Grand Prix Madrid has come and gone. Khans of Tarkir is making its presence felt in Modern with both the the finalists running decks fueled with powerful Delve spells. Immanuel Gerschenson updated Temur Delver with Treasure Cruise to power out an army of Young Pyromancer elemental tokens. Gerschenson's deck applies pressure early with Delver of Secrets and late thanks to Tarmogoyf. Temur Delver looks to be a deck to watch for the future of Modern.

Temur Delver ? Modern | Immanuel Gerschenson, Winner, Grand Prix Madrid 2014

• Lands (19)
• 1 Sulfur Falls
• 4 Scalding Tarn
• 4 Misty Rainforest
• 2 Wooded Foothills
• 1 Mountain
• 2 Steam Vents
• 1 Breeding Pool
• 1 Stomping Ground
• 3 Island

• Creatures (12)
• 4 Tarmogoyf
• 4 Young Pyromancer
• 4 Delver of Secrets

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

• Sideboard (15)
• 2 Ancient Grudge
• 2 Dragon's Claw
• 1 Hibernation
• 1 Destructive Revelry
• 2 Negate
• 1 Dispel
• 2 Threads of Disloyalty
• 1 Electrickery
• 3 Molten Rain

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Facing off against Gerschenson's tempo deck was another Temur deck, but this one had a leaned decidedly towards combo. Till Riffert decided to go hunting for Mountains in his Scapeshift deck. The deck has seen a resurgence recently thanks to Dig Through Time making the process of finding the pieces that much easier.

Scapeshift ? Modern | Till Riffert, Finalist, Grand Prix Madrid 2014

• Lands (25)
• 2 Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle
• 4 Misty Rainforest
• 4 Stomping Ground
• 4 Steam Vents
• 3 Island
• 2 Forest
• 2 Mountain
• 1 Flooded Grove
• 3 Breeding Pool

• Creatures (6)
• 4 Sakura-Tribe Elder
• 2 Snapcaster Mage

• Spells (29)
• 4 Search for Tomorrow
• 4 Remand
• 4 Cryptic Command
• 4 Scapeshift
• 3 Dig Through Time
• 2 Izzet Charm
• 2 Electrolyze
• 2 Pyroclasm
• 4 Lightning Bolt

• Sideboard (15)
• 3 Obstinate Baloth
• 1 Batterskull
• 1 Swan Song
• 2 Negate
• 2 Krosan Grip
• 2 Ancient Grudge
• 2 Inferno Titan
• 2 Anger of the Gods

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For those of you looking to try something new in Modern the final rounds provided some interesting takes. Ricardo van den Bogaard created a buzz with his innovative take on Scapeshift combo. The semi-finalist cut the blue to make space of a package of Summoning Trap and Through the Breach. Using these cards, Ricardo was able to cheat out Emrakul, the Aeons Torn or Primeval Titan, the latter helping to enable a kill with Valakut.

Through the Breach Scapeshift ? Modern | Ricardo van den Bogaard, Top 4, Grand Prix Madrid 2014

• Lands (26)
• 9 Mountain
• 4 Wooded Foothills
• 4 Arid Mesa
• 4 Stomping Ground
• 3 Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle
• 2 Forest

• Creatures (14)
• 4 Sakura-Tribe Elder
• 4 Primeval Titan
• 4 Emrakul, the Aeons Torn
• 2 Obstinate Baloth

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

• Sideboard (15)
• 4 Leyline of Sanctity
• 2 Boil
• 2 Combust
• 2 Sowing Salt
• 1 Back to Nature
• 1 Unravel the AEther
• 1 Shatterstorm
• 1 Ancient Grudge
• 1 Defense Grid

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Falling to Ricardo in the quarterfinals was Stefan van de Veen and his Martyr of Sands combo. The deck looks to gain an arbitrarily large amount of life with the eponymous creature and a Proclamation of Rebirth. Once a life total is high enough winning is achieved through Serra Ascendant beatdown. Of course, facing down an Emrakul helps to make a life total matter far less.

Martyr of Sands ? Modern | Stefan van de Veen, Top 8, Grand Prix Madrid 2014

• Lands (24)
• 1 Cavern of Souls
• 2 Emeria, the Sky Ruin
• 4 Flagstones of Trokair
• 4 Ghost Quarter
• 2 Mistveil Plains
• 11 Plains

• Creatures (19)
• 1 Linvala, Keeper of Silence
• 4 Martyr of Sands
• 4 Ranger of Eos
• 4 Serra Ascendant
• 4 Squadron Hawk
• 2 Weathered Wayfarer

• Spells (17)
• 4 Path to Exile
• 3 Proclamation of Rebirth
• 4 Wrath of God
• 1 Banishing Light
• 4 Ghostly Prison
• 1 Oblivion Ring

• Sideboard (15)
• 1 Linvala, Keeper of Silence
• 2 Aura of Silence
• 4 Leyline of Sanctity
• 3 Celestial Purge
• 3 Relic of Progenitus
• 2 Aven Mindcensor

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