The story of Standard after Pro Tour Aether Revolt was about the perceived dominance of Mardu Vehicles. The Red-White-Black deck dominated the Top 8 last Sunday and going into Grand Prix Pittsburgh the question was whether or not the deck could keep its foot on the gas.

The field came prepared, however, and the Top 8 only featured two copies of Mardu Vehicles - one in the hands of Finalist Bronson Gervasi. The story of this Sunday was the emergence of Black-Green decks. Five of the decks in the elimination rounds paired Swamps and Forests. Some were focused on Delirium, others on Energy. All of them featured [card]Winding Constrictor/card]. Eventual champion Ryan Hare's deck did not have any subthemes but it had the right cards to seal the deal in three games.

Black-Green ? Aether Revolt Standard | Ryan Hare, Winner, Grand Prix Pittsburgh

• Creatures (21)
• 2 Catacomb Sifter
• 3 Rishkar, Peema Renegade
• 4 Sylvan Advocate
• 4 Verdurous Gearhulk
• 4 Walking Ballista
• 4 Winding Constrictor

• Planeswalkers (3)
• 3 Nissa, Voice of Zendikar

• Instants (7)
• 3 Grasp of Darkness
• 4 Fatal Push

• Artifacts (1)
• 1 Aethersphere Harvester

• Enchantments (4)
• 4 Oath of Nissa

• Lands (24)
• 4 Blooming Marsh
• 4 Hissing Quagmire
• 9 Forest
• 7 Swamp

• Sideboard (15)
• 1 Appetite for the Unnatural
• 1 Ob Nixilis Reignited
• 1 Ruinous Path
• 2 Distended Mindbender
• 2 Flaying Tendrils
• 2 Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet
• 3 Tireless Tracker
• 3 Transgress the Mind

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Mardu Vehicles ? Aether Revolt Standard | Bronson Gervasi, Finalist, Grand Prix Pittsburgh

• Creatures (22)
• 2 Inventor's Apprentice
• 2 Pia Nalaar
• 2 Thalia, Heretic Cathar
• 4 Thraben Inspector
• 4 Toolcraft Exemplar
• 4 Scrapheap Scrounger
• 4 Veteran Motorist

• Planeswalkers (3)
• 3 Gideon, Ally of Zendikar

• Instants (7)
• 1 Shock
• 2 Fatal Push
• 4 Unlicensed Disintegration

• Artifacts (5)
• 2 Aethersphere Harvester
• 3 Heart of Kiran

• Lands (23)
• 1 Foreboding Ruins
• 1 Needle Spires
• 2 Aether Hub
• 3 Mountain
• 4 Concealed Courtyard
• 4 Inspiring Vantage
• 4 Plains
• 4 Spire of Industry

• Sideboard (15)
• 1 Archangel Avacyn
• 1 Fatal Push
• 1 Fragmentize
• 1 Needle Spires
• 1 Shock
• 1 Skysovereign, Consul Flagship
• 1 Skywhaler's Shot
• 2 Chandra, Torch of Defiance
• 2 Fumigate
• 2 Release the Gremlins
• 2 Selfless Spirit

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