Overview
In case you missed it, DMC's first Meta Championship Series was an invitation-only tournament consisting of top-performing players all-across DMC events. We saw a a lot of several unique and interesting strategies, some of which might change the future tournament landscape. In the finals, we had a three-game slugfest between <component id="2"/> and <component id="3"/>, culminating in a vital <component id="8"/> allowing Samuel to triumph over Banquet Burn and become the first MCS Champion!
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Interview with Samuel
How does it feel to win the first Meta Championship Series?
Absolutely unreal, I went in with zero expectations and still didn't believe I would win until the very last game, it took me a while to process it afterwards
How did you approach this format?
I wanted to have a deck that could go both first and second alongside a deck that could always win going first.
Why did you go with @Ignister and Adamancipator?
The simple answer is that they both fit the bill of what I needed for two-deck Format: @Ignister is a deck that can play a lot of handtraps, OTK and has a turn one board that is good enough to win games, Adamancipator is a very consistent combo deck that ends on a board that is basically impossible to beat. I am also very familiar with both of these decks from my TCG experience, which means I feel really comfortable playing them at high levels.
How did the day go for you? Any notable matchups?
Absolutely chaotic day, every single match I played (except my one swiss loss) ended 2-1, so it very much came down to the wire. All matchups I played in Top 32 would probably be worth a mention, but I think the scariest one was in Top 16 against <component id="4"/>, where I had to go second into Adamancipator Game 3 with @Ignister and got saved by the fact his hand could not play through a single <component id="9"/>. A deck that was also a particular nightmare matchup for me was Drytron, which I think I ended up going 1-4 against.
Anything you'd like to say about your decklists?
I think it's important to mention my lists are very much built around Two-Deck format, mainly the inclusion of <component id="10"/>, especially in the Adamancipator list. In a normal situation I would not run it in the deck, but having a guaranteed game going first means I need as many ways as I can to avoid losing to <component id="11"/>. In general however, I was really satisfied with how the decks performed this format, I don't think I'd make many changes.
Do you have anything else you'd like to say about your Tournament Experience?
Despite my very open distaste for Two-Deck format, I have to say this week has been crazy for me: Second Place in the Meta Weekly, First Place in the Meme Weekly, and First Place in the MCS. When Master Duel got announced, I made it my own goal to win a major tournament but I never would have thought it would only take three months to get here, let alone be the first to win am MCS, I couldn't have asked for any better.
Lastly, do you have any shout-outs you'd like to make?
There's so many people I'd have to shoutout, but I think the biggest have to go my good friends <component id="5"/> and <component id="6"/>, they helped me a ton in testing and helping me settle on a deck when I wasn't sure what to play. They believed in me all throughout the run
I also owe one big thank you to everyone in <component id="7"/>'s discord because they cheered me on for the majority of Top Cut, absolutely amazing friends I am grateful to have, love each and every one of them.
Last but not least, shoutouts to the best team of all, Team Theg.