1996 United States National Championship/Other decks

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1996 US Nationals
Date July 7 and 8, 1996
Location Columbus, Ohio
Attendance 122
650+ (including US Open)
Format Type II (Standard)
Winner Dennis Bentley
George Baxter (finalist)
Mike Long (semi-finalist)
Matt Place (semi-finalist)
United States National Championships
1995 United States National Championship 1996 United States National Championship 1997 United States National Championship
Previous Tournament:
1996 Pro Tour Columbus
Next Tournament:
1996 World Championships

These are some of the other decks played at the Nationals, and the associated Open tournaments.

US Open Top 4

Andrew Pacifico

US Open winner Andrew Pacifico played a monoblack Necropotence deck.[1]

Necropotence

Kyle Bigos

US Open runner-up Kyle Bigos also played Necropotence.[2] He went on to finish 17th in the main event, one place short of the finals cut off. (It is not clear if he played the same deck at Nationals.)

Necropotence

Adam Szura

Adam Szura also played a monoblack Necro deck.

Necropotence

Bill Macey

Bill Macey made the meta-call of playing a white weenie deck with protection from black creatures.[3]

White Weenie

References

  1. MTG Top 8 (2025). "USA Open 1996 @ Columbus (Ohio) #1 Necropotence - Andrew Pacifico (website)". MTG Top 8. Retrieved on June 5, 2025.
  2. MTG Top 8 (2025). "USA Open 1996 @ Columbus (Ohio) #2 Necropotence - Kyle Bigos (website)". MTG Top 8. Retrieved on July 2, 2025.
  3. MTG Top 8 (2025). "USA Open 1996 @ Columbus (Ohio) #3-4 White Weenie - Bill Macey (website)". MTG Top 8. Retrieved on June 5, 2025.