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Houston Broodscale Regional Championship Insights

1 requestsStarted 10/21/2025, 8:29:41 PM
Could you give an overview of how the MU win rate was in Houston for Broodscale ?And which version was stronger in which MU

I'll analyze the Broodscale matchup performance at Houston for you. Let me gather the tournament data first.

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Let me check the Regional Championship - T10 which might be Houston, and look for Broodscale entries:

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Broodscale Matchup Analysis - Regional Championship T10 (Oct 11, 2025)

Overall Performance: 14-11-5 (56% winrate excluding draws)

Version Breakdown:

Writhing Chrysalis Build (4x) - Carlos Martinez (7-1-1) & MarL86 (3-2-1)

  • Most successful version with 10-2-2 record (83% WR)
  • 4 Walking Ballista package

Sowing Mycospawn Build - nea0709 (1-4-2)

  • Struggled significantly with 1-4-2 record (20% WR)
  • Only 2 Walking Ballista

3x Chrysalis Build - mtgborre (3-4-0)

  • Middle ground performance (43% WR)
  • Tech choices: Tezzeret, Unholy Heat, Pithing Needle

Matchup Performance:

Strong Matchups (Writhing Chrysalis excelled):

  • Goryo Reanimator: 2-0 (Carlos)
  • Control (UW): 2-0-1 combined
  • Jund Midrange: 1-0
  • Mill: 1-0
  • Eldrazi: 1-0
  • Affinity: 1-0

Problem Matchups:

  • Amulet Titan: 0-2 (both Chrysalis builds lost)
  • Prowess: 2-1 overall, but inconsistent
  • Blue Belcher: Split 1-1

Version-Specific Struggles:

  • Sowing Mycospawn went 0-3 vs combo/aggro (Neobrand, Esper Blink, Black Eldrazi, Prowess)
  • 3x Chrysalis struggled vs tempo/control (0-3 vs Blue Belcher, Domain Zoo, Grixis Frog, Jeskai Wizards)

Key Insight:

The 4x Writhing Chrysalis + 4x Walking Ballista version (Carlos/MarL86) significantly outperformed other configurations, going 83% vs 20-43% for alternatives. The additional Chrysalis and Ballista provided crucial redundancy and reach.

Sources:
Data from Regional Championship - T10 (Oct 11, 2025): https://melee.gg/Decklist/View/ab216c74-a716-401c-b2ac-b37300478489 - 114 player event