From a Top 8 filled with new faces and veterans like Adrian Sullivan and de facto Rookie of the Year Jared Boettcher, Tyler Blum emerged victorious over Jadine Klomparens in their breakout performances. While Burn and other aggressive decks have been finding success recently, it was the format mainstay Black Devotion that brought Blum's first Grand Prix victory in the mirror match finals, as well as yet another Top 8 for Boettcher.

Black Devotion ? Journey into Nyx Standard | Tyler Blum, Winner Grand Prix Chicago

• Lands (26)
• 4 Temple of Silence
• 2 Temple of Malady
• 4 Mutavault
• 16 Swamp

• Creatures (18)
• 4 Pack Rat
• 4 Nightveil Specter
• 4 Desecration Demon
• 4 Gray Merchant of Asphodel
• 2 Lifebane Zombie

• Spells (16)
• 4 Thoughtseize
• 4 Hero's Downfall
• 4 Underworld Connections
• 3 Bile Blight
• 1 Devour Flesh

• Sideboard (15)
• 2 Lifebane Zombie
• 1 Bile Blight
• 4 Duress
• 2 Erebos, God of the Dead
• 4 Pharika's Cure
• 2 Doom Blade

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Black Devotion ? Journey into Nyx Standard | Jadine Klomparens, Runner-Up Grand Prix Chicago

• Spells (9)
• 4 Thoughtseize
• 4 Bile Blight
• 1 Ultimate Price

• Creatures (25)
• 4 Pack Rat
• 4 Underworld Connections
• 4 Lifebane Zombie
• 4 Hero's Downfall
• 4 Desecration Demon
• 1 Whip of Erebos
• 4 Gray Merchant of Asphodel

• Lands (26)
• 22 Swamp
• 4 Mutavault

• Sideboard (15)
• 1 Whip of Erebos
• 4 Duress
• 3 Doom Blade
• 2 Read the Bones
• 2 Erebos, God of the Dead
• 2 Drown in Sorrow
• 1 Dark Betrayal

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White-Blue Control ? Journey into Nyx Standard | Adrian Sullivan, Top 4 Grand Prix Chicago

• Spells (32)
• 2 Azorius Charm
• 1 Cyclonic Rift
• 1 Last Breath
• 1 Celestial Flare
• 1 Deicide
• 2 Quicken
• 4 Supreme Verdict
• 3 Planar Cleansing
• 1 Essence Scatter
• 1 Syncopate
• 1 Render Silent
• 2 Dissolve
• 1 Elixir of Immortality
• 2 Divination
• 4 Jace, Architect of Thought
• 4 Sphinx's Revelation
• 1 Elspeth, Sun's Champion

• Creatures (1)
• 1 Ætherling

• Lands (27)
• 5 Island
• 4 Temple of Enlightenment
• 4 Temple of Epiphany
• 6 Plains
• 4 Hallowed Fountain
• 1 Darksteel Ingot
• 3 Mutavault

• Sideboard (15)
• 2 Last Breath
• 1 Celestial Flare
• 1 Deicide
• 1 Glare of Heresy
• 1 Blind Obedience
• 1 Debtor's Pulpit
• 1 Jace, Memory Adept
• 2 Gainsay
• 1 Negate
• 1 Dispel
• 1 Ratchet Bomb
• 1 Trading Post
• 1 Opportunity

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Black Devotion ? Journey into Nyx Standard | Jared Boettcher, Top 8 Grand Prix Chicago

• Creatures (16)
• 4 Pack Rat
• 4 Nightveil Specter
• 4 Desecration Demon
• 4 Gray Merchant of Asphodel

• Spells (19)
• 4 Thoughtseize
• 4 Underworld Connections
• 4 Hero's Downfall
• 2 Dreadbore
• 1 Mizzium Mortars
• 1 Doom Blade
• 1 Ultimate Price
• 1 Rakdos's Return
• 1 Whip of Erebos

• Lands (25)
• 4 Mutavault
• 4 Blood Crypt
• 4 Temple of Malice
• 1 Mana Confluence
• 1 Temple of Epiphany
• 11 Swamp

• Sideboard (15)
• 1 Dreadbore
• 1 Ultimate Price
• 1 Rakdos's Return
• 3 Lifebane Zombie
• 3 Duress
• 1 Sire of Insanity
• 1 Erebos, God of the Dead
• 2 Pharika's Cure
• 1 Drown in Sorrow
• 1 Silence the Believers

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For even more decklists and action, check out the official coverage of Grand Prix Chicago on MagicTheGathering.com!