Grand Prix Atlantic City was months, and three expansion sets, ago in Standard but Hexproof is proving it's still among the best decks in the format. Now backed by Unflinching Courage, to provide racing power against hyper aggressive red decks, and supported with a fine-tuned mana base, Raymond Tan's Bant Hexproof deck furiously cut through the Top 8 at Grand Prix Kitakyushu.

The venerable Geist of Saint Traft and explosive one-drop Gladecover Scout defeated Kouichi Kudo's R/G Aggro (better known as the Brian Kibler special).

Bant Hexproof - Standard | Raymond Tan, Winner GP Kitakyushu

• Creatures (18)
• 3 Avacyn's Pilgrim
• 4 Gladecover Scout
• 4 Invisible Stalker
• 3 Fiendslayer Paladin
• 4 Geist of Saint Traft

• Spells (20)
• 4 Ethereal Armor
• 4 Rancor
• 4 Spectral Flight
• 4 Unflinching Courage
• 3 Simic Charm
• 1 Ajani, Caller of the Pride

• Lands (22)
• 1 Cavern of Souls
• 4 Temple Garden
• 4 Sunpetal Grove
• 4 Hallowed Fountain
• 3 Glacial Fortress
• 4 Breeding Pool
• 2 Hinterland Harbor

• Sideboard (15)
• 2 Fog
• 3 Mending Touch
• 2 Negate
• 1 Spell Rupture
• 2 Feeling of Dread
• 2 Ray of Revelation
• 2 Celestial Flare
• 1 Detention Sphere

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R/G Aggro - Standard | Kouichi Kudo, Runner-Up GP Kitakyushu

• Creatures (29)
• 4 Arbor Elf
• 2 Elvish Mystic
• 4 Flinthoof Boar
• 4 Strangleroot Geist
• 3 Scavenging Ooze
• 4 Hellrider
• 4 Ghor-Clan Rampager
• 4 Thundermaw Hellkite

• Spells (7)
• 3 Mizzium Mortars
• 4 Domri Rade

• Lands (24)
• 10 Forest
• 6 Mountain
• 4 Rootbound Crag
• 4 Stomping Ground

• Sideboard (15)
• 4 Burning Earth
• 2 Wolfir Silverheart
• 2 Bonfire of the Damned
• 2 Scorching Spear
• 1 Elvish Mystic
• 1 Ruric Thar, the Unbowed
• 1 Chandra, Pyromaster
• 1 Garruk Relentless
• 1 Kessig Wolf Run

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If you're interested in the rest of the Jund-free Top 8, check out all the official Grand Prix Kitakyushu coverage on DailyMTG.