As descendants of the Pro Tour decks, the World Championships decks are a series of high profile preconstructed decks for experienced players. Imitating the four most successful deck archetypes present at the annual World Championships, four new decks are released each year. All cards of these decks feature a golden border, a signature of the appropriate player, and a special backside and are therefore not tournament-legal. The decks are sold individually, but all decks of the same year share the same front. Part of each deck is a bio card which provides some background of each player, a deck list card which lists the content of each deck, and a deck overview card which explains in short the core strategy of each deck released in the same year. Additionally, 12 blank cards are added to raise the number of cards per deck to 90. Usually all blank cards are identical in each deck. However, in case of the 1999 World Championships deck by Kai Budde, a single blank card with bevelled edges was inserted, while all other 11 blank cards of that specific deck have plain edges. For the 1998 World Championships, each individual decks were sold also bundled with a 60 minutes VHS video named "Road to the 1998 World Championships" (WOC82500) released in 1998 with an original retail price of $11.95. 2004 San Francisco was the last World Championships Decks released by Wizards of the Coast.
ERRORS, MISPRINTS AND TYPOS: 1998 Brian Selden Deck List: City of Brass only Chronicles (No Fifth Edition) 1998 Brian Selden Deck List: Lobotomy Visions (not existing) instead of Tempest. 1998 Brian Selden Deck List: Orcish Settler instead of Orcish Settlers. 1998 Brian Selden Deck List: Pyroblast only Ice Age (no Fifth Edition) 1998 Ben Rubin Deck List: Pyroblast only Ice Age (no Fifth Edition) 1998 Randy Buehler Deck List: Force Spike only Legends (no Fifth Edition) 1998 Randy Buehler Deck List: Memory Lapse only Homelands (no Fifth Edition) 2000 John Finkel Deck List: Island only from Classic Edition (no Urza's Saga and Mercadian Masques). 2000 Janosch Kühn Deck List: Forest and Mountain only from Classic Edition (no Urza's Saga and Mercadian Masques). 2000 Janosch Kühn Deck List: Stone Rain only from Classic Edition (no Mercadian Masques). 2000 Nicolas Labarre Deck List: Forest only from Classic Edition (no Urza's Saga and Mercadian Masques). 2000 Tom van de Logt Deck List: Island and Plains only from Classic Edition (no Urza's Saga and Mercadian Masques). 2000 Tom van de Logt Deck List: Counterspell only from Classic Edition (no Mercadian Masques). 1997 World Championships deck (WOC06607). 1998 World Championships deck (WOC16613). 1999 World Championships deck (WOC06078). 2000 Janosch Kühn World Championships sealed deck (WOC06184) front and side. 2001 World Championships deck (WOC88170). Carlos Romão, Sim Han How, Brian Kibler and Raphael Levy 2002 World Championships decks (964430000). Daniel Zink, Dave Humpherys, Wolfgang Eder and Peer Kröger 2003 World Championships decks (965700000). Julien Nuijten, Aeo Paquette, Manuel Bevand and Gabriel Nassif 2004 World Championships decks (969190000). Road to the 1998 World Championships video sealed with Brian Hacker Deck Road to the 1998 World Championships sealed video front and back. EXTERNAL LINKS - ALL FIXED 1997 World Championship Decks; Sideboard Broken link 1997 World Championship Decks; Sideboard; Wayback Machine 1997 World Championships 1997; Event Coverage Broken link 1997 World Championships 1997; Event Coverage - August 17, 1997 - Wayback Machine 1997 World Championships Sell Sheet; The MTG History Repository "The "Buelher" 1998 deck; Magic Arcana Broken link "The "Buelher" 1998 deck; Magic Arcana - August 16, 2002 - Wayback Machine 1998 World Championships Coverage Broken link 1998 World Championships Coverage - August 12 - 16, 1998 - Wayback Machine 1999 World Championship Decks Broken link 1999 World Championship Decks; Wayback Machine World Championship Decks 1999; Feature Article Broken link World Championship Decks 1999; Feature Article - August 14, 2008 - Wayback Machine 1999 Magic: The Gathering World Championships Broken link 1999 Magic: The Gathering World Championships - Wayback Machine 1999 World Championships Sell Sheet; The MTG History Repository 2000 World Championship Decks Broken link 2000 World Championship Decks; Wayback Machine World Championship Decks 2000; Feature Article Broken link World Championship Decks 2000; Feature Article - August 12, 2008 - Wayback Machine 2000 World Championship Broken link 2000 World Championship - August 2-6, 2000 - Wayback Machine 2000 World Championships Sell Sheet; The MTG History Repository Pro Players as Magic Cards; Sideboard Broken link Pro Players as Magic Cards; Sideboard; Wayback Machine World Championship Decks 2001; Wayback Machine World Championship Decks 2001; Feature Article Broken link - Wayback Machine Tom van de Logt 2001 World Championship Theme Deck Broken link Tom van de Logt 2001 World Championship Theme Deck; Wayback Machine Alex Borteh 2001 World Championship Theme Deck Broken link Alex Borteh 2001 World Championship Theme Deck; Wayback Machine Antoine Ruel 2001 World Championship Theme Deck; Wayback Machine Jan Tomcani 2001 World Championship Theme Deck, Wayback Machine 2001 World Championships Coverage Broken link 2001 World Championships Coverage - August 8-12, 2001 - Wayback Machine 2001 World Championships Sell Sheet; The MTG History Repository World Championship Decks 2002; Feature Article Broken link World Championship Decks 2002 - Wayback Machine Brian Kibler World Championship Decks 2002 Theme Deck Broken link Brian Kibler World Championship Decks 2002 Theme Deck - No Replacement - Wayback Machine Carlos Romão World Championship Decks 2002 Theme Deck Broken link Carlos Romão World Championship Decks 2002 Theme Deck - No Replacement - Wayback Machine Raphael Levy World Championship Decks 2002 Theme Deck Broken link Raphael Levy World Championship Decks 2002 Theme Deck - No Replacement - Wayback Machine Sim Han How World Championship Decks 2002 Theme Deck Broken link Sim Han How World Championship Decks 2002 Theme Deck - No Replacement - Wayback Machine 2002 World Championships Coverage; Old Link Broken link 2002 World Championships Coverage; Old Link - August 18, 2002 - Wayback Machine 2002 World Championships Coverage Broken link 2002 World Championships Coverage - August, 2002 - Wayback Machine World Championship 2002 Standard Decks; Feature Article Broken link World Championship 2002 Standard Decks; Feature Article - November 21, 2002 - Wayback Machine World Championship 2003; Magic Arcana - August 11, 2003 - Wayback Machine World Championship Decks 2003; Product Info - Wayback Machine 2003 World Championship Decks 2003; Feature Article Broken link Daniel Zink 2003 World Championship Theme Deck Broken link / No Replacement Dave Humpherys 2003 World Championship Theme Deck Broken link / No Replacement Wolfgang Eder 2003 World Championship Theme Deck Broken link / No Replacement Peer Kröger 2003 World Championship Theme Deck Broken link / No Replacement Live Coverage of 2003 World Championship Broken link Live Coverage of 2003 World Championship - August 6-10, 2003 - Wayback Machine 2003 World Championships Sell Sheet; The MTG History Repository 2004 World Championship Decks; Old Link - Wayback Machine World Championship Decks 2004; Feature Article Broken link World Championship Decks 2004; Feature Article - August 12, 2008 - Wayback Machine Julien Nuijten 2004 World Championship Theme Deck Broken link / No Replacement Aeo Paquette 2004 World Championship Theme Deck Broken link / No Replacement Manuel Bevand 2004 World Championship Theme Deck Broken link / No Replacement Gabriel Nassif 2004 World Championship Theme Deck Broken link / No Replacement 2004 World Championships, Nuijten, Nassif Dominate Worlds, September 1-5, 2004 Broken link 2004 World Championships, Nuijten, Nassif Dominate Worlds - September 1-5, 2004 - Wayback Machine 2004 World Championships Sell Sheet; The MTG History Repository INTERNAL LINKS World Championships Decks Support Cards World Cards MTG 1997 World Championships on ESPN2 Magnet World Championships Playmats |
SET | NUM | CARDNAME | ARTIST | SOURCE | DATE | INFO | ||
001 | Blank Card | 1997 World Championships decks | 1997-09 | YES | ||||
002 | Deck Overview Card | 1997 World Championships decks | 1997-09 | YES | ||||
003 | Jakub Šlemr Bio Card | 1997 World Championships Jakub Šlemr deck | 1997-09 | YES | ||||
004 | Jakub Šlemr Deck List Card | 1997 World Championships Jakub Šlemr deck | 1997-09 | YES | ||||
005 | Janosch Kühn Bio Card | 1997 World Championships Janosch Kühn deck | 1997-09 | YES | ||||
006 | Janosch Kühn Deck List Card | 1997 World Championships Janosch Kühn deck | 1997-09 | YES | ||||
007 | Svend Geertsen Bio Card | 1997 World Championships Svend Geertsen deck | 1997-09 | YES | ||||
008 | Svend Geertsen Deck List Card | 1997 World Championships Svend Geertsen deck | 1997-09 | YES | ||||
009 | Paul McCabe Bio Card | 1997 World Championships Paul McCabe deck | 1997-09 | YES | ||||
010 | Paul McCabe Deck List Card | 1997 World Championships Paul McCabe deck | 1997-09 | YES | ||||
SET | NUM | CARDNAME | ARTIST | SOURCE | DATE | INFO | ||
001 | Blank Card | 1998 World Championships decks | 1998-? | YES | ||||
002 | Deck Overview Card | 1998 World Championships decks | 1998-? | YES | ||||
003 | Brian Selden Bio Card | 1998 World Championships Brian Selden deck | 1998-? | YES | ||||
004 | Brian Selden Deck List Card | 1998 World Championships Brian Selden deck | 1998-? | YES | ||||
005 | Ben Rubin Bio Card | 1998 World Championships Ben Rubin deck | 1998-? | YES | ||||
006 | Ben Rubin Deck List Card | 1998 World Championships Ben Rubin deck | 1998-? | YES | ||||
007 | Brian Hacker Bio Card | 1998 World Championships Brian Hacker deck | 1998-? | YES | ||||
008 | Brian Hacker Deck List Card | 1998 World Championships Brian Hacker deck | 1998-? | YES | ||||
009 | Randy Buehler Bio Card | 1998 World Championships Randy Buehler deck | 1998-? | YES | ||||
010 | Randy Buehler Deck List Card | 1998 World Championships Randy Buehler deck | 1998-? | YES | ||||
SET | NUM | CARDNAME | ARTIST | SOURCE | DATE | INFO | ||
001 | Blank Card Version 1 | 1999 World Championships decks | 1999-? | YES | ||||
002 | Blank Card Version 2 | 1999 World Championships Kai Budde deck | 1999-? | YES | ||||
003 | Deck Overview Card | 1999 World Championships decks | 1999-? | YES | ||||
004 | Kai Budde Bio Card | 1999 World Championships Kai Budde deck | 1999-? | YES | ||||
005 | Kai Budde Deck List Card | 1999 World Championships Kai Budde deck | 1999-? | YES | ||||
006 | Mark Le Pine Bio Card | 1999 World Championships Mark Le Pine deck | 1999-? | YES | ||||
007 | Mark Le Pine Deck List Card | 1999 World Championships Mark Le Pine deck | 1999-? | YES | ||||
008 | Matt Linde Bio Card | 1999 World Championships Matt Linde deck | 1999-? | YES | ||||
009 | Matt Linde Deck List Card | 1999 World Championships Matt Linde deck | 1999-? | YES | ||||
010 | Jakub Šlemr Bio Card | 1999 World Championships Jakub Šlemr deck | 1999-? | YES | ||||
011 | Jakub Šlemr Deck List Card | 1999 World Championships Jakub Šlemr deck | 1999-? | YES | ||||
SET | NUM | CARDNAME | ARTIST | SOURCE | DATE | INFO | ||
001 | Blank Card | 2000 World Championships decks | 2000-? | YES | ||||
002 | Deck Overview Card | 2000 World Championships decks | 2000-? | YES | ||||
003 | John Finkel Bio Card | 2000 World Championships John Finkel deck | 2000-? | YES | ||||
004 | John Finkel Deck List Card | 2000 World Championships John Finkel deck | 2000-? | YES | ||||
005 | Janosch Kühn Bio Card | 2000 World Championships Janosch Kühn deck | 2000-? | YES | ||||
006 | Janosch Kühn Deck List Card | 2000 World Championships Janosch Kühn deck | 2000-? | YES | ||||
007 | Nicolas Labarre Bio Card | 2000 World Championships Nicolas Labarre deck | 2000-? | YES | ||||
008 | Nicolas Labarre Deck List Card | 2000 World Championships Nicolas Labarre deck | 2000-? | YES | ||||
009 | Tom van de Logt Bio Card | 2000 World Championships Tom van de Logt deck | 2000-? | YES | ||||
010 | Tom van de Logt Deck List Card | 2000 World Championships Tom van de Logt deck | 2000-? | YES | ||||
SET | NUM | CARDNAME | ARTIST | SOURCE | DATE | INFO | ||
001 | Blank Card | 2001 World Championships decks | 2001-? | YES | ||||
002 | Deck Overview Card | 2001 World Championships decks | 2001-? | YES | ||||
003 | Tom van de Logt Bio Card | 2001 World Championships Tom van de Logt deck | 2001-? | YES | ||||
004 | Tom van de Logt Deck List Card | 2001 World Championships Tom van de Logt deck | 2001-? | YES | ||||
005 | Alex Borteh Bio Card | 2001 World Championships Alex Borteh deck | 2001-? | YES | ||||
006 | Alex Borteh Deck List Card | 2001 World Championships Alex Borteh deck | 2001-? | YES | ||||
007 | Antoine Ruel Bio Card | 2001 World Championships Antoine Ruel deck | 2001-? | YES | ||||
008 | Antoine Ruel Deck List Card | 2001 World Championships Antoine Ruel deck | 2001-? | YES | ||||
009 | Jan Tomcani Bio Card | 2001 World Championships Jan Tomcani deck | 2001-? | YES | ||||
010 | Jan Tomcani Deck List Card | 2001 World Championships Jan Tomcani deck | 2001-? | YES | ||||
SET | NUM | CARDNAME | ARTIST | SOURCE | DATE | INFO | ||
001 | Blank Card | 2002 World Championships decks | 2002-? | YES | ||||
002 | Deck Overview Card | 2002 World Championships decks | 2002-? | YES | ||||
003 | Carlos Romão Bio Card | 2002 World Championships Carlos Romão deck | 2002-? | YES | ||||
004 | Carlos Romão Deck List Card | 2002 World Championships Carlos Romão deck | 2002-? | YES | ||||
005 | Sim Han How Bio Card | 2002 World Championships Sim Han How deck | 2002-? | YES | ||||
006 | Sim Han How Deck List Card | 2002 World Championships Sim Han How deck | 2002 | YES | ||||
007 | Brian Kibler Bio Card | 2002 World Championships Brian Kibler deck | 2002-? | YES | ||||
008 | Brian Kibler Deck List Card | 2002 World Championships Brian Kibler deck | 2002-? | YES | ||||
009 | Raphael Levy Bio Card | 2002 World Championships Raphael Levy deck | 2002-? | YES | ||||
010 | Raphael Levy Deck List Card | 2002 World Championships Raphael Levy deck | 2002-? | YES | ||||
SET | NUM | CARDNAME | ARTIST | SOURCE | DATE | INFO | ||
001 | Blank Card | 2003 World Championships decks | 2003-? | YES | ||||
002 | Deck Overview Card | 2003 World Championships decks | 2003-? | YES | ||||
003 | Daniel Zink Bio Card | 2003 World Championships Daniel Zink deck | 2003-? | YES | ||||
004 | Daniel Zink Deck List Card | 2003 World Championships Daniel Zink deck | 2003 | YES | ||||
005 | Dave Humpherys Bio Card | 2003 World Championships Dave Humpherys deck | 2003-? | YES | ||||
006 | Dave Humpherys Deck List Card | 2003 World Championships Dave Humpherys deck | 2003-? | YES | ||||
007 | Wolfgang Eder Bio Card | 2003 World Championships Wolfgang Eder deck | 2003-? | YES | ||||
008 | Wolfgang Eder Deck List Card | 2003 World Championships Wolfgang Eder deck | 2003 | YES | ||||
009 | Peer Kröger Bio Card | 2003 World Championships Peer Kröger deck | 2003-? | YES | ||||
010 | Peer Kröger Deck List Card | 2003 World Championships Peer Kröger deck | 2003 | YES | ||||
SET | NUM | CARDNAME | ARTIST | SOURCE | DATE | INFO | ||
001 | Blank Card | 2004 World Championships decks | 2004-? | YES | ||||
002 | Deck Overview Card | 2004 World Championships decks | 2004-? | YES | ||||
003 | Julien Nuijten Bio Card | 2004 World Championships Julien Nuijten deck | 2004-? | YES | ||||
004 | Julien Nuijten Deck List Card | 2004 World Championships Julien Nuijten deck | 2004-? | YES | ||||
005 | Aeo Paquette Bio Card | 2004 World Championships Aeo Paquette deck | 2004-? | YES | ||||
006 | Aeo Paquette Deck List Card | 2004 World Championships Aeo Paquette deck | 2004-? | YES | ||||
007 | Manuel Bevand Bio Card | 2004 World Championships Manuel Bevand deck | 2004-? | YES | ||||
008 | Manuel Bevand Deck List Card | 2004 World Championships Manuel Bevand deck | 2004-? | YES | ||||
009 | Gabriel Nassif Bio Card | 2004 World Championships Gabriel Nassif deck | 2004-? | YES | ||||
010 | Gabriel Nassif Deck List Card | 2004 World Championships Gabriel Nassif deck | 2004-? | YES | ||||