It's been an exciting weekend with all three "A Curious Journey" Seasonal tournaments coming to a close. There were many big names in the top 32s with some upsets happening in bracket, and the results favoring some relative unknowns. In the AM shard we were fortunate enough to see a frequent Grassroots Grinder take the crown in Prodigy LoR! Here are the full top four lineups for EACH seasonals tournament.
APAC Top 4:
1st Place - Pinpingho
Miss Fortune Quinn Scouts
31 cards
9 cards
28 500
Some things rarely change. A normal scouts list with two Shields, three Genevieves, and no 6thrias.
Yuumi Pantheon
25 cards
15 cards
23 400
I spoke too soon. A Gift Giver, three Petricites, and then the normal slew of spells to better their early game and bolster their defense to go-wide strategies.
Fizz Riven
17 cards
23 cards
26 900
Now here's a deck I haven't seen put up numbers. A version of Fizz Riven, the classic pre-attatch OTK deck, now sporting some of the Fae Package in Grandfather and papercraft, alongside three Fae Sprouts, two Wallop and a Friendship to make it impossible to play around everything the deck throws at you!
2nd Place - Aurora of team Always Be Gaming
Fizz Riven
17 cards
23 cards
27 100
Looks like this may be more of a meta staple in APAC since this is a card-for-card copy of Pinpingho's first place list, so it may be the refined version that would be seen more frequently in that region.
Miss Fortune Quinn Garen Scouts
32 cards
8 cards
28 300
A slightly more ELITE version of scouts, cutting one Quinn for a Garen, sliding in more Penitent Squires as well, and even a Cataclysm to get Garen moving.
Yuumi Pantheon
14 cards
26 cards
23 200
Mostly a normal Panth Yuumi list, aside form one Iula and one Chain Vest to keep the opponent guessing.
3/4th Place - Cuốc Đẹp Chai
Veigar Senna Darkness
14 cards
26 cards
24 700
Darkness is a list that has struggled in the current AM meta, it seems to have made the cut here for sure! it's a normal list for the most part except being a fair bit lighter on the 'hard removal' (only one Vengeance and two Minimorphs,) opting to lean into the darkness and board-centric control plan.
Mono Anivia (SI)
22 cards
18 cards
20 300
Cold Chicken can do work. This deck makes use of the fact it puts very little on the board to run the maximum number of board-damage spells and two Ruinations to keep the opponent down until you get to bird time, and start pumping out Anivias.
Caitlyn Ezreal tribeam
14 cards
26 cards
28 800
An average Tribeam list with slight tweaks to the amount of Draw spells it runs.
3/4th Place - GM Ame
Taliyah Ziggs
32 cards
8 cards
28 100
GM Ame decided they would go for a bit of everything, sporting one Unleashed Energy, two Heralds, only two Rite of the Arcanes, and one Arsenal, making for a decent spread of spells and units.
Viego Shurima
20 cards
20 cards
19 200
The average Viego Shurima list we've seen a few times, potent and powerful as always.
(Third deck unknown at time of writing)
EMEA Top 4:
1st Place - Redwinter
Yuumi Pantheon
14 cards
26 cards
23 400
One deck in and it looks like they have some interesting tech across the pond, with one of Gifts from Beyond to give overwhelm, lifesteal, removal, or a body on command.
Miss Fortune Quinn Scouts
31 cards
9 cards
28 500
This scouts list is heavier on Shield of Durand as a way to ensure your key threats stay alive through most removal.
Sejuani Gangplank Plunder
6 cards
34 cards
27 400
Plunder is apparently back, the list has cut out all Freljord aside from Sej and three Tusk Speakers since they give a guaranteed proc and a good body. Aside from that it looks mostly like the classic, aiming to turbo-level your champs and get in for the game when they land.
2nd Place - O5wtf
Caitlyn Ezreal
14 cards
26 cards
29 300
Nothing too out of the ordinary here, Tribeam has been fairly stock for quite some time now
Yuumi Pantheon
15 cards
25 cards
23 400
A slightly older variation of Pantheon sporting one Chain Vest, a Blinded Mystic, and Hush to shut down opponent's gameplans and early interaction.
Viego Shurima
19 cards
21 cards
20 300
The mostly optimized version of Viego SH, a powerhouse that uses the bet tools of both regions.
3/4th Place - Gouda
Vi Draven Sion
22 cards
18 cards
27 000
This is a list I'm a bit out of the loop on, it seems to just feel Vi is strong enough for the midgame to cut down on Sion and Draven in favor of her. Aside from that it's fairly normal, being on the midrange Sion Draven plan, two Decis, three Lost Soul, one Farron, and a spread of removal tools.
Miss Fortune Quinn Scouts
32 cards
8 cards
29 400
This version has opted in for one Blinding assault and one Shield of Durand, in addition to diversifying the six-drops, with one Cithria and three Genevieves.
Sivir Akshan
16 cards
24 cards
24 500
A less defensive version of Sivir Akshan, aiming to curve out and keep the beats coming.
3/4th Place - Swatblue, of team LoRFR
Sivir Akshan
18 cards
22 cards
23 400
This version goes back to a card we haven't seen in Siv Akshan lists in a while; Fleetfeather Tracker. It fully cuts out on Rite of Negations as well, aiming to answer things with their combat tricks more than anything else.
Quinn Miss Fortune
32 cards
8 cards
28 300
Swat opted for more Blinding Assaults to make use of scout birds, and a full three Cithrias with no Genevieves, looking to go for the kill with full swings rather than picking off opponents' units in the end.
Yuumi Pantheon
17 cards
23 cards
23 400
Now this one looks like a typo, they have three Petricite Broadwings, and TWO Wounded Whiteflames. Maybe the power of Bird with Yuumi is just that massive but it's interesting to see. Overall it's a fairly defensive list holding a Bastion, 4 'rallies' and three Guiding likely to support the Broadwing plan.
Americas Top 4:
1st Place - Prodigy
Viego Shurima
20 cards
20 cards
19 600
Prodigy's Viego list has a few points of spice, likely with Viego and Pantheon in the sights. He's packing a Weight of Judgment to explode Hydravines and early fated units, and a couple Sandspinners to interact better with the opponent's gameplan.
Azir Xerath
40 cards
26 400
Sun disc doesn't have a huge room for innovation, Prodigy found it wise to run a couple Golden Ambassadors, and -1 Rite of Negation for +1 Rite of the Arcane.
Ziggs Taliyah
32 cards
8 cards
25 900
It looks like the Champ went for more interaction and flexibility than consistency. Opting for +1 Pokey Stick, two Unleashed Energy for burst-speed Hexplosive Shenanigans, and one Rite of Negation. The notable missing card is Arsenal, 0 of there in total.
2nd Place - KraftyOne
Fizz Afaelios
31 cards
9 cards
26 200
Krafty's spin goes for Stress Defense for the flex slot of interaction, and one Spell Thief as a good 'gotcha' card.
Azir Xerath
40 cards
26 200
A rather standard list, opting in for curators, a split between Rite of Calling and Golden Ambassadors
Taliyah Ziggs
29 cards
11 cards
26 800
A normal spread for the deck with no Unleashed Energy, it's something we've seen do well a lot leading up to seasonals so it makes sense.
3/4th Place - TomasZamo of team AllKnights LA
Jayce Heimerdinger (SI)
32 cards
8 cards
26 400
A strong controlling list with a lot of good tempo spikes after either champ touches down. This deck covers the field quite wekk and can grow out of control with Adaptatron 3000 as an early drop.
Draven SIon
21 cards
19 cards
25 300
Tomas opted for the less burn/aggro version of the deck, going for a tempo variant sporting Blade Squires to generate either a useful fragment or more discard fodder.
Lux Aphelios
22 cards
18 cards
24 000
Been a hot minute since I've seen one of these decks, as usual it's built to offer a wide variety of threats and attack angles, opting for 2 Sunburst and 2 Starshaping to continuously generate Final Sparks off Lux while furthering your own gameplan.
3/4th Place - Ez2Win of team Hydra
Sivir Akshan
24 cards
16 cards
25 600
A classic looking Sivir Akshan list, this one opts for a more diverse slew of spells than a consistent package. Making room for a Cataclysm, two Rite of Negations, and a Radiant Guardian as an answer to Aggro.
Ekko Zilean
24 cards
16 cards
29 100
The new normal for Ekko Zilean lists, going for the full three Time Tricks to keep the party going.
Yuumi Pantheon
24 cards
16 cards
23 600
Tomas' Pantheon list also says no to Aggro with two Petricite Broadwings, and opts for four "Rally" effects" in that it has three Cataclysm and one Golden Aegis, shaving down on Concerted Strikes.