GRAND PRIX PROVIDENCE 2016

Wang Yichen uses the power of Ishkanah, Grafwidow to overcome (3) Seth Manfield's Emrakul, the Promised End and achieve victory in Providence.

GRAND PRIX PROVIDENCE 2016

TOP 8 COVERAGE

It looked like third-ranked Seth Manfield was on yet-another unstoppable streak, but then Wang Yichen took both games from him in the finals, in two delirious games.

Despite the White-Blue Flash–filled second day, it was a Delirium-skewed Top 8, and aBlack-Green Delirium mirror match in the finals. This contrasts a fair amount from the weekend-simultaneous Grand Prix Kuala Lumpur, which saw a bit more Thraben Inspectors in the final tables.

It was a weekend of tinkering more than it was of inventing. People saw what had happened in Hawaii at Pro Tour Kaladesh last week and they adjusted their designs to calculate for the direction shift. Nary was there a Torrential Gearhulk in the Top 8. Perhaps next week for the biggest, baddest Snapcaster Mage, but not today.

Wang read the wind and rode it all the way to victory.

What tinkering will we see next time? What inventions are there left to invent? The plane of Kaladesh is full of surprises, as is the format. We'll see at the next Grand Prix what's in store at the next inventor's fair.

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October 23 2016

Top 5 Moments by Event Coverage Staff

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October 23 2016

Finals: (3) Seth Manfield vs. Wang Yichen by Corbin Hosler

Nearly 1,200 players arrived on the east coast to battle it out for the title and trophy at Grand Prix Providence, but only two had survived to play for that honor. They couldn't be further apart...

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October 23 2016

TOP 8 DECKLISTS by Corbin Hosler

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Oct 23 2016

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9-64 Decklists

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Top 8 Profiles

by Corbin Hosler

Learn more about Grand Prix Providence's Top 8 competitors—including who they are, what they’ve done in the game, and more—by taking a look through their profiles! Name: Osyp LebedowiczAge:...

Oct 23 2016

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Statement Regarding the Disqualification of Oliver Tiu

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DAY 2 COVERAGE

Let the second round of the competition begin!

Grand Prix Kaladesh Standard format enters its second leg in Providence, Rhode Island! 1,185 inventors came yesterday, with 344 returning to fight again today.

Andrew Cuneo, Ari Lax, Zachary Kiihne, and No. 3–ranked Seth Manfield were the only 9-0s. Craig Wescoe is set to catch them with the lone 8-0-1. But big-name pros like Jon Stern, Dan Lanthier, (6) Steve Rubin, Osyp Lebedowicz, Joe Demestrio, Andreas Ganz and Dave Shiels are still quite in contention for the Top 8. And are looking to dethrone those big guys at the top.

The name of the game today seems to be “tinkering.” The people who’ve taken what we’ve learned from Pro Tour Kaladesh last week, and adjusted strategies appropriately are the ones rising to the top. No doubt, this will continue throughout the rest of the day, and shape the Standard format for the coming weeks.

The action is already streaming live at www.twitch.tv/magic! Come have some fun and join these artisans at this inventor’s fair.

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October 23 2016

Deck Tech: Four-Color Aggro with Julian Wildes by Corbin Hosler

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October 23 2016

Day 2 Archetype Breakdown by Marc Calderaro

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October 23 2016

Setting the Scene: Day 2 at Grand Prix Providence by Corbin Hosler

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DAY 1 COVERAGE

The first day of the new Grand Prix Kaladesh Standard format is finished here in Providence, Rhode Island! 1,185 inventors came to the fair with their shiny designs in tow and showed their might for the judgment of Tezzeret (and their opponents).

After nine rounds, only four perfect scores remain: Andrew Cuneo, Ari Lax, Zachary Kiihne, and—surprise, surprise—(3) Seth Manfield. Craig Wescoe was right behind them with the lone 8-0-1 score. (How Craig ever managed to get a draw with his White-Black Aggro deck is anyone’s guess.)

However, there are plenty of well-known competitors with high marks going into the next day looking to topple the leaders. Players like Jon Stern, Dan Lanthier, (6) Steve Rubin, Osyp Lebedowicz, Joe Demestrio, Andreas Ganz and Dave Shiels still have the judge’s favor—with only one strike against them so far.

We’ll have to see what tomorrow will bring for these designers, these tinkerers, these competitors who want to be the last person—or aetherborn—standing.

Plenty of card-slinging action continues tomorrow at 9 am EDT at twitch.tv/magic!

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October 22 2016

The Undefeated – Grand Prix Providence by Corbin Hosler

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October 22 2016

Deck Tech: Exploring Magic (and Green-Blue Clues) with Chris Carpenter by Corbin Hosler

Chris Carpenter came to Providence with a modest goal: win a match. A modest goal, to be sure. One that many players in the hall today at Grand Prix Providence take for granted, and one that...

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October 22 2016

Setting the Scene – Grand Prix Providence by Corbin Hosler

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Oct 22 2016

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Grand Prix Trial Decklists

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FACT SHEET

by Wizards of the Coast

GP PROVIDENCE TOP 8 DECKLISTS

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Wang Yichen's Black-Green Delirium

GRAND PRIX PROVIDENCE 2016

Decklist Stats Sample Hand

Planeswalker (3)

3 Liliana, the Last Hope

Creature (13)

4 Sylvan Advocate 3 Tireless Tracker 2 Ishkanah, Grafwidow 2 Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet 1 Noxious Gearhulk 1 Emrakul, the Promised End

Sorcery (6)

4 Traverse the Ulvenwald 2 Transgress the Mind

Instant (11)

4 Grapple with the Past 4 Grasp of Darkness 2 Murder 1 To the Slaughter

Enchantment (3)

2 Vessel of Nascency 1 Dead Weight

Land (24)

4 Hissing Quagmire 4 Blooming Marsh 1 Blighted Fen 8 Swamp 7 Forest

60 Cards

Sideboard (15)

1 Transgress the Mind 1 To the Slaughter 1 Dead Weight 1 Emrakul, the Promised End 2 Flaying Tendrils 2 Pick the Brain 1 Nissa, Vital Force 1 Ob Nixilis Reignited 3 Appetite for the Unnatural 1 Essence Extraction 1 Lost Legacy

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Seth Manfield's Black-Green Delirium

GRAND PRIX PROVIDENCE 2016

Decklist Stats Sample Hand

Planeswalker (4)

4 Liliana, the Last Hope

Creature (16)

1 Emrakul, the Promised End 4 Grim Flayer 3 Ishkanah, Grafwidow 2 Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet 2 Mindwrack Demon 2 Pilgrim's Eye 1 Tireless Tracker 1 Noxious Gearhulk

Sorcery (5)

1 Ruinous Path 4 Traverse the Ulvenwald

Instant (8)

2 Grapple with the Past 4 Grasp of Darkness 2 Murder

Enchantment (4)

1 Dead Weight 3 Vessel of Nascency

Land (23)

4 Blooming Marsh 1 Evolving Wilds 7 Forest 7 Swamp 4 Hissing Quagmire

60 Cards

Sideboard (15)

1 Emrakul, the Promised End 1 Tireless Tracker 1 Dead Weight 1 Appetite for the Unnatural 1 Ob Nixilis Reignited 2 Flaying Tendrils 2 Natural State 2 Pick the Brain 1 To the Slaughter 3 Transgress the Mind

Deal Another Hand

Jacky Wang's Black-Red Zombie Madness

GRAND PRIX PROVIDENCE 2016

Decklist Stats Sample Hand

Creature (22)

4 Cryptbreaker 2 Insolent Neonate 4 Scrapheap Scrounger 4 Prized Amalgam 4 Haunted Dead 4 Voldaren Pariah

Sorcery (4)

4 Cathartic Reunion

Instant (7)

2 Lightning Axe 4 Fiery Temper 1 Unlicensed Disintegration

Artifact (4)

4 Smuggler's Copter

Land (23)

10 Swamp 5 Mountain 4 Smoldering Marsh 4 Foreboding Ruins

60 Cards

Sideboard (15)

1 Lightning Axe 2 Unlicensed Disintegration 2 Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet 2 Liliana, the Last Hope 3 Distended Mindbender 2 Transgress the Mind 1 Key to the City 2 Collective Brutality

Deal Another Hand

Osyp Lebedowicz's Red-White Vehicles

GRAND PRIX PROVIDENCE 2016

Decklist Stats Sample Hand

Creature (24)

4 Thraben Inspector 4 Toolcraft Exemplar 4 Selfless Spirit 4 Veteran Motorist 4 Depala, Pilot Exemplar 2 Archangel Avacyn 2 Pia Nalaar

Sorcery (3)

3 Declaration in Stone

Instant (2)

2 Harnessed Lightning

Artifact (7)

4 Smuggler's Copter 3 Fleetwheel Cruiser

Land (24)

4 Inspiring Vantage 4 Needle Spires 6 Mountain 10 Plains

60 Cards

Sideboard (15)

1 Skysovereign, Consul Flagship 3 Gideon, Ally of Zendikar 1 Chandra, Torch of Defiance 2 Fragmentize 4 Galvanic Bombardment 2 Stasis Snare 2 Skywhaler's Shot

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Zachary Kiihne's White-Blue Flash

GRAND PRIX PROVIDENCE 2016

Decklist Stats Sample Hand

Planeswalker (4)

4 Gideon, Ally of Zendikar

Creature (22)

4 Thraben Inspector 4 Selfless Spirit 2 Rattlechains 4 Spell Queller 4 Reflector Mage 4 Archangel Avacyn

Instant (1)

1 Negate

Artifact (4)

4 Smuggler's Copter

Enchantment (4)

4 Stasis Snare

Land (25)

4 Port Town 4 Prairie Stream 6 Island 9 Plains 2 Westvale Abbey

60 Cards

Sideboard (15)

2 Negate 2 Fragmentize 2 Jace, Unraveler of Secrets 1 Fumigate 2 Gisela, the Broken Blade 2 Ceremonious Rejection 2 Declaration in Stone 2 Summary Dismissal

Deal Another Hand

Maxim Belanger's Black-Green Delirium

GRAND PRIX PROVIDENCE 2016

Decklist Stats Sample Hand

Planeswalker (4)

4 Liliana, the Last Hope

Creature (17)

1 Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet 3 Mindwrack Demon 2 Ishkanah, Grafwidow 1 Sylvan Advocate 1 Tireless Tracker 1 Verdurous Gearhulk 4 Grim Flayer 2 Filigree Familiar 1 Distended Mindbender 1 Emrakul, the Promised End

Sorcery (5)

1 Ruinous Path 4 Traverse the Ulvenwald

Instant (8)

3 Grasp of Darkness 2 Murder 3 Grapple with the Past

Enchantment (2)

2 Vessel of Nascency

Land (24)

4 Blooming Marsh 2 Evolving Wilds 6 Forest 4 Hissing Quagmire 8 Swamp

60 Cards

Sideboard (15)

1 Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet 1 Ishkanah, Grafwidow 2 Tireless Tracker 2 Appetite for the Unnatural 2 Gnarlwood Dryad 1 Lost Legacy 1 Nissa, Vital Force 1 Ob Nixilis Reignited 1 Pick the Brain 1 To the Slaughter 2 Transgress the Mind

Deal Another Hand

Dave Shiels' Black-Green Delirium - GP Providence, Top 8

GRAND PRIX PROVIDENCE 2016

Decklist Stats Sample Hand

Planeswalker (4)

4 Liliana, the Last Hope

Creature (14)

4 Grim Flayer 3 Ishkanah, Grafwidow 2 Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet 2 Pilgrim's Eye 1 Distended Mindbender 1 Emrakul, the Promised End 1 Tireless Tracker

Sorcery (6)

4 Traverse the Ulvenwald 2 Ruinous Path

Instant (8)

4 Grasp of Darkness 2 Murder 2 Grapple with the Past

Enchantment (4)

4 Vessel of Nascency

Land (24)

4 Blooming Marsh 4 Hissing Quagmire 2 Evolving Wilds 8 Swamp 6 Forest

60 Cards

Sideboard (15)

1 Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet 2 Tireless Tracker 2 To the Slaughter 2 Nissa, Vital Force 2 Pick the Brain 3 Transgress the Mind 1 Essence Extraction 1 Appetite for the Unnatural 1 Arborback Stomper

Deal Another Hand

Ian Bosley's Red-White Vehicles

GRAND PRIX PROVIDENCE 2016

Decklist Stats Sample Hand

Planeswalker (2)

2 Gideon, Ally of Zendikar

Creature (23)

4 Toolcraft Exemplar 4 Thraben Inspector 4 Selfless Spirit 4 Veteran Motorist 4 Depala, Pilot Exemplar 2 Pia Nalaar 1 Archangel Avacyn

Sorcery (3)

3 Declaration in Stone

Instant (2)

2 Harnessed Lightning

Artifact (6)

4 Smuggler's Copter 2 Fleetwheel Cruiser

Land (24)

10 Plains 6 Mountain 4 Inspiring Vantage 4 Needle Spires

60 Cards

Sideboard (15)

1 Gideon, Ally of Zendikar 1 Fleetwheel Cruiser 4 Galvanic Bombardment 3 Skywhaler's Shot 3 Weaver of Lightning 2 Chandra, Torch of Defiance 1 Skysovereign, Consul Flagship

Deal Another Hand

TOP 8 BRACKET

Quarterfinals

(1) Zachary Kiihne

(8) Wang Yichen, 2-1

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(4) Osyp Lebedowicz, 2-0

(5) Maxim Belanger

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(3) Seth Manfield, 2-0

(6) Dave Shiels

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(2) Jacky Wang, 2-1

(7) Ian Bosley

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Semifinals

(8) Wang Yichen, 2-0

(4) Osyp Lebedowicz

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(3) Seth Manfield, 2-1

(2) Jacky Wang

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Finals

(8) Wang Yichen, 2-0

(3) Seth Manfield

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TOP 8 PLAYERS

1st Place $10,000

Wang Yichen

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2nd Place $5,000

SETH MANFIELD

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3rd Place $2,500

Jacky Wang

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4th Place $2,500

OSYP LEBEDOWICZ

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5th Place $1,500

Zachary Kiihne

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6th Place $1,500

Maxim Belanger

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7th Place $1,500

DAVE SHIELS

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8th Place $1,500

Ian Bosley

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Grand Prix Providence 2016 Finals: Seth Manfield vs. Wang Yichen (Standard)

Grand Prix Providence 2016 Quarterfinals

Grand Prix Providence 2016 Finals: Seth Manfield vs. Wang Yichen (Standard)

Grand Prix Providence 2016 Semifinals

Grand Prix Providence 2016 Quarterfinals

Grand Prix Providence 2016: Round 15

Grand Prix Providence 2016: Round 14

Grand Prix Providence 2016: Round 13

Grand Prix Providence 2016: Round 12

Grand Prix Providence 2016: Round 11

Grand Prix Providence 2016: Round 10

Grand Prix Providence 2016: Round 9

Grand Prix Providence 2016: Round 8

Grand Prix Providence 2016: Round 7

Grand Prix Providence 2016: Round 6

Grand Prix Providence 2016: Round 5

Grand Prix Providence 2016: Round 4

Grand Prix Providence 2016: Round 3

Grand Prix Providence 2016: Round 2

Grand Prix Providence 2016: Round 1

PAIRINGS, RESULTS, AND STANDINGS

FINAL STANDINGS

Note: final standings reflect the number of players participating in the event, not the number of preregistered players.

PAIRINGS

DAY ONE: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

DAY TWO: 10 11 12 13 14 15

RESULTS

DAY ONE: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

DAY TWO: 10 11 12 13 14 15

STANDINGS

DAY ONE: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

DAY TWO: 10 11 12 13 14 15

FULL COVERAGE ARCHIVE

article GRAND PRIX PROVIDENCE 2016 October 23, 2016

Top 5 Moments

by Event Coverage Staff

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Finals: (3) Seth Manfield vs. Wang Yichen

by Corbin Hosler

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TOP 8 DECKLISTS

by Corbin Hosler

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by Marc Calderaro

There’s plenty of activity going on under the top tables, and many of these decks were one play, one game, one match, one tiebreaker off from the Top 8. There’s plenty of love in the Top 64...

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Top 8 Profiles

by Corbin Hosler

Learn more about Grand Prix Providence's Top 8 competitors—including who they are, what they’ve done in the game, and more—by taking a look through their profiles! Name: Osyp LebedowiczAge:...

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Statement Regarding the Disqualification of Oliver Tiu

by Event Coverage Staff

At the end of Round 15 at Grand Prix Providence, both Oliver Tiu and his opponent were disqualified for Bribery. Here is the official statement from Head Judge Steven Zwanger: "Just after the...

article GRAND PRIX PROVIDENCE 2016 October 23, 2016

Deck Tech: Four-Color Aggro with Julian Wildes

by Corbin Hosler

"I don't think I'm going to guess any card you'll play against me," Jon Stern lamented as Julian Wildes curved Attune with Aether into Voltaic Brawler into Spell Queller into Tamiyo, Field...

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Day 2 Archetype Breakdown

by Marc Calderaro

Sometimes we all get a little inventive—seeing that glimmer of inspiration. Last night, Corbin and I had a slight glisten in the eye to archetype the entire Day 2 field at Grand Prix Providence....

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Setting the Scene: Day 2 at Grand Prix Providence

by Corbin Hosler

More than 1,100 players arrived in Rhode Island to compete in Grand Prix Providence, but less than 400 have returned to battle on Sunday. By the end of six rounds today we'll have eight...

article GRAND PRIX PROVIDENCE 2016 October 22, 2016

The Undefeated – Grand Prix Providence

by Corbin Hosler

More than 1,100 players showed up to Grand Prix Providence with their sights set on the Top 8, and hopefully an undefeated finish on Day 1 on the way there. But when nine rounds of play concluded...

article GRAND PRIX PROVIDENCE 2016 October 22, 2016

Deck Tech: Exploring Magic (and Green-Blue Clues) with Chris Carpenter

by Corbin Hosler

Chris Carpenter came to Providence with a modest goal: win a match. A modest goal, to be sure. One that many players in the hall today at Grand Prix Providence take for granted, and one that...

article Grand Prix Providence October 22, 2016

Setting the Scene – Grand Prix Providence

by Corbin Hosler

More than 1,100 players turned up in Providence for the first crack at post-Pro Tour Kaladesh Standard. It's a wild format that is still in flux after the largest Pro Tour in history set the stage...

article GRAND PRIX PROVIDENCE 2016 October 22, 2016

Grand Prix Trial Decklists

by Corbin Hosler

Before the Grand Prix, there’s the tournaments before the tournament. The Grand Prix Trials run on Friday before the main event, awarding players byes in the tournament if they can take down a...

article GRAND PRIX PROVIDENCE 2016 October 22, 2016

FACT SHEET

by Wizards of the Coast

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