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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October 12 2015
Top 5 Cards
by Adam Styborski
Capturing a weekend of tales and battles is impossible with just a handful of cards, but the five from Grand Prix Madison cover the beginnings of the lessons from Sealed Deck and Draft. Catch up...
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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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October 11 2015
A Week in Wisconsin
by Corbin Hosler
It began across the world. The Battle for Zendikar was joined, with Zendikari and Eldrazi battling for supremacy across the plane. More locally, in game stores and kitchen tables, players began to...
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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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