1996 World Champion
Celebration Cards 1 • rare
- Set
- Celebration Cards
- Collector number
- 1
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- white mana blue mana black mana red mana green mana
- Colors
- Black · Green · Red · Blue
- Artist
- Christopher Rush
What it does
Cannot be the target of spells or effects. World Champion has power and toughness equal to the life total of target opponent.
0 generic mana: Discard your hand to search your library for 1996 World Champion and reveal it to all players. Shuffle your library and put 1996 World Champion on top of it. Use this ability only at the beginning of your upkeep, and only if 1996 World Champion is in your library.
It takes great sacrifice to make it to the top.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyNot legal
- VintageNot legal
- CommanderNot legal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerNot legal
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Where it came from
The 1996 World Champion card was released as a promotional piece within the Celebration Cards set, specifically marking the conclusion of the 1996 Magic: The Gathering World Championship held in Seattle. This commemorative item was designed to celebrate the victory of Tom Chanpheng, who claimed the world title that year, serving as a rare artifact intended for tournament attendees and high-level participants to honor the competitive spirit of the game during its early expansion.
The aesthetic of the card reflects the graphic design sensibilities of mid-nineties Wizards of the Coast, prioritizing a commemorative layout that signaled prestige within the hobby. It was conceived as a limited-distribution keepsake rather than a standard deck-playable card, which influenced its reception as a sought-after collectible among enthusiasts who value the historical milestones of the World Championship circuit.
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About 1996 World Champion
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