979 players converged on Portland to play in the first Modern Grand Prix since the release of Dragon's Maze. Throughout the weekend, various versions of Jund, Junk, Robots, and Melira Pod really seemed to define the event. We saw decks like UWR Control and Living End at the top tables and throughout the Top 16, but in the end it was Scapeshift, Melira Pod, and Robots who made it to the elimination rounds.

The Top 16 for this event was absolutely stacked. Just the Top 8 featured Hall of Famer Zvi Mowshowitz as well as Paul Rietzl and Sam Pardee. If we take a step further back and look at the next eight, we see Jon Finkel, Andrew Cuneo, Patrick Sullivan, and Craig Wescoe as notable Pro Tour competitors, as well as Dave Shiels and Michael Simon who have been making their rounds on the Grand Prix Circuit.

In the end, it was Sam Pardee who took the event down, conquering Paul Rietzl in the quarterfinals, Dan Macdonald in the semifinals, and Joe Demestrio in the finals. This is the second Grand Prix Top 8 that Sam has earned with Melira Pod this season. Check out Sam's Melira Pod list as well as the rest of the Top 8 Decks below, or head over to DailyMTG.com for the official coverage for more information.

[Cardlist title=Melira Pod - Modern | Sam Pardee, Grand Prix Portland Champion]

• Lands (23)
• 3 Forest
• 3 Gavony Township
• 1 Godless Shrine
• 4 Misty Rainforest
• 2 Overgrown Tomb
• 3 Razorverge Thicket
• 1 Swamp
• 1 Temple Garden
• 4 Verdant Catacombs
• 1 Woodland Cemetery

• Creatures (28)
• 4 Birds of Paradise
• 1 Cartel Aristocrat
• 3 Deathrite Shaman
• 1 Eternal Witness
• 4 Kitchen Finks
• 2 Melira, Sylvok Outcast
• 2 Murderous Redcap
• 1 Orzhov Pontiff
• 1 Phyrexian Metamorph
• 1 Qasali Pridemage
• 1 Ranger of Eos
• 1 Reveillark
• 1 Spellskite
• 2 Viscera Seer
• 2 Voice of Resurgence
• 1 Wall of Roots

• Spells (9)
• 2 Abrupt Decay
• 4 Birthing Pod
• 3 Chord of Calling

• Sideboard (15)
• 1 Aven Mindcensor
• 2 Dismember
• 1 Harmonic Sliver
• 3 Lingering Souls
• 1 Linvala, Keeper of Silence
• 1 Obstinate Baloth
• 1 Shriekmaw
• 4 Thoughtseize
• 1 Voice of Resurgence

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[Cardlist title=Scapeshift - Modern | Joe Demestrio, 2nd Place Grand Prix Portland]

• Lands (26)
• 1 Breeding Pool
• 3 Forest
• 1 Island
• 2 Misty Rainforest
• 6 Mountain
• 4 Scalding Tarn
• 2 Steam Vents
• 4 Stomping Ground
• 3 Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle

• Creatures (10)
• 2 Obstinate Baloth
• 4 Primeval Titan
• 4 Sakura-Tribe Elder

• Spells (24)
• 3 Farseek
• 3 Izzet Charm
• 3 Prismatic Omen
• 4 Pyroclasm
• 3 Remand
• 4 Scapeshift
• 4 Search for Tomorrow

• Sideboard (15)
• 2 Combust
• 1 Dismember
• 2 Dispel
• 1 Firespout
• 1 Grafdigger's Cage
• 1 Izzet Charm
• 2 Obstinate Baloth
• 1 Remand
• 2 Sowing Salt
• 2 Spellskite

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[Cardlist title=Melira Pod - Modern | Matt Nass, Top 8 Grand Prix Portland]

• Lands (23)
• 3 Forest
• 3 Gavony Township
• 1 Godless Shrine
• 4 Misty Rainforest
• 2 Overgrown Tomb
• 3 Razorverge Thicket
• 1 Swamp
• 1 Temple Garden
• 4 Verdant Catacombs
• 1 Woodland Cemetery

• Creatures (28)
• 4 Birds of Paradise
• 1 Cartel Aristocrat
• 3 Deathrite Shaman
• 1 Eternal Witness
• 4 Kitchen Finks
• 2 Melira, Sylvok Outcast
• 2 Murderous Redcap
• 1 Orzhov Pontiff
• 1 Phyrexian Metamorph
• 1 Qasali Pridemage
• 1 Ranger of Eos
• 1 Reveillark
• 1 Spellskite
• 2 Viscera Seer
• 2 Voice of Resurgence
• 1 Wall of Roots

• Spells (9)
• 2 Abrupt Decay
• 4 Birthing Pod
• 3 Chord of Calling

• Sideboard (15)
• 1 Aven Mindcensor
• 2 Dismember
• 1 Harmonic Sliver
• 3 Lingering Souls
• 1 Linvala, Keeper of Silence
• 1 Obstinate Baloth
• 1 Shriekmaw
• 4 Thoughtseize
• 1 Voice of Resurgence

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[Cardlist title=Melira Pod - Modern | Dan Macdonald, Top 4 Grand Prix Portland]

• Lands (23)
• 3 Forest
• 3 Gavony Township
• 1 Godless Shrine
• 4 Misty Rainforest
• 2 Overgrown Tomb
• 3 Razorverge Thicket
• 1 Swamp
• 1 Temple Garden
• 4 Verdant Catacombs
• 1 Woodland Cemetery

• Creatures (29)
• 4 Birds of Paradise
• 1 Bloodthrone Vampire
• 3 Deathrite Shaman
• 1 Eternal Witness
• 4 Kitchen Finks
• 1 Linvala, Keeper of Silence
• 3 Melira, Sylvok Outcast
• 2 Murderous Redcap
• 1 Orzhov Pontiff
• 1 Phyrexian Metamorph
• 1 Qasali Pridemage
• 1 Ranger of Eos
• 1 Reveillark
• 1 Sin Collector
• 1 Spellskite
• 2 Viscera Seer
• 1 Wall of Roots

• Spells (9)
• 4 Birthing Pod
• 3 Chord of Calling
• 2 Thoughtseize

• Sideboard (15)
• 3 Abrupt Decay
• 1 Aven Mindcensor
• 2 Dismember
• 1 Harmonic Sliver
• 1 Kataki, War's Wage
• 3 Lingering Souls
• 1 Obstinate Baloth
• 1 Shriekmaw
• 2 Thoughtseize

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[Cardlist title=Robots - Modern | Zvi Mowshowitz, Top 4 Grand Prix Portland]

• Lands (16)
• 4 Blinkmoth Nexus
• 4 Darksteel Citadel
• 3 Glimmervoid
• 4 Inkmoth Nexus
• 1 Island

• Creatures (26)
• 4 Arcbound Ravager
• 3 Etched Champion
• 1 Master of Etherium
• 2 Memnite
• 4 Ornithopter
• 4 Signal Pest
• 4 Steel Overseer
• 4 Vault Skirge

• Spells (18)
• 4 Cranial Plating
• 2 Galvanic Blast
• 4 Mox Opal
• 4 Springleaf Drum
• 4 Thoughtcast

• Sideboard (15)
• 2 Ancient Grudge
• 2 Blood Moon
• 1 Galvanic Blast
• 1 Grafdigger's Cage
• 2 Spell Pierce
• 4 Spellskite
• 2 Thoughtseize
• 1 Whipflare

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[Cardlist title=Scapeshift- Modern | Mattia Rizzi, Top 8 Grand Prix Portland]

• Lands (25)
• 2 Breeding Pool
• 1 Flooded Grove
• 3 Forest
• 3 Island
• 4 Misty Rainforest
• 2 Mountain
• 4 Steam Vents
• 4 Stomping Ground
• 2 Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle

• Creatures (6)
• 4 Sakura-Tribe Elder
• 2 Snapcaster Mage

• Spells (29)
• 3 Cryptic Command
• 4 Farseek
• 2 Firespout
• 2 Izzet Charm
• 3 Lightning Bolt
• 4 Peer Through Depths
• 4 Remand
• 4 Scapeshift
• 3 Search for Tomorrow

• Sideboard (15)
• 2 Counterflux
• 1 Dispel
• 1 Lightning Bolt
• 2 Nature's Claim
• 1 Negate
• 4 Obstinate Baloth
• 2 Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir
• 2 Wurmcoil Engine

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[Cardlist title=Robots - Modern | Paul Rietzl, Top 8 Grand Prix Portland]

• Lands (16)
• 4 Blinkmoth Nexus
• 4 Darksteel Citadel
• 3 Glimmervoid
• 4 Inkmoth Nexus
• 1 Island

• Creatures (26)
• 4 Arcbound Ravager
• 3 Etched Champion
• 3 Memnite
• 4 Ornithopter
• 4 Signal Pest
• 4 Steel Overseer
• 4 Vault Skirge

• Spells (18)
• 4 Cranial Plating
• 2 Galvanic Blast
• 4 Mox Opal
• 4 Springleaf Drum
• 4 Thoughtcast

• Sideboard (15)
• 2 Ancient Grudge
• 2 Blood Moon
• 1 Galvanic Blast
• 1 Grafdigger's Cage
• 1 Relic of Progenitus
• 2 Spell Pierce
• 3 Spellskite
• 2 Thoughtseize
• 1 Whipflare

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[Cardlist title=UWR Geist - Modern | Orie Guo, Top 8 Grand Prix Portland]

• Lands (25)
• 4 Arid Mesa
• 4 Celestial Colonnade
• 1 Eiganjo Castle
• 1 Hallowed Fountain
• 2 Island
• 2 Mountain
• 1 Plain
• 2 Sacred Foundry
• 4 Scalding Tarn
• 2 Steam Vents
• 1 Sulfur Falls
• 1 Tectonic Edge

• Creatures (0)

• Spells (22)
• 2 Batterskull
• 1 Boros Charm
• 2 Electrolyze
• 1 Isochron Scepter
• 1 Izzet Charm
• 4 Lightning Bolt
• 4 Lightning Helix
• 2 Mana Tithe
• 3 Path to Exile
• 2 Remand

• Sideboard (15)
• 2 Aven Mindcensor
• 1 Baneslayer Angel
• 2 Counterflux
• 1 Damping Matrix
• 2 Runed Halo
• 1 Shadow of Doubt
• 1 Spellskite
• 2 Threads of Disloyalty
• 1 Wear // Tear
• 2 Wrath of God

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