Antoine Ruel Bio
World Championship Decks 2001 ar0a • common
- Set
- World Championship Decks 2001
- Collector number
- ar0a
- Rarity
- Common
- Colors
- Colorless
- Finish
- Gold
- Market price
- $8.09
What it does
A member of the famous Team Block Ops, Antoine Ruel, a native of Aubervilliers, France, took his blue-black-red control deck to a third-place finish at this year's World Championships. Ruel credits his teammate Laurent Pagorek for the deck that he calls "AK-Go." The deck, which Ruel played to a 5—1 record during the Standard portion of the tournament, relies on card drawing (most notably Accumulated Knowledge, or "AK" for short), countermagic ("Go," for short), red for board control, and Nether Spirits for the win.
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 Antoine Ruel card is part of the 2001 World Championship Decks, a unique product line released by Wizards of the Coast. These decks were exact, card-for-card replicas of the decks used by the top players at the Magic: The Gathering World Championship held in Toronto that year. Unlike standard randomized booster packs, these provided collectors and players with access to the specific strategies and deck lists that defined the professional competitive meta at the turn of the millennium.
The card itself serves as a player profile insert, providing background on Antoine Ruel, a French professional player who was a significant figure in the competitive circuit during this era. The design features a standardized aesthetic consistent with the 2001 commemorative set, focusing on the player's achievements and deck composition. These inserts were included in the boxed set to offer a more personal connection between the fan and the high-level tournament player, capturing a snapshot of the professional Magic culture of 2001.
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