Season 5 Championship Match Preview: Milo Mosquera vs. Mike Mamon

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Milo Mosquera vs. Mike Mamon


Our final match preview pits Milo vs. Mike. Both of these players comfortably make it into Championships thanks to multiple Top 8 appearances along with a 1st place finish from Milo and a 2nd place from Mike. Milo has a great record of 15-10 in Swiss which earned him the 6th seed while Mike is a cut under .500 at 9-10 and makes it as the 11th seed.

Milo has played the same Mono Water Fusoya deck for most of the season, deviating only in Trial #6 to play a version of Mono Water without Fusoya.   He rode this deck to multiple Top 8 finishes and even a 1st place at one Trial. He leverages his skill and experience over other players to squeeze out advantages for victory. While his deck dominated the early part of the season, he hasn't been able to replicate the same success with Opus VIII in the second half of the season.

While Milo has stuck to his one tried-and-true deck, Mike has not played the same deck twice this season. He has played midrange decks in Wind/Water and Mono Wind, but has also played aggressive decks such as Dawn Warriors and Mono Lightning Dragoons. Like many of his SF companions, he enjoys aggressive decks, but Mike also seems to favor Wind-based decks. He has had more success with aggressive strategies this season.

Milo has always been a consistent top performer in the circuit, but this is the first time Mike has seen so many Top Cut appearances and success in a season. Milo will look to bounce back from a shaky second half of the season and try to recreate his dominance from the first half. Mike will try to prove he isn't a one-season wonder and that he will be a mainstay in the Top Cuts for many seasons to come. Mike's wide range of decks and aggressive tendencies against a likely Mono Water Fusoya matchup should be a great match to see!

Who will win? Who's your pick?  Come and find out! A Circuit has been reborn, a Champion will be crowned, and a Legend will rise.

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