Description
NOT LEGAL
Standard
NOT LEGAL
Future
NOT LEGAL
Historic
NOT LEGAL
Timeless
NOT LEGAL
Gladiator
NOT LEGAL
Pioneer
NOT LEGAL
Explorer
NOT LEGAL
Modern
NOT LEGAL
Legacy
NOT LEGAL
Pauper
NOT LEGAL
Vintage
NOT LEGAL
Penny
NOT LEGAL
Commander
NOT LEGAL
Oathbreaker
NOT LEGAL
Standardbrawl
NOT LEGAL
Brawl
NOT LEGAL
Alchemy
NOT LEGAL
Pauper Commander
NOT LEGAL
Duel
NOT LEGAL
Oldschool
NOT LEGAL
Premodern
NOT LEGAL
Predh
1997 World Champion Jakub Šlemr came within two matches of becoming the first person to repeat as World Champion. The 22-year-old Prague native earned a flawless 6—0 resord during the Standard portion of the Swiss rounds. Šlemr, along with fellow teammate and quarterfinalist Gary Wise, played a mono-black deck coined "Black Control." He used discard effects early with cards like Ravenous Rats, Duress, and Stupor. However, the majority of his deck was dedicated to board control with Cursed Scrolls, Powder Kegs, and Phyrexian Plaguelords.