1998 World Championships

1998 World Championships
Date	August 12-16, 1998
Location	Seattle, Washington, United States
Format	Booster Draft Block Constructed Standard
Winner	Brian Selden United States (team)
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Previous Tournament: 1998 Pro Tour New York Next Tournament: 1998 Pro Tour Chicago

The 1998 World Championships for Magic: The Gathering were held at the Wizards of the Coast Game Center in Seattle, Washington between August 12–16, 1998.

Formats

The formats used at the tournament were:

• Limited (Tempest-Stronghold-Exodus)
• Booster Draft
• Standard Constructed
• Rath Cycle Constructed

Top 8 Bracket

(1) Jon Finkel	Jon Finkel (3-0)	Ben Rubin (3-1)	Brian Selden (3-1)
(8) Alan Comer
(5) Ben Rubin	Ben Rubin (3-2)
(4) Scott Johns
(6) Chris Pikula	Brian Selden (3-1)	Brian Selden (3-1)
(3) Brian Selden
(2) Raphael Levy	Raphael Levy (3-2)
(7) Brian Hacker

Finishing order

1. Brian Selden
2. Ben Rubin
3. Jon Finkel
4. Raphaël Lévy

Winning deck

Brian Selden - 1998 World Championship

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Creatures (24)

2 Nekrataal

1 Spirit of the Night

1 Thrull Surgeon

1 Man-o-War

1 Tradewind Rider

4 Birds of Paradise

2 Spike Feeder

1 Spike Weaver

2 Uktabi Orangutan

1 Verdant Force

4 Wall of Blossoms

2 Wall of Roots

1 Orcish Settlers

1 Cloudchaser Eagle

Enchantments (8)

4 Survival of the Fittest

4 Recurring Nightmare

Instants (2)

2 Firestorm

Sorceries (2)

2 Lobotomy

Artifacts (2)

2 Scroll Rack

Lands (22)

3 City of Brass

8 Forest

1 Gemstone Mine

2 Karplusan Forest

2 Reflecting Pool

1 Swamp

2 Underground River

2 Undiscovered Paradise

1 Volrath's Stronghold

Sideboard (15)

1 Staunch Defenders

3 Emerald Charm

1 Hall of Gemstone

2 Pyroblast

4 Boil

2 Dread of Night

2 Phyrexian Furnace

External links

• Wizards of the Coast coverage