No one will ever look back and call Pro Tour Eldritch Moon uneventful. The final event in the 2015-16 Pro Tour season saw multiple storylines come to a head and did so in explosive fashion.

The Top 8 was stacked with talent. Every player present on Sunday with the exception of Sam Pardee had at least one Pro Tour Top 8 to their credit. Leading the pack in this respect was Luis Scott-Vargas with his third consecutive Top 8, marking his 8th overall. Lukas Blohon, Andrew Brown, Reid Duke, Yuta Takahashi, and Ken Yukuhiro all were making their second Sunday appearance. Finally, there was Owen Turtenwald making his fourth Pro Tour Sunday. On the same weekend he was elected to the Hall of Fame Owen pulled off a major upset by wresting the Player of the Year Title from Seth Manfield. The current World Champion had all but locked up the mantle as it would require a deep run from either Owen or Pro Tour Shadows over Innistrad Champion Steve Rubin to change the outcome. Well Owen made Top 8 and Seth Manfield had a reasonable Day 2. As a result Owen Turtenwald claimed his second Player of the Year Title.

The Quarterfinals saw Luis Scott-Vargas dispatch Reid Duke in three quick games with Bant Company triumphing over Red-Green Delirium Ramp. Owen Turtenwald and his Temur Emerge deck took the match in four games from Yuta Takahashi and Bant Company. On the other side of the bracket Sam Pardee and Black-Green Delirium needed four games to take down Andrew Brown on Temur Emerge. Lukas Blohon found himself in a two game hole with White-Black Control against Ken Yukuhiro’s Red-Green Ramp. Three sideboarded games later and Blohon was on to the Semifinals.

The first half of the Top 4 had Luis Scott-Vargas up against Owen Turtenwald. In a match where they traded the first four matches it was Owen who came out on top in the fifth game and advanced to the finals. Lukas Blohon decided that he had enough of losing and ran over Sam Pardee in three games.

So the finals had Owen Turtenwald with Emrakul, the Promised End up against Lukas Blohon and Liliana, the Last Hope. In a finals befitting the story of Eldritch Moon Lukas Blohon managed to win three straight games, capping off his Top 8 with a 9-0 run. Liliana’s emblem helped him along the way as the Zombies of Blohon overcame the Eldrazi of Turtenwald.

Congratulations to Lukas Blohon, your Pro Tour Eldritch Moon Champion!

White-Black Control ? Eldritch Moon Standard | Lukas Blohon, Winner, Pro Tour Eldritch Moon

• Creatures (7)
• 3 Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet
• 3 Archangel Avacyn
• 1 Linvala, the Preserver

• Planeswalkers (6)
• 3 Liliana, the Last Hope
• 2 Ob Nixilis Reignited
• 1 Sorin, Grim Nemesis

• Spells (21)
• 2 Transgress the Mind
• 3 Read the Bones
• 2 Ruinous Path
• 4 Languish
• 4 Grasp of Darkness
• 2 Ultimate Price
• 2 Hallowed Moonlight
• 2 Anguished Unmaking

• Lands (26)
• 4 Shambling Vent
• 4 Forsaken Sanctuary
• 4 Caves of Koilos
• 1 Blighted Fen
• 4 Plains
• 9 Swamp

• Sideboard (15)
• 1 Ultimate Price
• 1 Transgress the Mind
• 1 Anguished Unmaking
• 4 Duress
• 2 Dead Weight
• 2 Infinite Obliteration
• 4 Gideon, Ally of Zendikar

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Temur Emerge ? Eldritch Moon Standard | Owen Turtenwald, Finalist, Pro Tour Eldritch Moon

• Creatures (16)
• 3 Emrakul, the Promised End
• 3 Elder Deep-Fiend
• 1 Wretched Gryff
• 4 Gnarlwood Dryad
• 3 Pilgrim's Eye
• 2 Ishkanah, Grafwidow

• Planeswalkers (1)
• 1 Chandra, Flamecaller

• Spells (22)
• 4 Gather the Pack
• 4 Nissa's Pilgrimage
• 4 Kozilek's Return
• 4 Grapple with the Past
• 2 Corrupted Grafstone
• 4 Vessel of Nascency

• Lands (21)
• 3 Shivan Reef
• 4 Yavimaya Coast
• 1 Mountain
• 3 Island
• 7 Forest
• 3 Game Trail

• Sideboard (15)
• 2 Dispel
• 1 Coax from the Blind Eternities
• 2 Jace, Vryn's Prodigy
• 1 Den Protector
• 2 Fiery Impulse
• 2 Invasive Surgery
• 1 Summary Dismissal
• 1 Clip Wings
• 1 Negate
• 2 Shaman of Forgotten Ways

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Pro Tour Eldritch Moon marked the end of the 2015-16 Pro Tour Season and as such the slots for the 2016 World Championship have been finalized. The competitors are:

Seth Manfield (2015 Magic: The Gathering World Champion, Top Pro Points - North America)

Kazuyuki Takimura (Pro Tour Battle for Zendikar Champion)

Jiachen Tao (Pro Tour Oath of the Gatewatch Champion)

Owen Turtenwald (2015-16 Player of the Year, 2015-16 Mid-Season Master, Top Pro Points - North America)

Steve Rubin (Pro Tour Shadows over Innistrad Champion)

Niels Noorlander (Magic Online Champion)

Brian Braun-Duin (2015-16 Grand Prix Master)

Lukas Blohon (Pro Tour Eldritch Moon Champion, Top Pro Points - Europe)

Luis Scott-Vargas (Outstanding Hall of Famer, Top Pro Points - North America)

Reid Duke (Top Pro Points - North America)

Martin Mueller (Top Pro Points - Europe)

Joel Larsson (Top Pro Points - Europe)

Marcio Carvalho (2015-16 Draft Master)

Oliver Tiu (2015-16 Constructed Master)

Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa (Top Pro Points - Latin America)

Thiago Saporito (Top Pro Points - Latin America)

Shota Yasooka (Top Pro Points - Asia Pacific)

Yuuya Watanabe (Top Pro Points - Asia Pacific)

Ryoichi Tamada (Top Pro Points - Asia Pacific)

Samuel Pardee (Top Pro Points - At-Large)

Ond?ej Stráský (Top Pro Points - At-Large)

Andrea Mengucci (Top Pro Points - At-Large)

Brad Nelson (Top Pro Points - At-Large)

Mike Sigrist (Top Pro Points - At-Large)

The weekend also saw the cementing of team captains for the World Magic Cup. Of note, both finalists had won a World Magic Cup Qualifier for their country before securing the captaincy. The complete list of captains can be found on the event page.