Grand Prix Omaha may have been Treasure Cruise's last hurrah. The final tournament before Pro Tour Fate Reforged (and the related Banned & Restricted list update) had 1,139 players all battling to be the best thoroughly modern Magician. The Top 8 reflected a diverse format and featured seven different archetypes, from stalwarts Birthing Pod and Blue-Red Delver to returning entrants Merfolk and Zoo.

The finals saw Eric Peters and his take on Birthing Pod up against Stephen Speck and Amulet Bloom Combo. Speck's deck attempts to abuse Amulet of Vigor, Summer Bloom, and lands such as Gruul Turf to generate a significant mana advantage. Combining Hive Mind and Pact of Negation can lead to a combo finish, as can Primeval Titan and Slayer's Stronghold.

Speck's deck, however, did not fire in the finals. Eric Peters' consistent Birthing Pod deck was able to take down Stephen's more volatile deck, netting Peters the trophy.

Birthing Pod ? Modern | Eric Peters, Winner, GP Omaha

• Creatures (29)
• 1 Linvala, Keeper of Silence
• 2 Restoration Angel
• 1 Reveillark
• 1 Shriekmaw
• 4 Birds of Paradise
• 1 Eternal Witness
• 2 Noble Hierarch
• 1 Reclamation Sage
• 1 Scavenging Ooze
• 3 Wall of Roots
• 3 Kitchen Finks
• 1 Murderous Redcap
• 1 Orzhov Pontiff
• 3 Siege Rhino
• 1 Sin Collector
• 3 Voice of Resurgence

• Spells (8)
• 2 Abrupt Decay
• 4 Birthing Pod
• 1 Darkblast
• 1 Murderous Cut

• Lands (23)
• 3 Forest
• 3 Gavony Township
• 1 Godless Shrine
• 2 Overgrown Tomb
• 1 Plains
• 3 Razorverge Thicket
• 1 Swamp
• 1 Temple Garden
• 4 Verdant Catacombs
• 4 Windswept Heath

• Sideboard (15)
• 1 Orzhov Pontiff
• 2 Chalice of the Void
• 1 Choke
• 1 Creeping Corrosion
• 1 Dismember
• 1 Eidolon of Rhetoric
• 1 Entomber Exarch
• 1 Fracturing Gust
• 1 Slaughter Pact
• 1 Spellskite
• 4 Thoughtseize

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Amulet Bloom ? Modern | Stephen Speck, Finalist, GP Omaha

• Creatures (10)
• 3 Simian Spirit Guide
• 3 Azusa, Lost but Seeking
• 4 Primeval Titan

• Spells (22)
• 3 Hive Mind
• 2 Pact of Negation
• 4 Serum Visions
• 1 Slaughter Pact
• 4 Summer Bloom
• 4 Summoner's Pact
• 4 Amulet of Vigor

• Lands (28)
• 1 Boros Garrison
• 1 Cavern of Souls
• 2 City of Brass
• 1 Forest
• 4 Gemstone Mine
• 2 Glimmerpost
• 1 Golgari Rot Farm
• 3 Gruul Turf
• 1 Mana Confluence
• 1 Selesnya Sanctuary
• 4 Simic Growth Chamber
• 1 Slayers' Stronghold
• 1 Sunhome, Fortress of the Legion
• 1 Tendo Ice Bridge
• 3 Tolaria West
• 1 Vesuva

• Sideboard (15)
• 1 Slaughter Pact
• 1 Bojuka Bog
• 2 Chalice of the Void
• 1 Engineered Explosives
• 3 Pyroclasm
• 1 Ghost Quarter
• 4 Seal of Primordium
• 1 Thragtusk
• 1 Sigarda, Host of Herons

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Jon Paton took Merfolk all the way to the semi-finals. This disruptive "fish" deck uses the multiple merfolk lords to apply pressure while utilizing Æther Vial to flood the board.

Merfolk ? Modern | Jon Paton, Semi-Finalist, GP Omaha

• Creatures (27)
• 4 Cursecatcher
• 4 Silvergill Adept
• 4 Lord of Atlantis
• 4 Master of the Pearl Trident
• 4 Merrow Reejerey
• 3 Phantasmal Image
• 2 Master of Waves
• 2 Kira, Great Glass-Spinner

• Spells (13)
• 4 Æther Vial
• 3 Vapor Snag
• 2 Echoing Truth
• 2 Spell Pierce
• 2 Spreading Seas

• Lands (20)
• 14 Island
• 2 Cavern of Souls
• 2 Mutavault
• 1 Minamo, School at Water's Edge
• 1 Oboro, Palace in the Clouds

• Sideboard (15)
• 3 Chalice of the Void
• 3 Hurkyl's Recall
• 1 Relic of Progenitus
• 2 Spellskite
• 2 Swansong
• 2 Tidebinder Mage
• 2 Torpor Orb

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Pascal Maynard and Stephen Berrios both took Blue-Red Delver to the elimination rounds. Maynard went more aggressive with four copies of Goblin Guide while Berrios had a more traditional build.

Blue-Red Delver ? Modern | Pascal Maynard, Semi-Finalist, GP Omaha

• Creatures (14)
• 4 Delver of Secrets
• 4 Goblin Guide
• 4 Monastery Swiftspear
• 2 Young Pyromancer

• Spells (29)
• 4 Serum Visions
• 4 Treasure Cruise
• 4 Lightning Bolt
• 4 Thought Scour
• 4 Gitaxian Probe
• 2 Mana Leak
• 2 Vapor Snag
• 2 Pillar of Flame
• 2 Forked Bolt
• 1 Spell Snare

• Lands (17)
• 4 Scalding Tarn
• 4 Flooded Strand
• 2 Arid Mesa
• 3 Steam Vents
• 2 Island
• 1 Mountain
• 1 Sulfur Falls

• Sideboard (15)
• 1 Forked Bolt
• 3 Spell Pierce
• 2 Tidebinder Mage
• 2 Smash to Smithereens
• 1 Vendilion Clique
• 1 Torpor Orb
• 1 Threads of Disloyalty
• 1 Blood Moon
• 1 Hurkyl's Recall
• 1 Negate
• 1 Disdainful Stroke

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Blue-Red Delver ? Modern | Stephen Berrios, Top 8, GP Omaha

• Creatures (14)
• 4 Delver of Secrets
• 4 Monastery Swiftspear
• 4 Young Pyromancer
• 2 Snapcaster Mage

• Spells (28)
• 4 Serum Visions
• 4 Treasure Cruise
• 3 Forked Bolt
• 4 Gitaxian Probe
• 4 Lightning Bolt
• 3 Spell Pierce
• 4 Thought Scour
• 2 Vapor Snag

• Lands (18)
• 4 Island
• 1 Mountain
• 4 Scalding Tarn
• 2 Bloodstained Mire
• 4 Polluted Delta
• 3 Steam Vents

• Sideboard (15)
• 2 Blood Moon
• 1 Dismember
• 2 Dispel
• 1 Electrickery
• 2 Flash Freeze
• 2 Hibernation
• 2 Magma Spray
• 1 Negate
• 2 Smash to Smithereens

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Scott Lipp's take on BreachScape is what happens when two-combo decks, well, combo. Part Scapeshift, part Through the Breach, this deck can attack from multiple angles and sometimes just attacks for the win with a rather large Eldrazi titan.

Red-Green BreachScape ? Modern | Scott Lipp, Top 8, GP Omaha

• Creatures (15)
• 3 Emrakul, the Aeons Torn
• 4 Sakura-Tribe Elder
• 4 Primeval Titan
• 2 Courser of Kruphix
• 2 Obstinate Baloth

• Spells (20)
• 3 Chalice of the Void
• 2 Summoning Trap
• 4 Search for Tomorrow
• 4 Through the Breach
• 2 Scapeshift
• 3 Anger of the Gods
• 2 Farseek

• Lands (25)
• 3 Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle
• 2 Forest
• 7 Mountain
• 4 Stomping Ground
• 4 Wooded Foothills
• 4 Bloodstained Mire
• 1 Blood Crypt

• Sideboard (15)
• 1 Anger of the Gods
• 1 Obstinate Baloth
• 1 Engineered Explosives
• 2 Combust
• 2 Ancient Grudge
• 1 Sowing Salt
• 1 Shatterstorm
• 1 Krosan Grip
• 2 Slaughter Games
• 3 Boil

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Andrew Elenbogen drew upon the power of the Urza Tron and Karn Liberated to secure his spot in the Top 8. Using the powerful colorless lands, Elenbogen's deck attempted to power out expensive threats far faster than his adversaries, hoping to overwhelm their relatively puny defenses.

Red-Green Tron ? Modern | Andrew Elenbogen, Top 8, GP Omaha

• Creatures (4)
• 3 Wurmcoil Engine
• 1 Emrakul, the Aeons Torn

• Planeswalkers (4)
• 4 Karn Liberated

• Spells (32)
• 2 All Is Dust
• 4 Sylvan Scrying
• 4 Ancient Stirrings
• 2 Pyroclasm
• 4 Expedition Map
• 4 Chromatic Star
• 4 Chromatic Sphere
• 4 Relic of Progenitus
• 4 Oblivion Stone

• Lands (20)
• 4 Urza's Tower
• 4 Urza's Mine
• 4 Urza's Power Plant
• 4 Grove of the Burnwillows
• 1 Eye of Ugin
• 1 Forest
• 1 Ghost Quarter
• 1 Llanowar Wastes

• Sideboard (15)
• 2 Pyroclasm
• 3 Slaughter Games
• 3 Chalice of the Void
• 3 Nature’s Claim
• 2 Combust
• 2 Sudden Shock

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Zac Roorda took a trip to the Zoo. The old, multi-colored aggro deck is back, this time with a Siege Rhino in the menagerie. Gone are the days of Tribal Flames and instead there are quite a few efficient 4/4 (or larger) creatures.

Four-Color Zoo ? Modern | Zac Roorda, Top 8, GP Omaha

• Creatures (26)
• 4 Wild Nacatl
• 4 Kird Ape
• 2 Noble Hierarch
• 4 Tarmogoyf
• 2 Qasali Pridemage
• 3 Anafenza, the Foremost
• 4 Siege Rhino
• 3 Loxodon Smiter

• Spells (12)
• 4 Lightning Bolt
• 4 Lightning Helix
• 4 Path to Exile

• Lands (22)
• 4 Arid Mesa
• 4 Verdant Catacombs
• 4 Windswept Heath
• 2 Temple Garden
• 2 Stomping Ground
• 1 Sacred Foundry
• 1 Godless Shrine
• 1 Blood Crypt
• 1 Mountain
• 1 Plains
• 1 Forest

• Sideboard (15)
• 1 Ajani Vengeant
• 1 Wear // Tear
• 1 Destructive Revelry
• 2 Kor Firewalker
• 1 Slaughter Games
• 2 Choke
• 2 Aven Mindcensor
• 1 Stony Silence
• 1 Grafdigger's Cage
• 3 Volcanic Fallout

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