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'''World Championship Decks''' are specially packaged versions of the 4 decks used at the Magic World Championships.  The cards are gold-bordered versions of the cards in each competitor's deck and stamped with that player's autograph.
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'''World Championship Decks''' were specially packaged versions of four of the top ranked decks used during the [[World Championship]]s, released by [[Wizards of the Coast]] for the years 1997 through 2004.  
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==2000 World Championship Decks==
==Description==
The cards produced were [[Card frame#Gold border|gold-bordered]] versions and did not have a standard Magic [[card back]], making them unusable in [[DCI]]-sanctioned tournaments. The cards were also stamped with the player's autograph. Each competitor's release included their 60-card [[deck]] and 15-card [[sideboard]], 12 blank [[proxy]] cards, and cards with a printed decklist, a biography of the player, and an overview of the four decks release for their respective year. Due to the larger than usual collection of 90 cards per product the [[deck box]]es for World Championship Decks were slightly larger in size than typical [[preconstructed theme deck]] boxes of the era.


Jon Finkel, World Champion
==Product discontinuation==
2004 was the last year for which Wizards of the Coast released a series of World Championship Decks. When asked about 2005 World Championship Decks via an "[[Ask Wizards]]", [[Jake Theis]], Assistant Brand Manager for ''Magic: The Gathering'', stated, "We currently have no plans to release the 2005 World Championship decks. We try to have a full product offering for our fans, and the increased popularity of the [[Fat pack|Fat Pack]] seems to have gobbled up the demand for a fourth ''Magic'' product (after [[Boosters]], [[Tournament pack|Tournament Packs]], and [[Preconstructed theme deck|Theme Decks]])."<ref>{{DailyRef|ask-wizards-march-2006-2006-03-01|Ask Wizards|[[Jake Theis]]|March 14, 2006}}</ref> Simply put: not enough people bought them.<ref>{{EzTumblr|http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/172179659953/hi-mark-was-just-wondering-if-there-has-been|title=Has been anything written about why the gold-bordered world championship decks are no longer made?|March 23, 2018}}</ref>


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==See also==
Creatures
* [[Pro Tour Collector Set]]
4 Masticore
4 Metalworker
1 Phyrexian Colossus


Artifacts
==References==
1 Crumbling Sanctuary
{{reflist}}
4 Grim Monolith
1 Mishra's Helix
4 Phyrexian Processor
4 Tangle Wire
4 Thran Dynamo
4 Tinker
4 Voltaic Key


Instants
{{sets|special}}
1 Brainstorm


Lands
[[Category:World Championship decks]]
4 Crystal Vein
[[Category:Magic sets]]
9 Island
4 Rishadan Port
4 Saprazzan Skerry
 
Sideboard
4 Annul
4 Chill
4 Miscalculation
1 Mishra's Helix
2 Rising Waters
</d>
 
Janosch Kühn, Quaterfinalist
<d title=Angry Non-Hermit>
Creatures
4 Avalanche Riders
4 Birds of Paradise
4 Blastoderm
4 Llanowar Elves
2 Masticore
2 Prist of Titania
 
Sorceries
4 Arc Lightning
1 Creeping Mold
4 Plow Under
4 Stone Rain
 
Enchantments
4 Saproling Burst
 
Artifact
4 Phyrexian Processor
 
Lands
2 Dust Bowl
10 Forest
4 Karplusan Forest
4 Mountain
4 Rishadan Port
 
Sideboard
4 Boil
1 Creeping Mold
2 Flameshot
1 Masticore
1 Phyrexian Processor
2 Rack and Ruin
1 Splinter
3 Uktabi Orangutan
</d>
 
Tom Van de Logt, Quarterfinalist
<d title=Replenish>
Enchantments
4 Attunement
1 Energy Field
4 Opalescence
3 Parallax Tide
4 Parallax Wave
1 Seal of Cleansing
1 Seal of Removal
 
Instants
3 Counterspell
3 Enlightened Tutor
4 Frantic Search
1 Mystical Tutor
 
Sorceries
4 Replenish
1 Wrath of God
 
Artifact
1 Sky Diamond
 
Sideboard
1 Chill
1 Circle of Protection: Black
1 Cursed Totem
2 Daze
3 Erase
2 Lilting Refrain
1 Seal of Cleansing
2 Submerge
2 Wrath of God
</d>
 
Nicolas Labarre, Quarterfinalist
<d title =Chimera>
Creatures
4 Academy Rector
4 Birds of Paradise
4 Llanowar Elves
4 Priest of Titania
1 Serra Avatar
 
Artifacts
4 Ahsnod's Altar
1 Snake Basket
1 Whetstone
 
Instants
4 Enlightened Tutor
 
Enchantments
1 Confiscate
4 Fecundity
1 Pattern of Rebirth
4 Saproling Cluster
1 Yawgmoth's Bargain
 
Sorceries
1 Yawgmoth's Will
 
Lands
4 Brushland
3 City of Brass
8 Forest
2 High Market
2 Phyrexian Tower
2 Thran Quarry
 
Sideboard
1 Absolute Law
3 Armageddon
1 Aura Fracture
1 Blaze
1 Defense Grid
1 Energy Flux
1 Heart of Ramos
1 Light of Day
1 Meekstone
1 Parallax Wave
1 Phyrexian Processor
1 Seal of Cleansing
1 Worship
</d>
 
==1999 World Championship Decks==
Kai Budde, World Champion
<d title=Wildfire>
Creatures
4 Covetous Dragon
1 Karn, Silver Golem
3 Masticore
 
Artifacts
4 Cursed Scroll
4 Fire Diamond
4 Grim Monolith
2 Mishra's Helix
4 Temporal Aperture
4 Thran Dynamo
4 Voltaic Key
2 Worn Powerstone
 
Sorceries
4 Wildfire
 
Lands
3 Ancient Tomb
4 City of Traitors
13 Mountain
 
Sideboard
2 Boil
3 Earthquake
1 Mishra's Helix
1 Phyrexian Processor
2 Rack and Ruin
2 Shattering Pulse
4 Spellshock
</d>
 
Mark Le Pine, Finalist
<d title=Sped Red>
4 Avalanche Riders
3 Fireslinger
4 Jackal Pup
4 Mogg Fanatic
 
Artifacts
4 Cursed Scroll
 
Instants
4 Shock
 
Sorceries
4 Arc Lightning
3 Hammer of Bogardan
4 Pillage
4 Stone Rain
 
Lands
2 Ancient Tomb
2 Ghitu Encampment
16 Mountain
4 Wasteland
 
Sideboard
1 Arc Lightning
1 Fireslinger
1 Flowstone Flood
2 Masticore
4 Scald
2 Shattering Pulse
4 Thran Foundry
</d>
 
Matt Linde, Semifinalist
<d title=Stompy>
Creatures
4 Albino Troll
4 Elvish Lyrist
4 Llanowar Elves
4 Pouncing Jaguar
4 River Boa
2 Uktabi Orangutan
4 Wild Dogs
 
Artifacts
4 Cursed Scroll
 
Enchantments
4 Rancor
 
Instants
4 Giant Growth
 
Lands
14 Forest
4 Gaea's Cradle
4 Treetop Village
 
Sideboard
3 Choke
2 Constant Mists
1 Hurricane
2 Overrun
3 Thran Foundry
2 Uktabi Orangutan
2 Weatherseed Treefolk
</d>
 
Jakub Šlemr
<d>
Creatures
1 Bottle Gnome
1 Phyrexian Negator
3 Phyrexian Plaguelord
3 Ravenous Rats
2 Ticking Gnomes
 
Artifacts
3 Cursed Scroll
4 Powder Keg
 
Instants
2 Corpse Dance
4 Dark Ritual
4 Diabolic Edict
1 Rapid Decay
1 Vampiric Tutor
 
Sorceries
4 Duress
2 Stupor
3 Yawgmoth's Will
 
Lands
2 Spawning Pool
15 Swamp
1 Volrath's Stronghold
4 Wasteland
 
Sideboard
1 Botttle Gnomes
2 Carrion Beetles
1 Evincar's Justice
1 Hatred
2 Perish
1 Persecute
2 Phyrexian Negator
3 Rapid Decay
1 Sphere of Resistance
1 Stromgald Cabal
</d>
[[Category: Tournament Decks]]

Latest revision as of 08:02, 3 July 2020

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World Championship Decks
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Set Information
Set symbol This set has no own expansion symbol.
Release date 1997 - 2004
Set size 8 x 4 x 75 (deck + sideboard)

World Championship Decks were specially packaged versions of four of the top ranked decks used during the World Championships, released by Wizards of the Coast for the years 1997 through 2004.

Description

The cards produced were gold-bordered versions and did not have a standard Magic card back, making them unusable in DCI-sanctioned tournaments. The cards were also stamped with the player's autograph. Each competitor's release included their 60-card deck and 15-card sideboard, 12 blank proxy cards, and cards with a printed decklist, a biography of the player, and an overview of the four decks release for their respective year. Due to the larger than usual collection of 90 cards per product the deck boxes for World Championship Decks were slightly larger in size than typical preconstructed theme deck boxes of the era.

Product discontinuation

2004 was the last year for which Wizards of the Coast released a series of World Championship Decks. When asked about 2005 World Championship Decks via an "Ask Wizards", Jake Theis, Assistant Brand Manager for Magic: The Gathering, stated, "We currently have no plans to release the 2005 World Championship decks. We try to have a full product offering for our fans, and the increased popularity of the Fat Pack seems to have gobbled up the demand for a fourth Magic product (after Boosters, Tournament Packs, and Theme Decks)."[1] Simply put: not enough people bought them.[2]

See also

References