1996 World Championships

The 1996 World Championships for Magic: The Gathering was held August 14-18, 1996 at the Wizards of the Coast headquarters in Renton, Washington.

(1) Olle Råde	Olle Råde (2-0)	Mark Justice (3-1)	Tom Chanpheng (3-0)
(8) Tommi Hovi
(5) Mark Justice	Mark Justice (2-0)
(4) Scott Johns
(6) Tom Chanpheng	Tom Chanpheng (2-1)	Tom Chanpheng (3-0)
(3) Matthew Place
(2) Henry Stern	Henry Stern (2-1)
(7) Eric Tam

Tom Chanpheng - 1996 World Championship
Main Deck:		Sideboard:
1 Lodestone Bauble 2 Phyrexian War Beast 1 Zuran Orb 1 Sleight of Mind 1 Armageddon 1 Balance 4 Disenchant 1 Land Tax 4 Order of Leitbur 4 Order of the White Shield 1 Reinforcements 1 Reprisal 4 Savannah Lions 2 Serra Angel 4 Swords to Plowshares 4 White Knight	1 Kjeldoran Outpost 4 Mishra's Factory 15 Plains 4 Strip Mine	2 Arenson's Aura 1 Black Vise 4 Divine Offering 1 Energy Storm 1 Exile 1 Reprisal 1 Spirit Link 1 Sleight of Mind 2 Serrated Arrows 1 Kjeldoran Outpost

Of interesting note is that Chanpeng's winning deck included no sources of blue mana, though includes Sleight of Mind<c>. This stems from an error in his submitted decklist. He was forced to use <c>plains in lieu of the 4 Adarkar Wastes he had planned to include.

Finishing order

1. Tom Chanpheng (Australia)
2. Mark Justice (USA)
3. Henry Stern (USA)
4. Olle Råde (Sweden)

External links

• Wizards of the Coast official results