Hi folks! The last batches for the Round of 256 / Round 7 are now out and just over half the results from this round are in. The big news this week is definitely the premiere matchup of Birds of Paradise versus Damnation, but there’s plenty more going on. A full summary after the jump.

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So, first off, here are the last seven batches for this round:

Batch 7.16, featuring Birds of Paradise vs Damnation, Mox Sapphire vs Vendilion Clique, and Brainstorm vs Hymn to Tourach

Batch 7.15, featuring Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite vs Sword of Feast and Famine, Karakas vs Liliana, Heretical Healer, and Ghost Quarter vs Omniscience

Batch 7.14, featuring Stoneforge Mystic vs Chalice of the Void, Tolarian Academy vs Channel, and Time Spiral vs Goblin Warchief

Batch 7.13, featuring Pernicious Deed vs Liliana of the Veil, Pack Rat vs Cruel Ultimatum, and Academy Rector vs Spellskite

Batch 7.12, featuring Llanowar Elves vs Delver of Secrets, Recurring Nightmare vs Cabal Therapy, and Snapcaster Mage vs Berserk

Batch 7.11, featuring Young Pyromancer vs Doubling Season, Counterspell vs Remand, and Wurmcoil Engine vs Basking Rootwalla - check this pro-Rootwalla post

Batch 7.10, featuring Ancestral Recall vs Dark Ritual, Flametongue Kavu vs Island, and Phyrexian Arena vs Birthing Pod

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We also had plenty more results roll in - from the one-sided (Black Lotus over Badlands with 89.77%) to the narrow (Grave Titan over Treasure Cruise with just 50.08%). The mainly noticeable thing was that a lot of sets have now fallen out of the running this round - including some big hitters like Time Spiral, Khans of Tarkir, and M10. You can see a full list of results and a catalogue of extinctions here.

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Finally, a heads up on how things go from here. Results from these batches will continue to come in for the next week, up until the 10th. Then there will be a break while the seeded Top 128 brackets are made and announced, and to give everybody time to talk up their candidates for winner. The Top 128 begins on Monday 23rd July.