After three days and nineteen rounds of Magic, a champion has been crowned. This weekend was incredible for some of the titans of the game. We saw a diverse Standard format that was dominated by Dig Through Time, Thoughtseize, and Sylvan Caryatid with an exciting splash of combo in the form of Jeskai Ascendancy. We saw draft strategies ranging from two color aggro to five color morphs. We saw an incredibly tense final few rounds with many great players in the hunt for a Sunday appearance, including performances by the likes of Owen Turtenwald, Ben Stark, Andrew Cuneo, despite them falling just short of the elimination rounds.

We saw some incredible Magic on Friday and Saturday, but Sunday certainly didn't disappoint either. The Top 8 featured two Pro Tour Champions, Ivan Floch and Shaun McLaren, as well as two-time Player of the Year Yuuya Watanabe and Lee Shi Tian in his third Top 8 . The rising Brazilian star Thiago Saporito and Pro Tour fixture Ari Lax both put up their first Top 8 appearances. The Top 8 was rounded out by long-time player Mike Sigrist and Ondrej Strasky.

In the games, we saw Abzan and Jeskai midrange dominate the more polarized decks in the Top 8. The Combo and Control decks were knocked out in the quarterfinals, leaving Ari Lax, Thiago Saporito, and Mike Sigrist with their mess Siege Rhinos and Shaun McLaren with his Mantis Riders. What really dominated these matches were the powerful sideboard plans that Lax and McLaren brought to the table; each having powerful, flexible, and high-impact solutions to the matches they were playing. Ari had the ability to just go over the top of his midrange matchups with additional Planeswalkers and a devastating Duneblast while McLaren had the ability to trim his less impactful Goblin Rabblemasters in favor of Dissolve, sweepers, and Keranos, God of Storms.

In the end, Shaun McLaren and Ari Lax squared off in the finals. The first game ended in short order as McLaren stumbled on colored mana and Lax chained together multiple Siege Rhinos. In the second game, McLaren was able to punish Lax for his lands which were alternately painful and entered the battlefield tapped, and aggro him out before he could really get out of the gates.

In the third game, Ari was able to get out ahead of McLaren with a Sylvan Caryatid into multiple Siege Rhino. McLaren tried to slow the game down so that his Keranos could take over, but Ari's Ajani, Mentor of Heroes and Sorin, Solemn Visitor were enough to close the game out. In the fourth and final game, Shaun McLaren was able to put Ari to one with a flurry of burn spells, but a timely Siege Rhino off the top for Lax into Wingmate Roc was able to put him out of reach just long enough.

Congratulations to Ari Lax, Champion of Pro Tour Khans of Tarkir.

Check out the Top 8 decks below, or head over the official coverage page for more information about the event.

[Cardlist title= Abzan Midrange - Khans of Tarkir Standard | Ari Lax,Pro Tour Khans of Tarkir]

• Lands (24)
• 3 Forest
• 2 Plains
• 4 Windswept Heath
• 4 Temple of Malady
• 4 Sandsteppe Citadel
• 2 Llanowar Wastes
• 2 Caves of Koilos
• 1 Mana Confluence
• 1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1 Temple of Silence

• Creatures (16)
• 2 Elvish Mystic
• 4 Sylvan Caryatid
• 4 Courser of Kruphix
• 2 Wingmate Roc
• 4 Siege Rhino

• Spells (20)
• 4 Abzan Charm
• 3 Hero's Downfall
• 2 Utter End
• 2 Sorin, Solemn Visitor
• 2 Ajani, Mentor of Heroes
• 3 Elspeth, Sun's Champion
• 4 Thoughtseize

• Sideboard (15)
• 1 End Hostilities
• 1 Duneblast
• 1 Mass Calcify
• 3 Drown in Sorrow
• 3 Bile Blight
• 2 Murderous Cut
• 1 Unravel the Æther
• 1 Liliana Vess
• 2 Nissa, Worldwaker

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[Cardlist title= Jeskai Wins - Khans of Tarkir Standard | Shaun McLaren, Finalist Pro Tour Khans of Tarkir]

• Lands (25)
• 4 Temple of Epiphany
• 4 Mystic Monastery
• 4 Temple of Triumph
• 2 Shivan Reef
• 1 Battlefield Forge
• 4 Flooded Strand
• 2 Island
• 1 Plains
• 3 Mountain

• Creatures (9)
• 1 Seeker of the Way
• 4 Goblin Rabblemaster
• 4 Mantis Rider

• Spells (26)
• 4 Lightning Strike
• 4 Magma Jet
• 2 Banishing Light
• 4 Jeskai Charm
• 2 Anger of the Gods
• 4 Stoke the Flames
• 2 Sarkhan, the Dragonspeaker
• 4 Dig Through Time

• Sideboard (15)
• 2 Anger of the Gods
• 2 End Hostilities
• 2 Keranos, God of Storms
• 3 Dissolve
• 1 Disdainful Stroke
• 2 Negate
• 1 Phyrexian Revoker
• 2 Erase

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Abzan Midrange? Khans of Tarkir Standard | Thiago Saporito, Top 4 Pro Tour Khans of Tarkir

• Creatures (21)
• 4 Fleecemane Lion
• 4 Sylvan Caryatid
• 4 Courser of Kruphix
• 1 Anafenza, the Foremost
• 4 Siege Rhino
• 4 Wingmate Roc

• Spells (14)
• 1 Drown in Sorrow
• 1 Thoughtseize
• 4 Hero's Downfall
• 2 Bile Blight
• 3 Abzan Charm
• 1 Whip of Erebos
• 2 Sorin, Solemn Visitor

• Lands (25)
• 1 Temple of Malady
• 4 Temple of Silence
• 1 Temple of Plenty
• 4 Llanowar Wastes
• 4 Windswept Heath
• 4 Sandsteppe Citadel
• 2 Plains
• 2 Forest
• 1 Swamp
• 1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1 Mana Confluence

• Sideboard (15)
• 1 Anafenza, the Foremost
• 3 Thoughtseize
• 4 End Hostilities
• 1 Agent of Erebos
• 1 Erase
• 1 Utter End
• 1 Back to Nature
• 2 Elspeth, Sun's Champion
• 1 Stain the Mind

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Abzan Aggro ? Khans of Tarkir Standard | Mike Sigrist, Top 4 Pro Tour Khans of Tarkir

• Creatures (21)
• 4 Fleecemane Lion
• 4 Rakshasa Deathdealer
• 2 Heir of the Wilds
• 3 Anafenza, the Foremost
• 4 Herald of Torment
• 4 Siege Rhino

• Spells (15)
• 3 Abzan Charm
• 4 Hero's Downfall
• 4 Thoughtseize
• 1 Ulcerate
• 3 Sorin, Solemn Visitor

• Lands (24)
• 1 Plains
• 2 Forest
• 4 Windswept Heath
• 2 Llanowar Wastes
• 2 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 4 Caves of Koilos
• 4 Temple of Malady
• 1 Temple of Silence
• 4 Sandsteppe Citadel

• Sideboard (15)
• 1 Silence the Believers
• 2 Erase
• 3 Bile Blight
• 3 Drown in Sorrow
• 2 Despise
• 1 Whip of Erebos
• 2 Wingmate Roc
• 1 Ajani, Mentor of Heroes

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Jeskai Wins ? Khans of Tarkir Standard | Yuuya Watanabe, Top 8 Pro Tour Khans of Tarkir

• Lands (24)
• 3 Battlefield Forge
• 3 Flooded Strand
• 2 Island
• 3 Mountain
• 4 Mystic Monastery
• 2 Plains
• 3 Shivan Reef
• 4 Temple of Triumph

• Creatures (15)
• 4 Seeker of the Way
• 4 Goblin Rabblemaster
• 4 Mantis Rider
• 3 Brimaz, King of Oreskos

• Spells (21)
• 2 Gods Willing
• 4 Lightning Strike
• 4 Magma Jet
• 4 Jeskai Charm
• 4 Stoke the Flames
• 3 Sarkhan, the Dragonspeaker

• Sideboard (15)
• 1 Gods Willing
• 3 Magma Spray
• 3 Disdainful Stroke
• 4 Suspension Field
• 2 Prognostic Sphinx
• 1 Chandra, Pyromaster
• 1 Elspeth, Sun's Champion

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[Cardlist Title= Umbrella Revolution (Jeskai Ascendancy) ? Khans of Tarkir Standard | Lee Shi Tian, Top 8 Pro Tour Khans of Tarkir]

• Lands (22)
• 4 Mana Confluence
• 2 Frontier Bivouac
• 2 Temple of Abandon
• 2 Temple of Mystery
• 2 Temple of Plenty
• 2 Yavimaya Coast
• 2 Wooded Foothills
• 2 Flooded Strand
• 1 Mountain
• 1 Forest
• 1 Island
• 1 Plains

• Creatures (11)
• 3 Kiora's Follower
• 4 Rattleclaw Mystic
• 4 Sylvan Caryatid

• Spells (27)
• 4 Commune with the Gods
• 3 Tormenting Voice
• 2 Twinflame
• 4 Retraction Helix
• 3 Dig Through Time
• 4 Dragon Mantle
• 4 Jeskai Ascendancy
• 2 Briber's Purse
• 1 Nissa, Worldwaker

• Sideboard (15)
• 4 Savage Knuckleblade
• 2 Polukranos, World Eater
• 3 Arc Lightning
• 3 Lightning Strike
• 3 Swan Song

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[Cardlist title= UB Control ? Khans of Tarkir Standard | Ivan Floch, Top 8 Pro Tour Khans of Tarkir]

• Lands (27)
• 4 Dismal Backwater
• 4 Temple of Deceit
• 4 Polluted Delta
• 4 Island
• 4 Swamp
• 2 Bloodstained Mire
• 1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1 Temple of Malady
• 1 Temple of Mystery
• 2 Flooded Strand

• Creatures (4)
• 4 Prognostic Sphinx

• Spells (29)
• 4 Dig Through Time
• 4 Dissolve
• 4 Disdainful Stroke
• 4 Despise
• 4 Hero's Downfall
• 3 Bile Blight
• 2 Drown in Sorrow
• 2 Thoughtseize
• 2 Silence the Believers

• Sideboard (15)
• 1 Bile Blight
• 2 Drown in Sorrow
• 1 Thoughtseize
• 1 Silence the Believers
• 3 Clever Impersonator
• 2 Negate
• 2 Returned Phalanx
• 1 Pharika's Cure
• 1 Pearl Lake Ancient
• 1 Set Adrift

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[Cardlist title= Jeskai Wins ? Khans of Tarkir Standard | Ondrej Strasky, Top 8 Pro Tour Khans of Tarkir]

• Lands (24)
• 3 Mountain
• 2 Island
• 1 Plains
• 3 Flooded Strand
• 4 Mystic Monastery
• 2 Temple of Epiphany
• 3 Temple of Triumph
• 3 Battlefield Forge
• 3 Shivan Reef

• Creatures (17)
• 4 Seeker of the Way
• 4 Mantis Rider
• 4 Hushwing Gryff
• 3 Ashcloud Phoenix
• 2 Stormbreath Dragon

• Spells (19)
• 4 Magma Jet
• 4 Lightning Strike
• 4 Jeskai Charm
• 4 Stoke the Flames
• 3 Banishing Light

• Sideboard (15)
• 3 Magma Spray
• 2 Anger of the Gods
• 3 Disdainful Stroke
• 1 Gainsay
• 3 Prognostic Sphinx
• 3 Suspension Field

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