The first Grand Prix of any limited season takes place under a microscope. Players around the world watch closely to try and gain an edge in their local drafts while those preparing for the Pro Tour see another important data point. For the 996 players, an Australian record, at Grand Prix Sydney, they just saw a chance to play Magic and a shot at the Pro Tour in Atlanta.

The tournament whittled down to 97 players on day two and in the end it was John Seaton with his blue-black Eldrazi Ingest deck against Alex Ball and his aggressive red-white deck. On this day in Sydney, the Eldrazi proved triumphant and John Seaton raised the trophy. After winning, he had this to say:

More information on Grand Prix Sydney, include all Top 8 decks, can be found in the official coverage.

Blue-Black ? Battle for Zendikar Limited | John Seaton, Winner, Grand Prix Sydney 2015

• Creatures (19)
• 1 Ulamog's Nullifier
• 2 Benthic Infiltrator
• 2 Cloud Manta
• 1 Cryptic Cruiser
• 1 Incubator Drone
• 1 Mist Intruder
• 1 Oracle of Dust
• 1 Hagra Sharpshooter
• 2 Kalastria Healer
• 1 Kalastria Nightwatch
• 1 Nirkana Assassin
• 1 Mind Raker
• 2 Sludge Crawler
• 1 Smothering Abomination
• 1 Wasteland Strangler

• Spells (3)
• 1 Tightening Coils
• 1 Ugin's Insight
• 1 Grip of Desolation

• Lands (18)
• 6 Island
• 8 Swamp
• 1 Blighted Fen
• 1 Mortuary Mire
• 1 Skyline Cascade
• 1 Spawning Bed

• Sideboard (16)
• 1 Mind Raker
• 1 Eldrazi Devastator
• 1 Sheer Drop
• 1 Anticipate
• 1 Dispel
• 1 Retreat to Coralhelm
• 1 Salvage Drone
• 2 Wave-Wing Elemental
• 1 Dominator Drone
• 1 Dutiful Return
• 1 Geyserfield Stalker
• 1 Silent Skimmer
• 1 Reckless Cohort
• 1 Hedron Blade
• 1 Prairie Stream

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Red-White ? Battle for Zendikar Limited | Alex Ball, Finalist, Grand Prix Sydney 2015

• Creatures (16)
• 1 Courier Griffin
• 1 Kor Bladewhirl
• 1 Kor Castigator
• 1 Makindi Patrol
• 1 Ondu Greathorn
• 1 Akoum Stonewaker
• 2 Nettle Drone
• 1 Ondu Champion
• 1 Reckless Cohort
• 1 Tunneling Geopede
• 3 Valakut Predator
• 2 Vestige of Emrakul

• Spells (7)
• 2 Gideon's Reproach
• 1 Lithomancer's Focus
• 1 Tandem Tactics
• 1 Outnumber
• 1 Rolling Thunder
• 1 Turn Against

• Lands (17)
• 7 Mountain
• 7 Plains
• 2 Looming Spires
• 1 Sandstone Bridge

• Sideboard (16)
• 1 Tandem Tactics
• 1 Herald of Kozilek
• 1 Kitesail Scout
• 1 Stone Haven Medic
• 1 Rush of Ice
• 1 Boiling Earth
• 1 Crumble to Dust
• 1 Sure Strike
• 1 Valakut Invoker
• 1 Volcanic Upheaval
• 1 Plated Crusher
• 1 Tajuru Stalwart
• 1 Slab Hammer
• 1 Shrine of the Forsaken Gods
• 1 Smoldering Marsh
• 1 Sunken Hollow

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