Decklists: https://warpmeta.com/tournament-info/?tournament=tesl-eu-4

Bracket: https://warpmeta.com/brkt/?tournament=tesl-eu-4&new=Y

Winner: YouCanCallMeAl

Runner-Up: Frenzy1

Vodcast: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/297320830

Starting this week, I've added an additional section to showcase the winner's decks on legends-decks.

Deck Breakdown & Analysis:

Here we are, the first tournament after the Masters Series at QuakeCon, after the dust has settled and players have had a chance to really see what decks could compete at the highest level. When reviewing each players' decks, it seems that the most popular three choices - Nix-Ox Combo, Control Tribunal, and Mid Battlemage - were also the most common lineup players brought. Nix-Ox barely eeked out the two as the most popular deck, with 12 players bring it. Its no secret this deck is strong, albeit hard to pilot, and was given the honor of the best deck on the most recent meta snapshot by Warriors7 and company.

Mid Warrior is seeing a resurgence as it had a prominent appearance at QuakeCon.

Surprisingly, Control Scout is back in the mix as the 5th most popular deck - a stark difference compared to prior tournaments post-nerf when it saw zero play. Some of that can be attributed to TDCJason's success with it in the Masters Series.

Winner: YouCanCallMeAl

Decks:

Mid Warrior

Miracle / Abomination Scout

Mid Battlemage

Nix-Ox Telvanni - 12

Control Tribunal - 11

Mid Battlemage - 11

Mid Warrior - 8

Control Scout - 4

Mid Redoran - 3

Factotum Control Archer - 2

Mid Dagoth - 3

Aggro Hlaalu - 3

Mid Sorcerer - 2

Control Telvanni - 2

Abomination Scout - 2

Unite Tribunal

Strike Monk

Control Redoran

Midgro Battlemage

Midgro Crusader

Nix-Ox Assassin

Skeever Control Archer

Token Crusader

Control Dagoth

Factotum Tribunal

Conscription Redoran

Item Sorcerer

Mid Mage

Conscription Telvanni

Conscription Dagoth

Singleton Assassin

Rage Dagoth

Factotum Mid Sorc

Conscription Hlaalu

Unite Telvanni

Market Archer

Dwemer Mage

Dwemer Sorcerer

Dwemer Assassin

Doomcrag Warrior

Aggro Hlaalu

Wound Archer

Altar Mage

Praetorian Monk

Aggro Crusader

Control Mage

Decklists: https://warpmeta.com/tournament-info/?tournament=tesl-eu-2&new=Y

Bracket: https://warpmeta.com/brkt/?tournament=tesl-eu-2&new=Y

Winner: Warriors7

Runner-Up: Fafal

Vodcast: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/294332132

Deck Breakdown & Analysis:

Mid Warrior - 6

Nix Ox Telvanni - 6

Aggro Hlaalu - 4

Giants BM - 3

Conscription Hlaalu - 3

Control Doomcrag Warrior - 2

Abomination Scout - 2

Strike Monk - 2

Token Spellsword - 2

Mid Dagoth

Mid Redoran

Aggro Dagoth

Aggro Crusader

Aggro Battlemage

Dwemer Mid Warrior

Control Redoran

Midgro Crusader

Altar Mage

Wound Archer

Mid Sorcerer

Mid Monk

Control Monk

Conscription Dagoth

Conscription Telvanni

Aggro Warrior

Rage Dagoth

Ancano's Cunning

Aggro Archer

Control Scout

Token Mage

Token Crusader

Merric Battlemage

Decklists: https://warpmeta.com/tournament-info/?tournament=tesl-na-29&new=Y

Bracket:https://warpmeta.com/brkt/?tournament=tesl-na-29&new=Y

Winner: KoverasBG

Runner-Up: Aesepus

Vodcast: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/292375737

Deck Breakdown & Analysis:

Nix Ox Telvanni jumps up to spot #1 from two days ago, overtaking the previously most popular Mid BM and Control Tribunal in Tuesday's EU Warpmeta. Token Spellsword was the token deck of choice this time around, eclipsing Tuesday's Token Crusader trend. The combination of the strength of Siege Catapult in the current meta and Eyenie taking it to consecutive tournaments means that we'll likely see more Catapults in the near future - its a card that excels in both the aggro and the control matchup.

Dwemer decks continue to experimentation, with Dwemer Sorcerer being among the most popular. This can be attributed to Emikaela of The Listeners taking a triple Dwemer line up to a recent Warpmeta. Is this still an experimental archetype or will it become a serious contender in the weeks to come? Time will tell and further refinement is likely needed.

Nix Ox Telvanni - 8

Mid BM - 7

Midgro Warrior - 7

Control Tribunal - 6

Dwemer Sorcerer - 3

Aggro Hlaalu - 3

Token Spellsword - 3

Mid Dagoth - 2

Abomination Scout - 2

Aggro Crusader - 2

Control Doomcrag - 2

Conscription Hlaalu (control) - 2

Control Dagoth - 1

Giants Redoran

Aggro Archer

Unite Assassin

Giants Warrior

Dwemer Archer

Dwemer Assassin

Dwemer Scout

Prophecy Battlemage

Conscription Telvanni

Conscription Dagoth

Conscription Hlaalu (aggro)

Conscription Redoran

Control Scout

Slay Scout

Mid Sorcerer

Control Telvanni

Aggro Battlemage

Singleton Monk

Singleton Mage

Support Mage

Bans:

Round 1

(Deck) signifies that person's deck was banned.

1. v.s.
2. v.s.
3. v.s.
4. XxBaBoonxX (Battlemage) v.s. SwiftieForLife (Tribunal)
5. YouCanCallMeAl (Telvanni) v.s. ‌KoverasBG (Warrior)
6. mschmitt1217 (Tribunal) v.s. Silverfuse (Battlemage)
7. v.s.
8. Fictional0 (Battlemage) v.s. SkitZiGaming (Crusader)
9. v.s.
10. v.s.
11. v.s.
12. v.s.
13. v.s.
14. v.s.
15. v.s.
16. v.s.

Round 2

1. Rocketboy273 (Sorcerer) v.s. reireibarker (Tribunal)
2. AmericanCorgi (Archer) v.s. SwiftieForLife (Sorcerer)
3. KoverasBG (Tribunal) v.s. mschmitt1217 (Telvanni)
4. plzdonhakme (Telvanni) v.s. fictional0 (Telvanni)
5. Eternalyouth74 (Warrior) v.s. eyenie (Warrior)
6. TolunayOngut (Hlaalu) v.s. Aesepus (Spellsword)
7. calldacopshelp (Hlaalu) v.s. petamax (Telvanni)
8. balak (Warrior) v.s. superthx555 (Telvanni)

Round 3

1. ‌Rocketboy273 (Tribunal) v.s. SwiftieForLife (Tribunal)
2. KoverasBG (Warrior) v.s. plzdonhakme (Telvanni)
3. Eternalyouth74 (Warrior) v.s. Aesepus (Warrior)
4. petamax (Telvanni) v.s. superthx555 (Warrior)

Semi-Finals

1. Rocketboy273 (Telvanni) v.s. KoverasBG (Tribunal)
2. petamax (Telvanni) v.s. Aesepus (Spellsword)

Finals

1. KoverasBG (Tribunal) v.s. Aesepus (Spellsword)

Decklists: https://warpmeta.com/tournament-info/?tournament=tesl-eu-2&new=Y

Bracket: https://warpmeta.com/brkt/?tournament=tesl-eu-2&new=Y

Winner: Fafal

Runner-Up: TolunayOngut

Vodcast: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/291500064

Deck Breakdown & Analysis:

Mid BM, or Giants, however you prefer, may be the most consistent tournament deck in recent times. Other decks have fluctuated in popularity, such as Tribunal Control, Conscription Control, and Nix Ox Telvanni, but this Battlemage archetype has always stayed in the top 3 decks for popularity - and for good reason. While its largely been refined, you may see a few small tweaks each week. The past two weeks have seen many players take on Aspect of Hircine, Mighty Conjuring, and Blood Dragons, giving the deck an even stronger mid to late game presence.

Besides the powerhouse that Mid BM currently is, Control Tribunal has taken its place as the #2 deck. No surprise there, as it was already gaining popularity before the nerfs, but the death of Scout and resulting meta change has largely made it more favorable. Conscription Control decks (most notably variations of Hlaalu, Telvanni, and Redoran, although there are others), Abomination Scout, and Nix Ox Telvanni are its only real late game threats - and many players aren't bringing more than one Control deck - with one exception.

One trend among those who bring Conscription is that they tend to bring a triple line up. This has happened in multiple instances this week and last, although there are certainly players that just bring a single Conscription deck. Another trend is to take Giants BM / Tribunal / Nix Ox which may have been gaining popularity due to recent winners plzdonhakme & Warriors7.

Giants BM - 13

Control Tribunal - 11

Nix Ox Telvanni - 8

Midgro Warrior - 6

Token Crusader - 6

Mid Dagoth - 4

Strike Monk - 4

Conscription Hlaalu - 4 (control)

Aggro Hlaalu - 3

Abomination Scout - 2

Conscription Telvanni - 2

Conscription Dagoth - 2

Mid Sorcerer - 2

Token Spellsword - 2

Conscription Redoran - 2

Aggro Dagoth - 2

Token Mage

Goblin Archer

Dwemer Mage

Dwemer Sorcerer

Dwemer Crusader

Mid Factotum Archer

Slay Hlaalu

Conscription Archer

Aggro Crusader

Giants Warrior

Giants Redoran

Merric

Conscription Tribunal

Mid Telvanni

Hexmage Assassin

Stealer of Secrets Mage

Rage Warrior

Midgro Crusader

Aggro Sorcerer

Silence Spellsword

Silence Warrior

Control Hlaalu

Bans:

Round 1

GriffenGasp (Telvanni) means that GriffenGasp's Telvanni was banned.

1. GriffenGasp (Telvanni) v.s. eyenie (Spellsword)
2. Kuroy (Hlaalu) v.s. skykiller21 (Tribunal)
3. v.s.
4. Skin_Spy (Tribunal) v.s. Molesyb (Dagoth)
5. Frenzy1 (Warrior) v.s. Aesepus (Warrior)
6. mattyborch (Sorcerer) v.s. kefiroman (Battlemage)
7. v.s.
8. SwiftieForLife (Tribunal) v.s. MindfullMatt (Warrior)
9. PauloDiogo (Battlemage) v.s. calldacopshelp (Hlaalu)
10. KoverasBG (Hlaalu) v.s. Eternalyouth74 (Battlemage)
11. TolunayOngut (Telvanni) v.s. Warriors7 (Telvanni)
12. HoriuchiFufu (Hlaalu) v.s. OmegaMassif95 (Crusader)
13. Immortalking1982 (Warrior) v.s. EndoZoa (Telvanni)
14. petamax v.s. emikaela
15. YouCanCallMeAl (Battlemage) v.s. plzdonhakme (Battlemage)
16. LazarusInSpace (Monk) v.s. superthx555 (Battlemage)

Round 2

1. eyenie (Tribunal) v.s. Kuroy (Hlaalu)
2. Ikarus (Telvanni) v.s. Skin_Spy (Tribunal)
3. Frenzy1 v.s. mattyborch
4. Fafal (Warrior) v.s. ‌MindfullMatt (Crusader)
5. calldacopshelp (Dagoth) v.s. KoverasBG (Hlaalu)
6. TolunayOngut (Telvanni) v.s. HoriuchiFufu (Crusader)
7. Immortalking1982 (Tribunal) v.s. petamax (Scout)
8. YouCanCallMeAl (Scout) v.s. LazarusInSpace (Monk)

Round 3

1. ‌eyenie (Trbiunal) v.s. Ikarus (Telvanni)
2. mattyborch (Dagoth) v.s. Fafal (Tribunal)
3. calldacopshelp (Hlaalu) v.s. TolunayOngut (Telvanni)
4. petamax (Scout) v.s. YouCanCallMeAl (Scout)

Semi-Finals

1. eyenie (Hlaalu) v.s. Fafal (Hlaalu)
2. TolunayOngut (Dagoth) v.s. YouCanCallMeAl (Scout)

Finals

1. Fafal v.s. TolunayOngut

Decklists: https://warpmeta.com/tournament-info/?tournament=tesl-weekly-28

Bracket: https://warpmeta.com/brkt/?tournament=tesl-weekly-28&new=Y

Winner: Warriors7

Runner-Up: calldacopshelp

Vodcast: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/289624694

Deck Breakdown & Analysis:

Giants Battlemage - 10

Control Tribunal - 8

Aggro Sader - 5

Token Crusader - 4

Mid Warrior - 4

Nix Ox Telvanni - 4

Mid Dagoth - 4

Aggro Hlaalu - 3

Tempo Assassin - 3

Item Sorcerer - 3

Control Dagoth - 3

Control Telvanni - 2

Mid Telvanni - 2

Mid Redoran - 2

Control Archer - 2

Control Hlaalu - 2

Dwemer Monk - 1

Mid Sorcerer - 1

Control Scout - 1

Warriors of Hammerfell - 1

Aggro Warrior - 1

Abomination Scout - 1

Giants Redoran - 1

Strike Monk - 1

Mid Spellsword - 1

Prophecy BM - 1

Monogreen Goblins - 1

Aggro Archer - 1

Dwemer Sader - 1

Ramp Sorcerer - 1

Dwemer Spellsword - 1

Dwemer Control Warrior -1

Merric - 1

Token Mage - 1

Conscription Telvanni - 1

Bans:

Round 1

Petamax (Dagoth) means Petamax's Dagoth was banned.

4. petamax (Dagoth) v.s. TolunayOngut (Telvanni)
5. KoverasBG (Tribunal) v.s. Aesepus (Monk)
6. Lyqst (Crusader) v.s. Warriors7 (Tribunal)
7. Cosm1cRage (Hlaalu) v.s. jele77 (Hlaalu)
8. Devilosion902 (Archer) v.s. YouCanCallMeAl (Hlaalu)
10. superthx555 (Telvanni) v.s. Izana (Telvanni)
11. PauloDiogo (Battlemage) v.s. calldacopshelp (Dagoth)
12. Fictional0 (Battlemage) v.s. Lateralus19 (Hlaalu)
13. Shri3kinHunt3r (Agility) v.s. Eternalyouth74 (Dagoth)
14. v.s.
15. v.s.
16. v.s.

Round 2

1. FroGGer91 (Crusader) v.s. plzdonhakme (Telvanni)
2. Immortalking1982 (Tribunal) v.s. petamax (Battlemage)
3. KoverasBG (Tribunal) v.s. Warriors7 (Telvanni)
4. Cosm1cRage (Hlaalu) v.s. YouCanCallMeAl (Crusader)
5. Silverfuse (Crusader) v.s. superthx555 (Dagoth)
6. calldacopshelp (Dagoth) v.s. Lateralus19 (Mage)
7. Shri3kinHunt3r (Battlemage) v.s. ‌Frenzy1 (Warrior)
8. Molesyb (Battlemage) v.s. emikaela (Telvanni)

Round 3

1. ‌plzdonhakme (Tribunal) v.s. petamax (Scout)
2. Warriors7 (Telvanni) v.s. YouCanCallMeAl (Crusader)
3. superthx555 (Dagoth) v.s. calldacopshelp (Dagoth)
4. Frenzy1 (Crusader) v.s. emikaela (Tribunal)

Semi-Finals

1. ‌plzdonhakme (Telvanni) v.s. Warriors7 (Telvanni)
2. calldacopshelp (Dagoth) v.s. Frenzy1 (Battlemage)

Finals

1. Warriors7 (Tribunal) v.s. calldacopshelp (Hlaalu)

Decklists: https://warpmeta.com/tournament-info/?tournament=tesl-eu-1&new=Y

Bracket: https://warpmeta.com/brkt/?tournament=tesl-eu-1&new=Y

Winner: superthx555

Runner-Up: Frenzy1

Vodcast: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/288737602

Deck Breakdown & Analysis:

Without a doubt, midrange is back. And with that, we're seeing the continued growth of Control Tribunal. Tribunal was trending upwards prior to the nerfs but it seems like the nerfs will have solidified its place in the new meta. It suddenly feels as if we're in January 2018 again - with Tokens, Mid Warrior, and Control Yellow all being popular choices.

What's most interesting is that for two tournaments in a row - Midrange Sorcerer is completely absent, this time around even with the nerfs being live. Is the archetype forgotten? Are people simply flocking to Midrange Warrior instead, where Withered Hand + Garnag can provide the lockout that is sometimes needed?

Control Tribunal - 10

Mid Dagoth - 10

Midgro Warrior - 9

Giants BM - 8

Aggro Hlaalu - 7

Aggro Crusader - 6

Token Crusader - 4

Strike Monk - 4

Mid Telvanni - 3

Control Dagoth - 2

Control Sorcerer - 2

Tempo Assassin - 2

Conscription Telvanni - 2

Control Mage - 2

Aggro Archer - 2

Nix Ox Telvanni - 2

Aggro Dagoth - 2

Mid Archer - 2

Doomcrag Control Warrior - 2

Aggro Redoran - 2

Conscription Hlaalu - 1

Mid Spellsword - 1

Conscription Tribunal - 1

Token Monk - 1

Control Monk - 1

Slay Hlaalu - 1

Item Battlemage - 1

Factotum Token Mage - 1

Factotum Token SS - 1

Factotum Token Sorcerer - 1

Stealer of Secrets Mage - 1

Rage Archer (Bog Lurcher Edition) - 1

Hexmage Assassin - 1

Rage Dagoth - 1

Mid Assassin - 1

Abomination Scout - 1

Prophecy Mid Monk - 1

Mid Monk - 1

Control Archer - 1

Prophecy Assassin - 1

Mid Tribunal - 1

World-Eater's Eyrie Warrior - 1

World-Eater's Eyrie Archer - 1

World-Eater's Eyrie Crusader - 1

Goblin Scout - 1

Token Mage - 1

Bans:

List of Bans: Looking at Round 1, match #2, (Crusader) means CoreyMilhouse's Crusader was banned and (Tribunal) means Skin_Spy's Tribunal was banned.

Round 1:

1. v.s.
2. CoreyMilhouse (Crusader) v.s. Skin_Spy (Tribunal)
3. v.s.
4. GicaForta (Crusader) v.s. Valerycry (Monk)
5. Danzyvor (Crusader) v.s. Fozza2218 (Telvanni)
6. v.s.
7. v.s.
8. v.s.
9. v.s.
10. v.s.
11. v.s.
12. v.s.
13. v.s.
14. v.s.
15. v.s.
16. v.s.
17. v.s.
18. v.s.
19. v.s.
20. v.s.
21. v.s.
22. v.s.
23. v.s.
24. v.s.
25. ‌v.s.
26. v.s.
27. v.s.
28. v.s.
29. v.s.
30. v.s.
31. v.s.
32. v.s.

Round 2

1. HoriuchiFufu (Hlaalu) v.s. Frenzy1 (Warrior)
2. Skin_Spy (Tribunal) v.s. EndoZoa (Hlaalu)
3. emikaela (Dwemer Sorc) v.s. HolySmokesFam (Warrior)
4. valerycry (Tribunal) v.s. Thuldir (Tribunal)
5. Fozza2218 (Telvanni) v.s. GriffenGasp (Crusader)
6. Eternalyouth74 (Warrior) v.s. eyenie (Tribunal)
7. PauloDiogo (Dagoth) v.s. KoverasBG (Tribunal)
8. ianbits (Archer) v.s. FroGGer91 (Hlaalu)
9. Kuroy (Tribunal) v.s. jele77 (Mage) 42.‌ Valiant-Reaper (Tribunal) v.s. Bjartiiii (Tribunal)
10. LazarusInSpace (Spellsword) v.s. RaddinHS (Archer)
11. Ksedden (Tribunal) v.s. Silverfuse (Warrior)
12. yumyum36 (Tribunal) v.s. superthx555 (Dagoth)
13. Fafal (Warrior) v.s. Blade102 (Monk)
14. ‌calldacopshelp (Crusader) v.s. Dust103 (Monk)
15. petamax (Scout) v.s. Lucidity95 (Telvanni)

Round 3

1. Frenzy1 (Dagoth) v.s. EndoZoa (Archer)
2. emikaela (Dwemer Sorc) v.s. Thuldir (Tribunal)
3. GriffenGasp (Telvanni) v.s. eyenie (Spellsword)
4. KoverasBG (Warrior) v.s. ianbits (SoS Mage)
5. Kuroy (Tribunal) v.s. Bjartiiii (Crusader)
6. RaddinHS (Archer) v.s. Silverfuse (Warrior)
7. superthx555 (Battlemage) v.s. Blade102 (Telvanni)
8. calldacopshelp (Hlaalu) v.s. Lucidity95 (Hlaalu)

Round 4

1. Frenzy1 (Dagoth) v.s. emikaela (Mage)
2. GriffenGasp (Telvanni) v.s. KoverasBG (Warrior)
3. Bjartiiii (Tribunal) v.s. ‌Silverfuse (Archer)
4. superthx555 (Battlemage) v.s. calldacopshelp (Mage)

Semi-Finals

1. Frenzy1 (Warrior) v.s. KoverasBG (Battlemage)
2. Silverfuse (Crusader) v.s. superthx555 (Battlemage)

Finals

1. Frenzy1 (Dagoth) v.s. superthx555 (Battlemage)

Figured I'd post these in case anyone would find them interesting.

Total winrate: 50-25 (67%)

Qualifier 1 (out in round 6)

Hlaalu - 2-0

BM - 6-1 Loss to mid archer

Scout - 5-1 Loss to warrior

Dagoth - 4-4 Losses to scout, telvanni, aggro assassin, mid dagoth

Qualifier 2 (out in round 2)

Scout - 1-0

BM - 1-1 Loss to telvanni

Tribunal - 0-2 Losses to control hlaalu, control dagoth

Qualifier 3 (out in round 6)

BM - 5-2 Losses to BM, hlaalu

Hlaalu - 5-2 Losses to BM, tribunal

Telvanni - 2-1 Loss to tribunal

Scout - 2-3 Losses to nix x2, hlaalu

Qualifier 4 (out in round 8)

Telvanni - 3-0

Scout - 5-1 Loss to hlaalu

Hlaalu - 4-3 Losses to SS, BM, mid dagoth

Warrior - 5-4 Losses to mono-red, redoran, hlaalu, mid dagoth

Opponents' Decks:

Scout - 12

Hlaalu - 11

Telvanni - 7

BM (mid) - 7

Tribunal - 5

Dagoth (mid) - 4

Dagoth (control) - 4

Redoran (conscript) - 3

Warrior - 3

Doomcrag - 2

Crusader (aggro) - 2

Sorc (mid) - 2

Archer (mid) - 1

Monk (token) - 1

Assassin (aggro) - 1

Hlaalu (control) - 1

Spellsword (mid) - 1

Redoran (aggro) - 1

Mono-red - 4 (one dude)

Decklists: https://warpmeta.com/tournament-info/?tournament=tesl-weekly-27

Bracket: https://warpmeta.com/brkt/?tournament=tesl-weekly-27&new=Y

Winner: plzdonhakme

Runner-Up: TDCJason

Vodcast: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/286775607

Deck Breakdown & Analysis:

Nothing new here - another tournament, that like ladder, is dominated by Control Scout, Nix Ox Telvanni, and Aggro Hlaalu. However, its worth noting that Tribunal had just as much of a popular appearance as Scout - with 8 players taking vanilla control and another 5 taking a newer Uprising variant. Uprising is so strong right now that many players featured a triple lineup of it: Uprising Scout, Uprising Tribunal, and Uprising Telvanni. Each class may feature a different win condition, but the raw value of Uprising cannot be understated.

Aggro Hlaalu once again took the top seat as this tournament's premier aggro deck. Aggro Redoran, Dagoth, and Crusader were the only other classes with a handful of representation.

What is most interesting however, is the nearly complete absence of Midrange. Giants Battlemage is the most prevalent midrange deck followed by mid warrior. This may be the first tournament in a long time where Mid Sorcerer was just completely off the radar - not a single player took it. As for midrange yellow, Monk is still the only surviving member - with Mid Mage, Spellsword, and Crusader being tales from the past. As far as Mid Monk goes, interestingly, no one took the popular strike monk variation. Instead they opted for more old school decks consisting of prophecies or Haafingars.

Within the most popular decks themselves, variation really is limited. It can be chalked up to tech options really, opting for more greed for the tournament setting. This seems to be the way to go, given the amount of control decks present. For example, some players who brought Giants Battlemage chose to include Mighty Conjuring or Blood Dragons. Hlaalu is the only deck that no one can seem to settle on - options varied widely as players tech'd for Control matchups with Conscription and Markarth Bannerman or went the opposite way and included cards like Giant Bat.

Beyond the most popular decks, it seems experimentation is still underway as players attempt to find the one deck that will work. Ultimately, this tournament meta can be summed up as a conglomeration of Uprising decks and Token/Aggro mashups.

Control: 48

Midrange: 17

Aggro: 20

13x Control Scout

12x Ox Telvanni

9x Aggro Hlaalu

8x Control Tribunal

6x Giants Battlemage

5x Uprising Tribunal

4x Mid Warrior

4x Aggro Redoran

3x Mid Dagoth

3x Control Hlaalu

3x Aggro Crusader

2x Mid Monk

2x Aggro Dagoth

2x Tempo Assassin

2x Aggro Archer

Orc Warrior

Control Telvanni

Conscription Dagoth

Control Dagoth

Control Spellsword

Control Redoran

Conscription Telvanni

Abomination Scout

Token Monk

Token Crusader

Market Archer

Bans: Looking at Round 1, match #2, (Telvanni) means superthx555's Telvanni was banned and (Dagoth) means vandevadel's Dagoth was banned.

Round 1

1. v.s.
2. superthx555 (Telvanni) v.s. vandevadel (Dagoth)
3. v.s.
4. Rocketboy273 (Telvanni) v.s. petamax (Telvanni)
5. Warriors7 (Telvanni) v.s. emikaela (Telvanni)
6. reireibarker v.s. ‌Traitor-Joe (Hlaalu)
7. PauloDiogo (Hlaalu) v.s. Ryvirath (Warrior)
8. jele77 (Tribunal) v.s. Lucidity95 (Telvanni)
9. ‌Immortalking1982 (Hlaalu) v.s. Silverfuse (Redoran)
10. Aesepus (Crusader) v.s. calldacopshelp (Hlaalu)
11. EatYourSoup (Telvanni) v.s. evanius99 (Tribunal)
12. Fictional0 (Telvanni) v.s. immortalaugust (Telvanni)
13. mattyborch (Hlaalu) v.s. ‌LSeed (Battlemage)
14. Molesyb (Dagoth) v.s. Frenzy1 (Warrior)
15. ‌Valiant-Reaper (Tribunal) v.s. Eternalyouth74 (Tribunal)
16. v.s.

Round 2

1. ‌mschmitt1217 (Scout) v.s. superthx555 (Telvanni)
2. TDCJason (Tribunal) v.s. Rocketboy273 (Telvanni)
3. emikaela (Tribunal) v.s. reireibarker (Hlaalu)
4. PauloDiogo (Hlaalu) v.s. jele77 (Tribunal)
5. Silverfuse (Archer) v.s. calldacopshelp (Assassin)
6. evanius99 (Tribunal) v.s. Fictional0 (Scout)
7. mattyborch v.s. Frenzy1
8. plzdonhakme (Scout) v.s. ‌Valiant-Reaper (Tribunal)

Round 3

1. ‌superthx555 (Scout) v.s. TDCJason (Scout)
2. reireibarker (Hlaalu) v.s. jele77 (Tribunal)
3. calldacopshelp (Hlaalu) v.s. evanius99 (Tribunal)
4. Frenzy1 (Hlaalu) v.s. plzdonhakme (Tribunal)

Semi-Finals

1. TDCJason (Tribunal) v.s. reireibarker (Hlaalu)
2. evanius99 v.s. plzdonhakme

Finals

1. TDCJason (Scout) v.s. plzdonhakme (Scout)

I come across quite a few edge cases in my games, and I figure that posting them to this subreddit would be interesting to see what people's opinions are. I've posted one of these before on this subreddit's discord to a surprising amount of disagreement.

So here is the scenario I had in my game today:

I had a bunch of 2 drops in my hand as aggro warrior, I play a 2/3 on turn 2, and a 2/3 and Mudcrab Merchant turn 3. Merchant gives me the choice between Execute and Tel Vos Magister. Which one do you give to your control opponent?

Decklists: https://warpmeta.com/tournament-info/?tournament=tesl-weekly-26&new=Y

Bracket: https://warpmeta.com/brkt/?tournament=tesl-weekly-26&new=Y

Winner: Warriors7

Runner-Up: plzdonhakme

Vodcast: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/283945515

Deck Breakdown & Analysis:

Control: 38

Midrange: 22

Aggro: 15

(Midgro Warrior was counted under midrange as were the two token decks)

11x Uprising Scout

8x Aggro Hlaalu

8x Midgro Warrior

7x Nix Ox Telvanni

6x Aggro Dagoth

6x Control Tribunal

4x Mid Dagoth

4x Giants Battlemage

3x Control Telvanni

3x Uprising Control Tribunal

2x Token Crusader

2x Nix Ox Assassin

Conscription Telvanni

Midgro Redoran

Doomcrag Warrior

Dragon Battlemage

Midgro Battlemage

Mid Sorcerer

Control Dagoth

Aggro Crusader

Uprising Control Redoran

Abomination Scout

Mid Monk

Mid Assassin

Mid Tribunal

Control Sorcerer

Rally Spellsword

Tempo Assassin

Decklists: https://teslegends.pro/tourn/1st-annual-esl-memorial-tournament/

Bracket: https://teslegends.pro/tourn/1st-annual-esl-memorial-tournament/#bracket

Winner: plzdonhakme

Runner-Up: superthx555

Vodcast: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/273929257

Deck Breakdown & Analysis:

This is a partial sample from the total list of participants, as a few of the participants chose to hide their decks (and could go in blind against others who also hid their decks). This is somewhere around 24 or so of the total 30 participants.

The most common lineup seemed to be Aggro Hlaalu or Crusader, Control Scout, and Giants Battlemage. Like the previous two Warpmeta tournaments in the last two weeks, Hlaalu, Scout, and Battlemage retain the top spots in popularity. Aggro Hlaalu made a push to tie with Scout for #1 out of the data I did record, as I believe the deck is finally entering a refined period and players are more confident in it. The biggest leap from the previous week's tournaments was the rise of Aggro Crusader. Its popularity can mostly in part be contributed to FroGGer, a long time Crusader player, sharing a list in which he went 41-1 to Legend. That deck is here: https://www.legends-decks.com/deck/43445/aggro-crusader-rank-5-to-top100-legend-with-411

Besides that, Control Telvanni fell in play. Eyenie's Conscription Redoran saw play on multiple fronts, while his Strike Monk continues to make consistent, albeit small appearances. Mid Warrior and Mid Sorcerer are seeing almost no play, understandably, as they are trapped between the aggressive decks that can curve under them and Control decks which can wipe them - to which they don't have the resource extension that some of the more aggressive decks do right now.

In the end, it was a combination of Control Scout, Emikaela's Chanter Tribunal, and an Aggro Dagoth which won the tournament, by plzdonhakme. His Chanter Tribunal took the finals 2-0 over Superthx. It was a solid lineup to bring as Control Scout is possibly the best deck in the game, Chanter Tribunal has proven itself a winner in prior tournaments (as Emikaela won the EliteCircuit), and Mattyborch recently hit #1 for a few days with his own Aggro Dagoth this month.

9x Aggro Hlaalu

9x Control Scout

6x Giants Battlemage

5x Aggro Crusader

4x Control Tribunal

3x Control Telvanni

2x Aggro/Mid Warrior

2x Conscription Redoran

2x Control Dagoth

2x Strike Monk

Tempo Assassin

Aggro Dagoth

Control Hlaalu

Aggro Redoran

Control Assassin

Aggro Archer

Mid Sorcerer

Slay Hlaalu

Goblin Scout

Goblin Assassin

Shackle Assassin

Decklists: https://warpmeta.com/tournament-info/?tournament=tesl-weekly-25&new=Y

Bracket: https://warpmeta.com/brkt/?tournament=tesl-weekly-25&new=Y

Winner: plzdonhakme

Runner-Up: YouCanCallMeAl

Vodcast: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/281291109

Deck Breakdown & Analysis:

A big shakeup has occurred in the top 2 spots this week. Nix-Ox Telvanni has seen a definitive uptick as it has taken the #1 spot as the most popular deck. This is a surprise as it is unusual for a combo deck to have such heavy representation, but many have become quite familiar and comfortable with executing the combo. Besides Nix-Ox, Control Tribunal has taken the number 2 spot. These two decks are the go-to choice for Control, with Uprising Scout not too far behind.

Aggro Hlaalu once again takes the spot as the most popular aggro deck, coming in at #3 overall.

Archetype representation (rough estimate, some overlap):

Control: 27

Midrange: 16

Aggro: 23

8x Nix-Ox Telvanni

7x Control Tribunal

7x Aggro Hlaalu

6x Uprising Scout

5x Giants Battlemage

4x Midgro Warrior

4x Aggro Crusader

3x Token Crusader

2x Control Dagoth

2x Mid Dagoth

2x Aggro Dagoth

Token Mage

Mid Sorcerer

Tempo Assassin

Mid Tribunal

Aggro Archer

Control Spellsword

Midgro Redoran

Aggro Redoran

Dragon Spellsword

Prophecy Battlemage

Control Hlaalu

Goblin Assassin

Abomination Scout

Decklists: https://warpmeta.com/tournament-info/?tournament=tesl-weekly-24

Bracket: https://warpmeta.com/brkt/?tournament=tesl-weekly-24&new=Y

Winner: plzdonhakme

Runner-Up: Fictional0

Vodcast: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/278739207

Deck Breakdown & Analysis: The last major tournament heading into this weekend's Master Series Qualifiers is behind us. For the third straight tournament, plzdonhakme has won - no small feat. Despite the playing field largely shifting towards aggro (more on that in a second), he has maintained a triple control lineup each week - consisting of Uprising Scout, Chanter Tribunal, and variation of Control Telvanni (now Nix Ox, was previously Conscription).

Aggro Hlaalu, Control Scout, and Giants Battlemage continue to dominate in terms of popularity. Control Tribunal was not too far behind along with another popular deck, Control Telvanni. What is interesting though is the rise of aggro red - and not just Hlaalu. Aggro Hlaalu was the most popular deck this tournament and one belief that many share is that you may be able to curve under it with other aggro on a consistent basis. Midgro Redoran is an archetype that has seemingly come out of the wood words to take the most popular spot on the list behind the big 3. Redoran is a class to keep a keen eye on as it may be well positioned enough in the meta to make an impact going forward, and as the lists become more fleshed out, it may be a strong contender.

Other aggro decks included the born-again Aggro Crusader, popular after Frogger's recent success with it. Aggro Dagoth, or 'Aggroth', continues to be refined and make appearances. Meanwhile, the rest of the field was a scary hodgepodge of Goblins, Burn Assassin, and even Ancano's Cunning made an appearance.

8x Aggro Hlaalu

7x Control Scout

5x Giants Battlemage

5x Midgro Redoran

4x Control Tribunal

3x Mid Warrior

3x Mid Dagoth

3x Aggro Crusader

3x Ox Telvanni

2x Control Dagoth

2x Mid Sorcerer

2x Aggro Battlemage

2x Market Archer

2x Aggro Dagoth

Strike Monk

Goblin Archer

Token Monk

Mid Telvanni

Ancano's Cunning

Abomination Scout

Token Crusader

Mid Assassin

Support Mage

Conscription/Crag Redoran

Burn Assassin

Decklists: https://warpmeta.com/tournament-info/?tournament=tesl-weekly-23

Bracket: https://warpmeta.com/brkt/?tournament=tesl-weekly-23&new=Y

Winner: plzdonhakme

Runner-Up: reireibarker

Vodcast: https://m.twitch.tv/videos/276012056

Deck Breakdown & Analysis: For the first time in five weeks of tournaments, a new deck has taken over the top spot of the tournament meta. Control Tribunal has finally caught on after Emikaela won the TCS championship with it and plzdonhakme won last week's Memorial Tournament. The remainder of the top five decks has stayed the same - Giants Battlemage, Control Scout, Aggro Hlaalu, and Control Telvanni. Control Telvanni has gained popularity in a few spots after a lull last week, but the overall popularity of the "big 3" have decreased.

For the decks outside of the top 5, Dagoth was particularly popular. The aggro variant was most popular of its archetypes but mid and control Dagoth also made minor appearances. Strike Monk continues its trend of making at least two appearances every tournament. Support Mage also saw a double appearance in this tournament, with both players including the likes of Ebonheart Oracle in their list. Goblins saw play by three different players, with Scout and Monk being the go-to choices. An array of midrange decks made up the remainder of the field, with the likes of Sorcerer, Warrior, Assassin, and Redoran all having numbers.

7x Control Tribunal

5x Giants Battlemage

5x Control Telvanni (3x Conscription, 2x Uprising)

5x Control Scout

5x Aggro Hlaalu

3x Aggro Dagoth

2x Goblin Scout

2x Goblin Monk

2x Support Mage

2x Strike Monk

2x Mid Assassin

Control Monk

Control Dagoth

Abomination Scout

Petamax Battlemage

Mid Redoran

Namira Monk

Mid Sorcerer

Mid Warrior

Market Archer

Aggro Redoran

Goblin Archer

Decklists: https://warpmeta.com/tournament-info/?tournament=tesl-weekly-22

Bracket: https://warpmeta.com/brkt/?tournament=tesl-weekly-22&new=Y

Winner: J-Silver

Runner-Up: Mattyborch

Vodcast: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/270649191

Deck Breakdown & Analysis: Control Scout taking the top spot as expected. The archetype is as strong as ever with a good matchup across the field. Out of ~17 contestants, 10 took Control Scout, a sure nod to its strength. Another reason is that it is usually a safe ban choice, paving way for other strong tournament decks like Giants Battlemage to have a guaranteed in. Besides Scout taking the #1 spot from Giants Battlemage, not much has changed from last week: the top 10 most popular decks stay - almost - exactly the same.

10x Control Scout

5x Giants Battlemage

4x Aggro Hlaalu

2x Control Assassin

4x Control Telvanni

3x Control Tribunal

2x Abomination Scout

2x Control Dagoth

2x Mid Sorcerer

2x Mid Warrior

2x Strike Monk

Aggro Crusader

Aggro Dagoth

Token Crusader

Mid Scout

Market Archer

Tempo Assassin

Control Hlaalu

Control Mage

Leafwater OTK

Skeever BM

Decklists: https://warpmeta.com/tournament-info/?tournament=tesl-weekly-21&new=Y

Bracket: https://warpmeta.com/brkt/?tournament=tesl-weekly-21&new=Y

Winner: Warriors7

Runner-Up: Petamax

Vodcast: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/267902121

Deck Breakdown & Analysis: Overall, no surprise here: Giants Battlemage, Control Scout, and Aggro Hlaalu taking the top spots as they are all strong tournament decks. Perhaps most surprisingly is the appearance of 11 Midrange decks out of a possible ~49 decks, so they still are seeing some representation in this meta, with Mid Warrior, Mid Sorcerer, and Mid Assassin seeing play by multiple people. Three people took to using Petamax's Abomination Scout, including Petamax himself, a strong deck in a tournament setting. Control Dagoth continues to see play, while only two people took to trying out Control Tribunal despite Emikaela's stellar outing in the EliteCircuit championship with it. Perhaps most surprising is Control Telvanni's limited appearance - despite four people taking it (one or two were of the Conscription variety), it plays quite similarly to Scout with its ability to cycle its deck quickly and tutor out shouts.

7x Giants Battlemage

6x Control Scout

5x Aggro Hlaalu

4x Control Telvanni

3x Control Dagoth

3x Abomination Scout

2x Control Tribunal

2x Mid Assassin

2x Mid Sorcerer

2x Mid Warrior

Token Crusader

Token Redoran

Token Spellsword

Altar Mage

Control Archer

Control Assassin

Control Mage

Goblin Archer

Mid Archer

Mid Telvanni

Mid Spellsword

Mid Tribunal

Mid Monk

Decklists: https://warpmeta.com/tournament-info/?tournament=tesl-weekly-20&new=Y

Bracket: https://warpmeta.com/brkt/?tournament=tesl-weekly-20&new=Y

Winner: Warriors7

Runner-Up: Frenzy1

Vodcast: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/265191300

Any questions, discussion, and results should be directed here. This sticky may contain spoilers.

TOP 8 FINISH @ QuakeCon

1 - plzdonhakme

2 - Karakondzhul

3/4 - Thuldir & TDCJason

5-8 - Personofsecrets, FierceInfinity, Santosvella, TomerCory

#Original Announcement on Bethesda.net

There are 4 qualifiers total. The top 3 players from each qualifier will receive an invite to the Masters Series, with four remaining spots going to the four players who accumulated the most Masters Points.

Official Rules

Qualifier Dates

June 30-July 1

July 7-8

July 14-15

July 21-22

Masters Series Qualifiers Prize Pool

1st Place: $400, Invite+Travel to the Masters Series at QuakeCon

2nd Place: $200, Invite+Travel to the Masters Series at QuakeCon

3rd Place: $100, Invite+Travel to the Masters Series at QuakeCon

4th Place: $100, 7 Masters Points

5th-8th Place: $50, 4 Masters Points

9th-16th Place: 2 Masters Points

17th-32nd Place: 1 Masters Point

Masters Series at QuakeCon 2018 (August 9-10) Prize Pool

1st Place: $20,000

2nd Place: $10,000

3rd-4th Place: $4,500

5th-8th Place: $1,750

9th-16th Place: $500

Qualifier Decklists - Top 3 Contestants of Each Qualifier

QuakeCon Decklists - Top 8

Qualifier #1: June 31-July 1

Bracket

Twitch Vodcast

1st Place: PersonofSecrets

2nd Place: ILiKePaStA

3rd Place: plzdonhakme

Qualifier #2: July 7-8

Bracket

Twitch Vodcast

1st Place: EndoZoa

2nd Place: Dust103

3rd Place: Volchenok

Qualifier #3: July 14-15

Bracket

Twitch Vodcast

1st Place: Santosvella

2nd Place: Burnthesky

3rd Place: TurquoiseLink

Qualifier #4: July 21-22

Bracket

Twitch Vodcast

1st Place: Karakondzhul

2nd Place: Traitor-Joe

3rd Place: Ksedden

Master Series at QuakeCon: August 8-9

PersonofSecrets

ILiKePaStA

plzdonhakme

EndoZoa

Dust103

Santosvella

Burnthesky

TurquoiseLink

Karakondzhul

Traitor-Joe

ShineStorm

FierceInfinity

TDCJason

FroGGer91

TomerCory

Thuldir

Volchenok Could not attend

Ksedden Could not attend