In Yuuya Watanabe's 20th GP top 8, he gained his 7th GP win, tying the record long held by Kai Budde. With 4 Staff of the Death Magus on hand for the burn decks he expected to face, Yuuya was able to defeat Sherwin Pu's burn deck in the finals of Grand Prix Beijing.
Mono Black Devotion — Born of the Gods Standard | Yuuya Watanabe, Winner Grand Prix Beijing
- Lands (25)
- 4 Mutavault
- 19 Swamp
- 1 Temple of Deceit
- 1 Temple of Silence
- Creatures (16)
- 4 Desecration Demon
- 4 Gray Merchant of Asphodel
- 4 Lifebane Zombie
- 4 Pack Rat
- Spells (19)
- 1 Bile Blight
- 4 Devour Flesh
- 1 Duress
- 4 Hero's Downfall
- 4 Thoughtseize
- 1 Ultimate Price
- 4 Underworld Connections
- Sideboard (15)
- 1 Bile Blight
- 3 Doom Blade
- 3 Duress
- 2 Erebos, God of the Dead
- 2 Read the Bones
- 4 Staff of the Death Magus
Red/White Burn — Born of the Gods Standard | Sherwin Pu, Runner-Up Grand Prix Beijing
- Lands (23)
- 4 Blood Crypt
- 5 Mountain
- 4 Mutavault
- 4 Sacred Foundry
- 2 Temple of Silence
- 4 Temple of Triumph
- Creatures (4)
- 4 Chandra's Phoenix
- Spells (33)
- 4 Boros Charm
- 2 Chained to the Rocks
- 4 Lightning Strike
- 4 Magma Jet
- 4 Searing Blood
- 3 Shock
- 4 Skullcrack
- 4 Toil // Trouble
- 4 Warleader's Helix
- Sideboard (15)
- 2 Blind Obedience
- 2 Burning Earth
- 2 Chained to the Rocks
- 1 Chandra, Pyromaster
- 4 Firedrinker Satyr
- 4 Satyr Firedancer