GRAND PRIX MADISON 2015

Pro Tour Hall of Fame player Raphaël Lévy took a more colorful road to victory at Grand Prix Madison, defeating 2014 Magic Online Champion Magnus Lantto in the finals.

GRAND PRIX MADISON 2015

TOP 8 COVERAGE

Raphaël Lévy picked up his fifth lifetime Grand Prix victory in Madison, taking down a Top 8 filled with competitors like fellow Pro Tour Hall of Fame member and fourth-ranked Paul Rietzl, two-time Grand Prix winner Samuel Pardee and, in the finals, the 2014 Magic Online Champion Magnus Lantto.

While devoid and other colorless cards become the breakout strategy in the two drafts to determine Top 8, Lévy's winning approach eschewed that for more colorful threats and answers. Throughout Sealed and Draft, three colors wasn't an unusual option to appear in action despite the clear preference for two-colors when it was possible. Lévy's last deck didn't feature any way to fix his mana but it didn't stop the power of his converge cards from clinching the win.

With the first hurdle of the Wisconsin the run complete all eyes looked forward to more action at Pro Tour Battle for Zendikar. With a fresh Grand Prix win under his belt, Lévy was just one of the many players eager to aim even higher the following weekend. Congratulations again to now five-time Grand Prix winner Raphaël Lévy, champion of Grand Prix Madison!

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DAY 2 COVERAGE

1,820 players started the day at Grand Prix Madison, and after nine rounds of Battle for Zendikar Sealed Deck just 205 have returned for the Sunday showdown. Leading off for the day were seven undefeated players: 2015 Magic Online Champion Magnus Lantto, Ashwin Ugale, Scott Markeson, Pro Tour Hall of Fame elect Willy Edel, Samuel Pardee, Patrick Kopp and Libang Yu.

With the first lessons of the Sealed format ringing out it’s time to turn our ears and eyes on Battle for Zendikar Draft. Two drafts – six rounds – stand between the 205 and a new Grand Prix Top 8. Join Randy Buehler, Rich Hagon and Marshall Sutcliffe watching Magic’s biggest names draft all day long on Twitch.tv/magic.

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DAY 1 COVERAGE

1,820 players started the day at Grand Prix Madison, and after nine rounds of Battle for Zendikar Sealed Deck just 205 will return for the Sunday showdown. Leading that pack are 7 undefeated players: 2015 Magic Online Champion Magnus Lantto, Ashwin Ugale, Scott Markeson, Pro Tour Hall of Fame elect Willy Edel, Samuel Pardee, Patrick Kopp and at 8-0-1 Libang Yu.

With the first lessons of the Sealed format ringing out it’s time to turn our ears and eyes on Battle for Zendikar Draft. You can join Randy Buehler, Rich Hagon and Marshall Sutcliffe watching some of Magic’s biggest names draft beginning at 9 AM CDT (10 AM EDT, 7 AM PDT, 4 PM CEST) on Twitch.tv/magic.

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FACT SHEET

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TOP 8 DECKLISTS

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Raphaël Lévy — Naya

Grand Prix Madison 2015

Decklist Stats Sample Hand

Creature (17)

1 Woodland Wanderer 1 Grovetender Druids 1 Dragonmaster Outcast 1 Ondu Greathorn 1 Kor Castigator 1 Oran-Rief Invoker 2 Makindi Patrol 1 Resolute Blademaster 3 Shadow Glider 1 Tajuru Beastmaster 1 Snapping Gnarlid 1 Cliffside Lookout 1 Stone Haven Medic 1 Territorial Baloth

Sorcery (3)

1 Earthen Arms 2 Sheer Drop

Instant (2)

1 Encircling Fissure 1 Infuse with the Elements

Enchantment (1)

1 Stasis Snare

Land (17)

3 Mountain 6 Forest 8 Plains

40 Cards

Sideboard (19)

1 Cliffside Lookout 1 Kalastria Healer 1 Ondu Champion 1 Tunneling Geopede 2 Swell of Growth 1 Retreat to Kazandu 1 Angelic Gift 1 Hedron Blade 1 Felidar Cub 1 Kitesail Scout 1 Grave Birthing 1 Crumble to Dust 1 Call the Scions 2 Inspired Charge 1 Wave-Wing Elemental 1 Volcanic Upheaval 1 Belligerent Whiptail

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Magnus Lantto - Blue-Red

Grand Prix Madison 2015

Decklist Stats Sample Hand

Creature (14)

2 Incubator Drone 1 Drowner of Hope 1 Blight Herder 1 Mist Intruder 1 Herald of Kozilek 1 Murk Strider 1 Valakut Invoker 1 Benthic Infiltrator 1 Deathless Behemoth 1 Tide Drifter 1 Kozilek's Channeler 1 Kozilek's Sentinel 1 Nettle Drone

Sorcery (3)

1 Rush of Ice 1 Clutch of Currents 1 Coastal Discovery

Instant (5)

1 Adverse Conditions 1 Scatter to the Winds 1 Spell Shrivel 1 Stonefury 1 Scour from Existence

Land (18)

10 Island 8 Mountain

40 Cards

Sideboard (19)

1 Blighted Fen 1 Mind Raker 1 Shadow Glider 1 Fortified Rampart 1 Silent Skimmer 1 Grave Birthing 1 Jaddi Offshoot 2 Mortuary Mire 1 Inspired Charge 1 Dominator Drone 1 Bone Splinters 1 Boiling Earth 1 Kalastria Nightwatch 1 Goblin War Paint 1 Valakut Predator 1 Salvage Drone 1 Angelic Gift 1 Akoum Stonewaker

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Jon Graham – White-Blue

Grand Prix Madison 2015

Decklist Stats Sample Hand

Creature (13)

1 Guardian of Tazeem 1 Incubator Drone 1 Makindi Patrol 1 Felidar Sovereign 1 Eldrazi Skyspawner 1 Benthic Infiltrator 1 Cloud Manta 2 Courier Griffin 2 Coralhelm Guide 1 Fortified Rampart 1 Stone Haven Medic

Sorcery (5)

2 Ondu Rising 3 Clutch of Currents

Instant (4)

2 Gideon's Reproach 1 Tandem Tactics 1 Adverse Conditions

Land (18)

2 Sandstone Bridge 1 Skyline Cascade 1 Blighted Steppe 8 Island 6 Plains

40 Cards

Sideboard (16)

1 Sandstone Bridge 1 Defiant Bloodlord 1 Rush of Ice 1 Silent Skimmer 2 Smite the Monstrous 1 Belligerent Whiptail 1 Hedron Blade 2 Reclaiming Vines 1 Roilmage's Trick 1 Malakir Familiar 1 Drana's Emissary 1 Valakut Invoker 1 Looming Spires 1 Lavastep Raider

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Joe Lavrenz — Four-Color

Grand Prix Madison 2015

Decklist Stats Sample Hand

Creature (11)

1 Skyrider Elf 1 Oran-Rief Invoker 2 Lifespring Druid 1 Ulamog's Despoiler 1 Halimar Tidecaller 1 Fathom Feeder 1 Tajuru Stalwart 1 Incubator Drone 1 Ulamog's Nullifier 1 Bane of Bala Ged

Sorcery (3)

1 Coastal Discovery 1 Seek the Wilds 1 Demon's Grasp

Instant (8)

1 Natural Connection 1 Unnatural Aggression 2 Anticipate 1 Grip of Desolation 1 Complete Disregard 1 Spell Shrivel 1 Horribly Awry

Land (18)

1 Blood Crypt 1 Sunken Hollow 1 Blighted Fen 6 Forest 5 Island 4 Swamp

40 Cards

Sideboard (16)

1 Unnatural Aggression 1 Rising Miasma 1 Inspired Charge 1 Blisterpod 2 Nirkana Assassin 1 Dampening Pulse 1 Cloud Manta 1 Mire's Malice 1 Ruin Processor 1 Valakut Predator 1 Kalastria Nightwatch 1 Culling Drone 1 Earthen Arms 1 Pathway Arrows 1 Bloodbond Vampire

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Paul Rietzl — Naya

Grand Prix Madison 2015

Decklist Stats Sample Hand

Creature (14)

1 Angelic Captain 1 Grovetender Druids 1 Veteran Warleader 1 Expedition Envoy 1 Kor Entanglers 1 Chasm Guide 1 Reckless Cohort 1 Shatterskull Recruit 1 Valakut Invoker 1 Greenwarden of Murasa 1 Oran-Rief Invoker 1 Tajuru Beastmaster 1 Tajuru Stalwart 1 Tajuru Warcaller

Sorcery (4)

1 Unified Front 1 Rolling Thunder 1 Seek the Wilds 1 Sylvan Scrying

Instant (5)

2 Outnumber 2 Stonefury 1 Natural Connection

Land (17)

1 Prairie Stream 8 Forest 6 Mountain 2 Plains

40 Cards

Sideboard (18)

1 Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger 1 Herald of Kozilek 1 Smite the Monstrous 2 Brilliant Spectrum 1 Prism Array 2 Kalastria Healer 1 Mind Raker 2 Nirkana Assassin 1 Smothering Abomination 1 Voracious Null 1 Goblin War Paint 1 Kozilek's Sentinel 1 Lavastep Raider 1 Broodhunter Wurm 1 Mortuary Mire

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Andrew Maine - Blue-Red

Grand Prix Madison 2015

Decklist Stats Sample Hand

Creature (13)

2 Mist Intruder 1 Breaker of Armies 1 Coralhelm Guide 1 Benthic Infiltrator 1 Ruin Processor 1 Bane of Bala Ged 2 Cryptic Cruiser 1 Murk Strider 1 Vestige of Emrakul 1 Incubator Drone 1 Makindi Sliderunner

Sorcery (2)

1 Ugin's Insight 1 Serpentine Spike

Instant (4)

1 Titan's Presence 1 Horribly Awry 1 Scour from Existence 1 Dispel

Artifact (1)

1 Hedron Archive

Enchantment (1)

1 Tightening Coils

Land (19)

1 Sanctum of Ugin 11 Island 7 Mountain

40 Cards

Sideboard (20)

1 Carrier Thrall 1 Sludge Crawler 1 Nirkana Assassin 2 Fortified Rampart 1 Unnatural Aggression 2 Kitesail Scout 2 Lavastep Raider 1 Ghostly Sentinel 1 Natural Connection 1 Rising Miasma 1 Territorial Baloth 1 Cliffside Lookout 1 Reclaiming Vines 1 Stone Haven Medic 1 Courier Griffin 1 Eldrazi Devastator 1 Seek the Wilds

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Samuel Pardee — Black-Red

Grand Prix Madison 2015

Decklist Stats Sample Hand

Creature (14)

1 Wasteland Strangler 2 Valakut Predator 1 Sludge Crawler 1 Belligerent Whiptail 2 Makindi Sliderunner 3 Nettle Drone 1 Carrier Thrall 1 Ondu Champion 1 Skitterskin 1 Kalastria Nightwatch

Sorcery (3)

2 Touch of the Void 1 Ruinous Path

Instant (3)

1 Complete Disregard 1 Outnumber 1 Turn Against

Enchantment (2)

2 Retreat to Valakut

Land (18)

1 Evolving Wilds 1 Blighted Gorge 9 Mountain 7 Swamp

40 Cards

Sideboard (18)

1 Sheer Drop 2 Reckless Cohort 2 Sure Strike 1 Boiling Earth 1 Seek the Wilds 2 Geyserfield Stalker 2 Volcanic Upheaval 1 Bloodbond Vampire 1 Valakut Invoker 1 Dutiful Return 1 Voracious Null 1 Zada, Hedron Grinder 1 Hedron Blade 1 Scythe Leopard

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Jeremy Dezani - Black-Green

Grand Prix Madison 2015

Decklist Stats Sample Hand

Creature (16)

1 Brood Monitor 1 Eyeless Watcher 1 Dominator Drone 2 Oran-Rief Invoker 2 Territorial Baloth 1 Endless One 1 Lifespring Druid 1 Catacomb Sifter 1 Plated Crusher 1 Murasa Ranger 1 Broodhunter Wurm 2 Void Attendant 1 Hagra Sharpshooter

Sorcery (2)

2 Bone Splinters

Instant (5)

1 Unnatural Aggression 1 Grip of Desolation 1 Complete Disregard 1 Swell of Growth 1 Natural Connection

Land (17)

1 Spawning Bed 9 Forest 7 Swamp

40 Cards

Sideboard (18)

1 Broodhunter Wurm 1 Cloud Manta 1 Infuse with the Elements 2 Earthen Arms 2 Dispel 2 Dutiful Return 1 Fathom Feeder 1 Vile Aggregate 1 Scour from Existence 2 Swarm Surge 1 Mind Raker 2 Kitesail Scout 1 Reclaiming Vines