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661 player showed up to battle at Grand Prix Charleston, and after 18 rounds of play, it was Jon Bolding and his Zombies hoisted the trophy. The Top 8 featured a number of notable players, like Gerry Thompson, Brian Eason, Reid Duke, and Pat Cox and the Top 16 was even more star-studded. There were a total of six unique archetypes in the Top 8 alone, and only 12 copies of [cardThragtusk[/card]. Does this mean the format is starting to shift?
Check out the Top 8 decklists below, and head over to the Official Coverage for lists from the Top 16! Congratulations again to Jon Bolding, the Grand Prix Charleston Champion!
[Cardlist Title=Jon Bolding's R/B Zombies, Top 8 Grand Prix Charleston]
- Lands (24)
- 4 Blood Crypt
- 4 Cavern of Souls
- 4 Dragonskull Summit
- 1 Mountain
- 4 Rakdos Guildgate
- 7 Swamp
- Creatures (26)
- 4 Diregraf Ghoul
- 4 Falkenrath Aristocrat
- 4 Geralf's Messenger
- 4 Gravecrawler
- 3 Hellrider
- 4 Knight of Infamy
- 3 Thundermaw Hellkite
- Spells (10)
- 2 Brimstone Volley
- 4 Searing Spear
- 2 Sign in Blood
- 2 Victim of Night
- Sideboard (15)
- 2 Appetite for Brains
- 3 Bonfire of the Damned
- 2 Cremate
- 3 Pillar of Flame
- 2 Underworld Connections
- 1 Victim of Night
- 2 Zealous Conscripts
[Cardlist Title=Brian Eason's Junk Tokens, Top 8 Grand Prix Charleston]
- Lands (23)
- 4 Forest
- 3 Gavony Township
- 3 Isolated Chapel
- 4 Overgrown Tomb
- 1 Plains
- 2 Sunpetal Grove
- 1 Swamp
- 4 Temple Garden
- 1 Vault of the Archangel
- Creatures (14)
- 3 Arbor Elf
- 4 Avacyn's Pilgrim
- 3 Borderland Ranger
- 4 Thragtusk
- Spells (18)
- 1 Collective Blessing
- 4 Intangible Virtue
- 4 Lingering Souls
- 3 Midnight Haunting
- 3 Selesnya Charm
- 1 Sever the Bloodline
- 2 Ultimate Price
- Planeswalkers (5)
- 1 Garruk Relentless
- 2 Garruk, Primal Hunter
- 2 Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
- Sideboard (15)
- 3 Centaur Healer
- 1 Garruk Relentless
- 1 Garruk, Primal Hunter
- 1 Intrepid Hero
- 3 Rest in Peace
- 2 Restoration Angel
- 1 Sever the Bloodline
- 1 Sigarda, Host of Herons
- 1 Slayer of the Wicked
- 1 Ultimate Price
[Cardlist Title=Matt Keene's R/B Zombies, Top 8 Grand Prix Charleston]
- Lands (23)
- 4 Blood Crypt
- 3 Cavern of Souls
- 4 Dragonskull Summit
- 4 Rakdos Guildgate
- 8 Swamp
- Creatures (23)
- 4 Diregraf Ghoul
- 4 Falkenrath Aristocrat
- 4 Geralf's Messenger
- 4 Gravecrawler
- 4 Knight of Infamy
- 3 Rakdos Cackler
- Spells (14)
- 3 Brimstone Volley
- 4 Bump in the Night
- 4 Searing Spear
- 3 Sign in Blood
- Sideboard (15)
- 4 Appetite for Brains
- 2 Murder
- 4 Pillar of Flame
- 2 Rakdos Charm
- 3 Vampire Nighthawk
[Cardlist Title=Peter Kelley's G/W Humans, Top 8 Grand Prix Charleston"]
- Lands (20)
- 3 Cavern of Souls
- 3 Forest
- 1 Gavony Township
- 5 Plains
- 4 Sunpetal Grove
- 4 Temple Garden
- Creatures (35)
- 4 Avacyn's Pilgrim
- 4 Champion of the Parish
- 4 Doomed Traveler
- 3 Fencing Ace
- 4 Judge's Familiar
- 4 Knight of Glory
- 4 Mayor of Avabruck
- 3 Silverblade Paladin
- 1 Sublime Archangel
- 4 Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
- Spells (5)
- 4 Rancor
- 1 Selesnya Charm
- Sideboard (15)
- 4 Dryad Militant
- 2 Elite Inquisitor
- 2 Faith's Shield
- 2 Fiend Hunter
- 2 Nevermore
- 1 Selesnya Charm
- 2 Sundering Growth
[Cardlist Title=Gerry Thompson's UW Flash, Top 8 Grand Prix Charleston]
- Lands (25)
- 1 Azorius Guildgate
- 3 Cavern of Souls
- 4 Glacial Fortress
- 4 Hallowed Fountain
- 8 Island
- 2 Moorland Haunt
- 3 Plains
- Creatures (12)
- 1 Angel of Serenity
- 4 Augur of Bolas
- 4 Restoration Angel
- 3 Snapcaster Mage
- Spells (23)
- 4 Azorius Charm
- 2 Dissipate
- 2 Rewind
- 2 Runechanter's Pike
- 2 Sphinx's Revelation
- 2 Syncopate
- 3 Think Twice
- 4 Thought Scour
- 2 Unsummon
- Sideboard (15)
- 1 Angel of Serenity
- 2 Clone
- 1 Cyclonic Rift
- 1 Detention Sphere
- 1 Dispel
- 1 Negate
- 3 Rest in Peace
- 2 Righteous Blow
- 3 Supreme Verdict
[Cardlist Title=Reid Duke's Bant Control, Top 8 Grand Prix Charleston]
- Lands (26)
- 2 Cavern of Souls
- 4 Glacial Fortress
- 2 Hallowed Fountain
- 4 Hinterland Harbor
- 3 Island
- 1 Nephalia Drownyard
- 1 Overgrown Tomb
- 1 Plains
- 4 Sunpetal Grove
- 4 Temple Garden
- Creatures (5)
- 1 Restoration Angel
- 4 Thragtusk
- Spells (28)
- 2 Amass the Components
- 2 Azorius Charm
- 1 Detention Sphere
- 4 Dissipate
- 1 Elixir of Immortality
- 4 Farseek
- 1 Ground Seal
- 1 Pithing Needle
- 4 Sphinx's Revelation
- 4 Supreme Verdict
- 4 Think Twice
- Planeswalkers (1)
- 1 Tamiyo, the Moon Sage
- Sideboard (15)
- 3 Centaur Healer
- 1 Detention Sphere
- 1 Dispel
- 1 Jace, Memory Adept
- 2 Negate
- 1 Pithing Needle
- 2 Rest in Peace
- 2 Sigarda, Host of Herons
- 2 Terminus
[Cardlist Title=Pat Cox's U/W Flash, Top 8 Grand Prix Charleston]
- Lands (24)
- 1 Cavern of Souls
- 4 Glacial Fortress
- 4 Hallowed Fountain
- 9 Island
- 2 Moorland Haunt
- 4 Plains
- Creatures (13)
- 4 Augur of Bolas
- 4 Restoration Angel
- 4 Snapcaster Mage
- 1 Talrand, Sky Summoner
- Spells (23)
- 4 Azorius Charm
- 2 Dissipate
- 2 Essence Scatter
- 2 Rewind
- 2 Runechanter's Pike
- 2 Sphinx's Revelation
- 1 Supreme Verdict
- 1 Think Twice
- 4 Thought Scour
- 3 Unsummon
- Sideboard (15)
- 1 Cavern of Souls
- 1 Detention Sphere
- 1 Dispel
- 2 Faith's Shield
- 1 Negate
- 3 Rest in Peace
- 2 Supreme Verdict
- 2 Talrand, Sky Summoner
- 2 Tamiyo, the Moon Sage
[Cardlist Title=Morgan Chang's 4C Reanimator, Top 8 Grand Prix Charleston]
- Lands (24)
- 4 Cavern of Souls
- 1 Drowned Catacomb
- 1 Forest
- 2 Glacial Fortress
- 4 Hallowed Fountain
- 4 Hinterland Harbor
- 2 Overgrown Tomb
- 2 Sunpetal Grove
- 4 Temple Garden
- Creatures (18)
- 3 Angel of Serenity
- 2 Centaur Healer
- 1 Craterhoof Behemoth
- 4 Deathrite Shaman
- 4 Restoration Angel
- 4 Thragtusk
- Spells (18)
- 4 Farseek
- 4 Forbidden Alchemy
- 2 Lingering Souls
- 4 Tracker's Instincts
- 4 Unburial Rites
- Sideboard (15)
- 2 Abrupt Decay
- 1 Acidic Slime
- 1 Centaur Healer
- 1 Craterhoof Behemoth
- 1 Detention Sphere
- 2 Evil Twin
- 1 Increasing Confusion
- 2 Ray of Revelation
- 1 Sigarda, Host of Herons
- 3 Supreme Verdict
