It was no secret that this Shadowverse Online Kickoff Preliminary was a wild ride! Both Competitively and logistically!
đ Tournament Format
- Best-of-1 Swiss rounds using 2 decks
- Players with 2 or fewer losses advanced to Playoffs
- Decks could be changed between Preliminaries and Playoffs, but not between Playoffs and Finals
đĽ Top Decks & Meta Highlights
- Roach Forestcraft had the highest conversion rate to Playoffs, dominating the Bo1 format
- Spellboost Runecraft and Midrange Swordcraft also performed well, with players like DV8 and Gengur qualifying using Rune-heavy lineups
- Royalcraft saw mixed results. some players went 8-1, others struggled against Forest and Abysscraft matchups
đ§ Player Standouts
- Zones went undefeated 10-0, thanks to a refined Roach Forest list
- DV8 qualified with an 8-2 record, using a Rune + Sword lineup
- Gengur ran Rune-only to bait aggro picks and still made it through
â ď¸ Tournament Issues
- The event faced major delays and technical problems due to a platform switch to start.gg:
- Check-in confusion led to missed entries
- Match reporting bugs caused delays
- Waitlist players were added inconsistently
- Some rounds started 2+ hours late, especially affecting SEA and EU players
Despite the chaos, the competitive scene showed resilienceâand some deck archetypes clearly rose above the rest.
If you want to play like these top players remember to grab some buffs!
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