Welcome back to the Advantage Bar! This week features Maria Bartholdi, Cedric Phillips, Corbin Hosler, and Riley Knight breaking down the Week 2 Weekly Championship from MagicFest Online, whether the Jeskai Lukka tech is here to stay, and who’s going to really #PushTheAdvantage this week.
Timestamps
- 1:15 - MagicFest Online Weekly Championship Recap
- 4:00 - Powerhouse Standard
- 10:12 - Jeskai Lukka with Yoron
- 13:43 - Answering Lukka
- 14:12 - Deck Overview: Boros Cycling (Lurrus)
- 15:16 - Deck Overview: Mono-Black Aggro (Obosh)
- 16:43 - Deck Overview: Mono-Green Stompy
- 18:16 - Deck Overview: Abzan Auras (Lurrus)
- 20:30 - Weapon of Choice
- 25:02 - #PushTheAdvantage
- 27:56 - Bold Predictions
Metagame Breakdown
| Archetype | Companion | Day 1 Count | Day 1 % | Day 2 Count | Day 2 % |
| Jeskai Lukka | 94 | 20.0% | 30 | 23.4% | |
| Bant Ramp | 72 | 15.3% | 21 | 16.4% | |
| Jeskai Fires | 56 | 11.9% | 10 | 7.8% | |
| Temur Reclamation | 43 | 9.1% | 17 | 13.3% | |
| Rakdos Sacrifice | 20 | 4.2% | 6 | 4.7% | |
| Sultai Ramp | 16 | 3.4% | 1 | 0.8% | |
| Mono-Black Aggro | 16 | 3.4% | 3 | 2.3% | |
| Boros Cycling | 16 | 3.4% | 6 | 4.7% | |
| Gruul Fires | 15 | 3.2% | 5 | 3.9% | |
| Jeskai Cycling | 15 | 3.2% | 4 | 3.1% | |
| Jeskai Winota | 12 | 2.5% | 3 | 2.3% | |
| Sultai Ramp | 11 | 2.3% | 4 | 3.1% | |
| Rakdos Sacrifice | 10 | 2.1% | 4 | 3.1% | |
| Azorius Control | 9 | 1.9% | 2 | 1.6% | |
| Four-Color Ramp | 5 | 1.1% | 0 | 0.0% | |
| Temur Adventure | 4 | 0.8% | 3 | 2.3% | |
| Azorius Blink | 4 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.8% | |
| Mono-Red Aggro | 4 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | |
| Esper Control | 3 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.8% | |
| Five-Color Niv-Mizzet | 3 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.8% | |
| Simic Flash | 3 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | |
| Mardu Knights | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | |
| Temur Elementals | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | |
| Jeskai Constellation | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | |
| Temur Ramp | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | |
| Orzhov Sacrifice | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.8% | |
| Jeskai Heroic | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | |
| Yorion Fires | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | |
| Jeskai Cycling | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | |
| Abzan Auras | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.8% | |
| Grixis Fires | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.8% | |
| Four-Color Reclamation | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | |
| Four-Color Superfriends | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | |
| Mardu Sacrifice | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | |
| Sultai Mutate | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | |
| Four-Color Fires | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | |
| Dimir Mutate | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.8% | |
| Gyruda Fires | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | |
| Izzet Spells | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | |
| Mono-Black Devotion | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | |
| Jeskai Control | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | |
| Mono-Black Sacrifice | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | |
| Sultai Elementals | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | |
| Mono-Blue Flash | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | |
| Abzan Midrange | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | |
| Mono-Green Stompy | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.8% | |
| Gruul Aggro | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.8% | |
| Izzet Spells | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | |
| Temur Flash | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | |
| Mono-Red Aggro | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | |
| Jund Sacrifice | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | |
| Orzhov Sacrifice | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | |
| Esper Control | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | |
| Mono-Black Clover | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% |