1996 World Champion

The One Ring Trivia

New • 19 Mar 2024 • Asked by rc-ds2 • 36 Comments

Hello, Good Sir,You’ve said in the past that the 1996 World Champion card had to be printed on a full sheet, and the rest of the sheet was destroyed. Did a similar thing happen with the 1 of 1 The One Ring? If you aren’t able to discuss that specifically, do you have any neat trivia regarding its printing that you can share? Thanks very much.

I don’t know exactly how The One Ring was printed, but I do know printing technology has changed quite a bit from 1996.
1996 World Champion Birthday Card Printing Champion Competitive Play The One Ring

Alphabetical Ordering Logic

New • 08 Oct 2022 • Asked by mgmegadog • 42 Comments

Please order the following list alphabetically: _______, +2 Mace, 1996 World Champion, "Lifetime" Pass Holder. Alpha Strike makes the order of these cards relevant.

It’s nothing, then numbers in ascending order, then cards in alphabetical order.You ignore punctuation and underscores for alphabetization.
"Lifetime" Pass Holder _____ +2 Mace 1996 World Champion Champion Competitive Play

Revised Oracle Text Request

New • 12 Feb 2022 • Asked by kaldheimiandreams • 20 Comments

What is the revised oracle text for the 1996 World Champion card? What is the creature type?

I don’t think it has Oracle text, so my best guess is it currently doesn’t have a creature type.
1996 World Champion Champion Competitive Play Creatures

World Champion Card Location

New • 29 Aug 2019 • Asked by itsnotsafetogoalone • 53 Comments

Where can I find the 1996 World Champion card? I'd like to put it into my 5 color Sisay Weatherlight commander deck. I'm having a hard time finding the one copy that was made.

Still embedded in the trophy. I’m not sure who currently owns it. I believe Tom Champheng sold it years ago.
1996 World Champion Champion Colors Commander Competitive Play Sisay Weatherlight

1996 World Champion Rules

New • 23 Sep 2018 • Asked by tomasaki19 • 31 Comments

Why doesn't 1996 World Champion work within the rules?

You can’t have an activated ability that works while in the library.
1996 World Champion Champion Competitive Play Rules The Library

1996 World Champion Rules

New • 22 Sep 2018 • Asked by shyflops • 50 Comments

"We have rules about how many cards of a certain thing we have to print. I don’t know exact numbers, but it’s greater than 1." but that didn't stop you from making 1996 World Champion

That’s not actually a playable card. For example, it doesn’t even work within the rules. But it was imbedded in a trophy so we didn’t worry about it being played.
1996 World Champion Card Printing Champion Competitive Play Rules

1996 World Champion

New • 26 Jun 2018 • Asked by captainnv • 33 Comments

Isn't 1996 World Champion a 5 mana card with only colored mana in the casting cost?

It’s not an actual Magic card though. It doesn’t even work within the rules. But yes, if you counted it, it would count.
1996 World Champion Casting Cost Champion Competitive Play Mana Rules

Vintage Legality Count

New • 25 Jan 2018 • Asked by lgosvse • 49 Comments

Re: "How many cards are there?" It ultimately depends on what you count as a card. Do Un-cards count? What about 1996 World Champion? What about Planes/Schemes/Phenomena/etc.? What about Richard Garfield's life celebration cards? This makes the question difficult to answer. But a far easier question is "How many cards are currently legal in Vintage?" and the answer to that is 17,198.

FYI
1996 World Champion Celebration Champion Competitive Play Format Legality Planes Richard Garfield Schemes Un-sets Vintage

Promo Card Reprints

New • 05 Oct 2017 • Asked by great-rusher-blog • 36 Comments

What are the odds to reprint "Champion of 1997" or any other promo card?

1996 World Champion is a one-of-a-kind card so we can’t reprint it. Also, it doesn’t actually work in the rules.
1996 World Champion Card Printing Champion Competitive Play Promos Reprints Rules

Special Creation Cards

New • 05 Oct 2017 • Asked by gonzoron • 22 Comments

Are Shichifukujin Dragon and 1996 World Champion on the Reserve List?

They are not official cards but special one-of creations.
1996 World Champion Champion Competitive Play Dragon Shichifukujin Dragon

Richard Garfield, PhD Limits

New • 06 Aug 2016 • Asked by mgmegadog • 16 Comments

When using Richard Garfield, PhD, can you cast cards like 1996 World Champion? Are there any other limits on what cards can be cast outside of what is said on the card?

You can only cast cards legal in the format you are playing. It’s in the FAQ.
1996 World Champion Cast Champion Competitive Play Format Legality Richard Garfield The FAQ

1996 Champion Rarity

New • 13 Apr 2016 • Asked by swedebit • 32 Comments

The card "1996 World Champion" is often described as the most rare Magic: The Gathering card. However, as far as I can tell, it is not included in Gatherer. Does it still count as a Magic: The Gathering card?

It was a promotional card never released in a product.
1996 World Champion Champion Competitive Play Rares

1996 World Champion Status

New • 07 Mar 2016 • Asked by shadownet13579-blog • 21 Comments

When 1996 World Champion was printed, it was declared legal in all formats, forever, is this still true?

It doesn’t actually work in the rules.
1996 World Champion Card Printing Champion Competitive Play Format Legality Rules

Tournament Legality

New • 03 Jan 2016 • Asked by aliceinstains-blog • 15 Comments

Given that 1996 World Champion was printed in black border, does that technically mean it's tournament legal?

It is not.
1996 World Champion Black Black Border Card Printing Champion Competitive Play

1996 Champion Online Exclusion

New • 14 Nov 2015 • Asked by zombie-illithid • 14 Comments

Was there any consideration of putting 1996 World Champion into the Magic Online Legendary Cube?

No. The card doesn’t actually work in the rules.
1996 World Champion Champion Competitive Play Cube Draft Magic Online Rules

Favorite Dragon Cards

New • 20 Sep 2015 • Asked by henro88 • 53 Comments

It's my birthday, and I wanted some trivia - but I can't think of anything interesting to ask about. Could you tell us about your favorite dragon cards?

In the Guinness Book of World Records, two cards are listed as the rarest trading card game cards in the world. 1996 World Champion and Shichifukujin Dragon both have only one copy in existence. I had the honor of designing both cards. 1996 World Champion was given to Tom Chanpheng, the 1996 World Champion. It is embedded in his trophy. Shichifukujin Dragon was a card we made for our Japanese partner at the time to display in their main tournament center. Happy Birthday!
1996 World Champion Birthday Champion Competitive Play Dragon Japan Partner Shichifukujin Dragon

1996 Champion's Legality

New • 11 Jun 2015 • Asked by aceofmoxes • 30 Comments

At the time of its printing, 1996 World Champion was declared legal in all formats forever. WotC made a promise, and you know WotC holds onto promises made in the the first years of the game.

Fair enough. If you can produce it, I guess you can play it. Tournament rules do dictate that it can’t be differentiated from the rest of the deck. : ) It also has some Commander problems as its main ability requires it to be in the library.
1996 World Champion Card Printing Champion Commander Competitive Play Format Legality Rules The Library Wizards of the Coast

Commander Legality

New • 11 Jun 2015 • Asked by morrisnek • 29 Comments

Not sure if this is a question you can answer but is 1996 World Champion legal to play as your commander?

I’d say no as the card has some rules issues. : )
1996 World Champion Champion Commander Competitive Play Rules

1996 Champion Power Level

New • 06 Mar 2015 • Asked by courtlandaricfargo • 24 Comments

How powerful is 1996 World Champion? I kind of want to put (a proxy of) him into a cube, but I don't want him to out power all of the other cards.

It’s decently powerful and not in a fun way.
1996 World Champion Champion Competitive Play Cube Draft Proxies

1996 Champion Reprint Odds

New • 06 Mar 2015 • Asked by cobalt127 • 23 Comments

What are the chances of 1996 World Champion being reprinted?

As we promised never to do it, very, very low.
1996 World Champion Card Printing Champion Competitive Play Reprints

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