The inaugural Paragon Open took place on Saturday with William Dyson taking the top spot with his WR Humans deck, scoring $50 in cash and a qualification straight to the Paragon Championship! If you missed the stream, we'll be putting some videos up online soon so you can catch up and watch (or re-watch) the action!
Here's William with his cheque and Top 8 Dragon token after taking out the Open on Saturday!
As well as having a load of fun running things, we were surprised by how varied the decks that players decided to bring along were. Here's a breakdown of the metagame.
Metagame Breakdown
| Archetype | Number |
| Bant Humans | 4 |
| Black White Control | 3 |
| 4 Colour Emerge | 2 |
| Mono White Humans | 1 |
| White Red Humans | 1 |
| Naya Tokens | 1 |
| Mono-White Angels | 1 |
| Abzan Starfield | 1 |
| Jund Delirium | 1 |
| Black White Odric | 1 |
| Blue Red Fevered Visions | 1 |
| Grixis Spells | 1 |
| Temur Emerge | 1 |
| Black Green Delirium | 1 |
| Bant Company | 1 |
We were also treated to an incredibly diverse Top 8, with just two players on Bant Company, two on Wx Humans and all other players on unique decks! Here are the Top 8 decklists.
Top 8 Decklists
1st Place
W(R) Humans – William Dyson
|
Creatures:
4 Knight of the White Orchid Non-Creature Spells:
3 Griff's Boon |
Lands:
4 Battlefield Forge Sideboard:
4 Needle Spires |
2nd Place
Mono-White "Tangible Archangle" – Ben Bulluss
|
Creatures:
4 Knight of the White Orchid Non-Creature Spells:
4 Declaration in Stone |
Lands:
3 Westvale Abbey Sideboard:
2 Quarantine Field |
3rd-4th Place
4 Colour Emerge – Denis Mullins
|
Creatures:
4 Prized Amalgam Non-Creature Spells:
4 Grapple with the Past |
Lands:
4 Yavimaya Coast Sideboard:
2 Noose Constrictor |
Black White Control – Jake Sims
|
Creatures:
3 Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet Non-Creature Spells:
4 Grasp of Darkness |
Lands:
4 Shambling Vent Sideboard:
2 Duress |
5th-8th Place
Naya Tokens – Rory Bolt
|
Creatures:
4 Sylvan Advocate Non-Creature Spells:
4 Oath of Nissa |
Lands:
2 Fortified Village Sideboard:
2 Tragic Arrogance |
Mono-White Humans – David Jacquier
|
Creatures:
4 Thraben Inspector Non-Creature Spells:
2 Gryff's Boon |
Lands: 18 Plains Sideboard:
2 Gideon, Ally of Zendikar |
Bant Humans – Simon Linabury
|
Creatures:
3 Thraben Inspector Non-Creature Spells:
4 Collected Company |
Lands:
4 Fortified Village Sideboard:
3 Gideon, Ally of Zendikar |
Bant Humans – Andrew Woodyard
|
Creatures:
3 Thraben Inspector Non-Creature Spells:
4 Dromoka's Command |
Lands:
3 Fortified Village Sideboard:
3 Gideon, Ally of Zendikar |
The Paragon Games Sapphire Open (Modern constructed) is coming up October 1 at Jolt Games. Remember that by pre-registering, you earn exclusive Paragon Tokens by Mythic AND go into the draw to win a Kaladesh Bundle! Pre-register now!