In a tournament that will be remembered for its unique structure due to a travel industry strike, Magnus Lantto came out on top. Using a Birthing Pod list, Magnus was able to overwhelm his finals opponent Niccolo Bellini, also on a Birthing Pod deck.

Birthing Pod ? Modern | Magnus Lantto, Winner, GP Milan

• Creatures (28)
• 4 Birds of Paradise
• 2 Noble Hierarch
• 2 Wall of Roots
• 3 Voice of Resurgence
• 1 Spellskite
• 1 Scavenging Ooze
• 3 Kitchen Finks
• 1 Orzhov Pontiff
• 1 Sin Collector
• 1 Reclamation Sage
• 1 Eternal Witness
• 1 Linvala, Keeper of Silence
• 1 Murderous Redcap
• 2 Siege Rhino
• 2 Restoration Angel
• 1 Shriekmaw
• 1 Reveillark

• Spells (9)
• 4 Birthing Pod
• 3 Abrupt Decay
• 2 Thoughtseize

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

• Sideboard (15)
• 1 Orzhov Pontiff
• 2 Thoughtseize
• 1 Kataki, War's Wage
• 1 Entomber Exarch
• 1 Eidolon of Rhetoric
• 1 Qasali Pridemage
• 3 Chalice of the Void
• 1 Choke
• 2 Memoricide
• 1 Murderous Cut
• 1 Dismember

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Birthing Pod ? Modern | Niccolo Bellini, Finalist, GP Milan

• Creatures (30)
• 4 Birds of Paradise
• 2 Noble Hierarch
• 2 Wall of Roots
• 3 Voice of Resurgence
• 1 Qasali Pridemage
• 1 Scavenging Ooze
• 1 Spellskite
• 3 Kitchen Finks
• 1 Reclamation Sage
• 1 Orzhov Pontiff
• 1 Sin Collector
• 2 Siege Rhino
• 1 Eternal Witness
• 1 Linvala, Keeper of Silence
• 1 Murderous Redcap
• 1 Spike Feeder
• 1 Archangel of Thune
• 1 Thragtusk
• 1 Shriekmaw
• 1 Restoration Angel

• Spells (7)
• 3 Abrupt Decay
• 4 Birthing Pod

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

• Sideboard (15)
• 1 Orzhov Pontiff
• 1 Sin Collector
• 2 Path to Exile
• 4 Thoughtseize
• 1 Entomber Exarch
• 1 Thrun, the Last Troll
• 2 Choke
• 1 Fracturing Gust
• 1 Loxodon Hierarch
• 1 Lingering Souls

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The Top 8 also featured two different flavors of Jeskai Ascendancy combo and an Amulet of Vigor deck, showing that the edges of Modern may be closer to the center than previously thought.

Jeskai Ascendancy ? Modern | Louis Deltour, Top 8, GP Milan

• Creatures (4)
• 4 Fatestitcher

• Spells (34)
• 1 Treasure Cruise
• 4 Dig Through Time
• 4 Jeskai Ascendancy
• 2 Remand
• 4 Izzet Charm
• 4 Thought Scour
• 1 Peek
• 4 Serum Visions
• 4 Gitaxian Probe
• 3 Lightning Bolt
• 3 Path to Exile

• Lands (22)
• 1 Seachrome Coast
• 4 Faerie Conclave
• 4 Scalding Tarn
• 4 Flooded Strand
• 1 Arid Mesa
• 2 Steam Vents
• 1 Hallowed Fountain
• 1 Sacred Foundry
• 1 Plains
• 1 Mountain
• 1 Island
• 1 Snow-Covered Island

• Sideboard (15)
• 1 Unburial Rites
• 1 Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
• 1 Iona, Shield of Emeria
• 3 Gifts Ungiven
• 1 Swan Song
• 1 Dispel
• 1 Gigadrowse
• 1 Negate
• 2 Wear // Tear
• 3 Timely Reinforcements

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Jeskai Ascendancy ? Modern | Eduardo Sajgalik, Top 8, GP Milan

• Creatures (12)
• 4 Sylvan Caryatid
• 4 Fatestitcher
• 4 Birds of Paradise

• Spells (32)
• 1 Slaughter Pact
• 1 Silence
• 1 Izzet Charm
• 2 Faithless Looting
• 4 Manamorphose
• 3 Jeskai Ascendancy
• 4 Glittering Wish
• 4 Thought Scour
• 4 Treasure Cruise
• 4 Gitaxian Probe
• 4 Serum Visions

• Lands (16)
• 2 Scalding Tarn
• 4 Misty Rainforest
• 1 Island
• 1 Steam Vents
• 1 Breeding Pool
• 1 Hallowed Fountain
• 1 Stomping Ground
• 1 Temple Garden
• 2 Mana Confluence
• 2 Gemstone Mine

• Sideboard (15)
• 3 Silence
• 1 Jeskai Ascendancy
• 1 Wear // Tear
• 1 Slaughter Games
• 1 Scarscale Ritual
• 1 Fiery Justice
• 1 Abrupt Decay
• 1 Wheel of Sun and Moon
• 2 Path to Exile
• 3 Leyline of Sanctity

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Amulet Combo ? Modern | Piotr G?ogowski, Top 8, GP Milan

• Creatures (7)
• 4 Primeval Titan
• 3 Azusa, Lost but Seeking

• Spells (25)
• 3 Hive Mind
• 4 Summer Bloom
• 4 Amulet of Vigor
• 4 Serum Visions
• 2 Sleight of Hand
• 4 Summoner's Pact
• 2 Pact of Negation
• 1 Slaughter Pact
• 1 Engineered Explosives

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

• Sideboard (15)
• 1 Slaughter Pact
• 1 Engineered Explosives
• 3 Leyline of Sanctity
• 3 Pyroclasm
• 3 Seal of Primordium
• 1 Chalice of the Void
• 1 Ruric Thar, the Unbowed
• 2 Swan Song

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Congratulations again to Magnus Santto on his victory and Grand Prix Milan. For more information on the event, head here for the official coverage.