While the top two decks in this tournament were both using the same Warlord, the lists look distinctly different and I've split them up accordingly. 

Lukas's version of Mal'ady much more closely resembles the Majik Mask lists he played with Sh'Lara pre MOM/WW25, making use of the same strong Majik value generation pieces, with a few Undead pieces used almost entirely for additional burn damage. Without even an Asphyxia or a Putrid Mausoleum, it's almost difficult to call this a Mal'ady deck, but the burn damage and setup tools provided by Undead are relevant for the list. It's interesting to see this deck evolve from the previous Sh'Lara version.

Comparing the lists, this version overlaps 53.3% with the older Sh'Lara List, and only about 18.3% with Matt's Mal'ady Garden Stax, making them distinctly different archetypes to consider in the upcoming Metagame.

The cool thing with this list is how hard it goes into the Majik Void pieces, including Majik Void Staff as a burn-win condition to pair with a swath of Generosity Warriors, and the previously mentioned Undead burn tools.  Overall, the Majik package remains incredibly variable with a wide range of powerful things to explore, and I'm curious to see how decks utilizing the engine continue to evolve.

AJ finding a top placement with Onoskelis is never surprising, but the list from this tournament is a great showing for the sweet new tools for the "Wicked" archetype in Wintertide Wonders. 

While this version leans more heavily into the engine tools of Fallen, Warriors like Jingle, The Wicked Elf and Twilight Moon Monk, Bergamot do a great job of filling opposing player's hands to trigger draw-punishing effects like Krampus, Torment Of The Wicked.

What's specifically interesting to me about this archetype is the flexibility in Warlord selection. While AJ went with Onoskelis for access to Empusa, The Fallen Demi-Goddess, running Adramelech for access to Ermadexa, Black Magic Sorcerer as another burn Warrior could be another solid consideration, especially if you lean into some powerful Black Magic engine tools like Black Magic Tome - Greed.

It's also neat to see a Demon list that leans into being a little more Warrior heavy, especially with some sweet options like Fallen Evangelist, Piet and Vendetta, Paradise's Gate Keeper from the recent two sets.

My personal list for this tournament, with the arrival of Big-Top, Freakshow Carnival Carnivore, I was excited to test out the potential of Freak Show, especially with how little exploration the archetype has seen, despite the powerful tools it has access too. 

The lynchpin center of the deck is Freakshow Mirror-Face, Doppleleta, a Warrior whose (Reflect) Keyword ability lets you double up all of the Keyword abilities of your other Freakshow Warriors. This lets you pick up a ton of card advantage in combination with Plunder Party or Heritage Roads Lead To Alburdunn for a crap-load of Plunder and Wisdom triggers.

In this build, I really enjoyed having access to Betrayal From Within for both triggering important Perish/Destruction abilities, and to make strong use of Dark Wood Archers Of Evergreen. Here I specifically leaned into a Sapphire-Storm esque Fortified light build, but I think the deck is better built as a more traditional Aggro list with unique tools like Steadfast Courage, and I'm excited to continue to iterate on the deck.

Also, I'm happy to report that Viviana is still good!

Prometheus keeps on chugging, with James' solid list making use of the exciting new high-rarity Warriors for Prometheus in Wintertide Wonders.

Lyssa, Primordial Goddess Of Rage has both notable on-board presence with Condemn + Encore, and Rift is a great way to unseat opposing player's boardstates, especially with the ability of Prometheus to directly eradicate her from deck with Strength Of Atlas or Titans Tumble, and to shuffle her back into deck.

Speaking of shuffling cards back into deck, we've also got Epimetheus, The Fractured Soul! The light in the dark for every Prometheus player that goes to hard with their eradication effects, Epimetheus is a neat tech choice for setting cards back in your deck, giving Prometheus some very relevant late game attrition capabilities.

Last but not least, Phoebe, Primordial Mother Of Ages is just plain good. DCM Recovery, card advantage, and the interaction power of Reckoning to turn excess cards into dismantles. Plus, technically she's got two relevant archetypes, since she can also be revived off of Primordial Reckoning.

Despite the SRL adjustments to tune in some of Prometheus' more problematic cards, the deck remains a consistently powerful Midrange list for players looking for both early killpower and attrition recovery.