The first weekend of the 2016-17 Pro Tour Season has come and gone. Grand Prix Rimini saw six copies of Bant Company in the Top 8, including a finals mirror match. Grand Prix Portland had three copies make it to the single elimination rounds, including one in the hands of Hall of Famer Paul Rietzl, but none made it past the semifinals.

Instead the last match pitted Robert Santana with Jund Delirium against Travis Woo on an updated version of the White-Black Control that won Pro Tour Eldritch Moon. Game one went to Santana in comeback fashion after dropping to two life from Woo's Planeswalker fueled assault but Emrakul, the Promised End came to Robert's rescue. Game two saw a similar state with Woo's taking the early advantage but once again Emrakul appeared and the game ended shortly thereafter.

Congratulations to Robert Santana, your Grand Prix Portland champion!

Jund Delirium ? Eldritch Moon Standard | Robert Santana, Winner Grand Prix Portland

• Creatures (12)
• 1 Emrakul, the Promised End
• 2 Distended Mindbender
• 1 Mindwrack Demon
• 3 Ishkanah, Grafwidow
• 2 Nissa, Vastwood Seer
• 3 Pilgrim's Eye

• Planeswalkers (3)
• 3 Liliana, the Last Hope

• Spells (21)
• 3 Languish
• 3 Traverse the Ulvenwald
• 2 To the Slaughter
• 3 Fiery Impulse
• 3 Kozilek's Return
• 4 Grapple with the Past
• 3 Vessel of Nascency

• Lands (24)
• 6 Forest
• 4 Swamp
• 1 Mountain
• 4 Llanowar Wastes
• 4 Smoldering Marsh
• 1 Cinder Glade
• 4 Evolving Wilds

• Sideboard (15)
• 1 Emrakul, the Promised End
• 1 Languish
• 1 Fiery Impulse
• 1 Duress
• 1 Dragonmaster Outcast
• 3 Transgress the Mind
• 1 Ultimate Price
• 2 Pick the Brain
• 2 Den Protector
• 2 Pulse of Murasa

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White-Black Control ? Eldritch Moon Standard | Travis Woo, Finalist Grand Prix Portland

• Planeswalkers (11)
• 3 Liliana, the Last Hope
• 4 Gideon, Ally of Zendikar
• 2 Sorin, Grim Nemesis
• 2 Ob Nixilis Reignited

• Spells (23)
• 4 Transgress the Mind
• 3 Read the Bones
• 2 Ruinous Path
• 3 Languish
• 1 Planar Outburst
• 4 Grasp of Darkness
• 2 Ultimate Price
• 1 Anguished Unmaking
• 3 Oath of Liliana

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

• Sideboard (15)
• 1 Blighted Fen
• 1 Read the Bones
• 1 Anguished Unmaking
• 1 Languish
• 1 Planar Outburst
• 2 Dead Weight
• 3 Duress
• 2 Infinite Obliteration
• 2 Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet
• 1 Linvala, the Preserver

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Perhaps more intriguing than the finals was the deck that went into the Top 8 as the number one overall seed. Chris Botelho took a Harmless Offering-Demonic Pact deck all the way to the top of the standings. While he was eliminated in the quarterfinals his effort earned him a spot at the Pro Tour and a place in the hearts of rogue deck builders everywhere.

Grixis Cat Pact ? Eldritch Moon Standard | Chris Botelho, Top 8 Grand Prix Portland

• Planeswalkers (2)
• 2 Liliana, the Last Hope

• Spells (32)
• 3 Dark Petition
• 2 Harmless Offering
• 3 Languish
• 3 Radiant Flames
• 3 Anticipate
• 1 Clash of Wills
• 2 Disperse
• 1 Fiery Impulse
• 2 Grasp of Darkness
• 1 Silumgar's Command
• 4 Demonic Pact
• 4 Oath of Chandra
• 3 Oath of Jace

• Lands (26)
• 3 Choked Estuary
• 2 Foreboding Ruins
• 2 Evolving Wilds
• 1 Island
• 1 Mountain
• 4 Shivan Reef
• 4 Smoldering Marsh
• 3 Sunken Hollow
• 6 Swamp

• Sideboard (15)
• 1 Clash of Wills
• 1 Dark Petition
• 1 Harmless Offering
• 1 Languish
• 1 Summary Dismissal
• 1 Infinite Obliteration
• 1 Dragonlord Silumgar
• 1 Ob Nixilis Reignited
• 2 Transgress the Mind
• 3 Negate
• 2 Dispel

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