Magic World Championship XXVII Showcase
| Magic World Championship XXVII Showcase | |||||
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| Magic: The Gathering Arena | |||||
| Event Details | |||||
| Event date | October 8 to 11, 2021 | ||||
| Format | Standard | ||||
| Themes and mechanics | Play the decks of World Championship XXVII! | ||||
| Number of decks | 16 decks (10 unique) | ||||
| Deck size | 60 cards | ||||
| Showcase (Arena) | |||||
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| Digital preconstructed decks | |||||
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The Worlds XXVII Showcase was a phantom preconstructed event held on Magic: The Gathering Arena between October 8 to 11, 2021[1][2]. There were ten Standard decks available to be played in the event, as six players were using identical deck lists. Each deck belonged to a player competing in the 2021 World Championship (World Championship XXVII) and represented seven different archetypes. The showcase matches were best-of-one, rather than the best-of-three used in the World Championships, which meant the sideboard cards were not included with the phantom decks.
The Standard format at the time consisted of 5 sets: Zendikar Rising, Kaldheim, Strixhaven, Dungeons & Dragons: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms, and Innistrad: Midnight Hunt. One card was banned: Omnath, Locus of Creation.
Azorius Tempo
A 
tempo deck. Only one player, Noriyuki Mori, played this archetype at the tournament.
Grixis Epiphany
A 
deck built around Alrund's Epiphany that adds for anti-control elements. Four players — Eli Kassis, Gabriel Nassif, Jan-Moritz Merkel and Matt Sperling — played an identical decklist.
Gruul Aggro
Only one player, Jean-Emmanuel Depraz, played this archetype at the tournament. Despite using the Ravnican guild naming convention, this deck was actually 
. It splashed blue for two copies of Negate mainboard and two Disdainful Stroke in the sideboard. (Which wasn't part of this event)
Izzet Dragons
A Alrund's Epiphany deck with Dragons as proactive elements. Only one player, the eventual Champion Yuta Takahashi, played this archetype.
Instants (19)
1 Negate
Sorceries (13)
Izzet Epiphany
A deck built around Alrund's Epiphany and with a Divide By Zero Lesson package. Four players played three different versions of this archetype.
Ondrej Strasky and Stanislav Cifka
Ondrej Strasky and Stanislav Cifka played an identical creature-less decklist.
Arne Huschenbeth
Arne Huschenbeth also played no creatures but had more red removal (notably two Burning Hands in the main) in his version of the deck.
Keisuke Sato
Keisuke Sato was the only Izzet Epiphany player to include a creature, Smoldering Egg, in his deck.
Mono-Green Aggro
A mono-green aggro deck. Three players played two versions of this archetype.
Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa and Sam Pardee
Sam Pardee and defending Champion Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa played identical decklists.
Planeswalkers (2)
Creatures (19)
Sorceries (4)
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (4)
Seth Manfield
Compared to the other monogreen list, Seth Manfield choose to play Lotus Cobra over Sculptor of Winter, played a third copy of Wrenn and Seven and included a singleton Unnatural Growth.
Planeswalkers (3)
Creatures (19)
Instants (2)
Sorceries (4)
Artifacts (4)
Mono-White Aggro
A mono-white aggro deck. Two players, Rei Sato and Yoshihiko Ikawa, played an identical version of this archetype.
Creatures (29)
Instants (3)
References
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast (October 6, 2021). "MTG Arena Announcements, October 6, 2021 (website)". Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on October 6, 2021. Retrieved on April 14, 2025.
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast (October 2021). "Standard Decklists (website)". Wizards of the Coast. Retrieved on April 14, 2025.