Kicking off the 2011 season was Grand Prix Atlanta, with 1,221 competitors shuffling up to compete with their Extended decks, it was a sizable field to overcome. After day one, 168 players showed up to battle for day 2, and after six rounds we had our top 8. Out of the Top 8, which included our own Ari Lax, it was Jason Ford who battled his way to victory overcoming Charles Gindy, Jody Keith and Ben Stark to lift the trophy and take home the check.

Useful links

• Official Coverage
• Top 8 Decklists
• Twitter archive for #gpatl hashtag

"1st. Jason Ford - Prismatic Omen"

• Lands (27)
• 4 Flooded Grove
• 4 Forest
• 3 Halimar Depths
• 5 Island
• 4 Misty Rainforest
• 1 Mountain
• 1 Scalding Tarn
• 1 Tectonic Edge
• 4 Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle

• Creatures (3)
• 3 Oracle of Mul Daya

• Spells (30)
• 4 Cryptic Command
• 4 Explore
• 1 Firespout
• 1 Jace, the Mind Sculptor
• 2 Mana Leak
• 3 Ponder
• 4 Preordain
• 4 Prismatic Omen
• 4 Rampant Growth
• 3 Scapeshift

• Sideboard (15)
• 1 Dispel
• 2 Firespout
• 1 Into the Roil
• 2 Kitchen Finks
• 1 Mana Leak
• 1 Obstinate Baloth
• 2 Primal Command
• 1 Spell Pierce
• 1 Tectonic Edge
• 2 Vendilion Clique
• 1 Wurmcoil Engine

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"2nd. Ben Stark - RG Valakut"

• Lands (28)
• 3 Evolving Wilds
• 5 Forest
• 10 Mountain
• 1 Raging Ravine
• 3 Terramorphic Expanse
• 4 Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle
• 2 Verdant Catacombs

• Creatures (6)
• 2 Oracle of Mul Daya
• 4 Primeval Titan

• Spells (26)
• 2 Cultivate
• 4 Explore
• 1 Harrow
• 4 Khalni Heart Expedition
• 4 Lightning Bolt
• 3 Prismatic Omen
• 4 Rampant Growth
• 4 Scapeshift

• Sideboard (15)
• 2 Combust
• 4 Great Sable Stag
• 1 Koth of the Hammer
• 2 Nature's Claim
• 4 Obstinate Baloth
• 2 Volcanic Fallout

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