News

Alex Bianchi Takes Down Grand Prix Pittsburgh

We are extremely proud that one of our long-time writers, Alex Bianchi, took down the latest Modern Grand Prix this past weekend with Jeskai Twin. Bianchi has been a dedicated grinder with a reputation for being a solid control player for a number of years now and it was awesome to witness his first breakthrough performance on the Grand Prix circuit.

Here was his weapon of choice:

Jeskai Twin – Alex Bianchi

[deck]
[Lands]
1 Cascade Bluffs
3 Celestial Colonnade
4 Flooded Strand
1 Hallowed Fountain
3 Island
1 Mountain
1 Plains
1 Sacred Foundry
4 Scalding Tarn
3 Steam Vents
1 Sulfur Falls
[/Lands]
[Spells]
1 Cryptic Command
1 Dispel
1 Electrolyze
4 Lightning Bolt
4 Path to Exile
3 Remand
4 Serum Visions
2 Spell Snare
3 Splinter Twin
[/Spells]
[Creatures]
4 Deceiver Exarch
1 Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker
1 Pestermite
2 Restoration Angel
4 Snapcaster Mage
1 Vendilion Clique
1 Wall of Omens
[/Creatures]
[Sideboard]
2 Dispel
1 Wear // Tear
1 Stony Silence
1 Pia and Kiran Nalaar
1 Engineered Explosives
1 Celestial Purge
1 Keranos, God of Storms
1 Elspeth, Sun’s Champion
2 Blood Moon
1 Flashfreeze
1 Negate
2 Timely Reinforcements
[/Sideboard]
[/deck]

We can expect a tournament report from Alex on ManaDeprived.com soon as well as an appearance on the Eh Team podcast this week, so keep your eyes peeled and your ears open!

Team Face to Face Games member Mike Sigrist finished in heartbreaking ninth while Grand Prix Richmond champion and Canadian Brian Liu showed his mastery of Modern putting up an impressive 16th place finish. Canadian Golden Boy Alexander Hayne ended his run with Amulet Bloom in 58th, maintaining his absurd win rate with the deck at Grand Prix.

Subscribe
Notify of
guest

0 Comments
Inline Feedbacks
View all comments