World Championship Decks 2002

Flying {2}{W}: Choose a color. Creatures you control gain protection from the chosen color until end of turn. Activate only if this card is in your graveyard.

Flying {2}{W}: Choose a color. Creatures you control gain protection from the chosen color until end of turn. Activate only if this card is in your graveyard.

Each player chooses from the lands they control a land of each basic land type, then sacrifices the rest.

Destroy target enchantment. Flashback {G} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

Destroy target enchantment. Flashback {G} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

{T}: Destroy target creature with power 4 or greater.

Counter target blue spell.

Draw four cards, then choose X cards in your hand and discard the rest.

Counter target blue spell.

Kicker—Sacrifice a land. (You may sacrifice a land in addition to any other costs as you cast this spell.) Return target nonland permanent to its owner's hand. If this spell was kicked, return another target nonland permanent to its owner's hand.

Kicker—Sacrifice a land. (You may sacrifice a land in addition to any other costs as you cast this spell.) Return target nonland permanent to its owner's hand. If this spell was kicked, return another target nonland permanent to its owner's hand.

Destroy target creature with power 4 or greater. It can't be regenerated.

Counter target spell unless its controller pays {1} for each card in your graveyard. Madness {U} (If you discard this card, discard it into exile. When you do, cast it for its madness cost or put it into your graveyard.)

Counter target spell unless its controller pays {1} for each card in your graveyard. Madness {U} (If you discard this card, discard it into exile. When you do, cast it for its madness cost or put it into your graveyard.)

Target player draws two cards. Flashback—{1}{U}, Pay 3 life. (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

Target player draws two cards. Flashback—{1}{U}, Pay 3 life. (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

You may reveal an instant card you own from outside the game and put it into your hand. Exile Cunning Wish.

Mill two cards. Draw a card.

Blue spells and red spells you cast cost {1} less to cast. {1}{B}: Regenerate this creature.

Search target player's library for up to three cards with flashback and put them into that player's graveyard. Then the player shuffles.

Counter target instant or sorcery spell unless its controller pays {1}. Draw a card.

Flying As long as this card is in your graveyard and you control an Island, creatures you control have flying.

Destroy target green creature. It can't be regenerated. Draw a card.

Target player sacrifices a creature of their choice. Flashback {5}{B}{B} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

Reveal the top five cards of your library. An opponent separates those cards into two piles. Put one pile into your hand and the other into your graveyard.

Reveal the top five cards of your library. An opponent separates those cards into two piles. Put one pile into your hand and the other into your graveyard.

When this creature enters, it deals 4 damage to target creature.

When this creature enters, it deals 4 damage to target creature.

When this creature enters, it deals 4 damage to target creature.

Counter target spell.

Return target creature to its owner's hand. Draw a card.

Draw two cards, then discard two cards.

Return target creature to its owner's hand. Draw a card.

Kicker {1}{B} and/or {G} (You may pay an additional {1}{B} and/or {G} as you cast this spell.) When this creature enters, if it was kicked with its {1}{B} kicker, target player discards two cards. When this creature enters, if it was kicked with its {G} kicker, destroy target enchantment.

Counter target spell or ability an opponent controls that targets a land you control. If a permanent's ability is countered this way, destroy that permanent. Draw two cards.

Return all green permanents to their owners' hands.

Tap all lands target player controls and that player loses all unspent mana.

Counter target spell. If that spell is countered this way, put it on top of its owner's library instead of into that player's graveyard.

{T}: Draw a card, then discard a card.

Tap an untapped creature you control: Tap target artifact, creature, or land.

Kicker {R} and/or {W} (You may pay an additional {R} and/or {W} as you cast this spell.) When this creature enters, if it was kicked with its {R} kicker, it deals 2 damage to any target. When this creature enters, if it was kicked with its {W} kicker, destroy target artifact.

Return all permanents to their owners' hands.

At the beginning of your upkeep, if this creature is in your graveyard, you may pay {2}{G}. If you do, return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand.

At the beginning of your upkeep, if this creature is in your graveyard, you may pay {2}{G}. If you do, return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand.

You may reveal a creature or land card you own from outside the game and put it into your hand. Exile Living Wish.

Exile target card from a graveyard. Flashback {B} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

Protection from black This creature enters with three +1/+1 counters on it. If damage would be dealt to this creature, prevent that damage. Remove a +1/+1 counter from this creature.

Protection from black This creature enters with three +1/+1 counters on it. If damage would be dealt to this creature, prevent that damage. Remove a +1/+1 counter from this creature.

Protection from black This creature enters with three +1/+1 counters on it. If damage would be dealt to this creature, prevent that damage. Remove a +1/+1 counter from this creature.

Target opponent reveals their hand. You choose a noncreature, nonland card from it. That player discards that card.

Sacrifice a land: Target creature you control gains shroud until end of turn. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities.)

Discard two cards: Exile this creature. Return it to the battlefield under its owner's control at the beginning of the next end step.

Reach (This creature can block creatures with flying.) Threshold — This creature gets +2/+2 as long as seven or more cards are in your graveyard.

Destroy target nonblack creature if its toughness is less than or equal to the number of cards in your graveyard.

Trample This creature enters with seven +1/+1 counters on it. Whenever this creature deals damage, you gain that much life. If damage would be dealt to this creature, prevent that damage. Remove a +1/+1 counter from this creature.

{T}: Add {C}. {T}: Add {U} or {R}. This land deals 1 damage to you.

{T}: Add {C}. {T}: Add {G} or {U}. This land deals 1 damage to you.

{T}: Add {C}. {T}: Add {G} or {U}. This land deals 1 damage to you.

Flying {T}: Add one mana of any color.

Create a 3/3 green Elephant creature token. Flashback {3}{G} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

Flying {T}: Add one mana of any color.

Whenever a black card is put into an opponent's graveyard from anywhere, you may draw a card.

{T}: Add {G}.

{T}: Add {G}.

Shroud (This creature can't be the target of spells or abilities.) Threshold — This creature gets +2/+2 as long as seven or more cards are in your graveyard.

Return target permanent to its owner's hand. Then that player discards a card.

Create a 6/6 green Wurm creature token. Flashback {3}{G} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

Create a 6/6 green Wurm creature token. Flashback {3}{G} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

Simoon deals 1 damage to each creature target opponent controls.

Simoon deals 1 damage to each creature target opponent controls.

Enchant land Enchanted land has "{T}: Create a 1/1 green Squirrel creature token."

{T}: Add {G}. Threshold — This creature gets +3/+3 as long as seven or more cards are in your graveyard.

Discard a card: This creature gets +1/+1 and becomes the color of your choice until end of turn.

Discard a card: This creature gets +1/+1 and becomes the color of your choice until end of turn.

Discard a card: This creature gets +1/+1 and becomes the color of your choice until end of turn.

Discard a card: This creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn. Exile two cards from your graveyard: This creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.

{T}: Add {U}. This land deals 1 damage to you. Threshold — {U}, {T}, Sacrifice this land: Target player draws three cards, then discards three cards. Activate only if seven or more cards are in your graveyard.

{1}, {T}: Add {U}{B}.

{T}: Add {C}. {T}: Add {G} or {W}. This land deals 1 damage to you.

This land enters tapped. {T}: Add {U} or {B}.

Whenever this land becomes tapped, it deals 1 damage to you. {T}: Add one mana of any color.

Whenever this land becomes tapped, it deals 1 damage to you. {T}: Add one mana of any color.

({T}: Add {G}.)

({T}: Add {G}.)

({T}: Add {G}.)

({T}: Add {G}.)

({T}: Add {G}.)

({T}: Add {G}.)

({T}: Add {G}.)

({T}: Add {G}.)

({T}: Add {G}.)

({T}: Add {G}.)

({T}: Add {W}.)

({T}: Add {G}.)

({T}: Add {G}.)

({T}: Add {U}.)

({T}: Add {U}.)

({T}: Add {W}.)

({T}: Add {U}.)

({T}: Add {U}.)

({T}: Add {U}.)

({T}: Add {U}.)

({T}: Add {U}.)

({T}: Add {U}.)

({T}: Add {U}.)

({T}: Add {U}.)

({T}: Add {U}.)

({T}: Add {U}.)

{T}: Add {C}. {T}: Add {R} or {G}. This land deals 1 damage to you.

({T}: Add {U}.)

({T}: Add {U}.)

({T}: Add {U}.)

{T}: Add {C}. {T}: Add {R} or {G}. This land deals 1 damage to you.

({T}: Add {U}.)

({T}: Add {U}.)

({T}: Add {U}.)

({T}: Add {U}.)

({T}: Add {U}.)

({T}: Add {U}.)

({T}: Add {U}.)

({T}: Add {U}.)

({T}: Add {U}.)

({T}: Add {B}.)

({T}: Add {W}.)

({T}: Add {B}.)

({T}: Add {B}.)

({T}: Add {R}.)

({T}: Add {R}.)

({T}: Add {G}.)

({T}: Add {G}.)

({T}: Add {G}.)

({T}: Add {G}.)

({T}: Add {G}.)

({T}: Add {G}.)

({T}: Add {G}.)

({T}: Add {G}.)

({T}: Add {G}.)

{T}: Add {C}. {T}: Add {U} or {B}. This land deals 1 damage to you.

({T}: Add {G}.)

({T}: Add {G}.)

Pro Tour™ veteran Brian Kibler piloted his green-white-red "Red Zone 2K2" deck to an impressive finish at this year's Worlds. This deck quickly tried to put its many creatures into the "red zone," the attacking zone on the playmats used on the Pro Tour circuit. The twenty-one—year-old Kibler attends Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, and is part of the "Mini Colony" playtest group that designed the Red Zone 2K2 deck.

Carlos Romão played the same style of deck that many people at this year's World Championships chose to play: blue-black Psychatog. He simply played his version better than everyone else playing theirs. Romão, known as "Jaba" to his friends, was a perfect 6-0 during the Swiss portion of the tournament, posting a stunning 12-0 game record. This twenty-year-old native of São Paulo, Brazil, has been widely regarded as one of the best players in South America. His deck tried to stay alive long enough to play Upheaval, while floating mana to replay Psychatog on the same turn.

A native of Toulouse, France, Raphael Levy posted an impressive 5-1 record during the Standard portion of this year's Worlds playing a blue-green deck he named "Le Wonder Goose." This deck used lots of small creatures—like Numble Mongoose and Werebear—that get bigger at threshold. The deck used blue not for countermagic, but for cards like Careful Study and Mental Note, which help the deck reach threshold more quickly, and for Wonder in the graveyard, which allows the deck's pumped-up threshold creatures to fly.

Malaysian National Champion Sim Han How raised some eyebrows by posting a 6-0 record with his blue-green-red "Squirrel Opposition" deck. This deck tried to get out lots of Squirrel tokens with Squirrel Nest before using Opposition to tie up the opponent's creatures and mana. Han How won quite a few games using some tricky sideboarding, such as pulling out his enchantments and bringing in more beatdown cards like Flametongue Kavu and Roar of the Wurm. Besides being a top Magic® player, Han How is also a student at Bandar Utama College in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.