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Alchemy and Historic take center stage as players compete for invites to Worlds.
Over 230 Magic: The Gathering players from around the globe competed in the Alchemy and Historic formats for a shot at Worlds in the Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty Championship.
Gameplay for the Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty Championship took place on MTG Arena from March 11 to 13. The new format Alchemy was showcased in matches alongside Historic. Similar to the Innistrad Championship, the top six players after three days of the competition earned an invite to compete at the 2022 Magic World Championship.
Top decks within the Alchemy format heading into the tournament were Naya Runes, the deck to beat, Mono-White, and Orzhov.
Izzet Phoenix was still the Historic deck to beat, alongside Golgari Food and a variety of Azorius builds.
A total of seven rounds were played during the first day of competition at the Neon Dynasty Championship. The first three were in the Alchemy format and the rest were played in Historic. Players who achieved at least four match wins within a best-of-three format advanced to the second day.
The Alchemy rounds wrapped after three games, showcasing a total of 29 MTG players with 3-0 records heading into the Historic rounds.
The Historic rounds shook up the Neon Dynasty standings, with Jim Davis and Jean-Emmanuel Depraz wrapping day one undefeated.
Also sitting at the top of the leaderboard were MTG veterans like Greg Orange, Toru Saito, Nathan Steuer, Piotr Glogowski, and Kai Budde.
The second day of the Neon Dynasty Championship showcased a total of eight rounds, four in Alchemy and four within the Historic format. A total of 115 players started the day, and the first featured match was between the two undefeated competitors from day one, Jim Davis and Jean-Emmanuel Depraz.
Davis earned the win with his Grixis Midrange deck, starting the day with an 8-0 record. Players with a total of 12 match wins between days one and two automatically advanced to the Neon Dynasty Championship playoffs. Davis continued his win streak throughout the Alchemy rounds, heading into Historic with an 11-0 record.
Winning his first Historic match against Zach Dunn, Davis was the first MTG player at the Neon Dynasty Championship to advance into the top-eight. Jean-Emmanuel Depraz was the second player to advance onto day three. The remaining six players were determined via matches in round 15.
Here were the eight MTG players advancing to the NEO Championship playoffs:
The NEO Championship playoffs started with four matches in the upper bracket: Jim Davis (Grixis Midrange) vs. Eli Kassis (Orzhov Venture), Yudai Miyano (Esper Clerics) vs. Jonny Guttman (Mono-White), Brent Vos (Orzhov Venture) vs. Zach Dunn (Mardu Midrange), and Jean-Emmanuel Depraz (Jeskai Hinata) vs. Zhi Yimin (Mardu Midrange).
A win during the first match of the double-elimination playoff bracket guaranteed a top-six placement for the MTG competitors at the NEO Championship, earning them an invite to the Magic World Championship later this year. The winners remaining in the upper bracket and going to Worlds were Eli Kassis, Yudai Miyano, Zhi Yimin, and Zach Dunn.
Updates to the MTG Neon Dynasty Championship will take place following the Alchemy and Historic rounds each day of competition.
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