World Championship Decks/1999

1999 World Championship Decks, Yokohama The 1999 World Championship took place on August 4–8, 1999 in Yokohama, Japan. Four decks were released as part of the World Championship Decks series with gold-bordered cards.

Kai Budde, World Champion
"World Champion Kai Budde's red-artifact deck employed more than 30 artifacts to generate huge amounts of mana. Big creatures like Masticore or Covetous Dragon became a threat to any opponent, and a well-timed Wildfire added the finishing touch."  Creatures 4 Covetous Dragon 1 Karn, Silver Golem 3 Masticore

Artifacts 4 Cursed Scroll 4 Fire Diamond 4 Grim Monolith 2 Mishra's Helix 4 Temporal Aperture 4 Thran Dynamo 4 Voltaic Key 2 Worn Powerstone

Sorceries 4 Wildfire

Lands 3 Ancient Tomb 4 City of Traitors 13 Mountain

Sideboard 2 Boil 3 Earthquake 1 Mishra's Helix 1 Phyrexian Processor 2 Rack and Ruin 2 Shattering Pulse 4 Spellshock 

Mark Le Pine, Finalist
"Mark Le Pine's aggressive 'Sped Red' deck applied the pressure early with 11 fast creatures before shifting into land-destruction mode. A late-game Cursed Scroll and Hammer of Bogardan would finish off his mana-crippled opponents."  Creatures 4 Avalanche Riders 3 Fireslinger 4 Jackal Pup 4 Mogg Fanatic

Artifacts 4 Cursed Scroll

Instants 4 Shock

Sorceries 2 Arc Lightning 3 Hammer of Bogardan 4 Pillage 4 Stone Rain

Lands 2 Ancient Tomb 2 Ghitu Encampment 16 Mountain 4 Wasteland

Sideboard 1 Arc Lightning 1 Fireslinger 1 Flowstone Flood 2 Masticore 4 Scald 2 Shattering Pulse 4 Thran Foundry 

Matt Linde, Semifinalist
"Matt Linde's speedy mono-green deck contained 26 low-cost creatures. Supplementing this nasty creature assault were four Rancors and four Giant Growths. If his opponent wasn't smothered by turn five, Linde's Cursed Scrolls would pick up the slack."  Creatures 4 Albino Troll 4 Elvish Lyrist 4 Llanowar Elves 4 Pouncing Jaguar 4 River Boa 2 Uktabi Orangutan 4 Wild Dogs

Artifacts 4 Cursed Scroll

Enchantments 4 Rancor

Instants 4 Giant Growth

Lands 14 Forest 4 Gaea's Cradle 4 Treetop Village

Sideboard 3 Choke 2 Constant Mists 1 Hurricane 2 Overrun 3 Thran Foundry 2 Uktabi Orangutan 2 Weatherseed Treefolk 

Jakub Šlemr, Quarterfinalist
"Jakub Šlemr's mono-black deck controlled the board with Cursed Scrolls, Powder Kegs, and Phrexian Plaguelords. His 'Black Control' creation also pounded his opponents early with discard effects found in Ravenous Rats, Duress, and Stupor."  Creatures 1 Bottle Gnomes 1 Phyrexian Negator 3 Phyrexian Plaguelord 3 Ravenous Rats 2 Ticking Gnomes

Artifacts 3 Cursed Scroll 4 Powder Keg

Instants 2 Corpse Dance 4 Dark Ritual 4 Diabolic Edict 1 Rapid Decay 1 Vampiric Tutor

Sorceries 4 Duress 2 Stupor 3 Yawgmoth's Will

Lands 2 Spawning Pool 15 Swamp 1 Volrath's Stronghold 4 Wasteland

Sideboard 1 Bottle Gnomes 2 Carrion Beetles 1 Evincar's Justice 1 Hatred 2 Perish 1 Persecute 2 Phyrexian Negator 3 Rapid Decay 1 Sphere of Resistance 1 Stromgald Cabal 