All eyes are on Dublin, Ireland, where the first Pro Tour of 2017 kicks off tomorrow morning. Hipsters has you covered for everything Pro Tour Aether Revolt, including the event start times, where to watch, what decks to expect in the Standard rounds, and which teams to keep an eye on throughout the tournament.
Where To Watch
Wizards of the Coast has partnered with Twitch for Magic coverage in 2017, so that means there won’t be a YouTube stream of Pro Tour Aether Revolt. You’ll have to visit Magic’s Twitch channel at twitch.tv/magic to watch this weekend’s action.
You can also find live Hipsters coverage on Twitter at @HotCblog.
Coverage and Event Start Times
Friday (Day One)
Coverage start time: 9am UTC/4am Eastern/1am Pacific.
Draft start time: Typically 10-15 minutes after coverage begins.
Standard start time: Typically after lunch, around 12:30-1pm local/UTC, so 8:30-9am Eastern, 5:30-6am Pacific.
Saturday (Day Two)
Coverage start time: 9am UTC/4am Eastern/1am Pacific.
Draft start time: Typically 10-15 minutes after coverage begins.
Standard start time: Typically after lunch, around 12:30-1pm local/UTC, so 8:30-9am Eastern, 5:30-6am Pacific.
Sunday (Top 8)
Coverage start time: 9am UTC/4am Eastern/1am Pacific.
Top 8 start time: Typically 10-15 minutes after coverage begins.
What Decks To Expect
There are two clear favorites coming into Friday morning’s Standard rounds, with B/G aggro/delirium and the various shades of Saheeli combo dominating the two SCG Top 8s since Aether Revolt became legal.
LSV has a rundown on the mothership of these favorites as well as some other decks to read up on. He features Mardu Vehicles, G/W tokens, and two flavors of control: U/W/R and U/B.
Who To Watch This Weekend
Both Rich Stein and Wizards have great rundowns of the new Pro Tour Team Series and the teams that will be competing in Pro Tour Aether Revolt. There are 32 teams of six players, but you should keep your eye on four stacked teams this weekend.
The Last Samurai features four (4!) Japanese Hall of Famers (Kenji Tsumura, Tsuyoshi Fujita, Masashi Oiso, and Makihito Mihara), another PT winner (Kazuyuki Takimura), and a PT runner-up (Ryoichi Tamada).
Puzzle Quest has another four (4!) American HoFers (Owen Turtenwald, Paul Rietzl, Jon Finkel, and William “Huey” Jensen), plus Reid Duke and Andrew Cuneo.
Channel Fireball Ice has a mere three HoFers (Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa, Ben Stark, and Eric Froelich), plus Mike Sigrist, Joel Larsson, and Ondřej Stráský.
Dex Army combines the many of the most successful Portuguese and Spanish speaking Magic players on the same time, featuring Willy Edel (HoF), Marcio Carvalho, Carlos Romão, Thiago Saporito, Luis Salvatto, and Antonio Del Moral Leon.
Hipsters Coverage Throughout The Weekend
Stay tuned to Hipsters for continuing coverage of Pro Tour Aether Revolt throughout the weekend. We’ll be livetweeting the action at @HotCblog on Twitter and posting daily recaps at the end of each day.