Name: David Leader

Age: 30

Residence: Atlanta, Georgia

Profession: Webmaster

Team Affiliation: FTN

Previous Vs. Accomplishments: Winner, PC Indy. 30th, other PC Indy. 53rd, PC New York.

What deck did you play this weekend and why? Marvel Knights (MKKO). I didn’t have the time to practice, and it seemed the strongest vs. Sentinels.

What’s the best deck in the format and why? Sentinels is the best adaptable deck in the format. Even with a hit this weekend, it will continue to adapt and beat the metagame.

What do you anticipate the PC LA metagame will look like? Tough to predict at this point, although the later $10Ks always define the metagame of the PCs.

Name: David De Michele

Age: 26

Residence: Tampa, Florida

Profession: Waiter, Artist, Gamer, Renaissance man

Team Affiliation: Random Punk

Previous Vs. Accomplishments: Top 8 $10K Orlando, 37th PC Indy

What deck did you play this weekend and why? Marvel Knights KO. It’s ridiculously powerful and finishes games really fast.

What’s the best deck in the format and why? Curve Sentinels. Bastion and Nimrod are broken and it can metagame really well.

What do you anticipate the PC LA metagame will look like? Similar to this, but with some finely tuned Avengers decks.

Name: Adam Prosak

Age: 23

Residence: Cincinnati, Ohio

Profession: Student

Team Affiliation: Team Barnoculars

Previous Vs. Accomplishments: I split in the finals of Hobby League

What deck did you play this weekend and why? Titans. I’m running it until I don’t Top 8 with it.

What’s the best deck in the format and why? Curve Sentinels, duh! And it’s so easy to play!

What do you anticipate the PC LA metagame will look like? Curve, Curve, Nick Little, and me. It might actually be diverse if people test.

Name: Ryeland Barnard

Age: 24

Residence: Middleburg, Florida

Profession: Student

Team Affiliation: None

Previous Vs. Accomplishments: Won a PCQ, Top 8 in several others

What deck did you play this weekend and why? Curve Sentinels. It’s consistent and easy to play.

What’s the best deck in the format and why? Not sure—haven’t seen much Avengers stuff.

What do you anticipate the PC LA metagame will look like? Avengers, Kang, Marvel Knights, Curve Sentinels, Teen Titans.

Name: Matthew Long

Age: 16

Residence: Decatur, Georgia

Profession: Student

Team Affiliation: Sentinel

Previous Vs. Accomplishments: 1st, 5th, and 6th at PCQs

What deck did you play this weekend and why? Sentinels, because they own!

What’s the best deck in the format and why? Sentinels, because they own!

What do you anticipate the PC LA metagame will look like? A lot of Sentinels, because they own!

Name: Donald Noland

Age: 34

Residence: Nashville, Tennessee

Profession: Card Store Owner, PTO

Team Affiliation: Random Punks

Previous Vs. Accomplishments: 4 $10K Top 8s

What deck did you play this weekend and why? Titans, because I chickened out with City of Kang.

What’s the best deck in the format and why? Curve Sentinels is the most consistent; Titans is the strongest.

What do you anticipate the PC LA metagame will look like? Lots of pumps

Name: Jason Tassitano

Age: 25

Residence: Richmond, Virginia

Profession: Banquet Manager at the Hanover Country Club

Team Affiliation: None

Previous Vs. Accomplishments: 1st at a PCQ in Raleigh, NC

What deck did you play this weekend and why? Lost City of Kang

What’s the best deck in the format and why? Sentinels . . . boooo!

What do you anticipate the PC LA metagame will look like? 35 percent Sentinels, 10 percent Teen Titans, 10 percent Avengers.

Name: Ryan O’Connor

Age: 22

Residence: Madison, North Carolina

Profession: Still looking

Team Affiliation: Random Punks

Previous Vs. Accomplishments: 14th at $10K Charlotte, Day 2 at PC Indy

What deck did you play this weekend and why? Sentinels. Purple is sexy.

What’s the best deck in the format and why? That Kang deck looks pretty nice.

What do you anticipate the PC LA metagame will look like? Sentinels, Kang