World Champion Brian Selden's deck conquered the field by using Survival of the Fittest to put creatures into the graveyard and Recurring Nightmare to bring them back into play. The deck employs more than twenty creatures and dips into blue for Lobotomy.
This World Championship Deck 1998 (Brian Selden) contains: • 60-Card deck • 15-Card sideboard • 12 Blank proxy cards • 1 Card (printed decklist) • 1 Card (biography of the player) • 1 Card (overview of the four decks)
Note: These cards are not tournament legal.
DECKLIST:
Cali Nightmare
Creature (24): • 4 Birds of Paradise • 1 Cloudchaser Eagle • 1 Man-o'-War • 2 Nekrataal • 1 Orcish Settlers • 2 Spike Feeder • 1 Spike Weaver • 1 Spirit of the Night • 1 Thrull Surgeon • 1 Tradewind Rider • 2 Uktabi Orangutan • 1 Verdant Force • 4 Wall of Blossoms • 2 Wall of Roots
Sorcery (4): • 2 Firestorm • 2 Lobotomy
Enchantment (8): • 4 Recurring Nightmare • 4 Survival of the Fittest
Artifact (2): • 2 Scroll Rack
Land (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): • 4 Boil • 2 Dread of Night • 3 Emerald Charm • 1 Hall of Gemstone • 2 Phyrexian Furnace • 2 Pyroblast • 1 Staunch Defenders
Near Mint condition cards show minimal or no wear from play or handling and will have an unmarked surface, crisp corners, and otherwise pristine edges outside of minimal handling. Near Mint condition cards appear 'fresh out of the pack,' with edges and surfaces virtually free from all flaws. '
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Lightly Played (LP)'
Lightly Played condition cards can have slight border or corner wear, or possibly minor scratches. No major defects are present, and there are less than 4 total flaws on the card. Lightly Played condition foils may have slight fading or indications of wear on the card face. '
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Moderately Played (MP)'
Moderately Played condition cards have moderate wear, or flaws apparent to the naked eye. Moderately Played condition cards can show moderate border wear, mild corner wear, water damage, scratches , creases or fading, light dirt buildup, or any combination of these defects. '
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Heavily Played (HP)'
Heavily Played condition cards exhibit signs of heavy wear. Heavily Played condition cards may include cards that have significant creasing, folding, severe water damage, heavy whitening, heavy border wear, and /or tearing. '
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Damaged (D)'
Damaged condition cards show obvious tears, bends, or creases that could make the card illegal for tournament play, even when sleeved. Damaged condition cards have massive border wear, possible writing or major inking (ex. white-bordered cards with black-markered front borders), massive corner wear, prevalent scratching, folds, creases or tears. '