Worlds XXVI Showcase
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| Event Details | |||||
| Event date | February 14 to 16, 2020 | ||||
| Format | Standard | ||||
| Themes and mechanics | Play the decks of World Championship XXVI! | ||||
| Number of decks | 16 decks (12 unique) | ||||
| Deck size | 60 cards | ||||
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The Worlds XXVI Showcase was a phantom preconstructed event held on Magic: The Gathering Arena between February 14 and 16, 2020.[1][2]. There were twelve Standard decks available to be played in the event, as four players were using identical deck lists. Each deck belonged to a player competing in the 2019 World Championship (World Championship XXVI) and represented five different archetypes.[3] 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 Magic World Championship XXVI is happening this weekend on MTG Arena! Tune in to live event coverage and see which of the 16 incredible competitors will win the title of World Champion and their share of the $1,000,000 prize pool. Join the fun and #FindYourChampion by selecting a Worlds competitor! We’ll provide decks for use during this event. Matches are best-of-one, and you can swamp decks between games. |
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The Standard format at the time consisted of six sets: Guilds of Ravnica, Ravnica Allegiance, War of the Spark, Core Set 2020, Throne of Eldraine and Theros: Beyond Death. Three cards were banned: Oko, Thief of Crowns, Once Upon a Time, and Veil of Summer.
Azorius Control
A 
control deck was played by three of the top sixteen players.
Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa and Ondřej Stráský
Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa and Ondřej Stráský brought the same decklist, with Paulo managing to pilot it to first place in World Championship XXVI.
Thoralf Severin
Thoralf Severin chose to play the maximum four copies of most of his spells.
Jeskai Fires
A 
deck was built around Fires of Invention, which was played by four of the top sixteen players.
Márcio Carvalhoo and Javier Dominguez
Márcio Carvalho and Javier Dominguez played identical lists, with their main innovation being two copies of both Dream Trawler and Aether Gust.
Raphael Levy and Gabriel Nassif
Raphael Levy and Gabriel Nassif also played the same build of the deck. They favored interactive spells such as Brazen Borrower.
Planeswalkers (4)
Creatures (18)
Sorceries (4)
Jund Sacrifice
A 
deck which sacrifices its own permanents for value. Only Piotr Głogowski played the deck out of the top sixteen players.
Piotr Głogowski
Mono Red Aggro
A mono-red aggro deck was played by four of the top sixteen players.
Eli Loveman
Eli Loveman was the only mono-red pilot to include copies of Shock.
Creatures (28)
Sorceries (3)
Artifacts (4)
Seth Manfield and Andrea Mengucci
Seth Manfield tested the deck with Andrea Mengucci; they registered identical lists.
Sebastián Pozzo
Sebastián Pozzo's main point of difference was playing two copies of Grim Initiate.
Temur Reclamation
A deck built around its namesake card, Wilderness Reclamation. It was played by four of the top sixteen players.
Autumn Burchett
Autumn Burchett played a fairly stock-standard version of the deck.
Chris Kvartek
Chris Kvartek included a playset of Nissa, Who Shakes the World in his deck instead of the sorcery Storm's Wrath.
Jean-Emmanuel Depraz
Jean-Emmanuel Depraz opted to play with fewer new Theros Beyond Death cards than either Autumn Burchett, Chris Kvartek, or Matias Leveratto.
Matias Leveratto
A singleton copy of Niv-Mizzet, Parun is a notable feature of Matias Leveratto's version of the deck.
References
- ↑ DotGG (February 14, 2020). "Worlds XXVI Showcase Event Guide – Deck Analysis, Predictions and More! (website)". MTG Arena Zone. Retrieved on March 27, 2025.
- ↑ Shepherd's Gaming Run (February 19, 2020). "MTG Arena Run: Worlds XXVI Showcase (video)". YouTube. Retrieved on March 27, 2025.
- ↑ magic.gg (February 14, 2020). "World Championships XXVI (webpage)". magic.gg. Retrieved on March 27, 2025.