
Sochůrek Secures Gold in Paris
Playing all of his favorite cards from the soon rotating Standard format, Petr Sochůrek and his Grixis Control took the trophy and title of Grand Prix Paris champion, defeating Hall of Famer Ben Stark and his Dark Jeskai in the finals.
GRAND PRIX PARIS 2016
Top 8 Coverage
Grand Prix Paris truly proved to be a worthy send-off for Khans of Tarkir and Fate Reforged which would soon rotate out of Standard. 1,510 players entered the tournament, 466 made it to the second day, and the eight players who finally gathered in the feature match area for the playoffs were a veritable dream team, with entries from three continents.
We had Pro Tour Battle for Zendikar finalist Ryoichi Tamada from Japan, Hall of Famer Ben Stark from the United States, who made his 18th Grand Prix Top 8 this weekend, and we saw Martin Jůza from the Czech Republic collect his 24th GP Top 8. In the end, however, it was the lesser known Czech player Petr Sochůrek who defeated all comers, including both Tamada as well as Stark, and claimed the trophy.
Meanwhile, Standard showed it was still good for a few surprises despite the expected dominance of Four-Color Rally the Ancestors. First, the deck failed to claim any of the top spots at the end of Day 1. Then, it reappeared as the most represented among the Top 100. Finally, it took up but one spot in a Top 8 that featured eight very distinct archetypes, and by the time the semifinals came around, Rally was gone completely. Hardened Scales, the breakout deck of the previous Standard Grand Prix, was nowhere to be found as well. Instead Abzan staged a comeback and the unlikely choice of Grixis Control won the tournament.
Congratulations to Petr Sochůrek, for becoming champion of Grand Prix Paris 2016 and, in the process, reaching Gold in the Pro Players Club!
Day 2 Coverage
Welcome back to Paris, France, where this weekend players from all over the world have gathered for the final hurrah of Khans of Tarkir and Fate Reforged in Standard!
For one last Grand Prix, rhinoceroses lay siege to outposts, hordelings burst out, scales are hardened, ancestors are rallied, time is dug through, and players can rely on fetch lands to make their four- or even five-color mana bases work with relative ease.
What had started with 1,510 participants had been reduced to 466 by the end of the first day of the tournament. Now 466 players were back for six more rounds of Standard, to compete for a spot in the Top 8. Many familiar faces could be found at or near the top of the standings overnight, including Ryoichi Tamada and Martin Jůza at 9-0 as well as Ondřej Stráský, Ben Stark, Marcio Carvalho, Sebastian Thaler, Pierre Dagen, Yuta Takahashi, Gabriel Nassif, and Fabrizio Anteri all within the Top 32. These ten could boast a combined 84 Grand Prix Top 8s, 15 wins before the weekend, and one might reasonably expect the numbers to have increased by its end.
Stay tuned for text updates straight from the battlefield to find out who ends up on top here at Grand Prix Paris 2016!
Day 1 Coverage
It was a great first day full of Magic here in Paris. 1,510 players from all over the world convened in the French capital for one final chance to summon Siege Rhinos and cast Dig Through Time, to attack with Mantis Riders and play Rally the Ancestors before the upcoming Standard rotation.
Through nine grueling rounds the original field was whittled down to a mere 466. All of them would return in the morning for another six rounds of Standard, on the hunt for prizes and points, for fame and fortune, and eventually a shot at the trophy and title. Overnight, four players remained undefeated with perfect records of 9-0: Steve Bains, Ryoichi Tamada, Martin Jůza, and Olivier Gheysen.
Interestingly enough, none of them had chosen the supposedly best deck. In fact no Rally pilot was even playing for 9-0 in the last round of the day. Instead, the 9-0 crowd featured an illustrous line-up of Abzan, Grixis Control, Bant Company, and Dark Jeskai.
Join us tomorrow for a breakdown of the top decks, for deck lists, and for further news straight from the battlefield of Grand Prix Paris 2016!
TOP 8 DECKLISTS
Petr Sochůrek's Grixis Control
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Instant (13)
4 Dig Through Time 3 Fiery Impulse 2 Grasp of Darkness 2 Murderous Cut 2 Disdainful StrokeLand (26)
4 Bloodstained Mire 4 Polluted Delta 2 Wooded Foothills 1 Flooded Strand 3 Swamp 2 Island 2 Mountain 2 Sunken Hollow 2 Smoldering Marsh 4 Wandering FumaroleSideboard (15)
1 Roast 1 Languish 1 Disdainful Stroke 1 Painful Truths 1 Transgress the Mind 3 Radiant Flames 1 Negate 3 Dispel 1 Dragonlord Silumgar 1 Dragonmaster Outcast 1 Infinite ObliterationBlack (18)
2 Ruinous Path 2 Grasp of Darkness 2 Murderous Cut 2 Languish 3 Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet 3 Painful Truths 1 Ob Nixilis Reignited 2 Duress 1 Infinite ObliterationMulti colored (1)
1 Dragonlord SilumgarColorless (29)
3 Transgress the Mind 4 Bloodstained Mire 4 Polluted Delta 2 Wooded Foothills 1 Flooded Strand 3 Swamp 2 Island 2 Mountain 2 Sunken Hollow 2 Smoldering Marsh 4 Wandering Fumarole2 (16)
4 Jace, Vryn's Prodigy 2 Grasp of Darkness 3 Roast 3 Disdainful Stroke 3 Transgress the Mind 1 Negate8 (4)
4 Dig Through TimeCommon (19)
3 Fiery Impulse 3 Disdainful Stroke 2 Duress 3 Swamp 2 Island 2 Mountain 1 Negate 3 DispelRare (19)
4 Dig Through Time 2 Ruinous Path 2 Languish 3 Painful Truths 4 Wandering Fumarole 3 Radiant Flames 1 Infinite ObliterationMythic (27)
4 Jace, Vryn's Prodigy 3 Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet 2 Chandra, Flamecaller 1 Ob Nixilis Reignited 4 Bloodstained Mire 4 Polluted Delta 2 Wooded Foothills 1 Flooded Strand 2 Sunken Hollow 2 Smoldering Marsh 1 Dragonlord Silumgar 1 Dragonmaster OutcastBen Stark's Dark Jeskai
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Planeswalker (1)
1 Chandra, FlamecallerCreature (13)
4 Jace, Vryn's Prodigy 3 Soulfire Grand Master 4 Mantis Rider 2 Kalitas, Traitor of GhetInstant (12)
4 Crackling Doom 3 Fiery Impulse 2 Disdainful Stroke 2 Dig Through Time 1 Murderous CutLand (26)
4 Bloodstained Mire 4 Flooded Strand 4 Polluted Delta 2 Needle Spires 2 Shambling Vent 2 Smoldering Marsh 2 Prairie Stream 2 Sunken Hollow 1 Plains 1 Mountain 1 Island 1 SwampSideboard (15)
1 Duress 1 Fiery Impulse 1 Disdainful Stroke 1 Roast 1 Exert Influence 2 Transgress the Mind 1 Ob Nixilis Reignited 2 Arashin Cleric 3 Radiant Flames 1 Ojutai's Command 1 Dragonlord SilumgarBlack (11)
3 Duress 4 Painful Truths 2 Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet 1 Murderous Cut 1 Ob Nixilis ReignitedColorless (28)
4 Bloodstained Mire 4 Flooded Strand 4 Polluted Delta 2 Needle Spires 2 Shambling Vent 2 Smoldering Marsh 2 Prairie Stream 2 Sunken Hollow 1 Plains 1 Mountain 1 Island 1 Swamp 2 Transgress the Mind2 (17)
4 Jace, Vryn's Prodigy 3 Soulfire Grand Master 3 Disdainful Stroke 3 Roast 2 Transgress the Mind 2 Arashin Cleric8 (2)
2 Dig Through TimeCommon (16)
3 Duress 4 Fiery Impulse 3 Disdainful Stroke 1 Plains 1 Mountain 1 Island 1 Swamp 2 Arashin ClericRare (23)
4 Mantis Rider 4 Crackling Doom 4 Painful Truths 2 Dig Through Time 2 Needle Spires 2 Shambling Vent 1 Exert Influence 3 Radiant Flames 1 Ojutai's CommandMythic (30)
4 Jace, Vryn's Prodigy 3 Soulfire Grand Master 1 Chandra, Flamecaller 4 Bloodstained Mire 4 Flooded Strand 4 Polluted Delta 2 Smoldering Marsh 2 Prairie Stream 2 Sunken Hollow 2 Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet 1 Ob Nixilis Reignited 1 Dragonlord SilumgarRyoichi Tamada's Bant Company
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Creature (28)
4 Jace, Vryn's Prodigy 4 Sylvan Advocate 3 Den Protector 1 Nissa, Vastwood Seer 4 Eldrazi Skyspawner 4 Deathmist Raptor 4 Reflector Mage 4 Wingmate RocLand (25)
4 Lumbering Falls 4 Flooded Strand 4 Windswept Heath 2 Wooded Foothills 1 Polluted Delta 2 Canopy Vista 2 Prairie Stream 1 Island 2 Plains 3 ForestSideboard (15)
1 Valorous Stance 4 Disdainful Stroke 2 Displacement Wave 2 Gideon, Ally of Zendikar 4 Arashin Cleric 1 Negate 1 DispelGreen (16)
4 Sylvan Advocate 3 Den Protector 1 Nissa, Vastwood Seer 4 Deathmist Raptor 4 Collected CompanyColorless (29)
4 Lumbering Falls 4 Flooded Strand 4 Windswept Heath 2 Wooded Foothills 1 Polluted Delta 2 Canopy Vista 2 Prairie Stream 1 Island 2 Plains 3 Forest 4 Eldrazi Skyspawner1 (1)
1 Dispel2 (26)
4 Jace, Vryn's Prodigy 4 Sylvan Advocate 3 Den Protector 2 Dromoka's Command 2 Valorous Stance 4 Disdainful Stroke 2 Displacement Wave 4 Arashin Cleric 1 Negate5 (4)
4 Wingmate RocCommon (20)
1 Island 2 Plains 3 Forest 4 Eldrazi Skyspawner 4 Disdainful Stroke 4 Arashin Cleric 1 Negate 1 DispelRare (19)
4 Lumbering Falls 4 Sylvan Advocate 3 Den Protector 4 Collected Company 2 Dromoka's Command 2 Displacement WaveMythic (30)
4 Flooded Strand 4 Windswept Heath 2 Wooded Foothills 1 Polluted Delta 2 Canopy Vista 2 Prairie Stream 4 Jace, Vryn's Prodigy 1 Nissa, Vastwood Seer 4 Deathmist Raptor 4 Wingmate Roc 2 Gideon, Ally of ZendikarMartin Jůza's Abzan
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Planeswalker (1)
1 Gideon, Ally of ZendikarCreature (21)
4 Warden of the First Tree 4 Sylvan Advocate 4 Anafenza, the Foremost 4 Siege Rhino 3 Den Protector 2 Wingmate RocEnchantment (2)
2 SilkwrapLand (26)
4 Shambling Vent 4 Windswept Heath 4 Wooded Foothills 4 Flooded Strand 2 Llanowar Wastes 2 Canopy Vista 1 Sunken Hollow 1 Smoldering Marsh 2 Forest 2 PlainsSideboard (15)
1 Den Protector 2 Gideon, Ally of Zendikar 3 Duress 3 Transgress the Mind 3 Self-Inflicted Wound 2 Hallowed Moonlight 1 Arashin ClericWhite (10)
2 Wingmate Roc 3 Gideon, Ally of Zendikar 2 Silkwrap 2 Hallowed Moonlight 1 Arashin ClericColorless (29)
4 Shambling Vent 4 Windswept Heath 4 Wooded Foothills 4 Flooded Strand 2 Llanowar Wastes 2 Canopy Vista 1 Sunken Hollow 1 Smoldering Marsh 2 Forest 2 Plains 3 Transgress the Mind2 (23)
4 Sylvan Advocate 4 Den Protector 4 Dromoka's Command 2 Silkwrap 3 Transgress the Mind 3 Self-Inflicted Wound 2 Hallowed Moonlight 1 Arashin ClericRare (24)
4 Shambling Vent 2 Llanowar Wastes 4 Sylvan Advocate 4 Siege Rhino 4 Den Protector 4 Dromoka's Command 2 Hallowed MoonlightMythic (29)
4 Windswept Heath 4 Wooded Foothills 4 Flooded Strand 2 Canopy Vista 1 Sunken Hollow 1 Smoldering Marsh 4 Warden of the First Tree 4 Anafenza, the Foremost 2 Wingmate Roc 3 Gideon, Ally of ZendikarArne Huschenbeth's Esper Dragons
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Instant (20)
4 Dig Through Time 2 Ojutai's Command 2 Utter End 4 Grasp of Darkness 1 Ultimate Price 1 Disdainful Stroke 1 Murderous Cut 4 Silumgar's Scorn 1 Foul-Tongue InvocationLand (27)
4 Polluted Delta 4 Flooded Strand 2 Bloodstained Mire 3 Prairie Stream 3 Sunken Hollow 3 Swamp 4 Island 1 Plains 3 Shambling VentSideboard (15)
1 Crux of Fate 2 Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet 1 Dragonlord's Prerogative 1 Languish 2 Dispel 2 Transgress the Mind 3 Arashin Cleric 1 Flaying Tendrils 2 Infinite ObliterationWhite (3)
3 Arashin ClericBlue (16)
4 Dig Through Time 4 Jace, Vryn's Prodigy 1 Disdainful Stroke 4 Silumgar's Scorn 1 Dragonlord's Prerogative 2 DispelBlack (16)
4 Grasp of Darkness 2 Painful Truths 1 Ultimate Price 1 Murderous Cut 2 Crux of Fate 1 Foul-Tongue Invocation 2 Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet 1 Languish 2 Infinite ObliterationColorless (30)
4 Polluted Delta 4 Flooded Strand 2 Bloodstained Mire 3 Prairie Stream 3 Sunken Hollow 3 Swamp 4 Island 1 Plains 3 Shambling Vent 2 Transgress the Mind 1 Flaying Tendrils1 (2)
2 Dispel2 (19)
4 Jace, Vryn's Prodigy 4 Grasp of Darkness 1 Ultimate Price 1 Disdainful Stroke 4 Silumgar's Scorn 2 Transgress the Mind 3 Arashin Cleric8 (4)
4 Dig Through TimeUncommon (14)
4 Grasp of Darkness 1 Ultimate Price 1 Murderous Cut 4 Silumgar's Scorn 1 Foul-Tongue Invocation 2 Transgress the Mind 1 Flaying TendrilsRare (19)
3 Shambling Vent 4 Dig Through Time 2 Ojutai's Command 2 Utter End 2 Painful Truths 2 Crux of Fate 1 Dragonlord's Prerogative 1 Languish 2 Infinite ObliterationMythic (28)
4 Polluted Delta 4 Flooded Strand 2 Bloodstained Mire 3 Prairie Stream 3 Sunken Hollow 4 Dragonlord Ojutai 2 Dragonlord Silumgar 4 Jace, Vryn's Prodigy 2 Kalitas, Traitor of GhetGuiseppe Reale's Four-Color Rally
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Creature (28)
1 Ayli, Eternal Pilgrim 1 Grim Haruspex 2 Sidisi's Faithful 4 Catacomb Sifter 4 Elvish Visionary 4 Jace, Vryn's Prodigy 4 Nantuko Husk 4 Reflector Mage 4 Zulaport CutthroatLand (24)
1 Forest 1 Island 1 Plains 1 Swamp 1 Prairie Stream 2 Canopy Vista 2 Sunken Hollow 3 Evolving Wilds 4 Flooded Strand 4 Polluted Delta 4 Windswept HeathBlack (17)
1 Grim Haruspex 4 Nantuko Husk 4 Zulaport Cutthroat 2 Duress 2 Despise 1 Minister of Pain 3 Murderous CutColorless (28)
1 Forest 1 Island 1 Plains 1 Swamp 1 Prairie Stream 2 Canopy Vista 2 Sunken Hollow 3 Evolving Wilds 4 Flooded Strand 4 Polluted Delta 4 Windswept Heath 4 Catacomb Sifter2 (20)
1 Ayli, Eternal Pilgrim 4 Elvish Visionary 4 Jace, Vryn's Prodigy 4 Zulaport Cutthroat 4 Rally the Ancestors 3 Arashin Cleric4 (4)
4 Collected Company5 (3)
3 Murderous CutCommon (26)
1 Forest 1 Island 1 Plains 1 Swamp 3 Evolving Wilds 2 Sidisi's Faithful 4 Elvish Visionary 4 Nantuko Husk 4 Dispel 2 Duress 3 Arashin ClericUncommon (18)
4 Catacomb Sifter 4 Reflector Mage 4 Zulaport Cutthroat 2 Despise 1 Minister of Pain 3 Murderous CutMythic (21)
1 Prairie Stream 2 Canopy Vista 2 Sunken Hollow 4 Flooded Strand 4 Polluted Delta 4 Windswept Heath 4 Jace, Vryn's ProdigyFabian Friedrich's Blue Abzan
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Planeswalker (3)
3 Gideon, Ally of ZendikarCreature (22)
4 Warden of the First Tree 1 Sylvan Advocate 2 Den Protector 3 Reflector Mage 4 Anafenza, the Foremost 4 Siege Rhino 2 Wingmate Roc 2 Tasigur, the Golden FangLand (26)
4 Wooded Foothills 4 Windswept Heath 4 Flooded Strand 2 Polluted Delta 1 Plains 1 Swamp 2 Forest 2 Canopy Vista 1 Smoldering Marsh 1 Prairie Stream 1 Sunken Hollow 3 Shambling VentSideboard (15)
1 Den Protector 2 Disdainful Stroke 1 Infinite Obliteration 2 Hallowed Moonlight 1 Flaying Tendrils 1 Self-Inflicted Wound 1 Sorin, Solemn Visitor 1 Dragonlord Silumgar 1 Mastery of the Unseen 1 Ob Nixilis Reignited 2 Transgress the Mind 1 Ultimate PriceBlack (8)
2 Tasigur, the Golden Fang 2 Murderous Cut 1 Infinite Obliteration 1 Self-Inflicted Wound 1 Ob Nixilis Reignited 1 Ultimate PriceMulti colored (17)
3 Reflector Mage 4 Anafenza, the Foremost 4 Siege Rhino 2 Abzan Charm 2 Dromoka's Command 1 Sorin, Solemn Visitor 1 Dragonlord SilumgarColorless (29)
4 Wooded Foothills 4 Windswept Heath 4 Flooded Strand 2 Polluted Delta 1 Plains 1 Swamp 2 Forest 2 Canopy Vista 1 Smoldering Marsh 1 Prairie Stream 1 Sunken Hollow 3 Shambling Vent 1 Flaying Tendrils 2 Transgress the Mind2 (15)
1 Sylvan Advocate 3 Den Protector 2 Dromoka's Command 2 Disdainful Stroke 2 Hallowed Moonlight 1 Self-Inflicted Wound 1 Mastery of the Unseen 2 Transgress the Mind 1 Ultimate Price3 (11)
3 Reflector Mage 4 Anafenza, the Foremost 2 Abzan Charm 1 Infinite Obliteration 1 Flaying TendrilsUncommon (15)
3 Reflector Mage 2 Murderous Cut 2 Abzan Charm 3 Stubborn Denial 1 Flaying Tendrils 1 Self-Inflicted Wound 2 Transgress the Mind 1 Ultimate PriceRare (19)
1 Sylvan Advocate 3 Den Protector 4 Siege Rhino 2 Tasigur, the Golden Fang 2 Dromoka's Command 3 Shambling Vent 1 Infinite Obliteration 2 Hallowed Moonlight 1 Mastery of the UnseenMythic (35)
4 Warden of the First Tree 4 Anafenza, the Foremost 2 Wingmate Roc 3 Gideon, Ally of Zendikar 4 Wooded Foothills 4 Windswept Heath 4 Flooded Strand 2 Polluted Delta 2 Canopy Vista 1 Smoldering Marsh 1 Prairie Stream 1 Sunken Hollow 1 Sorin, Solemn Visitor 1 Dragonlord Silumgar 1 Ob Nixilis ReignitedPaolo Magnani's Green Mardu
GRAND PRIX PARIS 2016

Planeswalker (1)
1 Chandra, FlamecallerSorcery (11)
2 Read the Bones 1 Painful Truths 2 Ruinous Path 3 Transgress the Mind 2 Roast 1 Radiant FlamesLand (26)
2 Smoldering Marsh 4 Shambling Vent 1 Canopy Vista 2 Cinder Glade 1 Hissing Quagmire 1 Nomad Outpost 3 Windswept Heath 4 Wooded Foothills 4 Bloodstained Mire 1 Plains 1 Forest 1 Swamp 1 MountainSideboard (15)
1 Transgress the Mind 2 Radiant Flames 4 Hallowed Moonlight 2 Anafenza, the Foremost 1 Outpost Siege 1 Tasigur, the Golden Fang 1 Ob Nixilis Reignited 1 Pulse of Murasa 1 Virulent Plague 1 Rakshasa's SecretWhite (4)
4 Hallowed MoonlightBlack (13)
2 Murderous Cut 2 Read the Bones 1 Painful Truths 2 Ruinous Path 2 Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet 1 Tasigur, the Golden Fang 1 Ob Nixilis Reignited 1 Virulent Plague 1 Rakshasa's SecretRed (13)
1 Chandra, Flamecaller 3 Goblin Dark-Dwellers 2 Roast 3 Fiery Impulse 3 Radiant Flames 1 Outpost SiegeColorless (30)
2 Smoldering Marsh 4 Shambling Vent 1 Canopy Vista 2 Cinder Glade 1 Hissing Quagmire 1 Nomad Outpost 3 Windswept Heath 4 Wooded Foothills 4 Bloodstained Mire 1 Plains 1 Forest 1 Swamp 1 Mountain 4 Transgress the Mind1 (3)
3 Fiery Impulse3 (18)
2 Read the Bones 1 Painful Truths 1 Abzan Charm 2 Ruinous Path 4 Crackling Doom 3 Radiant Flames 2 Anafenza, the Foremost 1 Pulse of Murasa 1 Virulent Plague 1 Rakshasa's SecretCommon (11)
1 Plains 1 Forest 1 Swamp 1 Mountain 2 Read the Bones 3 Fiery Impulse 1 Pulse of Murasa 1 Rakshasa's SecretUncommon (11)
1 Nomad Outpost 2 Murderous Cut 1 Abzan Charm 4 Transgress the Mind 2 Roast 1 Virulent PlagueRare (31)
4 Shambling Vent 1 Hissing Quagmire 1 Painful Truths 2 Ruinous Path 4 Siege Rhino 3 Goblin Dark-Dwellers 4 Crackling Doom 3 Sylvan Advocate 3 Radiant Flames 4 Hallowed Moonlight 1 Outpost Siege 1 Tasigur, the Golden FangMythic (22)
2 Smoldering Marsh 1 Canopy Vista 2 Cinder Glade 3 Windswept Heath 4 Wooded Foothills 4 Bloodstained Mire 2 Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet 1 Chandra, Flamecaller 2 Anafenza, the Foremost 1 Ob Nixilis ReignitedTOP 8 PLAYERS
TOP 8 BRACKET
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PAIRINGS, RESULTS, AND STANDINGS
Note: final standings reflect the number of players participating in the event, not the number of preregistered players.
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