Tom Martell wins Pro Tour Gatecrash


Last weekend was another prestigious Magic: the Gathering event. It was the Pro Tour Gatecrash which was held in Montreal, Canada. Players from around the world gathered to test their skills in Standard and Gatecrash Booster draft in three days of competition.

After the battle for Magic supremacy cleared out, it was Tom Martell who emerged champion piloting an aggro deck that’s somewhat unique for the format. He defeated Joel Larsson, nicknamed as the Swedish Kibler, in the finals 3 games to one to take the trophy.

Here is Tom Martell’s winning decklist, an archetype called The Aristocrats:

Maindeck
4 Godless Shrine
4 Blood Crypt
4 Sacred Foundry
4 Isolated Chapel
3 Plains
3 Cavern of Souls
1 Clifftop Retreat
1 Vault of the Archangel

4 Doomed Traveler
4 Champion of the Parish
4 Cartel Aristocrat
2 Skirsdag High Priest
3 Knight of Infamy
2 Silverblade Paladin
4 Boros Reckoner
4 Falkenrath Aristocrat
1 Restoration Angel
2 Zealous Conscripts

2 Lingering Souls
4 Orzhov Charm

Sideboard
2 Lingering Souls
2 Blasphemous Act
2 Rest in Peace
2 Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
2 Obzedat, Ghost Council
1 Skirsdag High Priest
3 Tragic Slip
1 Mentor of the Meek

*banner pic from the mothership Wotc.