On Saturday morning, 1,062 players entered the main event in the Standard format. After 15 rounds of Swiss, in a field where Gruul Midrange was the most popular deck in Day 2, only 8 players remain. But none of them were playing Gruul Midrange. The Top 8 features:

2x Bant Ramp . It was the second-most popular archetype in Day 2.

. It was the second-most popular archetype in Day 2. 2x Grixis Bolas . Both the Ravager and the Dragon-God turn Grixis into a powerful deck.

. Both the Ravager and the Dragon-God turn Grixis into a powerful deck. Boros Feather . The single copy of the deck in Day 2 converted.

. The single copy of the deck in Day 2 converted. Jund Warriors . Basically Gruul splashing black for Status.

. Basically Gruul splashing black for Status. Esper Superfriends Control . This list was not running Hero of Precinct One and contained 11 planeswalkers.

. This list was not running Hero of Precinct One and contained 11 planeswalkers. Simic Nexus. Even though Teferi, Time Raveler semi-invalidates Wilderness Reclamation, the strategy is still strong.

Bant Ramp

Kim Seok Hyun, 1st at GP Taipei

Esper Superfriends Control

Atsuki Kihara, 2nd at GP Taipei

Boros Feather

Teruya Kakumae, 3rd at GP Taipei

Jund Warriors

Shota Takano, 4th at GP Taipei

Grixis Bolas

Ruey Jer Yeh, 5th at GP Taipei

Simic Nexus

Kazuki Yada, 6th at GP Taipei

Bant Ramp

Yuya Sugiyama, 7th at GP Taipei

Grixis Bolas

Du Xuetong, 8th at GP Taipei