The first big tier 4 event of the year had the entire player base reeling. World Tour Yokohama offered players the peak of Flesh and Blood Gameplay across Classic Constructed and Silver Age.
All eyes were on the Pro Tour during this weekend, with both formats being contested over, players had so much to play for.
Pro Tour Yokohama
One of the biggest and most attended Pro Tours of recent Flesh and Blood history, Pro Tour Yokohama saw a diverse, but well expected metagame of split decks.
In the CC portion of the metagame, it's to be expected that this metagame would find a diverse spread of heroes, even across the top spot. Only two players' difference between Arakni, Marionette and Victor Goldmane, High and Mighty. The best deck for staying proactive and one staying defensive. There's a distinct, but not noticeable drop off
The rest of the CC field under Mario, Victor, and Oscilio, Constella Intelligence seems equally spread out. The surprising adoption of Cindra, Dracai of Retribution and Dash I/O may have been done to counter Oscilio, while the strong representation of Gravy Bones, Shipwrecked Looter could directly challenge Mario and Victor. It's well in the nature of tier 4 events, to either play the best deck, or to play the deck which beats the best deck.
Pro Tour Yokohama was split between Classic Constructed and Silver Age. Despite the level of dooming around the prowess of Kayo, decks have risen up to challenge the one armed Brute. We saw that evidently at the Calling in Shanghai.
Decks like Ira, Crimson Haze and Briar pressure the deck quicker than it can pressure back, while Valda Brightaxe pressures while blocking efficiently and finding rewards from Kayo's draw/discard.
After 15 rounds, the Top 8 Breakdown was diverse, but featured the usual spread of Heroes you'd come to expect. While these competitors played both Silver Age and CC, the Top 8 was just Classic Constructed.
The dominance of Oscilio cannot be understated, however the upcoming removal of key cards such as Channel Lightning Valley and Volzar, the Lightning Rod. The two copies of Mario are also expected, given the raw power of the deck, as well as Victor's defensive output.
The surprising results come from the Teklovossen, Esteemed Magnate and, to a certain extent Rhinar, Reckless Rampage. After the numerous upgrades the deck received in Compendium of Rathe, it's almost a given that now is the time for Teklo.
Rhinar making a Pro Tour Top 8 is surprising to all, until you check the fine print and see that it's Rhinar Master Eugene C. This man has travelled all over the world playing Rhinar to the highest level. In fact, even I might have clashed with Eugene's Rhinar deck more than once myself. This however makes for his highest rated finish at any event, and we are sure to see him continue to represent Rhinar for the rest of the hero's legality in CC.
After a nail biting mirror match final against Canada's all star, Yuki Lee Bender, former US National Champion Evan Herndon won Pro Tour Yokohama on a proactive, and well teched Oscilio deck. The consistency of the deck is shown in the multitude of 3-ofs. We get to see more copies of Shock in the form of Consign to Cosmos||Shock. It was a well timed Temporal Wobble that secured the victory into Yuki.
Calling Yokohama
The Classic Constructed Calling in Pro Tour Yokohama saw an even more diverse metagame across its two days of competition.
It's 384 players, across 14 rounds of Swiss, were whittled down to two Arakni, Marionette, one Gravy Bones, one Kassai of the Golden Sand, one Rhinar, one Valda, Seismic Impact, two Victor Goldmane.
Among the usual meta suspects, we saw this proactive, aggressive Valda have the tools to handle the long game by forcing through Dominate with Authority of Ataya and recycling threats with Remembrance.
The Kassai player looked to be able to midrange with the best of them, with all the staple Defence Reactions: Sink Below, Fate Foreseen, and Shelter From the Storm/ A the same time, it looked to be able to stay aggressive, with Sharpened Steel and Sharpened Senses for tall, front pump Go Again, and
Clearly the power of Eugene C blessed the plays of Guilherme Coutinho to bring Rhinar to another Top 8 that weekend. His Rhinar deck sported fewer one offs and fewer misses than the master brewer Eugene's pile. We also saw the deck pivoting around the more standard Ravenous Meataxe as the weapon, and the potential for profitable blocks with Vigorous Smashup.
Nova Chan of Team Blue Pitch was victorious in Calling Yokohama on Arakni, Marionette. His take on Mario is radically different from the traditional Daggers Matter versions that have been popular since November 2025. We see the return of Just a Nick to pair with the expected Persuasive Prognosis, Art of Desire Mind (to gain an edge against the rise in Victor and numerous Blues), and Bonds of Attraction to target the graveyard of Gravy Bones. The other noteworthy inclusion is the two copies of Infiltrate, which is a great way of stealing potential threats in the mirror.
There's enough Dagger centric cards in the form of two Incision and the usual reaction based suspects in the form of Scar Tissue and Tarantula Toxin. There's even a 4th copy of Up Sticks and Run in the Yellow, to add to the possibility of retrieve, with the Dagger still attacking for a break point.
Showdown Yokohama
The player base's opinions of Silver Age has changed dramatically between Calling Shanghai and now. The metagame is significantly more diverse than "The Kayo Show", and this was proven by there being 0 copies of Kayo in the Top 8.
Showdown Yokohama featured: two Iyslander[/card, Kano, [card]Oldhim, and Valda. While it can't be denied that Kayo's place is still at the top of the metagame, it's not the defacto best deck everyone thought it to be.
The presence of Ninja and Guardian means there is room for efficient aggro as well as efficient value based damage mitigation. The Oldhim list which came third is pure Fatigue, with its only Reds being defensive cards, and Sit! for the Kayo matchup. The yellow Guardian 4 blocks, such as Clash of Arms make up the majority of their defensive output.
What's noteworthy is the two copies of Iyslander in this top 8 spread. The Ice Wizard has been a fan favourite for many, and has lamented as meme tier for a considerable length of time. The pilot skill is key to succeeding with Iyslander, as there's a lot of finessing to be done ti stack an Ice Eternal as your win condition.
The 2026 World Champion Michael Jaszczur took down the Yokohama Showdown with the highly skill expressive Wizard, Kano. The deck still centres around Emeritus Scolding in all colours, but it features versatile threats in Fyendal's Fighting Spirit and Wounding Bull to deal potential physical damage. Often attacks like these are used to draw cards from the defending player, making them more vulnerable to Arcane damage.
Wrap Up
The Pro Tour is always a historic and impactful time for Flesh and Blood, and Yokohama has gone on to cement Oscilio as the best deck in format, soon to be utterly nerfed by incoming bans. At the same time, we get to see Silver Age being significantly more diverse and open than anyone had ever first imagined.
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