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">*Players are getting their fill of the Dash I\/O format this past weekend, but we unfortunately do not have the data yet to color this article. I highly recommend checking the Metagame Minute articles on the main site for your fill on all things ProQuest: London.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With Worlds: Osaka coming up, what does the Classic Constructed meta look like for Flesh and Blood? 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