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Von Stange Wins Magic Spotlight Hartford with 'Jund Sacrifice'

$10,000 prize and Pro Tour invite; 'Mono-Green Landfall' was the most played deck at Arena Championship 13 the same weekend

김태희 기자 · Published Oct 27, 2026, 01:01 KST · 3 min read
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Alex von Stange won the Magic: The Gathering (MTG) official open tournament 'Magic Spotlight: Fracture' in Hartford, Connecticut, USA. The tournament took place at SCG CON Hartford, hosted by Star City Games (SCG) from October 23-25 (local time), and the results were published in an SCG article on the 25th. Von Stange defeated top-seeded Connor Ott, who played 'Jeskai Artifacts', in the finals with a 'Jund Sacrifice' deck. The first-place prize was $10,000, and he also received a Black Lotus-shaped trophy.

Tournament Overview and Final Flow

According to an announcement posted by Wizards of the Coast on magic.gg on July 17, Spotlight: Fracture is a Standard format open tournament. Each host location features a total prize pool of $50,000, and all top 8 players receive Pro Tour invitations. All participants receive a non-foil 'Jace Beleren' Spotlight promo, with the top 128 receiving the foil version. The tournament is named after the expansion 'Reality Fracture', released on October 2.

According to SCG reporting, 181 players who achieved 18 or more match points in 9 rounds on Day 1 advanced to Day 2. Von Stange began the Swiss rounds with an 11-match winning streak. Although he subsequently lost rounds 12 and 13, he won round 14 and secured a top 8 finish in the final round, advancing to the single-elimination playoffs as the 3rd seed. He defeated Max Medeiros playing 'Dimir Midrange' in the quarterfinals and Yineng Xu playing the mirror 'Jund Sacrifice' deck in the semifinals. In the finals, Ott started both games quickly with mana acceleration. Von Stange weathered the pressure, found his combo cards using 'Lively Dirge', and closed out the match with 'Biotech Specialist' and sacrifice tokens.

SCG noted that von Stange was the winner of the 2023 Chiba Regional Championship (RC) and that this was his first Spotlight tournament since returning to the United States. His Pro Tour invitation qualifies him for the Pro Tour in Tokyo next year, according to SCG.

| Category | Details | |---|---| | Champion | Alex von Stange (Jund Sacrifice) | | Runner-up | Connor Ott (Jeskai Artifacts) | | Top 8 Deck Distribution (Verified) | Dimir Midrange 2, Mono-Green Landfall 2, Jund Sacrifice 2 | | Day 1 Most Played Deck | Mono-Green Landfall |

Arena Championship 13 Held the Same Weekend

Over the same weekend of October 24-25, the premier online tournament 'MTG Arena Championship 13' was also held in the Standard format. According to the magic.gg viewing guide, the total prize pool is $250,000, with a $10,000 first-place prize. The top 16 players will be invited to 'Pro Tour Naughtis' in Detroit, and the 2 finalists will be invited to the World Championship 33 at MagicCon: Amsterdam in 2027. Eligibility is earned through Day 2 wins in a Qualifier Weekend.

In a metagame breakdown published on October 23, the most played deck among 176 participants was Mono-Green Landfall (29 players, 16.5%). Dimir Ulamog (25 players, 14.2%), Orzhov Lifegain (21 players, 11.9%), and Dimir Midrange and Jund Sacrifice (14 players each, 8.0%) followed. The official MTG Arena X account announced the finals matchup as Kaedyn Pebold (Orzhov Lifegain) versus Jeff Lin (Mono-Green Landfall).

Implications for Korean Readers

The second and final host location for Spotlight: Fracture is Beijing, China. According to Wizards announcements, local organizer Kadou will host the event from October 31 to November 1. It is the closest official Spotlight tournament to South Korea, and the top 8 of this tournament will also receive Pro Tour invitations. Looking at the results of both tournaments, Mono-Green Landfall was the most played deck on Day 1 in Hartford and at Arena Championship 13. This data serves as a useful reference for players preparing for domestic Standard tournaments. Wizards' information page for Reality Fracture does not list release languages, and no official announcements regarding a Korean edition have been confirmed.

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