Pro Tour Murders at Karlov Manor
| Pro Tour Murders at Karlov Manor | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | February 23-25, 2024 | |||
| Location |
 Chicaho, Illinois, United States | |||
| Attendance | 257 | |||
| Format | Pioneer and Booster draft | |||
| Prize pool | $500,000 | |||
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Pro Tour Murders at Karlov Manor was the first Pro Tour of the 2022–23 season. It took place on February 23-25 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Pioneer
With one year between each large scale event, each format would change significantly, with Pioneer being no exception. Mono-Green Devotion would completely vanish with the ban of Karn, the Great Creator, giving aggro decks a new lease, as 3-mana 4/4s were not as prevalent, as well as perennial contender Arclight Phoenix returning once more, this time as the top registered deck. For new decks, Amalia Benavides Aguirre created a new combo deck with Wildgrowth Walker, while Vein Ripper made for a surprise addition in a Vampire typal deck powered by Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord that Team ChannelFireball brought in. Finally, cross-format favorite Rakdos Midrange fell to third after No More Lies powered up Azorius control.
Day One
Featured drafters: Jean-Emmanuel Depraz
The top eight players after day one:
| Rank | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jesse Hampton
|
24 |
| 2 |  Adrián Iñigo Tastet
|
21 |
| 3 |  Matthew Guides
|
21 |
| 4 |  Jose Hilario
|
21 |
| 5 | Adam Edelson
|
21 |
| 6 | Heathe Butler | 21 |
| 7 |  Simon Nielsen
|
21 |
| 8 | Jason Ye
|
21 |
Day Two
Featured drafters: Jesse Hampton
Overnight leader Jesse Hampton took a stumble with a 1-2 result, with Adam Edelson posting a perfect draft record for a total of 10-1. Other 6-0 drafters included Luis Scott-Vargas, Tyler Hatchel, James Larsen-Scott, and Márcio Carvalho. Sam Pardee was the first to reach twelve wins in round 14, followed by Edelson defeating Simon Nielsen, Alex Friedrichsen defeating Miguel da Cruz Simões, and Jean-Emmanuel Depraz defeating Jason Ye in Round 15, giving Depraz a consecutive Top Finish. In the final round and for the final four spaces, Seth Manfield defeats Adrian Tastet, Mingyang Chen defeats LSV, Nielsen defeats Ye (for four consecutive), and Christoffer Larsen defeating Hampton, with two 12-4s losing from tiebreaks.
| Place | Player | Deck | Prize | Pro Points | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adam Edelson
|
Izzet Phoenix | $50,000 | 27 | |
| 2 | Alex Friedrichsen
|
Lotus Field | $20,000 | 23 | |
| 3 | Christoffer Larsen
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Amalia Combo | $15,000 | 20 | Third Top Finish |
| 4 | Simon Nielsen
|
Boros Heroic | $15,000 | 20 | Fourth consecutive, fifth total Top Finish |
| 5 |  Jean-Emmanuel Depraz
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Izzet Phoenix | $10,000 | 18 | Seventh Top Finish |
| 6 | Sam Pardee
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Rakdos Vampires | $10,000 | 18 | Sixth Top Finish |
| 7 |  Mingyang Chen
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Lotus Field | $5,000 | 18 | |
| 8 | Seth Manfield
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Rakdos Vampires | $5,000 | 18 | Eleventh Top Finish |
Top 8
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | 3 | ||||||||||||