This weekend 400 of the world's best Magicians gathered in Washington, D.C. to battle for supremacy in Modern and Fate Reforged Limited. There were a ton of very interesting stories at this Pro Tour. Jon Finkel put up a tenth place finish, with Sam Black, Yuuki Ichikawa, David Ochoa, and Andrew Cuneo also putting up Top 25 finishes. But when the dust settled, only eight players can step onto the Sunday stage. Eric Froehlich in his fourth Pro Tour Top 8. Lee Shi Tian in his third consecutive Top 8 of a Modern Pro Tour in as many tries. Hall of Famer Jelger Wiegersma; three-time Grand Prix Champion Seth Manfield; Jacob Wilson in his second consecutive Modern Pro Tour Top 8; Jesse Hamptom in his second Pro Tour Top 8. The Top 8 is rounded out by newcomers Antonio Del Moral León and Justin Cohen.

In the first round, we saw the triumph of the combo decks. Justin Cohen with Amulet Bloom defeats Seth Manfield with Burn. Jesse Hampton defeats Eric Froehlich in the Abzan mirror. Antonio Del Moral León with Splinter Twin defeats Jacob Wilson with Abzan. Jelger Wiegersma defeats Lee Shi Tian with Burn.

In the semifinals, Justin Cohen edged out Jesse Hampton using the transformational sideboard plan he developed with roommate Sam Black while Antion Del Moral León defeated Jelger Wiegersma in a blazingly fast Splinter Twin mirror.

In the finals, Cohen took a quick game one in just four turns off of double Amulet of Vigor. Antonio battled back in the next game with a Blood Moon backed by the Splinter Twin combo. The games that followed featured tight games where Cohen came dangerously close to getting out of hand, but Moral León was able to use Deceiver Exarch, counterspells, and Vendilion Clique to contain the opposing combo deck and take the title.

Congratulations to Antonion Del Moral León, champion of Pro Tour Fate Reforged.

Blue-Red Splinter Twin - Modern | Antonio Del Moral Leon, Pro Tour Fate Reforged Champion

• Creatures (11)
• 3 Snapcaster Mage
• 2 Vendilion Clique
• 4 Deceiver Exarch
• 2 Pestermite

• Spells (25)
• 4 Splinter Twin
• 1 Peek
• 1 Dispel
• 2 Electrolyze
• 2 Spell Snare
• 2 Cryptic Command
• 4 Remand
• 1 Flame Slash
• 4 Lightning Bolt
• 4 Serum Visions

• Lands (24)
• 4 Misty Rainforest
• 4 Scalding Tarn
• 4 Sulfur Falls
• 1 Stomping Ground
• 3 Steam Vents
• 1 Desolate Lighthouse
• 1 Tectonic Edge
• 1 Mountain
• 5 Island

• Sideboard (15)
• 1 Dispel
• 1 Flame Slash
• 2 Keranos, God of Storms
• 2 Blood Moon
• 2 Spellskite
• 1 Negate
• 1 Ancient Grudge
• 1 Pyroclasm
• 1 Threads of Disloyalty
• 1 Jace, Architect of Thought
• 1 Shatterstorm
• 1 Anger of the Gods

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[Cardlist title=Amulet Bloom - Modern | Justin Cohen, Top 8 Pro Tour Fate Reforged Runner-Up]

• Creatures (7)
• 4 Primeval Titan
• 1 Simian Spirit Guide
• 2 Azusa, Lost but Seeking

• Spells (26)
• 4 Serum Visions
• 4 Ancient Stirrings
• 4 Summer Bloom
• 4 Summoner's Pact
• 2 Pact of Negation
• 1 Slaughter Pact
• 4 Amulet of Vigor
• 3 Hive Mind

• Lands (27)
• 1 Khalni Garden
• 1 Vesuva
• 1 Slayers' Stronghold
• 1 Boros Garrison
• 1 Sunhome, Fortress of the Legion
• 1 Radiant Fountain
• 1 Tendo Ice Bridge
• 1 Mana Confluence
• 1 Forest
• 1 Golgari Rot Farm
• 1 Selesnya Sanctuary
• 4 Gemstone Mine
• 3 Tolaria West
• 3 Gruul Turf
• 4 Simic Growth Chamber
• 2 Cavern of Souls

• Sideboard (15)
• 3 Leyline of Sanctity
• 2 Thragtusk
• 1 Hornet Queen
• 2 Firespout
• 1 Pyroclasm
• 1 Nature's Claim
• 1 Seal of Primordium
• 1 Swan Song
• 1 Ghost Quarter
• 1 Sigarda, Host of Herons
• 1 Wurmcoil Engine

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Blue-Red Splinter Twin - Modern | Jelger Wiegersma, Pro Tour Fate Reforged Top 4

• Creatures (10)
• 4 Snapcaster Mage
• 4 Deceiver Exarch
• 2 Pestermite

• Spells (27)
• 4 Serum Visions
• 2 Sleight of Hand
• 3 Remand
• 2 Mana Leak
• 2 Spell Snare
• 3 Cryptic Command
• 4 Lightning Bolt
• 1 Electrolyze
• 4 Splinter Twin
• 2 Blood Moon

• Lands (23)
• 1 Mountain
• 10 Island
• 3 Steam Vents
• 1 Breeding Pool
• 4 Scalding Tarn
• 2 Misty Rainforest
• 2 Flooded Strand

• Sideboard (15)
• 1 Blood Moon
• 3 Ancient Grudge
• 2 Dispel
• 2 Anger of the Gods
• 2 Batterskull
• 1 Vedalken Shackles
• 1 Vendilion Clique
• 1 Engineered Explosives
• 1 Nature's Claim
• 1 Wurmcoil Engine

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Abzan Midrange - Modern | Jesse Hampton, Pro Tour Fate Reforged Top 4

• Creatures (12)
• 2 Tasigur, the Golden Fang
• 4 Siege Rhino
• 4 Tarmogoyf
• 2 Scavenging Ooze

• Spells (23)
• 4 Lingering Souls
• 4 Liliana of the Veil
• 4 Abrupt Decay
• 4 Thoughtseize
• 3 Inquisition of Kozilek
• 1 Maelstrom Pulse
• 1 Dismember
• 2 Path to Exile

• Lands (25)
• 4 Windswept Heath
• 2 Marsh Flats
• 4 Verdant Catacombs
• 2 Stirring Wildwood
• 2 Overgrown Tomb
• 1 Godless Shrine
• 1 Twilight Mire
• 1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1 Vault of the Archangel
• 1 Temple Garden
• 2 Treetop Village
• 2 Swamp
• 1 Forest
• 1 Plains

• Sideboard (15)
• 1 Scavenging Ooze
• 1 Path to Exile
• 3 Aven Mindcensor
• 2 Fulminator Mage
• 1 Feed the Clan
• 1 Sorin, Solemn Visitor
• 2 Damnation
• 3 Stony Silence
• 1 Batterskull

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Red-White Burn - Modern | Seth Manfield, Pro Tour Fate Reforged Top 8

• Creatures (13)
• 4 Monastery Swiftspear
• 4 Goblin Guide
• 4 Eidolon of the Great Revel
• 1 Grim Lavamancer

• Spells (28)
• 4 Lightning Bolt
• 4 Rift Bolt
• 4 Skullcrack
• 4 Searing Blaze
• 4 Boros Charm
• 4 Lava Spike
• 2 Shard Volley
• 2 Lightning Helix

• Lands (19)
• 4 Arid Mesa
• 4 Wooded Foothills
• 3 Sacred Foundry
• 2 Mountain
• 1 Bloodstained Mire
• 1 Stomping Ground
• 4 Scalding Tarn

• Sideboard (15)
• 1 Lightning Helix
• 4 Destructive Revelry
• 3 Kor Firewalker
• 3 Molten Rain
• 2 Deflecting Palm
• 2 Path to Exile

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Abzan Midrange - Modern | Jacob Wilson, Pro Tour Fate Reforged Top 8

• Creatures (27)
• 4 Noble Hierarch
• 4 Birds of Paradise
• 4 Voice of Resurgence
• 2 Qasali Pridemage
• 3 Kitchen Finks
• 3 Loxodon Smiter
• 4 Siege Rhino
• 3 Wilt-Leaf Liege

• Spells (10)
• 4 Lingering Souls
• 2 Thoughtseize
• 4 Path to Exile

• Lands (23)
• 3 Gavony Township
• 3 Forest
• 1 Swamp
• 1 Plains
• 3 Razorverge Thicket
• 1 Godless Shrine
• 1 Overgrown Tomb
• 1 Temple Garden
• 4 Verdant Catacombs
• 4 Windswept Heath
• 1 Marsh Flats

• Sideboard (15)
• 2 Thoughtseize
• 2 Chalice of the Void
• 2 Fracturing Gust
• 1 Relic of Progenitus
• 1 Stony Silence
• 1 Zealous Persecution
• 2 Sword of War and Peace
• 1 Ajani, Mentor of Heroes
• 1 Rule of Law
• 1 Slaughter Pact
• 1 Leyline of Sanctity

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Red-White Burn - Modern | Lee Shi Tian, Pro Tour Fate Reforged Top 8

• Creatures (14)
• 4 Goblin Guide
• 4 Monastery Swiftspear
• 2 Grim Lavamancer
• 4 Eidolon of the Great Revel

• Spells (26)
• 4 Lightning Bolt
• 4 Lava Spike
• 2 Shard Volley
• 4 Boros Charm
• 3 Lightning Helix
• 2 Skullcrack
• 3 Searing Blaze
• 4 Rift Bolt

• Lands (20)
• 4 Scalding Tarn
• 4 Bloodstained Mire
• 4 Wooded Foothills
• 1 Arid Mesa
• 3 Sacred Foundry
• 3 Mountain
• 1 Stomping Ground

• Sideboard (15)
• 2 Skullcrack
• 1 Searing Blaze
• 3 Kor Firewalker
• 3 Smash to Smithereens
• 3 Destructive Revelry
• 3 Molten Rain

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Abzan Midrange? Modern | Eric Froelich - Top 8 Pro Tour Fate Reforged

• Creatures (15)
• 3 Noble Hierarch
• 4 Tarmogoyf
• 2 Scavenging Ooze
• 4 Siege Rhino
• 2 Tasigur, the Golden Fang

• Planeswalkers (3)
• 3 Liliana of the Veil

• Spells (18)
• 4 Lingering Souls
• 3 Thoughtseize
• 3 Inquisition of Kozilek
• 3 Path to Exile
• 3 Abrupt Decay
• 1 Dismember
• 1 Batterskull

• Lands (24)
• 4 Verdant Catacombs
• 4 Marsh Flats
• 1 Windswept Heath
• 2 Overgrown Tomb
• 1 Temple Garden
• 1 Godless Shrine
• 1 Forest
• 1 Plains
• 2 Swamp
• 2 Treetop Village
• 2 Twilight Mire
• 2 Gavony Township
• 1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth

• Sideboard (15)
• 1 Liliana of the Veil
• 1 Batterskull
• 2 Zealous Persecution
• 4 Fulminator Mage
• 1 Creeping Corrosion
• 2 Stony Silence
• 2 Leyline of Sanctity
• 1 Timely Reinforcements
• 1 Choke

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