On the second day of MKM Series Frankfurt 2017, a whopping 674 players entered the Modern main event, breaking even the previous year's record of 617 and making this the largest German Magic: The Gathering tournament since 2012!

674 players meant ten rounds of Swiss, followed by the Top 8 playoffs. When the dust had settled and the quarterfinalists sat down for their matches, seven different archetypes were still being played, with Death's Shadow Jund the only one to show up twice. The archetype had been one of the most popular in the tournament and was consistently ranked as the current format's top dog. However it was Simon Bülhoff who used his trusty and anything but rusty Affinity deck to claim the title and trophy, overcoming the shadow of death in an exciting three-game final!