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.
Legalities
tlrnot legal
duelnot legal
brawlnot legal
pennynot legal
PreDHnot legal
futurenot legal
legacynot legal
modernnot legal
paupernot legal
alchemynot legal
pioneernot legal
vintagenot legal
historicnot legal
standardnot legal
Timelessnot legal
commandernot legal
Gladiatornot legal
Old Schoolnot legal
Premodernnot legal
Oathbreakernot legal
Standard Brawlnot legal
Pauper Commandernot legal
Context
Across the 1 printing of this card, the trailing-90-day price band runs from $0.99 to $0.99 across 47 observations.