The latest Magic: The Gathering MH3 Pro Tour in Amsterdam was full of drama, format-defining cards and award-winning players battling for the top eight.
Final | Simon Nielsen vs Sam Pardee | Contemporary | #PTMH3
Heading into the final MTG Pro Tour of the year, Modern Horizons 3 cards like Nadu and Winged Wisdom defined the Modern Constructed meta via Bant Nadu. Of the 243 participants at Pro Tour Amsterdam, 62 brought either Bant Nadu or Four-Color Nadu as their Modern Constructed deck. Five Nadu MTG decks made it into the top eight of the MH3 Pro Tour, piloted by players Eli Kassis, Sam Pardee, Jason Ye, Simon Nielsen, and Daniel Goetschel. Nielsen and Pardee earned a spot in the final match with Bant Nadu, with Nielsen claiming the Pro Tour title.
Despite the dominance of MTG decks like Bant Nadu, Noah Ma and Seth Manfield were able to guide Mono-Black Necro into the top eight. Ma was the first player on the MH3 Pro Tour to secure a top eight spot, with a 12-1 record during the Swiss rounds. Former World Champion Javier Dominguez on Jeskai Control also joined the top eight.
Dominguez nearly missed out on a playoff spot when his opponent, Bart Van Etten, cheated in a deciding match in round 13. However, the second-round win was undone as Dominguez won round 14 to finish in the top eight again.
