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Izzet Prowess won both recent Modern Spotlight events, with Jefferson Lee taking Brisbane and Roy Varney winning Dallas. The back-to-back trophies establish a repeatable high-end result across tournaments held on opposite sides of the world.
The result is not evidence that Prowess dominated the overall metagame. Magic.gg reports that the archetype finished below a 50% win rate across the combined full fields, while each of the next five most-played decks exceeded 50%. The signal is therefore exceptional conversion at the top rather than universal matchup superiority.
Both winning builds used the Cori-Steel Cutter shell. Varney switched after a six-copy Challenge Top 8 and an 18-2 testing run, adding Boomerang Basics and main-deck Tormod's Crypts before defeating three established players in the Dallas Top 8.
The result is not evidence that Prowess dominated the overall metagame. Magic.gg reports that the archetype finished below a 50% win rate across the combined full fields, while each of the next five most-played decks exceeded 50%. The signal is therefore exceptional conversion at the top rather than universal matchup superiority.
Both winning builds used the Cori-Steel Cutter shell. Varney switched after a six-copy Challenge Top 8 and an 18-2 testing run, adding Boomerang Basics and main-deck Tormod's Crypts before defeating three established players in the Dallas Top 8.
Original source: The Week That Was: To Brisbane, Dallas, and Beyond ↗Magic.gg