2016 MAGIC ONLINE CHAMPIONSHIP

Josh Utter-Leyton defeated a powerhouse field to win $25,000, an invitation to the 2017 Magic World Championship, and the title of Magic Online champion!

2016 MAGIC ONLINE CHAMPIONSHIP

Top 4 Coverage

Wrapter is a Magic Online username with quite a bit of history, and today, everyone was reminded of why. Josh Utter-Leyton was known for his regular play on Magic Online long before he became a force on the Pro Tour and the eventual 2012-13 player of the year. The five-time Pro Tour Top 8 competitor has had a recent resurgence at the top tables after focusing on his day-to-day life, first earning his invitation to the next Pro Tour through a win at Grand Prix Vancouver, and now here.

Utter-Leyton brought with him a Mardu Vehicles deck and vast draft knowledge, and he put up to incredible use, piloting through two days of intense competition to earn his Top 4 spot. There, he fought through Ryosuke Urase in two matches, meeting Pro Tour Eldritch Moon champion Lukas Blohon in a finals that will be remembered as one of the best in years. In the Top 4, best two-of-three matches determined the winner, and the two traded blows all the way until the ninth and final game of the day, where Utter-Leyton found himself with a perfect draw and the perfect ending to the weekend.

Now, Utter-Leyton will return to the ranks of Platinum pro players, and will once again return to the Magic: The Gathering World Championship, where he will get another chance at Magic's greatest title. Congratulations to all of the competitors on making it this far, and congratulations once again to Josh Utter-Leyton on a phenomenal victory at the Magic Online Championship!

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Day 2 Coverage

Lukas Blohon, Ryosuke Urase, Josh Utter-Leyton, and Márcio Carvalho emerge as this year’s Magic Online Championship Top 4 competitors. Who will win the $25,000 first place prize, an invitation to next year’s Magic Online Championship, and the 2017 Magic World Championship invitation? Tune in on Sunday to twitch.tv/magic at 10 a.m. PT/1 p.m. ET/6 p.m. UTC to find out!

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Mar 04 2017

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Magic Online Championship - Day 2 Pod 2

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MTGO Championship Day 2 Draft Decks

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Day 1 Draft, Pod 1

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Day 1 Draft, Pod 2

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FRIDAY MTGO DRAFT DECKLISTS

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FACT SHEET

by Wizards of the Coast

Top 4 Decklists

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Lukas Blohon - 2016 Magic Online Championship

2016 Magic Online Championship

Decklist Stats Sample Hand

Planeswalker (8)

3 Chandra, Torch of Defiance 4 Saheeli Rai 1 Tamiyo, Field Researcher

Creature (16)

4 Felidar Guardian 4 Rogue Refiner 4 Servant of the Conduit 4 Whirler Virtuoso

Sorcery (4)

4 Attune with Aether

Instant (4)

4 Harnessed Lightning

Enchantment (7)

3 Oath of Chandra 4 Oath of Nissa

Land (21)

4 Aether Hub 4 Botanical Sanctum 1 Evolving Wilds 5 Forest 2 Game Trail 1 Island 1 Mountain 1 Plains 2 Spirebluff Canal

60 Cards

Sideboard (15)

2 Authority of the Consuls 2 Baral's Expertise 2 Dispel 1 Natural State 2 Negate 3 Release the Gremlins 3 Tireless Tracker

Deal Another Hand

Ryosuke Urase - 2016 Magic Online Championship

Decklist Stats Sample Hand

Planeswalker (8)

3 Chandra, Torch of Defiance 4 Saheeli Rai 1 Tamiyo, Field Researcher

Creature (16)

4 Felidar Guardian 4 Rogue Refiner 4 Servant of the Conduit 4 Whirler Virtuoso

Sorcery (4)

4 Attune with Aether

Instant (4)

4 Harnessed Lightning

Enchantment (7)

3 Oath of Chandra 4 Oath of Nissa

Land (21)

4 Aether Hub 4 Botanical Sanctum 1 Cinder Glade 5 Forest 1 Inspiring Vantage 1 Island 1 Mountain 1 Plains 3 Spirebluff Canal

60 Cards

Sideboard (15)

1 Chandra, Torch of Defiance 1 Oath of Chandra 1 Dispel 1 Metallic Rebuke 2 Natural Obsolescence 2 Negate 1 Shock 2 Skysovereign, Consul Flagship 2 Tireless Tracker 2 Walking Ballista

Deal Another Hand

Josh Utter-Leyton - 2016 Magic Online Championship

Decklist Stats Sample Hand

Planeswalker (4)

4 Gideon, Ally of Zendikar

Creature (18)

4 Scrapheap Scrounger 2 Thalia, Heretic Cathar 4 Thraben Inspector 4 Toolcraft Exemplar 4 Walking Ballista

Instant (8)

4 Fatal Push 4 Unlicensed Disintegration

Artifact (7)

3 Aethersphere Harvester 4 Heart of Kiran

Land (23)

4 Aether Hub 4 Concealed Courtyard 4 Inspiring Vantage 1 Needle Spires 3 Plains 4 Spire of Industry 3 Swamp

60 Cards

Sideboard (15)

1 Anguished Unmaking 1 Archangel Avacyn 2 Fumigate 1 Nahiri, the Harbinger 1 Oath of Chandra 3 Oath of Liliana 1 Ob Nixilis Reignited 2 Painful Truths 3 Release the Gremlins

Deal Another Hand

Marcio Carvalho - 2016 Magic Online Championship

Decklist Stats Sample Hand

Planeswalker (4)

4 Gideon, Ally of Zendikar

Creature (20)

2 Archangel Avacyn 2 Pia Nalaar 4 Scrapheap Scrounger 4 Thraben Inspector 4 Toolcraft Exemplar 4 Veteran Motorist

Instant (7)

3 Fatal Push 4 Unlicensed Disintegration

Artifact (5)

1 Cultivator's Caravan 4 Heart of Kiran

Land (24)

2 Aether Hub 4 Concealed Courtyard 4 Inspiring Vantage 3 Mountain 1 Needle Spires 4 Plains 2 Shambling Vent 4 Spire of Industry

60 Cards

Sideboard (15)

1 Cultivator's Caravan 1 Fatal Push 2 Chandra, Torch of Defiance 2 Release the Gremlins 2 Shock 2 Skysovereign, Consul Flagship 1 Skywhaler's Shot 2 Thalia, Heretic Cathar 2 Walking Ballista

Deal Another Hand

Top 4 Bracket

Semifinals

(1) Lukas Blohon, 2-1

(4) Marcio Carvalho

(2) Ryosuke Urase

(3) Josh Utter-Leyton, 2-0

Finals

(1) Lukas Blohon

(3) Josh Utter-Leyton, 2-1

Top 4 Players

1st Place $25,000

Josh Utter-Leyton

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2nd Place $17,000

LUKAS BLOHON

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3rd Place $9,000

Ryosuke Urase

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4th Place $9,000

Márcio Carvalho

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PAIRINGS, RESULTS, AND STANDINGS

STANDINGS BY FORMAT

FINAL STANDINGS

PAIRINGS

DAY ONE: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

DAY TWO: 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

RESULTS

DAY ONE: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

DAY TWO: 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

STANDINGS

DAY ONE: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

DAY TWO: 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

Video Playlist

2016 Magic Online Championship Finals

2016 Magic Online Championship Semifinals 2

2016 Magic Online Championship Semifinals 1

2016 Magic Online Championship Round 14

2016 Magic Online Championship Round 13

2016 Magic Online Championship Round 12

2016 Magic Online Championship Round 11

2016 Magic Online Championship Round 10

2016 Magic Online Championship Round 9

2016 Magic Online Championship Round 8

2016 Magic Online Championship Day 2 Draft

2016 Magic Online Championship Round 7

2016 Magic Online Championship Round 6

2016 Magic Online Championship Round 5

2016 Magic Online Championship Round 4

2016 Magic Online Championship Round 3

2016 Magic Online Championship Round 2

2016 Magic Online Championship Round 1

2016 Magic Online Championship Day 1 Draft

MAGIC ONLINE CHAMPIONSHIP DISCUSSION

PRIZE STRUCTURE

Place	Prize Money
1	$25,000
2	$17,000
3-4	$9,000
5-8	$6,000
9-16	$4,000

Winner will receive an invitation to the next Magic Online Championship in 2018, an invitation to the 2017 Magic: The Gathering World Championship, and Platinum status in the Pro Tour Players Club.

FULL COVERAGE ARCHIVE

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MTGO Championship Standard Decklists

by Mike Rosenberg

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Day 1 Draft, Pod 1

by Wizards of the Coast

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Day 1 Draft, Pod 2

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FRIDAY MTGO DRAFT DECKLISTS

by Mike Rosenberg

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FACT SHEET

by Wizards of the Coast

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