Reid Duke won Pro Tour Phyrexia with Izzet Creativity on Sunday, capping the return of tabletop premier play with a marquee victory for the Magic: The Gathering Hall of Famer.

Duke emerged on top of the 217-person field and a Top 8 stacked with Hall of Famers, the current world champion, and strong up and comers. The split-format tournament featured Pioneer constructed and Phyrexia: All Will Be One draft. Duke went 5-1 in draft and 7-2 in Pioneer with Izzet Creativity, the combo/control deck the Channel Fireball team brought to the event.

Duke was joined by hall of famers Shota Yasooka and Gabriel Nassif in the elimination rounds and his quarterfinal match was against Nathan Steuer, the reigning world champion. After dropping the first two games, Duke rattled off three dramatic wins in the post-sideboard games, where he dropped the combo finish in Game 3 then brought it back for the final two games.

Duke’s semifinal opponent, Derrick Davis, took down Yasooka, the No. 1 seed, in the previous round with Four-Color Enigmatic Incarnation (Yorion). They split the first two games before Duke won the next two, quelling Davis’ momentum in Game 2 where he was able to attack with a Xenagos, God of Revels he took with an Agent of Treachery.

Duke, in his fifth Pro Tour/Mythic Championship Top 8, faced Benton Madsen, appearing in his first Pro Tour, in the finals. Madsen and his Selesnya Auras (Jegantha) deck defeated Duke in the first round of Pioneer on Day 1, but Duke avenged that loss and some by sweeping the finals 3-0.

Duke earned $50,000, an invite to the next World Championship, and his first Pro Tour trophy. The other seven players from the Top 8 also punched their ticket to the World Championship slated for the end of September.

View the Top 16 decklists from Pro Tour Phyrexia here. For all decklists check out the official coverage from WotC.