1996 World Championships/Top 8 decks
| 1996 World Championships | ||||
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| Date | August 14-18, 1996 | |||
| Location |
 Seattle, Washington, United States | |||
| Attendance | 125 | |||
| Format |
Limited (Booster Draft) Standard (Type II) Classic Restricted (Type 1.5) Team Limited (Sealed) | |||
| Prize pool | $200,000 | |||
| Winner |
 Tom Chanpheng United States (team) | |||
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These are the Top 8 Standard decks from the 1996 World Championships.
Tom Chanpheng
A white weenie deck played by World Champion Tom Chanpheng.[1]
Though the deck included Sleight of Mind, it had no way to cast it. Chanpheng mistakenly left Adarkar Wastes off his submitted decklist and was forced to play basic Plains instead. This blue splash wasn't uncommon; at least two other players at the Australian Nationals had played it.[2]
| “ | I knew his deck and he knew mine. His White Weenie with sleights often wins him the 1st game before I sideboarded (due to his 11 Knights!). | ” |
—Joseph "Gambit" Tan, 1996 Australian Champion[2] | ||
Mark Justice
A 
Necropotence deck played by runner-up Mark Justice.[3]
Henry Stern
A monoblack Necropotence deck played by semi-finalist Henry Stern.[4] He was the only player to go undefeated during the swiss rounds on Day 2 with this deck.[5]
| “ | The six-round battle was rough, and only one player emerged with a perfect record. Henry Stem's classic Necrodeck rocked the house, propelling him to victory over a wide variety of decks, including Hovi's Turbo-Stasis. "I can win any match with the Necrodeck, said Stern, the 1995 national runner-up. don't even have to do anything- just have to draw the right cards."[5] | ” |
Olle Råde
A 
Erhnamgeddon deck played by semi-finalist Olle Råde.[6] Olle's deck included more creatures than fellow Top 8 competitor Matt's version.
Matt Place
A Erhnamgeddon deck played by quater-finalist Matt Place.[7] Matt's deck played more artifact's than Olle's version.
Scott Johns
A monoblack Necropotence deck played by quarter-finalist Scott Johns.[8]
Enchantments (4)
Sideboard (15)
4 Dystopia
Eric Tam
A Ernham Burn'em deck played by quarter-finalist Eric Tam.[9]
Tommi Hovi
A 
Turbo Stasis deck played by quarter-finalist Tommi Hovi.[10]
Sideboard (15)
References
- ↑ MTG Top 8 (2025). "Worlds 1996 (Seattle) #1 Blueless Weenie White - Tom Chanpheng (website)". MTG Top 8. Retrieved on June 5, 2025.
- ↑ a b Joseph "Gambit" Tan (June 6, 1996). "AUSTRALASIA MTG REPORT - PART 1 (website)". The Dojo. Retrieved on June 5, 2025.
- ↑ MTG Top 8 (2025). "Worlds 1996 (Seattle) #2 Br Nevinyrral's Necro - Mark Justice (website)". MTG Top 8. Retrieved on June 5, 2025.
- ↑ MTG Top 8 (2025). "Worlds 1996 (Seattle) #3-4 Mono B Nevinyrral's Necro - Henry Stern (website)". MTG Top 8. Retrieved on June 5, 2025.
- ↑ a b Jeff Hannes (October 1996). "Magic World Championship The Battle in Seattle for MAGIC's ultimate prize (Photo)". Inquest 18, pp. 36-38. BlueSky. Archived from the original on June 7, 2025.
- ↑ MTG Top 8 (2025). "Worlds 1996 (Seattle) #3-4 Erhnam Gueddon - Olle Råde (website)". MTG Top 8. Retrieved on June 5, 2025.
- ↑ MTG Top 8 (2025). "Worlds 1996 (Seattle) #5-8 Erhnam-geddon - Matt Place (website)". MTG Top 8. Retrieved on June 5, 2025.
- ↑ MTG Top 8 (2025). "Worlds 1996 (Seattle) #5-8 Mono B Nevinyrral's Necro - Scott Johns (website)". MTG Top 8. Retrieved on June 5, 2025.
- ↑ MTG Top 8 (2025). "Worlds 1996 (Seattle) #5-8 RG Ponza - Eric Tam (website)". MTG Top 8. Retrieved on June 5, 2025.
- ↑ MTG Top 8 (2025). "Worlds 1996 (Seattle) #5-8 Stasis ! - Tommi Hovi (website)". MTG Top 8. Retrieved on June 5, 2025.