Team Sealed events never seem to let down the Magic loving masses. After two days of competition four teams remained to battle in the Top 4 of Grand Prix San Jose and it was a murderer's row. Almost 80 Grand Prix Top 8s, 19 Pro Tour Top 8s, four Pro Tour Trophies, and two Hall of Famers. Oh, and one team playing to qualify a member for Pro Tour Fate Reforged in a week's time.

The Pork Bun Oath - Eric Froehlich, Luis Scott-Vargas, and Paul Cheon were on a mission to get Paul qualified to the Pro Tour happening in what feels like hours. They had the foot on the gas pedal all weekend and overcame their Canadian opponents - Sean Gifford, Tyler Blum, and Robert Smith - in the semi-finals.

The other end of the bracket held the winners of the last team Grand Prix in San Jose - Matt Sperling, David Williams, and Paul Rietzl face off against Ari Lax, Craig Wescoe, and Chris Fennell. To the victors went to spoils and the team of Rietzl/Sperling/Williams advanced to what could only be described as a dream finals.

Titans colided in the finals in a match that went to the last game. Luis Scott-Vargas took his match against Dave Wiliams, including some tight play with Shu Yun, the Silent Tempest. Sperling defeated Froelich. Appropriately, Paul Cheon's fate and that of his team rested in his own hands. Fortunately for Paul, he was able to clutch out his match against Hall of Famer Paul Rietzl in two tight games.

Congratulations to Paul Cheon, Eric Froehlich, and Luis Scott-Vargas, the champions of Grand Prix San Jose.

Paul Cheon - Sultai Midrange | Fate Reforged Draft, Grand Prix San Jose Champion

• Creatures (15)
• 1 Temur Charger
• 1 Abomination of Gudul
• 1 Woolly Loxodon
• 1 Dragonscale Boon
• 1 Longshot Squad
• 1 Krumar Bond-Kin
• 1 Rattleclaw Mystic
• 1 Sultai Soothsayer
• 1 Tuskguard Captain
• 1 Sultai Scavenger
• 1 Smoke Teller
• 1 Mistfire Adept
• 1 Archfiend of Depravity
• 1 Typhoid Rats
• 1 Marang River Prowler

• Spells (4)
• 1 Bitter Revelation
• 1 Whisk Away
• 1 Enhanced Awareness
• 1 Formless Nurturing

• Lands (18)
• 5 Swamp
• 7 Forest
• 2 Island
• 2 Thornwood Falls
• 1 Heir of the Wilds
• 1 Dismal Backwater

• Sideboard (16)
• 1 Krumar Bond-Kin
• 1 Trumpet Blast
• 1 Blinding Spray
• 1 Briber's Purse
• 1 Whirlwind Adept
• 1 Jeskai Windscout
• 1 Mardu Blazebringer
• 1 End Hostilities
• 1 Tasigur's Cruelty
• 1 Temur Runemark
• 1 Shifting Loyalties
• 2 Return to the Earth
• 1 Jeskai Sage
• 1 Frost Walker
• 1 Tranquil Cove

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Eric Froehlich - Mardu Aggro | Fate Reforged Draft, Grand Prix San Jose Champion

• Creatures (18)
• 1 Dragonscale General
• 1 Sandsteppe Outcast
• 1 Goblin Heelcutter
• 1 Abzan Skycaptain
• 2 Mardu Scout
• 1 Ainok Bond-Kin
• 1 Summit Prowler
• 1 War Behemoth
• 1 Ponyback Brigade
• 1 Canyon Lurkers
• 1 Seeker of the Way
• 1 Bellowing Saddlebrute
• 1 Sidisi's Pet
• 1 Sage-Eye Harrier
• 1 Ainok Tracker
• 1 Rush of Battle
• 1 Mardu Roughrider

• Spells (4)
• 1 Ghostfire Blade
• 1 Temur Battle Rage
• 1 Arc Lightning
• 1 Pressure Point

• Lands (36)
• 7 Mountain
• 7 Plains
• 3 Swamp
• 1 Wind-Scarred Crag
• 7 Mountain
• 7 Plains
• 3 Swamp
• 1 Wind-Scarred Crag

• Sideboard (20)
• 1 Sagu Archer
• 1 Kin-Tree Warden
• 1 Defiant Strike
• 1 Molting Snakeskin
• 2 Tusked Colossodon
• 2 Taigam's Scheming
• 1 Jeskai Student
• 1 Act of Treason
• 1 Mardu Ascendancy
• 1 Mardu Hateblade
• 1 Villainous Wealth
• 1 Jeskai Runemark
• 1 Break Through the Line
• 1 Abzan Advantage
• 1 Rakshasa's Disdain
• 1 Ethereal Ambush
• 1 Cunning Strike
• 1 Marang River Prowler

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Luis Scott-Vargas - Blue-Red Tempo | Fate Reforged Draft, Grand Prix San Jose Champion

• Creatures (9)
• 1 Mistfire Adept
• 1 Shu Yun, the Silent Tempest
• 1 Glacial Stalker
• 1 Kheru Spellsnatcher
• 2 Bloodfire Expert
• 1 Leaping Master
• 1 Whirlwind Adept
• 1 Monastery Flock

• Spells (14)
• 1 Whisk Away
• 1 Arcbond
• 2 Temur Battle Rage
• 1 Jeskai Runemark
• 1 Will of the Naga
• 1 Fierce Invocation
• 2 Refocus
• 1 Barrage of Boulders
• 2 Crippling Chill
• 1 Force Away
• 1 Hordeling Outburst

• Lands (17)
• 1 Swiftwater Cliffs
• 1 Wooded Foothills
• 8 Island
• 7 Mountain

• Sideboard (18)
• 1 Hunt the Weak
• 1 Tasigur's Cruelty
• 1 Battlefront Krushok
• 1 Armament Corps
• 1 Sultai Flayer
• 1 Valley Dasher
• 1 Roar of Challenge
• 1 Cancel
• 1 Rotting Mastodon
• 1 Weave Fate
• 1 Taigam's Scheming
• 1 Wingmate Roc
• 1 Thornwood Falls
• 1 Act of Treason
• 1 Rush of Battle
• 1 Abzan Banner
• 1 Highland Game
• 1 Temur Ascendancy

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Dave Williams - Black-White Warriors | Fate Reforged Draft, 2nd Grand Prix San Jose

• Creatures (13)
• 1 Elite Scaleguard
• 1 Abzan Skycaptain
• 1 Typhoid Rats
• 1 Dragon Bell Monk
• 1 Mardu Hateblade
• 1 Krumar Bond-Kin
• 2 Mardu Skullhunter
• 1 Salt Road Patrol
• 1 Sultai Scavenger
• 1 Chief of the Edge
• 1 Disowned Ancestor
• 1 Chief of the Scale

• Spells (9)
• 1 Douse in Gloom
• 1 Ancestral Vengeance
• 1 Harsh Sustenance
• 1 Sandblast
• 1 Abzan Runemark
• 1 Rite of the Serpent
• 1 Throttle
• 1 Murderous Cut
• 1 Defiant Strike

• Lands (17)
• 9 Swamp
• 8 Plains

• Sideboard (19)
• 1 Secret Plans
• 1 Embodiment of Spring
• 1 Gurmag Swiftwing
• 1 Barrage of Boulders
• 1 Jungle Hollow
• 1 Bloodfire Mentor
• 1 Cancel
• 1 Mardu Banner
• 1 Feed the Clan
• 1 Awaken the Bear
• 1 Ivorytusk Fortress
• 1 Great-Horn Krushok
• 1 Enhanced Awareness
• 1 Feral Krushok
• 1 Renowned Weaponsmith
• 1 Formless Nurturing
• 1 Mardu Shadowspear
• 1 Arc Lightning
• 1 Bloodfell Caves

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Paul Rietzl - Abzan Midrange | Fate Reforged Draft, 2nd Grand Prix San Jose

• Creatures (12)
• 1 Dromoka, the Eternal
• 1 Yasova Dragonclaw
• 1 Sultai Emissary
• 1 Necropolis Fiend
• 1 Tuskguard Captain
• 1 Heir of the Wilds
• 1 Highland Game
• 1 Smoke Teller
• 1 Sultai Flayer
• 1 Archers' Parapet
• 1 Disowned Ancestor
• 1 Abzan Guide

• Spells (11)
• 1 Reach of Shadows
• 1 Douse in Gloom
• 1 Grim Contest
• 1 Map the Wastes
• 1 Savage Punch
• 1 Incremental Growth
• 1 Kill Shot
• 1 Utter End
• 1 Murderous Cut
• 1 Debilitating Injury
• 1 Rakshasa's Secret

• Lands (17)
• 2 Plains
• 7 Forest
• 6 Swamp
• 2 Jungle Hollow

• Sideboard (18)
• 1 Naturalize
• 1 Gurmag Swiftwing
• 1 Erase
• 1 Dutiful Return
• 1 Rite of the Serpent
• 1 Feed the Clan
• 1 Kheru Dreadmaw
• 2 Scout the Borders
• 1 Swift Kick
• 1 Icefeather Aven
• 1 Dark Deal
• 2 Fruit of the First Tree
• 1 Winds of Qal Sisma
• 1 Tasigur's Cruelty
• 1 Thornwood Falls
• 1 Formless Nurturing

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Matt Sperling - Jeskai Tempo | Fate Reforged Draft, Grand Prix San Jose Champion

• Creatures (14)
• 1 Mardu Woe-Reaper
• 1 Sandsteppe Outcast
• 1 Smoldering Efreet
• 1 Abzan Falconer
• 2 Riverwheel Aerialists
• 1 Efreet Weaponmaster
• 1 Alabaster Kirin
• 1 Ainok Bond-Kin
• 1 Warden of the Eye
• 1 Mardu Warshrieker
• 1 Salt Road Patrol
• 1 Valley Dasher
• 1 Bloodfire Mentor

• Spells (8)
• 1 Act of Treason
• 1 Disdainful Stroke
• 1 Winterflame
• 1 Defiant Strike
• 1 Fierce Invocation
• 2 Collateral Damage
• 1 Valorous Stance

• Lands (18)
• 2 Swiftwater Cliffs
• 1 Island
• 6 Plains
• 7 Mountain
• 1 Tranquil Cove
• 1 Flooded Strand

• Sideboard (15)
• 2 Bloodfire Mentor
• 1 Abzan Beastmaster
• 1 Will of the Naga
• 1 Sultai Emissary
• 1 Mardu Runemark
• 1 Temur Runemark
• 1 Murderous Cut
• 1 Snowhorn Rider
• 1 Sagu Archer
• 1 Goblinslide
• 1 Temur Banner
• 1 Shambling Attendants
• 1 Venerable Lammasu
• 1 Sultai Banner

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