The last quarterfinal result has some big consequences for what remains in the running for Greatest Magic Card Ever.

Blue

Counterspell was the last remaining blue card. Despite putting three cards into the Top 8, the colour went 0-3 to miss out on the semifinals. The semis are one white card, one red one, one green one, and an artifact.

2 CMC cards

Counterspell was also the last remaining card with a converted mana cost of 2. The Top 4 contains cards with CMC 0, 1, and 4.