Pascal Maynard
Age: 21Hometown: Quebec City
Occupation: Manager at Boutique Donjon and I'm back on the Pro Tour!
Previous Magic Accomplishments:
3 Grand Prix Top 8s
What was your record on Day 1? What colors did you play? What were the MVP cards from your sealed deck?
8-1. Green/White Aggro. Sideboarded into Sultai on the draw. MVP = Two drops.
What were your draft decks? How did they perform?
Four color, four Wrath of God, 3-0. Black/White Trainwreck 1-1-1.
What was the hardest deckbuilding or drafting decision you've had to make so far this weekend?
My sealed pool. I thought I misbuilt, but I ended up hardly losing a game with it.
What is your favorite deck to draft in Khans of Tarkir, and what is its most important common?
Blue/Green Aggro/Tempo. Dragonscale Boon.
Who is your pick to win the World Championship this year?
Shahar Shenhar
Shahar Shenhar
Age: 21Hometown: Sacramento/Jerusalem
Occupation: Professional Magic Player
Previous Magic Accomplishments:
3 Grand Prix wins, 1 finals. A lot of Pro Tour cashes, but no Top 8s. 2013 World Champion.
What was your record on Day 1? What colors did you play? What were the MVP cards from your sealed deck?
8-1 Abzan deck with nine or ten removal spells. I lost to Matt Costa in two games and didn't lose otherwise.
What were your draft decks? How did they perform?
Temur bombs 3-0. Mardu Tokens 2-0-1.
What was the hardest deckbuilding or drafting decision you've had to make so far this weekend?
Spells over lands or lands over spells.
What is your favorite deck to draft in Khans of Tarkir, and what is its most important common?
Unknown.
Who is your pick to win the World Championship this year?
ME!
Xavier Allegucci
Age: 17Hometown: Montreal
Occupation: Student
Previous Magic Accomplishments:
Grand Prix Washington D.C. Top 64
What was your record on Day 1? What colors did you play? What were the MVP cards from your sealed deck?
My record was 7-2. I played an Abzan deck with High Sentinels of Arashin, End Hostilities, Necropolis Fiend, and Hooded Hydra.
What were your draft decks? How did they perform?
I 3-0ed my first draft with a Blue/Red tempo deck that had many fliers and decent removal. My second draft was a Black/White deck splashing red for powerful cards.
What was the hardest deckbuilding or drafting decision you've had to make so far this weekend?
My hardest draft pick was Ainok Bond-Kin against Ponyback Brigade. At that point, my deck had a high curve.
What is your favorite deck to draft in Khans of Tarkir, and what is its most important common?
Blue/Green/Red Morphs. Snowhorn Rider.
Who is your pick to win the World Championship this year?
Shaun McLaren
Neal Oliver
Age: 25Hometown: Berkeley, CA
Occupation: Magictraders.com content producer
Previous Magic Accomplishments:
Grand Prix Las Vegas Champion. Grand Prix Oakland finalist. WMCQ Winner 2014. Most importantly, beating Orie Guo in a fair game of Magic.
What was your record on Day 1? What colors did you play? What were the MVP cards from your sealed deck?
7-2. Played Temur splashing Black. Sultai Charm and Trap Essence were great.
What were your draft decks? How did they perform?
Sultai 3-0. Sultai splashing White 3-0.
What was the hardest deckbuilding or drafting decision you've had to make so far this weekend?
I had to decide between Savage Punch and a land pack 1 pick 2. I took the Savage Punch and regretted it.
What is your favorite deck to draft in Khans of Tarkir, and what is its most important common?
I love Sultai. Rotting Mastodon is secretly great. Mystic of the Hidden Way is the best.
Who is your pick to win the World Championship this year?
Owen Turtenwald
Seth Manfield
Age: 24Hometown: Bethesda, MD
Occupation: Student/Professional Magic Player
Previous Magic Accomplishments:
Grand Prix Daytona Beach Champion. Grand Prix Kansas City Champion. This is my 5th Grand Prix Top 8. Top 16 Worlds 2008.
What was your record on Day 1? What colors did you play? What were the MVP cards from your sealed deck?
7-2, Abzan, Sorin, Solemn Visitor
What were your draft decks? How did they perform?
Mardu 3-0, Abzan 2-0-1.
What was the hardest deckbuilding or drafting decision you've had to make so far this weekend?
Ruthless Ripper vs Debilitating Injury first pick
What is your favorite deck to draft in Khans of Tarkir, and what is its most important common?
Green/Black. Archers' Parapet.
Who is your pick to win the World Championship this year?
William Jensen
Sam Black
Age: 32Hometown: Madison, WI
Occupation: SCG Writer
Previous Magic Accomplishments:
Nine Grand Prix Top 8s. Two Pro Tour Top 8s.
What was your record on Day 1? What colors did you play? What were the MVP cards from your sealed deck?
9-0, Abzan, Siege Rhino, Incremental Growth, Rush of Battle
What were your draft decks? How did they perform?
Five color aggro, 3-0. Jeskai card draw theme deck 0-0-3.
What was the hardest deckbuilding or drafting decision you've had to make so far this weekend?
Building my sealed pool. I had a very similarly powerful Blue/Green Control option.
What is your favorite deck to draft in Khans of Tarkir, and what is its most important common?
Jeskai, none of the commons really matter.
Who is your pick to win the World Championship this year?
I get to pick? Me! More likely? Someone Else.
Jessica Buchanan
Age: 24Hometown: Hamilton, ON, Canada
Occupation: Factory Worker
Previous Magic Accomplishments:
Grand Prix Atlanta Top 100. Super Sunday Series Top 4.
What was your record on Day 1? What colors did you play? What were the MVP cards from your sealed deck?
8-1. Played Mardu. MVP cards were Sorin and Crater's Claws.
What were your draft decks? How did they perform?
Draft 1: Temur splash white 2-1. Draft 2: Jeskai Tempo 2-0-1.
What was the hardest deckbuilding or drafting decision you've had to make so far this weekend?
Whether or not to jump completely into white during pack two of draft one or just splash.
What is your favorite deck to draft in Khans of Tarkir, and what is its most important common?
I love five colour Secret Plans decks. Monastery Flock is pretty good there.
Who is your pick to win the World Championship this year?
Shaun McLaren
Lucas Siow
Age: 28Hometown: Toronto, Canada
Occupation: Financial Analyst
Previous Magic Accomplishments:
Two Grand Prix Top 8s. I once beat Orie Guo in a fair game of Magic.
What was your record on Day 1? What colors did you play? What were the MVP cards from your sealed deck?
8-1, five color, Stubborn Denial, Siege Rhino
What were your draft decks? How did they perform?
Jeskai 3-0. Temur 2-0-1. I had many copies of Mystic of the Hidden Way. They were great!
What was the hardest deckbuilding or drafting decision you've had to make so far this weekend?
Pick two Mystic of the Hidden Way or a second copy of Flying Crane Technique.
What is your favorite deck to draft in Khans of Tarkir, and what is its most important common?
Mystic of the Hidden Way.dec
Who is your pick to win the World Championship this year?
Shahar Shenhar