Svend Geertsen Bio
World Championship Decks 1997 sg0a • common
- Set
- World Championship Decks 1997
- Collector number
- sg0a
- Rarity
- Common
- Colors
- Colorless
- Finish
- Gold
- Market price
- $1.97
What it does
Geertsen, a sixteen-year-old high-school student from Copenhagen, Denmark, played a mono-green deck known affectionately as "Señor Stompie." Of the eight finalists, Geertsen had the best record in the Standard (Type II) portion of the tournament, going 6—0—1. This deck is overloaded with fast green creatures, thirty-three in all. The only noncreature cards are Giant Growth, Bounty of the Hunt, and Winter Orb. The deck also exploits the interaction between Rogue Elephant, Harvest Worm, and Heart of Yavimaya.
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 1997 World Championship Decks were released by Wizards of the Coast as a commemorative product, designed to allow players to replicate the strategies used by top competitors at the Magic: The Gathering World Championships. The Svend Geertsen deck was modeled after the build Geertsen used to reach the top tables in 1997, featuring cards with gold-bordered backs and distinct signature art that made them ineligible for standard tournament play but perfect for historical study and casual gaming.
The design of these decks emphasized transparency, offering a snapshot of the competitive metagame as it existed during the late nineties. These cards were produced to honor the professional development of the game, showcasing specific deck archetypes that defined that year’s tournament environment. They are appreciated today primarily for their role in preserving the history of early organized play and for the unique aesthetic provided by the gold-bordered treatment.
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