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In light of the current Standard metagame, Vampire is an archetype that stands up well against Scapeshift. The other two decks chosen for the round-robin rounds were Dimir Control (Andrew Cuneo) and Bant Scapeshift (Grzegorz Kowalski). Each players Orzhov Vampire deck was slightly different in the round-robin matches, and the ones who dominated were Carlos Rom\u00e3o, Autumn Burchett, and Piotr G\u0142ogowski. In a shocking surprise, Brad Nelson (undefeated in War of the Spark split) went 0-2 with his Orzhov Vampire deck.\u00a0 Related: MTG reveals new MPL Weekly division lineups for M20 split Joining the three vamp players in the top four this weekend is Cuneo and his Dimir Control deck. Of the three vampire decks, its a toss-up, for now, as to who will possibly emerge victorious. Burchette is running three copies of Vicious Conquistador while G\u0142ogowski has four copies of Vampire of the Dire Moon in addition to the foundational cards within Orzhov Vampire.\u00a0 Adanto VanguardChampion of DuskKnight of Ebon LegionLegion LieutenantSkymarcher AspirantSorin, Imperious Bloodlord In addition, there have been some interesting additions to the sideboards of the vamp decks. Each choice is aimed at breaking down other archetypes within the Standard metagame.\u00a0 Gideon Blackblade (Burchett)Ashiok, Dream Renderer (G\u0142ogowski and Rom\u00e3o)Arguel\u2019s Blood Fast (G\u0142ogowski) The Orzhov Vampire deck that\u2019ll dominate MTGA gets determined this weekend on MPL Weekly. 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In addition, there have been some interesting additions to the sideboards of the vamp decks. Each choice is aimed at breaking down other archetypes within the Standard metagame. <\/p>